VAUDEVILLE ON THE SCREEN

Evening Star, Issue 21745, 13 June 1934, Page 1

VAUDEVILLE ON THE SCREEN

ST. JAMES’S OUTSTANDING ATTRACTION A picture, which, on account of the variety of the entertainment and the versatility of the performers, should not fail to receive a good reception ia ‘ On the Air,’ which will commence a season at the St. James on Friday, ■practically everm radio'stay of note isy feaTii'red ip.AhWpictnre, ami in several, cases iVTg'tlie, fir&ftirae they- have appeared. oii the screen. v , Each group of performers is presented in the course of the develop-, meut of a slender, but, nevertheless, adequate story. Dave Burnaby and Reginald Purdell are seen bidding iarewell to their listeners and setting out on what is meant to be a quiet holiday. Their first stop is at a village inn, and the attractiveness of the proprietress proves the undoing of their holiday as intended They are soon recognised as stars, and are persuaded to perform; at a grand village concert, at which items are given by a number of other prominent perforiners. More entertainment follows at a cabaret, where Roy Fox’s band is the attraction, and at the end of the programme they discover much to their consternation that the items have all been put on the air. Roy Fox and his band, known to listeners all the world over, give one of the outstanding performances. The film opens with the Roy Fox Baud about to give a recital at Broadcasting House, and two of the well-known players, Dave Burnaby and Reginald Purdell, are starting on a holiday. They stay at a country inn, with Betty Astell as the obliging barmaid, and Anona Winn as the maid-servant.