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THE CHINA MAIL.
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood"
THE STRONGEST.
GRETA GARBO.
- From an unsigned, reader comes the following missive;
LIFE SAVED BY TALKIE.
SCREEN VOICE 'ROUTS BURGLARS,
Ghostly voices from a "talkie” were the means of saving a man's life and preventing a theatre from being robbed.
[By Dorothy Herzog.] The strongest item in this depart.
Three burglars, after overpower ment's ken arrives by mail. I quote Dear Miss Herzog: I never was a ing the night watchman at a New the story verbatim:
Garbo fan till now. I liked her, but York theatre and binding him to a Stepin Fetchit is out over at did not think her better than the seat, tortured the man's son in an Columbia. He had been cast in an usual movie Marionettes. To-day attempt to make him reveal the important role in "Lover Come saw her in "Anna Christie" and do combination of the safe. Back," which Erla C. Kenton is you know that when she appeared
They tiga a cord round the youth's directing, but after two days his on the screen, people clapped as neck and pulled it tighter and temperament got the best of him. she had been there in the flesh and tighter, but still the boy refused to Harry Conn, rather than put I know now that Greta Garbo ia adivulge the secret. up with him, let him out, born actress. Afraid the screen will Just as he was beginning to and acrapped the Alm that lose her. She belongs on the stage. swoon distant voices were heard, and had been shot up to the Why, she
even got sympathy for the burglars at once stopped. time Fetchit went "haywiro." Clar- Anna. That was more than Evelyn The voices grew louder, the speak ence Muse, well-known coloured ac- Preer (a local coloured stage atar)ers apparently drawing nearer, and tor, steps into the role. Buster could do and she is not a poor ac- the three burglars hurried out of the Collier, Jun., and Pauline Starke treas either, Three cheers for bullding. The lad then released his head the cast, which also includes Marle Dressler and George Marion, father, and the two went to meet Walter P. Lewis, Betty Boyd, Don't care for Bickford. The Matt the speaker. Elrich Haupt and Ann Brody.
Stepin Fetchit should listen to the tom-toms that beat nightly in Hollywood and the chant that drones on: "The star is dead, long live the star."
CLARA BOW.
of the Lincoln Players. (Evelyn "They found that it was the new Preer's troupe) played. him better talkie apparatus on the stage being, even if he were coloured. Congra-tested from an adjoining building tulation to Greta Garbo. Us Nor- by a arm of elecrical engineers." wegians wish you would say some- thing about it, please.
'shots-notably of the more active part of the escape and of Dartmoor scenery-which should add to the interest.
Has Clara Bow spent. ready cash listening to a fortune teller? Over the wires click her statement: "I (am not going to marry Harry Rich-
Effects On Theatre. man. I am expecting a nervous} breakdown, and he is no sedative."
"The only film work I have watch- when a film ed before to-day was There's witchery in such frankness.
version of 'Justice' was made be- Tá a smart woman, mayhap, who
In nervous breakdowns on headline Gerald du Maurier took the leading
fore the war.
that, too, Sir schedule. 'Tis a wise fiancee who waits for the swoon.
GALSWORTHY AND THE TALKIES.”
NOT MUCH MOVED" BY
THEM.
WHAT AUTHORS SHOULD DO.
part.
"You ask me what will be the effect of the talking and singing film on the regular theatre. It is an extraordinarily difficult question to answer.
I
The volces which the burglars had heard came from the sound film that was being run on the machine.
FOR CHILDREN.
Brighton's New Rules for Films.
Brighton, April 21, exhibition of Alms to children have
•New regulations concerning the
been made by the Brighton Watch Committee.
They provide that no filma-other than those of current events--which have not been passed for universal exhibition by the British Board of Film Censors shall be exhibited without the express
consent of the Town
Council, while any child under, or appearing to be more under, 16, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, is on the. Pre- mises.
"But if I must make a shot should say that it may readily re duce the audiences for the coarser and more melodramatic types of play, and consolidate the fastidious types of playgoer.
"A point on which i feel very strongly is the need for authors to
insist that in talking films made of their work the dialogue should be by themselves. entirely written
Mr. John Galsworthy, escaping for a few minutes from the stifling heat and the glaring arelights in the British Lion Film Corporation's This will certainly be the case in 'Escape' and in any other talking new studio in London, spoke to a press ropresentative of his views on film that may be made from my
work. the screen and its possibilities.
He was watching the "shooting" of an interior scene in the talking
film version of his play "Escape."
This is the first "talkle" to be made in Britain from a work by a British author of the first rank, and also the first important British open. air "takic."
"I appear to have a conservative
Before the exhibition of each film a reproduction of the board's carti- fcate, or a slide stating that the film has been passed, and giving its category, is to be shown for at least ten seconds.
Noticos are also to be displayed at. the entrances to cinemas giving the that I welcome with energy the at the several categories of films, and "It is needless for me to say definitions adopted by the board of tempt that is now being made to also stating the title of each film, produce really good British, films."
its category, and the time at which it will be shown.
The company making "Escape" will move to Dartmoor after Easter for the filming of the escaped con- vict's adventures on the moor.
Mr. Basil Dean, surrounded by a
THE FILM KING'S WIFE.
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WATER SUPPLY.
Less Storage on the
Island.
11
1
ROBBERY SEQUEL
Charge Against Two Employees.
PRELIMINARY TRIAL.
HIGHER CONSUMPTION.
The total storage in the island Two Chinese were yesterday after- reservoirs on Monday, May 19, roon charged before Mr. 'A. W. G. IL amounted to 640.04 million gal Grantham with having been con- lons, showing a decrease of 14.53 corned in armed robbery, at a million gallons during the past week.firewood shop at 10, Tseung Sou The amount collected from streams Lane East on the night of April was 27.29 million gallons, The 24-25, Both accused were stated week's consumption amounted to to have been employed at the shop 62.97 million gallons which in- up to the time of the robbery, one cluded 21.15 million gallons from far six weeks and the other for the Shing Mun supply.
eleven weeks.
Kowloon Water Supply
The total storage in the mainland reservoirs on Monday, May 19, amounted to 346.16 million gai- lons, showing a decrease of 18.82 million gallons during the past week.
The week's consumption amount- ed to 30.24 million gallons, not in- cluding Hong Kong supplies and 2.04 million gallons supplied to water boats at Laichikok.
The yield from the Shing Mun River and streama during the week was 34.61 million gallons.
Storage
The following shows the amount In storage (million gallons) оп the dates named:
1020
Hong Kong Mainland 326.38 136.81
811.72
*#7.90 102.75
121.65
87.96
- 80.61. 105.52 498.68
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The robbery occurred at 2 a.m, on April 25, when the master of the shop was attacked with a chopper, receiving some ugly wounds. The two accused disappeared immedi- ately after the robbery, and the allegation against them was that they had been in league with the rabbers, and had admitted them dur- Ing the night.
Soon after the robbery, a district watchman saw three men running. and intercepted one of them, who turned out to be one of the accused. He claimed that he was chasing the other two who had committed | robbery at his shop, but the watch. man was not convinced and took him into custody.
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Police Headquarters were com- municated with and Det.-Sergt. Whelan visited the shop to In- vestigate. He took a roll-call of ali the fokis, and the second accused did not respond. This man was subsequently pointed out to two Chinese detectives by another fokl of the shop, as he was about to
board a train at Kowloon, and fis was arrested.
The case was adjourned.
April 22
May 6
June 3
June 17
July 8
157.79+
August
1,251.86
September 2
1,878.13
407,98
October 7
1,880.13
614.98
November 4
1,609.58
514.84
December 2
1,614.80
496.64
1990
January 6
1,279.77
$58.50
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72
1,295.50
450.51
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1.145.05 432.88
1.188.37 438.87
February
1.007.85
1929
430.1.J
Hong Kong Mainland
1.054.18
11
424.30
April 22
37.66
30.78*
17
1.011.11
419.80
fay B
98.03
27.17
24
064,42
200,00
400.65
June 3
27.48
24.88
March
915.10
392.84
24
July 1
27.14.
11.081
27.21
872.86
21-23
014.00
$88.88 388.88
22
823.17
376.50
#
25.328
20.71 23.28
$10.00
24
902.10
$79.37
August &
31.85
26.1
$1.00
771,69
420.65
September 2
50.86
27.02
April
744.71
23
58,411
28.67
428.96
J
709:37
410.74
October 7
54.90
28.70
671.15
395.68
November 4
54.22
26.81
28
#
044.57
388.41
December 2
46.00
26.54
May
408.86
365.90
1980
12
654.67
364.98
January
8
40.91
26.33
10
010.04
340.16
13
46.00
24.17
47.50
25.47
27
47.10
26.21
February 3
60.76
29.74
44.71
23.71
12
TL
40,11
46.11
24.86
24 March 3
40.60
24.22
48.87
AR.87
28.88
10
46.71
24.89
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47.82
26.40 40.40
48.84
26.26
50.43 **
25,04
40.66
26.18
58.57
20.80
55.04
20.62
50.08
28.54
May
50.88
29.79
61.77
€2.07
20.10 30.24
Bighost in Kowloon during
• Lowest for 1929 in Kowloon, Lowest for 1829 in Island.
Consumption
The following figures show the weekly consumption (million gal lons) on the dates mentioned:
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where together," she said, before April leaving for America.
Before her marriage Mrs. Gold- wyn was an actress.
"I have never regretted leaving the stage," she said, "and I do not
type of mind where new forms of perspiring crowd of assistants and "Serenely Happy, and No Regrets miss it, as I am serenely happy in
art are concerned," said Mr. Gals- 'worthy.
An Uncanny Hold. "Anyone who works in forms of art himself is always rather re luctant, I think, to believe in new developments, but the ailont film has, with reservations, converted me to its merits, more as a power dealing with life than as one dealing with fiction. "It has
an uncanny hold upon you while you are actually watching it, but you go away, I'm afraid, without taking much with you, as a rule.
"Of the talking tilm I have seen so very little that really don't think I have any right to express an opinion. In such very few talking
technicians,
demonstrated
the
my married life.
At Leaving The Stage.”
"My husband discusses his films "takie" producer's infinite capacity
Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, wife of the and plans with me. There is not for taking pains. Sir Gerald du Maurier, as the convict, and Miss film king, believes marriage to be much I do not know about his filma nctivities. We find them absorbing, Edna Best were being "ahot" in a the best vocation for girls.
"My husband and I go every- but I do not interfere in the studio." scrap of dialogue lasting perhaps Five times--with weary a minute. intervals occupied in technical ad- justments and a strange jargon of dead allance and the "shot" was directions-the klaxonhorn enjoined
repeated; and all this after it had been carefully rehearsed.
On the day previous three and a half minutes of the film were made, and this was feckoned good pro-
gress.
Alms as I have seen the mechanical VARIETY THEATRES
reproduction of the voice has been
so poor, for the most part, that I
have not been moved by them.
"But that may be,—and I am told is because the quality of the re production varies from theatre to:
A Gloomy View at Home.
A despondent view of the outlook
theatre. I may have been unlucky. on varloty theatree was taken by Sir
Alfred Butt, presiding at the annual meeting of Victoria Palace, Limited, London, which showed a reduction
"The talkking film appears for the moment to have taken the place of the silent film. I don't think, however, that it will kill the silent of profits by over £5,000, after a film, and I hope not; because cer-
tain quite definite effects which you
Introduced.
period of almost unbroken prosperi- ty.
can create, on the silent film scem Sir Alfred Butt' attributed the only to be blurred when dialogue is decline in the popularity of variety theatres chiefly to the competition of talkies, but aald that another circumstance working against the prosperity of the "halls" was the fact that many houses had abandon- ed varlety, shows and taken up en- tertainments of other kinds.
"On the other hand, there are some subjects and I think "Escape la one of them-in which talking
ought to be valuable.
"In form this play lends itself very well to a film version. The dialogus ir all in a number of 'close' scenes between two or three people, and is almost completely cut off from the action, All that will really happen is that the play, as written for the stage, will be sup plemented by a number of client
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Variety.artistes were unable to obtain the same contfaulty of em- ployment; many, indeed, had already turned to different work.
Sir Alfred Butt forecasted that Victoria Palace would shortly return to zovue.
Sir Alfred Butt's pessimism, how- ever, is not shared in all quarters. It is pointed out that variety theatres appeal to all tastes and when the novelty of the talkies is worn off it may be expected that good variety performances will be found to retain the old appeal.?
THE W PLAN “ TALKIE.”
The talking film of "The W, Plan,” the war atory which appeared in the Evening Standard, will be produced by Mr. Victor Saville for Burlington Films.
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Cigareti
WHAT THACKERAY WROTE
IN THE VIRGINIANS. 29 STILL TRUE TO-DAY,→→ *There's no better tobacco &no better brood than the Three Castles.
period of publication of weekly reports.
+Lowest in Kowloon recorded in
1929.
Lowest In Island in 1929. Highest in Island in 1929, ** Including first supply from Shing
Mun.
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