Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 25, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday january 23, 1954 pages. the Uyco Tana d d. Affair at Monte Carlo Leo Genn is surrounded by an eager group of tourists As he unfolds the tale within a tale that makes up the body of affair at Monte Carlo which opened at the Odeon theatre Friday i m afraid that the breathless go on do Tell us More attitude of the listeners is not quite Justi fied by the circumstances. Taken from Stefan Zweig s Story Twenty four hours in a woman s life affair at Monte Carlo is a leisurely yarn about a restless widow who Falls in love with an inveterate Gambler. Merle Ober on is the widow and Richard Todd is the Gambler. Oberon Todd Loving and gambling the Story is a great Deal like one of the yarns that Somerset Maug Ham tells in his Short stories. It lacks however the ironical touch that characterizes these stories and it is guilty spinning a slender thread beyond its modest proportions. Nevertheless there is a leisurely urbane air about it the per Lorances Are expert and the background of Monte Carlo is Cap tured in some Superb color photo Graphy. All three principals do Fine work and Richard Todd is particularly to be commended As a Young Man who does t think that Good looks absolves him of the necessity to act. The Story opens with a Young woman running away from the elderly Man she is to marry to the eager arms of a Youthful suitor. This prompts or. Genn who plays a novelist to Tell a group of people in a cafe an incident that took place when he was in Monte Carlo. Most of the rest of the film is an extended Flashback the Moyie Only returning to the cafe for ejaculations of do continue the Story from the tourists. Miss Oberon the widow con sents to go with or. Genn to the Casino. There she meets a Young Man or. Todd who has gambled away Money that he a s gained dishonestly. In befriending him she Falls in love with him and the Story progresses to a logical and rather touching ending. This slight Story is done in rather detached but engaging fashion but it is inclined to be too Talka Tive. As i say the three principals perform in deft fashion and there Are some Good supporting performances. Drama festival fans will be interested in seeing in the Small role of the Man who runs away with the Young girl Pierre Lefevre who adjudicated the regional festivals a couple of years Back. You might be interested to know that Leo Genn took up acting As a result of appear ing in Amateur drama festival. A graduate of Cambridge and a successful lawyer in Lon Don courts he followed this University glee club production song of Norway the music of Edvard Grieg playhouse feb. 1-6 75c on at Box office 900 performances in Broadway a classic Al if music theatre practice successfully making Amateur theatricals his Hobby. The Hobby led to professional engagements and he has been Star ring on the London and new York stages As Well As appearing in British and Hollywood movies. He took time out from acting How Ever to be a lawyer at the Ger Man War guilt trials. The Odeon theatre Bill includes a highly interesting account in color of the visit of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Fiji and Tonga. In a nutshell Ruth Draper so beloved by Winnipeg audiences is saying Farewell to the stage her three week engagement at the Vanderbilt theatre in new York starting tonight will be her last on this Side of the water she has been before the Public for 44 years and says i think there is a time to Stop. It is sad to admit it sad Inderb for no greater artist than miss drap deadly sins drama women of Twilight drama adult. Of the Sun. Drama starts at big heat drama. Feature starts at 11.50. 1.50, 3.50, 5.50, 7.50, 9.20. Last Complete show at adult. Or exists dressed Only in a simple Brown evening gown and without props she has created unforgettable array of characters before the delighted eyes of her audiences Bing Crosby buys his pipes by the dozen from London be cause souvenir Hunters icee getting away with them every time he lays one Down he loses four or five dozen a year this Way when they had a minor earthquake in Hollywood the other Day a wag in the Paramount publicity office remarked Jerry Lewis must be on the lot Danny Kaye s next movie will be a comedy of the Days when sir Lancelot and Knighthood was in Bloom Arlene Dahl says that she s in favor of honesty when dealing with men but she draws a line when they Start revealing details of past conquests May be that s ;