SCREEN AND STAGE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 19 July 1924, Page 7

SCREEN AND STAGE

Maxim Brodie and liis grand opera singers are appearing in Wellington. j Zone Grey’s next offering in the way , o( pictures is a Paramount release on- j titled “The Heritage of the Desert.” j William S. Hart will appear in the ! Dominion shortly in a picture entitled ! “Singer Jim McKee.” Phyllis Haver j is the leading woman. j “The Loves of Pharoah” is a specta- i cular Paramount production in which [ i.s featured the story of Pharaoh j Ainenes. Said to be one of the most interesting and novel travel pictures ever pro- > duced, “Around the World with the Speojacks,” will be released in New I Zealand at an early date. I “Monna Vanna,’ ’the Maeterlinck | play which was banned when it first appeared, has been made the basis of an impressive Master picture. Miss Lee Parry and Olaf Fjord have leads. Miss Alice Hollander, the celebrated vocalist, shortly to arrive under engagement to Sir Benjamin Fuller and Mr John Fuller, is Australian ■ born, o f a musical family. At an early age she made her debut, touring New Zea-

land with her own concert party, giving several concerts, under the management of Tails. Still in her ’teens, this young prodigy went to Paris, .sipdying under Boue. Later, in London, she gave several recitals, ultimately touring with Paderewski, Kubelik, Backhaus, Madame Patti, and .leap Gerardy (throughout South Africa). She . appeared in festival work, and showed her versatility by succeeding in musical comedies and on the variety stage. Accompanying Miss Hollander on her tour is Arthur Standford, the v, ell-known English pianist, who last year won the Mendelssohn Scholarship. His compositions have been played at the Queen’s Hall and his songs sung by John Coates and other celebrated •singers.

John Barrymore as “Beau Brummel” brings to the screen a finesse in the art of make-up that is unequalled. His sartorial changes and character portrayals illustrate tlm complete life story of “Beau Brummel”—the rise, fall, madness, and death of this extraordinary man. When Leslie ITonson appeared in “To-night’s the Night” in London ten years aga, he drew a salary of £IQ a week. Recently, when this amusing play was revived in London, he had his old part, but at something over £3OO a week. Mr Charles Hacked, the world-fa-

mous. tenor, will commence lr?s Now Zaland tour at the Wellington Town Hall on July 31- Ho will he supported by Yovanovitch Bratza, tho phenomenal young Serbian violinist and Mr Clarence Raybould, an English pianist of note.

The man who really introduced Gladys Moncricff to Sydney audiences (says the Sydney Theatre) was James C. Bain, who was then, some 15 years ago, running a vaudeville show at Bondi. Jimmy realised he had a prize packet, who under proper tuition, would develop into a comic opera star, and, like the true sport he is, Jimmy persuaded Hugh J. Ward (then of J.C.W.) to come out and see Miss Moncricff' at work. Tito result was a J C.W. engagement.