FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932.
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"GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY.”
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Heng Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. Richard Arlen appears as the on a wavelength of 855 metres owner of a herd of 10,000 sheep (845 K.C.'n) :—
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Recorded Pro- which he has brought into New Mexico, after having survived the gramme.
7-10.30 p.m.-European, Record- sheep-cattle wars in Kansas. With Delightful entertainment is the him is Eugene Pallette, as his pal, ed Programme. 7.05-7.18 p.m keynote of Warner Brothers' all-and Junier Durkin, as an orphan;
while Suite Francaise (Foulds), was killed father talking colourtone presentation whose "Gold Diggers of Broadway" featur- fighting on Arlen's side in Kansas. ing a host of favourite players, Rosita Moreno is cast opposite which is new en view at the Star Arlen as a senorita, whose father Mitzi Green, Theatre. The production is specta-owns Spanish Acres. cular in every sense of the word, and nine-year-old actress, plays a west the producers have spared nothing ern child, the ward of Rosita an unqualified Many of the skeep sequences were in making the film
filmed on location and a number of The players include Nancy Wel-large southern California herds of (a silent day sheep were assembled for the pro- Jord, Conway Tearle
Lightner, Ann duction.
SUCCESS.
favourite) Winnie
Pennington, Lilyan Tashman, Wil-
Played by the Band of HN. Coldstream Guards (B2742-51).
8 p.m.-Local Time. 7.18-8.18 p.m.--Variety, Humorous Song-
How About Bfe?
Oh You Have No Idea,
Hawaitan Orchestra
9:25-9.50 p..Gilbert & Sulli-
van Selections.
The Yeomen of the Guard,
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards (C1289). ...Band of E.M. Coldstream
Guards (C1274).
Patience The Gendollers,
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards (C1273). 9.50-10,25 p.m.-A Concert. Vocal Duote
The Thought Never Entered my
Hood, Moon Enchanted (Bosley),
Winnie Melville and Derek Oldham (B3276).
String Bass Solo-
Minget in G (Beethoven), Valse Miniature (Koussevitzky),
Serge Koussevitzky (1478). Vocal Quartet
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
(Arr. G. T. Ball),
Massrs. Capel Dixon and Frank Hastwell and Masters E. Lough and R. Mallett (B2770).
Valse Erillante (Chopin), Valse Caprice (Rubenstein),
Gracie Fields (B2795).)
Piano Solo-
My Hula Love, Kawaihau Waltz,
Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (B2709).
Song-
Mammy is Gone, High Water,
To meet the demands of the
Ignace Jan Paderewski (6877). Song-
Wait (D'Hardelot).
In an Old Fashioned Town (Squire), John Turner (Tenor) (B2205).
Serenade (Schubert),
Paul Robeson (B3003). Violin Solo-
Valse Mysteriouse, Organ Solo-
Souvenir di Valentino,
liam Bakewell, Nick Lucas, Helen CHAMPAGNE CORK POPPER. Foster, Albert Gran and Julia Miss Lightner is Swayne-Gordon. responsible for the film's big movie microphone and the provi- measure of hilarity, with her facial sions of the prohibition act at the time, a champagne-cork contortions and singing! Lucas strums on a guitar, and sings popper has made its appearance in Vocal Duct-
Clouds with Sun- Hellywood. In scenes calling for! "Painting the shine" and "Tiptoe Through the the use of champagne, bottles of Tulips delightfully.
OFFICIAL SOURCES.
Nick same
VALUABLE ORIENTAL "PROPS" FOR A FILM.
carbonated water, decorated with authentic champagne labels, are used. But when the cork is pulled out the "pop" is nothing but a dis-
It sounds more like | mai sizzle.
any. radiator than leaky steam thing else. The need for an an- A motion picture set furnished thentic pop led to the invention of with Oriental "props" valued at a compressed-air popper, which perfect $100,000 was used at Universal creates the sound of a City for a number of scenes for champagne "pop" in the mlers- The new invention was, "East of Borneo" the Far Eastern phone.
first time during the drama which is showing at
the used for Central Theatre to-day. The aet-filming of "New Adventures of Get- which ting of the story is in the East Rich-Quick Wallingford," Indies, and the exterior scenes were will open on Sunday at the Queen's The pic- actually photographed in Java, Theatre for three days. Sumatra and the Malay States. turo, suggested by George Ran- "Interiors" were filmed at the dolph Chester's widely-read cosmo- feature studio, and this particular setting, politan Magazine stories, representing the interior of an old William Haines, Jimmy (Schonzzle) palace, found the studio property Durante, Ernest Torrence and Leila men gathering many rare old Hyams.
Haines plays the wise-cracking Oriental pieces. The prize of the) collection was a bronze Buddha sharpster. Wallingford; Torrence standing nine feet in height, and portrays his partner, Blackie Daw, valued at $25,000. Other smaller and the riotous, long-nosed Durante statues and statuettes were seat- has the role of a chauffeur who be more than skilled in the tered about the act, and Lal comes Chand Mehra, noted East In-gentle art of pickpocketing. Miss
technical dian
adviser, declar- Hyams is the girl who finally makes The picture was ed that the "White Buddha," the hero reform.
In the Amail
used directed by Sam Wood.
Guy Kibbee, the salesman of
Hale Hamilton, i
В
marble statue
of the supporting cast are In who scored as
in the picture, wag one finest pieces he had ever seen.
Arthur Meale (3000).
Just What I Thought, Eggs, Toast & Coffee,
Dora Maughan and Walter Fehl (B3000).
Washington Post March,
Band-
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards (B3787).
Humorous Song- Don't Criticise, Does My Sweetle Care for Me?
Leslie Sarony (B2251). 8.18-8.32 p.m.—
Three Cornered Hat Suite (de
(a) The Neighbours, (b) The Miller's Dance, (r) Final Dance,
Mischa Elman (7481). Song-
Dear Love, My Love (Friml),
Lillan Davies (Soprano)
. (B3192). 10.30 p.m.-Close Down All records in the above Euro- pean programmes are kindly sup- plied by Mesars. S. Moutrie & Co.
PRESENTATION TO REV. AND MRS. H. V. KOOP.
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
To-day--Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, and Peninsula Hotels and King's Restaurant.
Entertainments.. To-day Kings The Santa Fe Trail.”
Queen' To-day- "Behind Office Doors."
To - day
-Central Thes "Sin Takes A Hollday".
To-day "Silence."
Theatre;
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Today Star "Gold Diggers of Broadway."
Home Malls. To-morrow-Outward for Europe vin Suez (Corfu), 10.80 a.m.
Lammert's Auction. To-day-At Sales Room, post- age stamps, 5.15 pm.
Land Sales.
April 11-At P.W.D. Offices, two lots of Crown land. 3 p.m.
Meetings
April 18-China Entertainment & Land Investment Co., Limited, meeting, King's extraordinary Theatre Building, 5th floor, noon.
April 14-Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, general A large number of friends
a8-mesting of importers, Chartered & Co., Falls)-sembled in the St. John's Cathedral Bank Bldg., 4.15 p.m.
April 19-A. S. Watson Hall yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to the Rev. H. V. Koop, Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30a.m.
April 21-Wm. Powell, Ltd., 6, M.A., Cathedral Chaplain, and
who are Mrs. Koop,
leaving Des Voeux Road Central, 11.90 a.m. the Colony to-day, after four years sojourn here. behalf of the Goodwill Farewell Fund, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., presented the Rev. and Mrs. They were Koop with a cheque. also the recipients of a gift from the Cathedral Choir. The Dean, the
The New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent (B2722). 8.32.9.25 p.m.-Operatic. Orchestral-
Faust Selections (Gounod),
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards (C1877).
Song-
over
On
HOW TO KEEP YOUR YOUTH.
Don Giovanni (Mozart)--
"Scold Me Dear Maietto",
Rev. A. Swann, Sir Henry Pollock, French Doctor's Lecture Il Re Pastore (Mozart)-
and Master James paid tribute to "I Will Love Her".
Elizabeth Rethberg, Soprano the departing guests.
(7472).
Orchestral-
The Queen of Sheba (Goldmark)----
Ballet Music,
Song-
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (7474),
Traviata (Verdi)-
"Wild My Dreams of Youth", Lucia (Donizetti)---
"Tomb of My Sainted Fathers".
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) (6876).
addition the stuary there was a underground-novelties in "Laugh- Orchestral great array of real Oriental furai-ing Sinners."
ture, the most valuable plece being Robert McWade, Clara
a long ebony bench inlaid with and Walter Walker.
mother-of-pearl, Rugs and draperies]
which were used also repressented
was used for table services.
a small fortune, and sterling silver
"THE SANTA FE TRALL."
"PALMY DAYS."
Blandick
Manon (Massenet)---Fantasy,
Marek Weber & His Orchestra (30046).
Hundreds of girls had been inter
Many times Harel Witter, Uni- viewed and given screen tests every versity of Nebraska alumnus, had day.
to
And of the lot only eleven were deemed pricked her finger as her busy were found who
For two weeks needles stitched gowns for famous beautiful enough.
She is now prick-the search had been frantic for a First it was the lowing herd, and screen stars.
Then "The Virginlan" thrilled audiences ing her fingers to see if it's all twelfth girl. Rehearsals had to be with it thousands of cattle crying Irue-that she herself is now in pic-held up for the selection.
Hazel may be seen in Samuel Goldwyn saw Hazel Witter! out as they thundered along. Then tures.
He gave Days," Eddie Cantor's sewing in the work room. it was the nickering herd, and "Palmy
The result was that! "The Light of Western Stars" com second picture for Samuel Goldwyn, her a test. bined the neighs of a horde of which comes to the King's Theatre she was signed to appear in the film, with an optional clause in her' star- stampeding horses with the "moo" next Sunday. of cattle. The braying of donkeys Mr. Goldwyn, Director Edward contract which may lead was important comedy motif in A. Sutherland, Busby Berkeley, dom, Samuel Goldwyn made stars director of the of Ronald Colman, Vilma Banky,' "Old Arizona." And now it is the former dance
Ziegfeld Follies, and even Eidle Lois Moran, Lily Damita and many bleating herd.
He may do the same for "The Santa Fe Trail," which Cantor himself, were unanimous in others. Paramount has adapted from Hal G. Approving the promotion of Hazel Hazel Witter,
Miss Witter, however, iB It was the end of a long Evarts' novel, "Spanish Acres," and Witter.
More than ordinary seamstress. which is now showing at the King's and tedious search. Theatre, is the first big production 2,500 girls had been interviewed two years at the University of to record the continuous drone of by the Goldwyn staff in a seacrh of Nebraska studying art, and an thousands of sheep as they move the tweleve most beautiful girls in other year at York College in The Alm public mar- Lincoln, Nebraska, her birthplace, before the cameras and microphone Hollywood.
ΠΟ
NEW
Victor
Records
for
MARCH.
She spent TSANG FOOK PIANO
to
Like "The Virginian," "The Light velled at the beauty of the girls in Three years ayo she came to Holly- But the producers wood, and has been attending the of Western Stars" and "The Border! "Whoopee."
'determined that "Palmy Frank Wiggin School, studying! Legion," which preceded it to the were
It was screen, the new film includes the Days" should surpass Cantor's first costume designing.
Only four of goin experience that she started as acunds of horse and cattle voices Alm in every way. but its new thrill is the sound of the "Whoopee" girls were able to seamstress in the Chanel workroom
new for the pass muster calling sheep.
Bringing Up Father.
film. of Mr. Goldwyn's studio.
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And the answer, or part of it, was some of the things our fore- fathers knew, but which have been forgotten in the rush which now is life.
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Do not drink during meals; it interferes with the diges tion.
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