SPECIAL FILM SCORE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 1 February 1936, Page 4

SPECIAL FILM SCORE

{/ When Expeditionary Films “Uncivilised” is released, the public will hear for the first time on. tbe screen, songs and a musical score based upon aborigine themes. The well-known Australian musician and composer, Lindley Evans, recently spent some time out at Pagewood, studying the rhythms and tones of native chants from the aborigines engaged in tbe film. Mr Evans then composed the Victory Song, which is sung by the English star, Dennis Hoey. The aborigine lyric .Was written by Dennis Hoey himself, who in his turn had studied the tongue with (lie native extras. It will be remembered that the star wrote lyrics to go with the Sibelius music in “Black Boses,” tbe film which he made with Lilian Ilarvev in Germany last vear. ¥‘¥ * ‘ * * After the orchestral score of the Victory Song had been completed by Lindlev Evans, the A.B.C. grand opera .orchestra and chorus were engaged for its recording last week. Mr Evans is now composing musical scores for theentire picture, which lie is also basing noon aborigine themes/ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Does Anyone Care? ‘Douglas Fairbanks announced in New York that lie will never act for the. screen again. , Ale will continue producing films, however, the first being “Marco Polo,” which be lias ben planning for seven years. ■ Douglas Fairbank’s popularity, like that of his ex-wife Mary Pickford, wimed with the coming of the talkies, and his decision not to act again is not lively to upset film-lovers.

“Anthony Adverse as a Film iMervyn Lclfoy is finding Jii.s 70 speaking players for “Anthony Adverse.” the film version of the widelyread book. /Pedro !)(■ Cordoba . and Edmund Gwenti have joined Fredric March (who plays Anthony) and tbe vast company. ! jbe. Cordoba will play Brother Franand Owenfn will lie. Bonnifeather.

Others in flic cast are Anita Louise (as Marie), George Stone, Gale Sondergnad, Leonard Mudie, Donald Woods, Bafaela Ottiano Clara Blandick’, Akim Tainarotf, Henry O’Neill and Ann Shoemaker. ;/,¥ ¥ ¥ ¥

’Because singing is such strenuous exercise, Gladys Swarthout, the Metropolitan Opera Star who makes her film debut in “Bose of tbe Hanelio,” lias never found it necessary to diet. She likes lots of fruit and vegetables.'