COMING ATTRACTIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1939, Page 5

COMING ATTRACTIONS

REGENT. APRIL 3—13: “Robin Hood,” starring Erroll Flynn, Olivia De Haviland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hale, Eugene Pallette, lan Hunter and Una O’Connor. Popular featurettes include “Rubinoff dnd His Violin,” popular science, and a Vilaphone Review No. 6. APRIL “bjarip Antoinette,” the triumphant return of the first lady of {he silver sheet, ' Norman Shearer, supported by Tyrone Power, 'John Barrymore, Anita Louise, Joseph Scheldkraut, Henry Stephenson and Gladys George. STATE. EASTER SATURDAY. 2.15 & 8 p.m.: Our grand Easter attraction, one of the year’s outstanding comedies. Gary Cooper, a lonesome cowboy and Merjp Obdrpn, a sophisticated lady with Patsy "Kelly, Waher Brennan, fuzzy Knight, Mabel Todd in Sam Gpjdwyn's' “The Cowboy and the Lady,” screening in conjunction with “March of Time” 1938 series Nq. 1. showing “The Czechoslovakian Problem of Today;” also a further “World Window” entitled “Bfernal Eire.” WEDNESDAY,APRIL 12, 2.15 & 3 p.m.: Two big features. Firstly the first of “The Roving'Reporters” series, featuring Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler, Jane Darwell, Douglas Fowley in “Time Out for Murder”' and secondly, “Meet the Girls,’’ you will like them. June Lang, Lynh Bari, Robert Allen, Gene Lockhart,' Wally Vernon, Erik Rhodes in this exciting escapade of two girls. FRIDAY, ABRIL 14: “Suez,” the miracle production which has broken records everywhere. Featuring Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella, J. Edward Bromberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Maurjpp Mospoyich in the story of the grpat Suez Canal--jugu-lar vein of the world. COSY. APRIL 8—10: “Daredevil Drivers," featuring Dick Purcell, Beverly Roberts, Gloria Blpndell and Gordon Oliver. ‘'Gambling Ship,” starring Robert Wjlcpx, ' Helen Mack, Eddy Brophy. " Matinees Saturday and Monday. At Monday’s matinee each child will receive a'free Easter egg. APRIL 11—13: “We’re on the Jurys,” with Helen Brpderick and Victor Mopre. ‘ “Behind the Headlines,” in the leading roles. APRIL 14—17: “Rustlers’ Valley,” with William (Hopalong) Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden and Muriel Evans. “Doctqr Rhythm.” with Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle,' Beatrice Lillie, Andy Deyine and Laura Hopp Crews. HISTORY OF THE STAGE FULL OF TRAGEDY. The history of the stage is full of such tragic' stories. Film stars fall even harder than those of tfre legitimate stage. ‘ Barbara La Marr, who once inspired her eyes for £5,000, and was one of the first stars to be paid £5OO a week, died outside Hollywood in 1926 without a ppnny. Mabel Normand, who used to be one of Charlip Chaplin’s leading ladies, and who was supposed to have spent £20,000 a year on clothes, die"d aged 34 of a broken heart after financial failure.

Lew Cody, one of the most successful male actors of the pre-talkie days, died a pauper in 1935. One of the gold fillings had to be taken from his teeth to help clear his debts. Flo Ziegfeld died owing a million dollars. Lya de Putti, the famous Hungarian star, left only £600; Rene Adoree left only £6. • Tn 1936 Marie Prevost, ex-stage and film star, was found dead alone with her half-starved dog in a 12s 6d lodg-ing-house bedroom. Eight years before, millions of people had paid to go and see Marie Prevost in film extravaganzas by Lubitsch and De Mille. But the money is there all the same if the interested party can strike oil; the way J. C. Williamson did. Oscar Asche was one of the fortunate ones. “Chu Chin Chow,” which he wrote, produced, and acted in, netted him £200,000 and took about £3,500,000 from the British public, not including nearly a quarter-million of Australian money. J. C. Williamson built up his fortune on Gilbert and Sullivan and D'Oyley Carte comic operas. In 1893 he brought out the ‘‘Blue Ballet,” which had amongst its dancers a beautiful girl. Maty Weir. .1. C. Williamson fell in love with her, under romantic circumstances, and married her. J. C. Williamson married twice. His first wife, Maggie Moore, from whom he was divorced, died in San Francisco about 1926, and his second wife, Mary Weir, died only recently. By his second marriage he had two daughters; the eldest, Marjorie, married Captain Lindsay Browne; the other is Mrs Wallace Horsley, of Tumblong. This branch of the family has two children, a hoy and a girl, Who still at school.