Universal Weekly (1933-1935)

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20— =UNIVERSAL WEEKLY =~~ Oct. 5, 1935 CHARLES WINNINGER in "SHOW BOAT" Charles Winninger selected by Carl Laemmle, Jr., as the tine and only Captain Andy for the role in Universal’s "Show Boat,” which he created in the Ziegfeld stage show. This photograph is one shotcing him as Captain Andy. Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky has just made W'inninger a Kentucky Colonel. Today he is in Chicago seeing the world series. ONE of the absolute naturals about the casting of "Show Boat" was Charles Winninger in the role of Captain Andy. Winninger is the son of an oldtime "Show Boat" captain, was brought up on a show boat and played the original role in the Ziegfeld show. On Monday Carl Laemmle, Jr. by long distance telephone to New York consummated an arrangement with Mr. Winninger for this important role. Winninger left New York Tuesday in his Packard and will drive leisurely to the coast. First he will take in the world series of baseball. Then he will visit some of his relatives and will fill several theatrical and radio engagements. He will arrive at the Coast on November 15. The signing of Charles Winninger is the third important casting for "Show Boat." Carl Laemmle, Jr., already has Irene Dunne under contract to play Magnolia. Miss Dunne played the role in the original Ziegfeld musical comedy, succeeding Norma Terris and going on to Chicago, where she played the role for forty weeks. The other selection is that of Paul Robeson, who arrived Tuesday from London and who has several radio engagements to fill. One of them was the Squibbs program Thursday night. He will report to Universal in November. Robeson was also engaged by long distance telephone by Carl Laemmle, Jr. James Whale, who has just completed directing the Carl Laemmle, Jr. production of "Remember Last Night?" is working with Oscar Hammerstein 3rd and Jerome Kern on new music and lyrics to accent the famous numbers of the stage show. No matter what new music, however, is written, "Show Boat" will of necessity include "Ol' Man River," "Why Do I Love You?" "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Bill," and "Make Believe." * + + Liszt and Strauss Songs Adapted for Marta Eggerth ALTHOUGH Marta Eggerth's first picture, "Song of Joy," will have four songs especially composed for it, it became known yesterday that two of the world's most famous compositions will be embodied in it. Franz Waxman is writing the lyrics and a coloratura soprano arrangement of Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2." He is also making an arrangement of Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" for Miss Eggerth to use in "Song of Joy," in addition to the four new songs. Although Edward Sutherland, who will direct Miss Eggerth's first picture, has arrived back in California, he has not as yet selected the cast. The story is now in the hands of Preston Sturges, author of "Strictly Dishonorable" and the screenplay of "Diamond Jim." + + + Rushing "Ivory Handled Gun DUCK JONES is putting on an intensive drive to comU plete his current western picture for Universal release so that he can join his wife and daughter on a world girdling trip. Mrs. "Buck" and her daughter are already in Honolulu on the first leg of the journey. In consequence, Buck is working night and day to complete "The Ivory Handled Gun," from the novel by Charles E. Barnes. The photography on this production will be finished by Saturday night. The cast of "The Ivory Handled Gun" includes Charlotte Wynters as leading lady and a corps of western performers, including Walter Miller, Carl Stockdale, Frank Rice, Joseph Girard, Robert Kortman, Stan Blystone, Lafe McKee, Lee Shumway, Charles King, Ben Corbett, Eddie Phillips and Niles Welch. On Monday, Buck will start production of "Sunset of Power" by J. E. Grenstead, for which Earl Snell has written the screenplay. Ray Taylor, who directed "The Ivory Handled Gun," will also direct "Sunset of Power." Upon completion of it, Jones will fly to Honolulu on the Yankee Clipper.