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"OH SAILOR BEHAVE!"
THE CHINA MAIL.
McLaglen portrays the role of John Rawson. the uncouth and bearded western miner In "Anna- belle's Affairs" the Fox comedy, coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday. He is co-featured with the beautiful and fascinating Jeanette MacDonald. She enacts the role of the girl, who, by circum- stance, is forced to marry him,
McLaglen treats his bride like a captive woman, but she finally
man.
He
Refreshing humour is to bel seen in Warner Bros. Vitaphone escupes by stealing his horse and production, "Oh Sailor Behave," makes her way to an eastern city now showing at Queen's Thea where she lives in luxury on the tre. It is one long riot of fun, and, in spite of a somewhat dis-liberal allowance sent to her re-
gularly by her CAVE connected plot, there is not dull moment in it. Charles King, comes after her, and then the fun star of "Broadway Melody really begins.
"Annabelle's Affairs" was adapt. takes the leading male part and plays opposite Irene Delroy. Oleed from Clare Kummer's famous Olsen and Chic Johnson, two of stage farce, "Good Gracious Anna America's
Gordon, who also leading comedians,
Д
belle," by Leon
Werker.
provide the bulk of the humour. wrote the dialogue. The transfer Other well-known players into the screen was made by Alfred cluded in the cast are
Lowell Sherman, and Noah Beery.
Olsen and Johnson: two American sailors, are ashore in Naples, for the purpose of find. ing a man
with a wooden leg who has robbed the Navy Stores. but owing to the attentions of a pretty Italian girl, their mission is sadly neglected.
The east supporting the leading players includes such favourites as Roland Young, Ruth Warren, Sam Hardy, William Collier, Sr., Joyce Compton, Sally Blane, George Andre Beranger, Ernest Wood, Hank Mann, Jed Prouty, Wilbur Mack and Louise Beaver.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME..
SHADOWS BEFORE
The following programme will| COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED be broadcast to-day from the Hong
IN. CHINA MAIL.
Kóng Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres:
b-7 p.m.-Chinese Programmé. 7-10.30 p.m.-- European Proi gramme of Victor Records.
8 pm-Local Time. 7.03-8.10 p.m.-Varlety. Orchestral
Olvidarte Jamas, Galan de Nocho,
Marimba Centro Americana (81878). Vocal Duet
Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away, Side by Side,
Alleen Stanley and Johnny Marvin (20714).
Instrumental Duet- Ca C'est Paris, Barcelona--Paso Doble,
Song-
Gardoni and Puig with Accordion & Banjo (21083),
Sweethearts on Parade, Where the Shy Little Violets Grow,
Johnny Marvin (21820). Band-
Don't be Crass, The Jolly Coppersmith,
Song-
Arthur Pryor's Band (20818).
I Want a Nice Little Fellow, I Love My Sweetheart the Beat,
Kelly Harrell (20967). Saxophone Solo
Saxema, Marilyn...Rudy Wiedoeft (21152),
Hobo B's Last Ride, That's Why I'm Blue,
Jimmie Rogers with Guitar (22421).
"TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY." The other side of the story. deals with the exploits of Charlie
The reason Carroll (Charles King) and Nan-
for the postponed of two prominent per- nette Dodge (Irene Delroy) who, marriage while in Naples, fall in love and sonalities in the film and stage
was recently made publicj are separated and brought to worlds
an interview with Mr. Sang- gether again, Lowell Sherman, during as the "villain of the piece," is Richard Bird. highly amusing as Prince Kosoff. Richard Bird who plays the part Many misunderstandings arise of "Richard Mainwaring" in Ster- owing to a delayed telegram, ling Film Co., Ltd.'s talkie produc- which "has just arrived four or tion "Tilly of Bloomsbury" was to five days ago," but these are fin marry Miss Joyce Barbour, the ally straightened out in the up- well-known West End actress.
The
for
roarious climax.
production schedule In addition to the main at-"Tilly of Bloomsbury" was so ar- impossible to traction there is a Hearst News-ranged that it was reel. and Д Lloyd Hamilton take place at that original time, and comedy, entitled "Grass Skirts." consequently was postponed for
and
three weeks.
Guitar Duet
Aloma March, Drifting & Dreaming in Hawai!,
C. Kama and M. Salazar (Y21). 8.10-8.30 p.m.--Orchestral. High Water
(J. K. Brennan & M. McCurdy), Midnight Reflections
(Malneck-Signorelli),
Social Functions.
To-dayTea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at King's Restau- ant and Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.
To-morrow-Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant;; Dinner Dances at King's Restaur rant, and Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels.
p.m.
January 21--Old · Bedfordians” annual dinner, Hong Kong Club, 8
Entertainments.
To-day- King'a “Tilly of Bloomsbury." To-day Queen's
"Oh Sallor Behave,”
Theatre;
Theatre;
To - day — Central Thia****. "The Smiling Lieutenant."
To-day Majestic Theatre, "East Lynne."
Today Star "Rookery Nook.”
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Paul Whiteman and His Chats of Old Days With
Famous Author.
Concert Orchestra (35992).
The Victor Light Opera Company (35722).
"ROOKERY NOOK."
Richard Bird, although a very young man, has already made five The Swing, There were good houses at the visits to America where he has Hudson Waves (Flam Pigusical),
Victoria Orchestra (35876). Star Theatre yesterday to wel-played lead
in a number of big 8.30-8.49 p.m.-Vocal Genis. come the return of the British stage successes, His most recent Blossom Time, talkie comedy success, "Rookery being the part of "Captain The Yankee Princess, Nook," featuring Ralph Lynn, Stanhope" in "Journey's End." Winifred Shotter
Soon after the marriage ceremony Tom
Rio Rita, Walls.
took place on a Saturday, My Maryland, The cast is a brilliant which one, and, needless to say, the Richard Bird went straight on to film is worth seeing. Acting the Studio where an important honours go to Mr. Lynn, as sequence in "Tilly" was shot, one Gerald Popkiss, and Tom Walls, which kept him busy until the early Song as his cousin, Clive Popkiss, al- hours of the next morning. ways cool no matter what the predicament.
From Official Sources.
"THE MAN THEY COULDN'T ARREST."
a
Kingsway was thrown into turmoil of excitement recently when a fleet of Flying Squad care drew, up at a corner building and dis- gorged a large body of uniformed and plain clothes police, who pro- ceeded to raid a block of offices.
The Victor Light Opera Company (85816). 8.48-9.45 p.m.---A Concert.
Comin' Thru the Rye,
Marion Talley (Soprano) (1146)
All the original honeymoon ar- rangementa have had to be cancell-Violin Solo--
ed, pending the completion of the To a Wild Rose (MacDowell), production after which the bridal
Souvenir Poetique (Fibich), pair spent a well earned rest on the
Michel Gusikoff (18802). Riviera.
"Tilly of Bloomsbury" is NOW showing at the King's Theatre.
WHERE SPECIAL FLIES GO.
One answer to the question, Where Do Flies Go? is provided by the constant shipment of millions
A large crowd, obviously speculat- in packing from Canada to Austra- ing as to the cause of the rald, lia. They are special files which foregathered, quite unaware that
are sworn enemies of the grub which fa trying to ruin Australia's *
they were being "covered" by film white. cameras and microphones, for the
sugar-
whole affair had been staged for a cane harvest. They enter the ser scene in "The Man They Couldn't vice of the farmers, principally ir Arrest," the British thriller due the Queensland district.
for showing from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre. The police raid is but a single incident from a film which has sufficient thrills for half-a-dozen full-length features!
"ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS.”
Included in the household of Victor MacLaglen, is an Arabian valet, a boy grown to manhood, whom the robust screen actor pick. |ed up on the desert near Bagdad during the war. McLaglen takes
The Newspaper Enterprise Lid, particular delight in talking to
China Mail Offices.
Orchestral-
Queen of Sheba Cortege (Gooned), Sigurd Jorsalfar-
Triumphal March,
Song-
Victor Symphony Orchestra (85768).
Luisa Miller-When the Night is
Calm (Verdi), Bigoletto-Each Tear That Falls
(Verdi),
*
Tita Schips. Tenor (7145). 10.30 pm. Close Down. All records in the above Euro- Abdulla in his native tongue, and pear programmes are kindly sup- has no fear of others understand-plied by Messrs. Teng Fook ing what is being said.
Plano Co.
BRINGING UP
Song
A Cuba (Schipa), Jota (de Falla),
Tito Schipa (Tenor) (1153). Piano Solo-
Staccato Caprice (Vogrich), Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 (Liszt),
Yolanda Mero (1155). Song-
From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water (Eberhart & Cadman), Little Grey Home in the West
(Wilmot & Lobr),
Mary Lewis (Soprano)
. (1140). Violin Salo
Romance in F (Beethoven),
Jacques Thibaud (6606) Song-
Mother My Dear
(Nolen & Treharne), A Brown Bird Singing
(Barrie & Haydn Woods),
John McCormack (Tempr) (1187).
.
Piano Solo-
In the Night (Sebymann), Etude in D Flat (Liszt);
Harold Bauer (6820). 9.45-10 p.m. Hungarian Fantasia (Liszt),
Played by Arthur de Greef and the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra Conducted by Sir 10-10.27 p.m.-Operatic
Landon Ronald (8116-1). Song
Mignon-Polonaise" (Thomas), Barbiere de Siviglia-A Little Voice
I Hear (Rossini), f
Madam Amelita Gall Our
(Soprano) (7110). (Continued de foot of preceding column:)
The only servant now living who worked for Charles Dickens eele- brated his golden wedding by read- ing to his wife from one of his old master's books.
He is a quaint old character who might have walked straight from the pages of one of Dickens' novels. In fact, Mr. George Chapman Wool- ley, cousin of Woolley, the Keen cricketer, and now head gardener for Sir Drummond Smith, belleves that the novelist did characterise him and his mother in one of his books.
"I was seventeen when I went to Gads H Place, in the village said in an interview. "It was the of Higham, Kent," Mr. Woolley
house in which Dickens had lived for many years and where he died. "I was chosen to do 'jobs 'that were not exactly gardening," he went on.."You see, there always crowds of people waiting in. the roadway to see writer. They could see him leave the great
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and would wait for him to come black velvet coat and waistcoat, into the road. But he never came and very light striped trousers. out--instead he went to earth.
"Every morning before he start- ALEXANDER
They would stand there waiting, ed work he would race round the
and all the time the novelist was garden, five or six tiznes exercising INSTITUT hard at work on the other side of himself. Behind him, at his feet, DE BEAUTE the road, writing his latest book.
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