Golden Dawn (Warner Bros.) (1930)

6 “GOLDEN DAWN"—Warner Bros. and Vitaphone 100% Natural Color, Singing, Talking Musical Romance (Biography) DAYTON OHIO GIRL PLAYS CHARMER IN “GOLDEN DAWN” Marion Byron, who charmingly plays the part of Johanna in “Golden Dawn,” the Warner Bros. all-ecolor, singing, talking, dancing picture in technicolor, now at the Seamer aaa Theatre, was born in Dayton, Ohio. She was edueated in her home town and in the public schools of Denver and Detroit. Her first stage experience was . in 1925 in “The in a num‘ber of Los An geles produc tions, among ; them being “Tip : toes,’ “Cradle pares EXO” Snatchers” and Stock N-71 the ‘Hollywood Cut or Mat Musie Box ReOrder Separately vue.” Her picture eareer began with M-G-M as lead for Buster Keaton in “Steamboat Bill.” She was also in the Hal Roach comedies. Other pictures were “His Captive Woman,” “Broadway Babies,” “So Long, Letty” and “Song of the West.” Miss Byron is_ affectionately known as “Peanuts” on account of her diminutive size. Her height is four feet eleven inches and her weight eighty-seven pounds. She has dark hair and blue eyes. Her two hobbies are bridge and dancing. (Biography) Droll Dick Henderson One of Comedy Trio In Gala “Golden Dawn’’ Dick Henderson, the rotund and —~“monocled English comedian, makes his talking picture bow in Warner Bros. natural color, singing romance of the jungle country, now showing at the Theatre. Henderson has enjoyed an ever increasing popularity in his native country and her possessions, since the world war. His unique~ brand of humor makes him as distinctive in his way as Chaplin in his. Praises sung in his honor, sweeping all England, finally reached Buckingham Palace and the king and queen commanded him to do his antics before them. His performance was an unqualified success—the royal couple ‘was much amused. Mr. Henderson is cast as the Duke in “Golden Dawn.” “Colden Dawn’’ All-Color Song Film Packs ’Em in Reeord crowds are attending each performance of “Golden Dawn,” the Warner Bros. all color, singing musical romance, at the Theatre. Walter Woolf. and Vivienne Segal head the tremendous east. ~Alice Gentle, Noah Beery, Lupino Lane and Marion Byron are also in the cast. Ray Enright directed. Beery Cracks Wicked Whip in “Golden Dawn” Noah Beery, who cracks a wicked whip in “Golden Dawn,” the Warner Brothers Vitaphone Technicolor feature picture now at the Theatre, spent two months practicing before he became an expert as he thought necessary for the part. By that time Beery could cut a playing card in two at a distance of sixteen feet. Walter Woolf, who plays lead in the same production, learned to erack a whip expertly some years ago on the top of a New York skyscraper ewes ecee when the feat was required of him] in another stage production. Others in the superb cast of “Golden Dawn” are Vivienne Segal, Alice Gentle, Lupino Lane, Marion Byron, Ed Martindel, Lee Moran, Nigel de Brulier, Nina Quartaro and Sojin. Ray Enright directed. VIVIENNE SEGAL TRIUMPHS AS LEAD IN “GOLDEN DAWN” Brilliant Singer Follows New York Stage Success in Musical All-Color Version of ‘“‘Golden Dawn’’ Vivienne Segal, who plays the lead in “Golden Dawn,” the Warner Bros. __ all-color, singing, talking, dancing Vita Technicolor now Theatre, has the record of having been the ¢ youngest girl to : sing the role of ce « “Carmen.” | Violenne Sega/ samg it at the : age of sixteen in. Philadelphia, in a semi-profesperform ¥ Stock N-157 Cut or Mat Order Separately sional Scene from "GoldenDawn"-A Warner Bros. Production : JOHANNA GIVES THE “DUKE” THE ONCE OVER forgetful of the voodoo chants and tom-tom thud. 7—Cut or Mat Production No. (Biography) “Golden Dawn,” Hoosier Director’s Most Notable Ray Enright, who directed Warner Bros.’ latest all-color, singing, dancing Vitaphone picture, “Golden Dawn,” now at the Theatre, was born Indiana. He was educated in Los Angeles and worked for a while on the Times. His first picture work was as eutter on the earlier Chaplin pictures. He was with Mack Sennett for seven years, serving in addition in And }rson, as “gag-man” and becoming editor| raq Nagel and Myrna Loy. in-chief of all comedies. Mr. Enright served with the A.E.F. in France and on his return did editorial work for Ince, later coming to Warner Bros. as cutter. In addition to great practical ability, Mr. Enright has a gift for making friends, an asset quite as useful in the talkies as elsewhere. Two Column Slug—Style VC—Cut or Mat S. present ' } 2 t \ I es ll! Achievement. He was chosen to direct RinVen= Tans ain Tracked by the Police.” His signal success in that picture obtained for him the direction of “Jaws of Steel,” and the handling if 5, 0f the megap phone for the Ray Carigh® underworld meloStock S-117 drama, “The Cut or Mat Order Separately Girl from Chi cago,” with ConHis next picture was “Domestic Troubles.” This was followed by “The Little Wildcat,” “Land of the Silver Fox,” “Stolen Kisses,” “Kid Gloves,” “Skin Deep” and “Song of the West.” His work in the trying direction of the spectacular musical romance of the African jungles is his supreme achievement to date. He has brought out every possibility of character and situation. The weird never-ending thud of the tomtom, the savage voodoo rites, the scenes of flame and flood—all in natural color reach a elimax of dynamic power and beauty. Anderson, Indiana Man Indiana has produced many geniuses of the artistic world but none has been more consummate in his especial work than Ray Enright who directed “Golden Dawn” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone all color musica] romance, now at the Theatre. phone picture in |: ance of this opera. Miss Segal has never taken singing singing lessons in her life, and was in the Academy of the Sisters of Mercy at the time. “Carmen,” one of the most difficult roles in grand opera, required a tre ‘mendous amount of study on account|: of the number of the songs and the| i222 wide voice range, but her work in the H part immediately won her a contract |? with the Shuberts to sing the lead|? in “Blue Paradise.” Miss Segal was the bright particu: : lar star of the original “Desert Song” company, and has just created} the leading role in the long run of Ziegfeld’s “Three Musketeers,” one of the most beautiful and novel stage productions of the New York season. Although Miss Segal’s voice and beauty are well known to theatregoers, she was first heard in talking pictures in “Song of the West.” She was born in Philadelphia. LUIVIENNE SEGAL Stock N-156 Cut or Mat—Order Separately (Biography) Lupino Lane, London Pantomimist Sings and Plays in “Golden Dawn” Lupino Lane belongs to the world’s} Moran and Dick Henderson. Lane’s oldest family of pantomimists, aj} singing voice, which was well known family that has amused many genera. tions of English theatregoers. He is the first of the famous family to| enter pictures and he has become one of the screen’s most popular comedians. eee : In “Golden. .-Dawn,”’ the current Warner Brothers . Vitaphone and ‘Technicolor operetta, playing at the hs Sy ae .. Theatre, Lane has the principal comedy role as one of the tric of laugh provokers that includes Lee Biography) Lee Moran Creates Comic “Blink” in Big Jungle All Color Film The longest. starring contract in the history of the sereen is claimed by Lee Moran, who plays a comedy part in many of the sequences of “Golden Dawn,” the Warner Brothers Vitaphone all-color musical romance now at the Theatre. For ten years Moran was starred as a member of the team of Lyons and’ ‘Moran, in which he was paired with the late Eddie Lyons in the making of one and two-reel comedies. Moran is a Philadelphian. When Al Christie brought the first Universal company to Hollywood, and commenced the production of Nestor comedies in the yard of an old residence in what was to be the future film capital of the world, Lyons and Moran were the featured members of the organization. Since those early days Moran has appeared in more than six hundred motion pictures, though of late years he has confined himself to character comedy roles in feature-length productions. He appeared in “Madonna of Avenue A”, “On With the Show” and the singing super revue, “Show of Shows.” “Golden Dawn” is an adaptation of the successful operetta of Harbach and Hammerstein, II. Emmerich Kalman and Hubert Stolhart composed the music. Walter Anthony did in his stage productions, made him especially valuable in the all star cast of this picture. Lane was born in London and was reared and. educated __ there, going naturally to the stage while still a boy. After several successful seasons ip England he played for a time in Paris and about ‘the capitals of Europe, finally coming to the American stage and from that to pictures. He is married and has one child. He has brought his parents to Hollywood from England, or at least persuaded them to come, which brings to this country one of the remarkable families of English stage history. Lupino Lane Stock N-160 Cut or Mat Order Separately The drama of jungle pe the romance of young and the glorious voices o. me world’s finest singing stars. Entirelyin Technicolor. From the stage success by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Walter Woolf, Vivienne Segal, Alice Gentle. Sensational Musical Drama drawn against Spectacular Backgrounds. the screen story. Ray Enright directed.| 1-Col. Ad—Style VD—Cut or Mat