"Soul and Body'
Bromberg, John Carradine, Brian Manjelei and B. Seroff Donlevy "and Donald Meek: Soon ai Two Guittars. /Svetlanova and Lantzoff "Three Loves Has Nancy."—The viva-Night Music. Merkoulova Berchadsky-Riskine s "Songs "Carnations of Sevilla" -Francisca Astor Trio Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Guy Dodd and Reginald Owen. Soon at the CATHAY. songbirds, the id of the title, who go on adoring each other—and say it with socks—through all sorts of romantic entanglements. With Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, George Barbier, J, Edward Bromberg and Eugene Pallette. Soon at the GRAND.
"Spring Madness"—A gay, glamorous, fast-moving, colourful tale of college love that hits the rocks and then rebounds with hilarious results; the Screen version of a highly successful stage play, With Maureen O'Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Meredith, Ann Morriss and Joyce Compton, Coming to the NANKING.
"The Great Man Votes"—Comedy, drama, stark realism swiftly alternate in this story of a man who has to justify the esteem in which his children hold him by proving he's as great as they think he is. With John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, "Donald MacBride and Katharine Alexander. Soon at the CATHAY
"The Great Waltz"—Superb presentation of the warmly human and di matic life story of Johann Strauss and Of the two noble women those fate was bound up with his glorious melodies. With Luise Rainer, Fernand Graver, Miliza Korgus, Hugh Herbert, Lionel Atwill and Curt Bois. Soon at the GRAND in return engagement, To Dine and Dance An excellent programme of divertissements, interspersed with two short ballets—produced by E. Eliroff—was presented in the Lyceum on Tuesday night, on the occasion of the producer's 30 years' association with ihe Russian ballet. To some perhaps, "Lo Spectre de la Rose," with its classical finesse, was the better of the two ballets, with Bobinina and Svetlan off being in excellent technique, but to the reviewer Dora Yanover's "An Clair de la Lune." was the more enchanting, The danseuse was @ picture of rhythmic grace, in which she fave a charming interpretation of a difficult theme, aided by the moonlight effects. Full marks also to F. Sakharova for the excellent accompaniment, restrained or vigorous as occasion demanded.
Each of the shorter items each was exceptionally fine, inasmuch as all these artistes are recognized as "tops" in their respective arts, Vertinsky, the matinee idol of the Russian community was called upon for several encores, and the "Soul and Body" of Seroc and Manjelei is the best piece of work by this team that the reviewer has been privileged to witness. The dainty dancing of the pre-adolescent Merkoulova, took the house by storm, but owing to her age her parents would not permit an encore.
(Much may be written about the remaining acts—it suffices to say that by their ce-operation, the show was the best of its kind ever done in Shanghai.—r.1.T.
ARCADIA.—Russian cuisine, Ermoll'
orchestra, Menary and Muntzeff—Sokolsky's ballet.
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