Pleasant Grove Review | 1929-08-03 | Page 5 | Film Star Plays Big Stage Role

-u Film Star Plays Big Stage Role Norma Shearer steps into the great dramaitSc role create'd by Ann Harding Hard-ing in "The Trial of Mary Dugan," Bayard Veiller's all-talking special which comes Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, August 4, 5 and 6 to the Cameo Theatre as a Metro-Gold wyn Mayer 100 per cent 'dialogue feature. In assigning Miss Shearer to the isordid role of ithe woman on trial for her life, M-G-M executives ended a discussion of months' duration as to the advisability of permitting her to make the radical change in her screen characterizations. With Veiller in support, however, Miss Shearer obtained ob-tained the part. "The Trial of Mary Dugan" made Its first appearance In New York in 1927 with Miss Harding in the leading role. At present fourteen road companies comp-anies are presenting the great dramatic drama-tic play in foreign countries and road companies are still touring the United States with it. Veiller, airhor-pro-ducer of the play, personally directed i j (he screening- I Featured in the all-star cast of the : sensational play are Miss Shearer. Raymond HacV-tt. I.owi? Sone and H. B. Warner. Included in the cast are Lilyan Tashman. Olive Tell, Mary Doran and others of note.