SATIRE AND MUSICAL FILM
NEXT PROGRAMME FOR OCTAGON Herbert Wilcox’s brilliant satire on Ruritania, ‘ The Queen’s Affair,’ comes to the Octagon Theatre on Friday, it reintroduces the starring team ot Anna Neaglc and Fernand Graavey. They arc supported by an excellent cast. Drama, comedy, spectacle, and romance are all bended in this picture, which deals satirically with Hie political fortunes of a mythical kingdom and the fend between the queen and the president who deposes her. Action is developed in the kingdom itself, and in America, Paris, and a mountain holiday resort. The latter sequences were photographed on and around Lake Garda and the Dolomites, and offer unusual scenic beauty. Tbo record-break-ing musical comedy, ‘ Tell Me To-night, featuring the Polish tenor, Jan Kiopura. also will be shown on this programme.
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Evening Star, Issue 21845, 8 October 1934, Page 11
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130SATIRE AND MUSICAL FILM Evening Star, Issue 21845, 8 October 1934, Page 11
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