ENTERTAINMENTS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3758, 29 June 1932, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

“OVER THE HILL” AT TTVOI.I “Over ilie Hill” is at the Tivoli Theatre to-night. The key character of tho story “Ala Shelby, mother of the brood around whom tho plot revolves. Calling for an actress equipped-to play both a woman in her prime and an old lady in her do dining years, it. required one who was a misiros s of her art, Aliss Afac Marsh, favourite of silent days and star of such, production as “The Birth of a. Nation” and -‘lntolerance” was induced to leave her own children and mother the film children. Another key role was that of Johnny, the good son. Thirty different aspirants faced the test cam eras before- the desired plater was found. He was James Dunn, then playing on the Now A'ork stage. Aliss Sally F.ilers is m the roinanti feminine lead. The remaining platers include James Kirkwood, Edward Crandall, Clin Howland. Claire Maynard and William Pawley. Henry King, who made “Merely Mary Ann/’ directed the production.