Pleasant Grove Review | 1937-01-08 | Page 8 | Sybil Jason

SYBIL JASON Sybil Jason, the talented seven-year-old baby star, was born in 'Capetown, South Africa. At three j years of age she both sang and I danced. Her uncle, Harry Jacobson, a London Lon-don producer, visited his brother in South Africa and saw her perform. He at once suggested that she be taken to London and trained. Her parents consented and little Sybil started for England with Jacobson, his wife, and Sybil's' qlder sister. I In London Sybil made an instantaneous instan-taneous hit as a radio entertainer and made many recordings. This led to picture work. Irving Asher, head of Warner Bros. British studios, saw one of her performances, made a test of her and sent it to America for Warner Bros, executives to look at. She was immediately signed up and given giv-en the stellar role in "Little Big Shot." Later she appeared with Kay Francis in "I Found Stella i Parish" and with Al Jolson in "The Singing Kid." Her current picture is "The Captain's Kid," which plays at the Cameo Theatre Sunday, Monday Mon-day and Tuesday, January" 10, 11 and .12.-