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...trial for his newspaper 4) introducing, at the last minute evidence that will exonerate him and catch the real culprits off their guard. His plan fails in the last detail. The evidence- a purse containing the name of the murderer's companion-is stolen and young Chick Brian (Eric Linden) seems likely to be chairman at an electrocution His fiancée (Dorothy Jordan), whose father is police chief, can do nothing to help him. He is saved finally by an unlikely combination of circumstances beginning when the real murderer arouses the resentment of his mistress by kicking...
When, momentarily escaping his oppressive public, he pays a late call on his fianceée (Mary Brian), a tabloid reporter informs him that the call is capable of turning into scandal. Even when married, Scotty Boy has a hard time. He abuses a nosey reporter and has to go on a good-will tour to make up for it. He has a misunderstanding with his wife when she is tricked into signing a cheap article about him. At the end of the picture there is a letdown, as though the authors (Mary McCall Jr. and Robert Lord) did not know...
...Brian, who established a reputation in musical comedy and operetta in such productions as "Buddies," "No Nanette," "The Chocolate Soldier," more recently in "Merry Widow," is confronted with the somewhat difficult of portraying the unsuccessful small time trooper and of enunciating, as convincingly as possible, the trite old them that no real actor can ever leave theatre. Considering the difficulties, portrayal of your true "down and outer is well done. He has achieved this beaten, despairing air which is typical of the breed. In addition, he gives impression of quiet power and earnestness which enable him to across a hard...
...Brian Hooker, who deserves kudos for a fine translation of Cyrano, has compiled the libretto. Lyrics are by Edward Heyman, who put words to the music of Three's a Crowd and There Goes the Bride. Incorrigible, bandy-legged Charles Winninger is the comedian. The music is the most ambitious attempt of Vincent Youmans, than whom Richard Rogers, George Gershwin, Cole Porter or Jerome Kern are no better. And yet, for all this talent, Through the Years remains a dreary, lifeless affair of lavender and old lace. You will sit through the better part of three acts before...
Produced by Milton Aborn's Civic Light Opera Company, which has been presenting a voluminous Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire (TIME, May 18), The Merry Widow was revived in Manhattan last week. "Danilo." that reckless prince, is oHtime, dependable Donald Brian. Oldsters who recalled his appearance in the same role when the operetta was first brought to the U. S. applauded him to the rafters. Many of the jokes and quips are pitifully old, are made even more shabby when Mr. Aborn's company attempts to freshen them, but the Lehar music-lilting "Vilia"' and the charming "Cavalier" song...