The Washington times., 1935-11-09

details settings Streets costumes, and all that sort Of
thing.
think Ronald Coman was perfect choice for Sydney Car
ton and believe will be the hit of his incidentally
of the greatest thrills hadand I've been through
quite few thrills you knoW-Was watching that
mob of 1000 people storm the Bashlle. 49,
It's of those things see only few times IN life
time, in this businesske the great setting in 1no
ernc the long lines of motor trucks with their arane
in "The Big Parade Maybe look at these things
from pictorial point of view having been art student and
painter before took up acting. Lionel Barrymore tells
such strike him that way toohe begins to Itch Tor his
etching pencil at
Incidentally Lionel has done some gorgeous etchngs lately
Venetian about II inches square, in particular
doubt he'll be represented the Hundred Prints
of the Year as he was last wear lionel has lust started
Ah Wdernss which all believe to be Of the great
roles in his He stars with Wallace Berry Lionel
is wrapped the wohe has wanted to play since
the ONel play first out the stage Clarence Brown
is directing and this type of picture is right up his alley OF
Beery plays the drunken uncle and Cecilia Parker and Eric
Linden the young lovers Hunt Sromberg is producing
this and the time eMarie with Jeanette Mac
Donald and Nelson Eddy The latter on location
near the Serras right now they're doing
thing All the musical numbers being presented
in the open against backgrounds Of towering mountains
It's the first outdoor musical adventure story ever filmed and
the idea great Some of the scenic locales in the picture
absolutely breah-taking in their sheer beauty.
AS for myself I've been doing lot of committing between
here and San Francisco for meetings of the Danish California
Home Foundation Locally Danish colony is building
old peoples home and they've been good enough to let
help few of the committees.
suppose know about home foundation
send worthy Dane who has been this country 20
years so home for a visit know what thrill that is
been here than 20 have been American
citizens for than 16 of hem-but my vacation trips
to Denmark still have a lot of thrills.
My Alan is fullfedged newspaper man. and he
loves it. I'm peased- don't know of better training for
young fellow matter what line he may into later if he
doesn't follow the calling. I hope Alan will be
great writer But who knows what youngsters will do these
days?
Well don't know much else to write, and guess I've
dered all lot of disconnected subjects Right we're
all intensely interested the Forthcoming production Romeo
and Juliet which to bring Shakespeare the it's
true FORM There's been much discussion about this about
grand opera the Personally maintain that the
public wants both and think that the production of Romeo
and Juliet will pretty close proving it, least
as the Shakespeare part is concerned.
Hugh Walpoe has returned from England entirely we'll
again, and has resumed his writing at the -Goldwyn
Mayer studios We've had lot of interesting talks about
books since he got home Bob Montgomery is home with
car-by the the boys IN the star dressing fixed
sort of petition and put it the when he parked the
lot urging him to keep this refuse away from dressing
rooms 1t got big laugh out of everyoneincudng Bob
Hoping haven't bored you, and hoping you Holly
wood some of these days.