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THE CHINA MAIL.
MUSIC. DRAMA
ROUND THE CINEMAS A VICTORIAN EVE.
NORMA SHEARER PLAYING PIANO.
Theatre.
GUYING "LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY."
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FILMS
GLEE SINGERS.
FAMOUS COMPANY RETURNING TO HONG KONG.
OPENING ON SATURDAY.
Mr. Edward Branscombe's 18 Westminster Glee Singers, who were responsible for one of the big- Best booms which a theatrical com- pany have known in Hong Kong, on the occasion of their extended sea- son here in January, are retura-
"LET US BE GAY."
Norma Shearer again plays the
London, Jan. 8. piano in "Let Us De Gay," her new
A pleasing entertainment for the Meiro-Goldwyn-Mayer talkie now sophisticated, or those who like to being shown in the Queen's think themselves so, la to be expect
ed with a considerable degrea of Sidney i rankin discovered confidence of each new programme
musical ability between at the little Gate Theatre, and lasting here for four nights, commenc- scenes in the screening of "The night'a was well up to sample. Last of Mrs. Cheyney," and since
Could one imagine anything, for that time every director has includ-instance, more exotically curious ed a piano scene in her picture,
than a "Little Lord Fauntleroy” as
Norma's
In Franklin's picture, Miss Shearer played for Horbert Bun- aton's singing. In "Their Own Desire," she played for Robert Montgomery. In "The Divorcee" she played for Chester Morris, and now, in her new picture. she has to play for a whole ensemble made up of Rod La Rocque, Ray- mund Hackett, Tyrrell Davis, and Gilbert Emery.
enacted by Miss Elsa Lanchester
they sail immediately afterward for
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Shangbal, and is at presont playing bleness of her fingers, the economy a return season there of seven per- of physical effort, yet the vigour formances. In the interim, they imparted at the right moment, and vlelted Tientsin and Peking, creat-other signs of husbanded vitality, ing a record for this type of enter- | would have dreamt that four score tainment in Tientsin by playing years had touched, however lightly, seven nights altogether In the this charming and gifted person- Olymple Theatre, while Peking pro-age. After nearly two hours play- vided three packed houses, Mr. ing the Ranee showed no sign of Branscombe writes that the com- strain or fatigue, and no one with pany are all eagerly looking for- an ear for tone could have falled ward to their return to Hong Kong. to realise that the pianisto was a Booking opens at Moutrio's and | born musician and burely one of the the Star Theatre, the price baing most gifted amateurs Britain has produced, It is impossible to deal $4.40, $3.30, $2.20, and $1.10.
There will be a special matinee with the individual selections, on Saturday at 5.80 p.m. when chil- which were lengthily described in dren will be admitted at half price. the programme.
RANEE MARGARET.
"ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST
GIFTED PIANISTS.”
Under the auspices of H. H. the Rance Margaret of Sarawak, a con- cert was held at St. Ives, Cornwall, at which Mr. W. H. Reed, M.V.O., leader of the London Symphony Orchestra was one of the principai attractions. The Ranee Margaret
ing on Saturday. These will de- finitely be Hong Kong's final chance to hear those favourite artistes, as
00 routo Singapore,
to South a flaxen-locked, velvet-suited lad, whose
Africa, query wide-eyed glance amacked of the cabaret, whose most
The singers will be heard in a fatuously innocent utterances were
new location this time, for they delivered with an air of double en-
have engaged the Star Theatre, tente? Or a more excellently cari- Kowloon, which should be admir catured Old Earl of Victorian able for their purposes. and new fiction than Mr. Alan Napier's, In-programmes will be presented, a prasided at the piano and the fol- Gnitely absurd, and yet always of a fact only possible because the com-lowing description of her perform- a repertoire of 150 ance is given in the Cornish Post: pony have itema.
"Naturally the outstanding figure Since they left here, the company was the Ranee herself, who is phy. have had a remarkably successful sically and musically almost a aeason in the Embassy Theatre, miracle. None who saw the nim-
certain dignity in its most nicely underlined extravagances?
"I also can whistle with two fingers but I hope they don't dis-
It is arguable that Miss Prud- cover that, 100," observed Miss
ence Vanbrugh was a shade too Shearer when she found the new naturally charming as "Dearest," piano scene in her script.
the loving mother of noble senti- Marie Dressler plays the part ofments, but Miss Hermione Gingold the eccentric dowager in the picmore than redressed the balance turisation of the Rachel Crothers' with her completely satisfactory play. Sally Eilers and Hedda vulgarity (in red frock and bustle, Hooper are included in the support with pork-pie hat to match) as the ing cast.
scheming parent of a fictitious hoir.
"KING OF JAZZ.”
Frances Hodgson Burnett's once- famous drama was mercifully given in a specially compressed form, and, with its humours not too up. roariously emphasised, made a very jolly little piece of preposterous-
Only a modern motion picture studio could possibly have procured the vast resources necessary to bring into being such a stiper ness. spectacle as Universal's "King of Jazz," the all-dancing, all-Techni- colour "revue of revues," now play- ing in the Central Theatre.
As seen and heard upon the Bereen, the "King of Jazz" is the superlative in entertainment. But in order to bulld and present such production, technical problems which would have been insurmoun table in any other industry were met and solved.
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Old Ballads Revived.
As second half of the programme came "A Victorian Soiree" where-" in various ballads of bygone days were sung and acted with appropri-. ate "business." Miss Elsie French delightfully recalled the early ninetics with the rollicking straina of "The Rowdy Dowdy Boys," carolled in tights and silver top-
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"In newspaper notes one can only apare space to any a cordial tribute of admiration both to the woman and the artiste. Keep working to keep young' might be the Hanee's motto, and only constant practice con amore could explain the techni- cai dexterity, the rippling amooth- neas of the runs and the precision with which the plano synchronised with the violins in these complex yet beautiful compositions."
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Since the entire film was photo- Miss Lanchester obliged with graphed in Technicolour, a tremend- "We met, 'twas in a crowd," and ous amount of electric energy was Mr. Arthur Chesnoy, Mr. Harold necessary to bring out the impres- Young, Miss Gingold, and Miss sive beauty of the huge sets and the Irene Freeman also contributed, delicate shadings of the thousands while Mr. Peter Godfrey not, only Batteries of hun- disported himself on a trapeze, but of costumes. dreds of high-powered Incandescent | performed some highly creditable lamps were assembled. As much conjuring tricks.
tremendous
as 4,000,000 candle-power was used
one time on the at "Melting Pot" set alone.
Throughout the picture, which consists of eight musical numbers
Decidedly a goad Victorian even- Ing, though not perhaps altogether for Victorians.--Ex.
In addition to specialtica by stage Chandler in her role of Marna and screen stars, enough light was Reynolds in "Rough Romance," used to Illuminate the entire,' area of Los Angeles for several hours. And many of the hundreds of lights used were equal in power to the biggest searchlight on a battleship..
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Because "King of Jazz" essentially musical picture, with Paul Whiteman and his entire band the starring role, elaborate measures were taken to ensura
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For Movietone drams of the great open spaces coming soon to Queen's Theatre.
In "Rough Romance," Mies Chandler portrays a lovely child of the North woods who lives with her father in an isolated trading post and longs for life, love, and laughter.
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"WHY BRING THAT UP”
Barbei Because of a toothache, Charles Bream Mack is famous to-day.
The material which went into the making of the hundreds of costumes. worn by those who appear in the) film "would furnish dresses for all the women a small city. In the "Melting Pot" number alone more than 2,000 costumes were used, all especially designed for the film, as were the sets and the other costumes, by Herman Rosse, the
Throughout the world the team famous New York designer, brought to Universal by John of Meran and Mack, the Two Black Carp
Crowe, is known because George | Catfish Murray Anderson, the director,
Altogether, at least 4,000 indivi- Moran can talk with such pitiful Codink dual costumes, each a poem of sheer carnestness and Charles Mack can" Crabs beauty, were created by Rosse and be so dumb in such a woeful, Cattle Fish made by the Universal wardrobe sleepy voice.
Mack explained how he got this Danny Hall and Thomas O'Neil,way.
One day he had a toothache. Dog Flab in charge of the technical side of He kept right on smiling and doing El, Conger the picture, succeeded in creating his vaudeville turn. Finally he for "King of Jazz" effects which
was so miserable he ́didn't care whe- never before bave even been con- ther he worked or not and in this ceived. Ray Rennahan, Hal Mohr | frame of mind he went on the stage. and Jerome Ashe, camera' men. "I started in real sad like because Godgeon. have achieved both comedy and I was, and the audience began to Herrings spectacular photographic miracles anicker. The sicker I got, the sad- Halibut which are completely new to the der I spoke and the more peevish I Labras
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