“LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY."

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13312, 20 July 1936, Page 5

“LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY."

MAGNIFICENT ENTEETAIXMEN r Ail old friend in a new guise will be warmly welcomed at the .King s Theatre finally to-night- when little Freddie Bartholomew acquaints with a completely de-sissified “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” bereft of the traditional long golden curls, plush suit, lace collar, aud baby blue ribbon sash, but none the less lovable for that. This offering as an independent production of David O. Selznick, who made such outstanding •hits as “David Ooppei field,” “A Tale of Two Cities,” “Dinner at Eight.” and “Anna Karenina,” is a doubly important occasion in that it also marks a triumphant return to the screen after four years for the lovely Dolores Costello Barrymore, who is co-starred with Freddie in the role of the Little Lords adored young mother, “Dearest.” The picture is released through United Artists. It tells, in heartwarming terms, the familiar story of the little American lad, who liecaono a Lord and went to England to live in a castle with his grandfather, the gruff, gout-rid-den old Earl of Dorincourt (C. Aubrey Smith), and was separated from the dear widowed mother, whom the stubborn Earl refused to receive inside* the castle gate's, because- his son had married her against his wishes. How the> child wins his way into the old man s heart and transforms him into a loving and delightful grandfather, is charmingly depicted amid smiles and heart-tugs and tears. Eventually the old Earl soft* ns even toward “Dearest,” but is too proud to seek her out until his new-iound happiness is endangered by ilio appearance of another claimant to the title of “Little Lord Fauntleroy” in the person of an unpleasant little chap named Bevis (Jackie Searl). The story has a joyous ending, however, with all the difficulties ironed out and everybody gloriously happy. Freddie Bartholomew is even better than as “Copperfield,” and Dolores Costello Barrymore is as effective a® she is beautiful as “Dearest.” C. Aubrey Smith is perfectly cast as the old Earl, which also includes Henry Stephenson as Havisliam ; Guv Kibbee as Mr Hobbs, the* grocer; Mickey Rooney, as Dick, the bootblack. E. E. Clive. Una O'Connor, Ivan Simpson and Constance Collier, are uniformly brilliant.

go, a former commander of the Civil Guard and leader of tin* Seville revolt ol 1932. heads the rebellion which was arranged with three generals and other officers of the Civil Guard, aiming at simultaneous risings in Morocco- and Canary Islands, from whence the rebels intended to embark for Spain where troops would join in. Sotelo was to become President and his murder caused a premature outbreak enabling the Government to arrest the ringleaders. Meanwhile Tangier is isolated anil the mail boats from Algeciras and Ceuta are not running. During the violent clashes at Melilla, nine were killed and many injured. All army officers above the rank of lieutenant at Lahianna were arrested, and also all Fascists at La- • in,esi and Algeciras. Trains from Spain to France are hours late owing to the police searching for alleged conspirators among the many fleeing owing to the unrest in the north of Spain, as well as in Pamplona. Valladolid and Snrogossn. J nan Moles, broadcasting late tonight, declared the Government was certain the rising would be restricted to the present localities.