THE STATE THEATRE

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4874, 23 July 1936, Page 4

THE STATE THEATRE

“ANNA KARENINA.” In “Anna Karenina,” Greta Garbo will be seen in the most dazzling and dramatic film of her career at the State Theatre to-night (guest night) and Friday afternoon and evening. The opening scenes represented the St. Petersburg railway station as it appeared fifty years ago. Behind the cameras were the same technical crews that have worked in most of the Garbo films—headed by William Daniels,- Garbo’s camera-man, who has photographed nineteen of her productions. Also, behind the battery of cameras was Director Clarence Brown, who has directed five previous Garbo pictures. The Garbo supporting cast is one of the largest ever assembled around the First Lady of the Screen. Heading it are- Fredric March, her co-star; Freddie Bartholomew, who played the title role in “David Copperfield”; Maureen O’Sullivan, May Robson, Basil Rathbone and thirty-four other well known players. • The settings, depicting Imperial Russia at the height of its splendour, were designed by Cedric Gibbons and his staff. Assisting in the production were three authorities on Russian affairs and customs, headed by Nathalie Bucknall, chief of M-G-M’s Research Department, who is assisted by Count Andrey Tolstoy, a descendant of the famed novelist. THE EMPRESS. The story of “The Radio Parade of 1935” deals with comedy,. singing "drama and everyday 'life in and around a modern world-famous broadcasting station. . As the title indicates, it is a series of acts by some of the best known of radio artists linked together with a story, which, although slight, is nevertheless interesting. It is the first film to be screened at the Empress Theatre on Friday and Saturday. Excitement runs riot in “The Public Menace,” co-featuring the blondetressed Jean Arthur and the handsome new favourite, George Murphy. The thrilling adventures of the twosome commences when the cunning Jean inveigles newshound Murphy into marrying her in order to get an important news story. Instead Muiv phy loses out on the biggest scoop of the year. This film is the second feature.