ACENTRAL THEATRE
EParamount's Sound Pictures R TO-DAY, at 2,15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9,20 þ.m.
THE YEAR'S MERRIEST COMEDY SHOW ASTOUNDING IN SHEER SPECTACULAR BEAUTY
Mad 'wag of "Rio Rita" hurl giant
bolts of laughter in
the dizziest ties of
slapstick fan ever
brought to the screen!
BEAT WHEELER ROB'TWOOLSEY
The
World's Greatest Comedians in a Juggernaut. of Joy
CUCKOOS
Whh HUGH TREVOR
DOROTHY LEE MITCHELL LEWIS
JUNE CLYDE and 1,000-etherswati
gona medi
NINE
GREAT
SONG
HITS
GORGEOUS
GIRLS
LAVISH
SCENES
IN TECHNICOLOR
RAVISHING CHORUSES OF GORGEOUS GIRLS NINE NEW SONGS TO HUM AND WHISTLE
DAZZLING SCENES IN TECHNICOLOR. A Super-production at Popular Prices.
Bookings at Andersons and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
-NEXT CHANGE-
A PARAMOUNT SOUND PICTURE RICHARD DIX
in
"REDSKIN”
A ROMANTIC EPISODE OF THE GOLDEN WEST. PHOTOGRAPHED IN STARTLINGLY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL COLOURS.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1930.
SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN DOING UP THE EXCESS BAGGAGE
B CLUYAS WILLIAMS
SAY THERE'S NO SENSE STRUGGLING TO GET THE
TRUNK SHUT. HE'LL JUST
WRAP UP THESE EXTRA
THINGS AND MAIL THEM
FAMILY IS OUT OF EAP- SHOT. HOBBLES ROUND | CLUTCHING BUNDLE, AND FINDS SOME STRING IN WAST & BASKET
19-3
DISCOVERS AT ONCE THAT
·ALL WRAPPING PAPER, HAS VANISHED
GETS STRING AROUND JUST AS WRAPPING COMES UNDONE, SOME OF CONTENTS FALLING COT
AT LAST. FINDS THE PAPER THE CHILDRENS MEW SNEAKERS CAME IN, BUT IT PROVES A LITTLE TOO SHALL
MOKES FRESH START ON TABLE ALL GOING WELL UNTIL STRING BREAKS.
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
THE SILVER SCREEN. when she discovers how she has been
"WIDE. OPEN SPACES" AT THE QUEEN'S.
fooled, reafises what a good fellow her rough diamond husband really is, and it is presumed they live happily ever after.
PIECES OUT WITH A CAN-) DY BOX WRAPPING, AND CALLS TO BRING STRING, IF HE MOVES THIS PAPER WILL COME OFF
GETS BUNDLE TIED UP AT LAST, JUST AS WIFE FINDS CHILDREN'S BATHING SHOES| WHICH MUST 60 IN 700.
GLUYAS WILLIAMS
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME,
BROADCAST BY Z.B.. ON 235 METRES.
ATTRACTIVE STUDIO
CONCERT.
1
1 to 11.30 a.m.-Cominorcial news, 11.30 am.Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme. sp.n-Chinese programine. 7pm-European programme of
Victor records selected and sup- piled by Messrs. Tonng Fook. Sweet Adeline" and "In the Evening by the Moonlight."— Peerless Quarlette.
Billy Boy" and "Grandfather's Clock."-Frank Crumit, Tenor.. My Dear and "Money,"
Mildred Hunt, Commedienne... Sam's Speech at the Coloured
Lodge" and "Sam 'a' Henry. at the Fortune Tellers.”—Sam Tenry, Humourous
n Sketelt,
7.30p.m. From the Studio: The Rev. H. R. Wells will give the 13th lesson on "Cantonese for Everyone."
5 pm-
Gems from "Whoopee " and gems from "The New Moon" Victor Light Opera Company. "Beggar Student ”—Medley 1 and
2-Marek Weber and his or chestra.
Minstrel Show of 1938.-Victor
Minstrels, Male Voices. Indian Love Call" and "Deep in My Heart, Dear."-Fritz Kreisler, Violinist.
Rustle of Spring" (Sinding) and Narcissus" (Nevin). Hans Barth, Pianist.
"Deat Jutan.Minuet (Mozart), "Tambourin" (Rameau) and "LeCoucou-Rondo ! {Da- Landowska. quin). Wanda Harpsichord Solo, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11" "Letter of Love" (Elman) and
"At Evening."--Mischo Eltaan, Violinist.
p.m.-Weather report, loent time
and Press news.
STUDIO CONCERT, p..---
1. The Hilo Harmony Trio--(a) "Hilo March" and (b) "Hong- Julu Sweetheart of Mine:"
"Bishop Murder Case,” Queer and unusual propa furnish unexpected. clues in the very bizarre "Bishop Murder Case" which L-G.-M. will present Most of the action of "Montana at the Queen's Theatre on Thurs- Once in a while we get a view.on | Moon" takes place out in the open, I day. The author, S. S. Van Dine,. the rereen that is not composed of and some very picturesque back has woven arrows, chessmen and etovas and cardboard, plus a little grounds were chosen for the produceering notes written in "Mother 9,03 paint. Such a picture is that now tion. Miso Crawford gives a very Goose! rhyme as the warp and showing at the Queen's Theatre, realistic study of the dificult part woof of his latest thriller. Nick "Montann Moon," All about for which she is east, and is well Grinde and David Burton directed cowpunchers--and Joan Crawford.supported by a strong company in the production. Basil Rathbone Some of these cowboys have rangh which John Mack. Brown and the plays Phile Vance, the scientific necks but sweet voices!
Soloist lanky but always amusing Karl | detective. Other players include Leita Hyams, Clarence Geldert, Dane figures
Boland Young, James Donlan, Zelda Sears, Charles Quartermaine, Alee B. Francis, Carroll Nye, Syd- Hey Bracey and Nellie Bly Baker.
The Love Parade."
The story concerns a high-spirited girl who falls in love with a cowboy and marries him, but subsequently wants to go back to the gin-and- Melby," and the jazz life to which she is more accus-bulletin." tomed. Her husband resolves to deal with her on "Taming of the Shrew" linea, and after a little cave-taan" business makes a plan to hold up the train on which his angry spouse is returning to New He kidnaps his wife who,
The star picture is preceded by Charlie Chase comedy, Real
York.
snu
news
+
"' Cuckoos." What is comedy? Webster's de-
Dy actual count, 100 adjectives, finition reads:-" A joyful festivity
adverbs and qualifying phrases with music and dancing. A phase were used by the New York critics of dramon depicting scènes of an
in describing Paramount's original amusing and cheerful nature." A
musical romance, *The Lovy Parade" when the picture opened of defining comedy" would be to see "The at the Criterion Theatre on Broad- Cuckoos," the all-talking, singing, way, New_York. musical show now at the Central Theatre.
shorter
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tanister'
The manager of the Criterion, made a careful analysis of all the Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool-irade journals, and compiled a list reviews in some twenty dailies and Love to the Queen's taste! sry, inimitable clowns of "Rid of all the descriptive words used in The screen's
Rita" fame, are principal reasons. greatest
why The Cuckoos" is "joyful show. Many of the words were painting the word-pictures of this talking singing achieve-
festivity" June Clyde and Hughed several times, he found; for Trevor with 100 trained singers and dancers are the featured entertain-list. It was employed eight times.
instance, delightful" tops the ers along the musical and daring line.
ment
MAURICE CHEVALIER
JEANETTE MAⱭDONALD
in
"Sophisticated" was used seven times, and "charming," six times. Stage technicians have always times were fascinating, excellent, The words that were used three elaimed that comedy was an elusive rich, continental, superb, irresist factor and particularly hard to ible gorgeous, captivating, amo- bring out in the screen. Special role, infectious, intelligent and gog" men are usually employed "The Love Parade" starring to insure the success of the embryo | Maurice Chevalier and Jennette
satrical.
“THE LOVE comedy. But Wheeler and Woolsey MacDonald, will have its final show
PARADE
Your last chance to see and hear this original musical romance.. It's spectacular I Sophisti. cated 1 Witty! It's an ERNST LUBITSCH production
"TO-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20-&-9.20
AT THE
refused to have 'an' assistant when Kowloon. It may safely be said ings to-day at the Majestic Theatre, filming The Cuckopa." Every that the more you see and hear "gug" used by them in the picture will like it.
The Love Parade" the more you is original. They have worked to. gether so long that they know be foreind whether their jokes will register successfully with the andį.
unce.
FROM APPRENTICE TỔ SPECIALIST.
STRANGE CAREER OF GERMAN PAPYRUS EXPERT.
Mors amusical comedies of the screen have featured the singing. and dancing numbers, but "The Cuckoos"
Berlin, October 20,The appoint reverses the ordinary routine, and features the comedy.
ment of Dr. Thacher as chief of the Papyrus department of the Berlin The picture was "made for state museums has given the Prean laughs" and, according to those strange career of this new inter- -an-opportunity to rovent the very: who have seen it, the show hits its nationally recognized authority on p.m.mark The-Cuckoosis conesty questions connected with papyrus
of the broadest type. It makes no
documents who two years ago wa even called to Rome by His' Holi- pretense at subtlety, for Wheeler ness the Pope to undertake some and Woolsey are decidedly come vory difficult work with important: dians of the "slap stick" variety. documents in the Vatican's library.
Dr. Ibscher started his career in They are aided in no small degree 1891 as a bookbinding apprentice by Dorothy Lee, who scored so sen-who had to paste up papyrus docu- sationally with them in Rio Rita,ments in which lie became so inter- osted that by using every free and Jobyna Howland, a new comer moment for stausing what band. le the screen wlioban-made dus posted fozetbexd
wha hocqme in the mark in Broadway musical come:
course of time.one of the very low. authorities in this special field of sclence.
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2. Miss A. Hynes-Songs, Select- 3. Mr. Harry goste, No: 1" Ore (Pianoforte
Beethoven.
4. Mr. W. II. Bailey (Baritone)- (a) At Grendon Fair," Paul Marie, and (b) Farewell in the Desert, Stephen Adams. Dick Barty at the Pianó. 6. Mr. Harty Ore (Pianoforte Soloist) (a) "Sleigbriur." Tachaikowsky, and (b) “Bak Ind in G Minor, Chopin.
7. Miss A. Hyaes Songa, Select-
ed.
8. The Hilo Harmony Trio--(a) "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine and (b) "Mele- Hawaii,"
9. Mr. W. H Bailey (Baritone)- (1) The Bold Undable Child," C. V. Stanford, and (b) "Pack and Penny Bay," Ensthope Martin.
10. Dick Barty and a Fiano. 11. Mr. Harry Ore (Pianoforte Soloist) Overture, William Tell Rossini-Liszt. 10.30 p.m.-Close down.
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MALCOLM ST. CLAIR production
The "Untamed", star is back-- more daring and enticing than everl
Song hits Cowboy ballads Heart interest! Comedy !
And what a supporting cast! JOHN MACK BROWN DOROTHY SEBASTIAN RICARDO CORTEZ BENNY RUBIN CLIFF EDWARDS KARL DANE
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THE BISHOP MURDER
CASE
The PERFECT
MYSTERY THRILLER
Philo Vance meets his most sin- ister opponent in a battle of wits that will leave you breathless! Van Dine's best-seller-now a Talking Picture Sensation ›
with
BASIL RATHBONE, LEILA HYAMS, ROLAND YOUNG.
GEORGE F. MARION.
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY. At 5.30 & 9.20.
Rex Bell
2n
THE
GIRL-SHY COWBOY
WORLD
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW. AT 2:30, 5:15, 7;15 & 9:20,7| Interpreter at All Performances.
BUCK JONES
Blood Will Tell
and
"Heroes Wild
EPISODES 6 & 6.