AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYB PICTURES.

ANN HARDING IN “HOLIDAY.”

TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY

One of the {host - difficult things in casting ,a picture is the selecting of players who are supposed to he mem-

bers'of the saino .family in the story,

.declaresr Edward H. Griffith. A cer.tain 1 resemblance is necessary if the illusion of 'blood relationship ,;!£[ to he j eayrlid ' out. Since most actors or . aStrtesses attiun fkme because of their individuality, this'is lather difficult to achieve. Director Griffith was faced with this task when lie began work on “Holiday”!. l the Pa the picturisation ofrltlih 1 /Philip Burly drama which

was 1 his ;nibst«Tecent screen assignment

Aiin; Harding fills the featured dead in; .the-: picture, and it was necessary tolkhd players who could convincingly portray hOr' sister and brother. After a thorough survey of the players avail, able; Mr Griffith finally settled upon Mary Astor for the sister and a New York stage : actor, Monroe Owsley, for the brother. “While none of the three' bear a decided resemblance, all are classical fashion,” axplains the director. “Both Miss s Harding and Miss Astor have the cameo type" of feature, while Mr Owsley’s facial contours are also sharply outlined. This quality will pick up sufficiently in the photography to give almost as much resemblance as usually exists between members of the same family. In addition to Miss..; Harding; Miss Astor’ and Air Owsley, playing the memhbfs:. bf the Setou family, around wham; . the story (revolves, the cast of “Holiday,” -.which will be seen'and heajrd lit the; Princess Theatre includes Edward Everett' Horton,' Robert Ames,Audrey-Forrester,, Heddn Hopper, William Holden, Elizabeth Forrester. Creighton Hale and Hah lam Cooley.