“THE DESERT SONG”
SPECTACULAR TALKIE COMING The wonders of Vitaphone are presented in new guise in ‘■'The Desert Song,” the brilliant operetta which takes its place as the first “musical play ever transferred to the screen in its entirety. "Warner Brothers;, pioneers of the talking picture, Have taken another step forward in the production of this famous stage play a.ccompanied by all the tuneful melodies of Sigmund Romberg, its composer, played by the Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra, and with a magnificent chorus of 100 voices. Important roles in this epoch-making production are played by John Boles, Carlotta King, Lotafs© Fazenda. Johnny Arthur, John Miljan and Myrna Loy. Nick Grind© rznd John Meehan will co-direct “Ex-Wife,” which MetroGold wyn-Mayer is to make from the sensationally gelling novel. Grinde needs no introduction as a motion picture director, v/-hile Meehan is a wellknown playwright.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 865, 8 January 1930, Page 14
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