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Show If ALLISON 61 UTAH THEATRE i May Allison becomes a star in her own right in "Social Hypocrites.'' a Metro All-Star Series picture, adapl - j ed from Alicia Ramsey's stage play. '"Bridge." which is the attraction at the Utah theatre, Sunday. Hereto-, j fore. Miss Allison has been seen in Met to pictures as co-star with Harold I Lockwood. and her promotion to individual in-dividual stardom is in recognition of, her excellent work and popularity. She was born on a plantation In Georgia, educated at schools in Cleveland and Philadelphia As a young girl she nursed an am - . bition to be a grande opera prima donna, isne has a rare lyric soprano oice. In tan, this Is the reason for j her recent absence from the screen, she retired to train her voice so as! to accept an offer to star in musical ! comedy at the London Gaiety. However, How-ever, war conditions blocked her plans, j so Im returned to the screen when Metro offered her a contract as a Miss Allison's first appearance was made when she was still in her toons. I i She wrote the lyrics, composed the score and .irnd in ,i hchl opera "The Life of Moses." She was first! I seen in New York as "Vanity," and, (hen as "Beauty." in Henry V Sav- age's production of "Everywoman." The next season she joined "The Quaker Girl," as alternate with tna Claire in (he I ltle role. I She made her screen debut as lead-, lead-, ins woman with William H Crane m Famous Players' "DaMd Harum " With ; Metro she co-sfarred with Harold ! Lockwood in such productions as 'The j River of Romance," 'Tin- Masked Rid ; or," "Mister 44," and "Big Tremaiae." |