One of the shining lights of the Georgian ball, held last week in the Arcadia, was Yanushevsky who, in splendid voice, captivated his listen-[fers with several excellent vocal s. His voice is clear and bell-ike and one must suggest that he should be induced to n of girls who dance could be overcome. restraining factor, but this possibi; Brer Fox Orchestra Merle Oberon as Tessa On Friday evening Alex and his Jam Session opened at the Brer Fox with great success, being enthusiastically received by the crowd of patrons. The leader in assembling his "jam" boys has done well and their musical incentives rank with any similar band in the Orient. Ver-satire on various instruments, the members are competent at jazz or classical rhythms. It is assumed, and with good reason, that they will continue long at the Brer Fox.
The floorshow with two ensembles by the Fox Follies of 1940, several specialty items and two numbers by Larissa Anders leaves nothing to be desired. The latter was excellent in her Mexican dance turn and the "Melancholy Blues." The American Schubert Red Indian offering of the Mr. Samuel Goldwyn is going to make another screen version of garer Kennedy's novel and play Constant Nymph.' Merle Oberon will appear as Tessa. This is fine, fat part, which must be the envy of any actress with a sympathetic approach to her audiences. Miss Edna Best, now in Hollywood, was the first stage representative, and playing opposite her as Lewis Dodd, were, successively, Noel Coward and John Gielgud. The film Tessas so far have been Mabel Boulton and Victoria Hopper. In creating Tessa, Margaret Kennedy created one of those characters, like Marguerite Gautier in Dumas "Dame aux Camélias," with a perennial appeal.
She runs the whole gamut of emotion, not from A to B (as a certain colourful and. smooth, is one. [unal licious Americdn critic said of a best bits of work by them.
Trainin; by Volsky has improved them mach The "St. Louis Blues," held over from the previous week because of its popularity, again took the house by storm, certain famous American actress), but truly from A to Z. Can Merle Oberon whose range is not very wide follow successively in the footsteps of Edna Best, an assured mistress of both comedy and pathos
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