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Meet this amazing woman hail her as the first Jady of the Screen.
SARAH AND SON
A
Ruth Chatterton A Paramount Picture
Millions read the book and ravad
about it!
Hero's a Wo. man's pieturo every Woman wiil 'under- stand and love.
NEXT CHANGE
"Quly a Bose " thrill your heart as Dennis King sings it.
DENNIS KING
The Vagabond King
JEANETTE MACDONALD
WARREN OLAND
5.P. HEGGIE
0_Paramount Picture
Bigger than
"The Love Parade
Bookings at Anderson and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931.
THE SILVER SCREEN, NIGHT HUNT FOR A
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"SARAH AND SON"
"The
Once upon a time Fredric March was tho husband of Ruth Chatter tom. Now he is a bachelor in love with her. For anything can hap pen in the films. March was Misa Chatterton's husband in Dummy," famous comedy-drama of nearly a year ago. He is her lover In "Sarah and Son" Paramount's newest romance-drama, which is now showing at the
Central
Theatre.
Sarah and Son" is a story of # poverty-stricken young singer nha is deserted by her husband and is forced to suffer separation from hor infant son, whoin she loves very· nud. She shapes her destiny for one purposo-the reunion of herself and her hoy. After years of tail she becomes a successful operatic singer. With the means to support her child in luxury she finds her. self confronted with the intrigue of a married couple who have adopt ed the boy after the death of her errant husband.
In bor battle to retrieve the child she is aided by a young lawyer who Boon becomes her lover. It is their final heroic effort to gain custody of her child, now ebeven years old,
PRISONER.
ESCAPE IN FOG AT WANDSWORTH.
The Flying Sqund and warders from Wandsworth Piispa were on the night of December 10 searching for a prisoner who had absconded in the afternoon.
The prisoner, George. Herbert three honour men who had been Harding, was one of a party of working under a prison official on some buildings outside tho, prison.
brought in his tools, and then, when On completing the task the man the officer's back was, turned, made ofl
Ilastily bringing in the other two men the prison officer gave tho alant, but by the time aquads of (warders had been rushed down the rond. Harding had had ten minutes to make good his cecape.
Along the Railway.
The escape was made under cover of fog and early darkness, and it is believed that Harding, who is made his way along the Southern 22, made off down Heathfield-road,
Railway and rejoined Heathfield road at a lower point. Wansworth of him at night and search was also Common was being beaten for trace
being made in parts of East London and at Tooting.
Harding was dressed in grey prisan clothes, which would not normally be detected, with a soft collar, a striped shirt, and a dark bluo tie.
More than 80 prisoners at Wands. worth are known as "honour men,' and it is rare for one of them to which forme the exciting and en-have good conduct marks are allow- break their parole. Only man who grossing climax for this powerful ed to work outside the prison. film.
"THE VAGABOND KING.
The droop of an eye-lid or an odd quirk of the mouth angy be more expressiva of character than pages of dialogue in the estimation of O. P..Heggie, favourite talking picture netor who deserted the stage for the films about a year ago, and who since has played rôles of artis tic excellence. in a great number of sereen productions...
Harding was serving a term ol 12 months hard labour for, bur- glary, and larceny in South Weat London. Не was sentenced in Angust.
Whon trial tests were made of parrots, canaries and rabins, soine For instance, it turned out that the surprising. facts were discovered. voies of a canary was harder to record than that of either a parrot or the noise of a gunshot, and the valves more easily than the shouting chirping of a robin broke light of a mob of extras.
To record the canaries required In his most recent production, turning the sound apparatus to so Paramount's spectacular all-colour high a frequency that this bird's Bong romance; "The Vagabond notes proved the biggest problem of King
which comes to the Central the technicians. According to ex- Theatre beginning on Saturday, perts, the note of a canary is so Heggie puts his theory into prac high that recording it is more dif- tive.
ficult than any sound so far en- countered.
He was assigned to the role of King Louis XI. of France, in sup- mort of Dennis King's lead as Francois Villon, the poet-rowdy. who becomes sovereign for a week. Before the picture started produo- tion Heggie mada an intensive
SUNDAY DANCING AT CHURCH CLUB.
OPPOSITION FAILS..
said that he objected to a six-day licence being, granted to Euther Degen, who allowed Sunday, dane ing, and was not a suitable person to hold a licence.
Police Superintendent Dobney In spite of objections to the Sunsaid that he had no objection to day dances which he holds at his Sunday dancing and complainte club Father Dogen, of Coalvilla wore not substantiated. (Leicestersisira),, was granted a A resident naked the magistrates dancing licence by the local magis for permission to iny an informa trutes. The Court was crowded. tion concerning Father Degen's The Organising Secretary of the licenes. This was heard in camera. Lord's Day Observance Society, on behalf of local residents, objected to the license being renewed. He
By.
Father Degen's purpose in con notion with his Sunday club ia to keep young people off the streets.
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study of the monarch he was to PREMISES TO LET.
portray. He absorbed all that his tory and the arts could provide.
Ilis investigations revealed that the King was querulous, grand. motherly" sort of individual of weak character and pettish disposi tion. In transforming himself inte the old French King, Heggio adopt ed a peculiar half-petulant, halt. erabbed twist of the mouth. Al- though it was altogether foreign to his own naturally smiling expres sion he did not find it dificul to maintain.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"MOVIETONE FOLLIES,"
Seven new songs, many of them destined for certain popularity, are included in The New Movietons Follies of 1930," a romantic comedy, which is at the Queen's Theatre.
MAINTAINING.
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OUT AT
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rem Büreet, sia now
(Opp. Gospel Hall).
Tel. 93056.
Three tons of famous song writere collaborated on these mole- dies. F'd Love to be a Talking Picture Queen" and "You'll Give in, wore Authored by Joseph McCarthy, James F. Hasley and James Brockman. "Doing the Emily Brown" and "Cheer Up and Smile" were writ ten by Con Conrad and Jack Meskill. Cliff Friend and Jimmie Monaco contributed "I Fool a Cer- tain Feeling Coming On" and "I'm Bashful" to the tuneful
ECONE,
Principals who sing the numbers include El Brendel, Marjorie White, Frank Richardson, Noel Francis and Miriam Seegar. In addition there is a highly trained vocal chorus of fifty singers. Wil lism Collier, Jr.; also plays an im portant role.
The romantic story was directed by Benjamin Stoloff from an original story by William K. Wells, who also wrote the dialogue..
THE UNHOLY THREE."
Recording ingenuity was required of. Maito-Goldwyn Mayer sound
Boenes of Lon Chaney's first all talk- ing picture, The Unholy Three, which will come to-morrow to the Queen's Theatre. This was because the various pitched of: the Birda' voices made unexpected domanda on the nonsitive microphones,
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INTERESTING EXHIBITION AT UNIVERSITY.
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Lovers of art, especially of photo graphic art, should make a point of visiting the Third Annual Plinto graphie Exhibition of the Hong Kong University Amateur Photo graphic Club, at the Assembly Room:▼ of the Hong Kong University, Union. The exhibits are well above the usual standard. They reveal great
talent, versatility and individuality of local amateurs. A featuro of the exhibition is the large number of landscapes in comparison with the ontrica in the Still Life," "Por- traiture," and Genre "Sections. The last-named contains some do lightful studies of local life.
The difficult task of judging fell, to the lot of Mrs. M. O. Pfister, who is well-known in local art circles; Mr. E. A: Kobza-Nagy, B.A., who has had wide experience in judging amateur photographic Exhibitions in the East, and Dr. Li Sung, an enthusiastic exponent of camera craft.
The Judges wish to make it known that their preference is for pictures that combine excellence in cem position, selection and conception. of subject, and all the details that go to make up a work of art. Such a minor point as the title may turn
the scale in an artist's favour.
Judges' Comments.
An interview with the judges elicited the information that eighty per cent. of the pictures show good technique. In some cases defects were due to the employment of imsuitablo printing rapers or mounts. Some of the exhibits, particularly the numbers entitled *Full Moon" and "The Veteran," could have been in a lighter tone. However, about one-third of the attempts were adjudged fit to com- pete in international exhibitions.
The School Section, an innova- tion, was highly commanded and revealed that our junior camera men have an eye for beauty.
Kwok Teung Teing, a student of Wah Yan College, was very success- ful, one of his best efforts being Scrubbing" depicting two boat- mon cleaning the hull of a junk.
live composition. A shade lighter Morning Sun" by a beginner, Mr. Khco Fun Yong, is a remarkably in the printing would have im proved the whole. The portraits in the judges' opinion were below par. Spacing and choice of backgrounda were considered amateurish," "distracting."
1930
El Brendel
making love
Majorie White
singing love
William Collier, Jr.
begging love
Noel Francis speaking love Frank Richardson
shouting love Miriam Seegar
cooing love
Benjamin Staloff director
In the romantic com edy hit of two
gay seasons,
NEXT CHANGE
LON
HANEY talks
backgrounds in a few cases being THE
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A feature in the exhibition was the tieing of seven prints of widely different character for first place in landscapes. As there is only one first prize, the judges awarded it, by drawing lots, to Wings of the Morning" by P. A. Dragon, "Twin Boats one of the seven by Mr. A. H. Lock, ia attractive for its quasi Chinese effect in print and mount. Dr. T. C. Lau of Canton, & new exhibitor, has three of the seven to his credit and P. A Dragon, a regular exhibitor, has the
BANO number.
The prize for the Best Picture " of the Show was awarded to Mr. H. Lueer, the manager of the local Agfa Co., for" Gossips, a genre that appeals strongly because of ita human interest and faultless, work- manship.
The exhibition reflects great credit on the Hong Kong University Amatour Photographic Club and particularly on ita Chairman Mr. K. W. Khoo, and its Hon. Seore tury, Mr. Lee Pit Sion".
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION ON SATURDAY.
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Assembly Room, Tea will be served. before the distribution and all inter- ested are welcome.
At the request of those interested in photography, the time for closing the Hong Kong University Amnteer Photographic Club will be extended to 0.30 p.m. daily. The exhibition is open until Saturday, January 10.
in
UNHOLY THREE
H.
e can disguise and. chnage his voice now, as he disguises and changes his character!
The most amazing and exciting screen event in
Feara!
new
Chaney with greater thrill and fasd. nation!
Lila Lee Elliott
Nagent Harry Earles Directed by Jack Conway Sared on the word
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