Constance Collier

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 91, 11 January 1935, Page 14

Constance Collier

QONSTANCE COLLIER, British stage star, who has appeared in a number of outstanding productions both in London and New York, has signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She is now in New York, and will leave shortly for Hollywood to begin work in talking pictures. Miss Collier appeared recently in London in a Charles Cochran production of “Hay Dever,” and was last seen on the Broadway stage in “Dinner at Eight.” In addition to her work behind the footlights, her accomplishments as writer and director are many. She collaborated on the play “Peter Ibbetson,” was collaborator with Ivor Novello on “The Rat” and “Downhill,” and wrote the libretto for Deems Taylor’s opera “Peter Ibhetson.” She directed the presentation of "Cherries are Ripe” with Rod La Rocque and Viima Banky and the Hollywood production of “Rebound” with Ina Claire. She is also the author of theatrical reraisiscenees, “Harlequinade.”

Elsie Prince, who was popular in “No, No, Nanette,” “Sunny,” “Mercenary Mary,” and other musical comedies in New Zealand a few years ago, is principal boy in the pantomine “Dick Whittington” in London.