CENTRAL
© TRHEATRE MU
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
XFIAME
EAST LYNNE
The new all tail- ing picture sensa- Hon and modern.
ized version of
- "Bast· Lyano," starring Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon and 'big' Cast. A Liberty Production
COMING ATTRACTION
Hard Riding Heroes
NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN
but lovable cira.
Victor. McLaglen
and pals
Low Cody + Eddie Gribbon and Fay Wray
in this stirring Fox Movietone of the novel, "Over the Border”.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
EX-FLAME.'
While many producers of talking
|
pictures have boon racking their
brains as to where to find suitable material for the andible screen, along comes Liberty Productions,
a comparative now comor with a corking picture "Ex-Flame," which opened on Saturday last at the Central Theatre. Here is a'alrik ing example of what can be done with famous old stories and slage
plays, "Ex-Flame" being hinsed on ho theme of East Lynne" rend by people in almost every country on earth. M
"Ex-Flame" in "East Lynnd'! dressed up in 1931 style. It is modernized version, the treatment of plot and development cr the drama following closely that of the original story yet far surpassing the original in dramatic "sequencć. The plot of "Ex-Flame" is laid in England with all the golden glam- mour of English Manor houses and English countryside. Almost every adult of the present day has either read the book written many years ago by Mrs. Henry Wood at seen the stage play which held the re- cord for unbroken success over period of decades.
The cast 'is exccllent, featuring handsome. Neil Hamilton and charming Marian, Nixon, The sip.. porting cast is strong, including Norman Kerry, Judith Barrie, Snub Pollard. Roland Drew, and many others, and that little won- 'dor of child actors, little Billie Haggerty, whose remarkable per, formance is a micst striking exam
of the precocity of Hollywood
children.
In the days of the silent films.
these tiny tate were always a joy.
but without lines to speak, while many performances given in silent pictures were really remarkable, this now art of talkica demanda far greater talent in that the child. must remember and speak linos précisely as well as the grown-ups. A jazz band and a hilarious party in the old English Manor house are high lights that give the old plot the mcdern kick,
Directed by Victor Halperin, the action is smooth, connected and dramatic. Western Electric re- cording was used, the clarity of the tena being admirable throughout. The picture is superbly drested and well acted and forms the basis of an evening of real entertainment. “Ex-Flame" is having its final per- formances to-day at the Central Theatre. Those who like to see the famous old hook East most Lynn" in modernized versions are FLINT STEZET, E.0.4, is constantatronly advised not to miss it.
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ly receiving Enquiries from Home Manufacturers regarding Suitable
Fires to act as Agents for their
products in Hong Kong and Fonth Chius.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"DANCE FOOLS, DANCE.”
If Loss Companies desirous of taking
up further Agencies will let u know the Lines in which they are In "Dance, Fools, Dance," Jonn interested the information will be | Crawford's new starring vehicir, forwarded to London and passed now showing at the Queen's Then on to interested parties as optre, the star role is in the main a portunity offers
straight dramatic characterisation,
This Borrion is offered to our Readers we ligation is insured ou sisse no obligation, on either mido. The Required Information should be
sent to the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd. 11. Io Hova STREET, Hoog Kong.
but it also permite Miss Crawford
This combination of personalities When the is cleverly contrived. story opens, Miss Crawford ja seen
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At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 P.M.
IN HEL, HE MEBTS FATE
The tonal beauty
of "Morozoika- inseling drama of...... love greater"Laz 14
VICTOR MĒLAGLEN MARLENE DIETRICH.
Dishonored
Story and ¿retion by (OSIS VON STERNBERG-
with
LEW CODY She wants Power
over Men-g.
She gets Dangerous Love.
NEXT
ATTRACTION:
·Drama with a shock
"punch {"
Drama
written in thunduring headlines!
Nh GEORGE
BANCROFT
Scandal Sheet
A Guramount Picture
Booking
at the Theatre Telephones: 25318, 25330,
HOME, HOW YOU HAVE LONGED FOR IT!
but somehow, you feel out of it, almost an exile, your interests after all, have been for years in the Far East. You long for news, but friends don't write.
as Bonnie, a care-free, sophisticated society debutante, a parsonification
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to reveal flashes of her dancing of the typical, modern, bored society daughter" and "blushing, bride/ personalitiese result being that girl whoso thrills run to midnight the public enn not help but be de-lingeris parties. Subsequently the lighted with the result.
family fortune 13 wiped out and Bonnie and her brother, Rodney, ore left to their own resources.
Bonnie gets a job as a reporter, but her brother, unknown to her drifts into a bootlegging racket headed by Luva, a disreputable gangster.
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"TRADER HORN"
with
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This epic presents the
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other, fali desperately in love: The and without remorse. It is here picture has an unusual ending, the that the picture rises, above many girl being called upon by the can of the super-productions that have mands of love to ancrifice her life been screened locally in recent days, in order that her lover, a spy work- ing for an encity country, vaay make good his estupe.
or
MAJESTIC THEATRE.
"FEET FIRST.”
The appeal of the picture is that there is nothing boisterous romantic about it In place of romance the story deals with cold When better thrills are made, realities and is therefore in every Harold Lloyd makes them in Feet way, natural and "reasonable. A-First,' his latest talkie, now show ! †street woman, Marlene Dietrich is ing at the Majestic Theatre.
picked out as a suitable person to decoy an arch apy. She succeeds in thin but in trying to get the epy's lieutenant (Victor MadLagien) she
Luva'a gang. is suspected of a murder and Bonnie "play-up" to
Harold is seen as an ambitious the gangster in order to find out
young apprentico show clerk who, all she can for her newspaper.
in bis cffort to make good with his The plot swerves to sheer drama
employer gets into all kinds of when Bonnie discovers that Rodney lind committed the crime under finds aho is up against a different humorous situations-putting gun- roercion Dance Fools, Daore" problem, which, becomes mors, cum-koat sized shoes on the cute ipotures is packed with thrills and presentspeliated when she finds herself full of his amployer's wife; crashing a Miss Crawford in one of the drama- tic roles in her carcer, It is a ing in love with him. At the society ball in order to impras a¦ picture, which should not be missed. supreme moment of triumph for young lady he falls in love with; her country, she forgets everything finding himself aboard a trans- except the safety of her lover. Pacific steamer without a ticket; ¦ Court-martialed and condemned to hiding in a nil bng only takes death, she goes before the fling picked up and carried with the party undaunted Her bravery mail on a ship-to-shore airplane,
KING'S THEATRE.
*** DISHONOURED.""
A picture which every scroon fan proves too much for the officer of and finally landing on 2 painter's should sco is "Dishonoured," now the Bring squad who then and there showing at the King's Theatre. It
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scaffolding in mid air, wrapped up in the mail-bag,
has all the makings of a great almenoutices war and calls, the shoot and is sure to appeal to one anding of men and women mere Then follow those hair-raising all.
butchery. However his place is thrills which are so typically Marlene Dietrich, screenland's latest find, is co-starred in this film quickly taken by another officer who Lloyd. He wriggles free from the of war time espionage with Victor gives the newsary command to hag, looks about him, and realizes MacLaglen. The superb acting of bring the story, to an end. The with horror that a slight jolt will the former, described at one time as fireta Garbo's double, somewhat closing stages of the film are so catapult him hundreds of fort to overshadows the bold and satural fense: Thut one can harilly learn the ground below. He almost-Inses awarver of Victor Manglen hule in the whole of thantra, haj his grip dip on screaming. Jun Espies for Austria and Russia,respec-
tively the two come in contact and whole audienes, breathless Radhe hfter another, but finally makes a "while scheming to outwit each girl takes her nishment eainly safe descent to terra firma.
TODAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME,
THEATRE
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON TODAY TO WEDNESDAY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
355 METRES.
11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme,
12.30 p.au.-European programinis.
1 p.m.-Local time and weather
герог,
and
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, mail
notice, etc.
2 p.m.-Close down.
sto, 7`p.m.-Obinoso programmė..
7 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro-
gramme.
7 p.m.-Mail notice, etc.
1.05 to 7.30 p.m. Tannhauser. Overture and Venusberg Musio" (Paris Version) (Wagner) piny, ed by Leopold Stokowski and
the Philadelphia Orchestra,
8 pm. Local time and weather
report.
7:30 to 9.20 pm-
Musical Comedy and Talkı," Типак
Broadway Selections."The Te gal Cinema Orch, with Voin Chorus.
"Blues Eyes-Do I Do Wrong?"
Evelyn Laye, and Geoffrey Gwy ther with the Piccadilly Orch; } "Blue Eyes--Bue Eyes.”—Evelyn Laye and Geoffroy Gwyther with the Piccadilly Orch.
}}
The Music Box Revue."-The
London Theatre Orch.
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The New Moon-One Kiss.”— Evelyn Laye and Chorus with Drury Lane Theatre Orch.
The New Moon Lover Come "Back to Me!”—Evelyn Laye and Male Chorus and Drury Lane Theatre. Orch,
"
With a Song in My Heart"; Selections. The Court Syn.
рполу Orch.
8.20 to 9.03 p.m.- 03 p.m.-
Orchestral and Band Music,
"Beautiful Galaten Overture."
Conway's Band. "Valse Militaire."
Italian Band.
Vessella's
"Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss)
The Philadelphis Symphony Orch.
"Hyde Park Suite'"''(Jałowież) — Reg. Band of HM. Grenadier, Guards. "Danse Macabre" (Saint-Saens)- The Philadelphia Symphony, Orch.
;
Orpheus in Hades" (Offenbach),
The Victor Symphony Orch. 9.05 to 9.40 p.in.-
!
Variety,
Humorous Song-" Singin' in the
Bathtub."-Gracie Fields.
Song The Punch and Judy
Show."--Gracie Fiada,
Piano Solo Doll Dance.". Piano Solo “' Dancing "Tam.
bourine.-Pauline Alpert.
Song From Sunset to Sun-
rise."
Song" To Be in Love."-Jack
Smith (Whispering Baritone).. Organ Solo" You're the Cream
in My Coffee." Organ Soo-"Me and the Man in the Moon."--Jesse Crawford, Humorous Song- And Then He
Took Up GoÏL” - Humorous Song-" Donald the Dub"-Frank Crumit (Tenor). 9.40 to 10.10 p.m.)
Instrumental
Violin Solo" La Ronde Des Lutins (Bazzini) Jascha Heift
MOZE AANAL Piano Solo Lichestraum ? (Liszt), -Wilhelm Bachaus, Violin, Flute, Cello and. Harp
"Meloy of Love," Florentine Quartette.
Violin, Flute, and Hary At they Mountain Inn " - (Lubitzky); Neapolitan Trio,
Violin Duet-" Concerto for Two Violins" (Bach).-F. Kreisler and E. Zimialist. ⠀⠀ Bassoon Solo-" Hungarian Fan-
tasia" (Wober ), William Gruner.
Bute Solo
:
Whirlwind (Krantz) Arthur Brooke..
10.10 10 10.28. —
"Hawaiian Munto.
"Song of Hawaii-Hanalei Bay".
-Hanapi and Kaldipua!
Hawaiian Moon- "Hilo Sweet H
light. Toots Pakka Hawalia. Kawaha,Frank Ferera and
Anthony Franchini,Vizual "(The above records were kind- ly Jent by listanor.) asi 1,05: 20.es pughy mid-day-Press
new.
10.30 p.m. Close dowa,
JOAN CRAWFORD
It's a picture
of contrasts
and thrills T
It leaves you limp with its
swift drama
romance- surprise!
Dances her
way
from
the gayest
sootal whirl
to grimmest
derworld'
DANCE
FOOLS DANCE
directed
HARRY BEAUMONT Maro Goldarin
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ring
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thrill,"
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