AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

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{ BEAUTIFUL OPERA FRGa'I .STAGE TO talking- SCREEN;

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Just to wliat/extent Yi,t’aphone has e yoJutioiiised business methods in. the film industry by the arrange nients made- qy Wa rncx;Bros, fo r the- presentation of- ‘‘The Desert Song,” one .ofi-theimostjsueeessful light musical works of recent. years, as a talking ahd singing motion picture. One of the particularly intriguing things about is the romantic color of its stpry. Heretofore,

when ,the story of ..musical .comedy to a. he acquired rights ; of any /work. In the finished picture of a "niusical work, however, all that remained was the title, .and . the theme song, latter being retained for of the action by the theatre orchestra. This was sufficient /iU-iva'Anll 'thAt could be used. ThisidayPlias-'-’passed, however. In to ‘‘The Dese rt Song/ ’•> AyArners obtained the entire the libretto as iftelT; ij?* other words, they brought all the _rights just as if they were to i, t|Ht‘ iiii^ibeal : ."work on the stage! presenting'; “The Desert Song” on the screen all’ of, its .original been retained. The scordMs” by the

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musicians. It' was the intention to make an even imposing, proof the-: mpsicai cqijnedy on the audible screen than did its original producers;on the legitimate stage. The screen has. this advantage,, all of the desert scenes can be taken out in the open. “The Desert Song,” at the Princess .Theatre ''to-night, Tuesday and .W6dnefldaypnr , addttion• to a cast including John Boles, Cartolla King, Myrna Lbv, Louise Fazenda, Johnny Arthur, .Marie Jack Pratt, Robeu E, Guzmal/lGittb. Hoffman, Del Elliott and others,, has a chorus of 100 voices” Rey Del Ruth directed.