"Mary of Scotland"
HISTORICAL ROMANCE FOR CIVIC THEATRE Next in importance to the excellent portrayals by Katherine Hepburn and the dramatic significance of the Maxwell Anderson play, are the historic settings and costumes of "Mary of Scotland," an RKO picture soon to be shown at the Civic Theatre. Approximately 45 sets were used in the picture. Queen Elizabeth's lavish Whitehall palace and the austere, picturesque Scottish castles —Holyrood, Fotheringay, Dunbar and Lochleven—are reproduced in all their authentic splendour. Two thousand yards of tlio richest velvets, brocades, embroideries and laces were used by Walter Plunkett, noted' designer who created the 16th century wardrobe for the cast. One hundred pounds of jewellery contribute to the general effect of luxurious elegance of the Scottish and English courts of the period. But "Mary of Scotland" is not a "costume picturo" or "gorgeous spectacle." It is a thrilling story, full of emotional depth, adventure and intrigue woven about the passionate conflict of two great women, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth, Queen ol England.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22540, 3 October 1936, Page 16 (Supplement)
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