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MIGHTY DRAMA
- A UNIVERŠAL·
PICTURE
-MUSICAL ROMANCE
Inspired By That Historical War Song "LA MARSEILLAISE·
LAURA
La PLANTE
JOHN
BOLES
CAPTAIN GUARD
Hear JOHN BOLES, hero of "RIO RITA" sing the flaming French battle song' and soothing love songs.
Laura La Plante, star of
“THE SHOWBOAT," as
the "Torch":
THE
A 1930 UNIVERSAL SUPER-PRODUCTION.
NEXT CHANGE
Honey
Starring NANCY
CARROLL
A Ganzmennt Picture
Five great song numbers! Hoping for your dreams, to come trua ? It's a' dream of delight.
COMING
"Only a Ross" thrill your heart as Dennis King singe it.
DENNIS KING
The Vagabond King
JEANETTE MACDONALD WASHER OLAND
Q.P HEGGIE •.
Garamount Guare, Bigger than
"The Love Parade"
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1930.
·THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR
THE SILVER SCREEN.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
D
AFTER YOUR HOSTS AND YOUR HUSBAND
·HAVE SPENT HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR. YOUR MISSING GLOVE WHICH YOU DISTINCTLY RE- "MEMBERED HAVING LEFT ON THE LIVING ROOM TABLE;
YOU FIND IT SAFELY TUCKED IN YOUR BAG
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
3355, METRES.
11 to 11.30a.m.-Stock quotations, 11.30 .m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programine, 1.30 p.m. Weather report, local
time, Rugby. Press news.
2 p.m.-Close down.
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicats, 10g)
Song "Jogging Along Behind the Old Grey Mare."-Bobby Grey and Whispering. Song "A Little Bungalow."— Bobby Grey and Whispering. Accordion Trio-Light Cavalry"
Overture. The Bros Devoy. Chorus-" Chorus Hits of Yester day." The Jolly Old Fellows.. Humorons Song" She Was the Belle of the Ball."-Will Fylle. Humorous Song" Twelve and à Tanner & Bottle."-Will Fyffe.
Operatic,
3 p.m.--Chinese programme (Studio 8.15 to 8.50 p.m.---.
'concert).
7
p.m.-European programme of Columbin records. selected and supplied by Messrs. Anderson & Co.
7 to 7.35 p.m.--
Musical Comedy,
Boris Godounov-Prologue."—A..
Gambon and Chorus, "Boris Godounáv The Corona- tion." L'Opera Paria and
Chorus.
"Boris Godounay-La Pololaise
J. Ferrer and Chorus, The Bohemian Girl-Overture.
The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra.
"Maritana "Vocal gems. Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Denis Noble and Chorus.
The Singing Fool"-Selections.
Debroy 'Somera Band, "This Year of Grace "Selections.
-Londen Pavilion Orchestra. Hit the Deck.”—Selections.—Loa-
don Hippodrome Orchestra.. '"That's a Good Girl-Let Yourself
Go."The Kettnere Five.
Good Girl-Chirp 9 Chirp."The Kettnere Five. 7.33 to 8.16 p..
"That's
1
Variety. Band- The Empire Parade." The National Military Band. Band-"Stein Song? The Na-
tional Military Band
Song" When My Dreams Come True." Gerald Adams (Tenor), Song" Orange Blossom Tima,”
Gerald Adams (Tenor).
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TERFERENCE
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The Rose "-English Selections.
H.M. Grenadier Guards, p.m.-Weather report, focal time,
etc.
0.03 to 0.30 p.m.-
Orchestral.
Sennen Cove."-Court Symphony
Orchestra.
"Ballet Egyptian" Allegro-Paris
Symphony Orchestra.
"Ballet Egyptian "Allegretto.- Paris Symphony Orchestra. Ballet Egyptian" - Andante: Paris Symphony Orchestra.. Ballot Egyptian "-Final-Paris
Symphony Orchestra.
9.30 to 11.30 p.m.-
LESSON SERMON.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.
"Christian Science " WAS the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, December 28,
The Golden Text was:-" Thero is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. (Foolm 40; 4.).
Among the citations which com- prised the Lesson Sermon was the following from the Bible: Ard the Spirit and the bride say, Come, And let him that hearetly say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him (Rev. 99; 17.)· take the water of life freely."
The Lesson-Sermon also includ
"THE GIRL SAID, NO,”
"Romance, and big business, love and Wall Street, mingle in Willinın, Haines Infest all-taking comedy, "The Girl Said No" which opened yesterday at the Queen's Theatre,
The picture tells the story of a youth, just graduated from coiloge, facing his first year in business. life. It shows him taking over duties of manhood and the respon sibilities of a family and ́thon winning the girl of his dreams despite stiff competition."
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.16 & 9.20.
You ll shriek! You'll roar with
William HAINES
In a way the story is a sequr! to Hainca former study of an adolescent in school, Brown of Harvard." It might woll be titled, "What every young mau
known," DON'T
MISS Haines gets a diploma, guisa brokerage job, geta fred, gets an- |other, takes over the family reins
when his father dies, and finally took har for "comes through," winning success had to walk home
ITI
HE
a ride and
and a bride in an ultra modern | hinsself! romanco of the Wall Street busi nesa" world.
Bill Haines' funni.
ot talking farce!
with
THE
GIRL
SAID
NO
LEILA HYAMS
› POLLY MORAN. MARIE DRESSLER
Leila Hyama plays the heroine | IT'S RICHI of the story, her first appearanes with Haines since. "Brown. of Harvard," and besides being ex- tremely easy to look at proves a sterling actress as the stenographer he courts, quarrele with, and final- ly wina in a sensational automobilo elopement.
Francis X. Bushman, Jr., has the róle of "MoAndrews, the same char ncter he played in "Brown of Harvard,” and Nemesis of the hero,
"IN GAY MADRID."
Ramon Novarro is seen to ad- vantage in "In Gay Madrid," an all-talking and singing adaptation of an old Spanish classic, which wil "come" on Wednesday to the Queen's Theatre, Des
The story concerns the love of a Madrid actor for a demiro Santi ago senorita. His infatuation for A dancer, however, endingers the romance and lends to a duel with the brother of the girl he loves.
The settings are magnificently' executed and in keeping with the charm and romance of old. Spain in which the Story is set.
In supporting roles are Dorothy
the Christian Science textbook, King, Beryl Mercer, Herbert Clark, ed the following passage from Jordan, Lattice Howell, Claude Science and Health with Key to David Sealt and others, all of the Scriptures, by Mary Baker
Eddy Beyond the frail premises who give adequate performances. of human beliefs, above the loosen- ing grasp of creeds, the demonstra- tion of Christian Mind-healing
stands. a revealed and practical A BRITON IN ALL BUT ·
Science. It is imperious through out all ages as Christ's revelation of Truth, of Life, and of Love, which remains inviolate for every mab to. understand and to practise." (P. 08.)
NAME,
HOME OFFICE AND A PATRIOTIC ALIEN,
MAN'S HOME WHERE HIS for 40 years-ever since he was A man who has lived in England
HEART IS.
DIVORCE COURT JUDGE AND A HUSBAND IN PARIS.
"It has been said that a man's homo is where his heart is, and that may be where the people are for whom the man has the most affection,"
Lord Merrivale, the President of Wement in a case in which no Eng.
the Divorce Court, utade this com lishman claimed to havo a French domicilo,
Dance Programme," Fox Trot-Mother's Smile," Waltz The Sacred Flame," Fox Trot The Same as
Used to Do.0. Slow Fox Trot" Don't Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve." Fox Trot Over the Garden :-Wall,"
One Step There's a Good Time
Coming"
Fox Trot-" "Juna Kjsses.” Fox Trot What's the Use of
Livin' With Out Love? For Trat Happy Fect." Fox. Trot-A-Bench in
Park."
Fox Trot Bay a Little Prayer
in the Rue Paul Sauniere, Paris, Mr. Horbert Owon Fowler, living in reply to a petition by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Winifred Dalsy, Fow- ler, of Gloucestor-road, Finsbury Park, N., alleged that his domicile of choice is Franch
Mr. T. Buckail (for Mr.. Fow the) said that his client was born in England and educated at Haileybury. In 1914, at the age of 21, he went to the Federated Malay Statos, whore he was em played on a rubber plantation. In 1916 he married his wife at Singa pore
for Mc." Fox Trot nde." Waltz-"You"H Never Realise,? One Step We've Got to Carry
On," Blow Fox Trot If Your Kisses Can't Hold the Man You Love" Fox Trot The First Weekend
Californian Seren-
in June.
Waltz Jnst an Old Refrain." Waltz Somewhere in
Heart"
Fox Trot
My
eight years old-was summoned at Marylebone for using a dame other than that by which he was .ordi- narily known on the date of the. outbreak of the Great War,
A Sam Wood Production
ADDED ATTRACTION
BERNADO DE PACK The Wizard of the Mandolin
NEXT CHANGE
Hear
Bim
Sing His
Golden Bonga Love!
Ramon
NOVARRO
in a gay, thrilling: passionate unforgettable romance of
Old Brain
IN CA MADR
STAR
The defendant was a Dutch sub- FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Walmer Street, Marylebone, ject, named John Philip Katz, of
educated at a London Board School, His counsel aid that Katz was married. a British woman, and for St. Augustine's Church, Hoxton, 30 years had been connected with
School teacher. ABL acting as sidesman and Sunday
He was a man of most exemplary character, as the clergy of the church would testify:
Tried to Enlist, / He was also perfectly patriotic When the war started he applied to join up and was told that he could not until he was naturalised, and when he asked to be natural ised he was told he could not do. so until the war was over.
At the end of 1014 he changed his namns, by deed poll to Beott-the Home Office allowing him to do so and he continued to use that name for four years, when permis sion was withdrawn. *.
The Magistrate (Mr. Halkett) : Wiry did the Home Office withdraw
In 1920 thoy returned to England because the wife was ill and stayed with the father of Mr. Fowler, ait Two years later, Mr. Fowler went doctor, of Thornton Heath, Surrey,
to Paris, whore, he was joined by
Counsel I don't know. There was no suggestion against him and there never has been,
his wife, and they occupied a Conneol added that it was the furnished Bit De
dofondant's anxiety to become a Your Sunny Disposi credings in Paris on the ground of had brought about these proceed. Mr. Fowler last year began pro- naturalised British subject that
tion and Mine;". «
For Trot "The Toy.
Party
Town
Fax Trot-Where Can You Be"
Waltz Some Day I'll Find
You
"God Save. The King," 11.30 pm-Close down:
alleged desertion, and later Mrs.ings, he having described himsoll Fowlor filed a petition in London in his applications as commonly for divorce on the ground of her known as Scott. husband's alleged cruelty and mis. 1. This seems rather like nerscen- edades son diger man tushnanagutan lefedplane treeniganARTOLATES HATS
Lord Merrivato, giving judgmont missed the summóna as bid on the in favour of the wife, said that technical ground that it did not the partits both spoke of the flat | mention the date of the offence. "I in Paris aa "home" but that ex am very glad of the excuse, ho pression meant nothing,
whíd,”?
At 5.30 & 9,20.
THE WONDER DOG WARNER BROS. pinned
RUN TIN TIN.
THE MILLION DOLLAR COLLAR
CALA with
MATTY ZEMP** PŘILO M'CULLOUGH" TOMMY 'BUGÁN-EVELYN PIERCE "STORY AND SCENARIO BY ROBEAT LORD;
Directed by ROIS LEDERMAN: A Warner Bros
Production
Mistaken identity, a bobbed- hair bandit and a p
Imre boiled cracks make thier melodrama zoom with actionl