AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

£VERYBODYB PICTURES.

TO.NiOHT AND TUESDAY

El Brendel, premier Swedish comedian of ■ the talking screen, whose latest Pox comedy, “Mr Lemon of Orange,” in which he is co-starred with Fiii Dorsay. will be seen and heard to-night at 'the'Princess Theatre, is the most easily worried man in Hollywood. Brendel studies harder than any other actor in the film' capital, and spends hours working out tyicks and funny situations which he is sure will get laughs when he does them before the camera. -

“Travelling around the country in vaudeville, playing a different town each,week, I learned to depend entirely upon myself,” he said. “I used many ‘props’ in my act, that is, funny clothes, funny equipment and things of that sort. Everything had to be just right or it might fail when I wanted to spring it on an audience.. If it didn't work, the stunt would fall flat. So 1 spent hours practising with them, and preparing themfor each performance.

f‘l even did all my own sewing on my famous ‘breakaway’ suit gag which uSefl r to be such great laugh getter. The tuxedo I used had to be put together just so with threads, so that I could break the right one at the right time. I couldn’t trust anyone else to d<i 1 it right, so I got in the habit of doing everything for' myself: 1 ’

■ Brendel is regarded as the hardest working actor in pictures, spending more time in preparation of his roles than any other player. He rehearses his roles at home before a mirror until he is ‘sure that every gesture and facia! expression is exactly fight. He works at top speed until a picture is finally completed, and then relaxes completely for a week or so before he starts worrying about something else. Others in the cast include William Collier, Sr., Ruth Warren, Donald Dillawav and Joan Castle. John G. Blystone directed. The dialogue is by Eddie Cantor and Edwin Burke. Good supports. "Prices 2/6, 1 /6, children 6d downstairs.