Sprightly Music In New Film

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 13

Sprightly Music In New Film

THE sprightly music which Arthur Tracy sings and to which Anna Neagle and Tillie Losch, the famous ballet artist, dance in "Street Singer's Serenade" was written especially for the production by the famous composers, Harry Woods and the Hoffnian-Sigler-Goodhart team. Amongst the musical numbers -which are already sweeping England into enthusiastic response are the haunting tune of "The Whistling Waltz," the beautiful melody of "The Street Singer's Serenade," and the appealing quality of "Stay Awhile" and "Stranded."

Arthur Tracy really was « street singer at. the'beginning of his career. Finding that his only asset as one of the many unemployed was his glorious singing voice, Tracy established the system of singing in the street before small cafes and restaurants, where captivated patrons included amongst his rewards a good meal. Soon he was filling minor engagements in the cafes, and on one occasion he found himself singing into a microphone that was being used to broadcast the cafe orchestra's dance music to radio listeners. He was introduced in that broadcast as "a street singer," and the resultant avalanche of letters from listeners demanding more of "that street singer's singing established him in the musical world.

it. Down.in her home town in Tennessee she won a beauty contest. The prize was a, round-trip ticket to Hollywood, and tlie day after, her arrival there Samuel Goldwyh saw her picture 111 n newspaper. He made her one on flu: show girls in "Roman Scandals." At another studio one day she was studying ClnudcttO Colbert with such earnestness and intensity that the Uirectbi ordered that a small part be written into "She Married Her Boss" lor her. This performance brought Helen lo the studios again, for an ollieinl saw the picture and cast her in Claire Trevor's "My Marriage." • This was Helen's "big chance." It brought her in direct contact, with Pauline Frederick, one of America's !inest actresses. Inspired, and even tutored by Miss Frederick, Helen played her role so -well that the oxecutivfi gave her a contract, and east her in "Champagne Charlie." A thorough grounding in dancing and dramatics has brought. June Lang to the status of a featured player in Hollywood, where she now lias t!u> leading role in "Every Saturday Night." Already June is considered nue of the best-groomed .young women on the screen. " Ho- hrm~n hair and blue eyes, coupled with her fresh beauty, cause her to stand out from I lie crowd. Celeste Edward* and Inez Courtney «ire among the bright young people whom producers are watching keenly. As yet they have taken no big parts hut both have been put under contunct, which shows that their company considers that their ability is extraordinary and well worth developing.

PLAUpETTE Colbert, Carole Loinbard, and Joan Crawford are introducing to Hollywood skirts which fall about Sin. below the knee.

MARK Sandnch, 34-year-old director 1 of "Oav Divorsoe" and "Top lint," was recently visiting England. Sandrich stopped studying science at Columbia University for a motionpicture career.

PINGER' Rogers learns her new dance steps in the same way as she used to play hop-scotch when a child. She chalks a dance routine pattern on the studio floor,