FOOTLIGHT FLASHES

Evening Star, Issue 22721, 7 August 1937, Page 5

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES

SCREENUND JOTTINGS

Short Shots. Jackie Cooper will be starred by Monogram in 1 Boy of tb© Streets. * ■ * * *' Sophie Tucker, hitherto a blonde, will become brunette for her role in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s • Molly, Bless Her.’ • • • • Twentieth Century-Fox are looking for an actor to impersonate William 11. of Germany in ‘ Lancer Spy.’ So far. they have had 200 applications for the part. • * « * * * Sylvia Sidney and George Raft have decided after all to play in ‘ You and i Me,’ under Fritz Lang’s direction. Both had previously refused to appear, in the film. • * • The story of Father Divine, American negro preacher, is being used as the background for a nw Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. In the film the revivalist will be . white. Gail Patrick has been awarded a new contract by Paramount. First of the important roles for which*she will be in Mne under the new arrangements will he tie feminine lead opposite Jack Benny in * Artists and Models.’ • • • • Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel’s comedy partner, has secured a divorce from his wife in Hollywood. ••• ■ • Betty Grabie has been given the feminine lead opposite Buddy Rogers in * This Way, Please.’ Shirley Ross, who previously had the part, refused to continue with it. • • • • Mervyn Leßoy has fought a share in Frank Shields’s contract from Sam Goldwyn, and will give him a part in ‘ Food for Scandal,’ the musical starring ,Oarole Lombard and Femand Gravet. • • • * Lloyd Hughes, who is at present working in Australia in ‘ Lovers and Luggers,’ will shortly be seen supporting Douglass Montgomery in ‘ Harmony Lane,’ forthcoming Action Pictures release. This was one of Hughes’s last films before coming to Australia.

VWWWtfVWVWWVWV Because make-up so altered her appearance for the role of elderly Lucy Cooper in Paramount’s ‘ Make Way for To-morrow,’ opposite Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi went unrecognised at the picture’s Hollywood preview 7 in a theatre lobby swarming with autograph hunters^ • • • • Bela (Dracula) Lugosi will partner ‘Arline Judge in a nice little piece of Chinese horror entitled ‘ Mysterious Mr Wong,’' a coining Action Pictures release. • ■ * « • * Victor Schertzinger, director of ‘ One Night of Love,’ is to produce two musicals for Grand National, the’ first starring , James Cagney and the second Anna Sten. • • • * Constance Collier has been added to the cast of ‘ Stage Door,’ in which Katharine' Hepburn and Ginger Rogers are starring. Andrea Leeds is another recent addition. • * • Ramon Novarro has been signed by Republic for three pictures, the first to be a modem role, probably an adaptation of the stage success ‘ She Didn’t Want a Sheik.’ • . • • • ■ Song of the Forge ’ and ‘ Rose of Tralee,’ two products of the long-estab-lished Butcher Films, will be released in New Zealand about September. Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith. , and Eleanor Fayre have important roles in ‘ Song of, the Forge,’ while the cast of ! ‘ Rose of Tralee ’ includes the child actress Binkie Stewart, Fred Conyngham, Kathleen O’Regan, and the Irish tenor Danny Malone, who will be making a personal visit to New Zealand toward the end of the year. An early announcement for Paramount Week for 1937 has just been made by officials of the Paramount Company here in New Zealand. This show week is to be observed throughout Australia and New Zealand from August 30 to September 4. • * * * ‘ Lost Horizon ’ Highlights. Frank Capra, director of many great screen successes, has achieved his greatest triumph in Columbia’s ‘Lost Horizon,’ which is shortly to be seen at the Empire as a screen version of James Hilton’s novel of escape which won the Hawthornden prize some years ago. Robert Riskin adapted the hovel to the screen. ‘ Lost Horizon ’ is a remarkable achievement of photography, especially in the great Himalayan scenes. These are nothing short of a

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brilliant technical accomplishment. There are the scenes of the terrorstricken Chinese community, the rescue of foreign fugitives by giant aeroplanes, the crash of a plane with its kidnapped passengers on the highest peaks of the Himalayas, all as memorable and realistic as they can be. There are glimpses of snowclad peaks (the really inspiring portion of the film) ; of sylvan glades and mountain forests, with shady pools fed by waterfalls. There are the scenes of Tibetans struggling along the blinding trails; of roaring avalanches overwhelming with breathless dramatic effect a treacherous party of guides from a village. Offerings such as these clearly show Capra’s, genius. The cast is' equally inspiring, comprising such notables as H. B. Warner, Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Margo (the French actress), Isabel Jewell, Edward Everett Horton, Thomas Mitchell, and John Howard. Octagon Previews. ‘ The Black Legion ’ (Warner Bros.). —A grim, terrifying study of organised mob violence. Not a pretty picture, it is ruthless ‘in depicting the brutal tyranny of the lawless when' dealing with the individual—and the helplessness of the latter. Here we have a factory mechanic, who, failing to be appointed foreman, is embittered. He listens to the propagandist of the hooded legion, who points out that foreigners are taking jobs away from real Americans. Presently the mechanic has taken the vows and is swept into a midnight raid on the home of the new_ foreman, 1 who, with his old father, is flogged _ and their house burned. One atrocity leads to another,

the worst when the unwilling member of the Black Legion kills his best friend. The picture is splendidly acted, directed, staged, and Humphrey Bogart is magnificent as the principal victim. ‘ Her Husband Lies ’ (Paramount). —A sound drama about a gambler who tries to save his brother fronvthe same racket. The story is told with'plenty of suspense, graphic characterisation, and vigorous dialogue. Good, wellacted entertainment. Gail Patrick plays the neglected wife with charm and’ sincerity. The best performance is that of Akim Tamiroff, as the smooth and dangeipus Bullock. It is an excellent piece of work in Tamiroff’s best sinister style. Ricardo Cortez is. also very convincing, and another extremely natural portrayal is that of Tom Brown. * • * * Priceless Piano Stool. Paderewski has been accompanied on every tour ho has made by his piano stool which has stood on the platform of every concert hall in the world. The specially-built case which holds, it is so encrusted with labels that one cannot see the original covering. Hit dresser declares that he lost count on 1,000 labels a long time ago. The stool—which is actually a chair—is leather-seated, with a long fringe, and the back is adaptable. It is amazingly heavy, and as without it Paderewski would refuse to play, you can realise that it is nearly priceless. You will see this priceless property in ‘ Moonlight Sonata.’ This is the film—his first—which Paderewski made during his recent visit to England. included in the cast are Charles Farrell, Marie Tempest, Barbara Green, Eric Portman, and Laurence Hanray.

Lothar Mendes produced and directed, and to him goes the honour of persuading the maestro to come out ot retirement. » * * « Co-starred in ‘ Feather Your Nest.’ George Formby has for his leading lady in his next picture, ‘ Feather Your Nest,’ pretty Polly Ward, who has much in common with this popular Lancashire comedian. This A.T.P. attraction is shortly to b© released in Now Zealand by British Empire Films Proprietary Ltd., and includes Enid Stamp Taylor and Val Hosing. For years the name of George Formby has been famous in England. At his death, George Formby, jun., was the only one left to carry on his name. Young George had indeed merited his father’s trust in him, and his life has been a successful one. With the aid of his ukulele, which he plays excellently, George has broken into the films, and what is more, ho has reached the pinnacle of success in merely two releases. In his third, ’ Feather Your Nest,’ a comedy of rollicking mirth, he is undoubtedly ranked with the greatest comedians of the day. Although not overburdened with handsome looks, George has another gift more remunerative. In ‘ Feather Your Nest ’ he is allowed full play, and funny witticisms and humorous pongs

are abundant throughout the film. George has made .many popular records, for which there is a great demand in all parts of the world. Polly Ward can also play the ukulele arid piano, and this picture looks like the beginning of a successful screen team. • *>. ' •*...* ♦ Star Who Dislikes Hollywood. Hollywood didn’t do right b'y 20-year-old Valerie Hobson, so this determined young woman returned to England, to show them how. Her first demonstration is 'as Douglas Fairbanks, jun.’s, leading lady in ‘ When Thief Meets Thief,’ the new Criterion film. Valerie started young. She first attracted attention in the Drury Lane show, ‘ Ball at the Savoy,’ when she was 17. The result was a Hollywood contract. This

was a promising ■ beginning, but somehow things didn’t work out too well. Valerio was hailed as a new and interesting type. Ambitious plans were made for' her future, but these plans went astray, and Valerie Hobson found herself appearing mostly as the'terrified heroine in “ horrors ’’ and “ thrillers.” Then the company for whom she worked underwent a period of reconstruction. Heartily sick of the whole affair, Valerie refused several offers, packed her trunks, and returned to - London. If versatility counts for anything; Valeric .should go far. An accomplished singer —at one time she had operatic ambitions—she speaks four languages, is a fine horse woman, a good golfer, tennis player, swimmer, and dancer. In her spare time, if any, she likes an occasional gamble. Last year she walked into the Casino at Monte Carlo with 500 francs, and came out with £5,000. The next night she boldly walked in with her £5,0C0, and came put—with 500 francs , * ♦ * # Bobby Howes ir» ‘ Please Teacher.’ Whimsical little Bobby Howes, who has often been called the most natural comedian on the British stage and screen, is ideally cast in the Associated British picture, ‘ Please Teacher.’ This versatile star made his first appearance on the stage in 1909. A

year later he joined Sable Fern, and appeared in her “ Boy Scout ” scena. While appearing in one of these shows he met with a serious accident, and was forced to give up work for a time. In 1912, quite his old self, he became one of the famous Gotham Quartet. After that lie joined Jack Hylton, and started on a musical comedy career which was to take him to the top of the ladder of screen fame. And now this popular star has a long list of successes to be proud of, and his latest, ‘Please Teacher,’ has been viewed by critics and declared to be the funniest film of the year. Bobby Howes is one of the screen’s happiest married men, and all his spare moments are spent with his children. His hobbies are golf, cricket, fishing, and motoring. « * * * Ratoff Dialect Natural Accent. Gregory Ratoff is one dialectician who isn’t acting when he mangles the English language. The voluable Russian, featured in the cast supporting Fredric March, Warner Baxter, and Lionel Barrymore in the Twentieth Century-Fox production, ‘ The Road to Glory,’ coming on Wednesday to the Grand, was born in Siberia when it was ruled by the Czars and to this day ho still retains his native accent, even in normal conversation. Ratoff early

decided upon a theatrical career, and after several years’ trooping in Russia, lie went to London and thence to New York. He was a pronounced comedy favourite on Broadway and his reputation eventually led him to Hollywood, where he has remained since, with the exception of several trips to Europe to visit old friends. Ratoff aspires to write and direct, rather than act, but his talents are constantly in demand for roles that only he can fill. Howard Hawks directed ‘The Road to Glory,’ which was written for the screen by Joel Sayre and William Faulkner, Nunnally Johnson was associate producer. * * * * Doesn’t Want to be a Star. Discovered—a movie actress who doesn’t want to be a star. She is Mar-

jorie Gateson, one of the screen’s most accomplished players of character roles. “ It’s too much responsibility,” she declared during the filming of her latest picture, Universal’s comedy-drama, ‘ We Have Our Moment?,’ the new Sally Eilers-James Dunn co-starring vehicle, coming to the Strand on Friday. “ What would stardom mean to me? Just more money that would make life more complicated, instead of more enjoyable. The stars carry too much of a burden. If a turns out badly they are blamed for it. If two pictures turn out badly they are apt to bo out of jobs, but the supporting players who worked with them usually go right on working.” The actress speaks from the experience of having once been a star. She was starred on Broadway in musical comedy. “ It was a relief when it was over,” she remarked. “ It was such exacting work that I felt as though a big weight had been lifted from my shoulders.” Miss Gateson finds that, being relieved from the pressure of stardom, she has more time for a close study of her character roles. She is constantly reappraising her work to make sure that she doesn’t lose contact with the public. One way she does this is to go to small theatres where her pictures are showing to observe audience reaction. She places great value in the judgment of the

average audience, and she feels that the Hollywood reaction to a picture or a performance is apt to be deceiving in that the film town had a tendency to live within itself. » » * ♦ No 40-hour Week for Robertson Hare. During the filming of 8.1.P.’s riotous comedy, ‘ Aren’t Men Beasts,’ Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton had the unique experience of playing in the film, stage, and radio version of the play, in one day. _ While ‘ Aren’t Men Beasts ’ was being filmed the co-starring comedy couple were_ also appearing in the evening in the original London stage production of this great comedy success. To be playing in the film all day and on the stage half the night, - would have been enough for most people, but Haro and Drayton found they still had a few hours to spare, between leaving the studios and starting their evening performance, so when the B ; B.C. approached them to appear ip brief radio extracts from the play and the film, they accepted, and thus became the first couple to appear in stage, screen, and radio versions of the same play in the one day. ‘ Aren’t Men Beasts,’ the merriest riot of nonsense in years, was hailed by the London critics as one of the greatest comedy hits of the

present century. That they were right was proven by the fact that the play ran for two years, and it is even funnier on the screen. It comes to the St. James next Friday. Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Billy Milton, June Clyde, Judy Kelly, and Ellen Pollock have the main roles. • • # • When Bulldog Drummond Forgot. During the filming of a fight between John Lodge and Hugh Miller on a railway carnage in a scene from ‘ Bulldog Drummond at Bay,’ Lodge was called upon to land Miller a terrific. blow on the jaw. Lodge landed the blow, but ip. the excitement forgot to pull his punch, with the result that Miller fell like a log, completely out. Norman Lee, the director, i

rubbed his hands with glee, delighted with the realism of the scene, and the cameras continued to turn. Unfortunately Lodge was so upset that he forgot all about the cameras, dropped down on his knees, over Miller’s unconscious form, and said, “ I’m sorry, old man.” As Bulldog Drummond is hardly likely to apologise to some scoundrel he has just floored, the scene had to be cut, and a retake was filmed immediately Miller became conscious again. Victory Jory, Dorothy Mackaill, Leslie Perris, Richard Bird, Felix Aylmer, Claud Allister, Marie O’Neill, Amy Vaness, and a host of other well-known players appear in the supporting roles in this new Associated British screen version of the. latest “ Sapper ” yarn. * ♦ * ♦ The Greatest Love Drama. . It took the screen to reveal what magic power to enthrall the watcher lies in ‘ Romeo and Juliet,’ coming shortly to the Empire. If a 1937 Bill Smith, instead of William Shakespeare, had written the scenario, he would have received every award extant for his screen play. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has taken ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’ out of the paint and dust of the stage and set it in the open air, among the squares, courtyards, fountains, and

gardens of the. Italian Renaissance. Against the sumptuous luxury of the Renaissance, words are transmuted into action. The Capulet ball moves in exquisite beauty, with Juliet among the dancers; Mercutio fights his duel in the hot afternoon: ' Romeo searches for Tybalt through ’ the crowded streets, raipier in hand ; the friar is imprisoned by "the pestilence-stricken. cottage; Balthasar rides , .urgently . along . the moonlit road from Mantua. The microphone'makes'possible the soft utterance, of the loyelieset words in the language —silver-sweet tone instead of bellowing across the footlights. The hiss of swords, the stir of the crowds, the courtly. music comes , dramatically to

the ear.. Juliet is the central figure of the story. Fears can be dispelled. Nonna Shearer's Juliet is tender, gracious, and. lovely. She" has not the ardent passion, but then Leslie Howard’s Borneo is not an impetuous figure- He is fine, superb in the heartstiirrihg scenes. Together they are sheer romance... Most experienced actor of them all, John -Barrymore presents the reckless, laughing, broad-tongued Mercutio, with a magnificence that holds the screen when he appears. To the unromahtic he is the picture. Edna May Oliver, as the nurse, is sheer joy, in her humour, her understanding, and her rich characterisation.. Basil Bathbone’s Tybalt and C. Aubrey Smith’s Lord Oapulet are as fin© as were looked for. But Beginald Denny stands out amazingly well against such abundant talent. Behind all this incomparable entertainment lies intelligent, vital production.- There is the masterpiece of an adaptation by Talbot Jennings. Concise, robust, faithful to its original. George Cukor’s vigorous yet sensitive direction ; Oliver Messell’s beauty

in settings—and Irving Thalberg’s inspiration have contributed to the peerless whole. ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’on tha screen does not follow tradition. It sets it. It announces that—all hushed worshippers and annotating pedants ,to -the contrary—Shakespeare is on the side of Hollywood. « . * . * *■■... Lily Pons is a Notable “ First.” Lily Pons, the tiny French songstress .currently appearing in her second screen vehicle, ‘ That Girl from Paris/now with Gene Raymond and Jack Oakie, at the State, has an impressive list of “firsts” to her credit. Not; only does she rank, first among the

world’s leading coloratura soprano voices, but sbe is" also the fust foreign singer to gain initial recognition-as-a grand opera star in America. v -First singer, to .be equally outstanding in the quadruple field of grand opera, concert singing, radio work, and motion pictures. First opera star -td-s fly- across the Atlantic. First opera star-to have been successively a brilliant pianist and a theatrical favourite before taking up singing. First European soprano to win stardom in American films. The diminutive diva’s glorious ; voice has made her th© almost unanimous choice of critics throughout the. world as the foremost coloratura of the day, although it was not until she made her American debut, at. the Metropolitan six years ago that she attained real recognition in the musical firmament. Her transatlantic flight was made two years ago when, rather than postpone a charity concert • in France when her South American engagements were extended, she boarded the Graf. Zeppeha in Brazil and flew to Europe in time to appear. -

Singer’s Childhood. Grace Moore, who appears with Cary Grant in * When You’re in Love,’ comfog shortly to tHo Empire, was born in Tennessee, U.S.A., on December 5. Childhood ambition was to be a missionary, but decided upon a musical career, after hearing Mary Garden, who later became her friend and advisor. She made her debut singing with Giovanni Martinelli in 1918; went to New: York in 1922 and appeared on Broadway; went abroad to study, and met Irving Berlin, who took her back to New York to appear in ‘ Music Box Revue. Then she returned to Italy to study and finally landed a contract with' Metropolitan Opera House, and later appeared in operettas and concert* between opera engagements and a few pictures during the infancy or talkies. In 1934 she was signed by Columbia pictures, and captured the screen. ‘One Night of Love,’ ‘Love Me Forever,’ and ‘The King Steps Out’ are-her picture successes. • m • \ Brvna on Location. “ Diamond How,” New York’s famed treasury .house of priceless .gems and Mm moot carefully-guarded spot in the country, had a rival during filming of ‘Hm Twentieth Century-Fox thriller .4 Maiden Lane,’ opening on Wednesday at the Grand. It was the set representing the metropolitan gem centre, and a small army of detectives mingled with the extras as Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero enacted the scene wherein they steal a valuable emerald pendant. This was not duo to Director Allan Dwan’s insistence on realign!, but to the fact that the camera balked at recording a “faked” emerald made of paste and sugar, and a genuine stone, valued at 100,000dol had to be borrowed for these sequences. Executive producer Sol M. Wurtzel, who obtained the pendant from a prominent Dos Angeles jeweller, took every precaution in moving it from the shop to the studio, insisting that a strong police escort accompany it both ways. Despite all his oare, however, there was a moment when it looked as tjlough an actual gem thief had lifted the emerald under the very noses of the detectives. For when Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero finished the scene it wu discovered that the precious stone was missing. The events that followed rivalled in dramatic action scenes from the picture itself. Plainclothes men sprang to all exits, no one was allowed to - leive the set, and the principals and extras were commanded to line up for a search. Lloyd Nolan, who plays (the head of Maiden Lane detectives, made this unnecessary (and put a stop to Gie scare when he happened to place hi*' hand in his pocket and found the stone which he thought he had returned to the guards. Also featured in this drama of diamonds are Douglas Fonvley, Lester Matthews, and Robert M'Wade.' ’ • * * • Patsr B. Kyns Again. Here come* the story of history’s most romantic era. Stage coaches and road agents ride again, as the Old West comes to life in a saga of dynamic action, colourful romance, and stirring songs, tinder prairie skies, straightahootin’, two-fisted sons of ■■jj|se'west .ride breath-takiugly across the singing lusty saddle songs and plaintive romantic serenades. . Starring Charles Starrsto, Dodge. City Trail,?; which comes. to the Strand on Friday, is sufficiently .replete with hard Tidin’, gunshootin’ action to satisfy the most rabid lovers, of :he-man action. Four lovely songs display the fine voice of Donald Grayson, new screen idol, to splendid advantage, while the romantic inter- . ludes between Starrett and Marion Weldon provide an interesting love story. Peter B. Kyne, the master of all ac-tion-writers, is responsible for the story of ‘ Dodge City Trail,* while O. 0._ Coleman, who up till now has been assistant director to the famous Frank Oapra, was in - charge of direction. • * * * ‘ History is Made at Night.’ In toeir search for new romantic teams • picture directors have seldom made such an excellent choice as' in ‘ History' is Made at Night,’ which is the outstanding attraction next change at the Regent. . „ , They have cast together Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur, with the result that the film has. practically universal appeal. When Charles Boyer appears alone in a picture there is immediately suggested an air of romance, and when Jean Arthur' appears alone there is a suggestion of whimsicality. A combination of these two attributes must result in something approaching the perfect in screen entertainment. The story opens on a rather novel note, •with Paul Dumond, a handsome and mysterious stranger, playing' knight errant to Irene vail, the wife of an objectionable shipping magnate. The (magnate’s chauffeur is sent to make matters difficult, in order that Irene will be compelled to drop the divorce proceedings) which have been begun against her husband. Paul overecomes the chauffeur, carries off Irene, and a romance is started. That the place to which the couple adjourn after the as‘sault on the chauffeur happens to be the cafe in which Paul is employed as ■head waiter is just another delightful twist to an already delightful story. Perhaps the most attractive of the minor parte is that of the temperamental chef in the cafe, played by ■the experienced actor Leo Oarillo. As the, story proceeds there are introduced murder,-a swift change of scene to New ! York, and finally one of the most unusual climaxes that has been brought into any screen entertainment for a considerable time.

Ordinary make-up would not “ stick ’’ during the filming of the storm scenes in Columbia's ‘ Eight Bells,’ now at the Mayfair, for driving rain and sweeping seas soon ruined any of the standard cosmetics used by the make-up men. There was only one thing to do—perfect a new formula for make-up, ope that would stay on the fade of the lovely star, Ann Sothern, the featured leading men, Ralph Bellamy and John Buckler, and the rest of tne oast., After the ordinary makeup of grease paint and powder was applied to the skin their faces were sprayed with a mixture of acetone and celluloid, a preparation similar to the commercial “ Newskin ” used on injurise. When the acetone evaporated this left a very minute and flexible coatirig o| transparent celluloid over the entire make-up. Spraying was necessary so that the film would not be a continuous sheet, as that would have prevented the skin from throwing, off its impurities _ and would have caused serious injury to the health of the player. The sprayed mixture left thousands of minute holes, similar to those in natural skin, and through these the skin “ breathed.” The. preparation proved to he entirely impervious to water, wind, or even to physical contact with rough surfaces. ft nairi eW jmu-

ally follows immersion and cold water, and also held the make-up in place under the hot lights. It may he hard for film stars to play storm scenes, hut nobody feels any worse about it than the make-up men. Roy William Neill directed ‘ Eight Bells.’ «• * * * In 1854, Private Erederick Billington was wounded at' the Battle of Balaclava. His nurse was Florence Nightingale. Private Billington’s daughter, Mrs Frederick Lawrence, acted as technical adviser on the First National picture, ‘ The White Angel,’ which is now at the Mayfair. Mrs Lawrence, widow of the famous Hearst editor, is the founder of the Nightingale Institute of Honorables. The film, based on the life of Florence Nightingale, reproduces scenes from the Crimean struggle. * • » S In Paramount’s forthcoming ‘ Booloo,’ sequences of which are now being photographed l in Malaya, the only white man in the cast is Colin Tapley, of Dunedin, who, as readers will remember. was New Zealand’s representative in Paramount’s international “ search for talent ” contest, organised some four years ago, « * « • Supporting Victor M'Laglen in ‘ Laughing, at Life ’ will be Conchita Montenegro, William Boyd, Henry Ametta. and Noah Beery. This is M'Laglen’s first film for Action Pictures release. » * * * Ernst Lubitsch started his movie career in a Berlin studio as a general studio hand, who was occasionally called upon to play a violin-’cello for atmospheric music. He is now a pro-ducer-director at the Paramount Hollywood Studios, currently working on the Marlene Dietrich-Horbert Marshall picture 1 Angel.’

pf the show, which is shortly to be presented throughout New Zealand by Sir Benjamin Fuller. The company will offer two. revues, * Let’s Go Places,’ which had an amazing success in London, and ‘ This Year of Carnival,’ also a big hit. The company, before arriving in Australia, had a wonderful run through South Africa. The original producer, Mr Lewis Marks, is travelling with the stars to produce the show out here. The London comedian George Doonan, is well known in the West End ns a famous representative of the modern school of “ dress.suit ” comedians. The lending lady, Barbara Vernon, hails from America, and stepped out of ‘ Transatlantic Rhythm ’ the day before her ship sailed for Australia." She made a tremendous hit in tho name part in the revival of * No, No, Nanette ’in London. A feature of the show will bo the Darmora Ballot, which comprises 12 beautiful Hungarian girls picturesquely attired and under the leadership of Madaino Damorn. Jewell and Warns, who play comic roles in the company, have been associated with the English stage for nearly 25 years, having made their first appearance as child performers with Mr Jewell’s father. Also included in the company aro the Two Rogues, “ knock-ahout ” dancers, who have had considerable screen experience, and appeared with Jack Buchanan in ‘Brewster’s Milions ’ and Jessie Matthews in ‘ Evergreen.’