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'A ROWLAND FIELD i WTAMlri Qhr Mary Along ownmor Playhouses rrnue oroaaway moth ime. KTOW that the British luxury-liner. Queen Usury, has "made ita 4 Sy CABELL f. FITZGERALD An Apology to Eddie Dowden and a Boost for tho FUm Stars Will All Be Back i Needed Joan Blond ell Talki About Audience ApptalChaplin Plant New Career. PODIE DOWDKN, Unpressario pf.the publicity staff the Met-- ropolltan Theatre, is trying to hang something on us that ws do not deserve.

Mr. Dowden yolla long and.loudly because in going the rounds of the theatrea a Baturday niglit or two ago we happened not to arrive at tho Mot We complimented the other Brooklyn theatrea on their excess but not a word about the Met So when Mr. Dowden 1 put up his howl we strolled down to his favorite theatre, and pur. chnsad a nice location with: our own money. Mr.

Dowden's com-plaint la not woll founded, for the simple reason he has never ven- tured toask us to be a guest at one of his shows. Gonerally when wo are not invited we do not attend, but ws niado an exception for the sake of Mr. Dowden and we witnessed an excellent show. And pleas tell Mr. Dowden.

if you should hap-, pen to meet him around the or any other place, that I am devoted to the Loew theatroa and I think they present motion plo-, tures second to pone. They telL me Eddie himself la a glowing genius, but somehow he has evaded thla worthy. Perhapa Eddie, with thla boost, wiu come around tomorrow and shako hands. You never can tell. He may even give me a pass to one of his shows.

At present the Met ia featuring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russel In "Trouble for Two." And Milton Berle is there la person. Unfortunately -we have seen "Trouble for Two," but ws never get tired of Berle's antics. So my advice to one and all Is get down to Loew'e Met and see a ftno show. THE excellenco of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions la unquestioned. Tho Metropolitan features them exclusively.

And tha Met always gives Its patrons first-run pictures In their entirety. Wo bellevo Mr. Dowden became chagrined because he might havo thought wo were htntlng other Brooklyn theatres show pictures In full and the Met does not. No such thing. There is no better place to see movies.

The production of motion pictures has become an extremely costly business. But we are more than glad to note that American i companies are moro than holding their own with foreign companies I and recent events convince us thoroughly that Hollywood Is In no danger of losing Its prestige. Ann Harding and other stars may rush away to England or I i a tVV-' Ar- tHwtw Vf Margaret Lindsay iiihI Warren Hull are shown above In a scene from "The Iaw in Her Hands," which, with "Scotland Yard Mystery," may be found at the Brooklyn Strand The-' ntre. RolH-rt Yotuur anil Jessie Matthews, left, arc- starred In "It's Love Again," the Brooklyn Fox Theatre feature. Also on the bill Is "Below the dltwled oxodua from these admiring shores a heat-tormented town can be said to have settled back to normalcy even, though the theatrical season known officially as 4'19S5-1836" has likewise passed from our midst, leaving the business of Interim play-openlnes solely In the hands of the Federal Theatre forces, the summer promises a sreat deul of worthwhile suburban entertainment by this time practically all of the leading rural Tama centers have come forward with elaborate schedules for the Bext twelve-jveeks v.

Variety haa coined a new title for these ummer theatres, by the way it calls them hats," be-, llsve It or not Westport, Locust Valley, Yonkers, Mount Klsco, White Plains, Woodstock, Roslyn, Flushing these are some of the nearby headquarters where actors can now be found In abundance and, further away. In sufih places as Dennis, West "al- mouth, and Ogunqult, not to mention Ann Arbor and Pasadena, other companies-are in the busy processes of rehearsal. The fashionable air of Newport will resound, starting July 7. with histrionic wordage when the season opens at the Casino Theatre "When Ladles Meet," "Accent On louth," 'The Pursuit --C Happiness," "Kind Lady," "Berkeley and "Personal Appearance" are listed for presentation by the regular company augmented each week by guest stars and Walter Hartwig promises Ogunqult audiences a banner season with a series of pro-; auctions studded with well-known actors among those engaged to appear In them are Frances Starr, Florence Joanna Roos. Ruth Gordon, Sydney Fox, Thomas W.

Ross, Morgan Farley and Robert T. Haines and, more than likely, Libby Holman will again be a member of the resident company a summer production that promesea to be particularly fine is the revival of "Elizabeth the Queen" with Mildred Natwlck in the title role, listed for next month at Mount Klsco Vincent Price, the Prince Consort in "Victoria Reglna," will play Essex incidentally. Miss Natwlck, who is fast making an enviable name for herself as one of this country's outstanding character actresses. Just retired from the cast of the current "End of Summer." The week Just closed, having brought forth a single new play, "wound up another year of theatre-going not a single opening la in sight for the Broadway regions now until early August "To My Husband," at the Belmont, was a sad affair, even though listed as a comedy poorly conceived and executed It provided little excuse for existence and it Is no wonder that Lenoro TJlric withdrew before It'opened here Brock Pemberton has returned from the Coast with, the news that Mae West has been selected to portray Carol Arden in the cinema version of "Personal I had hoped that Gladys George would get the part Helen Morgan may Join Mr. White's "Scandals" for the summer run in Chicago.

Getting my first glimpse of the Queen Mary the night before it sailed I found it to be quite a tidy little packet wandering through its palatial saloons and along Its unbelievably-broad decks at late evening hour outside the regular visiting period, by special permission, I was greatly Impressed by the appointments of this vast seagoing hotel and it was interesting to see the Hollywood studio unit, directed by H. Potter, filming scenes on board to be part of the coming RKO picture, "Dodsworth" those two unidentified actresses on the "set" were decidedly decorative that speckled wardrobe trunk in one of the passageways belonged to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia president and Pulitzer Prize Jurist he sailed for Cherbourg on the Queen Mary as did also Joan Bennett, Jack Buchanan, Eisie Ferguson, Hedda Hopper, Jules Bache (Mrs. Gilbert Miller's father) and Lucius Boomer. FROM Colorado Springs a postal has arrived from Kelcey Allen, the roving critic he stopped at the palatial Broadmoor Nancy McCord has returned, after a week's vacation, to the cast of "May Wine," the longest run musical in town the producing firm of Smith and Ayer, sponsors of "Parnell," has dissolved partnership they will continue to present plays Individually among those arriving on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary were Martin Beck, Joan Bennett and Lee Ephraim ''the last-named gentleman sailed home to England on the same super-ship on Friday he came over simply to have a look at "On Your Toes," which he might present in London at some future date Carol Stone, youngest daughter of the Fred Stones of Hollywood, will play ingenue leads in the Tuttle-Sklnner productions at Mount Klsco and White Plains this summer it is quite likely to be Bob Hope, as comedlan-ln-chlef in the new Vinton Freedley musical comedy, instead of Jack Benny Bruce Brighton, Just out of dramatic school, is replacing Shcrling Oliver In "Love On the Bole" at the Longacre It was Mr.

Oliver who took over.Brandon Peters' role In the play Joe Lewis, the fistic expert, witnessed a performance of the WPA's dusky version of "Macbeth" In Harlem, the other night Hollywood could not spare Margo and so "Wintersct" must carry on its limited return engagement In West 45th Street without this brilliant young actress the role Is being played, and well, too, by Eva Langbord, the' understudy Incidentally, when the Maxwell Anderson play Is filmed and recorded by RKO-Radlo Pic- tures this summer. John Barrymore will play Judge Guunt not his brother, Lionel, as reported what has happened to the plan to bring back "Sailor, Beware!" to a Broadway playhouse -with almost the complete original cast, this Spring? the town, I feel sure, would like to have another look at this ribald farce Aside to Sam Forrest: Did you know that many baseball fans at the Polo Grounds point you out to their companions as George M. Cohan, another eminent grandstand sitter. Thought you might be i amused at this P. S.

Mr. Cohan Is at present abroad. Anne Nichols Returns to Town Daparta And So Dot tho tho Turnpikes tho are Springing Into Action A buzzer buzzed suddenly, and the sound man in the nearby mixing booth tapped sharply on the glass through which he was watch ing the scene. Cut!" yelled Curtlz. and added.

aa the sound mixer merged from his compartment "What's the matter with that?" "There's a squeak," announced the mixer, "that picks up very plainly. Something's squeaking." 'We'll try it again." said Curtlz. his good humor returning. Tie music started again and so did the dancers. Mr.

Crisp completed his lines and Miss Byington began hers. The buzzer from the other foreign countries to assist the moguls there In competition with the California studios, but we may rest assured the stars will all be back when Hollywood needs them. The Hollywood lure, as far as men and women of the screws. Is concerned, Is Irresistible. And the smart stars all want their bread buttered on tha right side.

We fans should not worry that a few hsa-bna have forsake" our shores to assist the forelga producers. SOMEONE asks what Is the most important asset in tha oxist ence of a picture. Our answer has Invariably been that tho audience is tho final judge. So we receive from Hollywood word that there Is a great argument raging there on this particular subject Tho argument was started by Joan Blondell, Wlnl Shaw and Beverly Roborts, veteran performers. They decided an audieneo really Isn't necessary If actresses transplanted from the stage to sound sets have a sufficient amount of Imagination.

"I know It is hard to get adjusted to acting without an audience," explains Miss Blondell, "but the world audience makes Itself felt through fan mall. At first It seems to be a vague Illusion, but it gradually becomes reality." Irish Pat O'Brien disagrees with tho three actresses. Ho cannot be Indicted for lack of imagination, for he Is truly of the Imaginative race. "I like film acting," he earnestly, "but I like, an audience, too. Why, I like a real uudleneo so well I often feel like saying welcome when I sec a party of visitors coining onto the set to watch a scene taken.

"You see. when you know someone is watching you act It seems moro natural. And when tho audience responds It does something to one." Miss Blondell came right back at O'Brien. "Well, sho suld, somewhat tartly, "I get all tho inspiration I need from tho cameras. Behind them I can feel an audlenco that stretches to tho horizon and around tho world." "I supposo you can ever hear tho silence that greets a poorly acted scene and hear tho applause that follows a good one," retorted O'Brien.

"I can," said Miss Blondell. hear with satisfaction thut Charlie Chaplin will talk In his next picture. That's good news. His latest creation fell far short of former successes and Charlie no doubt now sees tho light Ho even plans to cast aside tho character of a fellow with an ambling gait and twitching moustache, to say nothing of hlH big shoes and baggy trousers. If ho does, Charlie will doubtless attain a new fame.

And speaking of himself us tho Charlio we havfe all known and loved, he says: "I could never talk In that role. That will be always tho same. When I do talk on tho screen It will be In soma Other characterization." Wo can depend upon It that Charlie knows what the publls wants. 7 v. Fa J.

Robert Montgomery and Rojilind ltusscll are shown above In a scene from "Trouble for Two," MUM soreen version or the Kobert 1 ami Is Stevenson "hiik-lile Club" stories. film, now at Loew's Metropolitan Theatre, ix associated with a stage show, tan-ins; Milton Uerle. with Don Best or and lib orchestra and Jane imoper. the dunce r. Proves Herself 'Swapper-Inner' Adept and fancy swapping was generally deemed to have become a lost art with the passing of the horse as a keynote of barter.

However, Irene Dunne, star of Unl-versal's "Show Boat," at the RKO Albee theatre has proved herself an expert "swapper-Inner." She could go Into business any time as the Better Barter Bureau, Inc. She started two years ago with an old banjo that was a memento of her school days. Irene traded that in for a curio that might well prove a museum piece some day, a foot-pumping harmonium, which is similar to an organ, but has a stentorian tone like a frog that studied voice culture and was trying to sing soprano, stripping gears on the way up the scale. In spite of Its possible future value. Irene traded the harmonium for a venerable old calliope used in "Show Boat" Maybe she couldn't stand the frog chirruping any longer.

Maybe she was Impelled by the urge that Is in the blood of every genuine swapper. The steam whistles bristling out from the calliope never helped to soothe her nerves, either. Now Miss Dunne is looking around to exchange the steam organ for the kind of piano which she feels would be a fitting ornament, as well as a satisfactory musical instrument, in her new California home. The trading began as a single transaction with no sequel contemplated. Then it became an amusing pastime.

Now It has assumed the proportions of a progressive plan. Unless something happens to cause Ireno Dunne to desist after she gets "the right sort of piano, she may go on until she swaps the show boat for an ocean liner, if somebody offers cash to boot. Rumor has It that Miss Dunne's alma mater will award her the honorary degree of B. A. Barter Artist and Director's mixing booth interrupted them once more.

"Still squeaking," explained the sound man. "Someone must be wearing squeaky boots." Director Curtiz glared out over the dance floor. "Who's doing all this squeaking?" he demanded: and he looked as though all the joy had suddenly gone out of his life. "I have so much to do and just two days to do It and one of you people squeak! Now be careful." But It was no use. Curtiz himself heard tho squeak this time and waved the camera to a stop.

"Find the man who apucaks," ho AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS Brooklyn The recent leasing by Spencer D. Bettclheim of the Lyceum Theatre, where the current attraction Is Anne Nichols' comedy, "Pre-Honeymoon," offers an amusing contrast between the regard in which Miss Nichols is held by theatre owners today and the patronizing attitude they adopted towards her at the time she was seeking a roof over the head of "Abie's Irish Rose." The contrast is afforded by the fact that in the case of both plays new rental contracts were being negotiated by the house lessees; and where at one time she was considered a liability to be put up with until something else turned up, now she is a decided asset and any one of several theatre operators would be only too happy to house one of her productions. Theatre historians record that the only reason the late Oliver Bailey, then lessee of the Fulton Theatre, allowed Miss Nichols to bring "Abie's Irish Rose" into the house was that it was May, his theatre was empty, and there were practically no new shows scheduled. And even at that, he considered that he was doing her a favor. And when "Abie" had been In the house for some four or five weeks.

Bailey was asked to give up his lease, for a consideration of course, so that Mrs. Henry B. Harris, who owned the property, could sell it to the Krlangcr syndicate. Bailey agreed, and the lnte A. L.

Krlanger. paying a visit to "Abie," decreed that with the transfer of the theatre to his company, Miss Nichols would have to vacate. Rentals are usually figured on a percentage of the gross and as the comedy had been playing to very small receipts, he did not deem it a Peace of Mind Errol Flynn Rejects Suggestion That He Soak His Feet; Insists on Realism ordered, "and throw him out" He kicked a chair into place and sat down in It, glowering. It was Limey, the property man. who approached him gingerly there.

"I think It's Mr. Flynn's boots that squeak, Mr. he said. "He doesn't know It. Shall I tell him?" "Throw him out!" ordered the director absent-mindedly.

"He's bigger than I am," said Limey, "and besides, you need him In the picture." "Tell them to start dancing again," ordered Curtiz. "I'll listen." Rearrange the Dance The piano started and stopped. The dancers kept moving, while the director prowled between their ranks. He stopped before Flynn and shook a finger near his nose. "Mr.

Flynn," he said, "your shoes squeak!" "Thoso are fighting words, Mike," grinned Flynn, "What am I to do?" roared Curtlz, throwing all self-control to the winds. "I have a beautiful set full of beautiful people, dancing a beautiful dance. And your shoes squeak! "But Mike," said Officers' boots squeak. "I make my own Flynn, "all It's a rule." rules," said Curtlz. "And I rule that your shoes shouldn't squeak." Oquealring Boots Ruin Scene MMMIMtttS4WtlMisWMttMtlliyg Studio Plans Green Room Acting on the suggestion of Mar-jorle Gateson, Director Roy Del Ruth is making plans to build a Green Room on the set of tho next picture he will direct for 20th Century-Fox.

Miss Gateson, featured in the cast supporting Robert Taylor In the new Fox picture. "Private Number" due Thursday at the Radio City Music Hall, made the suggestion as a timo and energy saving device but as the production was nearlng completion at the time, Del Ruth decided to defer it until his next film. The Green Room originated, according to Miss Gateson, In the days when candles were used as footlights in the early theatre. Players would rotire to this room to rest their eyes from tho flickering candles In this most restful of colors with which tho entire room was decorated. There, in seclusion, they1 could brush up on lines and relax.

With the advent of electric lighting this institution declined. "In tho movies, a Green Room Is now as much a necessity as It was in the camile-llt days," Miss Gateson said. "We work strenuously under very bright hot lights. When a scene Is finished, wo generally rehearse In canvas back chairs on the set against tho confusion of elec tricians arranging the set-up for the next scene. Our portable dressing rooms are far too small for more than two of us to occupy together.

"It is my contention that every sound stage In a studio should have a Green Room capable of holding several people. The rest that our eyes would get from tho green walls and the Isolation from the bustle and noise of the set would refresh and stimulate those who have to work under the very enervating studio lights." Although he has made no definite plans on just how he Is going to have it built. Del Ruth intimated that he would experiment with the Green Room Idea soon. Film Time Table llie following times wero reported for feature, picture tiov: BKOOKL1N hTRANI 1 2:40, r. 11:00.

KKO AI.BKK-12:10, 1:15, 4:20, T.2.V KOX 12:27, 2:12, 5:24, 6:.11, 8:36, 10:30. PARAMOUNT 1 6:52, 8:10, 10:28. WKM'H MKTROrOUTAS 12:00, 2:40, 8:05, MKW'I RKDHIHU 12:00. 2:05, 8:22, 8:27, :44. I.OKW8 BOKO PARK 12:40, I'M, 4 :4.r.

9:00. I-OKW'M 4TH NT. 12:80, 2:35, 7:12. 9:17. 10:33.

RKO KE.NMORK 2:13, 3:40, 4.S3, 6:20. 10:10. RKO DVKKR 12:30, 1 3:03, 4:23, 8:0. 10:42. KLMiKWAY 1:13, 2:24 3:49, 5:03, 7:42.

9:07. 10:21. MIUWOOU 1:40, 5:24, 0:40, 1 2:24. 1:43. 3:18.

4:37, :12, 7:31, I-OEW'8 KINGS 12:34, 1:43, 3:18, 4:87, 6:12. 7:31, 10:25. I-OEW8 PITKIN 12:24, 1:43, 8:22, 4:41, 6:20. 7:39. 9:18.

10:37. IAIKWS ALPINE 12:03. 2:00,8:23,8:20, 6:45. 8:49, 10:03. MARINE 1 :30, 2:33, 4:06, 8:15, 6:83, 7:43, 8:13, 10:20.

AMUSEMENTS Brooklyn STWIKI VP TMI BANDf NOfCOMU TNI( MADISON ItSMZmiJatMrol mrm iw I SITTI DAVIS I PROSPfCT I -'m aetata asjww- I EDWARD 0. ROBINSON in "BULLETS BALLOTS" sOTEFLCCiIAJL; IglgLtS NOW OPEN oi-illsik--J aasaBV ill mm i I LTT" Ma) 11 1 K.ij uii Rill: (ftUiHil WKavafr: lTTTfnT I now i mis KINMOtl Hi It Uii SSt-tV am feature Aim Brooklyn 0lr, MM "fill KlMxt Hrbw MvflllV T. tfWKO 1 f.U. KnHI to UWTI," vtmlimn btt. wmnmrm, JnllK." JttM 1 1 hT si mm turns MAKE THIS LIST YOUR PICTURE CUID1 BAT RIDGE SECTION to remain.

Forced to Move Miss Nichols was about to start tho weary job of hunting another theatre, when Bailey approached her with a proposition. He could get a lease on tho Republic Theatre; sho could come with him for the summer. What tho situation really was, ho later revealed, was that his obtaining of the lease was made contingent upon his ability of getting a production for the summer, and though he had very little faith In "Abie's" prospects he figured that it would serve as tho proper stop-gap until the heavy Ingress of shows began after Labor Day. And so Miss Nichols accompanied him to the Republic. And then the unexpected happened: "Abie" began picking up momentum; the persistent plugging by Miss Nichols, whoso faith in her product never wavered for a moment, was having its effect.

Attendance Increased; week after week the gross exceeded the minimum stipulated by Bailey in order for the show to remain; and before long the standing room sign went up in front of the house. By Labor Day tho comedy was showing amazing strength at the box-office; prices were raised, and Miss Nichols sat back to garner her profits. The most astounded person was Bailey himself. Being in on a percentage, he was collecting more rent than he had anticipated: the indications were that a long run was certain; tho property owners praised his acumen in luring ADie into mo mouse. Mauey then proposed that he would renovate the theatre at his own expense if his lease be extended from its original five years to 60-odd years, and this was duly arranged.

"Abie" and Bailey prospered side by side. With "Pre-Honeymoon" the story was entirely different When word got around that Miss Nichols was coming out of her retirement to produce again, she was literally be- selged with offers of playhouses. Theatre owners clamored at her door for the privilege of housing the attraction; she could name her own terms. No longer had she any need of knocking on their doors. Picks the Lyceum She chose the Lyceum because she liked the physical properties of the theatre; she liked its tradition and Its association: she knew she would be happy within its walls.

The Lyceum, of course. Is one of the landmarks on Broadway. Built by Daniel Frohman, who la still president of the company which controls the theatre, it was opened in 1902, with his production of "The iToud Price," In which E. H. Sothern starred.

Since then It has been the scene of some of the outstanding productions of the time. It was here that Frohman presented "Seven Sisters," with Laurette Taylor and tho late Charles Cherry; "The Boya of. Company wnlcn John Barrymore was given his first Important chance, and I he Serlo-Comlc Governess." by Israel Zangwlll and Btarrlng Cecilia Loftus. it was in connection with the last-named play that Frohman recalls silting In his studio apartment, built over the theatre, and so arranged that from it one could see right onto tho stage, that he and Zangwill observed the play on lta second night and made revisions as it went along. The play, which achieved the longest run at the Lyceum was The Lion and the Mouse." bv Charles Klein, and which Henry B.

Hams presented. Frohman'a Charles, who went down on the Lusltanla, was a frequent tenant, the Lyceum being his next choice when his own Empire was occupied. The late David Belasco also had a decided liking for this theatre, his "The Gold Diggers," with Ina Claire, tenanting it for a long run. The leasing of the Lyceum to Spencer Bettclheim Is, In part, a sentimental gesture on tho part of Mr. Frohman.

Mr. Bettelhelm'a father, editor of the Dramatic News, an important trade paper In ita day, Is an old personal friend of tho dean of American showmen; and, this being the first tlfhe that the theatre has been leased to an outsider, Mr, Frohman Is pleased that Its destinies should be entrusted to the son of his old associate. GB 8IQN8 BEERY -Noah Beery will have a featured role In GB'a forthcoming "Strangers on a Honeymoon." Other rolea will be handled by Constance Cum-mlnga and Hugh Sinclair. Albert de Courvllls will direct. The film la an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's at ssltor, "Tks Kortaln Tramp." profitable venture to allow her LOEWS ALPLNE.

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BCSHWICB Tirw' nATES 0ti B'wty Crr Loan iuiH UH wm.r 8HKKP8HKAD BAT 8KCTIO SHZXP8UBAD "Jdr Tm no" "Goltle Jolts CONEY I11AND SECTION But a Star Wore the Footgear, and He Just Couldn't Be Thrown Out By CARLISLE JOXEB Director Michael Curtlz had come to the studio that morning la one of his rare good humors. After three weeks of location work, during which he had filmed many of the most strenous battle scenes for the "The Charge of the Light Brigade," he had brought the company back to the comparative peace and quiet of a sound stage on the Warner Bros, lot There he intended to rehearse and photograph a ball room scene in which most of the principals of the company would appear, along with several hundred extra people, all enjoying a final few hours of layety before the troops moved toward the battle which Lord Ten- Hyson was to make famous. There would be bright lights and oft music, beautiful women, elab- j- ratoly gowned, handsome men In brilliant uniform, clicking their i "fcoela and carrying their swords in true military fashion. It was to be a spectacular romantic Interlude In A 11 rt fit hf tropin A firamm -14k i' action, death, destruction and dare-' ll gallantry. So Director Curtis was In high eirtta.

It would be a comparatively imple matter, he thought, to film ib ballroom sequence In two days, v. placed his camera on a low TJoony overlooking the wide and 4tsbed floor of the beautiful ball. am of the Government House in Vutta. There he could film an Sate dialogue scene between Id Crisp, Spring Byington and 1 Bruce, and, at the same time, 7Xrrol Flyun. Olivia de Havll-and other young people danc-' th stately quadrille In the dis- a bad worked the whole thing nVtry carefully.

Toe music for anc waa to be provided by a aiano, and, as soon as the had the swing of It In that would atop ao that alofuo could be recorded. The was to proceed allently in eagTOuna. Later a full or. raton would bo "dubbed In" 1 cutting room. aald Curtlt, beaming with fMence, "we win make it." i'V twill a 8acak" -S piano tinkled briefly while Mrs got started on the ln-- ftt-a of tha' old square ta muate dlad away Dofan to aaak hia srrd at- LOEWS CONT WLASD, Surf At.

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It's tho military touch, you know." i The dance director cam forward. "I can rearrange the figure they are dancing," he said, "so that Mr. Flynn will be standing still while the dialogue Is going on. Then when he dances the music will be dubbed In over the squeak of his boots." "All right." suld Curtlz reluctantly, "do It that way. We've wasted too much time already." Mr.

Flynn went "squeak, squeak" back Into place, the piano tinkled again and Mr. Crisp and Misa By. Ington read their lines In peace. But the day was spoiled for Dlrect-w CorUs. i-tl it 1 Mia Bobby Brew, lloatT ArSMMa BartholmMw, rMoraa CoatoUo Mlijwoia, i lawa aantiroy'- a -iiaaunna a Throe'' a Rkn.

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Pages Available:
689,237
Years Available:
1856-1937