The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 24

CCCC THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936 24: IMPRESSIVE DEBUT Doris Ballard Excels in Bach Sonata Taylor Plans Canyon Home For Bachelor On Screen at United Artists Fi land GOSSIP OF CELEBRITIES REVIEWS OF PICTURES Highlights and Shadows By Alexander Fried BECAUSE SHE plays withgrasp. Here her technique, often Four Stars Compete In Party on Set ATTEMPTS of the four feminine headliners in "Ladies in Love," now showing at the War-field, to out-do one another in graciousness nearly resulted in a comedy of coffee cups during the making of the film. The four stars, Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young, Constance Ben brilliant, showed some limita brains and with feeling as well I at as wltn expert lingers, ijoris Ballard, young Berkeley violinist, made a most impressive local concert debut last night at the Community Playhouse. Miss Ballard, it seems, does 3 nett and Simone Simon, simultaneously decided to order coffee not do things by halves. Ordinarily violinists program only three movements of Lalo's and sandwiches for the entire company one evening when they NOTWITHSTANDING rumors linking his name with those of various feminine stars it looks as though Robert Taylor plans to remain a bachelor.

The young actor, now appearing with Joan Crawford in "The Gorgeous Hussy" at the Paramount, has just purchased an acre and a half of land in one of the Beverley Hills canyons. There he plans to build a bachelor establishment. Besides Taylor and Miss Crawford, the cast of "The Gorgeous Hussy" includes Franchot Tone, Lionel Barrymore, Alison Skip-' worth, Louis Calhern, Beulah Bondi, James Stewart and Gene Lockhart. 'Three Married Men," companion film, is a comedy in which George Barbier, Roscoe Karns, Mary Brian and William Frawley play the principal roles. "Spanish Symphony." She programmed all five.

Likewise she were working late. It is generally conceded the privilege of the presented full four movements, feminine star to act as unofficial 4 not two, of Each minor Sonata. tions. Her swift passages in high range were not always perfectly in tune. In general, Miss Ballard should strive for a still more subtle refinement of tone quality.

Delightful novelty on the program was Milhaud's "Le Boeuf sur le Toit," with, a dazzling cadenza by Honegger. Milh'aud lengthily improvises upon the banal gusto of cheap Paris cafe dance music. His composition usually rips ahead in two or three keys at once. Seldom does it remain in what a tame ear would consider the right key. But Ox on the Roof somehow manages to be more than clever farce.

It contains frequent implications of valuable serious Debussy, Dinicu and Sarasate ended Miss Ballard's program. Her pianist was Sanford Schlus-sel, an accompanist of national first-rate standing. hostess to the rest of the company, it she so desires. There To sustain an expressive inter 7 fore, each star hesitated before est through so long and intricate A A- an unoccampanied work as the assuming the right. However, the suggestion of Miss Young Bach is no small achievement.

Miss Ballard did so. She kept met with the confession of each of the other three that she was ordering refreshments. the difficult "Fugue" pattern ByAdaHanifin LAURENCE OLIVIER, who is quite THE star of the London cinema these days, since his appearance is Orlando in "As You Like played for some seasons in Hollywood. He acted and looked so much like Ronald Col-man that he was probably held back on that account. Direction and make-up have worked miracles for him in "As You Like It." In an average English import shown here several months ago he appeared to have lost his personality and whatever ability he had shown on the American screen.

In "As You Like It," he has seemingly undergone a metamorphosis. A young man in the first place, his shadow as Orlando appears young enough to be his own son. He has gained many pounds, his hair is marcelled. His moustache is cut off, and the absence of trousers for Shakespearean doublet and hose, elongates his legs and makes him seem taller. Elisabeth Bergner has the role clear.

She controlled cleanly the With visions of four truckloads rhythmic vivacity of the Finale. of coffee and sandwiches rolling Invariably her playing was en up to the studio gates, the little livened by an alert warm conference ended in a laughing thoughtfulness. The glamour and romance of Lalo also lay well within her decision to order the refreshments and "match" for the privilege of paying for them. With four lovely hostesses dispensing smiles and sandwiches impartially, it began to look as if the established reputation of stars in Hollywood for "touchy" temperaments had gone into the String Quartet To Open Season IN ITS FIRST public concert Ginger Sherry Star at THE NEW CAPITOL this week is offering Ginger Sherry, New York burlesque favorite, as the new personality in its 18-unit stage show. The Louis-Ettore ringside pictures are showing on the screen.

discard, along with other out of the winter, the San Francisco String Quartet tomorrow night in the Veterans' Auditorium will moded customs. The companion picture at the play Brahms' minor Quartet, f.r '4f I Haydn's Opus 76, No. 4, and the Hindemlth No. 3. Warfield is a mystery melodrama, "Murder With Pictures," which gives Lew Ayres a good role and casts Gail Patrick opposite him in the feminine lead.

of Rosalind. soeakinir with a Viennese accent. Advertisement The American premiere of "As You Like It" takes place on Octo Archipenko Talk "STYLE AS an Expression of Students' Work WORK BY students of the checki FEVER and CLDS Spirit" will be a final lecture Academy of Fashion Design is on exhibit until October 21 in the WALTER HUSTON and Ruth Chatterton, in a scene from "Dodsworth," the film based on the Sinclair Lewis novel of the same name. It is being shown at the United Artists. topic of Alexander Archipenko, Russian-American sculptor, in the San Francisco' Museum of Art tomorrow evening.

Liquid Tableu first day Salve, Host Props. Heidachcs. 30 minutes Try Best Liniment Duncan -Vail Gallery, Kearny street GEARY'S NEXT FILM 'As You Like It' Due Oct. 23 'Scandals' Run Here Limited To Two Weeks WHEN CLARK MAKES, LOVE TO MARION MANY WELL KNOWN names-- Elizabeth Bergner in "As You i -K if GEORGE WHITE'S "Scandals' THE WHOLE WIDE Like It," appears as Rosalind, Laurence Olivier is cast as Or-1 lando. Leon Quartermaine is WORLD'S IN TUNE! of stage and screen will be found in the Elizabeth Bergner screen production of "As You Like It," begins its final week at the Cur- ran next Sunday night.

The en gagement will close on Saturday the American premiere of which is announced by the Geary night, October 24. The run of this attraction, it is announced, management for Friday, Octo ber 23. cannot be extended in spite of the An unsurpassed cast, an immortal laugh story, -iv ami, V4 vi Sir James M. Barrie suggested the treatment for the screen of melancholy Jaques and his reading of "The Seven Ages" is one of the high-lights of the production. New Program Is Given at Liberty A SPECTACULAR heart number opens the stage show at the Liberty.

The chorus appears in novel "swing" numbers, each act being followed by a principal in a specialty routine. ber 23 at the Geary. PROF. FRANK L. FENTON, writer and chairman of literature of State Teachers' College, talked on "The Theaters of the Gold Rush" recently at the Commonwealth Club.

Especially colorful and interesting were his remarks about San Francisco's early theatrical life. fTrom 1850 to 1855," Professor Fenton said: "Twenty-one Shakespearean plays were given in San Francisco, many of them at the Adelphi. Here was also given that rontemporary 'shocker, 'I Came aux Camellias a 'shocker to London, but not so regarded here. James Stark put on 'Othello' and 'Hamlet' in repeat performances within two months. Bowe, a circus manager, also put on 'Othello because his circus was not so good.

He named his favorite horse "Katherine Sinclair and the Booths came by way of the Show Boats of the Mississippi River and the Santa Fa Trail. They played 'Much Taming of the 'Richard 'Macbeth' and In one San Francisco performance of every part was spoken in a different language Desdemona spoke Danish. The main parts of 'Hamlet' and 'Macbeth' were both tried by women. "Edwin Booth had his first experience In San icisoo. His father kep Iiim a.

For many years he was nu well received. Finally he triumphed. French were eternally introducing novelties to San Francisco, jnany of them musical. Among them were the, then, darinz elicien The Shakespeare's gay comedy. The film is said to move rapidly and has not been bolstered with spectacle.

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