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CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 2.80; 545; 7.15 & 9.80 THE GREATEST & BEST CHINESE SINGING & TALKING PICTURE EVER PRODUCED, WITH ENGLISH TITLES BUTTERFLY WU
IN
"HAPPY STARS" with an All Star Cast Produced by SHAI STAR CO -NEXT CHANGE-
THE COMEDY THAT WAS THE RAGE OF LONDON NOW BROUGHT 10, THE WORLD THROUGH THE MULTI-LINGUAL TALKING SCREEN.
WILLIAM. HUMER presents
77 PARK LANE DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY BETTY STOCKFELD
SAMUEL GOLDVYN
SHOWING SOON
RONALD COLMAN.
ARROWSMITH"
UNITED ARTISTS
PICTURE
HELEN HAYES
COMING!
N
COMING!
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with
THE LATEST 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL CHESTER MORRIS & BILLIE DOVE
IN
"COCK OF THE AIR"
THE LIGHT OF LOVE and understanding shines in the eyes of Sally Ellers, the boy's sweetheart, and Mus Murak, his mother, in the Fox production, "Over The Hill."
"LORD BABS" AT THE QUEEN'S.
ANTICS OF AN INCOM- PETENT STEWARD.
A Trade Notice States:- In "Lord Babs, the Gains borough film version of Koble Ho ward's hilarious force, which had
a successful pre-release run at the Plaza, London, Bobby Howes has
one of the most amusing parts in
his career. As an incompetent. steward on board-a-ship, inheriting a title and £20,000 a year, his efforts
to evade a match-making papa ar
really xoruciating, especially t
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HINDLE WAKES.
A BIG
MBER OF THE" CAST.
'Saya a Trade Notica:- Everyone seeing "Hindle Wakes" which is coming, to the King's Theatre soon, will be vastly amused at the antics of the song plugger, at the Blackpool amusement beach.
HONG LOÀI
KINGS THEATRE
TO-DAY AT 2.80, 8.10, 1:18 & 980 PL Be among
The fought ....... the cares......... the romance... the tenders ness of young lovis,.. the wege to have it.. the sacri See of devotion./.
with
JAMIS
DUNN
SALLY
EILERS
MAE MARSH
Directed by Henry King......
a Fox- Picture
Shanghai Interlude.
rst to
GOSSIP
FACT...
John Ford, who directed Ar rowsmith," which drew the crowds
to the Tivoli Theatre London, and fa shartly coming to the Central Theatre here, has been signed by
Universal to make another Chinese epic,
Maisie Gay at the Queen's. «
BOOKING:
AT THE THEATRE
King's..
TEL 96818
Over the EN
Central,
NEXT CHANGE FRIDAY, 20th MAY, FOR TWO DAYS ONLY BY SPECIAL REQUEST RE-SCREENING OF
Happy Star"!
1932
TODAY AT THE CINEMA. HONG KONG.
Those Three Franch. Girl
The Air I Always Cool and Fresh N No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation. Comfortable, Healthy, and
10-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 290, 5.10, 7:15 AND 9.20
A JOLLY SHOW.
A FLAST OF LAUGHS
IDEAL FILMS, LTD. provenia!
Bobby Howes,
ENGLAND'S
Greatest Comedian
'LORD BABS"
A
Gainsborough Picture
"SUNSHINE
SUSIE
with
RENATE MULLER JACK HULBERT OWEN NARES
MORRIS HARVEY A BRITISH PICTURE
PNEUMONIA CURES SURPRISE.
HOSPITAL FIGHT WITH ILLNESS.
STOLIDITY THAT WINS IN THE END.
Cases of influenza and pneumonia ain which the patients recovered after hope had been given up were treated at the University College Hospital during the winter.
The Queen's Theatre management announce that To Oblige Lady," which Maine Gay in the stellar role, is coming there on Thursday. We can recommend this excellent all-British faree comedy
with Butterfly Wu,
Queen's.
"Lord Babs"
British Bim.
World.
KOWLOON.
Star.
The Dawn Patroli
COMING.
King's
Sunshine Susie.
"Hindle Wakes???
Secrets of a Secretary.
"Dancers in the Dark"
Central.
77 Park Lane." Arrowsmith.
"Dook of the Air;"
Queen's.
"To Obliga a Lady.?"
Tell England,"
World
Inspiration. Gaucho."
"3 French Girts."
Inspiration,"
IS THE RAIN COMING?
YESTERDAY'S WELCOME
SHOWERS.
The Observatory forecast of the weather is:-"East winds, mode. rate, "fair"
Yesterday evening heavy clouds swept over the Colony and there were a number of refreshing show-
Is it possible these are the pre Dr. F. John Poynton, physician lude to a break-up of the weather?
to the hospital, tells of fifteen At the time of going to press it to all picturegoers in search "striking" cases treated in Janu- was still raining. Au learn the
ui
"Shanghai Interlude," in novel entertainment, for its spark-the current issue of the British some good towards matresting the ary and February in an article in rain that fell yesterday will do which Lew Ayres is the star. The ing dialogue written by Edgas Medioni Journal." He states: novel on which it is based is by a
streets which are badly in need of
Wallace), hilariqua, situations, and Malayan, author, Gordon Wong clever acting are worthy of the best Wellesley.
screen, t
„traditions. It is easy to live up to the motto "Support British
this calibre are concerned. Industries" whore productions of
Popularity of Shakespeare.
Buster Keaton's Next.
It is something new for Buster Keaton to appear in bedroom farce, but, if it adds to the embarrassment of his features, no one will abject.. Keaton's next film is "The Pas afonats Flumber," in which he pears in a strong comedy team in cluding Jimmy Durante ("Schnoz. zle," na: he is called) and Polly Moran.
Why has there been so much | L-xdesa,
pneumonia this year? The winter has not been in reality severo: D has been, in fact, unusually mild at intervals, though this wildness has been suddenly interrupted by bouts of horrid winds.
"It is noteworthy that no one In the street has been seen with a smiling face, and the severity of the Inland Revenue authorities may be accountable for the general an
MOSCOW PLACATING
PEASANTS.
CONCESSIONS AS TO HAND- ING OVER OF GRAIN.
Moscow, May The evident anxiety of the Soviet authorities
Says a London paper: The present abundance of Sunkes paarian performances will shortlyxiety which spella widespread loss to placate the peasantry is believed
ม
be added to by a revival of that of nerve tone. ap.
to have prompted the degree pro powerful but
Mesurs for Measure." This bas were of the greatest severity, and quantity of grain to be delivered.
unpleasant " play,
"Whatever may be the explana mulgated to-day reducing the total tion, the fact remains that the casce not been seen,in London for a run some were examples of recovery to the state elevators this year by since Oscar Aache and Lily Brayton that glinest passed belief.
a considerable amount. The decree, did it at the Adelphi in 1906, and
Ages. Suffer..
zigned by Comrade Stalin in him, found it profitable, Mr. Keaton, considers himself a known Shakespeare will be avail-all.bean, among the victims. The on- munist Party and by the Chairman Even Jess Men, women and children have capacity as Secretary of the Com highbrow in this picture.
able, for the Marlowe Dramatic sets have differed. Some have deve-
of the Peoples Commissaries, M.
need unexpurgated performances of with the development of the paeu- tion this year the total of com "For yeaza," he declares, Society are reviving Troilus and loped a slight cold, followed by a
Cresida "
at Cambridge. We only ter, there has been a sudden rolapse increase of the area under cultive- quick recovery. Then, soms days la Molotov announces that despite the
Timon, of Athens," "Pericles "nonia. Others have had a sudden and "Titus Andronicus" to make been obviously ill, but have deve duced by 200,000,000 pood, with the dramatic rigor, and others have pulsory grain deliveries will be re- the ravival complete.
loped the pneumonia insidiously permission to sell in the open mar-
"Almost all arrived in hospital
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His immensity-he weighs twenty have taken tumbles and smashed two stones has been siezed upon by Victor Saville, the director, who things up generally through miles has photographed him from unusu
al viewpoints, and also, ons as of film, but my role in this produc- pects, with a distorted fons.
In real life, the song plugger is
tion in the nearest thing to high
Mr. Bob Johnston, a member of brow comedy of anything I have yet Moss Feldman's summer enterprises
at Blackpool, and in winter, on the attempted." London staff of the firm.
Hindle is not Mr. Johnston's
when, as a last recouros, he sign fret Alm experience, for he has pre
Home."
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Johnston is well known to sun-
Film in a Restaurant.
mor visitors to Blackpool. Despite restaurant.
his bulk he is surprisingly agije,
Mr. Ainley in a Talkia.
Mr., Henry Ainley made his first appearance as a talkie actor in the film version of The Fit Mra
Prince Edward Theatre London,trsordinary case of the recovery of Fraser, prosented privately at the
Dr. Poynton describes one ex He is obviously sa acquisition a patient with the "death ratile to the screen, end the pity is that in her throat,
o
quota
with that peculiarly alarming toket such quantitaso se are left over physicians, and some with that boen supplied and adequate sup- pressure pulse that is known to all after the stipulated quantities have livid pallor which is the dread of plies have been provided for tho all who carry the responsibility for need of the peasant families and to be afflicted with mental Fegreviously played a small part in sion. Hi infantile antics are not Monty Banks Why Bailors Leave The Changing of the Guard was
sant families and the collective their treatment."--
the collective farmaVATA the least diverting high-lights of a
Furthermore, the individual pes. succession of laugh-provoking situa Hona Bobby Howes is supported
filmed last month in a West-End
Farms are being granted additional by an exceptionally strong cast,
relief by the provision that of the which includes such favourites Besides plugging song, be writes The performers were Mr. C. B. which Mr. Sinclair Hill has disent experience in that. I was called to tion, the state farma must. deliver
We saw so little of him in a film A women of 37 gave me a new quantity remaining after the deduc Jean Colin, Alfred Drayton, Pat them. He has also broadcast for Cochran's Young Ladies, wiped on a princely scale. It is sure and what is popularly called proportional share nader Paterson, Clare Greet, Huge the B.B.C., being a member of the
her when she had scute beart, fal- 50,000,000 poods more than their Dempster and Arthur Chesney,
Lord Babs," which is released your patocol quartetto "Just are appearing in Magic Nights, cupied largely with night club the death rattle In her throat gina progr by Ideal Films Ltd, in essentially with them has made several
Four Follars," and in oompany at the Trocadero. A detachment of scenes, which could not be present. Moreover she had previously duged by
In fact, she appreared moribund, for the other wa ophone records.
ed in the play. In these a large dalged in that furtive sloping out, the Guards could hardly have mar- cast disport themselves in every of bed when in mild delirium which ched with greater
precision, circumstance of luxury.. Mr. Ainus welcomes in advanced
pneumonis, * Bho recovered: Shots were also taken of other lay by the force of his style seems dances by the girls, including one, Miss Joan Barry, Mr. Harold
to Lower over the rest of the play She is fair, not very tall, with which they perform eight con- Huth and, in particular, Miss blue, good humoured eyes. The seuring tricks while dancing at top Dorothy Dix sil do extremely well crit of her personality in that she shores Mary Pitdford's gift of respeed, and the cherming visliet in the supporting roles, and thin diating happiness. Indeed, the best way of describing Renate is to say that she is like what Mary Pick ford would have been if Mary had Continued on Previous Columny
picturs for present times, because it is impossible for anyone to see it without indulging in a gond wholesome laugh i
The picture is now showing at the Queen'dan peran
'SUNSHINE SUSIE
grum
The Film Weakly on Renate Muf.
--beur-horn- {neatulish In2 1000 (56) Ter? a pre
Renate was) instead of in Toronto
In 1803.
Bonate showLh rare and precis gift of making you feel that the world if good place to live So it in his little German girl who has helped to keep Loudoir happy in diffin sufianainal circum-
Bot Remembered; "Again, district aurorer weak that for some days she made worked before her illness, was no effort to live, -a
compli -practical" döçtər
dancing of Pearl Argyle.
Many of the guests also took part in the flm
When she is a picture which sets up new re-
not the jorda in seting ability and show- | ilon,, but
hom manship Mr. Ainley ought to be séen inord: Brilli
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fever, pneumonia and proceeded. In & most, dignified way to recover staadily with a tampers. ture falling.”
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JEAN COLIN
PAT PATERSON
ALFRED DRAYTON
From the
Vandeville Musical Fares by
KEBLE HOWARD
NEXT ATTRACTION
MAISIE
GAY
TO OBLIGE
LADY
DOAJE
WALLACE
STAR
TO-DAY TO THURSDAY AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20.
Fin Dorsay Reginald Denay
Those
THREE FRENCH GIRLS
Commenting on the success treatment, Dr. Poynton attributed TO-DAY it to various reasons... Amọng, tham keputa that staid obstinacy:
andet
all con
GRETA GABBO
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