STAGE AND SCREEN

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 33, 9 February 1933, Page 16

STAGE AND SCREEN

& Da^e^btlV Return^Vislt /, * D-ince. - : , . • -^ oh^r* 9- *wi& ac :^ew Zraland ■ A handsome ballroom setting forms the _ w«r„ of tne famous English actress, Dame most .spectacular scene and the high-light *£ J£linH._^ e„?^ f St£ ng4?:\, ew of .the Plot in Lupmo Lane's latest '?* -_ tTa re Pr? S ,£_- o£ - C. William- B;I._P. comedy, "Letting in the Sunshine," 2 Sn;,_?i d"frl eS that ' . ™g^_l_e. in which Molly Lament performs., spec- ' . -risßi-^_--_ ._**"' arranS e- ialty dance devised by; the famous ballet * W_-_ r cf SSJT a..?oapre-. master, Fred Leslie; 'before a. crowd of ■£. aftet ; :the Auckland season concludes on jS^f'^f M_.£l>- ?' .m' ■ . 3 18th. FeT__y. This news should give u,fl n ?*? a;VB -the _rt of* ?<-<?*** f great pleasure to the residents of the vari- peUe .whose mother, .is giving a big,ball '.£ ouff£ districts* to be visited, for it is _-■ ™ . ono,lr °{ .foreign: prince. A gang &' dom that an opportunity ,U. afEorded them ?*•"'_ *_-1? t -_ne'-i to 11Be * . ,occaslo" .of witnessing in' their own town a per - l? T '-*_ c. ? h(?. .of ; her .famous necklace and ?! formahce headed -by such a stage cele- na cnlel- Played by Henry Mollison, be- ;; brity as Sybil- Thorndike. The provincial comes.her, dancing partner. '~ . ■■■■~ 3 itinerary is as .follows:—Hamilton, '20th Tala Birell. . *•). February; :W_nganui, 22nd February; " ,■ „. ,, ■• TT - .: ' "■'„■ _ „ - > Hawera; 23rd February;. New Plymouth i-ala-Birell,-Universal- exotic Viennese H'2ith February;-' Palmerston North; 25t.h actress who has just completed "Nagaaa," j* February; Hastings, 27th February Dan- **--B been cast for-the feminine lead in «. ueviirke, 28th February; Masterton, Ist "Black Pearls," the Don Ryan-Gouverneur i* March; after which a short return season ■"• .Morris.South Sea. story- Irvin Willat and "*■] (2nd l . 3rd,'4th-March) will be played at £.lenn Kreschner, his cameraman, recent- >?. WelUngton the company sails f or' *? return ed from Tahiti, where they made X South America. The play chosen for the «rteriors and atmospheric ; shots. for the jt'pfo_ici_jl.;dis„cts is ; "Madame Plays production. , S_.^:____?y^^ ■:" ....... S bhiiii _ T *" Miss Joan.Ray ner' and Miss Betty Ray--4 fntlllps.Holmes. .ner.have.been giving a Christmas season 5- PhUlip_: has been signed -to _ ."* f e atthe Grafton .Theatre, writes ft: long-term contract^ by Metro-foldwyntthe iohdon-correspondent of "The Post" . . -layer.. . H6_ries h'-s been, seen_ece_tfy . ' 6t_d an _ry- »P? ,gs* } h\ e? br! n 8 Kan: subh.films as "Night C(_. » <^S-^ ay^ ?^> Cime^ ar? of a taking simK ( Witnesses,»."An Am^icap Twgedy;" C shclt5 hclt T . and- arl Present(f wi. ■«» «uch 5 "The .Broken Lullaoy?- 7 His-first'rol- decoration in the way -of^acting as-they ;;S ■under/his new contract has notyet ten ™]1 M/, and.jio more. They have been '"-decided-upon. ' •" ' ■"- gathered from diverse sources. The Wmd•s. '-■ «;■■' ■•■ '_."•■-,■''■' ■ . ', ~ sor lady,: who cannot love until she is _■> i» ourig.. ' .■ *' ' , ' "■ " sure that her soldier lover hasdied of ai _. T.t _.—*-,;— -____:__. x' - "'--.- *'- _ -■•' ' despair, like '■ -the- quaint characters-- of.the i__2_fl_?__^. _^.'-Ssa_ Bs____p-__3_._: *-W-JvT" .#_/?' . ttUl Bln th? Sun-f olksongs come from Germany,- America, -?*^ e_i v?..?*?-?, .-_? r.eSF... vi?-. tj>e and the English , countryside. Among 3"S^-;:i Bornin South S, hiel?s' Se them "The loldier and the Girl"'-Best spent many hours as a youngster m the suits the performers' talent for delicate, gymnasium .owned- by his 'father, a weU- mockery.' There are sea songs, including _ fe .:*nown .amateur champion of boxing and "High Barbaree" and "Le Petit Navire," gewimmmg. the age of ten he made a less bloodthirsty rendering of the tale of « Oiis stage debut, club swinging, : a t charity: the /.Taney. Lee;, poenis from CMna.-and So popular-did the perform--Japan,-pdemabyMr. Walter de-la Mare :*j ances: prove that his father,; who had_.and 3lr: Wilfrid Wirson.Gibson, and some guilty of a previous composi- of Miss Eleanor Farjeon's very jolly riurU tioh. Wrote, a comic, song to "enhance Al- scry rhymes of London town. Though, _ert's «ct, Albert, took, dancing, iessans,. Wipe .mqy t^ink, guch. ?n entertainment '* and at the age -of thirteen he began- his almost too simple, others will find it*fresh S Istage .areer proper, being billed as the and gay and .amusing. * '.."- ---| lboy ; comedian.! ; • J.. J } j o an Bennett., ~k- ■ ' . _ ■'"".... '~'.' ; ■ ; ":' Presenting: such, favourites as Charles ."£- The'following comment appears •in''t„':Farrell. and; Joan Bennett _upported by g ""New York Morning Telegraph"'concerh- Balph . Bellamy,"and Irving Pichel in. a A Bng "Gyhara"»—"There is a delicate beauty- 'yiyid and: colourful story of .pioneer days *^ r |n. 'Cynara,' a-charm-of'acting; and an in a-California mining : camp,* "Salomy <j 'understanding, in -direction .that, makes. Jane" offers many surprises. Both Far--5 jthis.fOm. one worth seeing. ■ Ronald-Col- reU-''ind Miss Bennett give performances *% man, as. Jim, plays his role, with all the °f a b^and new type. He portrays the' '"^ of W actor: who knows, ap- character of 'a grim sergeant, late frbm i .predates,' and; understands the part ie. the Civil: War.: : Miss Bennett abandons '?* jjs.to. play. -Phyllis Barry is excellent.as the-society roleß with which she:has.been. *_D6ris. Kay Francis is charming and identified "to* burst forth as a hoydenish * Emotionally effective as the-wife." - ;" madcap girl.'. |S '•"Dangerously Yours.7 • "The kid From Spain." / :*■''' ,*3_; Wanier: Baiter arid Miriam' Jordan are _~ Eduardo Castro, one of Mexico's lead- ■^ Aboard a yacht ow;ned. by a ing matadors, . and Francesco Alonzo, i'L ,£outhern California millionaire the. are brother of Gilbert ' Roland; had been en- :™ fcrnising. through the waters • hear Santa gaged by Samuel Goldwyn as technical ■j> Catalina Island; •and with them -are advisers in the preparation of "The Kid Spirector-.Frank.) Tuttle and'all-the other 'From -SpaiH." • The; Eddie Cantor ;cdm- ;^ Members of the "Dangerously. Yours" -edy.-required, expert assistance for the, ;S fe* s*' as-well as a complete technical 'staff/ authenticity of J/itsj bullfighting -sequences' sp'The /action of the -romance • includes- and other details, of Mexican atmosphere. '/*■ :Baxte_'abduction of Miss' Jordan aboard' This .picture*:will be released by United ; iiiaiyacht and a flight down the Atlantic Artists. ' . '..', - *\ |^oast'to ■Florida. -;*Berberf Mundin/the" Ai s ti_iian __ws ' ■'■'"'■ '•'-^' X^mall English comedian, who kppears ■as *usn"ai.an _OWS. valet-accomplice, also is ;on .th- While Melbourne audiences, are crowd:.4iJvoyage and,, being a less than ordinary ing the Theatre Royal to see "Waltzes ; 'd* iailor, is living only in the * hope :of from Vienna," -in Sydney, Her.' Majesty's.j;jge.tting ashore, again. , ■■~...■ Theatre .is packed at every performance •+■--,., ' _ ';.'"■ " '...' of'"Our Miss Gibbs," which is described j Kissing .Record.*'i'... - ~: . ~ , by .the/. J.; C.'.Williamsonr: management as_ '■'"■■ Cfeiehtnn '"ClhantAr- nor, n t +*«,-__: *-„__.. "not a revival.but- a.brand ,new 1033.pr0- --* Sonr_T .he mostkissed ;*^»t, fn ?^?T_ «««««■" '' Ti^ ™*™1- cdtherly ho/al-*-fi _nd _,c mcrTfntlZ^ ft f^f ways been, a favourite with Australiah I' Sees 'h% °T_s=-'SS < i-Al -wi _£_, only audie^es. At its first production in Syd- - _dience ?verv tim^ hV >,?« » __f M* W -*' "^'an' Australian'feh6rd'with *S '^sf;^. a^new .ro-, a .run, of .about ten months, and the *^^OuSw. thf« K h ft nW T,»P -P .l B." Popularity of the present production is * __f„_ wi °°'. ■ hf -"H-?- Chaney's/increased- by the appearance mthe leading " Wwt 8 ' toi, d° lU "i 8 *&■ of roles °i su_v P opi_r artists as Cyril Rit! -SS: ' T -' r^&:i^ ome 'v chard.and 'Midge Elliott. The cast' also *"taS fo,-. ' _:j charnnn &'' . C^? includes :Leo: Frankly-, Frank. Leighton, *'.i, _?-*?''_ ":.cf Ued," npon. at . the.. RKO ■ Edwin Brett, Reginald. Dane, _rthurCor■i £ a*s- . "dips Jo play, leading ;ma_--___ nell, Elved' Jay, Gus Bluett, Gwyheth Lasf t!^L_, -#**?r.^-^PX-mng. .young celles.lMarieXe Varre, Dulcie Davenport, |^tT|sses. Traditionally, a stirring love Noel Clapp, .Jean Duncan, Mary Rigby j.^ Jicene is included in these tests. ; ; A New .'Zealand tour of "Our Miss Gibbs" •-? -'ipaiyt..': ,'... * '-.-.'•'. --';; ; may follow later.; ; I', Piiiel.moyes from Paramount's ' Bi ° F""e.'Scene.- ;:! \ . _ . Bill'°n Ddlar Scandal" to "King* of Hollywood's efficient fire department . _? e i __| . ". l . casting of' Pichel com-'- merely, 'turned 'over in- bed when a red-,|-;gleted_ the > roster of players in this ani- _ehed sky, swirling columns of smoke, "'" 51 "* W°*. ' F *--cr x has Buster Crabbe, and high-leaping flames, gave spectacular, *»^ if- - f2m?r lng cna ->•"> .' appearing 'as' thrilling' notice of: one: of the greatest ; *he ; Lion Man. , _ fires in the city's history. Hundreds.of ir I*, domestic Comedy. •"'■■■ v ""•'■ °.er. assembled to watch the confla'4 .m. ' v <<W - _ration, did,nothing to stop it. In'fact, ■:_*■'-,. me play Busmess with Amejrica" aptly paid arsonists helped it along. - The fire a. "former London 'stage fay- was confined [to the RKO studio, and ;_s ; ;pme, Madge. Titheradge, to Hayraarket consumed' the concessions,, stands, and !^Bud_fces. ■ after an absence in Ameriqai.: sho^s of a carnival as the- cameras turn•«'g.his,.light, .artificial comedy is adapted cd. The great blaze will provide one of j:*rom.the-German. ■ Miss- Titheradge-play-' the moments :in i'Phantom Fame,-"- an* .r'^d the role, of the wife who is absent, RKO Radio Picture, with Lee Tracy, Lupe ,; from the house when the important man "Velez, and Eugene Pallette featured, g from Ainerica;.arrives to dinner, her secre- pj^-j * . - . , .-? lary having to step into her shoes and _t •"Tea.,. . _ _ ~ _ £«lis hostess.* lan - (Hunter; '■ Clifford Mol- Kent :■ __y_y. Paramount player, _nee - |ison,rLeonora Corbett (as.the secretary)., lost his job because he sang duringvUs .!..fomplefed the clever quartet. • working,hours '■ •

Janet jGaynor. Hollywood to-day has a new romantic team, in- Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres. This union was effected by Fos Films, who borrowed Ayres-from Universal. to appear opposite its own Miss Gayno'r in the filni version of. Phil Strong's best selling novel, "State Fair." In the allstar- cast with:. the new team are Will Rogers, Sally Filers, Noi_anr Foster, Franks Craven. .Louise Dresser, and Yic-* tor Jory. While new romantic combinations: are always of interest in Hollywood, one , affecting^ Miss Gaynor is especially so.". Most .of" her screen romances have been-with Charles Farrell. . ■ Unusual/ Joyce-'Barbour_ the well-known stage and musical cbmedy actress, appears in an unusual role in: "Diamond Cut Diamond," the Eric Hakim production which is being released,by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Ltd.- In.: the South g ea Bcen e S which open the picture,: the, famous actress , appears as a Polynesi-wi' enchantress who attracts-the1 roving eye of Claude Allister. In these: sequences, Adolphe Menjou, the star of the production, and Claude Allis•ter appear -as-two beachcombers. ■"'■'' Richard Arlen. Richard^ Arlen, has* been * awarded the lead ih Paramount's "College Humbur,'.' a. special production based on campus III?.-. Ai-len's recent roles include leads in, .Tiger Shark," "All-American," and "Is•land -of Lost- Souls."

Janet jGaynor. Hollywood to-day has a new romanti team ; in- Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayrei This union was effected by Fo_ Filmi who borrowed Ayres-from Universal, t appear opposite its own Miss Gayno'r i the filni version of. Phil Strong's __* selling novel, "State: Fair." In the al star: cast with .'the new team are Wil Rogers, Sally Filers, N"oi_anr Fostei Franks Craven. .Louise Dresser, and Yu tor Jory. While new romantic combine tionsVare always of interest in Hollywooc 0 . ?2e?ting; Miss .Gaynor is especiall so.". Most .of" her screen romances Kav been-with Charles Farrell. , ■ Unusual/ Joyce'Barbour_ the-well-known stage am musical cbmedy actress, appears in an ur usual role in: "Diamond Cut Diamond,' the Eric Hakim production which is be ing released .by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pic tures Ltd.- In.: the■ South "Sea scene which open the picture,: the, famous actres appears as a Polynesi/m' enchantress wh attracts the1 roving eye of Claude Allister In these: sequences, Adolphe Merijou, th star of the production, and Claude Allis •ter appear -as-two beachcombers. ■"'■'' Richard Arlen. .Richard^ Arlen, has* been * awarded th lead ih Paramount's "College Humbur,' a, special production based on campu ]'!?.•. Ai-len's recent roles include leads ii .Tiger Shark," "All-American," and "Is • land oi Lost- Souls."

Gerfard's Next.- - BiLP.- is* now; actively preparing for the next starring 'vehicle "for their popular" comedian;. Gene ' Gerrard, whose recent - appearance in. '_et Me' Explain, Dear," was highly, praised. ' This film, which it is anticipated will be in production soon, is an adaptation .of P. ICWodehouse's classic, "Leave it to Psmith,", and vwill* present "the* *rtesource|tfl" Gerie", posing:* as a poet of the most modern'school and, of course,' all-fqr theslbyeiof;,a.lady. An important .association will.'be-rehewed in this picture, fori Monty:-panks ; is to direct' the' filpi.- .It-will ibei remembered that this producer was''the director of "My Wife's Family;" • which starred Gerrard and .proved .a.-.record-breaker in cinemas-the : world over. - D . '■' ' "The' Great Jasper," Fulton' Oursler's' best-selling -novel, is- to be made, into an ■ RKO Radio production. Richard Dix" is. sch'eduled'forVthe starring role of the' colourful character, Jasper. Robert J. Tasker, • noted "screen author* and playwright, has "been:; signed ';to write the screen..play-invcoUaboration With Oursler. Peterj Dawson; Coming. ~* . ter Dawson :has.been, engaged for an Australian .and New Zealand tour beginning: oh 4th/April,', by Messrs. 'J. C. Williamson and-J: and* _■ Tait. He was last m.'the • Dominion in association with Mark Hambourg-the ; pianist, their season proving :onel of the most successful: in the an-, nals : of: concert, performers. . ,

"The Fountain;". : - ; Jane Murfin, who wrote "Street Girl," the first talking film to be made by RKO Radio Pictures, ,has drawn the assignmerit to do the adaption of "The Fountain," noted .novel by Charles Morgan. "The. Fountain,'" sought by several film compariies, presents a riey?- phase of postwar ,■• conditions, featuring . one of* the strongest, romances,; it' is said, that has ; been ;; contained in : any contemporary novel. The story concerns war-time loves, involving the, wife of. an officer, her noncoiribatant -lover,. and the: returned husband. Critics everywhere acclaimed, it one of '*, the, most powerful dramas ever written, around this theme. Norma Shearer. In "Smilin' Through," the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production,'Norma Shearer makes a. portrayal of ( two girls; In making , a departure from the sophistication of her' usual modem', roles she is a buoyant,'radiint, _ahd refreshing spirit. ' Fredric March plays, both as. the jilted lover'arid the youth\:who returns later to -Winher." Leslie Howard:*has' a powerful role as the man .whb Jives with his bitter memories, frprri, youth to. old-age, and invests his role-with;.the- charm- for which he is : distinguished. Sidney Franklin directed .the. production.' , -.. ' -Fields. ■_'■ -'.'•:_'.■•„ )"■ .'■": ' .'., ■■■ . >W V C. Fields'has-started, on ,his second starring comedy; for -Mack Sennett,- "The Fatal. Glass of-Beer," .which, will be ireleased, by Paramount. . , ~' ~

In- France. ■--. '•■'v. • ..'. ": Diietb the' succe-ss'.of."Perfect: Understating," Which she has just completed an. England;- Gloria SWanson is planning to make a second picture'- in Europe, this tlme in France. - ; Much of the- action of the new one will take place in the Basque* country,-that territory, 'on/ the borders of: France and -Spain whose traditions. a,re. shrouded; in mystery. Pierre Plessis,. .Paris .journalist, and author, '• is reported to 'be: -working on the story., "The Big: Cage."' > ■..; Clyde Beatty,.' king 'of * animal "'trainers, says'wildest, beasts respect man's superior brain; and demonstrates this' fact in Ufaiversal's!"The.Big Cage." Beatty,: who*at twenty-seven, became ■ one of the, greatest•; circus ■ attractions; in' the ■ world, and who ■ has-.achieyed*feats, with animals, hitherto' ■ considered-, impossible,- has an appearance entirely contradictory to- his profession. He is of small stature,', with a pleasant,' smiling countenance, that could hardlyl be expected to inspire fear. However, when he' enters-the*' ring with his 40 .'odd beasts, protected: only by a slender chair, arid if necessity demands,: a. pistol with blank cartridges,: he._: master of > the situation*. Swimmer-. Buster.. Crabbe,', Olympic Games; star arid' world. swimming champion, who Will make* his motion ! picture debut as J the Lion.Man; in-' Paramount's "King of'the' Jungle;" Was graduated last January from the University 'of 'Southern California.

Business and Pleasure. . ',;; /•' Business and pleasure are combined for a group of about .200 Hollywood extras. They are the men who ride . horses in mass formation in "The Vanishing. Frontier," a forthcoming Paramount-release, arid in other Western productions. Their skill on horses brings them returns in cash, but it also brings, them a great deal of. pleasure, for most of them are : graduates of- the ranges; in the south-west, and would rather spend their .time in the saddle than anywhere else they can think of. All are experts, and;have.to be, for they are called upon for extremely hazardous Work. In "The Vanishing Frontier," 'or example, they ride in formation . at terrific speed through precipitous ' canyons, across rock-studded ■ valleys, np. and down hills. Johnny Mack. - Brown is starred and Evalyn Knapp, Zasu. Pitts, Raymond Hatton, and j, Farrell MacDonald have featured rolei^in "The Vanishing Frontier." A Famous Role. Sir John Martin-Harvey,.'whose-son is a. member of the Thorndike-Casson, Company now touring* New Zealand, made,his first appearance in London in Sir. Henry [rving's famous part of'Mathias in "The Bells," when he played it.at the King's, Eammersmith, last month. ' The repertoire ilso included "The' Only Way." ' Lady Martin-Harvey is ; collaborating with i. her husband in the preparation of a modern play which he hopes to present-this year. New Zealanders will remember the screen version of. '^he Only Way." 'in which Sir John gave a faultless performance of a poignantly dramatic role-iriA— -play set _ring the French Revolution. ■ *'S.Q_ -Iceberg."-. ..... Carl Laemmle; president, of Universal Pictures, reveals that he has just received ivord from Dr. Arnold Fancl_f of an amazing feat .performed recently while' his Iramatic . expedition was' in "the Arctic' filming Universal. "S.O.S. Iceberg." Fanck reported that he had succeeded in >hotographing in sound the birth and death _>f an iceberg. It, was only by patient and watchful wailing that Dr.Fanck was able to record in sight and,sound the forming >f an iceberg, something never before'aciomplished. These scenes; calling for'the itmost daring,-were made on the; Rinkjlarier, 200, miles from Umanak.'•..'.--Menjou Signed. Adolphe Menjou has been signed by RKO Radio Pictures ;to play the lead in 'Now , You See It," by; Fulton Oursler, suggested by the life of Houdini. Menjou's __,racter' in the picture will be that of in escape artist, arid "handcuff king," tvho devotes himself to the exposing of spiritualists and mediusbs. The production frill, be directed; by, Dudleyl Murphy, with iialogue direction by Alexander Leftwich. Leftwich was an intimate friend of the late Houdini. Associate Producer Kenneth MacGowan will-have charge of '-Jow You See It." ■ ..- ; - Over the Sink. "I.Love You" sounds- much more convincing over the kitchen sink than in- the parlour, Paramount ■ sound engineers have discovered. It happened: during the^filming of; Clark . Gable's proposals to Carole Lombard, in "No Man of Her Own," When it was found that the linoleurii' floor arid porcelain fixtures of the. kitchen acted as a better sounding board for Gable's voice' than' the heavy rugs arid drapes' of the living room. _ Cynical Play. , A revolving stage was installed- at the London Palace Theatre for. the Cochran production "Dinner at ' Eight." Eleven scenes were managed on the sliding stage used in "The Cat and the Fiddle.'" The play bears a. . resemblance ( to "Grand Hotel," presenting;a panorama- of-smart ifein New York to-day,* the action being ;oricerned with the preparations for; a iinner party given-by a business man to meet Lord and Lady FernclifF. The, final touch of irony is that the.chief.guests do not turn, up; in. fact they .do, not appear in the play.. Over; thirty characters are Drought into the. dialogue,' -.ranging from the kindly host, haunted by impending ruin, and his fashionable -wife,' to -ar-ietta-Vance, a once-famous' stage beauty [this part was played in America by Constance > Collier, an. English* beauty; of, Uie brunette type), and Larry Renault, a :inema idol. Edna Ferber. an 4 George Kaufman, who wrote it,'did not draw a pretty picture, for the play is a scathing indictment of New. York' society. "Fast Llfe." ' '"Fast Life" has been selected as, the title for the new. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sim, featuring William - Haines, ■ Madge Evans, and Cliff Edwards. ' The picture is'based on." the E. J. Rath novel, ■ "Let's So." _ Directed by Harry Pollard, 'the 2~sti includes also Conrad Nagel, Arthur Byron, Kenneth Thomson, and: Albert Gfrari. .* . ..*■ J, ,■ ■ ■." _ ..-'; Returning. . As soon as she recovers from her recent illness Zasu Pitts'will return to .Universal City to.co-star,with SKm! Summerville in "The Five-Year Plan."- The' story 'is a burlescjue with - a. Russian" locale, arid; is aow being whipped .into- shape *by its iuthors, Stuart -Paton: and iLeonard Mos!ey. Miss Pitts and Summerville had" just. I sompleted "They • Just had. to Get Married" when the comedienne was'stricken.

Woodrow Wilson. Through the science or the talking motion picture, Woodrow Wilson, America's, war-time President,, is to talk once more.to the world. With'the voice that once buoyed the ■ hopes of his countrymen.in troubled times, Wilson will talk from the screen m RKO Radio's production, "The Conquerors." To perform ■ this feat, studio technicians are re-record-mg a phonograph-record made by the statesman several years before his death. These words will be synchronised with a motion picture of Wilson. On the screen his. lips will move, and from them will come the voice that changed the political structure of the world. Richard Dix and Ann Harding are co-starred in _he Conquerors," which is directed by William A.' Wellman, from an original. story" by Howard Estabrook.. Ethel- Clayton. . Every now and then.a name of yesterday s importance crops up in Hollywood. Ethel Clayton, who was a real star in the silent* days, has been'assigned to a part in ..Universal-; soldier * drama, "Private Jones," starring Lee Tracy.' Still beautiful and talented, the lovely.'actress brings back memories. Colour. . Walt 'Disney has been. awarded first prize, in ,the. short subjects field by the Academy of Motion ."Picture Arts and Science for his first. Silly. Symphony in, colour, "Flowers and Trees!" He also received a special- award* for creating'the character *of Mickey Mouse. At .the same ..tune1 Helen Hayes '-received. the premier, acting.. award, and Frank Borzage .the directorial award; ' Miss - Hayes i Was" Ronald Ileading' lady in ''Afrowsmith." v Borzage .is ; now directing* Mary Pickford; in _ecrets.'.' ' '■■".. Origin of, Sookey.'' ' . ' Douglas Newton, -who wrote "Sookey,". . the novel from .which the George King talkie/ "Self-made __y" is -adapted; reveala _bme interesting facts about the ■ origin of * the story. * The; character of (Sookeyj,. the heroine, was based on a _ general servant whp was engaged by the author's wife in .their early married life, and her; sister who rose to fame as a dress designer. These two real life "characters gave '.the author foundation -for' Sookey's temperament arid fight for' fame. The slum- street known as Cherry Pie Gardens in, which the heroine starts her life' is nowj known as .'Blue Anchor Lane, Peckham,' whilst the Park • to' which Sookey goes to meet her' doctor; friend is Brockwell Park—although: in the novel it is,called Hern's Dell. '.-'■■■ "Kongo." ■ '.",•.' A white ruler ; of a,black, empire, with a -wheelchair, as,'throne and a long stockwhip as sceptre. A'white girl lured to the African jungle to be sacrificed in a heartless scheme* of revenge. An English doctor who has, "gone native" in . his efforts to bring healing to the natives. Voodoo tricks of magic, and the muffled throb of War" drums beating their" signal of revolt. Th^se are the materials out of which have been evolved Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer's production of "Kongo," in which .Walter .' Huston, has the leading role. "Casanova's" Lure. The last six weeks of "Casanova, the Prince *of Lovers'," at the London i Coliseumwere a huge success, .continuing,the triumph that- has .attended Sir Oswald Stoll's magnificent* production during its nine months' run. '■' During.the" season the piece gave employment twice daily to a total of 550 people, including performers, stage hands,' directors, arid'wardrobe assistants. Many playgoers' saw the' show over and over again—one,woman paid her nineteenth visit before'the'Close—and the box office:was inundated with.applications for seats at the final performance .at Christmas. Described as*a feast of colour, music, .dancing, arid romance,: the play made a particular" appeal" to Christmas holiday playgoers. Miss' Mary Lawson, one, of the principals,.completed*her 1000 th appearance 'at the Coliseuiri (in "White Horse Inn." ' and '"Casanova") without having missed a single' performance. . ■ -' "World's Champion." Joel McCrea, who fought: his way up from; the "extra" ranks during the past four years,, has: been made a fulHledged E_r by David; O. Selznick, in , charge .of all RKO Radio productions, and assigned "World's Champion" as his initial starring film.. "World's _, Champion," which is scheduled./ to go into production' very shoiftly,\ is; from an original story by t Adela Rogers St.' John. The director 'and other members, of the cast have not yet been* selected. '■ . ; -.'•■■. ; Gilbert Roland. - , . Gilbert Roland, who has * just: completed; the' masculine! lead opposite Clara Bow.in "Call- Her Savage," has been selected- for an important part in .Paramount's "She Done Him Wrong," starring Mac West..Roland plays ia,masculine menace ,i_ . this -story- .of ..'tbe '.famous, old Bowery, and its cofourful characters.. Cary Grant will appear' opposite"Mac West, arid others in the cast.are Owen.Moore, Noah Beery,- David Landau^ and Rochelle 'Hud- ' ■ son. ■', ' " ' "' ■■.':■■■.:- ,