CENTRAL
SHI THEATINIE HEAT
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5, 10, 7:15 &,9.20 p.m
A ghostly romance of a haunted house of a thousand horrors which turned
into a home of
love.
the
cat Creeps
-while the canary sleeps
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NEXT CHANGE
A 1931 Paramount Comedy.
THE SILVER-SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
"BACHELOR FATHER."
Marion Davies made a record,
"midget", broadcast for the radio
Bevues in The Bachelor Father," her .now! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring vehicle, which will open on Thursday" at the Queen's Then- tre
The pee-wee station was erected en the sound stage set to enable Miss Davies voice to be recorded through a radio set used in a scene with Ralph Forbes and C. Aubrey Smith, her voice travelling exactly twelve feet from transmitter to re- ceiving-set loud-speakor.
This bronks tho short-length re- eard made by William Haines in "Remote Control," Haines' broad- cast having covered a distance of twenty feet.
The new Davies comody is talkie version of the David Belasco stage hit, which ran on Broadway for nine months. It concerns the amusing complications which ro sult when au English harongt, whose children by various marri ages are scattered all over tho globe, decides to bring them; all together under his own root.
"REDUCING.".
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931.
HONGKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
„THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY AIR-COOLED THEATRE IN THE COLONY
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At
2.90, 6.10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m.
INA CLAIRE and FREDRIC MARCH
In
"THE ROYAL FAMILY of BROADWAY"
With
MARY BRIAN
Mad, Merry, Modern! Their escapades make head-lines--but their private lives and loves are now revealed to you! America's darlings as they are with
In "Reducing the now- Marie Dressler-Rolly Moran Metro Gold-original rotes. The story is based
upon actual happenings in the war, Some of the items from the origin-
al show in France have been includ."
wyn-Mayer comedy which is now at the Queen's Theatre, "Chuck" Riesner, director of "Caught Short," has done another great job and will doubtless be remember-
ed by the many thousands of soldi» i of laugh creation, Tho tale con cerns itself with beauty shops, anders who knew the old "Bra Sat
Theatre' in France, with the women who are too thin
"Hookery Nook," of course, is ur too fat. It can be imagined that in such an atmosphere the the colebrated Aldwych farve which Dressler-Moran duo have a hilari-had 400 performances in London. Its presentation on the screen is ous time..
one of the most successful things yet done by producers of British pictures."
Assisting them in carrying out the love side of the piece" are, four
very personable young players, Anita Page, Sally Eilers, William
"THE SOCIAL LION" Bakewell and "Buster" Collier,
Starring JACK, OÄKIE ·
with
Mary Brian & Skeets Gallagher.
DRAGON BOAT
- FESTIVAL.
Jr. The love story is convincing and well done by these popular prople. Lucien Littlefield gives a great individual characterization as "Elmer," letter carrier husband of the buxom Marie.
KING'S THEATRE,
"SPLINTERS" & "ROOKERY NOOK."
Cinenia patrons will be delight. ed to hear that two eminent British pictures will be shown on June as to July 1 at the King's Thentre
THE ROYAL FAMILY OF
BROADWAY:"
Supply the interior of a sumpta ous duplex apartment in New York's fashionable East Fifties, complete with living rooms, and Even a bathroom.
Now give us the wings and stage of a great Now York theatro with beautiful "Romeo and Juliet" death scene on the stage and with All the details correct in the wings, Next we want a dressing room in this theatre. Now we require the lobby with-portraits on the walls.
DULY OBSERVED BY LOCAL "Splinters" ou the 25 and 29th, inst The portraits must look like our
CHINESE.
and "Rookery Nook" from June 30 to July 1.
(Continued on next Column.)
the
Saturday, was the Dragon Boat
"Splinters" has been reproduced Festival and although it has not by the British and Dominions Film been regarded with importance Corporation, Limited, and since the abolishment of the Lunar Gaumont British Picture Corpora- Calendar, it was observed by many tion, Limited. The cast comprises people in the Colony, especially the, Nelson Keys, 'George Baker, Syd- workmen. The noise of cracker fir. Hey Goltham, Sydney Howard, Lew ing was heard everywhere early in Lake, Walter Glynne, and Hal the morning and the restaurants Jones and Rog Stone in their and eating shops did a roaring trade in "choongs" (cooked rice wrapped in bamboo leaves).
There
were dragon bonts at Cheong Chau and Aberdeen, where hundreds of people spent their time in watching the races. Walk- ing along Connaught Road,, one. noticed a few steamers decorated flowers and beautifully with illuminated at night..
The Chinese hotels in West Point and other places were visited by unusually large numbers of people and many schoole, both Chinese aud English, were closed. ·
History of the
had the welfare of the people of his stats at heart. As a result of the plots of his enemics, he was driven from court friendless and in despair.
stars here. Then give us the wings and stage for a small country theatre with a setting for "Merry-
Wives of Windsor." There must be a dressing room to match this one too, and we need a theatrical maringer's in the Belasco tradi-
tion.
These were the demands made on the art department, the seenie de partment,
ut
the carpenter shop and tho property *men Paramount New York studio for the "Royal Family of Broadway," when that production, now showing at the King's Thun- tre, was in the niaking.
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"FOLLOW THE LEADER."
score
"
the spotlights off!
NEXT CHANGE
ED WYNN
IN
FOLLOW THE LEADER"
Booking at the Theatre. Tels: 26818, 25880."
"TOM SAWYER " ESSAY.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO-DAY.
It is announced by the manage- ment of the King's Theatre that eight awards have been made in regard to the recent competition on the subject of "Tom Sawyer” as u picture. The contest attracted fifty catrick.
On the whole; the English, grammar, and punctuation wore very good, but under the heading of "neatness" some competitors lost valuable marke. ·
The essays wore submitted to the judges without any names or ad- dresses, thus ensuring that the ulti mate awards were made solely on the score of merit.
The first prize is a gold medal,
the second a fountain pea, and the third a book. The other five prizes take the form of free tickets to the King's Theatre.
The presentation of the prizes will be made to-day just before the commencement of the 5.10 perform-
ance.
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CENTRAL THEATRE.
"THE CAT CREEPS."
"The Cat Croeps," described as one of the greatest mystery stories in the history of stage or motion pictures, and adapted by Universal for the talking screen from John Willard's famous play, "The Cat and the Canary," in opening its engagement today at the Central Theatre.
This thrilling production pro. sents an all-star cast, headed by Helen Twelvetrees, and including such woll-known screen artists as Raymond Hershölt, Montagu Love, Lawrence Grant, Theodore Yon
MOVIELAND
FOR
THE WEEK
OZZIN ENTS
STOR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20.
Came Kirby
A Song-Filled
Movietone Romance
of the
Old!
South
ALL
TALKING
3. Harold MURRAT and NORMA TERRIS
EWORLD:
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BỶ Z.BW. ON
355 METRES.
11 to, 11.20 a.m.-Stock quotations.. 11.30 a.m.--Chinese programme, 12.30 p.m.-European programme,
1 p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
.".
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press nows, ets.
Relay of speech from the Rotary Club tiffin-Dr. Mistowski on "Trinity College and It's Work."
p.m.-Close down."
6 to 8 p.m.-European programme, of Victor and H.M.V. records. supplied by Mesars. Moitrie & Co.
6 to 6.27 p.m.—
Orchestral.
“Tannhauser”—Maṛch® (Wagner).—
The Band of H.M, Coldstream Guards, g
Marthe Aux Flambenux" (Meyer-
beer). The Band of Coldstream Guards.-C1743
H.M.
In a Persian Market" (Ketol- bey)-The Band of HM. Cold- stream Guards.
“Raymond "— Overture (Thomas, arr: Godfrey)-The Band, of H.M. Coldstream, Guards, C1440.
Zampa "Overture (Heroid, arr. Godfrey). The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards.—C1421,
7 p.m.-Stock quotations,
0.27 to 7.03 p.m.-
Humorous, Numbers.
Song" A Dicky Bird Told Me
So."-Ann. Penn...
Song Glad Rag Doll"-Ann
Fenn.-B2002.
Song- Homes,"-Norman Long. Song "The Drago, Way"-Nor-
minn Long-B2257. Song" He's a
Have Around-Sophie Tucker, -21004.
Good Man to
Dialogue "A Servant· Girl."
Wish Wynne.-B2332. Song "You Can't Kill Flies by Scratching Them** Gracie Fields.-B3383.
Song I Think of You."--Nor-
món ông.
Song Is It British Norman
Long.-B9350.
7.05 to 7.30 p.m.-
F" Quartetto in
(Ravel), Krettly String Quartette, M-85.
7:20 to 7.45 p.m.--.
From the Studio.
A speech from the studio by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton on the St. John Ambulance Brigade -local branch.
7.43 to 8 p.m.
Concert Items.
Vocal Duet The Thought Never Entered My Head (Novello). -Winnie Melville and. Derek Oldham.-B3270,
Piano Solo" Concerto in E Minor (Medtner). - Benno
Moiseivitch.-E530.
Song
-"Columbine's 'Garden !'- (Besly), Walter Glynne (Tenor)-B3106, Instrumental Trio — “Virage
MOVIELAND EATURE
THE WEEK-
QUEEN'S
10-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
a thousand laugh for every pound
marie
DRESSLER Polly MORAN
+Mago
TALK
THE PERFECT COMEDY TEAM
They're aven funnier than in “Cought Short:"- You must come over!
with *
Anita PAGE
Lucien LITTLEFIELD
ADDED ATTRACTION
THE
DOG COMEDY
"So Quiet on the Canine Front?'
NEXT CHANGE* - -----
Marion
arion Davica is here
in her greatest comedy per formance.
The Belasco stage hit is
now a talkie riot of unusual wit and speed-try and stop laughing at it!
with.
Ralph
Forbes,
19.
0. Aubrey
Smith
(Contes). De Groot (Violin), David Bor (Piano) and H.M.' Calve" ('Cello).B3023.
8 p.m.-Local time and weather.
report.
9.03 to 11.30 p.m.-Ko Shing Thea
"tro relay.
10.30 p.m. (approx.).-Rugby mid-
He found consolation only in nature and in poetry and put in Ed Wynn, alina "The perfect | Eltz, Blanche Frederici, and Eliza writing the profound emotions he fool," who has made millions beth Patterson. The blonde Miss experienced, thus laying the foun- laughin & of hilarious Twelvetrees, a recent recruit to mó-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW HE dation of a great name as the Broadway stage successes, the most tion pictures, had previously achiev- author of "The Li Sao," or Elegy recont of which "Simple Simson,"ed fame on the New York. Stago. Ar 2.30, 5:15, 7.15 & 9.20', of Encountering Sorrows, a tran: had New York howling with do-The picture was directed by Rupert WARNER alation of which in English has been light during the past theatrical Julian, maker of many outstanding published by Dr Lim Boon Keng,
editor of the Chinese Nation. Chu season, brings his focling to your successes,
Yuan drowned himself in a river, town in his first audible film ap-The Cat Creopa" abounds with when he found that the royal house had degenerated so much as to have pearance in "Follow The Leader," mystery and suspense, and its en- Doxt attraction at the King's Theatre action deals with the hair xais lost all chance of recuperation.
ing events of a single night in a
BAXTER
in
“The ARIZONA KID”
Festivali It is of interest to learn some thing about the history of this
After his death, the people of the tru. festival, which, always falls on the country held (and still hold)
Ed Wynn won the title "The great mansion, which has not been Afth day of the fifth moon (of the boat races in imaginary search for Lunar Calendar). It is observed the hero. Special forms of rice Perfect Fool" from his own stage cccupied for 20 years. Here a dumplings covered with leaves are production of that name. The group of relatives gather at mid- once a year in commemoration of thrown in the streams (hence the Chu Yuan, a poet, statesman, and choongs that are consumed in self-imposed "name" filed him so night to listen to the reading of
the shops).
well that, even after the show alosa will, and thus begins a story patriot, who lived at the end of
Boat racing is not the only ed, the name etuck,
which brings to the audience'ä the 4th century and at the begin- | feature of the festival..“ Baths are
In "Follow The Leader," he is swift succession of laughs and ning of the 3rd century; B.C. He taken," says Dr. Lim, "heads and had many enemies at court, because hair are washed, and twiga of fat his best, supported by two, well thrills. Breathless terror grips the it is said, creates to an even' grea- aromatic plants and aquatic herbs known and widely loved screen characters, and the unexplainable ter degrés a fereepy atmospherd he was incorruptible and always are hung up as charms or good juveniles, Ginger Rogers, and
death of one of them adds horror of suspense and terror. Stanley Smith (Continued at took of néz; column;)tromons?laz
to mystery which is finally brought to a surprising solution just before daylight,
"The Cat and the Canary" has
·for years been recognized as one of the greatest mystery "thrillers" of the stage, and The Cat Groops,"
day Press news.
11.30 p.m. Close down.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
· RECENT DONATIONS:
The Hon. Treasurer bega to ne- knowledge with grateful thanks the feceipt of the following, donations towards the Brigade Funds:→→
Part proceedings of the
Mei Lan Fang Thea trical performances at
the Led Thoitro .........$1,211.83′′
Mr. Ku Tong Sen
200,00
Mr. Wong Kwong
30,00
Based on
Marion
AVI
the play by Edward
Childs Carpenter
The BACHELOR EFATHER
Hati Goldyow Moya ALL TALKING
MARION DAVIES:
production
* Directed, by
Robert Z. Leonard.
IT'S
WOW
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