NEWS OF CINEMA.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20254, 24 July 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)

NEWS OF CINEMA.

Gilbert and Sullivan Musio In Ftlma Gilbert and Sullivan musio in “Tho Girl Said No” proved so popular that Andrew L. Stone, the producer, plans to use some of Strauss's Viennese melodies in “ Face the Facts,” which he Is making with Stuart. * Katharine Hepburn’a Now Films. Katharine Hepburn will return to romantic comedy in “ Bringing Up Baby,” after completing ** Stage Door.” 44 Madame Butterfly ” ae a Film. “ Madame Butterfly." the popular opera, is coming to the screen with the original Puccini musio. Gladys Swarthout will sing the title role, with John Boles as Lieutenant Pinkerton. Some musical re-arranging has to be done so that Miss Swarthout, mezzo-soprano, can sing soprano lead, and Mr Boles, baritone, can take songs originally writteu for a tenor. Edna Best In 44 South Riding.” Edna ‘Best (Mrs Herbert Marshall), who plays one of the leading parts in “ South Riding.” appears as headmistress of a school for girls in Yorkshire. Ralph Richardson is Robert Game. Squire of Maythorpe Hall. First scenes show Edna Best teaching forty-four children. Many of these children have been specially picked by Mr Saville from Yorkshire schools. Tiie leading child part has been awarded to Joan Elluni for whom Mr Saville predicts a great future. In the long cast are Ann Todd. Edmund Gwcnn, and John Clements. Film Star Broken-hearted. Tears streamed down his fare, his lips quivered with words lie could not speak, as William Powell bent over Hie pale still form of Jean Harlow as she lay dying in a private ward of the Good Samaritan Hospital at Hollywood. Powell covered his face as the doctors said: “She’s just going.” A moment later lie dashed from the room and cried brokenly to his great friend Warner Baxter, who waited outside: 44 Oh, Warner, she's dead—my Jean, my Jean!” Sonja Henle In 44 Thin Ice.” Sonja Henle. who was so successful in “ Girl in a Million,” is at work on " Thin Ice." in which she will perform some fancy feats of ski-ing as well as skate. She is being partnered by Tyrone Power, Twentieth Century-Fox’s rising young man. and the boy about whom she is supposed to be “ that way ” In real life. Nothing affirms ns surely as this rumour that Sonja has been accepted by Hollywood The association of her name with that of the rising young mail of the moment is. in the Hollywood fashion, both a compliment lo tier and uii assurance dial site has arrived.