CENTRAL
U THEATRE NU
SHOWING TO-DAY:
2.30, 6.10.-7.15 and 9.20 p.m..
TIFFANYDE
The DRUMS
JEOPARDY
Terrifying to the East. Guspt
Thrilling to the Last Throb!
Entertaining to the Last Fade-out!
HAROLD McGRATH'S. Funout Navel inacted by Warnir Öland, June Collpar. Lloyd Hughes, Halo Hamilton, Wallics : MacDonald. · Georga Fawcett and others.
FFFANY "RDODUCT
SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION
A MUSICAL FEATURETTE DE LUXE
THE SILVER SCREEN.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
THE DRUMS OF JEOPARDY."
Harald MacGrath's famous novel, The Drums of Jeopardy comes to the last day of its eng- agement to-day at the Central Theatre with Warner Oland, June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes fontier edg
The story is of the type calculat- ed to thrill and terrorize. The
drums of the title are set with" rubies and are hung on a neck
that was once story from the neck of the wife of the Emperor For Indine Tradition' anys that s
man ha
only to hang the neck |ace about a woman's throat and she will refuse him, nothing, but if one of the drums is detached: and sont to a man he will die within twenty-four hours!
The necklace has belonged to the Russian royal family of Petroffs for several generations, and then- it falls into the hands of ane Borji Karlov, a elever scientist, whoss daughter was betrayed by one of the Petroff princes
How Karley pursien his ven-" gence and the Petrcffs, with the aid of a 1.8 Secret Service agent, match wits with and finally out wit him, we have for your thril |ling pleasure,
There is a love story, June Cot yer portraying an American art student who falls in love with the youngest Russian Prince and nearly loss her life with her heart, Comedy breaks the tensity as the right moment, this being eleverly handled by Clara Blandick as u brlátling bustling Zhunt Lloyd Hugher is many as Nicholas, the youngest Russian prince. Wallace MacDonald, Halo Hamilton, ernest
Hard, Mischa Auer, Florence Lake and Ang Brody contribute splendid performinges.
"COCK O THE WALK
If Rudolph Schildkraut,
FIRE WORSHIPPERS famous father of Joseph Schild-
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COCK O' THE
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HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMAS
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 230, 5.10,7.15 & 9.30 PM. CHARLES FARRELL AND ELISSA LANDI
IN
"Body And Soul"
A FOX PICTURE
NEXT ATTRACTION
COMMENCING THURSDAY, 24TH SEPT.
"BED AND BREAKFAST"
with
JANE BAXTER and RICHARD COOPER GAUMONT BRITISH TALKING PRODUCTION. BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.
KING'S THEATRE.
"BODY AND SOUL."
Like other World War heroes,
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
IT'S A WISE CHILD?
An entire home was built
room,
Theatre
sections under the roof of a giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sound. stag for "It's a Wish Child, Marion Davies now starring vehicle which will come to the Queen's next chango
Because the action in the hilar ous farce moves rapidly from room to in the small town home, it was necessary for the en tire floor plan of the house to be buit intact on the stage. It was completely furnished in every d-- tail, facking
only ceilings, and a real home. roof to be
Robert Z. Leonard directed the Davies film from the Laurence Johnson stage hit. Sidney
TEL. 25313.
AUTOGIRO CRASH.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY PILOT INJURED IN YORKSHIRE
Flight Lieutenant H. M. Schofield Lornshed while giving a demonstra tion of the autogiro at a flying meeting of the Yorkshire Aero Club
at Sherburn-in-Elmet.
The machine was up about seventy feet and was banking, when gust of wind caught the rotor, and reused the machine to stall. It fell heavily, and Lieutenant Schofield whe picked up suffering from in juries to the hend! Members of the crowd of spectators had narrow escapes.
Dennis D'Auburn, former flying ace attached to the British air forces, is reluctant to discuss his accom plishments, but he does not deny He was brought down, over Hal land near the close of the war and the that he was badly hurt.
powerful, róla D'Auburn, has a kraut, had had "his way, with his inBody, and Soul," Fox Movie son, both the stage and the screenstone romantic drama, now showing would have been minus one of their at the King's Theatre. The lead- most versatile and talented actorsing roles are enacted by Charles The elder Schildkraut, himself a Farrell needs no introduction and celebrated actor both in Eurge while this is Miss Landi's first film and America wanted his son, to appearance she comes to the screen carve out a career for himself ar with the accinini of Europel and azusician and composer. Ac Broadway still tinging in her car. cordingly, Joseph studied music.
Miss Landi is not only beautiful The roughly, became a "proficient but talented and has a charining violinist and pianist, graduated personality. She appeared in four from the Imperial Academy of pictures in Europe, two of which E.
were producted in England by His first visit to Americs upset Elinor Glyn. In one of the other, Blackmer has the leading muset these plans, for shortly after his she played opposite Adolphe Menjouline role. The rat els includes arrival, be registered in the Ameriin Paris Her success led to the James Gleason, Polly Moran, Lezho was attended by a doctor. can Academy of Dramatic Arts in leading role in "A Farewell to ter Vail, Marie Prevost, Clarn New York, and from then on con-Arms," a New York stage succces Blandick, Robert McWads, John centrated entirely on a dramatic and, finally, to Hollywood under ny Arthur, Hilda Vaughn, Ben
contract to Fox Films.
Alexander and Emily Fitzroy,
Vienna....
career.
Although the famous screen sta" has given up the idea of a music
In addition to D'Auburn, the cast supporting Farrell and Miss Landi
in" Body and Soul," includes Humtured roles, Ian Maclaren,
Donald
Flight Lieutenant Schofield was a Trophy member of the Schneider team in 1027. When picked up he... was found to be bleeding profusely from a scalp wound at the back of the bead caused by contact with the petrol taak. After he had recover ed consciousness ha'was taken in as ambulance to the Yorkshire Aero Club's residential club-houss, where
The autogiro was very badly dam- aged about the under-carringe and. Tunelage. The plane was seen to stall when over the heads of the crowd, but by elever piloting Flight....... Lieutenant Schofied cleared the
career as a profession, his love phreys Bogart, former New York Dillaway, Pat Somerset, Cranfurd crowd by about twenty yards
for the violin, and music in gen-Lending man, and Myrna Loy in fea erai, has remained with him. A
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native of Vienna, Schildkraut comes by his fondness for melody naturally and with his training in composition and in the violin, his knowledge of music affords him genuine pleasure in the hours nway from the studio. He frequently plays the violin on the stage and when the parts enlis on the scree for it, and in "Cock of the Wall;," his viclin playing provides an in teresting interade in the ente scenes of the picture..
This James Cruze production will be presented at the Centra
Schildkraut Theatre to-morrow. considers his part of Carlos Lopez, a dashing Latin lover in the story. cná of his hest rôles." The talkie
is based on the popular novel "Happiness Insurance" by Ar- turo S Mom, In the supporting cast are Myrna Loy, Olivo Tell, Wilfred Logos and Edward Poil;
(Continued on neze Column.)
Kent, Dougins Dray: Harold Kinner and Bruce Warren.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY:
At 2.30, 7.15 and 9.15 pm
Special Matinee at 5.15 on Saturday and Sunday.
M.G.M. Picture :
“THE 13th CHAIR
THE
This tragedy presents
DOUBLE. MURDER.
This is enough to sergate you nightmare
But a solution by a superstitious act, and this auroly is wonderfully amus ing to the eyes or the modern world.
AIR
UHANGE
Added Attractions:
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Than Hot"
Hearst Metrotone News
M.G.M. SEA WOLF" Commencing on Sept. 24th.
up.:
Tushed A photographer whọ and, took a photograph; of Lieuten- ant Schofield as he was lying over; the side of the 'pland hnd,” his camera smashed a Lelon Lieutenant Schofield was taken to Leeds Infirmary afterwards, but it wha stated that he was not on the danger, list and that his sondition was quite good."
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Piano Solo Cradle Song
(Brahms).
Piano Solo-Bons La Palmier.
(Under the Palmis)" (Albeniz).-— Alfred Cortot-1231.
Song" The Littin Silver Ring”
(Chaminade);
Bong-"Bird Songs at Eventide"
(Barris Contes) John McCor- mack (Tenor),--1303, Violin Solo Cancion Popularó
(Da Falle-Rothanski), an Violin Solo Malaguens (A)]- beniz-Kreisler-Fritt Kreisler.
10 to 10.15. Ballies, Concert'
*
Carmen Sylvia" (Ivanovici) Eya (Cehar-Schott) Nat Sbil-? kret and his International Or
styny-00013, Southern Roses
(Strause);
Wine Woman and Bong
(Straum).—Chicago Symphony:
pam-Rugby mid-day Prese
fa And London lättern: p.m.-Close down.
TO-DAYS WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
QUEENS
THEATRE
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
355 METRES.
11 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations, 11.30 Chinese programme, 19.30 p.m.---Eurupenu progranime.
p.m.-Local time and weather.
report
4.30 p.m.Rugby Press news, mail.
antico, eto
p.m-Close down
5 to 7pm-Chinese programme.
Bio 0:30 pm,Chinese children's
programot,
to 10.30 p.m.-European pro
gramme of Victor records aup. plied by Mossra... Tsang Fook Piano Oba
7p.m.-Mail notice, etc. 7.03 to 7.45 pin. -*
Orchestral
Variety.
Falling in Love."
Orchestral You Forgot Your
Gloves."
Waring's Pennsyl
vanians, -22706 Instrumental (a) "Lullaby
21:
(Brahms); (b)" Little Sand man" (Brahms) (c) Hush My Babe (Rousseau); (d) “Lullaby" ( Mozart); (e) "Craille Song" (Schubert); (f)Sweet and Low." (Barn- by Alexander Schmidt (Vig- linist) with collo, clarinet and piano,-22100.
Song" Right Now !"
Song Moonlight Saving Time," Maurice Chevalier (Baritone),
Ocarina Solo-"The Wren- -Polka,
of:
Ocarina Solo - Carnival, "Venice" Fred Branc-12-80716,
Organ Solo-Mexicali Rose,”!). Organ Solo-"The Four Little Farms."Sigmundo del Oro-
46181. Vinlin Sale Could L-Giuliet Morino with guitar and
piano.
Violin Solo Ramona.”—Giu-
lietta Morino with 1281299
8 pm Local time and weather
report.
45 to 8.15 p.m.-
Oparatie.
Gems from Bohemian Girl" (Balle). Victor Light Opera Company-35816,
'' Tannhaeuser "÷Overture (Wag» rer).-Mitglieder der Staatska- pelle, 88003,
Géme from " Mignon" (Thomas), Gems from "Tales of Hoffmad
(Offenbach), Victor Opera Company-38073,
8.15 to 8.30 p.m.
Organ Bolos.
Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
(Cesar Franck)-Guy Weitz- 35948/35949. 8.30 to 8.57 p..
"
Orchestral and Band Selections.
"Boccaccio-Tarantella e Valzer ""
(von Suppe).
"Marcia Turca" (Wolfgang Ama deus Mozart)-Banda Creatore, ---68711:
Marche Jaycure
richa).
"Daner Slave
(Chabrier-Hin!
(Chabrier).—Victor Symphony Orch, 36037.
Masked Ball-Selection (Verdi,
Farr Creatore). Creatore's!
Band:-30008,
8.57 to 9.30 pim
Trio in G Minor." (Haydn):- Alfred Cortot-Jacques Thibaud
Pablo Cantu,304573014:
lat Movement Andante,"
AT 230, 6.10, 7.15 &'9.20,
Hall the New Star- ROBERT MONTGOMERY
a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture"
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• a movie as thir
Ecreed
version of the stage play that ran
a year Broadway l
MARION.
Marion
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Directed
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DAVIES
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2nd Marement Poco Adagio FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
Cantabile. NAP
ard Movement —" Rondo."
2.10 to 10 p.m
A Concert.
The first lady of the screen
Piano Solo Hungarian Bhap BUTA
sody, No. 11" (Lixi). -Alfred,, Cortot÷1277,90
BongThe Gypsy and the Bird"
(Oxenford-Benedict)/2y Song-1 Parla Valse" (Arditi):
Madame Amelita Galli Carei, (Soprano)-1267, 90%
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Vinlin Bolo="" Do You Know My Garden 1" (Haydn Wood), M Violin Solo “No One Knows!!-
CHATTERTON
(Gordon)--Henna: Cherzt-1270 |:20
Song
Drink to Me Only With L Thine Eves(Jonson)
A Lady of
Batge Believe Me All Trose Scandal'
--Endasting-Young Chom
50(Thomas Moorby Lawronok.
„O Tisbätt (Baritone),—1238,0 LOCAT
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