Waverley Film Society Volume 4 May 2017 Issue 4

May Meeting Waverley Film Society will meet at St John’s Uniting Church, 37 Virginia Street, Mt Waverley on Wednesday, 10th of May at 7:45pm. Apologies can be left with Brett on 9807 3426. All welcome. Invite your friends to join us Warning: Be prepared for chaos with the Marx brothers during a night at the opera! See the next page for more information about the film.

2018 Film Program Anne will discuss next year’s program at the meeting. Seventeen poten- tial films were identified at the last meeting and Anne has made good progress in checking for copyright on them.

Last Month Please take some posters Twenty people attended, including two Posters advertising the June screening will be guests, and there were four apologies. available at this meeting. Please post them in The fifteen tokens provided an overall rating community spaces (a good opportunity to re- for “David Copperfield” of 3.8 stars. move the previous ones also!) In response to some queries about the audio quality, Brian checked the DVD at home Subscriptions later and found that it had an inferior sound. If you have not done so already, please pay the track. 2017 WFS subscription of $30 to Marlene.

Events Website - Brett has been able to arrange publicity for our screenings on the Community Board events page on the Monash Council web- site. It can be found under http:// www.monash.vic.gov.au/Leisure/Upcoming- The Raffle: Just one month left to finish selling Events your GWS Community raffle tickets! At the April meeting, Barry pointed out that Next Month we can reach our target if all of the books that th June 14 : “Top Hat” – were issued in March are sold. A musical with Fred Please bring the cash and ticket stubs to the Astaire and Ginger June meeting in an envelope with your name Rogers. on it to assist Barry and Judy with the process- ing. This raffle makes a great contribution to the Society’s considerable operating costs. See Barry if you need more books , or ring him on 9561 4939. A Night at the Opera (Reference The IMDb film database)

Synopsis The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young lover can get his chance. (Written by John Vogel ) (Editor: But first their comic adventures get them to New York!) Director SamWood

Screenplay George Kufman and Morrie Ryskund

Credits Otis B. Driftwood Fiorello Tomasso Kitty Carlisle Rosa Allan James Ricardo Walter Woolf King Lasparri Sig Ruman Gotlieb Margaret Dumont Mrs Claypool

The Marx Brothers Chico: Chico adopted the Italian dialect routines from the many Italian immigrants Harpo: With the big, poofy, curly red hair, a Groucho: The bushy-browed, cigar he grew up with. An avid gambler and -smoking wise-cracker with the painted top hat, and a horn, the lovable mute was the womanizer (chasing "chicks" some say is -on moustache and stooped walk was favorite of the Marx Brothers. Though chasing a how he got his nickname), he was an ac- the leader of the Marx Brothers. With woman was a favorite routine of his in the mov- complished pianist with a unique finger one-liners that were often double en- ies, Harpo was a devoted father and husband. pecking style. Chico was the brother who guided the Marxes to stardom. He took tendres, Groucho never cursed in any He adopted the mute routine in and over the act's management and secured of his performances. carried it over to the films. Harpo was an ac- complished self-taught harpist. their first major contracts.