CENTRAL
QU THEATRE MY
́SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION"
THE
DEVIL
a Gant Gitm
with
Skeets Gallagher Stuart Erwin Carole Lombard Lilyan Tashman Norman Foster
NEXT CHANGE
MARY NOLAN
Edward G. Robinson Owen Moore Rockcliffe Fellowes
Julside the Law
Watch for RESURRECTION”
An EDWIN CAREWE production Starring
JOHN BOLES-LUPE VELEZ
adapted from
Count Leo Tolstoy' famous story.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
MEN CALL IT LOVE
Men Call It Love," fonturing Adolphe Moujor as the golf cham
'n Don Juan, who takes life and fun as he finds it, opened at the Queon's Thyaira yesterday when it attracted large crowds to all' performance
The picture is regarded as ideal material for the suave and debon- air Menjou and for the oxcolent cast with which ho ie, surrounded in the picture version of the dar ing farce of marital mishap. j.
Menjou, as an American society
| golf chauupion; is said to score an uven more captivating performane than in "The Easiest Way which he last was soon
in
take
The leading lady in the picture 1. Leila Hyams, who plays the part of the young wife, frenzied by her husband's unfaithfulness, who gone to the golfer to kill tho Icvo sho has for her mate and to. gain revongo by daunting er set Playing the husband is Norman
Foster,
stor who has become so pro- minent on the screen since Young Man of Manhattan.?.
The "woman whose, adventuring provides alluring motivation for the sophisticated plot is played by Mary Duncan, and the cast is rounded out by Hedda Hopper, as the divorce-party hostess; Robert Emmett Koans,ne the hendecked husband, and Harry Northrup. the devoted butler
The picture starts with a swing and the spicy favour of the dialo- gue and aitnations add vastly to the pictorial enjoyment of the feature
"Men. Call It Love" is first class entertainment and is a "inkie" which we can thoroughly recom-
KING'S THEATRE,
DERELICT."
"Derelict "
George Bancroft carries within his own personality something of the unhampered freedom of the sea, something of its ruthlessness, its
Bit nmower is might. And a te, of thoroughly inspired writers have in- corporated his masterful qualities into a story for the star of "Wolf of Wall Street," The Mighty" and "Ladica Love Brutes."
In other words: which is now showing at the King's, is Bancroft and Bancroft is" Dere lict." Bancroft, mighty captain of a const-wise freighter. William Boyd his rival in love and scaman- ship. Jossio Royco Landis, beauti ful, dance-hall girl, buffetor around. from port to port, from man, tố man, cking harbour at last in Bancroft's heart... He discards her, casts away the love she offers him, too full of vigour and life to pause from victory, when, with a super- human effort he wreate a human cargo from the grip of the sea and tastes the exhaltation of love
HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL seen on the screen since "Old Iron
REGISTER,
Hong Kong Observatory, September 2
Previous Un Dawn Date
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Rain
Thunder.
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1.8
71,00-
16:
BRIGHTON RACES. COUNCIL IN FAVOUR OF
SUPPORTS
Brighton Town Council recently discussed the building of now stab
* Derelict is a spectacle, a sea picture the liko of which hasn't been Bides." A ship plowing blindly on the deep seas through a pail of fog; a terrific tropical storm two ships erashing head-on in the blackacsa and terror of a mad night. Strange ports that only sailormen know; strong, rugged rufiana". And through it all the drama that Ban- urofl fights with Boyd, with the woman, with himself.
"KICK IN."
Is Clara Bow the victim of har own talent1 Will the public, hay- ing known her only as gay-heart- Highest open-air Temperature, 2183 youngster, allow her to exercise her ed, joy-loving, excitement seeking Lowest open-air Temperature,381 talents in her chosen field of B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy, D-dramatic portrayal.?use Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; nve been puzzling. Paramount's. These are the questions which M-Mist; O-Overcoat; P-Passing showers; Q-Squalle; -Rain; T little red-bead for several years past, and now, with her first real dramatic, rőle. before the public, in Kick In," the next attraction at the King's Theatre, she is anxiously awaiting the verdict.get Many directors have seen in Clara |Bow the attributes "which make for lasting stardom in emotional role. Frank Tuttle lauded her versatility les for racehorses on the Brighton when, in "Her Wedding Night," racecourse, it being urged that bothe introduced her in fusce-comedy. ter socommodation would encour-Richard Wallace, who direrted Ruth age owners to send better-class Chatterton in The Right to Love," horses to the fixtures,
rees in Clara Bow an outstanding Alderman Stevens said racing dramatic personality." was a declining aport, and was Director Tuttle said recently, losing much of its interest for the Clara, Bow has a faculty for de public. In the eight yours provi-livering perfect scenes without any ous to 1987 the Brighton Face meet preliminary building up, or pre- ing had made £34,000 profit, but paration That, to my mind, is it was now run at a cas, and hewhat makes her one of the truly thought it inadvisable for the Coun: great actressca of the time. Her cil to spend more money on it. new picture: "Kick In," gives hor it was decided to seck' section an opportunity to do something to borrow: £17,000 for the puprandifferent and to display shpes«fina.
only: Aldermann Stovima | acting talents which, for- nó lống, Uthor dissent
have retained
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
KINGS THEATRE
GEORGE
CKONCS, FINEST ONEW
TWO DAYS
At 230, 5.107.15
and 9.80 p.m.
The Talking Soreen's First Breath-Taking
Sea-Drama
WITH
the Mighty Star of "The Mighty"!
BANCROFT Derelict
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"UP POPS THE DEVIL”
Love in Greenwich Villago is the hems of "Up Pops the Devil," Paramount's latest comedy-romance adaptation of a Brondaway hit of last season which comes to the Central Theatre to-day..
A Garaminant Picture
--NEXT
CHANGE
SUNDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER.
CLARA
BOW Kick In
a Garamount Picture
BOOKING
AT THE THEATRE.
TELEPHONE No. 25818.
and write that novel His wife finally persuades him to roverso places with hor. He is to do the house-keeping and devote the re mainder of the day to writing, his novel; and she is to be the wage earner, taking a job in the chorus:
domestic scene-although she is re ally innocunt of any great mali. eiqueness.
But the plan is upset by the arrival of a pretty little southern girt (Joyce Compton) who lives in an apartment upstairs She puts Norman foster is the young ada bombshell in the serenity of the vertising writer who manages o keep the wolf from the door of the apartment ccupied by himself and his wife, Carole Lombard en 975 per week. But he can't seem to keep away the host of frienas casual acquaintances and just all hours, in the quest of gin and casuals, who burst in on them at din.
Foster is satisfied. He isn't earn- ing enough money to keep up the pace. If he could only settle down
Forstor aggravates the situation by accusing his wife of devoting too much attention to beodor yon Eltz, the publisher who had promis. ed to purchase the completu novel. But the story worka teelf out to a happy finish after a number of intriguing situations.
Skents Gallagher plays the role of Binoy Hathold, the wise-crack-
PRINCE'S THEATRE
TO:DAY
At 280, 7.18 and 9:16 pm.
ZANE GREY'S
find all talking picture
Extraordinary courage
The
LONE STAR RANGER
Unfolding
the stir.
ring romance of a so-called
“Outlaw"
through
who,
courage
and chivalry, wins the
Wonderful Chivalry
shown in every
inch
GEORGE O'BRIEN SUE CAROL
WARREN HYMER
ELIZABETH
You hear the old
PATTERSON
f Texas
the songs of
hand of a beautiful girl: Rangers sung
Add: Attraction Perfect Day
again in the first
Rainbow Arch,
Photographed.
Mah
Simon Pure all talking Western.
be brought to. to l
the scr
"On the March
and Hearst News.
COMMENCING SATURDAY
Directed by
A.FERICKSON
Big Vaudeville Paul Pedrini & His Royal Rambesi Bab
1931
ing friend of the family who gets Ming Lombard the job in the chorus of the revue he is staging at the big uptown movie house.
TO-DAYS WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST" BY Z.B.W. ON
355 METRES.”
| 11 to 11.30 am--Stock quotations. ||11.30 a.m.-Chineso programme,
12:30 p.m.-European programme:
1 p.m.-Local time and wonthor
report.
1.30 p..Rugby Pressjnows, mail v Paul, notice, eto, m
8. p.m.-Close down
13 to 7 pm—Chinese programme..
760 10.30 pm-European) pro- gramme of Columbia records supplied by Messrs. Anderson, Music Co
7 p.m.--Stock quotations, mail
notice, sto
7.05 to 7,35 pm
Operatio
Orchestral Mignon "--Selection (Thomas)Now Queen's Hall Light Orchestra. —pads. Song — " Faist — Jawel Song
(Gounod).AGR. Song--"Rombo, and Juliet Waltz Song ** (Gounod); - Gartrude Johnson (Soprano),-9193. A. Octette-Che Bohemian Girl--
Then You'll Remember Mo" "(Balfe, urr. Suar).
Octetto Maritana-Scenes That Are Brightest (Wallace, arr Sear).-J. H. Squire Colesto. Octetto. —01072 SongFaust Gainst. "the Power (Gounod), Harold Williams and B.B.C. Chorus, k Chorus Faust Soldiers Chorus (Gounod). The B.B.C Chorus 0143.
8 p.m-Local time and weather
reporte
7:33 to 8.25 p.m
~ Musical Comedy,
"Bitter Sweet-Vocal
gems
Coumbia Light Opera Com pany-9000E
"The Desert SongSelection.
Debroy Somers Band. 2200, Rose Marie Rose Marie.!'!--|
Derek Oldham (Tonor). Rose Marie-Indian Love Call ??-- Edith Day and Derek Oldham. —9038;107: """
Lady, Bo Good"-Selection.
The 1920 " Orch.--100.
Orchestral.
Others who provide hilarious mos.25 to 9.10 p.m.- ments in this highly entertaining talkie are Lilyan Tashman, Ed- ward J. Nugent, Eulalia Jenson and Sleep N. Ent, the Negro come. dian..
"OUTSIDE THE LAW”,
One of the most intimate crook stories over filmed in tho treat in store for the patrons of the Cen- tral Theatre with the showing of Univertal's outstanding photoplay "Outside the Law, which is the next attraction of the Central Theatre
The story revolves around the robbery of a large metrepalitan bank by a crafty crackraman and the complications resulting in his refusal to split fifty-fifty with a gang lender. The action moves swiftly and builds up to most dramatic dimax.
Universal bas selected a superb cast to portray the characters in the story Mary Nolan, a splendid emotional actress, is said to give her most finished performans in "Outside the Law" as the accom plice of the crock, Fingers, played by Owen Moore."
The screen play has been adapt ed from the original story written by Ted Browning. He aleo direct ed the photoplay.
Although the plot deals princip ally with the professional antivi ties of crooks, the emotional hu- man side of the cracksiaan, his qu complice and a jealous rival are well brought out in this absorbing drama
STAR THEATRE
THE 13TH CHAIR
The Gipsy BaronOverture (Johann Strauss)Brun Wal- ter and the Symphony Orch. 19332,
La Value (Ravel)Orchestre De
La Society. Des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris. 1223/ 12240.
The Two Pigeons (Messager
Band of the Garde Republiening of France. 9547/9048. 8.10 to 8.38 p.m.
Instrumental.
Piano Bolo Capriccio
(Brahms),
Piano Solo-(a)" · "Dust,"
"Spinning Song" (Menddis sohn).-lyra Hess.-50199D. Oetetto Gargo in G (Handel,
ar Sear), Octetto" Rondo Capriccioso
(Mendelssohn, arr Mulder)= | The J. H. Squire Coinste Oetette
Viola Solo Theme and Varia
tions, Op. 60 (Beethoven, arr.. Tertie)Lionel Tertis.-L21724 Piano Solo- Minstrels ?? De
bussy), William Murdoch. - 2 5167,047.
Organ Solo" Tinlandia-Tone
Poem (Sibelius) Organ
Solo-Valse Tristo (Sibelius).-G. T. Pattman,
9163,
Cello Solo" The Broken Me
lody" (Von Biene),
'Cello Solo Drink to Me Only With Thing Eyes" (arr. Squire) -W. II. Squirc.-12127; 9.38 to 10.25 pm
Selections from Gilbert and
Sullivan
Court
The Pirates of Penzance. Symphony Orch.003, The Gondoliers "Vocal gems,
Columbia Light Opera" Con pany 9545,
Now Sullivan Selection. The ♫ Regimental Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guards-9493, 10.23 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Freas
news, ang Papers
Strange mysterion in a ghicstly room, voices from the great beyondi. the exposing of mediumistic tricks and the dramatic solution of s baffling murder mystery are the olementsio The Thirteenth Chair," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's all talking filmizations of the stage NB-If possible the European play now showing at the Star studio concort, which was arranged Theatre derfor Wednesday evening, and had fo Margaret Wycherly, who created be postponed on socount of tho
10.30 p.i.-Close down.
the role of Rosalie La Grange, the typhoon, will be broadcast this even-
THEATRES
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2,30, 6.10, 7,15 & 9.20,
MEN CALL IT
Love
Misunderstood wives — hus bands with young ideas marriage-1931 style — you'll" want to see this drama of men and their loven Best
∙with
ADOLPHE MENJOU LEILA HYAMS NORMAN FOSTER
Metro Godtwyn
Mor
PICTURE
——— NEXT CHANGE
THE LAUGH RIOT OF
THE SEASON!
"PARDON
with
Us"
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY
STAR
medium, in the original stage offering from 0.15 pm. Instead of the TO-DAY & TOMORROW
ing, plays the role which she had
in the stage play and has a battle. of wite with the police for the life. of her daughter.
Conrad Nagel and Leila Hyams play the romantic leads, in the new play, working out, s romance amid the mystery, and Bela. Lugou, who playeil. "Dracula" on the stage, plays the uncanny inspector, Del ante, who solves the quoer mys
tery with the aid of the spirit medium. Interesting roles in the seance, scopo are filled by Holene Millard Homes Herbert, Moon Carral, Mary Forbes, Charles Quartermaine. Gretchen. Holland, Clarence, Golder Frank Leiga, John Davidson and Bertram Johns the latter playing the principal, comedy relief role
The notion of the playin' laid
above records.
HONG KONAKTIDE TABLAR,
From September 'to 10, 1981,
HION WATER..
Hong
Standard
Time,
in the British Governor's bome in Moo7 4306
Calcutta, and the weird mystery
of India, together with strange Tam lighting effects such as the moon-
8
loam shiting on the murderer's Wod Town into the ceiling-are-Ma f, among, teresting technical details
the story.
hur.-10.
Height
LOW WATKE,,
Hoog
Kong
Standard
Time
AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.
WHO itled Spencer Lee 7: Try and
olve it
Conrad Hagel
0766
Laila Brams
1854
CHAIR
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