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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...adult talent that when she returns to her old specialty in a song called "On the Good Ship Lollipop," it is almost as if Greta Garbo were suddenly to break into "Shuffle Off to Buffalo." Good shot : Shirley's mean playmate, brilliantly impersonated by 8-year-old Jane Withers, showing her the game of trainwreck. The Band Plays On (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Copiously seasoned with false sentiment and meretricious heroism, this dish of college, football & young love presents four young hoodlums turned from careers of crime by a kindly coach. As the "Four Bombers" they are supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 31, 1934 | 12/31/1934 | See Source »

From the moment she appeared, long chestnut locks falling on a sweeping Renaissance gown designed by artful Jo Mielziner, Miss Cornell handled her part with definite authority. She seemed a little less awed by Shakespeare's rich verse than such predecessors in the rôle as Jane Cowl and Eva Le Gallienne. Her technical resource was never strained as she ran the gamut of shy girlishness in the opening scenes, mischievous eroticism on the star lit balcony, near-delirium when about to take Friar Laurence's potion. Newspaper reviewers sent up a praiseful paean to the adjectival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Supreme Test | 12/31/1934 | See Source »

Joan, Hobart's daughter Hancey Castle Mrs. Dingle, Lady Wyngate's housekeeper Alice Belmore-Cliffe Rand Eldridge, Hobart's younger brother Ben Smith Hobart Eldridge Thurston Hall Lady Violet Wyngate Jane Cowl Hugo Willens John Halliday Sascha Barashaev, pianist and John's flance Marshall Grant Phoebe Eldridge, Hobart's wife Lily Cahill Clendon Wyatt, young American Rhodes scholar Robert Woods Nikolai Jurin, Russian emigre Jose Ruben...

Author: By J R R, | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 12/13/1934 | See Source »

...Theatre Guild has brought Jane Cowl and John Halliday to the Plymouth this week in "Rain From Heaven," as the second play of its Boston Subscription Season. The play was written by S. N. Behrman, from whose pen came last season's success, "Biography." Those who expected a similar play, however, would have been disappointed, for this new work is something of a comedy at times and at others is poignant drama. But it is highly entertaining and it is good drama...

Author: By J R R, | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 12/13/1934 | See Source »

John Halliday, as Rugo Willens, turns in the best performance and plays his role convincingly. Jane Cowl muddled her lines at times, but is quite successful as the philanthropic lady of leisure. Thurston Hall, who bears a close resemblance to Herbert Heover is excellent at all times, and particularly in the scene in which he drinks to forget that seen his wealth will be confiscated by the damn Communists Ben Smith, as Rand Fliridge, is awkard as a lever, and seems ill at case in the role Jose Ruben is splendid...

Author: By J R R, | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 12/13/1934 | See Source »

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