A COLOSSAL FILM

Evening Star, Issue 20898, 15 September 1931, Page 5

A COLOSSAL FILM

' MADAM SATAN * .FOR PRINCESS \ Years ago Cecil 13. Do Millo, the aco of producers, gained au international reputation for tlio extravagant costuming .and altogether, unprecedented nature ofhis,colossal motion picture productions.' Ido Mvas.’ responsible for such reinarkablo'.oiferings as ‘ The Ten Commandments' 3 'and'‘-The lung of Kings.’ It has remained, .however, lor the field of talking’pictures tb present him with an opportunity to -eclipse even his most stupendous achievements, and how he does this', is demonstrated in his 193.1 triumph, *’ Madam Satan, 3 which coition to the Princess Theatre on Friday next. This is a spectacular comedy, interspersed with original music, ballets of unusual brilliance, and a great : story into the bargain. Incidentally, that delightful ..English comedian, Poland Young,'; who' made .such a great success with his lionehalant, performance in 'Tlio. New 'Moonj 3 - is seen •at his best in: ‘Madam Satan.’ 'To quote , a . critic:' “From the moment ‘ Madam Satan 3 * opens there k not a respite :iu the parade of gorgeous costumes, ; novel dance .ballets, and successive thrills. By the time a masked ball.on ;i.jZeppeliif, is interrupted by a mid-air collapse of the huge craft, .and descent of the rarioiisfy-garbed guests' .yia.Vparachnte, ; members 'of the audience arc at; tlio edge of,their seats, wondering what is coining’next. 33 • Kay 'Johnson has’ the leading role as“ Madaid Satan, 33 while, in addition to Boland Young, there- is, another - English favourite, Denny, in a, telling part.’ .Lillian Potlis is also particularly well cast. Roland- 1 ' Young is seen as the friend who at-| tempts to help in the domestic argu-| ment -between'Angela and Bob Brooks, and only succeeds in complicating the situation,.which reaches its denouement aboard the aircraft. Well-known players who appear in the masked ball scenes include Wilfred Lucas, Albert Conti, Edward Davis. Elsa Petersen, Mary M‘Alister, Julanne Johnson, Countess Nina de Liguoro, Wallace MacDonald, Boyd Irwin, Tyler Brooke, Ilka Chase, Juno Nash, Katherine de Mille, and Doris M'Mahon. Three un- - usual ballets are ‘ Ballet Media niqne.’’ in. which---Theodore Koslolf dances;’ ‘ Electricity, 3 ‘ The Kitten Ballet. 3 anew the ‘Clock Ballet. 3 The world-famous Abo .Lyman's Band plays in the Zeppelin sequences. The box’ plans are at The Bristol. ~