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On their arrival the audience rose to its feet and sang “God Save the King.” It was a tingling moment not one of us will soon forget, this tribute of a people to their tradition. Then the picture, “A Matter of Life and Death,” got under way. We who were to appear on stage following the showing were allowed to see only twenty minutes before being corralled backstage. Applause for the film. Overture. And our show was on! The silent film era was introduced, and with it “cuts” from the film “Tillie of Bloomsbury,” starring Marie Dressier, Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand. I introduced the sound era with more film cuts of A1 Jolson singing “Sonny Boy” from the “Singing Fool”; next came “Broadway Melody,” that ambitious musical of 1929 starring Anita Page, Bessie Love and the late Charles King. I had the added pleasure of introducing Miss Bessie Love in person to an audience who proved it didn’t forget. Since the year 1929 saw the beginning of the institution of the Motion Picture Academy Award, it was especially fitting that Bessie introduce Walter Wanger, the present President of the Academy. Mr. Wanger, in turn, introduced Diana Wynyard doing her famous final toast from Noel Coward’s excellent film “Cavalcade.” Next on the list came Pat O’Brien with his “Front Page” delivery of O’Brienisms. Bud Flanagan, British comic, introduced the queen of Technicolor, Maria Montez, who in turn introduced her “heartbeat” king, Jean Pierre Aumont. Jean Pierre and Maria, by the way, had just returned from Cannes as Hollywood representatives to the International Film Festival. Their trip, in a rented plane — sans radio and full flying equipment — from Cannes to Brussels for personal appearances would make a first rate serial. . . The event most waited for arrived with Ray Milland being re-introduced to a theater that fifteen years ago was his hang-out when and if he could dig up the necessary price of admission. Ray was possibly the most excited person present; who wouldn’t be? To be able to return to one’s country a full-fledged Academy Award star is a wonderful thing and his reception proved that fifteen years of hard work has its compensations. Another Academy Award Winner, Katina Paxinou (now making a film in England), came next with her famous “ugly” speech from “For Whom the Bell Tolls” . . . and then Reggie Gardiner doing the indestructible act that he had done for the then Duke of York in the year 1931. His Majesty, like the rest of us, still finds it indestructible. Wait a minute! There was Miss Malone ’way out on that big stage making with a joke as big as life and still looking hep. Unfortunately she went off the opposite side so I didn’t have a chance to apologize for being trampled out of her way. Shucks! Joan Bennett introduced Mai Zetterling and Alf Kjellin — the two humble but brilliant young Swedish stars of an extraordinary film called “Frenzy,” which I hope America will see soon. Following the appearance of the American stars, the leading British stars were introduced by means of caricatures which were flashed on the screen. Considering the number of luminaries present it was wonderful to see John Mills (a really firstrate gent) received with nothing short of a ripping up of seats. Their introductions were concluded by Laurence Olivier making a speech in which he paid tribute to the “little men” of the film industry; the grips, technicians and the backbone men of this highly intricate and involved business of picture making. After the performance, we all rushed to the reception room for the really exciting event of the evening. I find it as difficult to describe the thrill of the moment as I do in describing the graciousness of the King, the Queen, and the Princesses. Which may be just as well because you learn in England that making personal comments on the Royal Family is definitely not the (Continued on page 120) ROYAL COMMAND FILM PERFORMANCE EMPIRE THEATRE, LONDON Managing Director : Sam Etkman, Jar., Eiq. FRIDAY, lie NOVEMBER, 1946, 8 p ro. Cavalcade of the Movies A STAGE PRESENTATION DEVISED AND PRODUCED BY 1. THE KEYSTONE ERA 1 ’ Introduced by MARIUS GORING 2. CHAPLIN ERA Introduced by WILL HAY 3. SOUND ERA Introduced by WILLIAM EYTHE “SINGING FOOL” “BROADWAY MELODY” 4. THE ACADEMY AWARD ERA . Presented by WALTER WANGER of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences Introduced by BESSIE LOVE 5. CAVALCADE Introducing DIANA WYNYARD 6.. PAT O’BRIEN MARIA MONTEZ JEAN PIERRE AUMONT Introduced by BUD FLANAGAN VAL GUEST icifh the LOUS LEVY CONCERT ORCHESTRA under the direction o/ LOUIS LEVY IACK COURTS AY at the EMPIRE ORGAN T ha Commentator*: GERRY W1LMOT AND NAUNTON WAYNB 8. ACADEMY AWARD SCENE from “LOST WEEK-END” Introducing RAY MILLAND 9. ACADEMY AWARD “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” Introducing KATINA PAXINOU 10. DOROTHY MALONE REGINALD GARDINER 11. JOAN BENNETT Introducing AIT KJELLIN MAI ZETTERLING (Stars of “Frenzy”) Stage Setting t by GEOROF. RAMON * ★ 12. ANTHONY KIM MINS introduces the STARS OF THE BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY STEWART GRANGER MARGARET LOCKWOOD MICHAEL REDGRAVE VALERIE HOBSON ERIC PORTMAN SALLY GRAY ANTON WALBROOK PATRICIA ROC JOHN MILLS JEAN KENT SID FIELD ANNA NEAGI.B RALPH RICHARDSON ROSAMUND JOHN DEBORAH KERR VIVIEN LEIGH LAURENCE OLIVIER Sir Edward Elgar's arrangement of GOD SAVE THE KING With the Louis Levy Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Louis Levy Frank Tilterton, Organ and Chair