WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
ROUND HONG KONG'S
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"THE SILENT WITNESS"
through the picture and clear the way for the final and most power- ful sequence of all which takes place in a front line hospital.
A different and gripping my- It is a sequence that is impossible stery melodrama, capably enacted, to forget, so realistic and terrible smoothly written and deftly direct-are its horrors.
ed showing to-day at the King's The picture boasts of a fine cast Theatre and delighted an audience and excellent photography. The
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Eiterfalimenta. To-day King
To-day Queen'■ "Foar Infantry Men," To-day -- Central The Suicide Fleet."
To-day - Majestic "For the Defence."
Today Star "The Great Meadow."
of large proportion. It is "The dialogus is all in German with the The Silent Witness." Silent Witness", the Fox Film ver-exception of a few occasional at-i sion of the stage success, which terances in French. thrilled Broadway audiences last
season.
All of the characters are clearly
"EMMA."
Theatre;
Theatre;
Theatro:
und realistically etched and the act- American family life, its come -ion reaches a great' dramatic climax) dies and tragedies told in intimate in the revelation of the strangler style, furnishes the basis for one of the beautiful wanton for whose of the most dramatic stories of the To-day World death a baronet stands trial to screen in "Emma", which brings "A Death-Fearing Hero" (Chinese shield him son.
Marie Dressler to the Queen's Film).
As the baronet. Lionel Atwill. Theatre on Sunday in her newest long distinguished on the stage, role.
Theatre;
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
Public Auctions. Friday-Household Furniture, gives performance that is, per- The story deals with an engross-etc., at Lammert Bros.' Sales Room, hups, the highlight of the picture. ing phase of the "stepmother pro-4, Duddell Street, 2.30 p.m. This international stage star, who blem" with Miss Dressler playing makes his screen debut in the pic-the role of a devoted family servant ture, is superb in every line and who mothers the children of a rich gesture as the proud English father inventor as though they were her as he faces the court and is tried own. Her subsequent transition for the crime in place of his vacil-from housekeeper to stepmother Inting and irresolute son. Having gives rise to a number of dramatic played the same role for more than problema which reach a climax in 200 times on the stage, Atwill en- a sensational courtroom sequence.be broadcast to-day from the Hong The following programme will joyed the advantage of perfection in The picture is not devoted of his lines and lack of self
Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. con- comedy momenta and there are
on a wavelength of 355 metras hilarious incidents in the family | (846 K.C.4):- sciousness in action.
The picture was directed by life in which moviegoera may enjoy Marcel Varrel and R. L. Hought the familiar Dressler humour. A 5-8 p.m.-Chinese Programine, from Douglas Doty's screen adapta-scene in which the Inventor pro- 8.10.30 tion of the celebrated DeLeon poses to Emma in a crowded rall-gramme, Celestin play.
p.m.-European
rood station, an episode in which 8 p.m.-Local Time.
Pro-
the star attempts to manipulate a 8.8-9 p.m.-A Programme of re- "CHEATERS AT PLAY pair of rowboat cars and an inci-cords kindly loaned by a listener.
dent at an airport in which Miss Variety. Noises are more than an anno Dressler gets mixed up with a Band yance to Hollywood's small framachine which tests for dizziness, ternity of sound technicians, who are said to keep audiences in a with the development of talking constant uproar. picturea, have acquired hearing superhumanly acute.
The story was written by Frances Marion, author of "Min and Bill" They have become so able to which won Miss Dressler the 1931 differentiate between clicks, roars, Academy award for the year's best crashes, rumbles, squeaks, squeals, performance by an actress, and it booms and hope that they can al-was directed by Clarence Brown, most distinguish between the sound who directed her in "Anna Chris- made by a dropped pin on a ship's tie and recently scored with "Pos- deck or an a barroom floor.
sensed" and "A Free, Soul."
There are, for example, one thou- sand nine hundred and forty-three
Richard Cromwell and Jean Hers- holt head the supporting cast which
"Yes, Yes",
You Call it Madness, But
I Call It Love,
Billy Cotton and His Band.
Vocal Quintet
Court Serenade, Marie, Marie,
Comedy Narmonista. Orchestral-m
Makin' Faces at the Man in
the Moon;
Cherie C'Est Vous,
Jack Payne and Hie B.B.C.
different sounds catalogued and on also includes Myrna Loy, John Mil-Accordeon Sola
Dance Orchestra.
file in the sound film library at the jan, Purnell B. Fratt, Lella Ben- Fox Films Corporation studios in nett. Barbara Kent and Kathryn Hollywood.
Crawford.
"SUICIDE FLEET."
вселев
Take the matter of ships' whia- tles in "Cheaters at Play", the new film coming next Thursday to the King's Theatre. The Fox Films librarian has preciously. 72 such
Thrills of actuality were added to blasta, on sound track, in his
Bea rescue
of "Suicide library files. They range from the Fleet," KKO Pathe's spectacular pitiful plping of a fishing dory in story of the navy which is the spe a fog to the fulminating boom of clai attraction at the Central the Europa.
Theatre to-day when fire aboard In the making of "Cheaters at the clipper ship on which the com- Play", in which Thomas Meighan pany was working swept out of con- and Charlotte. Greenwood have the trol. leading roles, the sound technician
Disaster was averted when the had to supply a variety to different sounds-ships, plane and for part of the action and also pre- three Navy destroyer, Nos, standing by
city.
"4 INFANTRYMEN”
pared for just such an emergency as arose, swept in and turned its pumps on the blaze.
Mon Petit Homme... C'Est Tout! Escamillo,
Fredo Gardoni, Puig.
Song
Marcheta, Trees,*** Trevor Watkins
(Tenor).
Orchestral-
Paris,
Vocal Geme
Perfume Granadino,
Jose M. Lucchesi and His
Orchestra.
"George White's Scandals",
Victor Young and His Ochestra
with Chorus. Orchestral-
It's Great to be in Love, Blues in my Heart,
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German Literature and Arab Art.
Jerusalem, June 12.
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SOVIET AND CZARISTS.
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Moscow, May 22, The Soviet government issued an other liberalizing order to-day, de- creeing that the survivors of the old Czarist regime, comprising
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The first Hebrew Radio Station about five per cent. of the populaLustrous of Permanent Hair Warm tion, were eligible for membership which are Large, Soft and Natural, in the world was opened on the occa-lin alon of the great fair at Telaviv.stores, entitling them to buy for any colour), Hr Catung and Maxi- the consumers' co-operative, Artistic Finger and Marcel Wares, Of Treatment, Shampooing, Hanna Fuck The opening programme comprised the first time food and manufactureare for Ladies and Gentlemen Con- a Hebrew prologue recited by an ed goods at minimum prices. scientious, Artistle Work by Europea
The decree marked actor belonging to the ensemble of
a relaxation Expert, Mr. Alexander Ray Noble and His New
of the hitherto unrelenting attitude
CILARGES MODERATE. Myfair Orchestra. the Palestine Theatre, as well as of the Soviet regime against the A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU. Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong.
9-10 p.m.-From the Studio. Schubert's "Lieder sung in Ger- Czarists, who have comprised the The remarkable Nero production James Gleason, Ginger Rogera and A Lecture Recital on Franz man, while a broadcasting orchestra disenfranchised or "declassed" ele is adapted from the novel by Ernest Harry Bannister are featured mem-
Schubert by Madame Kathleen
ments. Johannsen "The Four from the bers of the cast.
Chappelle, A Navy officer,
LR.A:M.
played German 'music. I.S.M,
The order was the third this Infantry." The famous G. W. Commander Herbert A. Jones, wrote Pabst is its director..
the story, Lew Lipton wrote The story concerns the lives and the screen play and F. McGrew loves of four infantrymen in the Willis did the dialogue. Albert German ranks who gave their lives Rogell directed.
heroically for their country; the Bavarian, Carl, the Student and the Lieutenant.
The action is concentrated upon these four people as representative of all of the warriors in the German army revealing what happened to them on the Western front in a series of terrible incidents. Trench motars, rifle frè, gas, machine guns and big guns pound their way l'
Bringing Up Father.
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(With Pianoforte and Vocal The new Hebrew Broadcasting month to mark a relaxing of re-
· Illustration) — Accompanist- | Corporation announces that its strictions by the Bolshevist regime, Miss Luba Pecker.
future programme will include Arab in power for a decade and a half. 10-10.33 p.m.- Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for art and that efforts will be made On May 11 an order was made public permitting the unrestricted Piano and Orchestra (Chopin, to induce prominent Arabs to speak sale of a number of staple articles, Op. 21) played by Marguerite at the microphone. A short wave heretofore hard to obtain, such as Lond (Piano), with the Or- transmitter will shortly be erected milk, eggs, cheese and tea. Ston chestre de la Societa da Con- in Palestine in order to permit the the list of foodstuffs purchasable servatoire, Paris, conducted by exchange of programmes with only in Umited quantities · remain. Philippe Gaubert...
Europe.
flour, bread, meat, butter, ofl and: Items will be broadcasted from sugar, the new transmitter in Hebrew, The day before another decree English and Arabic, but reading gave farmers" the right to sell their from German Hterature will be cattle in retail markets for the re- given in the original.
mainder of the year.-:
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