Word: monarch
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...great consternation of his solemn lifeguard of sometimes 3,500 magnificently armed men. He was born in 1909 according to Ethiopian calculation of time, but in 1915 according to our calendar. His name with titles looks like this: Mgorash Moered Atmatch Asfa Woosen. He is a very munificent monarch who talks many languages, a stately young man who lives in Dessye and governs that province, so to speak, to learn the art of ruling the entire country...
This-week the Fine Arts presents "The Merry Monarch," a whimsical tale of the mythical Kingdom of Trypheme. Not charted on any map and thus unknown to the rest of the world, this little island carries on an idyllic existence which is perhaps best represented in the person of its ruler, Emil Jannings. He has 366 wives, one for each day in the year. In sumptuous palaces and on a sizeable yacht, beloved by all his subjects, beset by no problems of state, this merry monarch lives for pleasure alone...
...ideal to be emulated by real countries, the picture is none the less amusing, Jannings shows considerable talent as a light comedian, and the other players do their bits adequately. The British have successfully imitated the unique German style in photography and plot treatment. In short, "The Merry Monarch" is a restful evening's diversion...
...King's Horses (Paramount). This is designed for people who like uniforms and double-identity scenes and even more for those who like Carl Brisson. He plays both leading roles-King Rudolph, a monarch who leaves his throne to see life, and Carlo Rocco, an actor who substitutes for the King. There are many scenes where Brisson sings to himself, argues, drinks and laughs with himself, filling the screen in all directions with the manly Brisson dimples but managing more than in his earlier pictures to tone down the Brisson mannerisms. A situation develops well toward the middle...
Like the cab horse, the absolute monarch and the beehive police helmet, the sailing ship is rapidly fading from human sight. Many a sailor, professional and amateur, is sorry. But that nostalgic sorrow might well be mitigated by such a superb record of the sailing ship's passing as this book of Sailor-Author Villiers...