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“XO OTHEB WOMAX.” TO-NIGHT. Dolores Gel Ilio the Chanuaino 01 “What Price Glory,” who was known for her dancing - ability before slu made her screen debut, appears in an attractive dance sequence in the Fox Films version of “Xo Other Woman,” Lou Tel logon’s gripping drama of fashionable Continental life, showing tonight. ‘Her dancing partner is Ben Bard, former star of the vaudeville and musical comedy stages, also web known for his terpsichorean talents. They dance the Argentine tango to the music of picturesque Basque musicians in an alluring ballroom at Biarritz. France. It is said to be one of the most exotic and fascinating scenes of its kind ever brought to the screen. It is also one of the vital climaxes of the drama of primitive passions revealed in “Xo Other Woman.” The dancing it is declared, is well worth viewing in itself, executed as it is with lino technique: and surpassing grace. Practically all of the scenes arc laid in Biarritz, the smart seaside resort on the border line between France and Spain.
“THE CTIICUS.” XO-MOBBOW AXD FiviDAY. Some idea as to the physical magnitude of Charlie Chaplin’s production “Tlic Circus,” which commences tomorrow, may be had from figures compiled by George Webster, general statistician at the Chaplin studio. Livestock housed at the Chaplin plant in Hollywood for a period of more than a year included elephants, lions, tigers, horses, mules, monkeys, pigs, dogs, cats ducks, pigeons, and geese. To properly feed and care for such a;, assortment of guests the commissary department was required to handle for mauv mouths, food items that totalled more than (50,000 pounds, the greatei bulk of this being in beef and tons of hay, corn, carrots, potatoes, and bread. Gluing filming of scenes under the . circus tent and surrounding grounds in some instances where two thousand women, .children, fo'nd men were gathered, the necessary ‘Mixings” for an assemblage of this character culled for 11000 gallons of lemonade, 4022 bottles: of soda pop, 2(502 bags of peanuts, If‘2(s rolls of popcorn, iiTUb frankfurters, and an equal number of rolls, 1517 sticks of chewing gum, .1282 loliypops and 1300 pretzels. Additional ;(igurcs show fliaV 420,000 yards of canvas, 1000 ions of sawdust, 7000 yards of rope, 51 kegs of nails, 1000 yards of wire, 42,000 feet of lumber. ami 14,000 gallons of water were required. Whoa itbis statement of facts was placed before Charlie for -b/w scrutiny the comedian dryly remarked, “A statistician’s work must be most interesting. But I note wo didn’t, use any butter; ” “The Circus” will be shown Thursday and Friday nights, and there will bo a- special matinee on Friday,
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Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 28 November 1928, Page 3
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