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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931. 伍拜禮
DIARY OF LOCAL · EVENTS.
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On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notice (all previous Time Tables cancelled).
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Cuer Clark Cup (Hockey) Com petition: Winners (H.K.L.H.C.)`'». The Rest, King's Park, 3.15 p.in. and presentation of prizes.
Queen's Flower."
Theatre:
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V.---LIFE IN HECTIC HOLLYWOOD.
"EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY, FOR---!"
[BY
E. SEWELL.]
Hollywood, California, is needless to enter without proper authority. say the centre of the motion Many people go to Hollywood to see how pictures are made, only World Theatre: The Mysterious picture industry and is situated
just outside the city of Los Angeles. to find themselves ordered away in Rider."
This town, the Mecca of the world's no uncertain manner. The studios Central Theatre: "Love Among handsome men is sometimes called themselves are very interesting and the Millionaires.".
The City of Heartbreaks and Grief, there is much to see there. The Many misguided boys and girls, massive buildings that appear on Shing who have been in some amateur the screen are realy just framework theatrical production, have been ad- painted to represent some place, Hotel.vised by well-meaning friends that and the scenes that are supposed they would "go over in the to take place in these buildings are movies, and these row recruits with- taken on an open air stage. I saw out any knowledge of the motion the Alming of a train wreck and to my great aurprise found that picture" game," throw away their chances in the home town and risk the trains were only models, yel their money to come to Hollywood, when the picture was shown on the to become the second Mary Pick screen it looked perfectly realistic. ford or Rudolph Valentino, but Of course many scenes cannot he only, in fact, to find that the pic "shot" in this manner and much tires have no piące for them.money and time is spent in getting We sometimes Many of these people are so fired the proper effect. with ambition that they cannot see that they will never be employed and stay there until their small stock of money in exhausted and they have no way to get back to their homes. Thus they are thrown on their own resources, with little ar no training in any line, and can, not get work. There are thousands dare devil of young girls and boya who are starving in the so-called land of plenty. Many of these young people soon get into bad company and are started on a life of crime. A large perrentage of the youthful handits that are caught by the police re ceived their start in Hollywood and Los Angeles.
Saturday.
(May 9.),
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Sacred Hearts School Sports, Kowloon Football Club'ground.
Entries for Lawn Bowls Singles Championship close.
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Theatre;
Passion
Queen's Flower."
World Theatre The Mysterious
Rider."
Central Theatre: Love Among The Millionairen."
International Festival of Folk Dance and Song, Diocesan Chris' School, 3 p.m.
Mei Lan Fong at Ko Shing
Theatre, 8 p.m.
European Mail:-Outward: Europe ria Suez (Kalyan), 10. p.m.; Europe via Siberia (Tanda)
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Sunday.
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Fifth Sunday After Easter. Rogation Sunday. Queen's Theatre: "Paid."
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World Theatre: Three Arrows of Love."
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go to the pictures to see our far- ourite stars and see them in same hazardous action, and we fondly imaging that the actor is really risking his life for our amusement, but the lives of the stars are too valuable to take such chances and the dangerous work is done by some
who resembles the star anongh to satisfy the camera. These men receive very low pay for the work that they do and the risks that they take. They usually. sign a contract that will release the motion picture company from any liability and they take all of the clinnees.
The city of Hollywood is very beautiful, and the homes of the
street.
Hollywood over the town. This woman's
A few years ago Hollywood shockstars are all there or in one of ed, the world with report of "wild, the popular suburbs.
Boulevard, inmed all parties" that took place in the city. A certain set of netors gave world, divides the the city a reputation that it has famous not yet lived down. The news. paradise; as here are shown the latest fashions from the lending' papers made much of these es capades but they did not enlarge designers. There are also many upon the truth. I have seen partios large restaurants along this street in the film colony that would rival where the film stars can often be the old Roman orgies. Seme of seen. There are wonderful theatres these partica cost in the neighbour-in Hollywood Boulevard and two hood of ten thousand dollars and of the largest studion. At night, when the lights are on, the scene the anying of easy come easy gu
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is wel! applied to the money of is astonishing, and well lives up to these mnd hosts. The actars spend reputation. All of Hollywood life their enormous wages in a reckless can be seen and the shops are busy, manner and as a result many find themselves, when they go out of fashion," reduced to dire poverty. One can 'rend many of these stories motion picture publications. Many actors of to-day realize that their motion picture life is limited, und it is said. the average film life is only five years. The steadier people are
now placing their salaries in sound concerns and thas asure themselves of n comfortable living when their vogne passes.
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The night clubs in and around Hollywood have their interest but only the very rich can afford to go for the cover charges alone are enormons. The entertainment is of the best that can be got and the finest musical talent of America plays for the dancera. Every thing necessary for a party can be found in these clubs and often the entire place is rented out for some special occasion.
..Hollywood is one of the cleanest towns in the United States and, of course, the usual Bouthern Cali Some years ago the motion picfornia architecture predominates. Mei Lan Fong at Ko Shing tre studios were open to public in The streets are wide and well kept spection, but so many tourists and and the homes are dignified, Build- aspirants Look advantage of this ing restrictions are rigidly enforced Dances: Ten Dance ni Repulse that the directors were forced to and only certain types of design are Bay Hotel,
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Theatre. 8 p.m.
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Macaroni Cream Soup Snapper Chasseur
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