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DIARY OF LOCAL "THE CURSE OF BEAUTY”
EVENTS.
TODAY,
(February 25.)
Legislatie Council Mesting, 2,20
p.m.
Hong Kong Orchestral Society Meeting, 6.13 p.m.
Theosophical Society Meeting, a
p.m..
Study Circle, St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, p.m.
HOW IT IS PASSING FROM THE
CINEMA.
ACTING POWER NEEDED MORE THẦN
STATIC LOVELINESS.
Little by little films are exorcis ing the curse of bonuty which ham
The necessity of talking has gra-
Hong Kong Cricket Club Tannis pored the acting of film stars in the Tournament-Open Championship days of silent films. Singles J. Barrow. F. Hata, W.. Wirth . J. W. Leonard, J. J. Weite F. H. Kwok, Lee Wai Tsoidually created a new school of net
F. Grose, G. W. Sowall. A E. ing Guest, Taui Wai Pui v. G. Lai, H. D. Rumjahn v. Loa Wai Tong.
Concert at Union Church (Hong Kong) Hall, 5.30 p.m.
When the orchidaceous ladies of the acreou had only to pose, or at the most to show how pretty pearl-
Will she be able to retain her banuty Nancy Carroll han, but then she has had stage experience in revyo.
Sometimes the talking has im proved a film star's position. That is the case with Constance Bennett, but she is an exception, and pro justies in films that required noth bably could not do herself full
Entries Close for Flower and like tears could course. dam: theiring. more from an actress than the
Vegetable Show.
Qoon's Theatre: The Rosary lovely cheeks, when their hid bow power of posing and of facing w King's Theatre Ladies of the lips had bus to our in well-con-close-up camera without flinching," Big House."
trolled anguish, and their Agures Although the course of beauty has were adroitly posed in graceful been lifted to some extent, it still. lines, then they were indeel dreams has a lingering and paralysing in- of beauty.
fuence on the making of Alms.
"Zimmy," he legicas wonder at King's Theatre.
Central Theatre: Tarzan the Tiger."
Star Theatre; "Coquette." World Theatre: "Say It With Song's."
Harmston's Circus at Wanchai, 9.13 p.m..
How much of the popularity of
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the silent films rested on that still persists, and even the stars beauty Came the day as sub (who can speak are tortured into titlen put it) when those paragone being beautiful.
on Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner of pose had to talk Even when | Dances at Peninsula Hotel, Hong their voices were pleasant did not Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant. too American, the not of speaking
European Mail-Inward. Europe via Suez (Rajputans). upset all their mayorisms.
FRIDAY.
(February 28.)
GLAMOROUS TALLULAH.
Our popular Tallulah Bankhead is a much better actress on the stage "They were no langor exersithan he is on the screen. She has goddesses, but ordinary wortels, had to conform to the qult of and the acting which the skiny beauty; the curse is on her as on of dialogue demands either destroy-Elias Landi.
St. Stephen's College Prize-dayed their beauty or was destroyed: (Stanley) 3 pm
by it.
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Eron Ruth Chatterton in not oxempt, and Greta Garbo would not The real actress then one into be if she were a woman who could her own. A woman of mature age be compelled to be other (judged by film standards) climbed self. to the top of the tree...
than bor.
Address to Hong Kong: Practical Faychology Club by Mr. Manuk on "Comparative Psychology st Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, e p.m. Annual Meeting of the Kowloon
I often wonder what the two Tak Residental Association, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 6 p.m.
Ruth Chatterton was D atag! | madges, Norma and Constance, Extraordinary General Mooting actress, and in the old days of the would have done if the dialogue of The Star Ferry Co., Ltd., at silent Alma would have been confilm had come into being earlier in Jardine's Boardroom, 12.30 p.m.
actresses.
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Tennis sidered too old for a film star. But their careers, for both Are fine Tournament, Open Championships: she made good at once in talking, -Singles: A H. Harkins v. YewAlms because she is an entrep, and Man Kit, Io Tak Cheuk . J. A.
Casumbhoy, M. K, Lo v. 7. Hahaa lonrned her job on the stage.
chiuma, E. C. Fincher 7. J. Barrow
or F. Hata, S. A. Rumjahn v. Turi Yan Pui: Doubles: 0. W. Sewell and L. Wright . Wong Fuk Nam
WOODEN SILENCE.
Marlone Dietrich, a fascinating. and H. Ho, G. A. Noronha and wompo, but not in the very first
. Ada Rocha . T: L. in and C.
King's Theatre: "Ladier of The Bir House."
"Zimmy," the legless wonder at King's Theatro.
ideal of static bandry if they are to Filme must really rise shove tho accomplish anything se dramatic art
For the truth is few of the grunt antresses have been beautiful in the ordinary sense.
Ellen Terry in her prime was a vision of loveliness, it is true, but her face, with its decided and exaggerated features, would not have passed, a camera test for beauty. Nor would Sarah Born- hardt, Rejane or Sarah Siddons (handsome as she was),
C. Tak A. &. Minu and A. H. fush of youth, suddenly conquered Madar v. W. T. Les and D. C. Luk, Hollywood. She, like Ruth Chat C. F. Hyde and M. W. Turner v. A.terton, had had stage experience. V. Remedios and L. A. Ribeiro Thean two actresses made the old
Central Theatre: "Tarzan The silent stars seum wooden and inex Tiger."
pressive..
In later days, Mrs. Patrick Brigitte Holm, the German atar. Campbell and Irone Vanbrugh, two is to my mind, one of the most beau of the best of our actresses, would tiful women on the screen. She has not have satisfied the ideals of the not lost her appeal in talking films, film-fan. None of those famous Greta Garbo, in spite of her odd, stage players relied on mero beauty guttural voice, is gradually master of face. They had character and ing the new medium but the strange individuality, and when they acted elusiveness of her face is disappear. in emotioned scenes they "did not ing. Before she spoke she seemed a think first of all of whether they goddess came down to live on a còm. ¡ roached some inhuman standard of monplace earth.
beauty. In films. acting a contin- i We have yet to see what Coriane ually being spoiled by having to Grißth will do in talking alms, bear the primeval curse of beauty,
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