TUESDAY, MAY 10, -1932.
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
OFFICIAL SOURCES.
ALEKO'S ACT
"THE NIGHT ANGEL"
READ
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will
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Appointments and Training.
be broadcast to-day from the Hồng The following orders have been Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W.|{ssued by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, on a wavelength of 855 metres Inspector-General of Police: (845 K.C.'s):
6-8 p.m.-European Programme of Victor and H.M.V. Records.
6-6.16 p.m.-Orchestral.' Bolero (Ravel),
What attribute helped Nancy Carroll most in bringing her to the pinnacle of cinema fame-her good" Aleko's act is now well known looks, her charm. her natural here, but the best part of it is where ability as an actress of roles rang it dates back to the time of Adam. ing from dulcet sweet to deep dra-Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie and The man varies the making of his matic?
her The impelling force was woman from a "rib" to the presunt time pattern of a "wooden head and ability to work.
three lung sticks."
Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Koun- sevitzky 7251/7252.
Debussy), Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Kous Bevitzky 7262. ( 6.16-6.50 p.m.-A Concert. Violin Solo
Macushia (Rowe-MacMurrough,
arr. Chemet),
A Dream (Cory-Bartlett),
Song-
Born in modest circumstances in She comes New York City, one of the large forth, beautifully garbed mind- family raised by Thomas and Anne reader, who tells you all you are La Hiff, who are respectively from County Claire and County Roscom- thinking and a few things you never mon, in Ireland, Nancy was intro- dreamed of thinking. One of the duced to a childhood of schoolbooks, the side- best things the "Rib" does is to and roller-skating on
walk, and eating ice-cream cones, balance a thousand dollars or more just like thousands of other young worth of white ostrich feathers on New Yorkers. her head, without upsetting her! At the age of 15, or thereabouts, Nancy decided that the theatre was equilibrium or the feathers.
her destiny. With her sister she practised dancing, and when a local · talent contest was announced for vaudeville house in New York won first
"DANGER LIGHTS."
When it comes to the greatest distance travelled within a given City. they entered and
is un prize as the best dance tearn. Then space of time, the record hesitatingly claimed by Radio Pic-followed several years of "hoofing", until, after three weeks in the the which recently filmed. spectacular railroad drama "Danger chorus of "The Passing Show of Lights," now at the Queen's Thea-1923, she was singled out for the leading feminine role of the pro- duction.
tures
tre.
More than the distance around the
She was teamed with Fredric equator, 31,000 miles were travelled March in the romantic interest of by the company with three special "Laughter" and appears with this trains during the two months the fascinating young mun again in troupe was on location filming The Night Angel", at the King's scenes with Louis Wolheim, Robert Theatre -to-day. Armstrong and Jean Arthur.
many
and
"THIS RECKLESS AGE"
Twelve states were crossed times by the actors technicians. They experienced every|
"Gobos" and "Bloops" are two kind of weather and saw and photo-| graphed every type of scenery in Hollywood mysteries that even all America, California, Nevada, Utah, studio workers don't understand. Iduho, Montana, South Dakota, Min- Charles Rodgers who is heading! nesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, the cast of Paramount's "This Nebraska and Wyoming saw the Reckless Age", with Richard Ben- company as it was piling up mileage nett, and Peggy Shannon, tells us: and hundreds of thousands of feet what they are. uf film.
The company travelled and lived most of the time on a ten-car special train. Two other trains were used for transporting equipment.
Radio
"A gobe is a tall, black panel, made of cardboard or of painted cloth tacked onto a wooden frame", Rodgers explains, "and is placed at an angle in front of the camera to keep to direct light rays from lamps from striking the lens. It's the same idea as the amateur photographer shading the sun's raye from his lens.
Chinese Company.
Appointment. The following notification in the Hong Kong.
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
To-day-Tea Dances at Hong Government Gazette is repeated for Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; information of all ranks.
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Government and Peninsula Hotels, and King's Gazette of May 6, 1992, Notification Restaurant. No. 271.
Entertainments. "His Excellency the Governor
To-day King has been pleased to appoint Mr. T'ao Tsun On to be an Assistant "The Night Angel." Superintendent of Police (Re- To-day-- Queen's serva), with effect from May 1, "Danger Lights"; also Aleko,
Panthea Company.
Theatre:
-Theatre:
1932,"
Training Course-Part II-AIL · To - day ---- Central Thankman i Rence Chemet 1442. recruits will attend at the Chinese "Peking of Yesterday." Company's Headquarters to-day at "Little Johnny Jones,"
Theatre; To-day Majestic
Theatre:
Beau Sair (Evening Fair)
(Bourget-Debussy), Mary Garden (Soprano) 1439. Piano Solo-
Etude in A Minor (Mendelssohn), Etude in F Major (Mendelssohn),
Sergei Rachmaninoff 1206, Vocal Trio-e
When the Cock Begins to Crow
(Purcell),
Chorus-
"Three Etonians", R. G. Rowe, D.
McKenna, K.S., M. McKenna K.S. B2774.
Eton Boating Song (Kaps),
Eton College Mualca! Society
Violin Solo-
B2774.
Frasquita Serenade (Lehar.
Kreisler) Kreisler Serenade (Lehar),
Fritz Kreisler 1158 Sung-
The Little Silver Ring
(Chaminade), John McCormack (Tenor) 1303. 6.50-7.30 p.m.-Voriety.
Song-
Body and Soul, Humorous Song-
You Can't Kill Flies by Scratching Them......Gracie Fields B3383. Organ Solom
Orange Blossom Time, Your Mother and Mine,
Sandy MacPherson B3169. Humorous Song--
What Did the Village Blacksmith
Say?, Pokee-Okoe-Oh ..Leonard Henry
B3013.
·
Piano Solo-
She's Funny That Way, Wake Up and Dream-Medley,
Carroll Gibbons B3031. Vocal Duet-
My Song of Love, Your Eyes,
Winne Melville and Derek Oldham
B3854.
7.30-7.43 p.m.--Operatic. Lohengrin-
.
The Bridal Chorus (Wagner), Prelude Act III (Wagner),
Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Albert Coates 0005. Samson and Delilab
Bacchanale (Saint-Saens),
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. under the direction of Leopold Stokowski 6823.
"ALIAS FRENCH GERTIE."
Methods and habits of high class creeks provide the animating motif
"The bloop", Rogera explains, of "Alias French Gertie,"
"is a button, like a doorbell, on the Pictures' talk film which will open to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre. outside of the camera, which, when Of chief interest is the initial pressed, registers on the film the appearance together of Bebe Daniels beginning and the end of a scene." The and Ben Lyons, Hollywood's most popular couple.
5.80 p.m. for instruction.
Revolver
Today Star Practice Revolver
"Common Clay." practice will be carried out by
Lammerts' Auction. members of the Chinese Company on the Kennedy Road Range to-Siberia (Porthos); Outward for May 13-At Sales Room, house- morrew at 5.30 p.m. Members will assemble at the Range at that time, hold furniture, 2,30 p.m. All recruits must attend.
Home Mails.
Training Course-Part I-All To-day-Inward from Europe via recruits of the Chinese Company (President McKinley), 10.30 a.m.; will attend Central Poice Station America and Europe via Siberia for Squad Drill on Thursday, May for Europe via Suez (Porthos); 1.80 12 at 5.80 p.m.
[p.m.
N.G.O's.. Clasa.—AI] N.C.O's. willi To-morrow-Inward from Ameri. attend the Chinese Company's ca and Europe via Siberia (Empress Headquarters on Friday, May 13 at of Asia); Outward for Europe vis! 4 p.m. for examination under Mr. Suez (Antenor) 2.30 p.m. Paterson, P.P.T.S.
Indian Company.
Meetings.
Strength-Constable R260 Juma May 12-A. S. Watson & Co., All has been permitted to resign Ltd., 11.30 am at Hong Kong from the Indian Company as from Hotel. May 1, 1982,
May 18-Fifty-first ordinary Training Course-Part 11-All meeting of Indo-China Steam members who have not passed Part Navigation
Co., Ltd., Messre.
II. of Training Course should at-Jardine Matheson's Offices, noon. tend at the Chinese Company's May 19-Fifty-first ordinary Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road General Meeting of The Canton In- Central on Thursday, May 12 at|surance Office, Ltd., Messrs. Jardine 5.30 p.m.
Matheson's Offices, noon. Flying Squad.
May 27-Union Insurance Society Strength.-Constable R803 Shing of Canton, Ltd., 59th meeting. Hon-ying has been taken on the Mesura. Jardines Offices, 11 a.m. strength of the Flying Squad, and May 27-China Fir Insurance posted to the Hong Kong Section Co., Ltd., 63rd Meeting, "Messrs. as from May 6, 1982.
Jardines offices, 11.15 a.m.. Race Duty-All members who
May 27-British Traders' have been detailed for Race duties surance Co., Ltd., 66th meeting, on Saturday and Monday, May 14 Mesars. Jardines offices 11.20 a.m. and 16 will report in accordance May 28 Extraordinary general with Orders issued by the 0.1/c. mesting of A. S. Watson & Co., Unit.
Ltd., 11.30 a.m., at Hong Kong Reserve Emergency Unit. Hotel. Defendu Class-The regular weekly Defendu Class will meet in
Miscellaneous.
May 25-May Settlement
H.K. Sharebrokers' Association.
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the gymnasium at Central, on Hong Kong "Stock Exchange and |Thursday, May 12 at 6.80 p.m.
Revolver Fractice.-A revolver of the Sniper practice for men Section will be held
on the Kennedy Road Range on Friday, May 13 at 5.15 pm. Men will as semble outside 'Queen's Pier, at Symphony Orchestra C2227 5.10 p.m. with their helta, holsters,
and revolvers. Unform of ONA). Vocal Gems (Caryll),
7.43-8 p.m.-Light Opera.
Land of Smiles Selection (Lehar),
This Reckless Age" comes to the King's Theatre next Thursday. It The film adapted from Bayard is a comedy-drama of parents who Duchess of Dantzig- Veiller's stage play, "The Chatter- sacrifice everything for their care- box," offers Miss Daniels one of her free and unconventional children. most versatile roles. In the inter- It has action, some heart-throbs and
pretation of her dramatic and
romantic part she converses partly in French and the balance of the time in the voluble, eloquent argot of the underworld.
boasts a cast. of veteran players of
abundant humour.
"OVER THE HILL"
Light Opera Company C2262.
8 p.m.-Local Time
8.3-11.30 p.m.-Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.
11.30. p.m.--Close Down.
All records in the above European Programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co.
CITY SINKS IN LABYRINTH.
Henry King, whose Fox produc- Palatial New York apartments tion, "Over The Hill", featuring} furnished in futuristic style form James Dunn, Salley Ellers and Mae the setting for this crook-romance. Marsh, which opens next Saturday "Alias Franch Gertie" was direct-ut the King's Theatre, is one of the
Italy, Apr. 4. ed by George Archainbaud, one of few directors who have won the
Engineers drilled the surface of the screen's foremost generals. It Photoplay Magazine Gold Medal. the earth in many places on Satur- This reward is issued yearly to day in an effort to determine. whe- the stage and screen including Betty the director of the picture chosen ther the remainder of the little Pierce, Daisy Belmore, Robert as the best of that year, and it was city of Villa
Banto Stefano, Emett O'Connor and John Ince, one the silent version of "Tol'able would sink into the labryinth of old of the famous Ince brothers of David" that put Mr. King in the tunnels dug by the Romans: 2000
gold medal circle. Among his other years ago screen history.
The talkies is a departure for outstanding productions are "Mere
Already a dozen houses are a Miss Daniels in that she has been ly Mary Ann", "Lightnin'" and heap of ruins at the bottom of a pit given a role of genuine dramatic "Stella Dallas".
40 or 50 feet, below street level.
power. In it, it is claimed, she dis- James Kirkwood, Claire Maynard, The great grotto into which the plays a versatility in keeping with Edward Crandall and Olin How-houses fell has not been explored her remarkable talking screen debut land are among the other principals but from the surface observers can and triumph in the glamorous role in this film, which was adapted by ase that it extends far beyond the of "Rio Rita."
Tom Barry and Jules Furthman. limits of the hole..
Bringing Up Father.
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Henry, from Shanghai, Jobicum, from Shanghai. Lola Frost, Peninsula Hotel, from Shanghai.
Sir Cecil Kaye, Passenger, Ran- pura, from Shanghai.
Wallace, from Shanghai.
FV: JENSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, May 4, 1992.
The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the Eastern Ex- tension Telegraph Co.'s office:-
Dr. Murphy, care of Gilman Co., from Singapore.
Notnillim, from London.
C. C. CLARKE,
Manager. Hong Kong, April 28, 1932.
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