The Merry Widow Opens At Princess Theatre
Lubitsch directed MGM production brings Lehar operetta to the Princess Theatre with Chevalier as Danilo and Miss MacDonald as Sonia. The film is praised for its scale lavish sets and Lubitsch touches as Vajda and Rephpel adapt the score by Stothart.
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Mance
Mark
Lubitsch
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Princess‘ Theatre
Chevalier
Ernest Vajda
Samson Rephsel
Lehar
Herbert Stothart
Labitsch
Can Can in Marshovia Sets a Palatial Gaiety Scene
The biggest gayest loveliest musical features Albertina Rascheoryhees as the star. A romantic interlude centers on a debonair guard captain and a charming banker's widow in Marshovia's shepherds kingdom. The ruler schemes to keep her money by enlisting the court’s famed seducer to win her back.
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Albertina Rascheoryhees
Chevalier
Marshovia
Paris
Gcjonali
Ain
Fashioned costumes for Chevalier MacDonald in Lubitsch musicals
Ten uniforms were designed for Maurice Chevalier and 15 gowns for Jeanette MacDonald in The Merry Widow at the Princess Monday. Over 1500 special costumes were created at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for Maxim's and other spectacular production highlights.
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Maurice Chevalier
Jeanette MacDonald
Ernst Lubitsch
Strand Presents Anne of Green Gables at the Strand
A film adaptation of Anne of Green Gables screens Sunday and Monday at the Strand. The story follows an orphan girl whose vitality and temper alter the lives of her caretakers and sparks a shy romance. Filming on Prince Edward Island included authentic exteriors interiors and local cooperation with Canadian National Railway.
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Mark Twain
Anne of Green Gables
Strand
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
L. M. Montgomery
Canadian National Railway
Green Gables
Dawn O/Day
Locomotive replica built for Lubitsch film The Merry Widow
A detailed replica of a period French locomotive was created for the Ernst Lubitsch film The Merry Widow. The model appears in scenes depicting Maurice Chevalier's character arriving in Paris from Marshovia in the MGM production.
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Ernst Lubitsch
Maurice Chevalier
Paris
Kingdom of
Marshovia
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Capitol Offers Good Program
Ray Walker plays Joe Miller in Monogram's The Loud Speaker at the Capitol Theatre for a two day run. Walker, after stage success in Aloma of the South Seas and Broadway hits, moved to film with Paramount and Monogram, starring in Sky Way and The Loud Speaker. Born in New York City, he finished high school in Los Angeles before turning to acting.
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Ray Walker
Joe Miller
Monogram
Capitol Theatre
Walker
Hollywood
New York
Aloma
South Seas
Ments
Joe Malone
Paramount
New York City
Los Angeles
Hand-Picked Gals In New Picture At Maxim’s Paris
A bevy of Hollywood charmers described as hand picked appear in Ernst Lubitsch’s production of The Merry Widow at Maxim’s Paris. Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald co star with Minna Gambill in lavish Continental revelry staged for Metro Goldwyn Mayer and set to arrive at the Princess Monday and Tuesday.
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Ernst Lubitech
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Maurice Chevalier
Jeanette MacDonald
Subitech
Edward Everett Horton
Una Merkel
George Barbier
Minna Gombecll
Merry Widow
The
Princess Monday
Hollywood
Screen Capital
Maxim’s
Paris
Ernst Lubitsch
Minna Gambell
Pat O'Brien to Play Comedy Act at Princess Theatre
Pat O'Brien, famed rapid fire auctioneer in I Sell Any Thing, appears at the Princess Theatre Friday. The actor, known for tough guy roles, began in theatre as a chorus boy in Adrienne, noting James Cagney and Allen Jenkins also started in the chorus.
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Pat O'Brien
First National
Princess Theatre
Pat
Adrienne
James Cagney
Allen Jenkins
Garbo Breaks a Long Standing Rule
Greta Garbo breaks her long standing rule by appearing on a motion picture set beyond her MGM career era. The shift follows Ernst Lubitsch's influence with grand sets haunting music and striking beauty, drawing Garbo out of her shell for a rare on set appearance.
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Garbo
Greta Garbo
Métro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Ernst Lubitech
He Shell
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