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1 Celebrities Attend Film Premiere BY READ KENDALL Music IoVera of the motion-picture Avorld flocked to the Car When someone mentioned the cost of Frank Capra'g latest, "Meet John Doe" which was $1,750,000, Frank suddenly lapsed into reminiscing about his first movie, which was "Fultah Fisher's thay Circle 'Theater last night for one of Hollywood's most un PAGE 9 THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941 PART I usual premieres, the initial showing Disney's much-discussed "Fantasia." They came in all their finery Boarding House." He made it for SJ600 and sold it for $3500. Frank tried to run a print of it the other night, found the film had "completely disintegrated. He'll pay almost anything (or another print. Bob Riskin, whtose script of "Meet John Doe" is his greatest, says his first writing job was a proposal of marriage to Trixle Friganza, op an: order from his boss in the woolen goods business. Bob was an office boy who wrote poetry on the side.

Offer, was ji-efused, Bob was fired after which he made writing to see this most unusual produc Tantasia Acclaimed as Film Masterpiece BY KDW1X SCIIALLERT tion in Technicolor and with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia, Symphony Orchestra. If you don't think that Disney is just as popular with the fans as any top-ranking star on the screen, you should have masterful art of Walt pis-jSprtng" (which after all would spoil the continuity) this reve his business. would strikingly reveal the scope heard the crowd's reception for of Disney and his coworkers animations is put to us greatest, test In "Fantasia." Magnificent results have been accomplished When Paulette Goddard finished "Pot o' Gold," the 16 dancing cirls in the Truly there is nought that him when he was announced over a loud-speaker system. He was accompanied by Mrs. Disney and Stokowski, their imaginations cannot reach out to.

In "The Rite of Spring" ana a production wormy 01 a place forever in the treasured archives of the film Industry picture banded together and bought her a modeled hand filled with white orchids. With-it came this note: "Orchids to you for being the best sport we've ever worked with." one alsa felt keen scientific in ALMOST UNNOTICED Paulette found out favorite color of each and gifted; them brought to fulfillment. "Fantasia" la caviar to the cea One of 'the unusual events at fluences. GAY EPISODES the last night was the eral, ambrosia and nectar for the fact that Shirley Temple, once But the animations that will be loved by the majority of people intelligentsia. It makes no com promises: it is the noblest expert will be the lighter, gayer ones, with sweaters in those shades.

Jimmy Roosevelt gave the whole company a bang-up party when the last shot was in the can, and Horace Heidt had a present for each. Jimmv says, "Tot Gold' may not be art, but I hope it's funny." ment of a wizard in his bright the top box-office earner of the entire almost walked Into the theater unnoticed. Shirley 11 is popular but she has The abstractions, as in the first field of artistry and creativeness. The dictum of the dlsrriminat excerpt, will probably be accept ed but not mean much to a great ing premiere audience which wit Changed a great deal in appear ance; many people. nessed the snowing last nigm, ai I did feel myself that there the Carthay Theater was VilrrMu -In.

favw nf the IllsnPV were a few too many rings, cir believable. Jack said; "The woman is the one believable thing in the story. I' love her." He did. She was Charmian Garfield is studying Spanish like mad. He wants to visit that country down there next summer.

Went Into It Spxmeer Tracy, who takes his work seriously, has been reading up on the various well-known portrayals of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and came across some notes on that of Richard Mansfield who claimed he used no make-up but got the effect When her. presence became known, the 5000 persons who had gathered in the grandstand erected about the theater gave CARTOON GLAMOUR In this scene from "Fantasia," which opened or the Carthp'y'' Circle Theater last niaht, one of the love Centaurettes looks in a mirror as Cupid hovers cles and bubbles seen during the picture. near, looking pleased.

her a hearty welcome. In the toccata interpretation achievement. The picture was ceived as an enthralling new experience. COURAGEOUS EFFORT Tha onnlailco wao pnthllslasf lp She was accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

George San Carlo Opera of course, an attempt is made to suggest reactions that might come to one during the hearing Temple. Real, Not Reel Dean Jagger drove a team of horses through a forest fire in "Western Union" and said later, "Why should I let a stunt man take a chance? I was brought up on a farm, know horses." After that scene, the stunt men of the company gave him a dinner party. The Jaggers just celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary, assisted by the Fred MacMurrays and Vincent Trices. Fred will free-lance after one Outstanding Music Big Feature of Disney Epic Another child starf somewhat during the various interludes. The march of impresslveness, of a great classical composition, Except that it conveys the sug grown up by now, was Jane Troupe to Sing at Auditorium highlighted in the latter part of Withers.

Her best boy friend, gestlon of musical instruments at work, what, happens on the Buddy Pepper, and her mother were her escorts. BY ISABEL MORSE JONES screen is more or less formless and that's always a dubious expe According to the theater man Los Angeles will play host to "Caltech," but all of it is terrific. agement, the ticket advance sale The program at Carthay Circle last evening was Walt Disney's the San Carlo Opera Company dient. There is a recurrence of There are swoops that become the picture with delightful ins-ney humor, was constant, The words most vised to de- scribe "Fantasia," besides the conventional, beautiful and wonderful, were path-breaking and courageous. The phrase "coura- geous beyond belief" would be sunn mnfo arTIirntf this sort of thing now and then again this season.

merely boops in this sound-equip a a i an enormously mpnt hut thov arin't Imnnrtant for this production is one of the heaviest since "Gone With the Wind," and equals if not betters that of Disney's most successful Fortune Gallo's troupe of sing which will have its value with those who like the cubistic, van i momentarily annoying. "Ave ers is oue to arrive eo. zs, through the muscles of his face, tone of his voice, and posture of his body. De Wolf Hopper used to tell this story about dining with Mansfield in a hotel room in Philadelphia during the time "Jekyll and Hyde" was creating a sensation: "Above the table was a lone green lamp which lighted our faces and threw the rest of the room in deep shadows, I remem-ber a bell in a neighboring tower, which broke into the subsequent recital with weird opportuneness. forms of art expression, of abstract music by acknowl-.

Maria" which is the final uplift edged composers, of performers! is not too well sung. The choir Talks by Deems Taylor are more picture at Paramount, and would to do only two pictures yearly Because Methodists don't drink, Hartzell Spence, who wrote "One Foot in Heaven," wouldn't be photographed with even a glass of water in his hand, while he was a visitor here. Ray Bolger's so sympathetic in "Sunny" they're making bets when it will open a lOper formance engagement at Phil harmonic Auditorium. is theatrical and heavy. succinctly given, though neces sarily this part of the entertain Leopold Stokowski and orchestra players of Hollywood and Nothing is more fascinating mcnt savors almost too much of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," Starting with the most ansiract treatment In the Toccata and Fugue In Minor by Bach, the picture attains a variety of moods grotesque, whimsical, almost terrifying, antic, fearful, awesome, and finally ends on a high i.

me the und-tracks of various In with Hizi Koyke as Cho-Cho-San, will be the initial opera. Other majority, new and wonderful the educational. The Stokowski musical presentations are of the finest, but those are reviewed struments. They are the mod' sound effects. productions include "Martha," em hieroglyphics of the language of music.

Rhythm and melody on the set that audience will want him instead of John Car elsewhere on this page. This is a dream of a symphony to be sung in English; Verdi are visualized and the patterns spiritual note with Franz Schu bert's "Ave Maria." SPIRITUAL spectacular "A Ida," "La Travi GENERAL APPEAL roll to marry the girl. Ray's a feature-length picture, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." FAMED TRIO In one group arrived three of Hollywood's outstanding stars, James Cagney, Robert Montgomery and George Murphy, accompanied by their respective wives. Dr. Lee De Forrest, who has given so' much to the technical side of pictures and radio, was among those present.

Edgar Bergen with attractive Betty Lewis furnished the laugh for the night when he stopped for a few moments at the microphone and extended greetings from Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer. Among the prominent' who ata," "Tosca," "Cavalleria Rus great dancer, does one called The worth and great merit of concert The symphony is Beethoven's "Pastorale," as you have ail heard, but you have never seen anything like it not ticana" and "Pagliacci." "Rigo are exciting. DECORATIVE OPUS In "Fantasia" you are much "The Spirit of the Circus" in letto," 'La Boheme "Talcs of which he pantomimes every per The picture begins with the tuning up of the orchestra; there Ms at pne point a short Intermezzo what Disney has done in this picture should carry its message afar and to many people who do not ordinarily go to the film loffman," in English, and "Car less conscious of the music than "Mansfield seldom talked shop, but this night yielded to my plea and told of his sensations when he first appeared as the monster in Boston. I was spellbound and in a burst of enthusiasm asked what he did and how he did it. "And there four feet away, under the green light, as the booming clock struck the hour, he changed to Hyde before my very eyes, and that's the nearest I ever men.

of jazz. These are. about the only you anticipate. But you are form acrobat, fat woman, bareback rider, lion tamer. It's a riot Nice to see those eccentric dancers the Hartmans even in your mind's eye, unless it be the mighty storm scenes with Zeus thundering in the Bianca Saroya, Lucille Meusel, lAYqttiifaj in 'l-iii raptor hnuTVPf VlCJVa, LUi 111 VMiaiVV( i a theater.

A large group is avail able, too, in that sector. completely aware of its power and inspiration and almost al third movement. The symphony Leola Turner, Mildred Baldwin, Norina Greco, Aroldo Lindl, Di-mitri Onofrel, Mostyn Thomas in same picture. You may re Disney will find the ordinary member how good they were is cheerful, Just as Beethoven indicated In the melodies and the tempi faithfully maintained bv ways gratefully. You have no idea how gorgeously decorative all things pertaining to music-making can be, until you have and Harold Kravitt are returning this season.

came to falling in a dead faint." motion-picture audiences both receptive arid unreceptive, depend' ing especially howv.apjSrecla' Uve they are of music. Stokowski. But the merrymak Hilda Kosta, Turkish contralto, walked under a canopy decorated on either side with poinsettias seen thi3 picture. The ends of ing is not peasant's fun bv any new with the San carlo Opera fiddle-bows, the gold flash of manner of means. is big-city I were Frances, Gifford, wife of i But with Stokowski and his Taste of Future While Bob Hope was absent-mindedly peeling potatoes in Company this year, will sing the fiery role of Carmen.

some time ago with Shirley Temple. This time I hope they'll linger longer. Mary Martin' only gets one kiss in "Kiss the Boys' Goodbye but the comic, Vera' Vague; "Who plays Mary's rival, is kissed in practically every scene, and her favorite line Is "Take my lips they're yours" Charmian, own coworkers Disney has ere James who was escorted by Carol Tonroth of radio; Sally hilarity and rather unpleasantly h'h, tnat 8taj human in spots. Je their flight upward, We are a little disappointed ofr a Bfh ha h. cathedral, the weight of moving atcd a picture, with music in pre Blane and Norman Foster, Cliff eminence, which will be assured of a memorable place in screen "Caught in the Draft" he walked through Dottie Lamour's home and left a trail of peelings be-' (Ukulele Ike) Edwards and Irene Comedy Due in history.

got those impress ons from ft "lJ. nphnvpn anH sncor vibration, will be beaut ucotnoven ana so much beautiful hind. After several takes he said, more Colman, Jesse Lasky, Jerry Mayer and party, Laraine Day and Monroe Greenthal. the love of Jack London, tells Furthermore, through the new to you with a new light shed L''in I. aim.

I've been Tomorrow beautiful ones from nr. -mucin. til Tk II HUB W1UC. Fantasound, he has brought' the iby Disney, the Sorcerer, and his nn iaic. i it 11 ai.

i rui.i- l- mttt-rt "Th- fiM wnif in IPeeling so long I feel like Sa ly from the works of the great composers, who, besides Bach and are represented by Tschaikowsky utcracker Suite;" Dukan-'The Sorcerer's Apprentice;" Stravinsky "Rite of Spring;" Beethoven "The Pastoral Ponchielll 'Dance of the Hours;" Moussorg-sky "Night, on Bald Mountain." Each composition lr tendered separately, with a by. Deems Taylor, the musical commentator, briefly Intervening. There is a 15-mlnute intermission midway through the program. In all, the 'concert with pictures for that Is' what It actually is equals, if it doe's not exceed, in length the symphonic. Music is' given first place as a basis 'for emprise in which "Fantasia'! naturally differs completely from any production 'of similar extenslveness.

Some short pictures, have been, produced that have been Illustrated in somewhat the same! fashion, principally by Disney himself, but none so elalxtrately. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. DeMille, Forest Tucker, Rupert Hughes, Rand" tonal fabric to the audience with practically sheer perfection.

Rosalind Russell and Melvyn MUSIC DRAMATIZED to his publishers, they complained that the woman was not Rflrtsfd br Rruttr and Trlbunt Syndicate. 1H1 When It comes, to dramatizing Among those who assisted on Douglas form a new costarring comedy team in Columbia's "This Roy Disney, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Lubitsch, Lew Anger, Mitchell Lelsen and Sandra Gahle. Gail the picture, Ben Sharpsteen gets music, the Russians havo the best II LI.L clever apprentices, some of whom showing unmistakable signs of genius in adapting to their own uses an art new to them.

They have looked within themselves for the meaning of music and some of their findings (not 1 UlilK V-ailVU UU.C, 1111.11 Pl'llJ credit for supervision, Joe Grant Patrick and her brother Dick Fitzpatrick, Wynn Rocamora Qb viij wll auv.4 41111' street theaters tomorrow. and Dick Huemer for story direction. Edward If. riumb for musical. Although both players have and Barbara Allan (Vera An enormous number of other been under contract to the same studio for five years, this Js the Vague,) Norman Krasna and party, and Harry Rapf and workers "took part in evolving "Fantasia." first time they have appeared to party.

Marie Wilson and Nick gether on the screen. 1ICBA1B 1 ROWLARB iniuii emits MSSSfflP Grlnde, Waiter Abel, Ben Ber- The picture concerns the fate cracker Suite," Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," and the supreme climax. "Nigh' on Bald Mountain" by Moussorgsky. dominate le-cause of the essential drema in the music itself. One of the minor thrills of "Fantasia" is the tuning of the orchestra.

It is a nostalgic sound which has been played up with the beautiful golden-hrown color of a Stradivarlus. The opening Bach Toccata and Fugue, which would be better without nie, Claire Trevor and Clark An Actor Bogart of a wife who believes that trial marriage Is greatly superior to drews. Mary Martin and Richard ft the old-fashioned institution Halliday, Jean Parker and Doug Once Manager What happens to her belief las Dawson, Jean Cagney and Art Babbitt. Mrs. Samuel Gold- all of course) strike a universal note.

The makers of "Fantasia" are not musicians but they certainly are lovers of music. They make fun of it affectionately at times but only in the "Pastorale" did approach the burlesque. On the other hand, the ballet in Ponchlelli's "Dance of the Hours" comes In for strong ribbing everyone, not a dancer or choreographer, Is amused. Per-haps It would be Just as well If music and life and color and line were to be Joined together with such magic more often. It may quite possibly he the opera-ballet-film-art of the future.

wyn, Charles K. Rogers, the sol with SCOTT GARGAN CONT.hom2P.M..40olft6 VOIRE UHRtA 50e thr.ftr All plui Ui WT0FI 1111 makes for laughter, suspense and romance. Binnle Barnes, Allyn Joslyn, Gloria Dickson, Lee J. Cobb and Gloria Holden are in the cast. Lcssers and Virginia Van Upp and party.

any woras 10 intervene, loiiows like a prayer and petition for Six debutantes, members of messing on the music to tome. Deems Taylor's words and voice the Las Madrlnas Club, were In the foyer selling programs for the benefit of the Hermosa Beach Children's Hospital. are distinctly, added attractions but added once or twice too often for a music-film. now At two IMUHI) Bovine Beauty in Hilarious Revue Sequence This Is an a-erage choice of muni i un Pii nu i MViITiliH iff if First at Paramount i. r.JWiii.LMiunKMJ iri i numbers heard with pleasure everywhere, "Fantasound" steps them up to overwhelming vol-ume when mountains quake and Dav nut or is making nis or Alice Brady Humphrey Bogart.

playing "Mad Dog" Earle In "High Sler-ra" at Warners Hollywood and Downtown theaters-. 'broke into show business via the backdoor process. The son of a New York physician-father-and an artist-mother, Bogart attendod private schools In Manhattan, served with, the Navy during the war and became in turn oftice boy, stage and business manager or the late Alice Brady. That experience led to many roles on the stage but It wasn't until Tetrlflcd Forest" that he obtained a film contract. The current production, In which he is costarred with Ida Luplno, provides Bogarfs best to date.

first appearance now on the Par- amount lot In his 28 years in Back to School Robert Paige, Paramount contract player, received an anonymous Invitation to attend graduation exercises at Manual Arts High School, his alma malen He plans to attend. fall down. But the pictures de Earl Carroll's popular revue. 'Tan-Americana," boasts not only the "most beautiful girls In the films. He is directing the Hope Lamour team In a Buddy DcSyl mand it.

rne individuality of WEIRD REVEIj The cartoon' creator's own "Silly Symphonies" are the closest approach, but none has attempted such' philosophic and epical treatment as applies in, nay, "The nite of Spring." with its delineation of the world In the making, the age of monsters. Nor to my best knowledge ha Disney ever essayed such a macabre evocation as the "Night on Bald Mountain," with lis wild, weird revel of sinister spirits presided over by Satan. The "Ave Maria" follows this as a panacea, but it seems almost anticlimact lc. There are many viewpoints that may. be assumed regarding Fantasia." and, as a matter of fact, on this very page Is presented a musical as well as a cinematic appraisal.

My own standpoint Is that, of practically estimating the- appeal for the general That will win the astute those who are devotees of music and those, who relish great novelty goes' without argument. ABSORBING NUMBER I found the picture interesting throughout and of course much more than that at many stages. I firf itn1 hd Imafmnnt nf world," but also features Lisa va' comedy. "Caught In. the Draft." called "the perfect cow." In a hilarious comedy sequence with Jimmy Durante, the bovine beauty makes her appearance in the first act of the show on a Cfjciucrs Spoken Drama auntie single instruments is miraculously preserved in other mo-ments as when fairies tiptoe on lily pads.

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Durante explains In a gay song alxwt the most perfect girl In the world, and, as the audience waits, expecting to see a beautiful girl, Elsa appears on the revolving stage. Durante ably assisted by a cast Including Beryl Wallace, St. Clair and Day, the Slatt Brothers, the Debonalrs and Olive and George with Buster Shaver. delphla Orchestra, Stokowskl's fill i aTaarfT iaa "fcaHal a 1 AA own, bulldii pyramids that tower and menace man, Just as do the prehlstorlcanimals, wandering In Paramount Has Musical A stellar array of names from the airways will bo seen In the Paramount Theater's Nhow today. On the screen Bonnie Baker and Orrln Tucker appear in the leads of the romantic musical, "You're the One." The cast Includes Jerry Colonnn, Edward Everett Horton.

Lillian Cornell, Albert Dckker, Renle Rlano and Teddy Hart. In the film Bonnie sings ''Oh, Johnny" in addition to "You're tho One," "I Could Kiss You for That" and "Strawlerry Lane." Oil the stage Fanchon and Mar-co present "Radio Follies," featuring Dinah Shore, singer. Cliff Nazarro and Carl Hoff and his orchestra will entertain In addition to the Fanchoncttcs. IFor the Family In the' Sunday Times a and only in the Sunday Times a will you find the West's finest array of rib-tick ling comics. There are more than thir ty of them and all will score a sure-' fire hull's eye on every funnyhone in the ('' 1 Treat yourself and the rest of the family to this big helping of fun Set the whole parade each' week in f5 il ay 1TiDDD me voscmite, jn the picture.

Some of. that Stravinsky se- quence is not only primitive hut Biblical and some of it Is lust Realism' Keynote of War Picture 'PHILHARMONIC AUDITORIUM BEHYMIR ATTRACTION! SUN. FEB. 2 RACIIMAriHIOFF TlckaHi 75, (2 20, $1.11. The Sorcerer's Apprentice," with Mickey Mouse in that mis-chlof-lnducl'ng role, "Hie Rite of Spring" was absorbing and astonishing as re-markable, a Disney visualization as ha.ver been seen.

The unwieldy dinosaurs of prehistoric times' seem to yield astonishingly to facile, handling by the ani- The' true peak's of lyricism, though, and great audience enjoyment al portions of "The Nutcracker Suite" and the able 'Pastoral Symphony" with its ceritaureltes, captivating flying horses, and its bartiianale. "The Dance of the Hours" is alan Immrimelv Hrvcr and amtis- H.tO, tit. ta Philharmonic Orchestra iBDinoui Conductor "Manneiheim Line," which opens today at the Grand W1I-shire; (formerly the Criterion) Theater, is no glorification of war, as the soldiers' faces are said to show. Helson EDDY HOROWITZ MON. FEB.

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