This, one of the more popular pictures to reach Shanghai in months, Danielle Darrieux and Douglas Fairbanks, jun., are ce-starred, Technical ce on *Suez" Film Few theatre-goers realize the debt they owe Hollywood's. technical directors—for instance, Major Cyril Seys Ramsay-Hill, late of the British and Egyptian armies and a great-grandson of Lord Byron. The major, just now, is campaigning for authenticity of detail in "Suez."
Tyrone Power kissed Loretta Youngs hand in a scene, and the major screamed murder. Loretta was playing an unmarried lady; to kiss her hand would be to insult her. In another scene a uniformed officer bowed deeply to a royal personage an backed out of the room. Agnin the major stopped production to correct an error. The officer should have inclined his head, taken three steps backward, one to the side, then turned and walked out. The script called for harem girls to dance at an Egyptian banquet. The major overruled that with proof that it simply isn't done in the best Egyptian society Two at the Pianos With the return of cooler weather, the Jessüeld Club is planning to inaugurate its autumn season shortly with several innovations one of which will be a bigger and better lounge. The bar and cocktail lounge now at the Jessfield Club is said to be a popular spot, for here one can sip drinks in comfort and men wi escorts can while away their time by being entertained by three young and Nanking soon—Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon. pretty hostesses, This night club opposite the Jessfield Park is a cozy spot patterned after the Continental type of night clubs, Music of frst order, both. jazz and classical, is provided by Ed Boder, George Roth and Johnny Bulmer, One of the features is the piano playing of Boder and Roth, their duets being specially demanded by the clientele, Both are highly accomplished pianists with symphonic orchestra background and training, although both are well versed in modern music, Bulmer, an American drummer of good repute, provides the patrons with gaiety because of his songs and skits First A. D. C, Production Quite one of the most plays I Killed the iguing of Count" to be following nights.
Two Scotland yard men hold an enquiry as to who committed the murder during the course of two acts almost every other member of the cast is examined with the result that the evidence is so damning that ihe audience is at its wits end to know who actually did kill the Count There is much amusing banter between the two policemen each trying to show his cleverness in unravelling the skein of evidence and the third act finds them both completely at sea. But the denouement is rapid and playgoers are recommended to hie themselves to the Lyceum to see how it all works out.
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