MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1932.
ROUND HONG KONGS
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“SKYLINE.”
THE
A father who 15-Afraid to reveal his identity to his own son is the keynote of "Skyline," the Fox pic- ture coming to the King's Theatre next Thursday.
CHINA MAIL
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
Hundreds of lights were used to Illuminate the large.area and scores' of magnesium aerial bombs were “SUSAN LENOX (HER FALL exploded to furnish realistic light-Sinners," protrays a featured role. (845 K.C.'s)
ing.
AND RISE)."
The following programme will Thomas Meighan, always an out- standing favourite in silent picbe broadcast to-day from the Hong tures and fresh from his triumphs Kong Broadcasting 'Station Z.H.W. in the recent Fox talkie, "Young on a wavelength of 855 metres
The romantic characterizations are enacted by Jardie Albright, hand- ecme young actor from the New York stage, who was wide acclaim for his performances In "Young Sinnery" and "Hush Money," both Fox productions, and Maureen O'Sullivan, charming young Irish actress, whose successes include "Song O' My Heart," "Just
6-7 pm-Chinose Programme. 7-10.30 p.m. European Pro gramme.
7.05.7.18 p.m→→→ Rienzi-Overture (Wagner),
Midnight lunches were served to the nine feminine members of the Greta Garbo, filmdom's idol, is eust and the more than 100 male cast as Helga, in Metro-Goldwyn- technicians. With the location Mayer's latest all-talking produce only two miles from the Pacifie tion. "Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Ocean, the nights were cold and
Philadelphia Symphony Rise)," now playing at the Queen's damp, heavy fog sometimes rolling
Orchestra conducted under Theatre. Her role is difficult, al-in and being used to "double" for
the direction of Leopold though she acts it well, she does poison gas.
Stokowak! (6624-5). not surpass her portrayal in "Anna Coffee was served all night. a} Imagine" and "A Connecticut 7.18-7.43 p.m.-A Concert. Christie."
fresh supply being made every few Yankee."
Piano Solo- Sandwiches Clark Gable, the new film sensa- hours.
were kept
Malaguena (Lecuona), Other favourites featured are
Olga Samaroff (7804). tion, is cast opposite her, and is handy and the players spent their Myrna Loy and Donald Dillaway Violin Solo-
scenes resting in Stanley Fields, Jack Kennedy, seen in a role that is most befitting time between
The Rosary (Nevin-Kreisler),
Fritz Kreisler (1320). him, that of a young engineer, who their tents from the cold, the mud Dorothy Peterson, Alice Ward and
Gable and the rain which added a realis-Robert McWade head the cast Song- falls in love with Helga. aets naturally, but there is nothing tic touch to "Flander's fields." Close to 1,000 extras were required
Clair de Lune (Moonlight) (Szulc), Swing Low Sweet Chariot to rave about him!
More than two tons of dynamite to transfer this drama of anbition,
(arr. Burleigh), "Susan Lenox". tells of the story were exploded in creating battle tolerance and love in a New York
Dame Nellie Melba, Soprano (6733). of a girl, who, in view of a forced effects with the feminine players City background, to the screen: marriage arranged by her cruel carefully placed so that their dan- "Skyline" has to do with an am- Piano Solo-
Novelette in D (Schumann), uncle (superbly played by Jean ger would appear on screen bitious boy who never knew his
Harold Bauer (7122) Hersholt) flees from home, taking without constituting an unreason--father-and-who,-finding-the-urge-in Violin Solo--- refuge in the engineer's house. able hazard.
this blood to create, escapes from A Dream (Cory-Bartlett), "The Mad Parade,” revealing the his cruel and dissipated foster! There is misunderstanding when the engineer returns from an experiences of nine girls compris father, finding work on a Manhat- Song examination, and Helga drifts sad- ing a canteen troup, along the lan building site.
the
ly along, from place to place, from Western Front. is William The wealthy and dynamic
a most remarkable understanding.
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man to man, until in her final bed- Beaudine production showing at builder take a deep interest in raggled dive, she reunites with the Central Theatre to-day. the boy and finally discovers that he is the youngster's father, but does not dare reveal himself to the youth. The boy hates his unknown father.
"STEPPING SISTERS."
The earlier scenes of the film are good, the atorm effect being must realistic, and there are lovely shadows of Helga growing up.
Mirth reigned supreme at the Eventually, he falls in love with, The capable supporting cast in King's Theatre where "Stepping the daughter of a hard-working Miljan, Alan Hale, Sisters," a rollicking comedy, is Irishman, but comes perilously Hale Hamilton, Russel Simpson, now showing. This Fox film tells near losing her through his and Ian Keith.
cludes John
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two
Rence Chemet (1442).
Romance (Leslie-Donaldson),
John Boles (Tenor) (22230), 7.43-8 p.m.-Hawalian Music. Under the Stars of Havana. Blue Waters,
Hilo Hawailan Orchestra (21822).
Sam-Ku-West Harmony Boys (21419).
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.
Entertainmenta. To-day King's "Stepping Sisters."
Today Queen's "Susan Lenox."
Theatre:
Theatre:
Today Central The
"The Mad Parade."
To-day Majestic "The Spider."
Today Star "One Romantic Night."
Lammerts' Auction.
Theatre
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8 p.m.-Local Time. 8.03-8.40 p.m.--Operatic.
Song
Mignon-I'm Fair Titania
(Thomas). Tales of Hoffman--Doll Song
(Offenbach).
Marion Talley (Soprano) (0718).
Band....
Pearl Fishers--Selection
(Bizet arr. Creatore).
"Probation after Death" was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
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Song-
Aida Celeste Aida (Verdi),
Forza del Destino (Verdi)-
the story of a former queen of bur- fatuation for an unscrupulous ad- The feature attraction is sup lesque who manages to hide her venturess. He is saved only by of his Hearst newsreel, paat until she meets ported by
other the timely intervention which depicts an autogiro in flight daughters of the tights and spear" father, who at last finds it neces- over Windsor Castle, also the open-under her own roof.
sary to tell the boy the truth. The ing of the
Winter third annual
A typical multi-scrvanted, multi- consequences of this action lead to Olympic games at Lake Placid.roomed, multi-garaged and multi- a startling climax. There is also screened a cartoon millionaired estate facing Long Sam Taylor directed. "The New Car" featuring Flip-the-Island Sound is the setting for the
Frog, and it is most amusing.
--CIRE,
. "ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT.
“DELICIOUS.”
In "Delicious," the
new Fox
Creatore's Band (36001-2).|Sunday, April 24.
Golden Text was.-"He The knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth Enrico Caruso, Tenor (8000).as gold." (Job 28; 10.) 8.40-8.58 p.m.~~
Thou Heavenly One,
reunion of three ex-burlesque queens, accidentally brought to- gether at a charity entertainment.)
"Stepping Sisters is brimming musical romance with which Janet with fun and is filled with laugh- Gaynor and Charles Farrell usher
Among the citations which com- The all-star in a new order of dramatized Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Grieg, Op. 46), prised the Lesson-Sermon A clever skit on the whims and provoking situations.
was the New Queen's Hall Light following from the Bible"Many ways of royalty, with a material cast, all excellent examples of type, musical talkies, El Brendel has the
Orchestra conducted by theme running through, is portray includes Louise Dresser, Minna opportunity of revealing a talent of
George Schneevoight shall be purified, and made white,
(9309-10).
and tried; but the wicked shall do ed in the talkie production, ""One Gombell, Jobyna Howland, William his which in the past has been
8.58-9.15 p.m.-Concert Waltzes wickedly: and none of the wicked Romantic Night" now showing at Collier, Sr., Howard Phillips Fer-little known. It is his ability to the Star Theatre. Miss Lillian dinand Munier, Stanley Smith, Barsing. In this film, coming to the Gypsy Souvenir-Medley
shall understand; but the wise shall King's Theatre soon, Brendel at- (arr. Schaeffer-Paepke),
understand. But go thou thy way Gish proves to have a fine talking bara Weeks and Mary Forbes. voice, this being her first talking Miss Dresser made her debut in tempts another flight into the vocal Hungarian Flower
till the end be: for thou shalt rest, (arr. Schaeffer-Paepke), pic ure. The leading male role is the chorus of a burlesque show in field.
Hungarian Rhapsody Orch.and stand in thy lot at the end of Brendel finds several op-
(35929).
the days." (Daniel 12; 10, 18.) Rod La Roque, while good support Boston before she was fifteen; Miss
The Lesson-Sermon also included comes from Conrad Nagel, Marie Gombell left school when she was portunities to sing in "Delicious," Hudson Wave (Pignoloni), Dressler and O. P. Heggie.
fourteen to join a dramatic com- which was written especially for The Swing,
Victoria Orchestra (36878), the following passage from the A Hearst Newsreel and a comedy pany: Miss Howland was a leading the famous sweethearts of the
All records in the above Euro-Christian Science textbook, "Science to the entitled "The Legacy" complete the wemar before she was fifteen and screen of Guy Bolton and set to
pean programmes are kindly sup-and Health, with Key Collier ran away from home to join music by George Gershwin; famous plied by the Taang Fook Piano Co. Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy. programme.
a touring company in "Pinafore" composer of "Rhapsody In Blue."
9.15-10.05 (approx.)-Relay of "Understanding little about the and In addition to instructing Janet the Anzac Day Dinner from the divine Principle which saves when he was eleven.
of singing To this quartette may be added in the proper manner
heals, mortals get rid of sin, sick- ness, and death only in bellef, these Programme. Seymour Felix, director of the pic-"The Star Spangled Banner," the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. ture, who became a vaudeville ac- comical Swedish comedian offers to Toast: "The Anzacs," Proposed by Dr. errors are not thus really destroyed,
A love song for Manya
and must therefore cling to mortals tor when he was scarcely nine years write
Roberti, his Russian sweetheart in
until, here or hereafter, they gain of age.
the pletare. The result, unique in both musical composition and words, is one of the comical high- lights of the production.
OFFICIAL SOURCES.
"THE MAD PARADE.”
The working hours during the production of Paramount's "The Mad Parade" were at the opposite side of the clock from the ordinary working day.
The cast and crew worked from
"BLACK COFFEE."
For a scene which takes place in
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day Olming a private gambling club in "Black exterior acenes.
A location cover- Coffee" which is coming to the
acres
"MARRIED" TO DEAD MAN.
H. D. Matthews.
SATURDAY'S SOLUTIÓN. BARRICA EARLIER EOG TRENBLE DAD MADDERS CONN
Reply by Mr. C. de Saille-Robertson Toasi: "Allied Forces at Gallipoli" Reply by Lt. Col. A. R. Godwin the true understanding of God in the Science which destroys human Austen, O.B.E. Humorous Verse Mr. F. V. Whitta. delusions about Him and reveals Community Song-The Road to Gun: the grand realities of His allness."
dagal"
(p. 328.) Recitation,
Mr. C. de Saville-Robertson. Humorous Verse..Mr. F. V. Whitta. Ing more than 100
near Queen's Theatre on Thursday, the
A woman who, is alleged, was Community Song "Croajingalong."
The Chairman, Dr. H. D. Mat- the biggest married to a dead man, is appear- Culver City, California, was leased services of some of for the filming of battle scenes for amateur and professional gamblersing in the Lisbon courts in the case thews, M.B., will make a short
(Speech will cover suc in London were obtained. One lady the State v. Emilia de Mole, says speech. the picture.
ceas of function, and announce- A tent city was thrown up on in the crowd can be seen through- Reuter fro mLisbon.
She married, it is said, on Febru. ment of formation of Australian the location with a tent acting as out the Winter in Europe's moat dressing room for each of Evelyn famous
famous casinos gambling for ary 26, 1927, by proxy, her dance and New Zealand Association In
It turned Hong Kong.) Brent, Irene Rich, Louise Fazenda, thousands of pounds. She arrived being then in Africa.
10.05-10.30 p.m.-Vocal Gems a out afterwards, however, that he Lilyan Tashman, Marceline Day, at the Twickenham Studio in Fritzi Ridgeway, June Clyde and large Rolls Royce, and gives a died in the interior of Mozambique from Gilbert & Sullivan from Elizabeth and Helen Keating. truly realistic touch to the scene. ten days before the wedding took Z.B.W.'s Library,
The girls drove trucks along aIn the intervals of shooting it is mined road. Charges of dynamite said that the party enjoyed a real were exploded all around them and gamble, and there are whispers of one truck was intentionally over large sums of money changing turned by an explosion beneath it.
Bringing Up Father.
hands.
place.
The Pirates of Penzance,
Columbia Light Opera Co. Mme. De Molo crims her fiance's The Gondollers,
Columbia Light Opera Co. fortune, but the State holds that she has no title to it, not being a Patience Columbia Light Opera Co. widow.
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