CENTRAL THEATRE CENTRAL
Paramounts Sound Pictures R
For an extended "run
Daily at 2,00, 5.00, 7.20 and 9.40 p.m sharp.
Broke all Records in London and New York
ACCLAIMED!
...the loveliest heroine in all dramatic history
No Bernhardine Duvet milions tich spellbound, wonderment as Jon this girl... long loval. but now revealed for the fire dime is at her beauty and resplendent talent
BEBE DANIELS **A ́Singing Sensation
JOHN BOLES
➡Screen's Greatest Tenor
Flax Wheeler Robert Way
·Decathy Lan,
De Alajo
#AND A THOUSAND OTHERS—IN
FLORENZ ZIEGFELD'S
RIO RITA
RADIO PICTURES” Colossa. Talking, Singing, Dancing, Romantic Musical Spectacle!
Glorified Girls . .
Hese Bebe Sing-
"I'm Always in
Your Arma
"If You're in Los
'You'll Folia"
"The River Sang"
"la Rita
Gorgeous Song...
Gay Comedy.
Gallani Drama
Mammoth Scenes in Technicolor Another Super-Production at Popular Prices. Song Hits Distributed Free
Bookings at Andersons and the Theatre (TELEPHONE 25720).
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If you have any trouble with your set-if you have any difficulty in getting good re- ception-write full particulars to" Coherer," care of Daily Press," and he will answer
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1930.
SNAPSHOTS OF A BOY ALL READY TO START
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS,
GWYAS
'IS TOLD TO KEEP HIMSELF
CLEAN, WHILE MOTHER- „AND DADDY. FINISH PACK- ING THE SUIT CASES AND THEN IT WILL BE TIME TO START FOR THE TRAIN
16
STATIONS HIMSELF AT FOOT OF STAIRS CALLING: UP AT REGULAR INTER- VALS IS IT TIME TO START NOW? NOW IS IT TIME?
17-28
| APPEARS IN THIRTY
SECONDS AT DOOR TO ASK IS IT TIME TO... · START NOW
IS FOUND PRESENTLY OPENING THE ONE. SUIT- „CASE THAT HAS BEEN FINISHED AND CLOSED, BE-
CAUSE HE WANTS. HIS
CRAYONS
APPEARS UPSTAIRS AGAIN TO ASK CAN HE OPEN THE LUNCH BOX,
HE'S HUNGRY
RETURNS BELOW. CALLS SUDDENLY THAT HE CANT FIND HIS HAT
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
me
Husband: "But, darling, must economize.
Wife: "Exactly what I'm doing. I'm buying everything on credit."
Mother: "Bobby, aren't you go. ing to eat your lunch ???
Bobby "You said we were go- ing over. to Grandmother's this afternoon."
"Boar up" said the lawyer. "Wo may still win this case. I haven't exhausted all the moans."
But you've exhaused all mine!" interrupted the plaintiff, gloomily.
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The teacher was discussing dying with his class. A young pupil in terrupted: Can I ask a question, 17 lan't the earth expected to disappear some time or other
Teacher: "Yes."
Pupil: Then where will the people land who are flying at the time?"
“THE
FLEETS IN!"
Simply Settled.
"Don't ever borrow money from him-he's a shark. Re wants fifty per cent, in the winter and sixty in the summer."
"Why more in summer 1" "Because the days are longer."
Kind-Hearted Lady: "And so you have nine brothers and sisters! My! It must take a lot of tonet every morning for breakfast
Maggio: "I'll may it does! It' takes all we can scrape together!"!
The teacher had been trying for weeks to impress a little boy with what she had to say, but to no avail, In sheer deeperation one day she tried again, and, to her gurprise, he gure her his full and undivided attention. Thinking to make the most of her opportunity she talked at some length, only to hear him say when she had finished. It's only your lower jaw that moves, isn't it?"
with CLARA
AT THE
BOW
MAJESTIC
At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 ₫ 92.0 Fun and Comedy
Art all its own
It dares to be different
p.m.
It amazes with originality.
ON STAGE ELEANORE NINON
and LEO MANTIN
GAY
IS BANISHED DOWN-
STAIRS TO WAIT.
PACKING IS FINISHED.
·AT LAST, HAT IS FOUND, I AND FAMILY, UTTERLY
·EXHAUSTED CEXCEPT WH NIOR) START FOR TRAIN
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
355 METRES.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial news 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese
programme.
19.30 p.m-European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report,
p.m.--Close down.
6 to 8 p.m.-European programme of records selected and "sup plied by Messrs. Moutrie & Co. "Zampa - Overture (Herold) "Victor Symphoony Orchestra, "The Bells of St. Mary's" and
Old Irish Air-Archer Gib son, Organist.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
RECORD RECEIPTS AT THE
CENTRAL.
Al now box office record was hung up to-day by the Central Theatre as receipts for the first five days showing of "Bio Rita" the all talking, all-musical Radio Pictures' extravaganza, went to a new high mark.
Local fans declare Rio Rita" to be the most pretentious picture they have witnessed.
The
extraordinary quality of Bebo Daniela singing voice, the irrepressible
Bert comedy of Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and Dorthy Lee, the sumptuous "sets and, above all, the beauty of Harry Tierney's music have created a cinema sensation in town.·
John Bales, whose voico. "bas already won him a ranking position in the talkies, sings the leading male rôle opposite Mim Daniels. Others in the cast include --Don Alvarado, Helen Kaiser, Georges Renerant and Miss. Rosita..
Many of the beautiful chorus of 100 girls in "Rio Rita" were in the original Ziegfeld stage production and helped to make the "Kinkajou" famous.
"They Learned About Women'
"Bug Bact, whose bright quips reach many thousands of newspaper readers, daily, makes his debut as a screen writer with "They Learn- el About Women," "Yan and Schenck's fret feature talkie, which will open to-day at the Queen's Theatre as a new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer offering,
"Bug" is responsible for the witty dialogue and baseball jargon, having been signed to pen the talk- ing scenes in the original story by A. P. Younger which was adapted' for the screen by Sarah Flason..
Bessis Love Flars opposite the singing stars in their movie debut, and the supporting cast includes Mary Doran, Benny Rubin, Tommy Dugan, Eddie Gribbon, J. C: Nugent, and Francis X Bushman, jr.; Jzek Conway and Sam Wood directed.
The Cock-eyed World.!"
walab's production In Raoul I'm "The Cock-eyed World, El Brendel sang a few dities. In Walsh'a current production. "Hot For "Dance of the Houri" (Panchiel Paris," in which Victor McLaglen i).Victor Symphony Orch. is featured with Brendel and Fif "The Merry Widow-Potpourri "Dorsey, the Swedish comic has been,
(Lebar).-Maren. Weber and his orchestra.
promoted by Walsh to sing a special number written for him by Walter Donaldson and Edgar Leslie and called The Cuckoo Song,
When Twilight Comes,
Thinking of You" and Call! ing Me Back to You-John McCormack, Tenor...
Poet and Peasant - Overture (Suppe). Victor Symphony Or chestre.
"Do You Know My Garden 1" and.
No
Que Know Renee Chemet, Violinist.
"Love's Old Sweet Song" and
"Ob," Promise Salon Group.
Hot For Paris, coming on Friday to the Queen's Theatre, chiefly concerns the first mate of Me Victor Laglen. He buys a ticket in the sailing vessel, played by Mc-
Calcutta Sweep, wins the capital Geris from "Rose Marie " and prize in the Derby and cannot he gems from "No, No, Nan- found to deliver to him the million nette."
-Victor Light Opera the winning long shot brought .Co.
home. When all this money is de- Wedding Dance"-Waltz (Lincke) livered Melaglen proceeds to go Blue Danube Waltz on a spending spree. in Paris. and (Strauss).—International Con- things happen. cert Orchestra,
and
"In A Persian Market" (Ketelby)
and In A Chinese Temple
Garden (Ketelhy).Interna-
tional Concert Orchestra.
DEFAULTS IN EASY PAYMENTS.
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TO THURSDAY
Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
THEY (LEARNED
ABOUT WOMEN
with
VAN & SCHENCK BESSIE LOVE
J. Č. NUGENT
Benay Rubia
Mary Doran
A romance of baseball and the stage 1 Real games! Laughs! Song hits!
NEXT CHANGE
WILLIAM FOX":
presentat
HOT FOR PARIS
ALL TALKING Movietone Riot.
with..
VICTOR : McLAGLEN
FIEZ DORSAY EL BRENDEL
WORLD
TO-DAY
and TO-MORROW
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.159.20 interpreter at All Performances
Trovatore-Selection (Verdi)-JUDGE AND UNAUTHORISED THE
Creatore's Band....
"On with the Dance" and "La
Paloma."-Stahl's-Band.
Melody in E (Bubenstein) and
Traumerei (Schumann). Pablo Cobala
Gems from the "Desert Song" and
gems from Countess Marit LaVictor Light Opera Co. By the Waters of Minnetonka and Under the Leaves." Renee Chemet, Violinist.
NOTICES.
thing to say at the Manchester Judge T. B. Leigh had somo Court last month against the practice of arma engaged in supply- ing "goods on the easy payment: system, of sending forms to de faultere upon, which various penal- ties aro printed.
·His. Honour's attention had been called to forms by a man againet "Semper Fidelie March and whom a summons had been with
American Patrol. Victor drawn, and who described these Blue Frights. The Military Band Gems from "Follow Thru and Judge, having expressed his sense gems from Hold Everything of obligation for the information, Victor Light Opera Group. said it was a matter of public in Petite Suite (Bizst), Victor
forms as PAREE
"The Ture of the footlights will always attract the theatre-going public, and while talking pictures will be popular
for a long time to come they will never
be able to take away the magnetian charm
temperamental appeal of the actor who stands living and active before them
Our record-breaking policy of best stage and screen presentation at popular prices during 9.20 p.m. is the best solution of the where-to-go problem.
terest and he would know how to
CHINESE DRAMA
"THE
DECEPTIVE
POTION
WITH ENGLISH TITLES
STAR
AT 5.30 & 9.20,
deal with it. It was very unfor TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Concert: Orchestra A Kashmiri Song" and Smilia tunate that anyone should use thes
forms in this style, and he would Through Reinald Werren- rath, Baritone. take such steps as he could to pro Tea for Two-Fox Trot and vent auch things being done,
The forms are printed on blue MARION DAVIES I Want to be Happy-Fox- Tro-Waring's Pennsylvanians, paper and intimate than unless the Humouresque (Tschaikowsky,
instalment of debt is received with and Alumblatt" (Rachmann 48 hours the full amount due would then be sued for and nol) Fritz Kreialer, Violinist "Songs My Mother Taught Me immediate application male for the (Dvorak) and Slavonic seizure and sale of the debtor's Dance" (Dvorak) Fritz 8oods Law costs, bailiff's fees, Kreisler, Violinist
and appraisement fee will be taken
"Last Rose of Summer (Moore) out of the proceeds of the sale, and
And Home Sweet Home
Amelite Galli Curci, Se p.mRelay from Ko
Theatre
on.Weather report.
11 p.m.--Cloie down.
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