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"THE BRAT."
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“LADIES OF LEISURE.”
THE CHINA MAIL.
One of the most difficult tasks that confronts the sound techni clans in motion picture studios to- day is to reproduce-familiar sounds convincingly.
This was illustrated during the making of "Ladles of Leisure," the Columbin all-talking drama now playing at the Central Theatre with Barbara Stanwyck, Lowell Sherman and Ralph Graves in the leading A certain scone called for roles.
A pleasing film, decidedly. it Sally O'Nell scores a great suc- vesa. Humour and pathos are there in plenty, and they are so well Ralph Graves to open a telegram. proportioned that the whole makes The "sound mixer" in the moniter room that listens in on all the sound. n good confection. Sally puts in a deal of excellent acting, while the and dialogue, revealed that the tear- man, who plays the part of a butler, ing of the paper had produced a la most convincing. The flicker-noise that sounded exactly like the out scene, however, is just two rat-tat-tat of machine gun firo, abrupt. The picture would have Samo ingenius person discovered been better for one of those scenes that if the paper was dampened, it' depicting Stephen and The Brat would not rattle at all. happily settled on that ranch, which Stephen so very greatly desired, und which, with The Brat as wife, no doubt made him.
A Fox picture now showing the King's Theatre.
at
"A WARM CORNER."
"A Warm Corner," coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday, is based on the successful comedy which had
BARBARA STANWYCK, LOWELL SHERMAN, RALPH GRAVES LADIES of LEISURE
A BULLIMBIA PRODUCTION
"LORD HYRON OF BROADWAY" a prolonged run at the Prince's
RADIO.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres:
Pro-
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Prog.amme. 7-10.30 p.m.- European gramme of Victor & H.M.V. Re- cords.
7.03-7.45 pm. Variety. Humorous Song-
Over thon Garden Wall; I'll Be Good Because of You,
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL..
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Social Functions.
To-day--Entertainment by Los Kimais,
Dejohans and
William
Peninsula Hotel "Rose" Room.
-To-day-Ten Dance at Hong Kong Gracie Fields (B3600). Hotel, King's Restaurant and Lane Song
You Call it Madness, Sweet & Lovely,
Russ Columbo (Baritone) (22802).
Piano Solo-t
Scarf Dance,
The Flatterer,
Song-
Crawford's; Dinner Dances at Pon- Insula and Hong Kong Hotels.
To-day-R. E. Old Comrades Association Annual Dinner, Hotel Cecil, 8 p.m.
To-morrow-Tea Dances at Hong Hans Barth (20340). Kong Hotel and Lane Crawford's;
Blue Kentucky- Moon, Love Letters in the Sand,
Song-
Gene Austin (Tenor) (22800),
Always in Always,
Beyond the Blue Horizon,
Joanette Maalouald, Soprano (22514).
Song--
Guilty,
Russ Columbo (Baritone)
(22801).
I Don't Know,
8 p.m.-Local Time. 7.45-8.22 p.m.-Orchestral. Danse Orientale (Glazounow), March of the Caucasian Chief
(Ippolitow-Iwanow),
Philadelphia Symphony Orch. Directed by Leopold Stokowski (1895),
L'Apprentice Sorcier (Dakas),
Philharmonic Symphony Orch.
armonic Conducted by Arture Toscanini (7021).
An American in Paris (G. Gershwin),
Victor Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret (86963-4). 8.22-8.58 p.m.-Instrumental. Piano Solo--
Ballade in G Minor (Chopin Op. 28),' Alfred Cortot (0812).
Violin Solo-
Blue Skies (Berlin), Dance of the Maldens
(Friml-Kreisler),
Piano Solo-
Fritz Kreisler (1288).
Valse Oublice (Liszt), Capriccio in F Minor
(Dohnanyi Op. 28 No. 6),
Vladimir Horowitz (1455). Solo- Hungarian Pastoral Fantasie
(Doppler),
Theatre, London. Practically the whole of the original stage cast ap-Flute pears in the picture. The one ex- ception is that the part of "Peggy" is portrayed in the film by Miss Belle Chrystal.
John Amadio (06095), Piano Soto...
Danse Exotique (Demeny), Paganini Etude in E Flat Major
(Liszt-Busoni),
Vladimir Horowitz (1488), 8.58-10.30 p.mer. 2.
Dinner Danoca at Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
Entertainmenta.
To-day King'a "The Brat."
Theatre;
To-day Queen's Theatre: "Hold Everything."
Today Central Theatre; "Ladles of Leisure."
• Majestic "Iron Man."
Theatre;
Theatro:
Today Star "Lord Byron of Broadway."
To-day "Dear Brutus" by A.D.C., Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.
Concerta..
To-day-The. Schneider Trio in
Chamber Two
Rocitals, Music Helena May Institute, 9.20 p.m.
Home Malls. ·
To-day-Inward from America (President Jefferson); from Europa via Siberia (Kashgar).
To-morrow-Inward from Ameri-
ca (Asama Maru); Outward for Europe via Marseilles (Kashgar), 10.30 a.m.
Jumble Sale.
November 28-Hong Kong Bene- valent Soclety Jumble Sale, City Hall, 11 .m.
Land Sales..
November 23-At P.W.D. Officer two lots of Crown land, 8 p.m.
The Entire Musical Numbers of "The
Yeomen of the Guard" (Gilbert & Sullivan),
Roy Erskine, a young and in- experienced music composer, derives his inspiration from his friends, generally breaking a few hearts in the process. Continuing on this, line he rapidly becomes famous, "A Warm Corner is Leslio Hen- until he reaches F point' son's third film, but his first 'talkie". where he realises that he has been; His talking voice is admirable. commercialising all his friendships. The picture is also the Initial
Played by the Columbia Light Such is the story. that runs "talkie" effort of Austin Melford (an
Stanell. London's Italian quarter,
Opera Orchestra and Chorus through "Lord Byron of Broadway," the droll simpleton) and of Miss |
under the Direction of R. D'Oyly Carte (D1540-59), now showing at the Star Theatre. Connie Ediss (who contributes suits musical elements and an array
The recorded music in the above Among the song hits are included lively and amusing a rendering of of attractive and intriguing charac- ters, the film has a charm of its own "Should I" "A Bundle of Love the part of "Mra. Corner"). Letters" and "The Old Woman in | Heather Thatcher in the "Mini" which is developed to the full by European programme is kindly
Co. the Shoe," and the dancing in the of the story, and gives a vivacions Sinclair Hill's sympathetic and in-supplied by Mcasra. S. Moutrie &
teresting directorial methods. coloured scene is magnificent Interpretation of the siren who near- spectacle. Cliff Edwards appears ly brought the gay "Mr. Corner" to in a role that is entirely different, grief, and proves that he has other abilities besides that of a comedian. Charles Kaley and Ethelind Terry take the star parts, supported by, Marin Shilling, Benny Rubin, and Gwen Lee.
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Arthur Wellseley is admirable as the friend of Corner's youth; and Tonie Bruce, as "Lady Bayswater," the former barmaid who acts the aristocrat.
Kim Peacock, who enacts the fid- "Fifty Million Husbands," featur-dling nobleman with so much Bua- ing Charley Chase, is a welcome ad- vity, is a professional violinist.
dition to the programme.
From Other Sources.
"HOLD EVERYTHING." The most hilarious prize fight in the history of the screen is shown in "Hold Everything," the all- colour, all-talking Vitaphone music- al comedy produced by Warner Bros., showing at the Queen's Thea- tre to-day.
"GREEK STREET."
For the "talkie" production "Greck Street" (coming soon to the Central Theatre) "Sinclair Hill, the director of the film utilised Lon- don backgrounds and took night]
of Piccadilly Circus, "shots" Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho Square, and many another.
"Greek Street" ia a romantic One of the contestants is Joe story of a little cabaret girl and her struggles to achieve fame. E. Brown, the famous comedian.
This encounter is one of the pre- This role is played by charming liminaries to the main event which Sarl Maritza, a new recruit to the abowa Georges Carpentier, noted talkies, over whom the critics were French boxer and erstwhile oppon- in raptures on the film's presenta- Other players of ent of Jack Dempsey, striving to tion in London. wrest new laurels from the heavy-leading roles are William Fresh- weight champion of the world, in a man, Bart Coote, Martin Lewis, contest. which is filled with thrills Peter Haddon, Rex Maurice and E.
(Continued in next Column). and excitement.
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