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HER husband. His
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DANGEROUS WOMAN”
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1930.
SNAPSHOTS OF JUNIOR DRINKING FROM A PAPER CUP
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
GETS JUNIOR SETTLED BY WINDOW ON TRAIN, JUNIOR IMMEDIATELY. ANNOUNCING HE'S..
THIRSTY
EXPLAINS TO JUNIOR.
·THAT CUP IS BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE PULPY NOW BE A GOOD BOY AND DRINK IT MICELY
8-20
GETS PAPER CUP OF WATER AND TRIES TO GET JUNIOR'S ATTENTION AWAY FROM WINDOW
JUNIOR TRIES HIS BEST, BUT NOT BEING USED TO PAPER CUPS MOST OF WATER RUNS DOWN HIS NECK
JUNIOR, TURNS ROUND AT LAST AND NEVER HAV ING DRUNK OUT OF PA- PER CUP WANTS TO
FEEL IT.
AT CRUCIAL MOMENT TURNS SUDDENLY TO SEE A COW. PAPER CUP COL LAPSES SOFTLY, REST OF WATER GOING DOWN DADDY'S SLEEVE
(Copyright, 1930. by The Beli Syndicate, Inc.)
THE SILVER SCREEN.
ANITA PAGE'S SCREEN
TEST.
IN ENSUING STRUGGLE HALF OF WATER GETS SPILLED. MOPS UP WITH HANDKERCHEF
JUNIOR PRESENTLY AN- NOUNCES HE'S THIRSTY AGAIN. DADDY PRE- TENDS TO BE ASLEEP.
"I don't want to-I want to go The locale of the picture to k home this Cinderella in Movie- | British outpost set in the jungle Jand pouted.
country near a Negro tribal village. The officials were amazed. A girl Clive Brook plays the representa- who didn't want a screen testi tivo of his fatherland, and Bail- Her stubbornness made them waatanvoa is his Russian wife. Neil ber more than before. The test was Hamilton is cast in the role of The appearance of Anita Pageands and she became William Brook's brother, who is ensnared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's comedy.
by the romantic wiles of-his conie- "Froe and Easy," which is being
sistor-in-law, and Leslie Fenton shown at the Queen's Theatre, calla
is another Britisher who succumbs to mind the amusing manner in
to the witchery of this manhunting which this young woman (who is
woman who has seemingly "gone still in her teens) acted when she
nativo" under the influence of wag first interviewed by offciple of
Africa's mystic jungle enchantmout. the picture company.
It was a spring morning in 1920 that Anita Poge went to the M.G.M. studio. She had a cold, her hair wasn't curled, and she was fretful' at the long bus ride.
Sam Wood, director, and John Lancaster, casting executivo, ward ed her to have a screen icat.
ALL MUSIC · ALL SOUND - ALL DIALOG
THE
GRAND PARADE
Á HELEN TWELVETREE
and FRED SCOTT
Love, Romance, Thrill, Charm, Drama, Tears, Joys, Hearty Laughs,
Also
WHIRLS & GIRLS
Sound Comedy
AT THK
and Tropical Pips
MAJESTIC
Nathan Roady Howloon,
Haines' loading lady overnight.
Since, then Anita Pago has de finitely established herself as the most promising of the younger. players in Hollywood, but her rino is not one of those succcuses which just happen.
Anita was the first actress on the Web Const to study voice culture. Buing under legal age Anita, by the laws of California, had to spend a certain time sach day at school. As she was a High Schoo} graduate and anxious to devote the necessary time to study at the University of Southern California,
The sparkling comely parts are provided by Snitz Edwards as a native negro chieftain and Clyde
Cook as the faithful 'Cockney ser- vand to Brook. These men are old. time favorites in humorous pre- trading...
"A Dangerous Woman" has an emotionally tumultuous climax
the M-G-M officials asked that which comes crashing through to Anita be allowed to study voice the eyes and ears of the audience like a bull elephant through the "bush."
calturu.
This was even before the day of the second studio on the Culver City lot, and no one at that time had began to think of preparing himself for walking pictures. Con sequently whon talking pletures finally came in, Anita had a head start on her contemporaries and found herself utterly at case-bo- fore the microphone, a poise whith made her stand out, like a fish on dry Land! She became in con- staat demand for 'featured parts, and la now on her way to star-
dom.
Horses Horses! Horses:
The play in based on the story by Margery H Lawrenen which ap- peared in Cosmopolitan Magazine Rowland V. Les directed the pic
110.
"Journey's End" Coming Soon.
No chances were taken by (Tiffany Productions, Inc., with the techni- ea) detail and scenic investiture in filming "Journey's End," the R.C. Sherriff war play that critics havó tormed the most sensaional stage success of to-day.
SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR 'AT
KOWLOON.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH. FUNCTION,
In the presence of a large gather ing, Mrs. J. Owen Hughes opened on Saturday a bagaar in the grounds of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, in aid of the Victorių. Diocesan and Missionary Associn. tion funds. Attention of the patrons
engaged principally at the Mothers' Union stall, sweet stall, flower and fruit stall, grocery stall, book stall (Bible Society store), digarette stall, the Victoria Home stall (run by Miss Beswick) and sevoral side show entertainments Tén, ices and drinks wero sorved during the afternoon.
Mr. P. 5. Cassidy, acting Chair man of the V.D.M.A., in asking Mrs. Owen Hughes to open the baranr, took the opportunity of welcoming Mis, Bakewell nud Mine Broughton, two lady missionaries, who were on their way to Limchów, He paid a tribute to the work of these ladies in China,
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW. AT 2.30, 5.10,.7.15 & 9.20.
You'll Never Stop Langhing!
FREE
AND
EASY
AREATON
BUSTER KEATOR"!
Talks and Sings! wo
See and. Hear
WILLIAM HAINES
AKITA PAGE
FRED HIBLO
TROUE FRIDANZA
ROBERT MONTGOEDİY MONEL BARRYMORE KARL DANK
CECIL B. DE MILLE -many more! ALL LAUGHS! ALL STARS!
After the Vicar (the Rev. W.-W. Walton Rogers) had thanked Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen Hughes for their. presence, Master Andrew Rogers's a came forward- and presented Mrs.
[rict! Cwen Hughes with a bouquet..
The Boy Scouts of St. Andrew's "Church assisted in many ways at the Bazaar, and 'at the close, an uuction of the larger articles was conducted by Mr. Labrum,
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W...ON
355 METRES..
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial new 11.30a.m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programnic, 1.30 p.m.-Wenther report, 2 p.m.-Close down.
Af
HEXT. GENG
3 p.m.-Chinese Studio Concert. 7. p.m.-European programme
records supplied by Messrs. THEY'RE Moutric & Co.. "Children's Overture" (Quilter),-|| A
Now Light Symphony Orch. "The Fairy Adventures of Molly
RIOT!. and Jack."Talking. "Little Brown Oxi" and "The Cuckoo."--Mavis Bennett, So;
prano,
"A Hunting Seen."-Victor Con-
cert Band.
7:30 p.m.-From the Studio: Rev. H. R. Wells will give the 11th lesson on *Cantonese for Everyone."
8 p.m.- "Zampa" - Overture (Herold).-
Victor Symphony Orchestra. Ballet Egyptien Suite" (Luigini).
Concert Orchestra, "Gold and SilverWaltz (Lehar), International Concert Oroh. "The Desert Song "Vocal gems
(Romberg).-Light Opera Co. "Love Lacs "Selection (Mayerl) and Five O'Clock Girl Selection.-New Mayfair, Orch. "Lido Lady"—Selection. — Savoy
Orpheans. "Dear Love"-Vocal gems.-Light
Opera Company, p.m.-Weather report, local time
and Press news, Clowns in Clover"-Selection.-
New Mayfair Orchestra.
“ Charmaine."--Victor, Salon Orch. "Me and My Shadow" and "Sad 'N' Blue-Eddie Peabody and his banjo.
Joe Murgatroyd. Says* (John
Henry) nod" A Certain Lee ture."John Henry and Blos some, Humourous. "Ramona." and "Girl of My Dreams"Gene Austin, Tenor We're living at the Cloisters
and "So Tired,Gracie Fields, Comedienne!
Colonel Gordon Mages, perhaps When Rosetta Duncan walked the foremost authority in Holly- into the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer woad on British and other foreign studio one day during the making military regulations and atmos- of the new Dunen Bisters' ink-phore, was the technical advisor, ing picture, "It's a Great Life," with the aid of practically the cu- questions started as soon as the tire staff and cast of the produc "gang" glimpsed her muchly dis-tion. Noarly every momber of cloured right-oyo.
"Journey's End" has seen the aypa "Boliovo it or not," said the of war service depicted, and this elawn of the famous sister act, "Is an assurance of absolute perfec was thrown by a horse. I thinktion in detail. the animal must have been around
James Whale directed this all-talk- to see us work, for he not only ing picture, recorded by R.C.A. tossed me on my ear, but he threw
Photophone, and coming soon s stirrup at me!''
to the Central Theatre. Whale, is Humorous gaga of the peppy
In war vetoran and also-directed the uncia variety are said to be la
original London and New York Featuro of the picture, which will stage productions of the play.lifetime of experience in both bo shown an Wednesday at the Colin Cave, who created the orig-dramatic and film work in plan. Queen's Theatre,
1
"A Dangerous Woman."
"Cohen at the Telophone."Julius Tannon, Hebrew Monologue, 12" "Ol' Man River " and "Oh Lucindy."The Revelers, Male Voices.
10 p.m. (approx.)1st Act Rigo
letto" (Verdi)The records of this opera have been kindly loaned by a listetier.
10.30 p.m.-Close down.
inal role of Stanhope in the first ning and making the talking pic- stage production, plays the same ture of "Journoy's End.”
The strange, impenetrable mys- role in the screen version, He The story is the oddoɛt in stage Ley that envelops the jungle region travelled from London to Holly history. Without a woman in it, of Central East Africa was brought wood to do it. His round trip has a compelling dramatic qual-. to the eyes and ears of the audience involved twenty days of travelling ity that makes it grip audiences. at the Central Theatre yesterday tor twenty-eight days of work bol has a love intorest manifestad with b showing of "A Dangerous fore the camera. He had to no only conversationally in dialogue Woman," pleurs of the high back in London on a definito date, between male characters regarding
a girl who is noyer seen standard whieh Parnimount has to resume the stage role."
Bealdes Colin Clive, the cast in established in the audible field. George Pearson, supervisor of the cludes Ian Maclaren, David Man- Through the focus of this realis entire filming is one of the best ners, Anthony Busholl, Billy Bo thamine plagiarismývame siuliavus known English directors and filtran Charles Garrard, beholds a rugged plot, incomparable Productors 11 un comuned Whiteley Jack tealf und wur acting and free-flowing comedy. : (Continued at foot of next column).. Klinger.
Thomas
Song hits! Laugh bital Dance blist Those famoILO state of Broad Way
The
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It's a Great
A
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