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・・・ SHOWING TO-DAY
THE SILVER SCREEN.
'QUEEN'S · THEATRE;
THE EASIEST WAY
It seems impossible for the clover and bonutiful Constanco Bennett to At 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. tikis version of the great stage.
make a bad picture." M-G-M's
"MY PAST IS MY OWN"?
Once a Sinner
DOROTHY
MACKAILL
JOEL MCCREA JOHN HALLIDAY C. HENRY GORDON
Direcise ar
DEINER' M«ČIANTI
Driven beyond endur- cance by her husband's jealous suspicions, she fought back at last. She suffered through love, and he suffered through knowing that she had been loved before.
classic, The Easiest Way," pre- sets the star in one of her 'very best interpretations: "Laura Mur dock" is undoubtedly one of the most poignant portraits of a wo man's emotions ever placed on the
screen.
The star is ably seconded in her endeavors by tire of the best mas culine performers in the business Adolphe Menjou and Robert Mont gomery Marjorie Rambeau repeats with Elfo" the success cf" "Bella" in "Min and Bill," hor first at tempt in the talkies...
Anita Page is finę na "Pog,"! Laura's sister, while Clark Gable, stage star of "The Last Mile," rankos his filia” dobut ns Nick, Anita's husband. J. Farrell Mac donald, and Clara Blandick" are more than adequate as "Mr. and Mrs. Murdock. Edith Ellia made
the adaptation,
"CITY LIGHTS."
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Spaghetti, with a side order of scrambled eggs and sausages, will undoubtedly become a very popular dishi after the, initial 'showing of Charlie Chaplin's long awaited non.
Commencing SUNDAY, 28th July dialogue motion picture produç-
tion, City Lights," which will re-
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HONOH ONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1931.
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THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY AIR-CONDITIONED THEATER IN HONG KONG
- NEXT CHANGE
COMMENCING SUNDAY,
WILL
ROGERS
Lightnin
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PICTURE BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.
KING'S THEATRE.
"SKIPPY."
SHOWING TO DAY
AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 PM.
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hey
fellers!
"I ain't goin't be here long-
so I got tmake it mappy. C'mon over for a hot time)
SkippyTM
A Garamount Picture
with
Robert Coogan
Jackie Cooper
Mitzi Green and
Jackle Scarl
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6,000 feet above the level of the sca liko a jewel in a setting or rare beauty, No other spot an America has been endowed with such amazingly picturesque back- grounds.
The engaging young man who has figured in Percy Crosby's comic strip has come to life in a picture This California locality was bearing his own name, and chosen by Fox Movietone execu Skippy," the film now showing attives for "Lightnin'," Will Ro-
in 1921, that the stewed eal, cethe King's Theatre, has a record of gers third all talking picture
IN THE PANTRY" cupiod a warm spot in the table-signal successes behind it. While which comes to the King's Theatre
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Booking at ANDERSON's and at the THEATRE(Phone 25720)
it is Jackie Cooper who plays the part of Skippy, referred to by George Ade as "my favourite des
fare of many Britishers. Yet when the comedian indulged in, the saine stewed cels but with an added per-perade, in a most appealing way, sonal touch, the event becoming public knowledge, more cels found their way to the skillet in the brief poricd of a week than in the his Lory of that city's cafedom
In "City Lights" Chaplin takes
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next Bunday.
"Lightnin'," was adapted from John Golden's highly successful stage play and Rogers portrays he is well supported by other elevor the role of "Bill Jones," the kind- child
actors.
Jackie Coogan'sly, lovable old chap who dislikes young brother Robert, as well as work and loves his liquor and who, Jackie Searl, does extremely good when his tongue is Loosened, tells work, and Mitzi Green, as the ever- the most outrageous lies imagin- present girl in the case, is almost,
able, his favourtie topic" being the Spanish American war in which he fought and advised Teddy Rosso- velt.
adult in her acting. This of course his spaghetti oozing in olive oil.is not what makes the children de
serve the sympathetic attention Not because of any particular As-
which they receive. Thoy appear Four that is produced but for the purpose of adding enjoyment and to live through the picture as caso in the consumption. It is dif- though, the incidents were really ficult to describe property just happening. In contrast with the inadequate to fit the pantomime of
what happens," because words are
the subject.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
From TO-DAY to SATURDAY
DAILY Ax 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
unstudied aspect presented by the
This role is said, to afford the famous wit and humorist grenter opportunities for whimsicalities than did either "They Had To Deu
Paris" or "Bo This Is London,”
SUCCESCR
children, the grown-up actors re- both tremendous Fox Movietone ally suffer a little, though they Bucceed in giving the impression of Louise Dresser, well remembered adults as seen through the eyes of for her mother role in "Mother children.
Kacws Best and other screen
rles, enacts the role of Rogers
The story is largely concerned with amall boys and dogs. Skippy's wife in this picture directed by friend Socky, a resident of the for- Hoary King.
MOVIELAND
FOR
THE WEEK.
STAR
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 6:20, 7.20 & 9.20.
DANCING
SWEETIES
ively story that explains the good and bad in youth's
new code of morals. It will
teach parents about their
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bidden Shanty Town, loses his dog. A large and competent cast supdren and boys and
despite their combined efforts. to. raise the price of a licence. Both
boys have decided life is not worth living, grown-ups being so lacking
ports the principals. Some of the favourites are: Joel McCroa, Hojon
Cohan, Sharon Lynn, J. M. Ker rigan, Luke Cosgrave, Ruth War-
in understanding, and Skippy pays ren, Joyce Compton, Walter Per- vialt to Shanty Town with a cival, Frank Campeau, Rox Ball, view to casting his lot with Souky. Gooded Montgomery, and Boxenne This young person has a new dog
Curtis
WORLD THEATRE.
"WHAT · A MAN !”
to display, a Baston bull complete with collar and papers that tell who his father and mother is and who their father and mother is This calls forth the priceless line from Skippy" They're all dogs, In What a Man," which is ain't they as
showing ab
at the
the World Theatre to- People who want to can find ex-day, Reginald Donny, the well- cellent child psychology net forth known com
comedian, has
has probably the
in the production; all the others,best role of his career. He ap by far the greater number, will pears first as a respectable citizen, share, the joys and woes of SKIPPY and later as a tramp because he and. Sooky and the rest without objecting too strongly to the dislearns that a wealthy woman, who. play of prococity which the public has a beautiful daughter, collects, demands of child astorn.
tramps as a hobby!
The way he overcomes the angor and resentment of the girl and the "indignation of the menials of the household, make the picture a gay and thoroughly enjoyablo comedy, Lake Tahoe, Frequently referred drama. Miriam Beogar plays
William Fox Movietone Achievement to as Nature's chosen beauty spoti oppicaito bitstar, and the ploture
lics serene and placid more than is full of humorous incidente
girls about themselves.
EWORLDE
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
AT 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20.
WHAT A MAN!
starring REGINALD
DENNY
TO-DAYS WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.“
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.
41 to 11.30 a.m.—Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, 19.30 p..--European programme,
1 p.m.--Local time and weather
report.
1.30 pm-Rugby Press news, mail
notice, otc.
9 pim-Close down.
eto 8pm-European programme of Victor and H.M.V. records supplied by Messrs. 8. Moutrie & Co.
6 to 0.30 p.m.
A Concart.
Band Par Des
Cymbales
(Chaminado).The Band of
H.AL Coldstream C1501
Guards.-
Song Parted" (Tosti).-Essie Ackland (Contralto).-C1702 Violoncello Solo Musette " (Bach-Pollain). Pablo Casals.
--1394.
Song - Mountain Lovers" (Squire)John Turner (Tenor)
C1345.
Piano Solo-Impromptu in a Flat" (Schubert).—Ignace Jan Paderewski.-€129... --
Vocal Duet The Keys of Hoa-
ven."
(Broadwood), -d Alice:
Moxon and Stuart Robertson, -C2014.
Violin Solo-Frasquita Beran- ade" (Lehar-Kreisler) Frita
Kreisler. 1139,
8.30 top.m.-
Waltzes,
Potpourri of Waltzea"-Kiri- loff's Balalnika Orch.-01917, Gipsy Love (Lebar). "Sweetheart" (Strauss),-Inter national Concert Orch.-C1402, Jolly Fellows (Vollstedt). "Amoureuse" (Berger)-Interna-
tional Novelty Orch.—C1882, "|||
7 p.m.--Stock quotations, mail
notice, etc.
7.03 to 7.40 p.m.—
Variety.
Song "That's How I Feel About
You, Sweetheart.”.... Song "Thoughts of You."
Gracie Fields (Comedienne).--
Plantation Songs.-Paul Robeson
(Base). C1585... Dialogue Our Village Con
cert."-Byd Howard Vers "Peares and Leonard Henry "&"'
Company-01798.
Humorous Song-“I'm Blase.”” Humorous Bong-Prophecies.'
-Norman Long-C1238. 7.40 to 8 p.m.-
· Muzical Comady,
The Girl Friend"-Vocal gems
(Rodgers).-Light Opera Com pany-C1809.
Lidy
Lady Selection (Rod gers)--Bavoy : Orpheans—C1310, "Mistor Cinders "-Vocal genap (Ellis and Myers). Light Opera Company-C1605, p.m-Local time and weather
report.
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6.03 to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese studio
concert
10.30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press
'news.
10.33 p.m.-Close down.
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MOVIELAND
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QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 & 0.20,
Don't make me laugh-talking about love?) - Fou've lasted luxury and that's worse than
dope
Here's a
show Ho -The finest
cast in
pletures [
More thrill- ing than
the book!
THE EASIEST WAY
LA CONSTANCE
BENNETT
and
"ADOLPHE" MENJOU ROBT, MONTGOMERY ANITA PAGE MARJORIE RAMBEAU Based on the play by EUGENE WALTER Directed by _____JACK_CONWAY
* ADDED ATTRACTION CHARLIE CHASE
The Pip from Pittsburg'
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A Bigh Hat of
the Alleys.
CHARLIE BREAKS
INTO SOCIETY'
A
new note in
· serveu . : exterisia-
[ment); with;
the master funster at
la fummies,
Charlie Chaplin
CITY UGHTS
WRITTEN. DIRECTED M PRODUCED BY CHARLES
CHAPLIN.
COMING SHORTLY
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