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-St- ttw, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1933 ILLUSTRATED DAILY NEWS LO? ANGELES. CAUF. ELEVEN -JS Abundant Variety of Attractions on L.A. Rialto Today Charming- TT PROLOGUE TURNS Contest for Thin AT CHINESE GET CHANCE IN FILMS Women Sunday Ocean Park Pier um DICKIE IN PERSON AT RK0 THIS AFTERNOON rr t.

A at The Ocean Park Business Men's association states that owing to many protests from thin women relative to the thin women's contest, that win be held as a free at traction at the pier Sunday after noon, the rules have been changed to permit persons five feet or over In belghth to register for the contest. Heretofore the rules prohibited less than five feet, six Inches high from registering at the Film Exchange building, Los Angeles, or at the pier. -Some of the thin women protested that they- are so slender that the crowd at the beach may not be able to see them at all, could not understand why the restrictions in height. Over 100 women ranging from 17 to 60 years of age have filed entry blanks tbiis far. Uberal cash awards will.

be the prize for the winners, It Is stated. Little Dickie, one of the cleverest and youngest of the screen children and who scores such a hit as the crippled boy In "Man's Castle, will make a personal appearance this afternoon In connection with the picture at the RKO-Hillstreet these ter, It Is announced. Dickie Is now 7 fears old, and already has quite a record In pictures, having made his debut at the age of 11 months with John Barrymore in "The Beloved Rogue." As the child In Man's Castle" he has sev- -oral entertaining and excellent scenes with Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young, the two featured players In this Frank Borzage Greta Meyers Name Revered Continental Favorite Rich in Stage Experience By ELEANOR BARNES MOVIE fans recognize Greta Meyer as the pleasant-faced, blonde German comedienne over whose antics theyve chuckled in Flesh, The Nuisance, Tonight or Never, The White Sister, A Farewell to Arms and many other pictures. They know nothing of her background, think she probably came up from the extra ranks. Yet Greta Meyer is a revered name in Germany, in fact, all over the continent.

1 She has sung before Kaiser Wilhelm and the emperor of Austria, being decorated with emblems of rubies and diamonds for her magnificent performances. She was the guest artist star of The Merry Widow, as performed before the Count of Luxembourg, with Marie1 in the same cast. The Meyer family In Germany, leglike the Barrymore clan In America. first stage performance was as a child of 3 in her father's famous stock company. When she'd to young womanhood, she starred in plays and operettas.

In Berlin, Vienna, Dresden, and every, other capital in Europe. Many honors have been heaped upon her abroad. Frank Wedekind wrote "Lulu" for her. Fred Holland- one of them at least Greta's. own age, to represent the two small children.

Their appearance in the parts was a howl! FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. Once in New" York, out of work, even desperate. Miss Meyer decided t6 quit and go back to Germany. She decided td give a Three of the acts Imported by Sid Grnuman tot their first appearance In the west for "Sidewalks of New York, prologue to Eddie Cantor in "Roman Scandals at Grauman's Chinese theater, are said already to have attracted the attention of film scouts, with definite signing expected within a few days. Manager of Pops and Louie, young ebony-hued emulators of the Mills brothers style of rhythm, and expert hoofers," reports a major producing company outlining plans for a series of short subjects, Gordon, Reed and Xing, Broadway dance team, are slated for an important "spot In a forthcoming and Larry Adler, whose rendition of Ravel's "Bolero" scores so heavily, Is negotiating for a short subject featuring this number.

Other acts in the show are Fay Courtney, the songstress; Nell Kelly, the comedienne; the Pinchiani and' Jue Fong, the Chinese tenor. Romftn Scandals is Eddie Can-tort fourth annual hit show for Samuel Goldwyn. He is supported by Ruth Etthig, David Manners, Gloria Stuart, Veree Teasdale and Edward Arnold. MARY ASTOR, wen in World Changes, now playing at Warner Brothers' Downtown and Hollywood theaters. All Lost and Found ads appearing In the.

Classified Section of this paper are broadcast daily over Radio Station KRKD. man versions of films originally made, in English. She added that she understood that this agreement provided for the filming of an entirely new picture so. that. her action1 would fit either the German or the French language.

The studio, however, she com plained, is seeking to compel her merely to speak her lines In Ger man and French so that her voice might be used in these languages with the film made In English. Such a '-practice, die asserted, would preventJber Jrom suiting her action and physical expression td the languages, and tends to dimln Ish her popularity. which is in store IT HAS UPSET fHE TOWN! are well performance at. the old Lexington opera house. Chances for.

big audience looked slim it seemed that even the farewell performance would be a sparsely-attended, miserable affair. Meanwhile there was a big election In the city, and Dr. Wledfeldt appeared, the first German ambassador after the war. Now during the great fight, Greta Meyer had spoken at manycharities -andsentlbe money cm to Germany. She had also lelped the Acton Equity in Germany many American charities as welL The entire house was cold out and standing room taken to the doors.

In the audience were the German ambassador himself, the mayor, Senator Royal S. Copeland, Samuel Untermeyer and half the civic officials of the city. Police Commissioner Enright sent a double quartet of the police glee club to sing during the intermissions. Her ovation' was terrific. Greta Meyer left for Germany with all debts paid and $480 in her pocket But she came back because she loved it here.

She did German synchronizations Lila Lees part in Flight, also Marie Dressier In a couple of pictures. Then Belasco called her for the part of Helen Gahagans motherly companion in the stage version of "Tonight or Never. She repeated her successful performance in the screen version with Gloria Swanson. Her career in motion pictures was begun. Greta Meyer has played in Grand Hotel, "The Match King, "Flesh, "The Man From Yesterday, The Nuisance, "Meet the Baron, "The Fire Chief, Fog, The Jewel Robbery, "Lets Fan In Love, White Sister, "Pilgrimage, "Blonde Bombshell, "Jennie Gerhardt, "The Great Liar, "A Farewell to Arms 21 pictures in less than two years.

Women are Men are ranting bout this daring, distracting drama of a girl who loved two men. -complete-, Undepfme 4 the New Deal GBETA MEYEfe PiriMml'i liiiriibli (1st call fine OUTSTANDING FREDRIC MARCH MIRIAM HOPKINS GARY COOPER Edw. Ev. HORTON in Noel Cowards ESIGN for LIVING directed by LUBUSCH Actress Sues bn Voice Application To Outside Films 1 v- i 'N." y- i i--- Illustrated TV an the STAGE FANCHON MARCO Revut GEORGIE STOLL Svntiit Beauties es 71 Fearing that her European reputation might be impaired by the making of "dubbed-ln versions of films in German and French, Lilian Harvey, German actress, yesterday filed a suit against the Fox Film corporation to enjoin the concern from releasing such pictures in Europe. Miss Harvey asserted that under a contract made May 18, 1932, she agreed to make French and Ger- Former.

Governor- S- Co says ers father created the operetta, "Excellent Radish, for this star. She ape pared in Viennese pictures before the war. She was a guest star in major stock companies an over the continent CAME WITH OTEKETTA Greta Meyer came to America when Schubert brought the entire Vienna operetta ensemble. In which this actress was starred, from abroad. After its run In the metropolis, Ml as Meyer was starred at the Irving Place theater in New York In The Bat and other plays an over New York.

Finally this noted actress was prevailed upon to open a German theater in New York. But feeling against Germans ran high because the world war. German-Ameri-cans were afraid to attend performances and American soldiers whose legs or arms had been amputated in the great struggle abroad, broke into the theater and interrupted performances. Finally she had to close the house. Greta Meyer is of Christian herl tage.

But the Jews of the New York stage were very kind to her. When her mother died and she had no money with which to bury her, the Hebrew Actors' union sent and flowers for her mother's funeral Later her big chance on the Broadway stage was given to her by another Jew, Belasca And In pictures by Samuel Goldwn. MASTERS LANGUAGE Curious indeed ire the details ol how she happened to go on the Jewish stage In New York. She was offered a stellar part In a play if she could the language in tha; time. Samueloff, noted actor, 'taught her to speak the language.

She opened and had a great success. In the cast with her were Paul Muni, Anne Oppcll and Zatz, famous comedian. Greta Meyer played from New York to Boston In "The Merchant of Venice with Rudolph Schlld-kraut. Greta played Portia, Schlld kraut was Shylock. Later, she played with the Yiddish Art theater In stock all over America.

In the noted casts with her Were such out stand inn personalities of the theater as Paul. Muni, Maurice Schwartz. Rudolph Schlldkraut, Anne Oppcll and others. Miss Meyer tells one humorous Incident of her touring experiences. Flaying "Medea in Boston, the actress was supposed to have two small children.

But the blue laws ol' the city do not allow small children on the stage. So the manager of the theater picked out two adults, Joseph Sco tt chairman Thurs. Dec. 7th 8am. LVE rfthCHUUIKGUS ELYta.FCZLL TV KENNEL MURDER CASFycfVJ The rrincipale of EljrsU Positively Will Not Appear at Any Other 1 heater AUDITORIUM All seats reserved i PHILHARMONIC AUDITORIUM 5th Olive JOSE ITURBI Pianist BG, 5c, $145, $240 Inc.

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