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Bringing Up Father.
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What Mail Reviewers Say.
"FIVE AND TEN."
Two eternal triangles interlock- ed, and a youth's sacrifice of his life for the honour of his family What a theme, for a cinema ple- turel And that picture?"Five and Ten," now showing at the Queen's Theatre. It is a sensible film with a human appeal that is irresistible,, with romance, pathos. and fun well intermingled.
At the apex of one triangle is the rich propricter of a chain of
five and ten cents stores, who, in
THE
She believes him, until he forgets all about the marriage licence, the wedding ring, the happy home, and wakens to find herself the pseudo wife of a famous blackmailer.
CHINA MAIL.
READIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
Then comes the pluch, the term) up the river for the gang-she with be broadcast to-day from the Hong The following programme will them-her release. and her deter Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. mination to go straight, and the on a wavelength of 855 metres: help she gets in so doing from a hard boiled but big hearted detec-| tive.
young man who means
When she marries a wealthy says when he talks of a marriage what he licence, she finds her happiness in- terrupted by the spectre of a dead past rising up to confront her.
But the detective who had sworn to see her through, takes care of all that and the husband never knows.
"Hush Money," with Joan Bennett Just an outline of the story of
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functiesia. To-day-Tea Dances
at Hong
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programzime, 6-6,20 p.m.-The Second of a Series of Lectures on "Infant Wal-Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; fare" by Dr. K. S. Shinn, M.B.,
Dinner Dances at King's Restaur .S.,"Substitute Feeding."
ant, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
7-10.30 p.m. -- European Pro- gramme of Victor and H.M.V; Re- cards.
7.05-7.36 p.m. Quartet in C Major
(Beethoven Op. 59),
Played by the Virtuoso String Quartet (D1202-6).
8 p.m.-Local Time. 7.35-8.30 pm-A Concert,
his ambition to become the world's and Hardie Albright, now showing Violin Solo
leading trader, neglects his family, and at the other wo corners are his wife and a good- for-nothing asheik, who pretenda to love the woman because of her wealth.
knew, before father's ambition
at the King's Theatre.
"LASCA."
How would you like to see a real Įmotion picture-one that moves with all of the romance and action of the old quick-shooting, Spanish -favoured Border days?
Serenite (Vieuxtemps),
Renee Chemet (1242).)
Song-
Villa (Lebar), Dear Love, My Love (Friml),
Lillan Davies (Soprano) (E8192). Plano Solo-
Mazurka in O Sharp Minor
(Chopin), Variations on Themes from Carmen
(Bizet-Horowitz),
Well, we have it for you. It is Universal's bull's-eya hit "Lasca of the Rio Grande," at the Central Song Theatre, and we have the best cast of favourites in it for you, in the bargain.
Valdimir Horowitz (1327).
Little Lady of the Moon (Coates),
Sydney Caltham (Tenor) (B2742). Violla Solo
Waltz in G Flat (Chopin), Persian Song (Glinka-Zimbalist),
Efrem Zimbalist (1154). Chorus
(a) Blow the Man Down, (b) Tom's Gone to Hilo, (e) Lowlands,
The other triangle is topped by the daughter of the family, with a young couple of New York's exels- Bive 400, who regard the daughter as a cheap rich girl who is try ing to crash their gate, occupying the other two angles. In the midat of all this intrigue is the young son of the family, who sees Remember Leo Carrillo of "Mis- how things are going and takes on te Antonio," "Lombardi, Ltd," and himself the hopeless task of shap-"Hell Bound"? You should see ing these triangles into the happy him as the politely murderous half- family circle which they once breed cattle owner with an eye for brought the family to New York women, in this one! And Dorothy from their quiet li'l ole horne senorita who played the menace to Burgess, the seductive, flery little
town.
Warner Baxter In "In Old The bombshell comes to shatter Arizona”? She will give you the the slender ties of this rich but season' chilliest thrill ав the unhappy family on the very day dance-hall girl, Lasca. She's bet- that father achieves his ambition ter than she was in "Arizona." of becoming the world's first trad- John Mack Brown, erstwhile all- ег. His wife elopes with her lov-American football star and hand- er, and his daughter, after being some hero of "Our Dancing Daugh- Violin Solo away from home all night, comes tera," "Billy the Kid", and Scctch Pastorale (Saenger), back to pack up and go with her "Coquette," plays a big, strapping lover, now a married man.
Texas Ranger in "Lasca of the Ric Grande." Slim Summerville, the lanky comedian, and the squatty Frank Campeau engaged in a laugh- will remember for a long time.
The son, who has often appeal ed in vain to father to change their unreal family life, goes off in despair to stage a spectacular duet that suicide, by nose-diving in an aero plane. He is not killed outright and lingers at death's door in hos- pital until wayward mother and sister are brought to his bedside.
you
BAD GIRL."
Choosing the perfect interpreter
(d) Highlands Laddie,
Johri Goss & the Cathedral Male Quartet (3898), Piano Solo-
Valse Caprice (Rubenstein), Valse Brillante (Chopin),
Ignace Jan Paderewski (0977),
Columbine's Garden (Besly),
Walter Glynne (Tenor) (B8106).
Song-
Themorrow.Toa Dances at King'a Restaurant and Hong Kong, Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hing's Restaur ant,,and Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
To-day-Reel Club Dance, Lane, Crawford's 'Restaurant.
To-morrow-Burns Dinner, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8.30 p.m.
Entertainments.
Theatre;
To-day King's
"Hush Money."
To-day Queon's - “Five and Tan.” ·
Today - Central "Lasea of Rio Grande."
To-day Majestic "Queen High."
Today Star Theatro: "Dynamite."
Theatre;
Thea.
Theatre:
Home Malla To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Hakozaki Maru); Out- ward for Europe via Siberia (Pre- sident Jefferson), 6 pm/
To-morrow-Inward from Ameri- ca (Empress of Canada and Pre- sident Monroe).-
Lammerts' Auctions. To-day-At Sales Room, collec tion of stamps, 5.15 p.m.
BOXER INDEMNITY.
Nanking, Jan. 12. The Board of Trustees in charge of the British Boxer In- demnity Refund held its fifth meeting yesterday. It was de- cided in reply to an enquiry from the London Purchasing Commis- Yehudi Menuhin (6051). sion, that materials purchased Serenade (Drign),
8.30-8.48 p.m.-Organ Solos,
for the account of the Ministry
total- of Industry Bells Across the Meadow (Ketelbey), ling $2,400,000 should be Reginald Foort (B2444). fixed at the exchange rate ori An Autumn Serenade (Becce), ginally agreed upon, being equi- Poem (Fibich),
Reginald Foort (B2888).valent to £123,200. Hereafter, Shepherd's Lullaby (Hewitt),
quarterly reports will be issued F. Rowland-Time, F.R.C.O. regarding exchange rates con-
(B8021). 8.48-9.12 p.m.
cerning similar cases.-Kuo Min. Petrouchka Suite (Strawinsky),
Played by Boston Symphony Orchestra condicted by Serge Konssovitzky (688). 9.12-10.02 p.m.-Variety.
My Ohio Home, Ee, By Gum!
as the result of radio broadcast. of "Bad Girl" from among Holly- Then, with father, mother, and
wood's sister around him, he expires. proved a most perplexing problem many likely candidates happy in the knowledge that his for Frank Borzage, director of the Song sacrifice of his own life is not in Fox Film version of Vina Delmar's vain, for mother and sister assure popular novel of that name, which him that they have come back to will be the featured screen attrac stay, never to stray again.
tion at the King's Theatre begin- ning next Sunday.
Sally Eilers, final choice for the role
after weeks of eearch-Song- ing' for a good "Bad Girl" Is the ideal heroine to bring the emotions and reactions of Miss Delmar's
realistically
-JAY.
From Official Sources.
"HUSH MONEY.”
A man named Steve meets a girl girl-bride named Janet. She is broke. He tells screen. her he is in Wall Street. He does)
ness.
to
the
The supporting cast is composed a lot of talking about the Little of Minna Gombell, in the well- Church Around The Corner, a mar-known role of "Edna," the friend; riage licence, a home and happi- William Pawley, who created the
stage role
of the brother, and Frank Darien, veteran character actor of both stage and screen.
"A FREE SOUL."
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Phone 25169. Pedder Building
(1st Floor).
Opposite Entrance to
Hong Kong Hotel,
Forest rangers, high in the Sier- ras where they seldom. Øver
the
Orchestral- Tryin', Asleep in My Heart,
De Groot & His Orchestra (B3362).
UNEMPLOYED. MAN'S GIFT TO
THE QUEEN.
The Queen and the Prince of Wales have both accepted specimens of an Otley man's handicraft, and Gracte Fields (82880). the Queen has sent for more. The specimens consist of photographs of notable places cut out in fretwork, to which is attached a calendar for 1982. They are the work of Mr. George Brearcllife, an unemployed Carolina Moon,
ex-soldier, who has become highly Weary River, Humorous Dialogue-
Gene Austin (B2995). skilled with the saw. Two views of Farnley Hall, near Otley, were sent The Ballaghter,
to the Prince of Wales and two John Heary and. Gladys different views of Buckingham
Horridge (B3484).
Palace were forwarded to the Queen, Fonso (My Hot Spanish Knight), whose private secretary replied that I Just Can't Figure it out at All, not only would her. Majesty be glad Gracie Fields (13565). two more of each design sent to her Orchestral-s
Selection of Boosey Ballads,
to accept them but she would like Jack Hylton & His Orchestra at Sandringham.
(01886)...
Song-
Song-
Fat Flat Fish, The Empire Party Song,
Lelle Sarony (B3478), 10.02-10.28 pm-Operatic.
Damnation of Faust (Beriloz)
Rakoczy March, Samson & Delilah-Bacchanale
(Saint-Saens),
hear of a motion picture, are among solute lawyer, who, following her most ardent of screen fans, father's teachings of "freedom," more enthusiastic than even the faces ruination of her whole life. Aida most interested playgoers in big Miss Shearer's role is that of a cities.
+
| glamorous ""social butterfly who,
Philadelphia Symphony Orch. under the direction of Leupold Stokowski (6823).
(Verdi)-But Tell Me
Elizabeth Rothberg-Giacomo Lauri-Velpi-Giuseppe Do
Victor Be
tor Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Josef (Flotow)Like Dream,
Pasternack (85871)..
Tito Schips (Tenor) (6870).
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