-FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1931.
TALKIE TALKS
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CHAPLIN.
·
Tytam
13'11" 17" 1"E
City and Hill, District,
1090
1031 13' 3"B 23 "B While pro And con argument Tytam Byewash 19' 6" 21" 4′′B swirls around Charlie Chaplin's Tytam Intermediate 0 7"B 6'2" decision not to. make talking pic-Tytanı Tak tures, five successful directors of Wong, Nel Chung 19' 1"B 17' 8"
Pokfulum
10'11" 17′ 1′′B comedies do obeisance and call him [Note: B. denotes "Below Over "Mastor."
flow"; A. denotes "Above, Overflow"; These five men are the justifica- | L. denotes "Level with Overflow."]
Storage in millions and decimals tion for the statement that Chaplin
of Kallons. bas trained more successful makers
1030 205,90 3.03
Tytam
192.65 757.42
1031 212.99
2.18 304.90 1,035.13
'Hurrah. One of the finest actors on the acreen-Lestle Fenton, has returned from his world tour. He states that he went in search of his squl, he is a peculiar charac- ter, but brilliantly clever, and with William Powell is one of the A shipwreck melodrama which, Cormack to
His greatest "atealers" in
pictures. must be founded on the great glorious voice is superbly recorded, He is to play with Janet Gaynor catastrophe of the Titanic. It is and you certainly have your share and Charles Farrell in "The Man Directed by A. E. Dupont who of it. IIe does eleven songs, and Who Came Back" I, for one, am made such a success of "Variety" the gem af them all is still "1 Hearstad he came back. in which I saw Emil Jannings You Calling Me." How that man for whom a double had to be used give one of the best performances CAN sing that song, it is as per-in "The Wolf of Wall Street" has of his career, I think this is the feet as ever-This film was nearly mastered English and is a riot of laugh pictures than any other Arst All-British Talkie have all taken in the Land of the Sham-with Ruth Chatterton In two sucingle individual in the industry. Tytam Byowash
You remember I will not say what I think feeding pictures, had here. The acting is fair, but enek.
They are Mel Brown, director of Tytam Intermediate
Tytum Tuk who also the best of them all is Franklin of the story and the support, only Louise Brooks
a "Check and Double Check,"
Ed.
Wong Nei Chung
10.65 11.65 Dyall.
Monta Sutherland, The story is by Ernest John and his voice counted with double in The Canary Murder ward
Bell, Pokfülum
42.38 29.04 Raymond who wrote that unforget-me. (Queen's).
Case?" She is back from Germany Harry d'Arrast, director of
Total and will be with William Powell in "Laughter." and "Chuck" Reisner,
1,301.93 · 1,487,04 able book "Tell Englund." I hnd
Strange Actions.
Man." What a gripping little "Short" his next-"Ladles
Anna who made "Caught Short," and is and i! District in millions and de Consumption of water in the City the honour of meeting him when he was
Lecture Tour in--that was we had this week at the May Wong, also back from England now completing "Reducing," OR
ancimals of gallons during the months Canada. The story tells of a great Queen's --- called "Friendship." and the Continent is an enormous other Marie Dresster-Polly Moran of December.
1920 liner speeding across the Atlantic Like the hero in the story I have hit in a Broadway success "On comedy for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Consumption... 210.04 "Chaplin's methods arc ablaze with light, dancing and found many strange actions done the Spot."
50 Estimated population 138,580 Kaiety, when with terrific sudden in my life that come under the picture since the birth of the Thal- thorough, ao grounded in the funda-Consumption ness conica a heartrending crash, heading of "Friendship"-and I berg son and heir, will be "Stran- mentals of laugh creation," stated bend per day.... 15.5 as the vessel strikes an iceberg. am left, like he was; to wonder IF gers May Kisa." Norma always Reisner recently, "that those for- December, 1929. During the whole acting, overdoes that in her plays to my tunate enough to serve as his assista n.m.) was given to all Rider Main month a 12-hours supply (6 a.m.- Pandemonium reigns. Scenes of it exists. Excellent indescribable agony, a mass of especially by an old stage favourite Idea. She has made another enor-ants
secured В training that Districts. Principal Mains closed (6) mous hit in "Let Us Be Gay" short-covered seething humanity facing death of mine-Robert Edeson.
every possible point..mű a.m.) with
December, 1930-Constant supply ineffareable cottage. You "Good News" is like the pardon at the Queen's.
· Chaplin's Individual production per- will see scenes of heroism, you from the Governor in the old song
inits him to proceed one step at a throughout the City Hill and High
Lovel districts
whole during the will be proud of your race.
"It came too late." Still there is
time. His assistants, therefore,month with the exception of the dis- A True Story.
little Bessie Love doing "The
learn their business in a way that tricts West of Eastern Street where You have to realize that this 'Varsity Drug" and Stanley Smith
elings and is never forgotten. Hea constant street fountain supply was story is true. It is a picturization und Ukelele ke to help along the
to as great a teacher of his art as 1930.
operated from December 1 to $1, of one of the greatest sen tragedies fur-fetched College story. It 1s
he is an artist." in history. We go to War from the stage play, but has been films-We do not like them, but copied by so many other Studios fog is considered by William C. De we must faee life in all its aspects. that the story is no longer new.
this Cogille, veteran director, as one of We, none of want such Still-it
may please
the important assets of the talking tragedy to come into our lives.mopolitan audience, and it 18 One is left wondering what would cheery if it be nothing clac-pleture. be your own feelings when faced Queen's).
LIN
Hollywood Gossip. British International
Pictures
Norma Shearer's first
VALUE OF FOG.
AN AGENT IN CREATING DRAMA.
The increased dramatic value of
C
tnted De Mille, "but always with them we had certain barriers we
could not cross.
"Silent pictures undoubtedly im- with death, as these poor souls were Rod in Rocque was really good proved acting, because of the de- in that disaster. I remember the in an absurd purt in "The Delight-finite demands of pantomime," sensation it caused in America. Iful Rogue." was disappointed in was there at the time. No one be-Rita le Roy; but the story was so lieved that the biggest ship in the far-fetched that she must not be world had gone down on that, her judged. (Central). Maiden voyage, It was unthink- able, it was unbelievable, but alas too true. I do not wish to appear a little disloyal, but I certainly think Britain has much to learn in the great art of making pictures. This was far too drawn out, and slow in getting under way. missed fire somewhere, but taken in all it is worth seeing. The "Short"-also produced in Britain, with British artistes, was not worth considering,
It
"The Call of the Flesh." Ramon Novarro's newest Talkio,
In
"Lacking voice we could never do scenes where we could not see the people. If we had
A telephone cut back and are being highly praised by the sequence we had to
forth between our principals. American critics. "Atlantic," "Suspense" and "Murder" all re-talking films we can play the whole ecive their share. They may prove scene with one person, getting the a serious rival to the American reactions of the other entirely by voice. My brother, Cecil, did Productions, because after all, the this interestingly in 'Dynamite.' artists DO speak with such perfect diction, and how often are we left wondering whether we really know our own language when we hear it murdered by some. of these American players.
The new baby Heifetz, has been
Exciting Thing.
"But talkies, permitus to go farther than that. There is no doubt that fog is one of the most dramatic things in all the natural world. Anyone who has been in London or San Francisco when one
exciting things that can happen because of and under the cover of
fog.
"The Call of the Flesh," will fur-called Josepha after father- 'shut down' can attest to the many ther strengthen his popularity. I (Mother Florence Vidor). liked it immensely. Dorothy Jor- Mary Pickford denies all. She dan is quite delightful, but the will not retire, nor go on the stage, other woman-Renee Adoroe is the nor divorce Doug. Fifi Dorany is
"But in silents we could never better. This was her last picture teaching her the broken French
use fog, adequately, because, with- before she was taken so seriously accent required for the part in
out voice, we had to keep clear the i. Poor little thing she is to be "Kiki." another year in the Sanatorium in Janet Gaynor is scheduled to faces of our characters. In talkies, Arizona. Ernest Torrence makes play Mary's old favourite "Daddy however, we don't need to see our
This little girl has this occurs in my
players at all times. A scene like us want more of his singing and Long-Legs".
new picture. playing, and a crediable bit been the biggest disappointment to The Passion Flower" when Kay done by the Ex-Opera singer as theme, but she is still highly popular in Johnson, unseen in fog, calle to Charles Bickford by far the most "Fans" to see it? By all means. Esther Ralston has made a re- dramatte line in all the production." The singing in the opening scenesmarkable come-back.
Will play
jA
landlady. Do I advise the Novarro | Amérieu, anyhow.
in the Church stands out in my lead opposite Lawrence Tibbett in memory. Novarro sings better "The Southerner." I saw her in than he ever did. The story is not Vaudeville, and thought her above| far fetched, and although there is the average. How she has worked Hittle of the sob-stuff, I did not for this result, and behind it all feel ashamed of my tears—(Fellow is her husband George Webb, who auffering makes the whole world is the man responsible for her im kin) Strongly recommended—'¦ provement and success. (Queen's),
Vagabond Lover.
Marjorie Rambeau.
One of the finest netressca I Rudy Valle will shortly appear have ever seen is Marjorie Ram- at the Central-(At least we are beau. Here she is, over forty, led to expect it)-in "The Vaga- staging a remarkable success in the bond Lover," so far his one and Talkies, that is when she is given only Talkie. He disarma criticism parts worthy of her. She is sald of himself, because he does not to be marvellous in "Her Man" attempt to act, but his singing will with my favourite Helen Twelve- enchant those who so admire his trees.
Dance Records-(and who does Rudy Vallee and Nancy Carroll not). The film is an absurd con-have been packing the two Para- cotion designed as a vehicle for mount Theatrea in New York and Mr. Vallee, who appears to be al-Brooklyn.. That boy certainly most oblivious of what is going on works. Does eleven shows a day, around him. He just standa still and journeys in between the and sings, for the most part with | theatres. No sign of his great his eyea cast modestly down-as he popularity waning. does in the famous Rudy Valles I know that Marie Dressler is Night Club, where the crowds my "strongest weakness," but any- throng to hear the now world-thing she says and doce la O.K. famous crooning voice. Marie with me. She has a philosophy in Dressler. deserves a diadom of life that makes a special appeal →→diamonds for her vallant effort to to me is it because introspection lift the picturo, and ake, as usual is my middle name)? Perhaps it gets away with it. Sally Blane will to you too. It has kept her who needs a voice polishing, is the balanced in the rough spots as well heroine. We cannot help admiring as smooth. She believes that what- this man who has given us such ever success comes to you pleasure with his super little destined for you, that one is really Band. We must give credit where a creature of chance. That philo- It is due, and his Victor records sophy works both ways, in reverses are tremendously popular all over as well as successes. How many the world-hia auccess personally of the former has she had, but she puzzles me. I think he is better does not lay the blame to herself. unseen yet when he appears in They happened in spite of all shel New York at the Paramount could do, so WHY say our failures Theatres the police have to be call are those of FATE, and our aue- ́ed in to cope with the crowds.
of women. "Rudy Valleeitis" they call it, and it has brought in the young man a million in a few months. Do not miss seeing it. Oh, by the bye, when I saw it in America, he sang the old war-time favourite by Clifford Grey-"If I were the Only Girl In the World," and so put it back on the Ten Cont Store Counters na a "best seller.” I hópa it iends left out here that Bong has memories for so many of
› Song of "My Heart, "Song of my Heart" brings the Matworld-famous tenor John Mc-
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1930
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1931
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Snappy dialogue of the day from
Marie Dressler Kowloon Reservoir · 354.24 REDUCING,"
comedy,Shek Lai Pui Polly Moran M.-G.-M.
Reservoir............... directed by Chuck Reisner:
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Polly (to Marle, speaking of Marie's picture husband, Luelen Littlefield)-"I don't see how you could marry a man who snores that way!"
Marie: "It was too late when found it out."
*LIUGRAPHY.”
180 WORDS A MINUTE SYSTEM.
Total
462.27 463.08 Consumption of water in Kowloon millions and decimals of gallons during the emonth of December.
1029
1950 138.38
I Consumption ...... 114.39
Estimated population 173,200 Consumption
Much interest is being shown in Peking in a new system of Chinese shorthand, devised by Mr. Liu Hauch-chun, which is capable of
per minute. recording 180 words
Per
178,300
26,0
head per day. 21.7 Constant aapply in all districts dur ing December, 1929 and 1930.
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total rainfall: Dezember 31, 1923, 60.83; December 31. 1930, 90.09.
few separate sounds in the lan- guage, he claims that his system is very easy to learn.
Anyone
knows who
Chinese should be able to learn "Liugraphy" As each character, or "letter," in by studying an hour a day for three Chinese ia, a complete word, Chin- months, the inventor asserts, and ose ideography would in itself be be himself has given frequent de a type of shorthand, were it not that monstrations in Peking to prove
characters
extremely that he can write 180 words per elaborate, the writing of some of minute. them requiring as many as thirty Mr. Liu has written a book ex separate strokes of brush or pencil.plaining his system of stenography
Mr. Liu's system, which he calls which is soon to be published. "Liugraphy," simplifies these Chin- cse characters on A basja phonetics, and as there
of
are very
the
are
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic apellings, such as hardor, plow, and altho.)
22
26
116
16 7 18
10
728
20
30
31
35
38
39
40
42.
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MORIZONTAL
49
52
{ HORIZONTAL (Gpnt) } 1-To have recourse to139-Coquettish
†40-Goddess of thỏi
8-Vigorous twige
11-Chief of the gods
(Norma Myth.)
- 12-Makes taco
13-Pronoun 15-Fosscusive of
Asgard 17-Member of
די
→ Parliament (abbr) 18-Constellation 20-Roughly, one drop 21-Little Island In
Inland waterm 23-Decayed
24-Junior as in rank
(law) 25-One's entire
property 27-Respect
23-Beda
29-A month (abbr.) „10-A dovering for the
lower tog $4-Perocisted 28-in card playing, to fall to follow suit when possible
dawn (Gr. Myth.) 141-To gather arop leavings |43-Cortified Pubile
Accduntant fabbr.) 44-Half an om [45-Reptiles and fehte
(Zoot.) 47-Period of time
(abbr.) |48-Groove 49-Molody 61-Fjerce 62-City. In Aula Minor
VERTICAL
. .
1-To be cautious
2-Toward
3-Foraine name
4-Fate
B-A motor
136 137
VERTICAL (Cont.) 10-Combining form.
Suven
14-Gresk god of love. 18-Indefinite articlà 17-Bofonging to me 12-Achteres · 21-Fron from diasasa
germe
23-To have a particular
favor 25-Country of Europa 50-Nativan of Grecto |81-Clázalo form of son
82-A drink of milk, eggs and spirits 33-ToN,
84-8tinta
86-Supposedly'new,
element resembling :thorfum
|28-Discayer.
{37–The law (SAN)
{42-Printers, measura
{45-h ̧ wing-like part
-A strank caizsed by 45-Bomewhat
flogging
7-Founder of Thebes
2.Pronoun S-Bone (Latin)
48-Bona of Veterans
(nhbr.) 2
60-Comparative ending
of adjectives
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