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...pieces. First visiting maestro will be Ernest Hoffmann '18, who has proved his ability to many Cambridge music lovers in his former conducting of the State Symphony Orchestra. He will present a march by Strube called "Harvard Cruiser." This will be followed by von Weber's Overture to "Oberon," with Three German Dances by Mozart and Dvorak's "New World" Symphony bringing the group to a close...
...Divorce of Lady X (Alexander Korda). A neat pick-me-up for jaded grownups. Producer Korda's first try in Technicolor is a saucy farce with three attractive attributes: 1) provocative Eurasian-looking Merle Oberon cutting the comic corners with all her curves and fast ones; 2) a top-flight British cast; 3) Technicolor. Aside from that used in animated cartoons, most Technicolor is a prettifying process that sets great store on being called "unobtrusive." Lady X's Technicolor is consciously as obtrusive as possible, jumped on production cost to $1,2000,000. When the scene opens...
...hard time reviving their excitement even when it became apparent that an American was going to win. The American was Robert Sweeny, 25. a long-legged, wavy-haired Oxonian, who learned his golf in England where he has lived for ten years. Watched by his friend Cinemactress Merle Oberon. Sweeny put out Wehrle in the round of eight and a Staffordshire miner named Charles Stowe in the semi-finals the same day. Next day a hard-fought 36-hole final against a 50-year-old Ulsterman named Lionel Munn ended on the 34th green when Sweeny sank...
Cinemactresses outshone peeresses among the sitters. Outstanding was a tight, minutely painted portrait of Merle Oberon by famed Engraver Gerald Brockhurst for which Miss Oberon paid ?2,000 (see cut). More pleasing to the British public was toothsome Jessie Matthews in oils by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (see cut). Also in evidence was Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina...
...Father of Victory," MarchGanne Overture to "Oberon" Weber "Silver Shadows," Tango Repper Dance of the Comedians, from "The Bartered Bride" Smetana large from "Now World" Symphony Deverak Fantasia, "Aida" Verdi Songs by the Student Nurses Glee Club On the Trail Grofe Cole Porter Hits of 1937 Arranged by Lewis Harris "Ridin' High"--"I've Got you Under My Skin"--"It's D'Lovely" "Strike Up the Band" Gedrshwin