Wonder Bar (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Kay Francis Wins New Long Contract At Warner Bros. Just as she completed work on the production of the First National picture, “Wonder Bar,” which comes to the .........00008 Theatre on Miss Francis was offered a new long term contract with Warner Bros. She signed on the dotted line and will continue to be one of the company’s leading stars. Her next picture will be Mme. DnBarry. The contract was the result, not only of her splendid work in her current production in the leading feminine role, but because of her greatly increasing popularity. Miss Francis went to Warner Bros. two years ago and in that time has appeared in ten productions. Her first picture for the company was “Man Wanted” followed by “Street of Women,” “Jewel Robbery,” “One Way Passage,’ “The Keyhole,” “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” “I Loved a Woman,” “The House on 56th Street,’ “Mandalay,” and her current production of “Wonder Bar.” According to Warner Bros. the box office reports showed that her popularity increased Kay Francis Believes Personalities Change KXKay Francis, who is starred with Al Jolson and others in the First National musical drama coming to the Theatre, believes that personalities change every few years just as physical characteristics vary with time. “Scientists tell us,” says beautiful Kay, “that the tissues of our bodies are altered every seven years, and our eyes change every four years. I am convinced it is equally true of our personality. “Because of this I now feel able to enact roles which would have been very difficult for me a few years ago. I might have struggled through with them, but it would have been very difficult. And I’m not sure but that I would have been a failure, because they would have been at such variance with my personality.” with every picture in which she appeared and particularly with the three preceding “Wonder Bar.” This latter, it is believed, will further increase that popularity. In “Wonder Bar,” Miss Francis has the role of a flirtatious wife of a wealthy banker who is in love with an entertainer in a gay Parisian cabaret. The picture has an all star cast, other members of which include Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Powell, Hal Le Roy and Al Jolson. The picture is a mammoth musical and dramatic spectacle with special numbers, in which three hundred dancing girls appear, created and staged by Busby Berkeley, with music and songs by Warren and Dubin. Lloyd Bacon directed the production. Kay Francis Hollywood’s Most Democratic Actress Feminine Lead In “‘Wonder Bar’ Friend Of Prince Of Wales And Circus Giant kK: FRANCIS, First National star, numbers among her acquaintances both a circus giant and the Prince of Wales. Kay is like that. Often exploited as a screen counterpart of society’s topmost figures, she is the most Lovely Kay Scores Again! Kay Francis, whose many successful screen ventures have endeared her to countless fans, shines again in First National’s “Wonder Bar.” musi-spectacle now at the Strand. Others in the cast are Dick Powell, Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Cortez and Al Jolson. Mat No. 1—20c Page Six democratic young woman in all Hollywood. To tell the truth, Kay Francis is always surprised when people expect her to be haughty. “They do, you know,” she points out. “Why should they?” On her recent visit to New York, Kay spent much of her time with old friends—friends who date from the days when she was a very young and very obseure actress struggling for a foothold on Broadway. She organized a party for the premiere of her latest film, “Wonder Bar,” which comes to the 0... TREATS “ON sisson nscsei dienes. -, but her guests included no notables. They were all from the earlier group with which she had kept in touch. While there she also made several visits to the New York Public Library. Why on earth, you ask? There are several points she wanted to clear up for herself concerning the next character she will play on the screen, Madame DuBarry. Kay is like that. When she learned she was being considered for the Madame DuBarry characterization, she went to the trouble of learning all the pertinent facts concerning the noted lady of history. Accepted as one of the most fastidious of dressers in Hollywood, Kay Francis nevertheless loves to don old hiking togs and ramble along mountain trails. Her penchant for investigating things that annoy her, have frequently caused her to be covered in car grease when something went mechanically awry. In “Wonder Bar” Miss Francis has the role of a banker’s wife, infatuated with a popular night club entertainer, a part played by Ricardo Cortez. The picture is a dramatic spectacle laid amid the gay revelries of a fashionable Parisian night club with a peep into the back stage life of the entertainers. Sensational musical spectacles in which 300 beautiful girls take part were created and staged by Busby Berkeley, while music and lyries were written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. The all star cast includes be A galaxy of stars from “Wonder Bar,”’ the Strand feature. From top to bottom, Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Dolores Del Rio, Al Jolson, Dick Powell, and the ever dancing Hal Le Roy. Mat No. 27—10c sides Cortez and Miss Francis, Dolores Del Rio, Dick Powell, Hal Le Roy, Al Jolson, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert, Louise Fazenda, Fifi d’Orsay and Merna Kennedy. Lloyd Bacon directed. KayF rancis Thinks Women Dress Best By Using Instinct Instinct is a woman’s best guide in buying clothes, according to Kay Francis, admittedly the best dressed actress on the screen. “Never buy anything unless you are positive it fits your type,” is her advice to women who would be smartly dressed. “Ihave few rules about what I wear KAY FRANCIS and what I will not wear, but Mat No, 12—10¢ as soon as I put on a dress, I know instinetively whether it is ‘my dress’ or not.” She adds a note of caution to women whose “instinct” may be for bizarre raiment. “Never attempt the exotic,” she says. “Fantastic, extreme effects may attract attention, but if you wish to be called truly smart, it isn’t the kind of attention you want.” Miss Francis personally supervised the selection and making of the striking costumes she wears in her latest First National picture, “Wonder Bar,” which comes to the .......0000000.. Theatre ON dtesececteenceezcava tides . Others in the all-star cast include Dick Powell, Dolores Del Rio, Al Jolson, Rieardo Cortez, Hal Le Roy, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert, Louise Fazenda, Fifi d’Orsay, Ruth Donnelly, and Merna Kennedy. The story is a dramatic spectacle laid amid the gay revelries of a fashionable night club. Sensational musical spectacles were created and staged by Busby Berkeley to music written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture from the screen play by Earl Baldwin. Kay Francis Tells How to Dress Well To Fit Your Figure Do you want to be well dressed? No matter whether you are tall or short, thin or fat, Kay Francis, one of the ten stars of “Wonder Bar” coming to the ......... TREATS OW dscicsarieseccicd will tell you how to dress well. “The best dressed woman of the screen” as she is acclaimed everywhere, has certain fixed rules for women who want to be “chic.” Thin women should never never wear anything which exposes neck and arms of anything with horizontal stripes. Their clothes should hang loose and not conform to the figure. They must scrupulously avoid clothes which cling to them. On the other hand their stouter sisters should not by any means wear circular patterns though the striped patterns forbidden to the thin girls are very desirable for the more heavily avoirdupoised. Ruffles are as undesirable for this type of woman as bathing suits in the snow. And furthermore, you who wish to appear sylphlike, don’t ever wear high necked gowns which eall attention to the size of your face. “Any woman of any size can dress attractively if she dresses according to her figure,’ Miss Francis says, “I have always studied my figure and always find time to design my own clothes.” In “Wonder Bar” she wears a white beaded evening gown created by Orry-Kelly, and acclaimed as one of his most beautiful creations. “Wonder Bar” is a musical drama of Parisian night life with Miss Francis sharing stellar roles with Dick Powell, Dolores Del Rio, Al Jolson, Hal Le Roy and many others. Lloyd Bacon directed while the spectacle numbers were staged and created by Busby Berkeley.