The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-30
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PALACE THEATER

Director Edmund Goulding knew exactly what impressions he was attempting to create and what au- dience reactions he was expecting when he began actual filming of Metro Goldwyn Mayors allftar Grand Hotel" which comes to the Palace theater today.
 A visitor to the Grand Hotel" set immediately became impressed with the authentic atmosphere and the hustle and stir of 1t all and jotted his impressions:
 outside a frigid gust from the snow-peaked mountains within. stuffy warmth laden with many smells perfumes =. cigarettes hot lights ... 1t is the Yellow Room otherwise a rathskeller in the Berlin hostelry made famous by Vicki Baum but which doesn't exist no noted as lavish as this one the settings Cedric Gibbons designed for the new film ,... :. here is a grand circular motif |. gold ... black ... silver 7. red striking tones sharp Iy contrasted in modernistic panels what a crowd of Continentali- ties where did the casting of- flee round up such realistic human atmosphere for the settings? =. Girls ... the Berlin boulevard type men =. sophisticates |. suave . can they be only extras?
 There is Director Edmund GOulding in a pullover sweat CT and light trousers =. hoisted to shoe-top length . harried of appearance and who wouldn't be? .. what with Garbo ... . Beery =. two Barrymores =. Crawford and dozens of oth- CTS in his cast Dave Shell and his orchestra are mounted upon a circular dias high above the heads of the dancing throng .. . what an idea for New York night club and such a bar T. cir- cular too and high $. stools must be five feet off the floor Lewis Stones makeup is ghastly on one side of his face he plays the shell-shocked doctor who keeps asking for messages =. and none ever come Stone says 1t takes more than an hour to put 1t on. :. Joan Crawford is sitting on the sidelines having her palm read by one of the extras ... 1t must be good news for she's smil. ing '.. or is she laughing? =. . John Barrymore how swagger he looks in his Berlin clothes! 7. nobody can wear hat quite as he does or smoke a cigarette 50 fippantly the camera crews n ul at pn HswtS Ste. blaze forth how on earth can "Quiet--quiet on the set-zplease!" an assistant director impl6res {. :. Goulding holds whispered con- ference with Joan, John and Lionel Barrymore and Beery what a grand characterization 1t must bel .. Lionel Barrymore as Kringe- lein his hair slicked in Ger man hinteriand fashion an iil- fitting frock coat !. gold specta- cles and even spats now |. everything is set .. like . , church now .. quiet :. you dare not breath "Camera"' Goulding snaps ... It is the scene where Kringelein .l. forti- fled by Louisiana F'lips dares defy General Director Prevsing the industrial magnate for whom he has slaved his life away .. even the ,blase extras watch in fascinated awe
 No, MT General Director Prey sing you cant discharge me <. you can't do anything to me |. nobody can .. I'm a sick man, MT Preysing I'm going. to die .i. soon you can't fire me :. by the time you, do. I'll be dead already {. dead ... dead ... (. Mir Preysing ,. ..', Barrymore ends his dramatic tirade in a burst of hysterical sobi touching moving !. nothing will bring tears to the eysi of a screen audience if that scene doesn't .. the. lights dim z the tenseness relaxes :. .. Barry. more mopsr his brow and sTniIei almost half ashamedly :. :, Per. fect!" Gouiding gives his verdict beaming .e. and rightfully b( Brother John looks proud. Trouble with temperament 2p {. Mot at all, Goulding says. ssl charming combination. of person' altIes .S. i. patient respectfu of one another ... understandin5 and ideally cast . goot