CENTRAL
[\/THEATREV
COMMENCING TO-DAY
2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
REACHING FOR THE MOON.
Forty-eight hours after the last scene was shot for Douglas Fair-
WILLIAM (WINGS) WELLMAN'Saks now United Artists, starring
Cloud-Climbing Romance
picture "Ranching For The Moon,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 1931.
Like
another
it was fully assembled and ready to be shipped to New York for its opening at the Criterion The tre.
NICTURE
WINGS
All-
This record was established by Edmund Goulding, who, wrote and directed the pictura and supervis od its cutting from day to day, Not a single retako was necessary.
Bebe Danisis playa, opposite Fair-
Talking in the modern comedy drama
CHARLES (BUDDY)
ROGERS
"YOUNG EAGLES
A Garainount Picture "WINGS" Made Charles (Buddy) Rogers star! Now hero's nu Betion smash
with all the thrilling air battles, all the romance, all the glamor and force and pathos of "Wings and it's all-talking."
"DON'T MISS THIS PICTURE
NEXT ATTRACTION
ALL-TALKING MOVIETONE MELODRAMA OF SUBMARINE THRILLS
MEN
WOMEN
without
ORD
drama
submarine
nted by WILLIAM FOX
· With KENNETH MacKENNA Farrell MacDonald-Frank Albertson STUART ERWIN-WARRES HYMER „PAUL PAGE-WALTER MCGRAIL
Speakers,
Singers,
Athletes
TRY
VALDA
PASTILLES
the result will delight you
On Balo at all. Chemistà & Druggists.
INSIST on the boxes bearing the name. VALDA.
A LITTLE
care in setting up an advertisement often doubles its selling power.
It is that little: extra thought, and care, which is "given to every advertisement drawn up in the office of the Hong Kong Daily Press, which brings good
results
which is showing at the Queen's
Theatre.
ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT.”
After the manner of little boys, Marie Dressler began her stage career at ten by running away from her home in Coburg, Canada, to play in a one-ring circus. This international star, who is cast ha "Beatrice" in "One Night," United
Romantic
Artists all-
dialogae version of Ferenc Mols iar's The Swan," starring Lil lian Gisir which is coming to the "Queen's Theatre on Sunday, even- tually rehched New York City: where she set up a record as the highest kicking show girl, before or after her. But Picking got her nowhere, so she tried the vaudeville stage and there met with real suc
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For twenty-five years Miss Dress ler was a leading vaudeville star, playing to royal command perform
nces in Europe and always to capacity houses wherever she ap peared. In 1914, she decorted the vaudeville stage long enough" to lend her comedy talents to "Tillie's
Punctured Romance" in which she co-starred with Charlie Chaplin for Mack Bennett.
But it was not until 1928 that she began devoting her talents en tirely to pictures. Since that time she has appeared in a total of twenty pictures.
HONCKONG'S FINEST ONEHAG
5.10, 7.15 AND 9,90 P.M.
Steel Takes
LAST TWO DAYS AT 2.3
WILL ROGERS
A Connecticut Yankee
Thrones totter and villains trembla whan
Sir Rogers unsheathes his sword le a big way and fares forth to adventure.
FromK"Albertoán
ALSO
LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWS.
"MEN WITHOUT WOMEN.”
NEXT ATTRACTION
Commencing Saturday, Oct. 17 Julius Hagen and Henry Edwards
present Tho
HOUSE OF
THE
ARROW
with the
DENIS NEILSON-TEBRY. BENITA HUME AND BARBARA GOTT A British Gaumont Picture.
Booking at the Theatre. Tel.25813,
KING'S THEATRE.
"A.CONNECTICUT YANKEE.”
Presenting vivid and distinct characterisations of sixteen differ- ent men in one motion picture may
Will Rogers, famous comedian seem a difficult thing to do, but, and humourist, has no political Jolin Ford has accomplished it inamditions, in spite of the fact that stirring climax, of his underseas he probably is the most popular druma, "Men Without Women, man in America. Several times,
which comes, as the feature attrac-humourous campaigns-more tion on Sunday to the Central earnest than in fun-have been
made for Rogers for President.
Theatre...
1
The men are imprisoned in sub- marine which is sent to the botto of the China Sea by a collision with a freighter. It is imposible
for them to raise the vessel or to come to the surface by way of the usual hatches. The oxygen supply is limited, and water is steadily coming in through an inaccessible leak. Their only hope, and a faint one, is the change that rescue ships. may reach them in time to send divers down and clear the jammed
torpedo tubes, thus allowing the men to be shut out the surface,
in
Would you accept high political office if it were thrust upon you!" he was asked. No, I don't know anything about politics," he answer od: "These fellows are cut out for that job. They're, mighty smart at it. They can handle it. I don't know what it's all about, even though I do like to kid them a bit
now and then."
Rogers had a lot of fun out of
aking his latest Fox production, Mark Twain's. .** A Connecticut Yankee" which is now showing at the King's Theatre. .⠀ A
A Drop
Will Rogers, the Big Shot of Camelot, puts the cowboy alga en a brave knight and gives. him the merry rape-sroundi One of the 100t laughs in this whirlwind of comedy. The fun». 'nigai picture in years- human, spectacular, thrilling, uniqual
Arthur Maureen O'Sullivan is Frank his daughter, "Alisande." Albertson is Clarence" her fortu- inte wooer, and Myrna Loy is "Morgan Le Fayy
"THE HOUSE OF THE ARROW."
Another British production, the picturesation of A. E. W. Mason's famous thriller, The, House of the Arrow," is coming to the King's Theatre Dext week
It is a complicated story of an old woman who is found murdered and of the suspicion which falls on her niece and her companiom.' There are no red herring" trails, and
doductions ard convincing
not just haphazard dia coveries. In fact, America has not given us a better constructed des tective story than this. The rúle of the French detective, Hopaud, is taken by Dennis Neilson-Terry, who discloses himself as a screen The comedica-humourist was able character actor of the first rank, to add many lines to Mark Twain's He is nennt to be a Frenchman, original story, due to the great and he never fails to convince for mechanical developments that have a moment. Richard Cooper again pccurred during the 40 years since plays a silly. ass." part effective- ly, while Benita Hume, as the Twain wrote his master-piece.
Throughout the picture, ho takes niece, and Stell Freeman, as the as many liberties with King Arthur companion, are both good. and his Knights of the Bound Table as he has in real life with the potentates and great of the earth, and, the results on the screen úre screamingly funny,
This constitutes the uniquely dramatic setting, against which Ford paints this characters in In "One Romantic Night," the sharp, telling strokes." I is success famous comedienne plays & seria is indicated by the enthusiastic comic dowager princesa whose praise which critics and screen tapa efforts to marry her daughter to a have given the production else, Crown Prince result in success but where.
Kenneth MacKenna, foriner not in the way she had planned.
Miss Dressler joins d distinguish Broadway favourite and screen cele ed all-star cast in support of Missbrity, who has been featured in a Gish, with Rod Lu Rocque, Conradu number of Fox pictures this as Nagel and O. P. Reggie..
son, and Frank Albertson, one of filmland's most promising juveniles, play the leading rules in this Fox Movietone sensation. Buch well known names as Paul Page, Far rell Macdonald, Walter McGrail, Warren Hymer, George LeGuere,, Stuart Erwin, Roy Stewart, Ben talking screen. Charles (Buddy) Rogers, Para-Hendricks, Jr., and Harry Terib- mount's handsome young star ap-rook are among the supporting by director David Butler, William
cast.
CENTRAL THEATRE..
"YOUNG EAGLES."
pears in something really fire and far above the ordinary in "Young Eaglea" now showing at the Cen- tral Theatre,
......
The story centres around Buddy's love affair with a girl, spy, who ther a friendly spy or an enemy spy Buddy doesn't know, and around his strange friendship for the man he fights bitterly, in the air Young Engles" has the spirit of the laughing, dashing daring airman in it-it immorta- lizes the knight-orrantry of the sky- lightors
-Paul-Lukas-as-Buddy's friendly enemy, is superb and Joan Arthur, Buddy's girl friend of "Half Way! to Heaven," again, gives her beauty and talent to tho, support of the star. Stuart Erwin, the funny "Axel of "Sweetie," has an ini portentle and a group of swaggering young airmen ons on
Just as A Comiecticut Yankee " is regarded as the greatest comedy satire Twain ever wrote, the Fox production by Rogers undoubtedly will rank as his masterpiece on the
A splendid east bis been chosen Farnum plore the part of King
PRINCE'S THEATRE
WOLSHOWING TO-DAY
At 280, 7.15 and 8.15 p.m.
Special Matinee at 6.15 on Saturdays and Sunday
Fox production
HOT
PARIS
WILLIAM FOX
Starring Victor MeLaglen
w and ana
Fifi Dorsay.
Bevy of charming and chic girls-You're touring the French capital if you'l see this picture. Added Attraction:
Old Tunes for News" and Fox News
chantment to a very delightful pic-| Commencing Oct 16 The M.G.M. UNTAMED
turgi
BRIDGE AS TALK FİLM.
GAMES EAGERLY WATCHED
BY AUDIENCE.
New York, Sept. 17.-The first public exhibition game of Bridge, made possible by a newly designed. playing board and a loud speaker,, was enthusiastically received by 700. spectatora at the Hotel Roosevelt last night,
The players, to be sure, were Bridge teachers and their guests, who were assembled at their an Bual conventice, but the success of the playing board caused them to. predict that large audiences of Bridge enthusiasts would pay to ace play by masters,
Four champions played several exhibition hands, and then played the game in earnest. This seemed to arouse the greatest interest; and the bids of the players and their subsequent play were applauded enthusiastically.
“board" An illuminated playing ar shows the cards which each player hods, and one observer, whispering into the microphone in order not to disturb the players, describes the play to the spectator astithe cards are played
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
QUEEN'S
BROADCAST BY Z.BW ON TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
355 METRES.
31 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations. 11.30am. Chinese programme," 12:30 p.m.-European programmDC ̧";
1 pm Loon time and weather
roport, 194)
1.30.
m-Rugby Press news, mail -notice, etc.. 2p.m.-Close down.
5 to 8 p.m.-European programma of Victor and H.M.V. recorda. supplied by Messrs. Moutric &
5 to 3.35 p.m.;
Orchestral
Variety
Amina.
Orchestral Animal Antica."- The Loudon Palladium Orch 39700,
Humorous Dialogue-"The Chic
kon Chasers.”—Aloxs der and
Mons-B3876.
Cornet Solo-"Because."
Cornet Solo-" For You. Alone.!!
Sergt. -Goorge Morgan.- B3820.
Song To My Mammy." Song-Let Me Sing and I'm Happy."Gene Austin (Tonor)." -99341.
Piano Salo-" The Match Par-
ade."
-Piano Solo" Would You Like to Take a Walk."--Raia Da Costa, -B3899,
5.35 to 0.05 p.m.-European child-
ren's concert from the studio. 6.05 to 6.33 p.m.-A. selection of tho
latest dance records. Thank You Most Sincerely." Ta Out of Nowhere."-Ambrose and
his Orch.-B0017.ga
A Summer Evening."
St. Mary's Chimes." - Marek Webor and his Orch.-B3831. Makin' Faces at the Man in the
Mnon."
Hikin' Down the Highway."
Rudy Valles and, bis Connec tigut Yankees.-B4000 "My Brother Makes the Noises for
the Talkies." "Fourteen
Bailors' Jack Hylton and his Orch B024
6.33 to 0.52 p.m.-.
Operatio.
Song Falstaff From Secret Caves and Bowers" (Verdi).--- Toti Dal Monte, (Soprano),~ 7108."
Orchestral Lohengrin- The
Swan Chorus" (Wagner). Orchestral Lohengrin" Pro- CARsion to the Cathedral " (Wagner). Symphony Orch. and Chorus-9017. SongBoris Godounow-Fare well of Boris" (Moussorgsky). -Fendor Chalinpin. (Bass).--
£749.
7 p.m.-Stock quotations, mail
notice, etc. 6.62 to 7.32 p.m.-
A Concert.
Vocill Duet-" My Song of Love" (from the White Horso Jan -Stolz),
AT 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20.
Greatest of Modern Entertainments !
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
¡REACHING A MOON,
FILE PANTIES
• The "Dang” vow have asked 55 perat Fatebanks of Today (mwich- Mall, Stemat. žis battlegrounds and somance show. ing him the way to greater triumphs 14
·with:
BEBE DANIELS
NEXT CHANGE
JOSEPH M. SCHENCK present
LILLIAN GISH One Romantic Night
ROD LA ROCQUE
·CONRAD NAGEL- MARIE DRESSLER' O⚫P HEGGIE Diddy RAULA STEIN
Supervising Director's Li●
'JOSIM UL.CONSIDINIA
STAR
Vorn Dart Your Eyes" (from the "White Horse Ton- Stolz) Winnie Melville and 'Derek Oldhamn.-B3854.. Violin Solo Ruralia Hungarien. -Presto" (Dohnauyi), an Violin Solo-Rufalin Hungarien
Multo Vivace (Dohnanyi)-TO-DAT TO SATURDAY Fritz Kreisler.—1499,"
AT 230, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20, Song-"The Hazel Dell (Rout)..
Olive Kling with Male Quar totte.--4005..
Song- The Gateway of Dreams". (Callahan-English)-Job Mc Cormack (Tenor).—1403. Guitar Solo Courante" (Bach).| Guitar Solo Sonatina in A Major" (Torroba). Andres Segovia.—1998,
Vocal Duet-"Love, What Has Given You This Magic Power!!! (from The Land of Smiles Lebar).
Vocal Duet-1 Bring a Love
Song". (Hammerstein and Tom berg)-Winnie Melville and Deruk Oldhini-B3685 '7,3£·to'8Μp.min.
!t: ;!
Musical Comedy and Talkie Tunes,
Goma from Sunny Side Up!!! Gems from The Love Parade."
Victor Light Opera Company.
The Millionaire Kid
Now Mayfair Orch.
Vocal gems. -- White Horse Ion'
Light Opera Company C220- dpm Loop time and wonther
1.08 to 10.30 p.m.Chinese studio
cert
A
∙10:30p
10.33
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