CENTRAL
¿ETHEATRIE HA
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10.7.15 & 9.20 p.m.,
"MY PAST IS MY OWN?
Once a Sinner
DOROTHY
MACKAILL
JOEL MCCREA JOHN HALLIDAY G. HENRY GORDON
DIREZ AN
BUTAITY MƏCLINTIC,
Driven bayond endur-j 'ance by her husband's jealous suspicions, sho fought back at last. She suffered through love, and he suffered through Knowing that she had «been loved before,
THE SILVER SCREEN.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
ONCE A BINNER"
How many men are married and nover know of the past in the life" of the girl they wedded?
Ju
Once A Sinner," Fox movie tona production, which comes to the Central Theatre today for in. engagement of three days, there is seen and heard from the screen one of the most human direct and dramatic stories of the current
Directed by Guthrie McClintic. and featuring Dorothy Mackaill," the story deals with a girl, orphan ed. at ha early age, striving and struggling to make a living as a model, craving the luxuries that every girl craves and finding the only way to get them was vid the, casiest way.
Then sho encounters her first real love with a young inventor who marries her, but before so doing, she insists on telling him of her past and of the other man.
Whether that was the right thing to do has been debated for centuries, bat in this picture the subject is handled with logic, with daring and with artistry. ·
Joel McCren, Jöbn Halliday, and C. Henry, Gorden head à brilliant, supporting cast. which includes Sally Brane, Ilka Chase, Clare Blandick and Ninette Faro..
LORD RICHARD IN THE
PANTRY."
The Central Theatre are to screen Another British all-talking comedy
Commencing SUNDAY, 26th July on Sunday. It is "Lord Richard
in the Pantry," a story adapted from the stage-play which has given London many a good laugh.
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the foremost English comedian who' has atormed London with laughters, in the leading role, with a great cast if screen favourites.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1931.
HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
THE MOST COMFORTABLE. AND THE ONLY AIR-CONDITIONED THEATED IN HONG KONG
NEXT CHANGE-
COMMENCING SUNDAY,
WILL
ROGERS
Lightnin
V
FOX PICTURE
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE:
QUEEN'S THEATRE."
"PARLOUR, BÉDROOM AND BATH."
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The story centres on one Lord Richard, who, in the excitement of searching for certain mistaid valuable documents, forgets to don kis nether garments, but fortunate ly he possesses a butler of no small standing, who sucessfully screena his acantiners from curious feminine eyes. Added to his misfortune are a fluttering heart, and a-need for a guiding hand homewards, when ever he dines abroad.
As chairman of a company in new seaside resort, he has presters in "Free and Eas ably issued a prospectus visualising
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tures.
SHOWING TO DAY
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M.
"I sure
love
hey
fellers!
I ain't goin't be here long-
so I got tmake it snappy.
« C'mon over for a hot time!”?!
Skippy
a Paramount Picture
with
Robert Coogan
Jackie Cooper
Mitzi Green
and
Jackie Scarl
TELEPHONES ---25313, 25330. '
ent work as a newspaper artist. For years, editors" passed up a chance at Skippy, until he finally won editorial favour and became an over-night public hero.
"Elmer Butts" is it last in pic- Orcaby, thirty-seven years old, "Elmer" is great St. reviewed the pest career of his boy Bernard, the property of Buster hero as Paramount began the filmi- Keaton' and named by Keaton zation of Skippy,” with Wackie
after one of his favourite charac- Cooper as the lad; Robert Ccogan,
five-year-old brother of Jackie
a future super-Brighton, but ac- The dog plays in the country Coogan, as the well-known. Booky, tually this dream of dreams deve- calate aconos of "Parlour, Bedroom and Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl lops into nothing but marsh, so a washout would be an exceedingly and Bath," the straight-faced in the juvenile cast.
apt description of both chairman, company, and assets.
butler.
comedian's newest picture and aa
After completing, school, Crosby adaptation of the stage force, Ken-sot out at eighteen to work as a To escape angry shareholders, he
the seeks disguise, and after adding ton gave over his own house and cartoonist. His first job on side face ornaments, and getting grounds for the location.
New York Call pt. 810 afweck into a suit such as could only be
The story involves Buster's lasted just one pay day.. His so bought in Petticoat Lape, he suc- change from a shy billposter, cond, on the Globe, extended threv erasfully applics. for a position na
thrown by eircumstances Tatu weeks. Crosby then sold drawings He handles the situation as only wealthy surroundings, into the wherever he could and although he an amateur could, and incidentally king of all Lovers. The cast in falls for female servants, barly cludes Charlotte Greenwood, He could not got Skippy accepted.
met with success with other works, hooligans, sparkling jewels, and ginald Denny, Cliff Edwards, deals magnificently with the com- Dorothy Christy, Joan Peers, Sal- War intervened and Crosby ro bination offer from the lady.
At the fail of the curtain, he tells y Eitors, Edward Brophy and Naturmed after the conflict to con
talie Moorhead. Booking at ANDERSON'S and the girl to make an impression on his pillow, so that's all right: the- Book has arranged for an impres
at the THEATRE (Phone 25720)sion to be made on her pillow, so
that's all right, and 'with the aid of flat irons the pantry has been well eared for, so an impression can be expected there in due course, so that's all right,"
PRINCE'S THEATRE
From TO-DAY to SATURDAY.
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.15 p.m.
Hear CHARLES KING
sing "Your Mother and Mine" in.
Metro- Goldwyn
Mayer's
HOLLYWOOD
REVUE
Next Change
Cock-eyed World
tinue his campaign with Skippy, "THE EASIEST WAY.” which resulted, three years ago, in having Skippy appear for the first "The Easiest Way," which will time in Life. Since then, the car- come to the Queen's Theatre to morrow, is an M-G-M talking pic, toon youngster has been a public tare version of the sensational favourite. Eugene Walter stage play. Con stance Bonnett does highly effectivel work as "Laura," heroine of the drama, while the deft Adolphe
“LIGHTNIN...!!
Menjou, and cover young Roberi One lone man divorce seeker, a Montgomery are splendid in the black sheep, so to speak, in å set- two male roles.
Marjorie Rambeau has a rôle [ting of beautiful women divorcees, similar to that of her "Bolla" in finds his way to the divorce colony "Min and Bill," white Anita Page
is more than adequate, as "Peg "Lightnin'," Fez Movietone Laura's sister. Clark Gable of the comedy drama, starring Will Ro- stage success. The Lust Mele," gera, coming the King's Theatre makes his taikie debut in this plenext Sunday.
ture.
"The Easiest Way!' was adapted The women reeking separations by Edith Ellie and Jack Conway from their husbands refuse so has done a voly fine job of dires speak to him because he is getting tion.
a divorce instead of permitting his wife to enjoy a three month's vaca. |tion at the Calivada hotels/
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KING'S THEATRE:
"SKIPPY."
MOVIELAND
FOR
THE WEEK
STAR
TO-DAY TO-SATURDAY
AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.
VARNER CHOË, MAN
DANCING
SWEETIES
A holy story that explains the
good and bad in youth's new code of morska. It will trach parents shout their children ---- and boys, und girls about themselves.
WORLDA
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20.4
WHAT A MAN!
When one of the women asks "Lightnin'," the role portrayed. by Rogers, if he thinks it conven- Although "Skippy." Percy Cros-, tional for the man to reverse the by cartoon character who comes to order of things, he replies: "Well | Life with all his adult and kid it hill slopends on ircumstaness.
friends on--the King's Theatre -I've-never-talked to him, but-2-can- screep, in the Paramount talking | tell what kind of a gal he's mari picture of that title, liko Peter ¡ried to because he has that wilted Pan, never grows up, his cinema look like a punched moal ticket,” bow is in the nature čí an eighteen Bogors was great in, They Had [birthday party.
To See Paris" he was greater in The rapidity with which the boy "80 This Is London," but bo is rogue of Crosby's creation has at (declared : to be greatest in ba thined favour during the past few his characterization of Lightnin
tends toward the illusion. The cast supporting Rogers in- that "Skippy is one of those Bud eluder Lcule Trener TOTAM den-inspirations, and Cohan, Joel McCres, J. M. Kerri- *** In reality, he was conceived in gan and Sharon Lynn,
William Fox Movietone Achievement the mind of Crosby when the car Henry King, a Photoplay medal
toonlab was a youth of nineteen try-winner with his "Tolabis:David;" 'ing to crash his way into permng-directed the picture?
starring busi REGINALD
DENNY
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME..
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
355 METRES.'
11 to 11.30 Stock quotations. 11.30. a.m.--Chinese programme, 12.30 p.m-Europaas programme. 1 p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, mail
notice, etc.
p.m.
-Close down.
5 to 7p.m.-Chinese programoc..
6 to 6.30 pan-Chinese crhildren's
programme.
7 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro-
gramme, of Victor records sup -plied by "Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co.
7pm.-Mail notice, eto, 7,05 to 7.32 p.m.
Orchestral.
Beggar StudentMedley" (Mil-
and
loecker).-Marek Weber his Orchestra.-68903, "The Beautiful Galatea "-Over-"
ture (Suppe, ary. Artok).—Ber. lin State Opern Orch.-19-39079. "Eva" Waltz (from "Eva")
(Lehar, arr. Schott).
Carmen Sylvia "-Waltz (Ivano-
vici).Nat Shilkret and his.. Internation Orchestra--V-50013, 7.32 to 7.45 p.m.
Organ Solon.
Hello, Aloha!-How Are You?
(Gilbert-Baer).
"Barcelona" (Kahn-Evans).-Jesse
Crawford.-20283.
"Always" (Berlin).
"Dinah" (Lewis-Young-Akst).
Jesse Crawford.-90000.
8 p.m.-Local time and wonther
report.
7.45 to 8.10 p.m.
Planoforte Solos,
Invitation to the Waltz” «(Weher)
Alfred Cortot.-1901.
"On the Banks of the Danube " (Kuruer)-John Kurucz.-V-12 "Rustle of Spring" (Sinding). "Narcissus" (Nevin)--Hans Barch
-20121,00
8.10. to 8.37 p.m.-
Operatić.
"Margarethe Potpourri
(Goll-
nud)-Marek Weber and his Orchestra 88UGA,
*** La : Travista-Potpourri " (Vers di)-Marek Weber and his Orchestra, V-30015,
Pagliacci Fantasy
MOVIELAND
FOR
THE WEEK
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20.
The Broadway
laugh hit is
bere now as a
film hailed as
the funniest
ever made!
Don't miss it!
Buster
keaton
(Leoncaval CHARLOTTE
lo).---Marek Weber and his Orch-V-30017,
8:37 to 9.20 p.m.-
Variety.
Orchestral-Spanish Life.", Orchestral A Gay Caballero."
Victoria Oreb-Y-8. Accordions Rhapsody in Blue -Excerpts"-Fomeen Brothers, Accordions " Oriental One-
Step."Fomeen Trio-V-5, Whistling Bolo-Tout Fasse."! Whistling Solo-" Listen, to the Mocking Bird,”—Margaret Me- Kee.-19894,
Hawaiian Orchestra-"My Honn
Julu Dream Girl! St Hawaiian Orchestra In the Heart of Hawaii?" —Ho Hawaiian Orch.-19835.. Ballad-Billy Boy."
·Song-" Grandfather's Clock,”.
Frank Crumit (Tenor).--10943. Ocarina Solo" The Nightin-
Aale."
Ocarina Solo-The Canary,-
Fred Brano---V-31.
9.99 to 041 p.m.-
Band Music.
"Bells of Saint Malo (Rimmer).. "Gladiator's Farewell" (Blanken- burg)-National Military Band
"La Paloma (Yradier).. "Over the Wavea.” (Rosas).
Arthur Pryor's Band:-19970. The Black Horse Troop" (Sousa), "The National Game ** (Sousa).---
Sousa's Band-19741. 9.41 to 10.28 .m PB.
E 1AH-FNI. -
A Concert.
Song" Carceleras" (Chapi). Song "Serenata".
(Cesareo-
Toati). Madam Amelita Galli-
• Curci (Soprano), 1167, 4,
Violin Solo-Kreisler Serenade"
(Lehar).
* Violin Solo-"Frasquita Seren- ade" (Léhar-Kreisler),—Fritz Kreisler.1168, 24′′E Song Amapola (Poppy), (Lacalle)-Tito Schips (Tenor);
Quintette The. Shepherd's
Serenade" (Grey-Stothart); Quintette-Nonnolitan Seren
ndearr: Cibelli).-Victoria Quintette.-Y-30 Song" From the Land of the. Sky-Blue Water *** (Eberthart. Cadman)-Mary Lewis (So. prano) 1140.
Piano Solo Etude Tableau”?
(Rachmaninoff)WA
Piano Bolo Dance of the Gnomics (Liszt)-Sergei Rach- maninoff
1184.
John McCormack (Tenor). 1247.
10.28 p.m. Rugby mic
ΠΟΤΑ
10.30 p.m.-Close down,
2018
GREEN WOOD REGINALD DENNY CLIFF EDWARDS
PARLOR BEDROOM
AND
BATH
A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
TO-MORROW
"Don't make me laugh-talking about love you've tasted luxury" and that's worse than dopo
Here's a
• show i
The finest cast in y
plotures 1 More thril ́ing-than
the book!
THE EASIEST WAY
CONSTANCE
BENNETT
and fun to
ADOLPHE MENJOU ROBE MONTGOMERY.
SANITA-PAGE MARJORIE BAMBEAU