Stage and Screen

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 13 August 1929, Page 3

Stage and Screen

WHAT'S ON.

V -■ TOWN HALL. /»- ■ August 15 (Thursday)—William ," Heughan, , .: KING'S'-' THEATRE. To-night and to-morrow night.—. '■' *H Gtn be Done" (Glenn Tryon). Thursday and Friday.—To be anlßDounced. only.—"Feel my Pulse" '(Bebe Daniels). Monday- only.—'"Riley, the Cop" (J. Farrell McDonald and Louise Fazehda). *PTHE PERFECT ALIRL* When the members of J. C. Wil- " Mams-ion's new comedy company appear in the thrilling mystery play, "The Perfect Alibi," it will be recognised that they, are a most versatile combination for they are equally Effective in drama as they are in comedy. While "Pigs" and "Apple Sauce" will caiiss whole--Whearted." laughter, "The Perfect /;Alibf' will grip audiences by its /perfect presentation as well as with } its highly-dramatic situations. In this .gripping play, Ruth Nugent and Alan Bunce appear as two amateur detectives, who ultimately solve the ..tragic problem' and bring the guilty one to - justice. The cast of charac- J ftersfn this and the other plays to be to New Zealand audiences is : said to be a particularly strong one. t

AN EXCISING. , *JPH«aXLEKI," "All We horrors and thrills ever used'in any stage production are collected in 'Dfacula ," says Gregan M'M&hon, producer of this bloodcurdling Play, coming "to New land. "Dogs howl, rats run up the" walls, and. the killing of the vampire, which takes place in the raVinfe'sted vault, is the most hairratting thrill-of all. The play has been "excellently dramatised by Hamilton Deahe, and anyone who lemembefß, with ! a shudder, Bram Stoker's 'best seller,' will certainly shudder at the happenings in this play.". tfhe cast includes such favourites as Nat Madison, Bertha Rieeardb, Ashton Jarry and Ellis Irving. ; CHINA BOUND. : "Z never saw such a huge Chinese," commented a woman visitor at the Metro-Gfoidwyn-Mayer studios rer cent'ly. ! #eY guide took a good look at"&e' Ghines'e." "Huh, that's Karl Dane in his make-up for 'China BoundV* he explained;

'). • A SWELL TIME. "During the recent influenza epidemic in Hollywood, "William Haines, Metrd-Goldwyn-'Mayer ptar was fcmtong: tlie stricken, He is now,

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r-well, but not without regrets. "I had a swell time," said. William. "I could sleep as late as I wanted."

REDEMPTION. 1 "Redemption,*' starring John Gilbert, is F'.-ed Niblo's fiftieth picture. The famous director of "Ben Hur," after a long career as actor and stage director, entered upon his motion picture career eleven years ago. He is now making his debut as a talking picture director, for whom he completed the silent version of Tolstoi's story, he began making the sound Version. HOW THE STARS SPEND THEIR HOLIDAYS. Screen people are as diverse in their ideas about vacations as any other group of individuals. Ho two filmsters seem to have the same idea as to the best manner of spending summer-time leisure. 'Cecil .B. De Millie's idea is a schooner' yacht under full sail, with the radio cut off. Charles Bickford and Joel McCrea, Who play leads in De Mille's "Dynamite," recently did 2153 miles in a car in

four dtty.s,. and Called it a "vacation." »-/■■''.;, Lx>n Chaney .likes to fish in a t spot so remote that it takes him three days to hike to it. Jeanie MacPherson, the screen's highest paid, scenario writer, likes a hotel on the noisiest corner of a big city as a place for a good rest. William De Mille, director and playwright, misses a "lot of meals in order 'to continue playing tennis. Ramon Novarro gives yachting,

swimming, etc, the go-by in order i to, d ! 0 trick, things with sonatas and other musical compositions, music 1 arrangement being his pastime. [ And would you believe it—Joan Crawford is quite willing to let the rest of the gang play golf while she practices a new stitch. She is one girl in the movie firmament whom, they say, really Avields ,a mean needle. And such are vacations in movieland. "'"■ "v*mimm: