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Show o New DeMille Film Proves Most Lavish During the production of Cecil B. DeMille's most recent film, "Cleopatra," "Cleopa-tra," at the Paramount studios in i Hollywood, someone with a penchant i for plain and fancy statistics un- : earthed the following choice tidbits. More than 5000 persons were employed em-ployed on the picture, which is coming com-ing to the Camea Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, November 18, 19 and 20, with Claudette Colbert, Wan-en William and Henry Wilcox-on. Wilcox-on. This includes, of course, the technicians, leading players, extras and bit players. The feathers of 600 pheasants were used to make up the fans of the Egyptian dancing girls in one scene. A total of 185 pounds of clothing was worn by Claudette Colbert, as1 Cleopatra, and Henry Wilcoxan, as Marc Antony, in one of their love scenes. Wilcoxon's armor weighed 110 pounds, and Claudette's beaded gown weighed 75 pounds. It took 600 ostrich feathers to make up the solid feathered arch , before which stood Cleopatra's couch. 150 Foot Bathtub The DeMille "bathtub" in this picture pic-ture (the public bath at Rome) measured 100 by 150 feet. To add that necessary tan to the Eygptians and Roman legionnaires, 65 gallons of body make-up was used throughout the productions. Twelve persons worked nine months on research before a camera was turned. More than four tons of armor was cast in the foundries at the Paramount Para-mount studio to be worn by Roman and Egyptian soldiers. It took approximately 250,000 square feet of space on which to build all of the sets. Among the creatures used were eight peacocks, four leopards and two asps. , Construct Famous Barge Cleopatra's palatial barge, one of the most lavish things described by history, was reproduced both as to exterior and interior by DeMille. The original was 400 feet long and could carry 4000 people. Exactly half of the sixty available studio hairdressers in Hollywood were employed for this one production. produc-tion. As produced by DeMille, "Cleopatra" "Cleo-patra" is the entrancing romance of the Siren of the Nile and the vialiant Roman, Marc Antony, who lingered with love while mighty empires tottered tot-tered beneath their feet. |