Anthony Adverse (Warner Bros.) (1936)

PUBLICITY YOUR CHOICE OF SHORTS eng Empress Josephine Dances Gavotte The Empress Josephine has come to life on the screen. She dances the gavotte with Napoleon Bonaparte in a scene for ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the ............ eS ee with Fredrie March in the stellar role. Josephine is being played by Colleen Coleman, actress and specialty dancer, who was featured in ‘*Calling All Stars’’ last winter in New York. She was chosen because of her resemblance to the beautiful French Empress. Napoleon is being portrayed by Rollo Lloyd. Parisian Costumes Of 1790 Revived A semi-transparent, chemise-like dress, with pink skin-fitting tights beneath and girdle placed just below the brassiere, has been revived for the screen. It’s one of the costumes that Orry-Kelly, designer for Warner Bros., created from old prints for some of the Parisian women of 1790 appearing in a sequence of ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ HOW MMOWING AL UNG: ©. oo.ccccicacccesccsoeese Theatre. Fredric March plays ‘‘Anthony’’ and Mervyn LeRoy directed the film. Fredric March = os se Noted film star who has his greatest part in the title role of ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. production based on the Hervey Allen best-selling novel which has been read by more than three million people. ‘‘ Anthony Adverse’’ MUTE OPER AE CNG Bape ciissivessisosccanes Hy Tg a, Consett ee Edmund Gwenn In 300 Stage Roles Sdmund Gwenn, who has the role of John Bonnyfeather, grandfather of Anthony Adverse, the Warner Bros. picture of that title which comes to the .................. the stage. An Englishman who recently came to America, he was in -the cast of practically every Galsworth, Shaw and Barrie play produced in London during the past 15 years, as well as other successes. He is best remembered in London for his work in ‘‘ The Scarlet Pimpernel,’’ ‘‘Skin Game,’’ ‘‘ The Monster’’ and ‘‘ The Twelve Pound Look.’’ Battle For A Soul paaeeaeanen Pati PENIS Torn between greed and honest love, Fredric March as Anthony Adverse in Warner Bros.’ production of the Hervey Allen adventure-crammed novel coming to the ..............ccccccscesese PRO ON oo cccccnciaciacs » presents @ gripping performance as the man who surmounted every obstacle. The dancer is played by Joan Woodbury and the priest is Pedro de Cordoba. Mat No. 219—20c Cat Make-Up Nearly Cost Actor An Eye The cat make-up that George E. Stone donned for his role of ‘‘Sancho’’ in the Warner Bros. picture, ‘*Anthony Adverse,’’ which comes OSM oes i cee Theatre on Beate Mase ciel Seah iaset said , nearly cost him the sight of one eye. For the part, Stone’s eyes were made to slant. The third day the actor appeared on the set, his left eye became inflamed and swollen. He was rushed to a doctor and was forced to spend several days in a darkened room with an ice bag on the swollen optic. As soon: as it was well, Stone donned the makeup again and finished his part. Fredric March has the stellar role in the picturization of Hervey Allen’s famous novel. Hair-Dress Today Is Like Old Time Style Anita Louise, in the role of the mother of the baby Anthony, in ‘*Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. production which comes to Ch iad akira .. Theatre on bite , Wears an elaborate coiffure of hand-brushed curls, swept back so as to reveal her ear-tips and fine forehead. This hair-dress is quite in keeping with the period trend of modern formals. Anita, while playing the role, made social appearances in Renaissance and Grecian gowns, with her hair unchanged. 100 Couples Dance Gavotte In Film A world audience will be intro duced to the beautiful Hungarian danee, the ‘‘Gavotte,’’ with the screening of ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now showing at the .... Theatre. The dance, brought to France by Napoleon I, is one of the features of the film, with 100 couples doing its intricate steps under the direetion of Edward Larkin. Famous Ballerina In “Anthony Adverse”’ Julia Baraschova, former solo dancer with the Chicago Civic Opera ballet and with the San Carlos Opera in New York, has a dancing role in ‘*Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. produetion which comes to the ......... etre Ts Costume Research Takes Months One hundred and thirty typewritten pages of notes, singlespaced, describing the costumes and settings for ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now SHhoOwmg (‘AT THB. oo. tocsee. eae Theatre, were prepared by Dwight Franklin, technical advisor on the film, This is said to be a record. Franklin spent months in research among musty tomes reciting the history of the 1775-1801 period. Beautiful Dancer In “Anthony Adverse” Joan Woodbury, beautiful Hollywood girl who was leading woman in ‘‘Eagle’s Mate,’’ plays the role of a Cuban girl in the Warner Bros. picture, ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’? now showing at the ........ eA Theatre with Fredric March in the stellar role. In Cuba her charm and dancing are used by Anthony’s host to lure the young man. Radio Star Plays Young Anthony An intensive search was conducted for three months to find a boy to play the role of young Anthony Adverse, in the Warner Bros. production of that title which comes OL SEPA SS is ieee peat en Theatre «REN NS pe REDE RCD New York boy, who had been acting for the radio. He never has appeared in a picture before. Mauch was chosen not only because of his talent, but because of his startling resemblance to Fredrie March, who has the title role. March Wants Fashion Arbiter For Men Fredrie March, who has the title role in Warner Bros. ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ which comes to the se ipaeaueensie . Theatee-onoss... . thinks that men dress without imagination. ‘*What the male population of Hollywood needs,’’ he said, ‘‘is a fashion dictator powerful enough to inject imagination into men’s apparel. ‘‘We should have an equivalent of an Orry-Kelly, who would make Hollywood a center of men’s fashions as Orry does for women’s. ‘*As it is now, we all look alike as two peas in a pod.’’ Miss De Havilland In New Costume A gray velvet dress with a sheer gray wool coat to match are the latest loves of Olivia de Havilland, Warner Bros. starlet playing opposite Fredric March, star of Warner Bros.’ ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ now showing at the ..................... Theatre. The dress, designed for street wear, has a gathered yolk, plain short sleeves, slim skirt, and is notable for its scarf tie, which widens at the ends until when crossed at the neckline it nearly covers the chest. Cut on the bias, the coat closes diagonally, has full sleeves and no collar, the dress tie as well as the belt being used to trim the longish wrap. Accessories, in contrasting and brighter colors, may be varied at will, with Olivia favoring bright blue as an alternate with green. Engraves All Movie Titles On Bracelet Anita Louise, blonde star of the Warner Bros. picture, ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ now showing at the See Sabb anges .. Theatre with Fredric March in the stellar role, always wears a gold bracelet made of links bearing the names of all the pictures in which she has appeared. She bought the bracelet years ago. LL ETL E SS ALLEL SL As the seductive ‘‘Faith’’ of Hervey Allen’s globe-girdling novel ‘‘ Anthony Adverse’’ which Warner Bros. will present as Hollywood's greatest film triumph at the Theatre on cin Gale Sondergaard, noted Broadway star makes her screen debut. Mat No. 117—10e Actor Learns Boxing To Settle Grudge Louis Hayward, the English ae. tor who has the role of the young lover in ‘*Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the .. paaet ee Theatre Om =... » Tevealed his reason for a sudden interest in boxing. The actor announced that within the year he plans to return to England, and when he does, he wants to know how to defend himself, Three years ago, Hayward declared, he had a fist fight with another Englishman—a man high in official circles—and came out the loser. ‘*T was underweight at the time,’’ Hayward said. ‘‘ Ande TI didn’t know the first thing about fighting.’’ Dana Ritter seem