“Boys From Syracuse”

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 8

“Boys From Syracuse ”

By signing Irene Hervey for an important role in “ The Boys From Syracuse," producer Jules Levey will arrange Miss Hervey’s first film appearance with her husband, Allan Jones. Levey had previously cast Jones in a dual role, embracing the parts played by Eddie Albert and Ronald Graham in the Broadway version of the comedy hit. Jones and Miss Hervey have been married since 1936, but have never appeared together on the screen. In “ The Boys From Syracuse ” one of the characters played by Jones is married to Miss Hervey. The other Jones role is that of a twin brother who romances with Rosemary Lane The latter plays Miss Hervey’s sister. Martha Qaye, Joe Penner Charles Butterworth, Alan Mowbray’ and Eric Blore have been signed for other leading roles in the Mayfair production, to be released by Universal. Eddie Sutherland will direct from the screen play by Leonard Spigelgass and Charles Grayson based on the stage play by George Abbott, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart. Additional Rodgers and Hart music will be added to the score used in the stage version, and Dave Gould will be dance director on the film.