THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932.
YEE
FING
(TOMEY & CO.)
62, Des Voeux Rd. C.,
Hong Kong. .
SUMMER SALE.
NOW ON
FOR 30 DAYS ONLY. Commencing from 25th June to 26th July,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES.
SPECIAL SALE
COMMENCING TO-MORROW.
FOR
ROUND HONG
CINEMA
KONG'S THEATRES
OFFICIAL SOURCES.
-LONG TACK SAM
The world-famous Chinese enter-
THE CHINA MAIL.
win a local beauty contest. The family then moved to Hollywood where the actress entered Hollywood | High School. In a personality con- test conducted by the Los Angeles Examiner she was awarded the prize-winning cup.
RENEE CHEMET.
Recital at King's. SHADOWS BEFORE
Theatre..
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Rence Chemet, a musical sensa She made her screen debut as the Sinner," for this alluringly beauti-heroine opposite Fred Hume in a tion in the British Isles, Middle ful blonde screen siren who plays Western thriller, "Prowlers of the Europe, Spain, Portugal, Switzer
Secial Functions. an important role in the Fox pro-Night." Among her outstanding land, the United States, Havana,
To-day Tea Dances, at Hong duction, "The Silent Witness," open-pictures are "Flesh and the Devil," Mexico and Japan for the past 20 is now appearing with
Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; ing next Bunday at the King's "The Drop Kick," "Lonesome," "The years, Theatre, made her first professional Shakedown" and the leading role op- enormous success in the Orient for Dinner Dances at Hong Kong.
out recitals in Japan under two Restaurant, months. Positively one of the greatest artistes ever to appear in
tainer, Long Tack Sam,' again pre-Appearance at the age of six in the posite Harold Lloyd, in "Welcome/the first time. 20 completely sold and Peninsula Hotels, and King's
Danger."
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sents 趄 combination of artistes tole of an angel.
In "The Silent Witness" Misa Miss Kent is barely five feet tall,
Entertainment. whose fame, in each particular Nissen again impersonates the evil tipping the scales at just one hun Shanghai.
To-day King's Taestro: whe dred pounds. direction, is probably, unequalled woman; a merciless wanton
She has blue eyes
Chemet is French by birth and "Strangers in Love." anywhere.
leads astray an irresolute youth. and dark brown hair, and excels training, having
been born in To-day- Queen's Theatre; Principal changes come from the When her deception is discovered both in horseback riding and ice-Boulogne-Seine and graduated, with "Sidin Deep." star's two daughters, who have not the boy works himself into A skating.
To-day Central Theatre; "Frankenstein."
ONE MONTH ONLY only grown into beautiful young wo frenzy and chokes her into insen-
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
THE SWATOW
TRUSTING CO.
17A, QUEEN'S ROAD C. (sanie as Long Hing)
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"FRANKENSTEIN."
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men, but who have also progressed
gibility.
Later, to his father and mother so much in their art that, ind! vidually or collectively, they rank and in the presence of his real with performers whose work is of
The Central Theatre has broken' sweetheart, he confesses to killing) diversity and the woman. an extraordinary
many past records in its presenta-! Anish; both have added new feats
The role of the father is played by tion of Universal's eerie "Franken
to their already extensive repertoire. the distinguished actor, Lionel stein" which will be shown up to Long Tack Sam is the master Atwill, who created the role in the to-morrow only. It is understood The company is again original stage production. Another that the severest critics throughout Owing to our cheap rental and low showman. working expenses we are able to offer most effectively costumed every member of the Broadway cast, the world have accorded this un- our SWATOW DRAWNWORK, CAN-thing being brand new, elaborate Bramwell Fletcher, also plays in the usual film premier honcurs on TON SILK SHAWLS, HANDMADE in make, and the stage settings picture, impersonating the son. originality, thrills, direction, photo- LACES. LINEN. UNDERWEAR, IVORY. LACQUER AND PEWTER make for one of the most attractive Helen Mack is the other feminine graphy, and in all probability box-
a Hong Kong principal with Weldon Heyburn office attraction, WILL ASTOUND YOU, and you will stage, or elsewhere for that mat completing the list of featured play- James Whale Almed the screen. .see how much cheaper we are than the ter.
large stores.
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Kedaks and Cameras.
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"STRANGERS IN LOVE."
portation.
€18.
the
edition of the famous 18th century the. highest honours, from The supporting cast includes Mary shelley's tale of the same Faris Conservatoire. Her playing, Mary Forbes, Montague Shaw, name with a wonderful cast includ- though authoritative in the high- Wyndham Standing, Billy Bevan, ing Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, John est degree, has a lovely feminine The hand may or may not be Lowden Adams, Eric Wilson and Boles, Mae Clarke, Edward Van grace.
But the im Herbert Mundin,
Her tone is rather of the lyric quicker than the eye.
The original Sloan, Dwight Frye 7 other famous
sweet and variety, rich, pure, agination outdistances any form of play is from the pens of Jack screen players. speeding known in modern trans-DeLeon and Jack Celestin and was The RKO super special feature elegant. Her favourite violin is a adapted for the screen by Douglas "Suicide Fleet" will be screened Gagliano of 1731. Her superb play." This was proven during the film Doty.
Saturday immediately on
after ing has won unstinted approval ing of "Strangers in Love," Para- The production was directed by "Frankenstein." It is a story of from the most prominent living mount picture in which Fredric Marcel Varnel and R. L. Hough. the American Navy's part in the Masters of her instrument.
Renee Chemet is an March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin
World War that reaches its climax and Juliette Compton are featured,
in a sea battle in which three sub- Victor record artiste.
Programme. and which is now showing at the!
marines, an entire division of six King's Theatre.
destroyers 7 sixteen hundred tons The Amazen Barbara Kent featured in "Dumb sailing vessel participate. The Los bells in Ermine" Warner Brothers sailing ship, Bohemia, is sunk by Solo Angeles, California, was selected for latest Vitaphone production due on shell fire from the submarines. In some maritime touches.
Naples, California, a beach town below Long Beach, near
"THE SILENT WITNESS.”"”
"DUMB-BELLS IN ERMINE."
Beth Beri.
Olga Ifland.
exclusive
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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Sir Cunliffe-Lister's Plea For Sympathy,
London.
were
Speaking at the Africa Society Dinner, Sir Philip "Cife-Lister strongly pleaded for a sympathetic treatment of coloured people in Britain. He pointed out that many coloured persons in Britain Scriabine, men of the highest educational qualifications, through whose eyes Albeniz. their fellow countrymen would see Britain. Nothing would be more Granddos, unfortunate than that such men Beth Beri.
should occasionally be refused ad- and .: Albeniz. mission to some restaurants Olga Illand.
other public places in Britain, Here was an opportunity for averybody Music from Paramount's who talked about the unity of the "Love Parade." Empire to practise what they prea-
ched. Beth Berl.
Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, was another battle, sequence the clip-Danza born in Gladsby, Alberta. She at-per, Indianna, is burned and tended the public schools of that dynamited. The film was directed Solo. city, moving with her parents to by Albert Rogell with Bill Boyd, If Greta Nissen ever finds the Santa Cruz, Calif., shortly after her Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Fan Dance, time and the inclination to write graduation.
Ginger Rogers head the imposing her memoirs a befiting title to the The Kents remained in Santa cast which include
many thousand volume might be "From Saint To Cruz long enough for Barbara to bluejackets.
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