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Show "Delicious," Gaynor Far-rell Far-rell Romance Shows Gershwin Ger-shwin Melodies Woven Into In-to Story Of Immigrant Waif And Famous Poloist What is said to be a new technique tech-nique in the presentation of songs in motion pictures occurs in "Delicious," "De-licious," the new Fox musical romance, ro-mance, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, coming to the Elite Theatre, Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th. Miss Gaynor, seen as a little Scotch immigrant waif, first hears the words of "Delishious," a song written about her by a Russian suitor aboard the boat on which . she is coming to America, when she and the poet steal into the first cabin in order to use the piano. pi-ano. They have "no business there, and are allowed to remain only when Charles Farrell, a young sportsman and polo pWer, also a passenger on the boat, intervenes on ,their behalf. As the musician, portrayed b Raul Roulien, sends the lilting tune into the air from the piano, it is immediately picked up and spread over the huge liner in a number of surprising ways. A steward, serving drinks to the little group about the piano, carries car-ries it away, and the elevator boy hears him singing it. As the car ascends, the boy's cheery whistle spreads the infectious melody until un-til soon it is on the lips and in the hearts, of everyone on the boat. Deckhands hum it, as they time the swing of their work to its rhythm, and loungers on the promenade deck find themselves memorizing the words. Thus it is thai, the tune follows Janet and comes back to her on several occasions during her eventful ev-entful voyage. |