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Second of the Crown Prince's sons is Prince Sigvard Oscar Frederick, Duke of Uppland, Chevalier of the Order of the Seraphim. As soon as this moody youth had finished his military service he began hovering on the edge of the arts, as decorator, actor, designer of silver cocktail sets and finally as a fairly able assistant cinema director with UFA in Berlin. On the UFA lot he met a little blonde girl named Erika Patzek, born a Pole and a Catholic, who loved to dance and drive fast in her own orange-colored sport roadster. Her father...
Will Rogers in "Mr. Skitch, is, as usual, more of a toastmaster than an actor. He noseys around in his usual aimless fashion, scratches the back of his head and exhibits that sheepish Rogers smile. There is no doubt that as the writer of the Washington letter and the originator of a radio football game in which world celebrities take part he is a talented and versatile man. As such it is interesting to watch him parade his personality in "Mr. Skitch." Despite a few comedy situations and the presence of Zasu Pitts and Eugene Pallette, the film fails...
...from the beginning. One of the Veronicas, plump Louise Monaco, parish secretary, started out 19 years ago as a child actress. A salesman named Leonard Mathews has been Caiphas the High Priest for twelve years. Tall Paul Mallon, 22, jeweler's clerk, plays Christus. He is the only actor who speaks no lines. Costumed by women of the parish, paid nothing for their work, the cast of Veronica's Veil rehearses three months every year, goes into a retreat to prepare spiritually for the 25 performances. As "America's Passion Play" opened its 630th presentation last week...
...turned to a more serious subject. "It's a good thing that the actors and actresses of the screen are rejurning to the stage. Talkies have to use actors with legitimate stage training. While working in pictures the actors get out of tune with an audience, and an actor is only as good as his audience. An audience brings out the best in an actor, and if he stays in pictures too long he loses a great deal of ability. This is especially true in comedy...
...Connell decided to be diplomatic about the subject of vaudeville. "Vaudeville's harder than the legitimate stage, and it takes up more time. Actors have to keep abreast of the times, and if the public wants to look at living figures the actor must adjust himself. Condensed versions of shows that have been produced are a good idea, because they're not so much of an experiment...