CENTRAL THEATRE
TO-DAY to MONDAY
Daily at 2.30. 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
America's boy-friend
CHARLES/BUDDY)
ROGERS
THE RIVER OF ROMANCE]
NEXT CHANGE
Gay, Giddy,
Glamorous!
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
IN
"The Battle of Paris
a
Garamount Faure
twith Charles Ruggles Directed by ROBERT FLORET
Bookings at Andersons and the Theatre (Tol. 25720).
MAINTAINING
APPEARANCES
WHATEVER. ..ONE
ASSEMBLY
ENTERS, THE FER-
SONALITY 02 SMARTLY DRESS-D MAN IS FELT AND RESPECTED.
A
TO BE WELL DRESSED IS A SOCIAL DUTY, AND THIS 19 EASILY CARRIED OUT AT
BROWN'S
Duddall' Bireet, Sad floor
OFF. Gospel. Hall Tel: 93055.
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SUICIDE AFTER A WAR FILM.
EX-SOLDIER OVERCOME BY
MEMORIES.
The tragedy of an ex-soldier who was stated to have committed sui- cide after he saw a war film was the subject of an inquest held by Dr. Waldo, the City Coronor, on Mr. Percy James White, aged forty. six, assistant secretary to the London Jute Association, of Min- cing Lang.
Mr. White was killed when he threw himself over a balcony at the premises where he was employed.
It was stated that ba December he attempted suicide by eulting his wrist, and the widow said that two days previously they had been together to see a picture, They
did not know it was going to be, a war film.
"A Wreck."
Her husband was going through all his war experiences while it was being shown, and afterwards he was terrible."
She added that her husband re- turned from the war a wreck, and, in addition, he had worried about her health.
Mrs. White, asked by the coroner whether she attributed her hus band's first attempt to take his life to seeing the film, said that she did, The coroner said that he should think that alter the experiences Mr. White went through in the war the picture did probably affect his mind.
He recorded a verdict of Suicide while of unsound ruind,”
DEAN INGE ON YOUTHS
AND MEN OF FIFTY.
WHEN SUCCESS IS A
TRAGEDY.
The question which is the happiest period of life was raised by Dean Tuge in # sermon at Trinity Church, Glasgow.
"We are apt to assume," he said, that youth is the happiest period. I doubt very much. "whe- ther it is.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931.
WORLD AT ITS WORST-CALLING WHEN THE BABY'S ASLEEP
BY GLUTAS WILLIAN
DROPS IN TO SPEND THE EVENING WITH THE DIM- MICKS. 15 GREETED WITH NEWS THAT THE BABY HAS JUST GONE TO SLEEP
JUST AS HE GETS TO POINT OF STORY, MRS. DIMMICK IMAGINES SHE HEARS BABY. STORY FALLS VERY FLAT
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WEEK-END WIRELESS
PROGRAMMES.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
335 METRES.
BOXING RELAY FROM CITY HALL.
il to 11.30 ..--Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme..
IS LED ON TIPTOE AND WITH HUSHED WHISPERS INTO LIVING ROOM
ABANDONS EFFORT AT- CONVERSATION. PICKS UP NEW BOOK TO LOOK AT TITLE
12.30 p.m.-European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report, local time, and commercial news. p.m.-Close down,
4 to 7 pm-Chinese programme.
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The young are inexperienced; they have not found what they ara good for or what they are bad for. They are usually secretive about 7 their ambitious, not wishing to be laughed at, and they often sufler neutoly.
to
10.15 p.-European pro- gramme of Victor records sup- plied by Messrs. Trúng Fook Piano Co.
to 7.23 p..-"Wand of Youth Suite (Elgar).-London Sym phony Orchestra.
Variety.
"Has God endowed them with 7.25 to 8.22 p.m.-- five talents or two, or only one! How are they to tell Some of then over-estimate themselves, and aim too high for their powers, thereby exposing themselves ridicule."
A Pitiable Object.
to
In politica, said the Dean, the young were usually on the side of any party that will attack, but it * เส not long before the social system caught and tamed them.
The successful man was often a pitinble object who had got his Besire, but had Ionoliness, sown in his woul.
"Fow things," said the Dean, are more tragie than the fatty de- generation of character, which often sts in about the age 50. The flame flickers and the divino fire burns low,"
often
The middle-aged thought that he could slack, down a little, and he was inclined to save himself trouble. His work de- teriorated and he became obstruc- tive to now ideas.
There was, however, something very charming in a middle-aged, an or woman who managed to maintain a heart like a little child, with its frank curiosity, disinter ested enjoyments, uncalculating friendship and generous en.
thusiasma.
Such characters werd raroly fund among those who had been grossly and uniformly successful.
Hbarted." Song."Broken
Allcen Stanley (Soprano) Song "Who Are You Fooling To-night Vaughan De Leath (Contralto).
Humorous Song "The King of
Borneo."--Frank Crumit, Humorous Bong-"The Road to
Vicksbury."Frank Crumit. Instrumental Trio-" Fun at the Fair." Ed: Geeghengan'a Emerald Trio.
Instrumental Trio-"O'Brien's Wedding."-Ed. Geeghengan's Emerald Trio.
You."--
Song Exactly Like
Gracie Hayes. Song- On the Sunny Side of
the Street."Gracie Hayes. Humorous Song- Sweetheart, of All My Dream."-Johnny Mar. vin.
Humorous Bong-" All by Your- self in the Moonlight."Johnny Murtin.
-SITS DOWN CHAIR CREAK ING LOUDLY. CHAIR.CON- TINUES TO CREAK EVERY TIME HE MOVES. DOESN'T DARE MOVE FOR FEAR OF WAKING BABY
DROPS BOOK, FORTUNATELY CATCHING IT BEFORE IT- HITS FLOOR, BUT AGES TEN YEARS IN PROCESS
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
(John) Harp Solo Autums”
Thomas). Francis J. Lapitino. Orchestral A Little Love, A Little Kiss" (Ross-Siles),— Victor Salon Orch.. Orchestral "Estrellita" (Ponce).
Victor Salon Orch. Song" Your Song from Para- dise" (Brookton and Barlow Brown).Reinald Werrenrath. Song" Zamboanga" (Dyer and Cator). Reinald Werrenrath," Violin Solo (a)" The Beo," (b) "Waltz in D Flat" (Chopin) Alexander Schmidt, Violin SoloCaprice" (Ogarew)
Alexander Schmidt, 9.07, to 6.16 p.m.-"Minstrel Show of 1029."-Victor Minstrels.
9.15 to 10.15 p.m.-
DANCE PROGRAMME. Fox Trot-luggable Kissable
You:" 1.
Fox Trot Every Moon's A
Honey Moon."
Fox Trot-"A Room With A
View."
Fox Trot" Dance Little Lady." Fox Trot" Garibbean Love
Song."
Waltz "My Lonely Heart." Fox Trot The Riff Song," Fox Trot-Ons Alone."
Fox Trot At Sundown." Fox Trot" Here or There as
Long as Fin With You." Blues-"Some day Sweetheart." Blues-Original Jelly Roll," Fox Trot "Have a Little Faith
in Me,"
TRIES TO BRIGHTEN THE STRAINED SILENCE BY TELLING FUNNY STORY IN WHISPERS
FEELS ONE OF HIS LOUDER SNEEZES COM- ING ON, AND HASTILY SAYS 600D-NIGHT
SAMO
WILLIAMS
TO HONG KONG BY AIRSHIP.
PROPOSALS OF AMERICAN SHIPPING COMPANY.
Washington, January 20.-Pians for a regular trans-Pacific dirigi ble service for the transportation of mail, passengers and express matter were outlined to-day before the Sannte, commerce committee.
Mr. Edward P. Farley, the chair man of the executive committee of the American-Hawaiian Seamship Company, said that his Company plans to link California with Hawaii, the Philippise Islands, China,und Japan by dirigible. He appeared in the support of the Parker-McNary bill which provides government subsidies in the forin of mail contracts for trans-occean
dirigible lines.
According to Mr. Farley his company, if the Parker-McNary bal is passed, will start the trans- ocean service with a single airship operating on a weekly round-trip schedule between Hawaii and the mainland United States. He said the ship would carry mail as well 36 passengers and express matter.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"MEN OF THE NORTH.”
Exigencies of language alter techniques of love making on the screen, at least according to. Bir- bara Leonurd. Miss. Leonard play. ed the feminine lead in "Men of the North" in four languages. Ench serne was taken successively in each bingunge with different leading men, although the fair American linguist remained in them all,
Not only did she have to change languages, but techniques too, par- ticularly in the love sounen, "The Frenchman talks rapidly,” she ́ex- plains. His words fairly tumble out. He is quick and impetuous His love scenis take less footage. The German is slower-his speech is slower and the words are longer his love scenes have to be quite deliberate. The Italian lover is fiery and impetuous and his speeches are brief and stacento. The American lover.woll, he's 100 well-known to describe,"
The English cast now playing at the Queen's Theatre, includes, be- sides. Miss Leonard, Gilbert' Ro
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
M
N
ALSO SHOWING
The Colourtene Revue **CLIMBING the GOLDEN STAIRS
with
CHARLES KING
land, Arnold Korff, Robert Elliot, OF THE
George Davis, Nena Quarlaro and
Robert Graves, Jr.
The story, written by Wizard
Mack, deals with the Canadian
with
Northwest and was directed by GILBERT Ha Roach..
TEMPLE TOWER.”.
Few of the "old guard" in ric turedom survive. The list of screen- favourites. in 1910 or 1012. reveals scarcely a handful who are still delighting the film fans of to-day. Many of these pioneers have retired; others have answered the final curtain en)." still others have turned their attention to directing or writing, and only a' scant half dozen or so are still to by seen on the silver sheet.
A
Of these last Henry R, Walthall! probably is the best known. veteran of nearly thirty years on: stage and scroar, the "little giant” has been identified with every period of the picture industry from the first crudo aplit-reelers" to the all-talking epies of today.
He played an important role in Griffith's "Judith of Bethu.in." the first four-rel production ever made. Subsequently as the "Little Colonel" of "The British of a Na tion," Walthall scored his first really important aureess, and he then established himself in a front rank position in the sorcen world, position he has steadily main- tained ever since,
After completing roles for Fox Films in "Black Magie" and "Speakeasy," he temporarily left the talkie for his old love, the stage, returned to take a prominent part in the all-taking Fox pro which duction. "Temple Tower,' opena to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre,
Kenneth MacKenna enacts the leading role of "Bulldog Drum. mond" and Marcetine Day in the
Mr. Fanoy estimates that the voyage between Ban Francisco and Honolulu could be made in 38 hours by dirigiblo. Of the dirigible's cargo 75 per cent. would be, first class mail. Eventually, Mr. Far joy said, the trans-Pacific dirigi-heroine. Fox Trot-Cryin' for the Caro ble service would be extended to
lines,"
Manila. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Fox Trot-Honey.”
Waltz My Sweetheart."
Waltz-"C'est Yous."
10.10 p.m. (approx.). The Boxing Match relay from the City Hall, Close down
SUNDAY
a.m.-St. John's Cathedral re lay.
Banjo Solo-"You Don't Like It 12 noon. Chinese programmé,
Not Much."-Eddie Peabody. 1.30 p.m. Weather report, local Band-"Swishine Blues."-Me-time, etc..
This Jug. Band.
2 p.m.--Close down.
Singing with Guitar" Yodeling 8 to 10 p.m.-European programme
Cowboy." -Jimmie Rogers,
of H.31.V. and Victor records supplied by Alesers. Moutrie & Co.
Singing with
Guitar - Bluo Todel."-Jimmie Rogers. Song" You Darlin'." Johnny
Marvin.
Song I'm Yours."Johnny. ... Marvin,
General Sir Horace Lockwood 9 p.m.-Weather, report, local time,
Smith-Dorrien, G.O.B., G.C.M.G.,
etc.
Concert Items.
Orchestral Rendez Vous-
Intermezzo (Aletter). Victor
Salon Orchestra,” Orchestral La Czarine
Ma-
zunka (Ganne)Victor Salon Orchestra.
D.8.0., of Le Boosde, Dinard, 7.92 to 5.07 pm.-. France, whose name will always be associated with the Battle of Lo Cateau on August 20, 1914, colonel of the. Sherwood Forestors, A.D.C. AE HONG KONG DAILY General to the King in 1010, died PRESS, LTD, and the HONG on August 12 last, leaving property KONG WEEKLY FNESS, through of the gross value of £6,518, with their London Offon, at 53, Frnet personalty £2,822 Probate, is BYREET, E,C., 4, are prepared to give granted to his son, Lieutenant Subscriberg and Visitors advice Gerald Horace Grenfell Smith- gation argilahla u nassion of Tallylated Barracks motoring facilities, suitable shop Tidworth, Hants. He gives his ping centres, stehey will all articles to his son Gerald, trust nedals, lescentions, and personal If when at home, or telephone to the above addressing ho will treat then as heir- tho will receive the utmost assist ooms, and the residue of the pro ano and the intent available infor
porty to his wife for life, and mation on all abjects of enquiry then for his children or remoter will be placed at their disposal ❤ issue as she anay appoint.
Song" Tesen-Love and Music". Purrini), Marin Jeritzn (So..
prano),
Violi: and Cymbal. Duet The "Broken Violin" (Piata).-Belg
Schaffer and Feri Sarkozi Piccolo Solo "Song of the Night. ingale (Fillpovsky)--Clement
Barone.
to 8.45 p.m.-
Orchestral.
Concerto Grosso" (Ernest Bloch) Prelude Dirge Rustic Dances Fugue, Philadelphia Ohamber. String Simfonietta, "Arioso" (Bach). Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta, "Pomp and Circumstances March" (Elgar). London Symphony Orchestra.
9 p.m.-Weather report, local news,
etc...........
8.43 to 9.33 p.m.---
A Concert.
Song" Ombra Mai Fu" (Han- del)-Essie Ackland (Contral to). Instrumental Sextet:-"Valse
Triste" (Sibelius).-Victor Olof. Sextette. Instrumental Sextet-"A Keltic Lament" (Foulds).-Victor Olof Sextette.
Chorus Abide With Me" (Monk)-Choir of St. Mar. garet's Westminster, Chorus-"Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand", (Lykes).-- Choir of St. Margaret's West minster, Piono
Ane Solo-" Le Binne (Ibert).-Beane Moi- seivitch
Petit
Piano Solo Rococo" (Palm
gren), Benne Moiseivitch. Song Murmuring. Breezes " (Adall Jenson).—Leonard Gow- inga (Tenor).. Song Angels Guard. Thee".
(Jocelyn Godard). Gowings (Tenor),
0.33 to 10 p.m.---
Organ Bolos.
Leonard
"The Swan" (Saint-Saens), Mar.
cel Dupre
"Prelude in E Flat" (Saint-Saens),
-Marcel Dupre.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"RIVER OF ROMANCE."
Delightful entertainment is pro- vided at the Central Theatre in
of
Romance," Charles "River (Buddy) Rogers' starring vehicle which opened there yesterday and will be seen and heard for the next three days.
"River of Romance," based upon the famous Booth Tarkington play, "Magnolia," has everything that is desirable in a talking pic tura. It has a gripping plat, &c. tors who can talk and wear period costumes, local atmosphere and a romantic theme that rolls softly through the colourful scenes of southern life in the 1840's.
It is a now kind of role for Buddy Rogers. He appears as a soft-mannered youth who returns to his paternal home in a Minis. sippi plantation to be confronted with the brusque and bewildering code of duels and feuds. Refusing to fight a duel he is branded a coward. He comes back, though, in a startling fashion, eventually winning the girl who had loved him through all. Mary Brian is bewitching as the demure South ern girl who loves Buddy, and
ROLAND
BARBARA LEONARD
ARNOLD KORFF
Directed by
HAL: ROACH
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE
NORTE
TO-MORROW
“Bulldog". Drummond Back!
• His latest, adventures ore filled. with gresiar thrills and bigger loughs than ever, this a talking Fax Meristane version „of ‚H. C. McNeila's new book.
with
KENNETH MCKENNA Marcafine Day Hancy B. Wallam}
directed by Donold Gallaber
presented by
William Fax
TEMPLE TOWER
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
June Collyer, as the coqueite, is At 2.30. 5.30 & 9.20.
effective. Excellent character work
is furnished by Wallace Beery, LAURA Fred Kohler. Mrs. George Fawcett,
"Scherzo" (Gigouti).—G. D. Cua Honry B. Wathall and Natalie LA PLANTE
pinghui.
Dwelling Place" (Brahms).— 1, Cunninghaju,
Kingston
Rogers voice has á happy qual-
vigour and Miss
Choir of The Templo Church, March on a Theme of Handel lines with engaging intelligence, 66 The LAST
"London,⠀⠀
Song The Lost Chord" (Bul..
(Guilmant).Arthur: Meale.
Arthur. Menls," : "
livan)Essie Adland (Con-"The Pilgrim's Song of Hope " traito).
(Continued at foot of next column) 10 pn-Close down.
The sound background of river life, and plantation days was plessingly injected into the play by Richard Walace, the capable diroutor.
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