Screenland (Nov 1931-Mar 1932)

for February 1932 Tala Birel, born in Rumania of Central European parents, speaks good English, but with a slight Cockney' accent.' j ney flavor. In Hollywood she went to the man who taught Joseph Schildkraut his excellent English, Francis Fay, who makes her utter every single word dozens of times i until he is satisfied. Tala still has enough accent to add piquancy, but there is no ridiculous mispronunciation of words. She , also has a keen aptitude for reproducing all sorts of sounds. Ramon Novarro, having lived so long in Los Angeles, has never had to study English. Indeed, his English is often vastly ; superior to the American brand. Lots of English-speaking players have awkward accents that need correcting, too. For instance, a southern accent is most '. unsuitable in many roles. On the other hand, Cissie Loftus, the English actress J who is a master of dialects, as also is Elsie Janis, coached little Sidney Fox in that engaging southern accent which she used in ; "Strictly Dishonorable." It is quite a knack, slipping into these dialects. Remember how difficult Mary Pickford found the southern tinge in her first talkie, "Coquette"? | When an American actress essays a foreign accent for a role, it is not often a success. These foreigners seem more clever at acquiring our tricks of language than j we are at theirs. Leo Carillo, who has lived in California ■ all his life and yet is pure Spanish, has the j gift of imitating pretty well any accent, even English cockney. Warner Baxter, pure American, on the other hand, is one of the few who can simulate a Spanish dialect, without being a real Spanish scho i lar. That's why he has been such a hit in I; the "Old Arizona" and "Cisco Kid" type of picture. Dolores Del Rio has been improving her English right along, but fortunately in "The Dove" her Spanish accent is pleasantly, suitable. But Dolores can speak almost without a trace of accent now when she cares to. Olga Baclanova had great difficulty learning accentless English. Which is one of the reasons she lost out at Paramount when talkies came in. Now, however, she : has improved so remarkably that she is appearing in an English stage play in Los Angeles. Dr. Mario Marafioti says the Latins have a much easier time with voice projection and accents ; they seem to have a naturalborn gift for singing correctly, for instance. Are you flat-chested? Do | » # ug'y> sagging lines rob you I of your feminine charm? It i SO easy to have the full, firm form that Fashion demands. Yes, in just thirty short days you can increase your feminin charm and mould your contours to the firm, youthful shapelines that is so smart and alluring. Just the simple application of m wonderful Miracle Cream and easy instructions will work won ders. Thousands of women everywhere praise this simple, harm less home treatment for the splendid results obtained in just i few minutes a day. FILL OUT YOUR FORM £lsyNwTy No matter what else you have tried, no matter how undevel oped your figure may be, you owe it to yourself to try this wonderful method. One grateful woman writes: "Day by day I have seen my figure fill out until now it is shapely and beautifu My friends have all noticed the improvement." F— _ _ My valuable new Book that tells how to develop B p f a beautiful form and how to fill out the figure to " graceful, feminine curves. MailCotinnnwith onl>' $L0° and 1 wi" / nancy lee. Dept. sc-2 ^^^2^,.^ F mail you large container of / 816 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Jf&«=r. ■*■"**£". i ■ Miracle Cream, with complete instructions / I enclose only $1.00. Send me for developing shapely feminine form, to / large container of Miracle Cream gether with FREE BOOK, all in plain / with instructions and Free Book in 1 wrapper. Ofifer limited. Send at once. / pIain wraPP" NANCY LEE, Dept. SC-2 / Name J Address 8 I 6 Broadway. New York. N, Y. / Town . State. . Complete Fictionization in March Screenland GARBO and NOVARRO'S MATA-HARI Illustrated at top of page: Garbo taking a final farewell of her blind lover before she faces the firing squad. Above: Garbo, as the famous dance, with her lover in a boudoir scene. Garbo and Novarro at their superb best in this glamorous romance of the famous dancer spy. Love, divine love reared to dizzy heights and tragedy, stark and cruel, culminating before the guns of a firing squad provide gripping material for a great fictionization of this outstanding film. Surely you'll see the picture but first read the story — complete — in March SCREENLAND When you write to advertisers please mention SCREENLAND