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Oshawa Daily Times, 12 Oct 1929, p. 12

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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 1929 A --------------.. Interesting Pen Impres- sions of the Coming Attractions on... + THE LOCAL SCREEN Who's Who & What's What in the Amuse- ment World MISS HYAMS WON BY HER SPIRIT OF "NEVER BAY DIE" Three years ago a pétite blonde stage favorite of New York, piqued because motion picture producers wwe /nd passed her by, left Broadway 4 der Hollywood, Although just barely out of her teens she had had years of experi- ance both fn vaudeville and musi Li, eal comedy, as her father and mo- S00 ther--~John Hyams and Lella Me- +57 Intyre~were both great successes on the stage, and she always trav. won @led with them, i Her first experience in filmdom "" "WAS dusplelous, as she was given a "hit tn "Dancing Mothers," But ; then on she went through all In wy yan grail suffered by out- v "aden £ to break in, i A ih By weary months, dur. Il ing 'which she often was tempted to Yeturn to New York, Allan Dwan ave her a part In "Summer arders," a Fox pleture, That started her on the path to eclnema fame, After being graduated from ue Leila was a member of her fa HA 'company for five years, . which she accepted a role th. William Collier, Sr., playing with him for more than a year, ------ ONG SHOTS AND COS: 0% ia "Churchill Ross, the likeable little "hookworm" of Universal "Collegian" series, has heen added to the cast of "Ropes, Mary new starring picture at Universal, George Barraud has heen borrowed from" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Tiffany-Stahl Productions to play the male lead in "Woman to Woman," now being directed by Victor Saville at the Hollywood studios, fonular yolan's "The Grand Parade," a story of minstrel life in which an elaborate min» strel show will play an important prt, is being prepared for immediate filming at the Pathe Studios, Helen Twelvetrees, popular young Fox actress has been signed for the featured feminine role and Fred Scott, youthful tenor, has been signed to play opposite. Mise Twelvetrees, oo Marie Saxon's. first vehicle under her contract with Columbia Pictures is "The Broadway Hoofer," It marks Miss Saxon's initial venture in the sereen realm and provides her with a role in which she can demonstrate her singing and dancing ability, With Jack Egan already signed to play opposite Miss Saxon and George Archainbaud' ready to direct the picture went into production immediately after signing Miss Saxon for the role, His new piéture is one fight after another for William Haines, now engaged in filming his first all talking play, "Navy Blues," for Metros Goldwyn-Mayer, He is "knocked cold" by Karl Dane and in the next reel he and Dane "clean out" a cafe the waterfront in a vicious battle, Between times he fires a three inch rifle on a destroyer at sea, Scene from "Cocoanuts" the featu ve ploture at the Regent starting Monday - . a po \ gli V1 h 'Wasn't he Kind the Cops Alway Picked on First At least, look like.a feminine Raffles, And Dan Maitland staked a lot on her looks--of which aba had plenty, Fact is, he was head aver heels in love with her after one fleeting glimpse, the ALL TALKING Fox Movietone ( THEATRE jquerade| WIN Tae Amazing Film At the Regent A ---- You'll gi " with amazement when you see oh Paramount has brought Jou in ¢ Coconuts, the Marx rothers' famous Broadway musical comedy: hit coming onday to. the Regent screen, It's something new; something marvel oney entertaining ; something that is different from any moving picture you have ever seen, talking or silent, "The Cocoanuts" is truly the first screen musical. comedy, For the first time, the method of musical comedy is brought to the screen to provide a delightful entertainment which you will laugh and sing and talk about for hos g If the lovers have a song in mind when they are In conver: sation, they sing, If the chorus feels like interrupting with one of their dance numbers they step right out, And through it ally those inimitable foolers, the famous Marx Brothers, keep banging away with their inane, ridiculous, lunatic jesting, Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppu! Whe, whe has even seen or heli them, would never miss an oppor: tunity to laugh with them again? they are superb and they register just as perfectly on camera and mi craphone as they ever did on the stage, Those who will see "The Co coanuts" wt the Regent theatre will see the same show as those who saw "The Cogoanuts" during its year run at $72.70 top, on the Broadway stage And they'll see and hear more Irving Berlin, wha wrote the original music and lyries for "The Cocua nuts," contributed the catchy new theme song, "When My Dreams Come True," ta the screen presenta von And Mary Eaton, Ziegleld's scintillating blond star, and Oscar Shaw, Broadway's favorite leadin man, have the romantic leads, And choruses of unsurpassed beauty and settings of lavish gorgeousness, beautifully photographed, entertain Every item mm the production has been 'provided with generosity and the result is, entertainment, de lightful entertainment that sweeps you away in a fairy-land of laughter and music and romance, Whatever you do, or don't do, this week---=<daon't miss "I'he Cogoanuts," SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS PRESENTED Stratford-Upon-Avon Com: pany at Princess The- atre, Toronto Ihe present engagement eof the Stratiord-uponsAvon Festival Compe any at the Princess Theatre, Toren. to, for the fortnight which begins on Monday, October 7th, is of interest and importance to every play-goer and student, The organization, which is now on its second visit 10 Canada and the United States, appears reg ularly each summer at AA Shakes peare Memorial Theatre at Stratford. shotsAvon in a long repertory ul Shakespeare's plays, and these are presented in as aearly as possible the manner in whigh the author intend. ed them to be acted, The twofold purpose of the overs SCA8 toura is to provide a suffigiently long season to the players 10 enable the company to remain intact seq son after season, and 10 add 10 the huge fund for rebuilding the Memor- ial Theatre, which was destroyed by fire three years ago, The company that comes 10 Amer- ica this season is almost exactly the sumie as that of last year, though a lew additions have been necessary un account of additions 10 the repertory 'The Riera ae! George Hayes, Wil rid Walter, Roy Byford, Eric Max on, Gerdon Bailey, William Calvert, Otlyer Sroambie, Kenneth Wicksteed, firest Hare, R, Eric Lee, Jack Bligh, Geoffrey Wilkinson, C, Rivers Gag: sby, Noel Ihiff, Joyce Bland, Fabia Drake, Mary Halder, Miriam Adams, Maud Garth, Dorothy Francis, Olive Walter, The repertory arranged for the en- agement at the Princess Theatre or the week beginning Monday, tober 14th, is as follows: Monday ev- ening, "King Richard the Second" Tuesday evening, "Much Ado Abeut Nothing" Wednesday Matinee, "Lwelfth Night" Wednesday Even- ing, "Romeo and Juliet" Thursday evening, "The Merry Wives of Wind: sor" Friday evening, "Hamlet" Sat. urday Matinee, "Macbeth" Saturda evenin "A Midsummer Night's Dream, ------------------------------ "THE OOCOANUTE"M MOST ELABORATE SOREEN PRODUCTION -- "The Cocoanuta' is the most ela- borate venture ever presented on the soreen, It is one of the uni: que big features from the legitl: mate stage now placed at the dis: posal of the filma with the advent of the talking ploture, "The Co- coanuts™ is the real thing--a musk cal comedy, singing, dancing, laughing=the Broadway stage sue rred to the clmema, 1] ® 50 fast they're al- ve § on one another's heels, "The Cocoanuts" is a laugh show from beginning to end Groucho, the talky Marxman, has the zipplest flow of lines any mi orophone ever listened %0, Harpo puts on a dumb show in pantomime that has never been equalled, Chi 00 pulls some of funniest stuft tn the whole film, Zeppo gota in fen Arent Tooking. Jus Maran ooking, It arxian tun, sidesplitting ling, "Co ute" comes to the Rege! for positively three days only, sta ing Monddy at no advance ove regular prices, Y x Ry BAG PL ed MISS BETTY VERONICA New leading lady of the Dumbells Company whe will be see GMC, Auditorium, Oshawa, on October 23 and 24 The Dogmbellettes, Capt, Plunkett's of N vy Veroniea, a B popular Aherus of dainty Canadian | | [ rare wirls, will contribute ta the sue of "Come Eleven" The G.M.C. Auditor ( Hutt, Morley larly suitable for staging The Dum ison, Charlie ells type of review | and the Is assured i ard Fog charm old favorites a um is p 8, and an iusie ent performances While not a superstitious per Canadian dancer Capt, Plunkett of the Dumbell i el catured at the Roxy not one ta laugh at the vagaries 1 past twa M Lady Luck, Admitting that his fam will have superyisi ous organization has basked | smiles af the Goddess of Fortune | rant part in the past ten years, he went | London, Ont, to open h an impatient SORBON-=SIarting the secon ( # an when the at the same place in the tre and at the same thie of that the Dumbell performance in Canada From the higgest comed Emney, to the littlest d cast, chorus and staff ha sen with the greatest possi Ci Al. Plunkett remains wt th d Dont of the roster, while a n n i MM why lady will he seen here 0 atl can't ¢ YEAS, the revue Ean was two day the offender this letter "Dear Bir | un that m Mave regret tn remit A day twa later caived this reply I don't know th Nn opay my own" and will alsa play rent from a certain i averdue he sent rent 18 overdue wine hy return of post Meanly Rislte -- af the talking sereen, allsinging, It the when they screen, all-talking, dancing, #ll-laughing, have & song In mine charus feels i Interrupting skip right out, And through it Broadway stage, twist a4 gay wl laughter "The Caenanuts" thers' great stage New York at $7.20 for one vear MUSE Was n at the | foddway | and. pra re Harry Plunkett, Je eves i dire wha has heats iss Dora of the an an un pee! landlord, | inform | Penne | |] | ie POPULAR PRICES, of any I should pay your rent, | Famous Broadway Show In Talkies High-Priced Murs Brothers Stage ensation at Popular Prices at Pralsing "The Cocoanuts" is like ving an endorsement ta June sun hing, Beyond question, it represents une of the greatest accomplishments "The Cogoanuts" which will apen a three-day run at the Regent Theatre Manday is the first film musical eo medy as such, Here is the method af musical comedy hrought ta 1h lovers in Sonverigtion they sing it, If the 9 action with ene of their danees, they the Marx Brothers, the world's fou funniest wen, the mast high-power ed and papular eamedy team on the thread is the Mars Bi hit whieh played I'he gampased for the arigingl | lage show hy the king of somposers Irving Berlin, Berlin added a new theme My Dreams Come Beréen presen tation and Oscar Bhaw and Mary Eaton, in the leads, sing this tuneful melody The setting 1a the pleturesque seas coast playground of Flarida, repras duced with lavish beauty and hound + less imagination, Groups of beautiful girls make up the dazdling ehorus and the photogranhy intradus £8 many unigue and effects Laughs come » Tast they are als ways stepping on one another's heels, "Ihe Cagaanuis" is a laugh-shew fram start ta finish It is all the distinetive hrand af humar, turning | alisurd ta the ridies wlons, fram semissanity te complete "When For tu Fomantie SUTPTISIng Marx luna ¥ PAD'S ONLY CHANCE Father: ¥eita, 1 am disappointed that you hehave well only when you are helng looked atl Fritg: Bul, dad when mother 1s aut Hevlin you only smoke Ber Brummer, Beeretary Gog iy Chicago has NiOwing-pan Fhe trouble, vou re ta he in the joints, - y Chroniele member fen Wn Praneiss G. M. C. AUDITORIUM "WED, & THUR, OCT, 23-24 VEN" lunkett's DUMBBELLS | The Same Great Show that Plays the Royal Alesandia Theatre, Tarento, Nav, 4th week, TICKET SALE AT JURY & LOVELL'S REX. ALL DRUG STORE, OPENS MON, OCT, 21, Stop! Look! Listen!! [QINMent WITH AR SH W = Coming AY ARY \JON Soreamingly funny! Happily hilavieus! The Marxmen do their gay, bizarre fooling on the talking screen! In this first comedy! With Ziegleld's seintill filmusical ats ing stars, Oscar Shaw and Mary Eas ton! Singing Irving Berlin's lavely melody, "When My Dreams Come True"! witching girls! unexcelled beauty! ties hailed "The Cocoanuta" as talkie-singie which will keep you uproarious ht In giddy whirls laughter," "a Dancing cheruses of be of New Yark eri A a in typical musical comedy, boasting a trained chorus, beautiful costuming, luscious looking girls and elaborate settings! See the captivate Berlin's thrilling music! Hear ing, lilting "Monkey Doodle Dance" Hear and see the inimitable fooling of four funniest men, the world', : ih Added Attractractions

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