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Oshawa Daily Times, 13 Oct 1928, p. 11

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------ What's What and Who's Who in the Amusement World ONG SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS | FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF TME SCREEN especially successful as the mayer, and Gillingwater is crochetty grandfathers personified. : "Women They Talk About" been splendidly directed. It is short a picture that you sure to see. ing self as the unwilling politican, Audrey Ferris delightfully plays the tulant daughter, William Collier, 2 adds another part, to his fine screen repertory, and wins himseli | Irene Rich, Ramon Novarro, Starring in Latest Film Features Coming Monday J larger audience. Li andolf, always distinguished, is . a, Ramon Novarro pl Started Out on Musical Career Ramon Novvarro, whe plays the young king in "Forbidden Hours," a Met- ro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature coming Monday to the Re- gent Theatre, was born in Durango, Mexico, and orig- inally planned a musical career, Coming to America to study, he entered vaude- ville, and was then launched to fame on the screen, 'Hen Hur" his greatest recent role, "The Prisoner of Zen- da," "The Midshipman," "The Road to Romance" Color Classic which is "Mother" is the title of the latest Tilny amis , essie ry playing the now being directed by Martin Justice, wth title role. 5 *THE TALK OF OSHAWA" : "The Fighting Tenderfoot," a new western featurette with George Chandler, supported by Dorothy Dix, and directed by Walter Fabian, is now in the making at Universal City, if 3 Frederick Arnold Kummer's story, "Marquis Preferred™ will serve as Adolph Menjou's next vehicle when the suave star completes "His Private ife." Frank Tuttle, now directing Menjou, will be in charge of his new one. 5 "Women They Talk About" is clean-cut, swift-maving drama deftly ny the matter of woman in tics, i Irene Rich as the aristocratic wo- man who runs for mayor to get even for insults offered her father by the presiding mayor, gives a delightful performance which blends the charm Jimmy Finlayson, former comedian with Hal Roach Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer comedies, returned to the "lot" to play a featured role in a Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedy just completed, under the able direc- tion and supervision of Leo McCarey, Scene from "Women They Talk About" with Irene Rich and Audrey Production is under way at Universal City on "Fantasie," the final ; \ ) hi y A Hy F Ferris at the New Martin Theatre starting on Monday next week, of the thirteen Laemmle Novelty one-reclers, written by Sam Jacobson and directed by Jacques Rollens. "Fantasie" concerns the imaginary feminity with the cleverness of the politician and the tenderness of the mother, Audrey Ferris is cast as the daugh- ter of the lady candidate in love with the mayor's husky truck-driving son, played by William Collier, Jr. This new juveflile team is especially pleas. ing. Complications come when confeder- ates of the mayor kidnap Audrey, trying to compromise her, in order to injure her mother's chance of el- ection, Collier learns of the girl's whereabouts and with the excited mother goes to find her. After the girl is rescued and taken home, the two hurry to the office of the mayor where the henchman is recounting his cleverness in the abduction, In the fight which follows between Cal- lier and the thug--the ter's gun explodes--wounding ths mayor--and then-- But this is a mere skeleton of of a picture that is trilling and with suspense, "Women They Tal About" is alive and stirring, You will be a walking advertisement for it. So 0, f Forbidden Hours If not the greatest lover from a art lled and "The Student Price" are other Navarro triumphs. standpoint of quality, Louis XIV, the grand monarch of France in the latter part of the middle ages, was one of the greatest lovers from a standpoint of quantity. This fact was brought to light by the research department of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, where 3 staff of trained research workers delved into the private affairs of the greaten king in the history of rance, The data was compiled for use in the screen gar "Forbidden Hours," which AP, Younger wrote as a stars ring vehicle for Ramon Novarro and which comes to the Regent Theatre Monday. The story suggests many persons ages of that day, but deals chiefly with the love of Louis for Marie Is | Mancini,' a beautiful girl of gentle birth and niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Louis' prime minister. The affair, which is said to have heen of a most genuine and sincere nature, 28 ended abruptly with the Tiffany-Stahl announces that "Applause" starring Sally O'Neil "Broadway Fever." direction of Edward Cline with a su and Corliss Palmer, play the leadin tional Comedies. Lupina Lane lh his second starring vehicle of the next month, Ruth Eddings, a ne opposite orathy paniate Service," is the other new adventures of a little child on the bottom of the sea. The production is nearing completion under the Gertrude Astor, blonde statuesque comedienne has just signed to feminine role opposite Charley Chase in the new Hal oach Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy now in production. Others in the cast are Kalla Pasha, Ed Kennedy and the famous Hal Roach Bath- ing Beauties, This comedy is being directed by James Parrott, under the usual splendid supervision of Leo McCarey, Two new leading players are appearing in two forthcoming Educa- as a new leading lady in "Fisticuffs," plays opposite the versatile comedian. Harold Goodwin, who Devore in her first picture of the new season, "Com- their production tentatively titled has been permanently changed to pporting cast inclu ding Roland Drew, new season, which is being released weomer at the Educational Studios, lays leading player. "Women They Talk About" is a modern story in politics with the more feminine theme of love run- ning a close second. It portrays, too, the conflict between the seli- made and those who consider them- selves to the manner born. The present mayor was at once time office boy to grandfather, and an aspirant to the hand of daughter. Grandfather never forgets this and marriage of the King to Maria Te- resa, Infanta of Spain, and is sail to have had a great influence on the fickle actions of the monarch in after ears when he transferred his affecs ns in a rather indiscriminate man- ner from one mistress to another dur- ing the sixty-two years he ruled France, A great picture with the star of "Ben-Hur". and "The Student Prince," OLIVER H STAN LAUREL ARDY IN THEIR NEW FUN FEAST en SE 7 TE SR SC Sr SG Ramon Novarro had a bride after his own heart in his newest starring vehicle, "Forbidden Hours," which comes Monday to the Regent Theatre. In fact, she only recently arrived from his "home town." . She is Shirley O'Hara, who plays the princess in Novarro's new picture. Although born in New York, she has passed most of her life in Mexico City, where her father was a British consular of. ficer, and attended school there, Novarrao also lived there for years --s0 the two talked Spanish coptin- ually durng the makng of thé picture, and discussed 'home folks" in Mexico and changes In the Mexican capital. Miss O'Hara is the daughter of British consular official who, transferred from New York to Mexico, took his little daughter INCLUDE GRAND OPERA IN BiG HOSPITAL SHOW Ladies' Auxiliary Preparing Splendid Performance for Regent Theatre Among the many Musical Novel- ties to be produced at the Musical Revue to be presented hy the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Oshawa Hospital at the Regent Theatre, Oct, 29, 30, will be Verdi's musical Masterpiece II. Trovatore, This Opera gem written by the great Italian Composer Verdi in his youpger 'days has stood up under the test of time and every year its request performances exceed that of any Opera ever written, The ptory is that of two broth- ers, one of whom is stolen at birth by a Gypsy in revenge for the mur- der of her mother. This infant 1s brought to manhood ignorant of the fact that be has any relatives on earth save the gypsy whom he copsiders to be bis mother. The paths of the two brothers lives cross each other when they both fall in love with the same fair lady. But the lady loves but ope of the brothers, the one who was abduct- ed by the gypsy. The other brother in jealous rage has his brother ac- Ensed of treason to the state and has him copyicted to be beheaded, and the executioner is just about to behead him when the Gypsy discloses to the villainous br that the man he is so triumphant- ly watching being beheaded in his own brother. Too late be rushes to stay the execution and yepis his rage on the aged Gypsy. The gels from this Opera are "The Miser- ere". The "Anvil Chorus" and "Home to Our Mountains". Need- less to state omly the best voices available can sing the exacting music of this opera and Mr. Qar- rington, the producer of the spec- tacle bas enrolled the best voices, and the musical lovers of Oshawa Ramon Novarro Playing in Fine New Feature at Regent Theatre Monday + RAZION NOVARRO who will be scen at the Regent Thea- tre starting Monday of next week in "Forbidden Hours." along. They returned a few years ago, when Miss O'Hara attended the University ot California, then essayed screen fame, making her first hit with Adolphe Menjou in "A Gentleman of Paris." ' Novarzo's new picture is a moJd- ern romance of European court life, He plays a youpg king, en- meshed in a whirl of court in- trigues and a political marriage, arranged by diplomacy between pations, climaxes a pretty love romance. Renee Adoree plays the heroine #8 the king's sweetheart, and the cast is a notable one, including Roy D'Arcy, Edward Connelly, Dorothy Cumming, Alberta Vaughn, Marcelle Corday, Maurice Cannon, Sven-Hugo Borg and others of pote. ------ OSHAWA WINTER GARDEN DANCING Tuesday Thursday Saturday WEEK OF OCT, 15th TUESDAY Stan Williams and His BLUE MARINES THURSDAY AND SATURDAY Jack Small and His 6--VIRGINIANS--6 Watch for our Halowe'en Party POPULAR PRICES are promised a musical treat. Miss O'Hara, Jacqueline Gadsdon, ! "Women They Talk About" Charming Political Story Coming to New Martin returns from some years abroad she finds the two men in a broil which she only makes worse by interierence. The mayor is running for a second term and some of daughter's friends suggest that she get into the political arena in opposition, This she does. All the while the mayor's husky son has been driving a truck, for its influence on his father's labor yote-- and making love to the daughter of the lady candidate, Grandfather storms but the love- making goes on. The mayor also storms but with the same result. He finally hits on the idea of having grandfather's house raided during granddaughter's birthday party, at- tended by the strong-headed son, Irene Rich is at her most charm- when daughter "All set for the game. If we meet Ernest and his crowd afterwards don't let him talk us into going to his aunt's for dinner. 1 have my heart set on going to the Capitol Cafe. Best food ever, good music and we can have a dance." ; Yi . 0 'F Lady Candidate Defeated--- Marries Winner Thrills! Laughter! Sobs! irene Rich Audrey Ferris Wm. Collier COMEDY ha FOX NEWS

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