Show Strauss' Strauss Vienna Lives Again At Paramount I The Great Waltz a glamorous musical drama based on the life of Johann Strauss recreates the romance romance romance ro ro- ro- ro mance of old Vienna at the Paramount Paramount Paramount Para Para- mount theater The attraction started Thursday Luise Rainer Fernand Gravat and Miliza Korjus new opera star discovery head an elaborate cast The story deals with the life and loves of Strauss played by Gravat his wife Poldi played by Miss Rainer and the opera singer with whom he was infatuated enacted by Mme Korjus who sings Tales of the Vienna Woods and other haunting Strauss songs in spectacular spectacular spectacular ular presentations Drama Spectacular The Imperial Opera the palace of Franz Josef Vienna during the Meternich Metternich Metternich Met- Met revolution the Vienna woods are details in the picture A piece 90 symphony orchestra accompanies accompanies ac- ac companies the beautiful Viennese singer inger in opera and other musical sequences Julien Duvivier noted French director directed the picture with his brilliant continental technique and nd human touches Miss Rainer is s tremendously appealing and rises to o great dramatic heights In schemes chemes with her rival for the composers composer's com com- posers poser's posers oser's love Miss Korjus is beautiful beautiful beau- beau has a flair for comedy and is personified as Carla Donner the he the opera songbird Support Good Players in the fine supporting cast include Hugh Herbert Lionel Atwill Atwill Atwill At- At will Curt Bois Leonid Kinsky Al Shean Jhean Minna Gombell George Houston louston Bert Roach Greta Meyer Herman Bing Henry Hull and others The program is completed with a News and an interesting short hor subject on diving |