SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.
ROUND THE CINEMAS]
WILL ROGERS HEADS STAR CAST.
. "SO THIS IS LONDON."
This picturo, made from the successful stage play of the same name by Thomas Mitchell and Floyd Dell, has a modern hospital setting and, while Anita Page does not play the role of a nurse, ahe was reminded of her early ambi- tion whenever she came on to the
An example of perfect ensting in set.
in evidence in the Fox Movietone "I'm glad now that things have talkic, "So This Is London," star-worked out the way they have for ring Will Rogers and directed by I enjoy working in pictures," she John G. Blystone.
The very essential roles are those of a family of titled British folk, "Lord and Lady Percy Worthing" and their daughter "Elinor Worthing."
declares. But one day she surpris ed every one in the company by appearing in one of the ultra-smart nurse's uniforms which she had borrowed from Gertrudo Short, who plays a role in the picture, and the outfit was so becoming that director Craft told her she'd be a menace as a nurse inasmuch as no patient would ever willingly have got well with her around.
Lumsden Hare, who has been 30 years on stage and screen, the major portion of his experience on the London stage and a Briton, plays the role of "Lord Worthing." Mary Forbes, 100 per cent, Brit- Douglas Fairbanks, fun.. plays ish, the mother of Ralph Forbes, the lead opposite Miss Page in this plays the role of "Lady Worthing" sparkling comedy; and Slim Sum- and Maureen O'Sullivan, who won merville, Sally Blane, Znau Pitts, fame in John McCormack's first Joan Marsh, and Henry Armetta starring picture for Fox Movie-are in the splendid supporting tone, the role of "Elinor."
Obviously Rogers la ideal as the Texan owner of a large cotton mill, Irene Rich perfect na his wife, and surely a typical Ameri-
cast.
"HIGH SOCIETY BLUES."
In former pictures, Janet Gaynor can son of an American father is has either been very poor and Frank Albertson. Add to that Charles Farrell very rich, or vice Bramwell Fletcher, a Briton, who versa. or both have been very started his career on the London poor. In High Society Blues," stage and only recently went to Fox Movietone musical romance, America, playing the role of "Al-their newest vehicle which opens fred Honeycutt," and the idealism in the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. is complete.
both are unusually wealthy, nl though there is a wide gap in their social positions.
"So This Is London," which is starring at the Queen's Thentre, Was written for Movietone by Owen Davis, sen., from the stage play which George M. Cohen 20 successfully produced.
“HIT THE DECK.”
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his opinion, had most marked the advance of science in the last 100 years.
Concerning the second theory, Dr. Millikan said experiment prov- ed that when cosmic radiations reached earth they had not passed through sufficient matter to de- monstrate their origin in the stars.
Existing Conditions. "These atom building processca," he said, "cannot take place under the conditions of temperature and pressure existing in the sun and stars, the heat of those bodies hav ing to be maintained presumably by the atom-annihilating process taking place there."
He presented experimental evi- dence that the cosmic radiations were algnals telling of the forma tion, out of hydrogen, of helium, oxygen, silicon, iron, sulphur and other common elements in interstel- lar space.
Hydrogen may also be replenish- ed itself there, he suggested, from the "only form of energy that we know to be all the time leaking out from the stars to inter-stellar space -namely radiant energy."
Views of Sir J. Jeans. In regard to the theory that the world might not be doomed to final extinction. Dr. Millikan said:
"If Sir James Jeans (the British scientist who believes the world Is dying) prefers to hold one view and I another, no one can say US пау. The one thing of which you may be quite sure is that neither of us knows anything about it. But for the continuous building up of the common elements out of Misa Gaynor, a society debut-hydrogen in the depths of inter- ante, however, doesn't let snobbery stellar space, the cosmic rays Interfere with her interest in furnish excellent experimental Farrell, although his social posi- evidence." tion is far less than hery.
William Collier, aen., Joyce Compton, Hedda Hopper, Louise Fazenda, Lucian Littlefield, and Brandon Hurst are also promin ent.
One of the most striking dance numbers ever presented on the talking screen is a feature of Radio Pictures' musical comedy, "Hit the David Butler, who made "Sunny Deck." showing for the last time Side Up." directed. Five musica! to-day in the Central Theatre. numbers have been provided by The mermaid dance is the novel Joseph McCartney and James F. number which has won acclaim Hanley. Dan Burnet wrote the from all who have seen it. Trained story. by Peart Eaton, famous New York dance director, the girls present, a routine that is altogether new in
"SLIGHTLY SCARLET."
Clive Brook, recently engaged in film-making at Paramount's Long Island studio, celebrated his re- turn to Hollywood by making one of the biggest pictures of his mov- ing picture career, to date, The new Brook vehicle, in which he is co-starred with Evelyn Brent, is "Slightly Scarlet," which will show at the Central Theatre to- |morrow."
.. Great Discoveries. The 10 discoveries which Dr. Millikan put forward as the most influential on the development of science in the Inst 100 years were:
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. ·
The following programme will bo broadcast to-day from Bong Kong Brosdenating Station the
Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 matres:--
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programmo,
7-11.30
p.m.-European Pro- gramme of Columbia Records kind- ly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
7-7.43 p.m-Variety, Orchestral
Egyptian Serenade,
Song-
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
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Social Functions To-day-Tos Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
To-night-Dinner Liances at Hong Kong Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel and Hotel Cecil.
March 17-St. Patrick's Society's The London Novelty Orch. Ball, Peninsula Hotel.
(139).
March 20-Yorkshire Society's Dinner,
Sir Harry Lauder Song Medley,
Hector Gordon & the Singing Scotties (174).
Dialogue--
a. Piano Impressions, b. The British Pantomime,
Mr. Flotsam & Mr. Jetsam (358),
Instrumental Duct-
Nigger Town,
Vibrante Banjo by Ernest Jones; Piano by Jack Venables (5583).
Laughter Record-
A Warm Corner,
Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher, Austin Melford & Prince's Theatre, London Company (146).
Organ Solo-
With a Song in my Heart,
Quentin M. Maclean (46);! An Old Time Sing Song,
Descriptive with Charles
Coborn in the Chale.
Pianoforte Solo- (21).
A
A Cottage for Sale,
7.43-8 p.m.-
Midsummer Night's Dream--- Overture (Mendelssohn),
Fred Olding (188).
Sir Henry J. Wood and the New Queen's Hall Orchestra (9559-60). 8-8.45 p.m.-Orchestral & Band Music,, Paul Rubens Memories (Rubens), Ivan Caryll Memories (Caryl),
Debroy Somers Band (9882). Three Dances from Henry VIII.
(German),
Regimental Marches.
The Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra (5577). National Military Bond, conducted by Stanford Robinson (239).
Discovery of equivalence of heat and work and consequent formula- tion of the principle of conservation of energy, which he characterised as "probably the most far-reaching physical principle ever developed."
Discovery and formulation of Echoes of the Valley (Geanin), the second law of thermodynamics, The Merry Brothers. (Gennin), which is interpreted by .some as necessitating the eventual "cold death of the universe and the final extinction of all activity.
Discovery of the facts of evolu= tion, showing that, in geology and biology, the process of creation, or upbuilding from lower to higher forms, has been continuous for "millions upon millions" of years. Radium.
With the isolation of the radium clement and ascertaining of the moan lifetime of its atoms, the dis- covery that the dogma of immutable elements was "definitely wrong."
Discovery of the enormous life- time of the earth, assigned at least billion and a half years, and the greater lifetimes of the aun and stara.
"Slightly Scarlet" is Brook's first West Conat production since The made "Charming Sinners," with
Ruth Chatterton and William "Shameless rascals. Can't you Powell. After making the latter respect my grey hairs?''
picture, he vacationed in Europe, Gutierres, Madrid.
returning to the Long Island studio of Faramount to make "The Return of Sherlock Holmes." After that he appeared with Rath Interconvertability Chatterton again in "The Laugh-energy. ing Lady."
number.
its steps and movements. More than 200 people take part in and form a background for this clever
Jack Oakle and Polly Walker, featured In "Hit the Deck," also present the latest dance steps in this nautical musical comedy.
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"LITTLE ACCIDENT."
Remember the little girl at school who always bound up the cut fingers and took aplintera out?
HOW WILL THE WORLD END ?
. Development of evidence for the of mase and
Discovery that the elementa are all definitely built up
out of hydrogen, the discovery deferring the mortality of the earth until all hydrogen is consumed.
Suggestions of astronomers that complete annihilation of positive
The Bournemouth Municipal Classical Memories (Ewing).
Orchestra (9821).
The
Debroy Somers Band (0001). Bullfighters March (Kottaun),
The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards
** (364). 8.45-9 p.m.-Two Octets. Memories of Johann Strauss
(arr. Willoughby),
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (203). Praeludium (Jarnels),
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (0095).
9 p.m.-Weather Report, Local Time, etc.
9.9.30 p.m.--Concert Items, Pianoforte Soto
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
(Liszt),
William Murdoch (9282). Vocal Dust-
The Magic Flute-The Manly Heart
(Mozart),
Miriam Licette and Dennis Noble (9593).
Arthur Catterall (9430).
Choose from this List of RECOMMENDED RECORDS
DX56 Three Musketeers
DX73-A Country Girl
9565-The Gondoliers
DX38-Patience
DX24-The Damask Rose
Columbia
Vocal Gems.
Selection.
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Entertainments. To-d
Queen's "So This Is London,"
Today Central "Hit The Deck."
To-dar Majestle "Little Accident.”
To-day "It."
9608--Chant Sans Paroles ......... Squire's Octet. $552-Fantasia in G Minor
Organ.
Star
Theatra
Theatre
Theatre;
T'heatro.
9417-Four Indian Love Lyrics
Organ.
9405-Sanctuary of the Heart.... Keteibey's Orch. 9369-70 Summer Days Suite Queen's Hall Orch.
To-day-World Theatre. "When a Brother Sacrifices." (Chi- nese picture).
To-day-"Art & Mrs. Bottle" by A.D.C., Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.. Sports.
See Sport Dlary on page 9.
Meetings.
March 16-A.: S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 a.m.
March 18-Green Island Cement" Co., Exchange Building, 11.30 n.m
March 18-Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., 2, Lower- Albert Road, noon.
March 20-Hong Kong Automo- bile Association, Jardine Matheson Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
March 30-Society of St. George, Jardine Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
Home Malla To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Scarland),
Lammerts' Auction, March 18-At 8, Peak Mansion, household furniture, 10.30 a.m.
Miscellaneous. March 23-St. Joseph's College prize distribution, 5 p.m.
CHURCHES
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ST. JOHN'S GATHEDRAL,
HONG KONG.
March 15, 1931, 4th Sunday Eent, Rothering Sunday.
Holy Communion, 8 a.m.. Holy Communion (Peak Church), Ba.
Children's Service, 10 a.m. Matina and Sormon, 11 a.mL Preacher: Rev. R. V. Koop. Subject: Christianity?"
"Is Christian Science
Holy Communion, 12.15 p.m. Evensong, 6 pm.
Lecture at 6.30 pm, followed by discussion.
Violin Solo-
Cavatina (Raff),
Song
The Organ Blower
(McGill & Baker);
Raymond Newell, Baritono
9.30-11.30
1* *. -- (208).
p.m. Dance
t
Pro-
Gradually Growing Cold, and negative electrona within the raume
Theory Disputed.
atomic nucleus can take place, again
extending the possible longevity of the universe.
Measurements by Dr. F. W Aston, English physicist, on TC- Iative masses of the atoms, making it possible to aubject to a new teat the Einstein formula for the re- lation between mass.and energy.
Usually, she started by mending The theory that the world will her baby dolla and when she got die when its heat energy la dissipat- into high school she was the girl ed is false, in the belief of Dr. who could turn back an eye-lid Robert A. Millikan, holder of the over a lead pencil and take Nobel Physics Prize. cinder out of a kid's eyes!
At the annual meeting of the Anita Page was that kind of a American Association for the Ad- girl-and still is. In fact, she's vancement of Science Dr. Millikan, what is traditionally known as Its retiring president, advanced the
In these modern times a great "born nurse." And having been theory that the world may be re- many people have the idea that the told so from little girl days, by the plenishing its energy instead of dia- county, cricket skipper is a mere time
she reached high school, sipating it. He also expressed the figurehead, his chief qualification Anita was torn between the two bellof the cosmic rays originate not being a sufficiency of money to en- longings to become trained in the stars but In Inter-stellar able. him to spend five months of nurse or go on the stage.
space. A third feature of his the year in flannels... With that Her parents encouraged
the speech
was a list of the 10 dis- idea I most heartily disagree-A. former Idea. There had never coveries, or developments, which, in W. Carr.
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been any "professionale" in the
family and moving picture careers were hazardous for pretty young daughtera.
But Fate ultimately decided that Anita Page should go into pictures
or was it a glimpse into a mir ror? At any rate, a girl of Afteen may work in Summer vacations as; an extra în pictures. No hospital will start a girl in training to be a nurse before she is eighteen. So Anita Page hied herself to a studio on Long Island and before long. she succeeded in getting her first! "bit in a pleture.
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Evidently her mirror hadn't mis- led her for, small as it was, her part was spared by the shears and even her sceptical parents admitted that the girl's beauty was out- standing when the film was flash- ed on the screeady.
From New York to Hollywood seemed. a great distance to Anita in those days and it was increased greatly by her promise to Hulsh high school before definitely 'decid- Ing that motion pictures were to be her life's work. But the lure of a nurse's uniform faded. Into the background. In fact, it was almost lost sight of until the pretty blonde aptress was cast 6 play the feminine lead in the Universal pic ture. "Little Accident," now play Ing in the Majestic Theatre,
Winsome Janet Geynor who will be appearing with Charles Farrell, in "High So lety Blues" on Bunday In the Queen's Theatre,
Fox Trot
Sunny Sunflower Land, Daughter of the Latin Quarter,
More Than You Know, Slow Fox Trut-
Subject: "What of Sunday?" Lecturert The Dean.
UNION CHURCH, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong.
Sunday, March 15, 1931. Children's Sunday,
Morning Service, Broadcast, 11
(192) a.m.
What Good am I Without You,
(191)
Songs I Heard at Mother's Knee, Wallz
Down the Land to Home
(188) Comedy Fox Trot-
Put Your Worries
Mangle, Fox Tro
Wonder Bar
One Step
Slow Fox Tro
Fox Tro
My Desire
Evening Service,
p.m.
Social Hour after Evening Ser- vice, Broadcast, 8 p.m.....
Preacher: Rev. E. C. Powell
GOOD PRESS DAY.
The Good Press Day will be cele brated at the Catholic Cathedral on Sunday,, March 15,
Morning Service: High Mass at 8 o'clock.
Afternoon Service:. Rosary, Ser- mon & Benediction at 4 o'clock,
The Band of the St. Louis, In- dustrial, School will be in attend- anco in the afternoon..
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST..
(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scien. (187).tist, in Boston, Mass, U.S.A.]
Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station.
The Silver Toned Chimes of the
Sunday Service, March 1931, 11.15 a.m.
Through the
(195)
Yo Yo Mr. Cohen,
Fox Trott
What's the Matter Ablo
(183).
Slow Fox Trat-
Don't Tell Her What's Happened,
Fox Trot
Never Swat a Fly
(196)
Waltz
You Will Remember Vienna,
Fox Trot-
1 Bring a Love Song
Memorics of You,
You're Lucky to Me
(200)
(206)
A Little Love Song,
Slow Fox Trot
Just a Little Dance Mam'sells,
Waitz
Angelus
(201)
Fox Trotm
Wasn't it Nice,
Take Along a Little Love
(180)
Ono Step-
You're Goma Be Young,
Sittin' on a Five Barred Gate;
(107)
Fox Trot
Oh Dobna Clara,
Waltz
Little Russian Roan
(169)
Fox. Trot
Blow Fox Trot
I'm Doin': That Thing
(173)
Fox Trot
Dear, Dear,
Waltz
It's for You,
Fax Trok
Why
Is Romantic,
Words,
મ
Let's be Sentimental (168) Walts.......
Go Home & Tell Your Mother,
Subject: "Substance."
The Sunday School, is held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.80 o'clock,
Reading Room it above address, openi
Tuceday and Friday 10 6.m. to 12 Noon
Monday and Thursday 5.30 to 7
The Public is cordially. Invited to attend, the service and left the
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