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A 1931 PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION
MARLENE DIETRICH
The new screen beauty whose resemblanc
to GRETA GARBO is the rage of two
continents
in
He buried himself
alive in the Foreign;
Legion to forget wom
en like hert
She Gives Love a Start- ling Signifi-
cance!
MOROCCO
MARLENE DIETRICH ADOLPHE MENJOU a Paramount Picture
wm GARY COOPEA
NEXT CHANGE
The laugh that enros Scandal to Pralis, and The Tallog Love. Screen's newest and most- daring story of a woman's wite pitted against men's Intrigues.
You loved her in "Ma- dame X"-now thrill to the brillant acting of
Ruth Chatterton
""THE
LAUGHING LADY
A Paramount Picture
Booking at Anderson's and
the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
353 METRES.
11 to 11.80 --Stock quotations, 11.30 a.m.-Chinese „programune, 12.30 pm.-European programme. 3 p.m.-Weather report, local time,
ele.
130 p.m.--Rugby Press news.
a to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.
4 Lo 0.30 p.m.-Chinese children's
programme.
7 to 10.20 p.m.-European pro-
grante of Victor and H.M.v.- records supplied by Mesers. Mouirie & Co.
7 to 7.35 p.n.-
!
Orchestral
Variety.
- Kiló
The Rosary."-Hilo Huwalino Orchestra. Orchestral-Aloha O." Hawaiian Orch.—90510. Song I'm the last of the Red Hot Mammas,."-Sophie Tucker (Comedian),
Song" He's A Good Man to Buve Around."-Sophie Taeker (Comedian), 2!$94.
Song" Paris, Stay the Same."-- Maurice Chevalier (Baritone).
Song "You've Got That Thing." -Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). -222014
of the
Organ Solo-" Chant
Jungle."-Jesse Crawford. Orxan Solo-Tip-Toe Thru the!
Tulips with 3c.-Jesse Craw- ford.-22942.
Song- The Song of the Prune." Frank Crumit (Comedian). Song- Down in De Cane- Brake."-Frank Crunit (Come- dian).—91430,
9 p.m.-Weather report, local time,
ele
7.35 to 8.20 ..-
A Concert. Pianoforte Solo" Capricein ". (Domenico Senralatti).-Vladi. mir Horowitz.
Pianoforte Solo Serenade
la Poupre" (Serenade for the Doll) (Debussy). Torowitz.-1357
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.
KING'S THEATRE HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
NEW ANTICS
OF SHOWDOM'S
MERRIEST NUTS,
THE
MARX
BROTHERS
"Animal Crackers
a Poumount Pictur
with
LILIAN ROTH, LAUGHTER'S LEADING LADY
RICKSHA PULLER SHOT
DEAD.
AUSTRALIAN TOURIST IN POLICE CUSTODY.
Madras, March 7--An Austra- - Vladimiring tourist, Captain Harry Dar by, aged 31, now living in Madras,
Song-Screuata" (G. Cerarco- F. Taula. Tosti).-Amelita Galli. Curci (Soprano).
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THE MARX BROTHERS
IN
“ANIMAL CRACKERS ”
PARAMOUNT'S LAUGHTER PIECE
MURDER OF MRS. GORDON.
NEW YORK POLICE MAKE
FOUR ARRESTS,
New York, April 9-A climax was rehched in one of the worst
police scandals in the history of New York City to-day when police
is alleged to have shot dead a rick-arrested Harry Stein and charged him with the murder af. Vivian ahn puller named "Poongavanam
Gordon. (Prison opposite Egmore/railway station. Song "Carceleras "
Song) (Chapi).-Amelita Galli-ast night. Curei (Soprano),-1107. Guitar Solo-Tremolo. Study"
(Tarrega).-Andres Segovia.
Captain Darby is stated to have told the police that he
was the
Guitar Solo-Fandanguillo" owner of the El Dorado gold mine (Turina). Andres. Segovia. in New Guinea and that he flow from England to India in stages, arriving in this country on Jan.
6707.
Pianoforte Solo-" Scarf Dance"
(Chaminade).-Hans Barth. Pinnoforte Solo-"The Fintterer" (Chaminade).- Hans Barth.
.20346.
tone).
Song-"The Tune the Bo'sun
Played"
(Loughborough), Peter Dawson (Bass Baritone).
26.
It is reported that he returned ricksha to Egmore station in a
Song" Harlequin" (Sanderson), about 10.80 p.m., and, apparently --Peter Dawson (Bass-Barito frighten the ricksha puller, who appears to have demanded an ox- orbitant fare, Captain Darby is alieged to have drawn his autonia- tic pistol and before he could rea ise what was happening a bullet was fired, killing the, ricksha pat ler almost instantaneously,
-1300.
Violin Solo!! Dance of the Maidens (Fřimi - Kreisler), -* Fritz Kreisler-120)..
8.20 to 9 pm)_~~-~-
Captain Darby left Sydney at - Orchestral.
the end of last year un a holiday trip round the world, and, while Lieberleid (Love's Sorrow) (F. in England, it is stated, he bought Kreisler).San Francisco Syma Puss Moth aeroplane, which he phony Orch.
brought with him, to India.
(1) Serenade" (Moszkowski ).. (9)Aubade" (Auber)-San Francisco Symphony Orch.-
6902.
* Midsummer Night's Dream" Mendelssohn).-San Francisco Symphony Orch.,, directed by Alfred Hertz-MB.
to 9.30 p.m.-Pianoforte recital from the Studio, by Miss L Pecker:
1.." Venetionisches Gondellico"
No. 8 (Mendelssohn).
Prelude" Nos. 20, 21 (Cho- pin).
3---" Nocturne 1· Op. 48· (Chopin). 4. "Valse" Op. 10 (Chopin).
5. Etude No. 5 (List),
Etude" No. 3 (Listz).
9.30 to 10.03 p.m.-" Stephen · Fos- ter Melodies."-Nut Shiret and the Victor Salon Group.- C2
10.03 to 10.10 p.m.-" The Geisha " Vocal gems (Gilbert-Sullivan).--- Light Opera Company:-E2144- 10.10 to 10.30 pm. ------
Musical Comedy and Talkie
Hits.
Selections from "Good News,”--
Victor. Arden-Phil Ohman and their Orch.
Selections from "Funny Face."- Victor Ardon-Phil Okman and their Orch.-35919, Gems from "Hold; Every hing." -Victor Light Opera Group, Gems from Follow Thru.”— Victor Light Opera Group.- 35070, 10.30 p.m.-Close down
He is a bachelor and is reported to have served in Europe during the War, with the Australian fer-
CCA.
Captain Darby is now in polico custody.
The police have recovered seven live cartridges and the automatic pistol..
Two months ago. Mrs Gordon was strangled to death just after she had announced that she would present herself as a witness in the inquiry into vice conditions being conducted by Justice Samuel Sen- bury,
to
Justice Seabury was attempting unearth evidence showing a partnership between crime and the
police and magistrates courts in New York. It was only a short timo after Mrs, Gordon, a "wo- man with a record," had decided to toll all she knew to Justice Seabury that she was murdered, despite the fact that aho had asked for police protection,
In charging Stein with the mur- der of Vivian Gordon, the police. alleged that the accused man had. been seen entering the automobile" in which the woman was lured to her death on the night the crime was committed. It is said that already Stein has made several. damaging admissions.
The police, loweyer, contend that Stein's motive in murdering Mrs. Gordon was robbery, and not in: an effort to prevent her from mak. ing statements.reflecting upon the
At the inquest hold this evening, the jury returned a verdict that polios and the courts to Justion death was due to shock and haemor-Seabury. Three others are being rhage as the result of a gunshot held with Stein as material wit wound inflicted by Captain Harry Darby.
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THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
STRICTLY UNCONVEN.
TIONAL."
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announcer the opening to-morrow at the Queen's Theatro of "Strictly Un. conventional, all-talking adapta. tion of Somerset Maugham's ma- trimonial satire, "The Circle."
The picture is rated, as one of the few all-star stories ever writ ten. It has six parts, all of them of exactly equal value. and it abounds in clever lines.
In fnot, as the all-star vehicle oi Jahn Drow and Mrs. Leslie Car- ter a few years ago, it scored one > the most conspicious aUCCESĶES the American singe has known" Ita. sharp, keen wit, and its laughable situations broke house records nil over the United States and Canada. Direction of this satire was put in the hands of David Burton, con- sidered one of the most competent artists to come from the stage to talking pictures, Burton attained prominence on the stage as director of "The Swan." "The Royal Fami. ly." "Serena Blandish" and "The Racket."
"REMOTE CONTROL."
A clever story of a master-crook who directs the activities of a gang of bank robbers by giving out eluos in nightly radio talks, forms the idea behind William Haines' nowosy' Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer talkio, "Re- tote Control." now showing at the Queen's Theatre. Haines has one this most interesting roles to date as manager of the broadcasting station who becomes implicated in' the robberies but manages to prove his innocence by tracking down the ren! crooks.
Combined with the high tension mystery is a huge fund of typien! Taines comedy, one scene being particularly riotous, in which the comedian imitates a number of well-known radio atars. Polly Moran, in the guise of an advisor te beauty seeking flappers, adda to the hilarity while equally good performances are offered by Mary Doran in the feminine lead; Char
ie King, who sings the picturo's sung hit, "Just a Little Closer;" John Miljan. as the. bad man;” J. C. Nugent, Edward Nugent, Wilbur Mäck, James Donlan,” Ed- ward Brophy, Warner P. Richmond and Russell Hopton. But the loud. ing honours must go to Haines, whose apendid handling of both the comedy and dramatic angles of his part marks another bigh spot in his talkie career.
"WHOOPEE."
Indian's
You would expect an Amusements to consist of dyoing eagle feathers or getting in his archery practice. Yot golf in the favourite sport of Chief Caupoli. ean, the genuine Indian baritone and operatic elebrity who plays the role of Black Eagle in. "Whoo- pee," the Samuel Goldwyn-Florenz Ziegfold musical triumph, starring Eddie Cantor, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.
But then Chief Caupolícan ir as civilized as his royal birth among the Aurocano Indians should make him in this day and age. He was educated
Paris, takes a promin. ent part in the sociological activi- ties among the North American members of his race, and has chosen' to live in Northampton, Mass. FOR CINEMA PAGE... ·
KING'S THEATRE.
ANIMAL CRACKERS."
“Animal Crackers,” which in showing for the first time at the King's Theatre to-day, lins plenty
of action and not a little humour! in the telling of the story.
A stately hostess is giving a house party at her palatial country hous The four famous Marx Brothers burst into the sound as a big game hunter, his secretary, and two ragabond musicians, and pro- vide any number of amusing in- cidenta. It is said that "Animal Orackers" gives an opportunity for the appearance of even more pretty girls in bathing suits and various stages of undress than the average revue which is saying a good, deal.
DANCER RETURNS TO
·JAPAN.
MICHIO ITO AND. WIFE ON SIX WEEKS' TOUN.
Tokyo, April 10-A group of Japanese and American-classical- dancers headed by Michio Ito, famour Japanese dancer, and his American wife, Hazel Ito, arrivod at Yokohama aboard the steamship |...
to open a six Taiyo Maru to-di wecks engagement in Japan. The troupe will appear in Tokyo. Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya,
It will be Ito's first visit to his homeland since 1922 when he luft Japan for Germany in company with Konku Yamada, noted com posor who is now. conducting a concert tour in France. Ito studi
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It's now a talkie of
a million laughs and thrills!
Something new! Takes
place in a radio broad
It's casting station} great!
He
- Brondeasts
Langhu and Thrills and Romance!
WILLIAM
HAINES
Remote Control
with CHARLES KIN
MARY DORAN JORN MILJAN POLLY MOBAN J. C. NUGENT
My¤ ALL TALKING
Added Attraction
BENNY RUBIN
"The GENERAL ** A COLOUBTONE HEVUE:
TO-MORROW
WHAT about LOVE
Strictly Uncon ventional
HERE is the
talking ALKHO
drama of thou sands of men and women who defy convention for love!
Somerset
-Maugham's
play, "The Circle," that ran two years is now a picture the whole world's gasping atl
with
LEWIS STONE PAUL CAVANAGH
ed in Germany and England before | CATHERINE DALE OWE)
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. opening bis Japanese dance school
in Hollywood:
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