“THE DESERT SONG”
COMING TO THE ST. JAMES 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. It will be the next change at the St. James Theatre. Warner Brothers, pioneers of the talking picture, have taken another step forward in the production of this famous stage play accompanied by all the tuneful melodies of Sigmund Romberg, its composer, played by the Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra, and with a magnificent chorus of 100 voices. The use of such a large number of people brought up new problems in voice recording, but the difficulties were surmounted with complete and astonishing success, and the result was a Vitaphone production which far excells all previous efforts. “The Riff Song” and all the other inspiring choruses of ‘‘The Desert Song” come to the audience in volume as melodious as it is remarkable. The desert settings are exceptionally beautiful.
Important roles in this epoch-making production are played by John Boles, Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda, Johnny Arthur, John Miljan, Marie Wells, Jack Pratt, Myrna Loy and Edward Martindel.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 903, 21 February 1930, Page 16
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