“WHITE HORSE INN.”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 280, 29 November 1935, Page 10

“WHITE HORSE INN.”

SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA. After an amazingly successful season of nearly three weeks in Perth, the J. C. Williamson Limited production of “White Horse Inn” opened at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide, on October 30, and indications point to a recordbreaking season in that city also. The play will come to New Zealand after the Adelaide season. “White Horse Inn” is the most elaborate stage production ever sent on tour by J. C. Williamson Limited, and is being presented on the same lavish scale as when it was produced at His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, including the revolving stage—the first time this important adjunct to a spectacular production has been used outside Melbourne and Sydney. The story of “White Horse Inn” is set in the magnificent background of the Australian Tyrol. The pretty proprietress of the inn is loved by her head-waiter, but is herself enarmoured of a young English solicitor. A young heiress enters the triangle, and the squaring of the difficulties is attended by all the perquisites of musical comedy—singing, dancing, and lavish scenes. Romola ilansen and Herbert Browne will play the leading roles. Carl Brisson is now at work in “Bouncer.” Paramount have bought Franz Lobar's operetta, “The Count of Luxemburg,” and will star Jan Kiepura in a screen version. Universal have bought a new story for Margaret Sullavan. It is called ‘Marius,” and is by Marcel Pag’iol, author of “Topaze.” Hugh Walpole’s short story, “Kind Lady,” dramatised by Edward Chodoroy, has been bought by Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer for £BOOO. Neil Hamilton is to play in a French picture, “La Vie Pariesienne,” op posite Conchita Montenegro. Warner Oland is to sing in his next Charlie Chan picture. The ditty is called “The Prince and Ming Lo Fu.*' Mae West is searching for material relevant to the Frozen North in .|S93. It’s for her next picture, “Klondyke Lou.” < < • • Walt Diisney was crawling along the studio floor on his hands and knees with his nose just scraping the boards. One of the visitors at the studio was curious to know what Mr. Disney was doing, so one of his staff explained that Walt was just watching the walking movements of a small beetle. You may be sure, therefore, that when you see the actions of the bugs and bettles in his latest Mickey Mouse production in technicolour, “Mickey’s Garden,” that they are true to life in. every sense of the woigL