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DANCE MUSIC TONIGHT.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial news. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report.
2 p.m.-Close down.
1 pm A Chinese concert. 7.m.-European programme of Viutor records selected and sup- plied by Messrs Trang Fook &
Variety,
Operatio.
CROWD WAITING TO GET THROUGH GATE BEGINS TO GET IMPATIENT, ASKS-WIFE | FOR PITY'S SAKE "TO HOLD THE RUG
HURRIES IN TO GAME, BUT TONING HIS SWEATEŃ TO. VEST AND OVERCORT TO SWEATER AND IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
(Ongezicht, 1930, by The Leit Syndicate, Inc.);
8 p.m.- "La Forza Del Destino "Over
-sture. (Vordi),-Crestore and his
band.
"Thais-Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle" and "L'amour Est Une Vertu Rare (Inseenet). Maria Jeritza, Soprano, "Cavalleria Rusticana-Thy Lips Like Crimson Berrics" (Mas-
cagni), Andrea Chenier. "As Some Soft Day in May 13 (Giordano). Enrico Caruso, Tenor.
Mignon Entr'acto Gavotte "
(Thomas) and "Rigoletto"-| Quartet (Verdi). Pietro, Ac- cordian Soloist. "Carmen-Chorus of Cigarette Girls" (Bixet). Vetropolitan Opera Chorus
A Concert.
man, Violinist.
Who Cares Anyhow" and, "She 8.33 p.
Has a Little Dimple on Hor." Cavatina" (Raff).-Mischa El- Chin."-The Happiness Boya S'posin'" and "Sleepy Valley." -Mildred Hunt, Comedienno. "The Substitute Parson" (Sale).—
Charles, Salo, Comodian.
I'm Only Making Believe" and The Right Kind of Man."- Welcome Lewis, Comedienne, "Barnacle Bill, the Sailor" and "How to Make Love."-Bud Billings, singing with guitars. Some of These Days" and "Moanin' Low."-Sophie Tuck- er, Comedienne,
45 p., (approx.).-"Le Cid- Ballet" (Massenet).-San Fran- cisco Symphony Orchestra.
TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
Carl Laemmle's TALKING. SINGING
TRIUMPH
SHOW
BOAT"
with
LAURA LA PLANTE
Edna Ferber's poignant romance brought-to-thrilling life on the screen in a picture with a scope as broad, as deep and as compelling as life itself!
AT. THE
MAJESTIC
"I Know Lovely Garden," Maria Joritza, Soprano.. "The Prophet Bird (Schumann).
Ignaco Jan Paderewski, Pianist. "Rose in the Bud."-Reinald Wer.
renrath, Baritone.
14.
Fair Rosemary (Kreisler).-
Fritz Kailer, Violinist. "Tales of Hoffman-Barcarolle
(Offenbach). Lucrezia Bori, Lawrence Tibbett. "Impromptu." Phyllis Kraeuter,
Visloncella Boloist 9p.in.-Weather report, local time.
Dance Programme.
1. Fox Trot Wedding of the Painted Doll" and "Singin' in the Rain."
2. Fox Trut Your Mother and
"Carnival
of Vonice." - Del Staigers, Cornet Soloist,
A Perfect Day."Archer Gibson,
Organist.
Let Us Cheer the Weary Travel lez" and "Somebody's Knock ing at Your Door."Utica In- stitute Jubilee Singers. "Poem" (Fibich).-Ruth Posselt,
Violinist.
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling
John McCormack, Tenor.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
"DEVIL-MAY-CARE."
An Albertina Rasch ballet dress ed in quaint wighteenth contury costumes filmed in technicolour a garden reproduced from the famous gardens at Versailles is ons of the unusually charming pictori effects actrieved by Sidney Frank lin in his direction of "Devil-May- Care," Ramon Novarro's first all- talking picture which will be show: ing to-morrow nt the Queen's Theatre.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor' may to congratulated upon having produc ed one of the most beautiful and artistio piotures of the year, 4 pic- ture which is particularly distinc- tive in having for ita star a young inna who is not content with being one of the screen's most handsome as well as most finished actors but who takes practical advantage of the recent sound development by bringing to the screen a splendid tonor voice, first introduced to movie audiences in "The Pagan,"
The new film, a musical ronance of the days of Napoleon's dramatic return from his exile in Elba, com-
bines every element of good enter- tainment. Novarro, is the dashing lieutenant who stands by Napoleon when all hands aro, turned against him, fights his way through a serica of adventures which finally und -in the arms of Dorothy Jordan, a re- cent addition to Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's list of cinema playera.
"SECOND WIFE."
Splendid examples of drama, por trayed by Conrad Nagel and Lila Led, will be seen in Radio Pictures' "Second Wife, opening next Tues- day at the Central Theatre.
Crition who have seen this pre
Impromptu in A Flat" (Cho-ture any it will be of intense in-.
pin) and "Chorale" (Bach), Harold Bator, Pianoforte Solo-
int
The Nightingale and the Rose,"
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano, p.m.-Weather report, local news,
etc.
int.
Lerest to all students of drama, as delivered in talking pictures. It is said that the enunciation, sound effects, spacing, stage presence and tempo of the entire show seldom has been excelled.
Every member of the cast is a Indian Love Call" and Seren-seasoned player, both on screen and ado."Jesse Crawford, Orgar-stige. This can be claimed even for little Freddie Burke Frodorick, "Concerto
Grosso Prelude," who, despite his seven years, has "Dirge" (Bloch) and Rustic had almost four years' experience Dances Philadelphia Chamber the show world. String Shimfonetta,
Hussell Mack, who directed "Se Abide With Me."-Reinald Wer-cond Wife," spent two months
renrath, Baritone.
selecting the cast and refused to "Elogio" (Tschaikowsky). The start production until satisfied Philadelphin Chamber String that each member actually fitted Simfonietta.
his räte, "Meditation from Thais" (laer- net)-Jrage Crawford, Organ-
ist..
10 p.m.-Close down.
FIRE AT WYNDHAM'S THEATRE,
MRS. EDGAR WALLACE'S
EXPERIENCE...
day under the stage at Wyndham's A mall fire broke out the other
Mine" and "'S Been a Long Theatro, London. It was discover Time Between Time,"
3. Waltz-Love Me" and ed by the firemen and quickly put
Hugh Huntes, in the part of the "other man," was taken from the New York atage especially tr play in Socond Wife." He en- acted the BRINO rôle in the Broadway run at the original stage play, under the title of "All the King's Alen.
Mary Carr, who plays the part of the old family servant, deserts her usual "mother" rule to furnish the, comedy relief.
DYNAMITED FILM DIRECTOR.
"You're Always in ly Arms out, very little damage being done TOO MUCH REALISM IN EX-
WeThere was no performance at the
4. Fox Trot "Sweetheart,
Need Ench Other" and "Peace of Mind."
8. Fax Trot" Good Morning, Good Evening, Good Night, and "Gotta Feelin' for
time and few people were in the building
PLOSION SCENE
Mrs. Edgar Wallace, win is her explosion of two tons of dynamite
The only person affected was
New York The miscalculated
husband's general manager in all theatrical matters. She was
in
in Dinosaur Canyon, near Fing
6. Fox Trot Low Down Rhyhor office at the back of the theatre staff, Arizona, while the climax
thm."
T. Waltz- Alico Blue Cown"
and Beautiful Lady."
8. Fox Trot Just You, Just
Me" and "Marianne."
9. Fox Trot" Believe It
Not
10. Waltz I Love the Moon." 11. Eightsome Reel..
ed Desert was being made, result scene of a film oslled. The Paint
and the manager told & reporter that Mrs. Wallace was unaware of the fire until a crowd which had in injuries to forty persons com collected, seeing her at the window, Mr. Howard Higgins, a well-known nected with the picture, including shouted, "Fire, fire! Come or
charge of the filming. Hollywood director, who had
19. Waltz—''Juss Another Kiss" and If We Never Should Meet-Again."
Notice,
The dance programme will be interrupted between 9.30 p. and 10 p.in, in order to relay the second half of the 1st act of "The Middle Watch,"
SUNDAY.
11 ant-Relay of service from St. 12,18 pan-Chinesa programme.
John's Cathedral,
p.Chinese programme con-
cludes.
She then folt, her was downstairs through dark passages. The even- ing performance of "On the Spot" took pince as usual,
BY STROKE OF THE PEN.
Rock Overlooked.
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ankle. Fifteen of the injured peo Mr. Higgins, suffered a broken ple were removed to hospitals in Flagstaff and Tuba City, and the uthors were medienEy trented, on the scene of the explosion. Willinra How the Soviet, abolished unemoint stars of the picture, are re Boyd and Helen, Twelvetrees, the ployment in interesting the Labour ported not to have been present at Commissariat which has issued a de- the time of the explosion. erce simply suppressing all "dates" and ordering all labour exchanges. to strike off their registers forth- The scene was to represent, the with and for ever any person re- thrilling destruction, of a maine and fusing the first job offered, manual the ripping open of a cliff... or sedentary, at any wage in any
The dynamite had been placed place within the Soviet Union, what in an old mine tunnel and buried ever his or her qualifications and in what was supposed to be_a_oft wherever their home happens to be earth cliff, but within the cliff was This decree is the corner-stone of a considerable, wall of hard rock, the rationalising system by which which had not been waspected. the Russian working class is being The dynamite was exploded by put on much the same footing as an electric current, while Mr. Hip- that existing in Continental helging and other members of his staff ligerent countries during the Great stood nearby with the cameramen,
who were taking pictures,best
War.
1.30 p.m.-Weather report. [9pm-European programme of records selected and supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook. Wa Murch of the Priests" The Soviet Press salutes this Instead of the earth of the cliff. (Mendrissohn)Organ of Morgrent achievement, making us the crumbling, dramatically and harm sole country to have solved unemlessly the blast mached the rock ployment. Of £40,800,000 paid for within the eff, hurling huge pieter nocial insurance this quarter, no through the air for 'a distance of farthing shall be spent on the half a mile and bombarding the
nora Tabernacle, -
Beautiful Idle of Somewhere,
Marion Talley, Soprano, Lovo's Garden of Roses "Renco
McCormack, Tenor:
absurd to help, shirkeraud
though: by, machine-gun, fire,
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