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INK ABOUT GREASEPAINTBy Alice AiworthGood Photography in “Jekyll-Hyde”One of the best features of the pic-ture Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” nowshowing at the Rivoli Theatre in NewYork, is the excellent photography in the scenes where the man Dr. Jekyll becomes the beast Mr. Hyde.I remember seeing the John Barry' more interpretation of the dual role when I was a very small child, and I can think of nothing in my life which left such a profoundly hideous im' pression. I saw the original produc' tion of “Dracula,” but by that time I was able to reason away the fears that returned on foggy nights. Not so with “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” And I feel sure that could I see the new picture with the same childish eyes that saw the old one, I should grow sick with fear.I have set down my reactions with a view to persuading my readers not to allow any children to see the picture. The photography is so good in some scenes as to give the appearance that the man is actually changing form before your eyes. Even children who are old-timers at movie-going will find it hard to believe that the hideous Mr. Hyde cannot step off the screen. Besides that, the story is beyond the ken of the average child of twelve, so the picture is better left to their elders. Sit_Cagney Picture at the StrandWith that entertaining picture “Blond Crazy” coming to Westchester theatres, those who enjoy it will probably1 want to see the next effort of its star. That effort is now at the Warner Brothers Strand Theatre on Broadway, where James Cagney is enacting the role of a pugnacious taxi driver in a fast-moving comedy called “Taxi.He is assisted by Loretta Young, always attractive, and here demonstrating a complete understanding of the role assigned her. The story is about a taxi war between the Consolidated Taxi Company and various independent owners. The girl’s father is killedearly in the story, and she marries thehot-tempered driver. His brother ismurdered by a rival taxi owner, and he sets out vengeance-bent to reckon with the murderer without the help of the law. This incurs the young lady’s displeasure, and they separate, only to be brought together again when the murderer dies in an attempt to escape.That summary doesn’t sound like a comedy, but I haven’t explained that there is a character comedienne, named Leila Bennett, in the picture, who as a waitress in a cheap restaurant, supplies more laughs in five minutes thansome pictures have in eighty. *_At The ParamountAlthough the story of “This Reckless Age” at the Paramount is not as new as it might be, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Charlie Ruggles play a part opposite Frances Dee. They are both charming, and for once Charlie (usually carrying a bit too much eau-de-vie) does a sober part. Frances Starr, also in the cast, made me sigh with something more than boredom every time she indulged in her oh-so-sweet smile.The stage show at the Paramount is neither good nor bad. There is enough variety in the program to have something of interest for almost everyone. *_The Television GhostI had an interesting experience the other evening in watching “The Television Ghost” give a television broadcast from the CBS studio. He wore a stark white make-up consisting of white greasepaint, white powder and a white sheet. Circles of black were painted around his eyes and mouth.He broadcasts every Tuesday, and his program is usually about some murdered man whose ghost he represents. He looks a bit like Frankenstein, and sounds like all the weird sounds you’ve ever heard rolled intoone.Tuesday is a big night in television studios. CBS broadcasts boxing bouts, dancing, violinists and singers. The dancing and boxing programs are not as clear as the mobile performers, since television is not yet perfected to the extent that much area can be shown to advantage.
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Bronxville, New York, US
Tue, Jan 12, 1932
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