SCREENLAND JOTTINGS

Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 17

SCREENLAND JOTTINGS

Victor Vareoni. well remembered for his tine performances in recent. First National films, has been engaged hy British International Pictures to appear in two pictures for this company. Aiiss Aiyrna Loy i- to play the coveted role of the tempestuous gipsy in the screen version of the famous lb endway simee-s. ‘’l he Squall.’ As Lie beautiful gipsy who invades dm home of her benefactor-’. Ali-s Loy haw. a distinctive role, alionling her a groat chance in her first venture into stardom. Ali-s Loretta Young and Aiiss Alice dovee have important supporting rods. ‘Children of the Bit/.’ is the title chosen for tim latc-l. success ol that genial pair. Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill. If is a talc of married life. ■Billie i)o\e is at, present, at work on an Elinor Glynn story, ‘The Alan and the Moment.’ Earle Fo.x has gone into villainy as a business. The once popular comedian nf the van Bibber comedies, since his sinister role in ‘ Hangman’s House.’ has scored in a number ol “ heavy ” roles, including the Junker officer in ‘ Foiu Sons.’ Now lie is cast by Fox as a night dull proprietor in ‘ Fugitives,’ in which Madge Bellamy has the chief role.

Another Clara Bow picture which will lie released in New Zealand is ‘‘Three Week-ends,’ from the story liy Fdinor Glynn. Neil Hamilton has the male lead opposite .Miss How. while comedy parts arc played by .Harrison hol'd and .Jack Raymond. New Zealand’s veteran screen actor. Winter Hail, appears in ‘Paradise.’ in which Betty Balfour and Alexander D’Arcy play the two important roles. Winter flail, who has had tremendous .screen experience, at Hollywood, plays excellently the. pari ot the clergyman, and the comments of the Knglish Press arc more than complimentary to his versatile talents. All the ’exterior scenes lor ‘ Paradise ’ wen; filmed actually in the French Riviera, while the interiors were made at the Elstree Studios, London. In producing the exterior scenes in India for ‘Emerald of the East,’ the latest 'British International picture, eighty elephants, dOU horses, and more than ten thousand performers were engaged for the production. Many of the scones were made in Gwalior, the Maharanee of which State actually lent Hie State army for some big battle scenes connected with the native rebellion. which is a foatmo of the production. Miss Corinnc Griffiths's most -am-

mercilessly struck the man several times. WOMAN BLEEDING. The woman was bleeding profusely from a gash in her head, and the man was badly cut about the face. Attendants rushed to the rescue. Those of the audience in the vicinity stood up, but tiie show went merrily on. Then as the tumult died down the aggressor said with' a voice that could lie heard all over the theatre; “’I hats my wife he’s gut with him I Let him give me in charge.” “ TAKE THAT ” AGAIN. By this lime the audience in the stalls realised timt a domestic tragedy bad been superimposed upon the musical comedy on the stage. ‘‘Take that!” said the husband again. And now give me in charge!” Eventually the parties concerned went into the vestibule, and alter the injured had received first aid, left the theatre. The husband is the licensee of a well-known city hotel, and it is alleged that tiie victim of file assault has a vetl a I the hotel on several occasions. Accompanied by a private detective, tlu; husband wont into the stalls, and, Inn ing located Ids wife and her escort, forthwith launched his offensive. YOU NEVER KNOW. It adds a new terror to_lheare going —with another man’s wife'! Several ladies in the stalls showed an inclination to leave the theatre forthwith, and throughout the whole of the first act one or two could be seen glancing furtively behind. For quite a long time the civ el Nemesis echoed through the theatre; ““ That’s my wife’s he’s got with him!”