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THE WOMAN. IN
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ELISSA LAND IN A ** MURDER FILM "
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Five stars instead of one shine in Grand Hotel," spectacular pic turization of the celebrated Vicki' Baum novel and play, which will open at the Queen's Theatre Thursday,
on
ESSON SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST-HONG KONG.
Spirit was the subject of the Tesson-Bornan in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Febru
ary 5.
The Golden Text was: "God is n Spirit: and they that womhip nim must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4: 34.) :-
Among the citations which com prised the Lesson-Sermon what the following from the Bible: Sing unto the Lord,, bles his name, show forth, his salvation from day... to clay. For the Lord is great;
kt greatly to be praised he is to be feared above all goda. For ell the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the head vans Honour and majesty, tre be fore him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts, D" worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear: before him, all the earth."
(PM. 00:, 4-6, 8, 9.)
The Lasson-Sermon. also includ rd the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: The three great verities of Spirit, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience,epirit possessing all power, filling all space, constitut ing-all Serience contradict forever bo the belief that matter ca actual. These eternal verities "re, vent primeval: existence radient reality of God's creation, in which all that He has made is pronounced by Ria wisdom good,' (p. 109: 35%)
as the
One of the charming drawings of Javanese dancera which are a feature of the exhibition of the work of Mr. and Mrs. Went- scher, opening on Wednesday in the Hong Kong Hotel:
A mixed honour awaits the Blue Riband winner on the turf, Tom Walls; who owns "April the Fifth". Probably no film in recent years and plays as Sir Hector: Benbow has attracted as much advance, at- in "Thark" BAYE
Its just as muc tention as this unusual screen drama. a curse as a blessing being a Darby which is described as a symbolical winner, and, if I gave even smail study of human nature in startling.
The play ran in New. sums in response to all the begging roalism. letters I have received I would be York for more than a year, with not only penniless, but £180,000 in similar success accorded its pre- Hot Bet,
If anyone wagers you that a Pope debt." And so, to evade these ang-sentation in other American cities lers, he went fishing himself, for; as well as the capitals of Europe.
In bringing it to the screen of Rome once set food on United bass, to the tiny village of Selsey, accompanied only by his chauffeur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayen placed five States territory, don't take on the No matter how often they attend and valet. He spent his days off of its major stars in the central het, safe as it appears. You will
Goulding, director In Gracie Fields British pictures
of 1849, was a guest on American ter have found the star that all the a picture theatro, few screen fars shore in an open boat, hanging on characterizations and engaged Ed lose. Pope Pius IX. on August 2, On that day an directors have been seeking. She realize that given story can be pro-to a fishing line, instead of a tole mund is, of course, at the head of the duced as a comedy, a melodrama, phone one. for a change, and cul- "Devil's Holiday" and "The Tres ritory, over which flew the Stars assignment. The remarkable cast is American frigate called at the port. mystery thriller or a straight tivating the deep ton that makes passer," to handle the ambitious and Stripes. variety" profession and, though
beaded by Greta Garbo with John of Gaeta, where the Pope was then Treatment," the studio him look so remarkably well. entirely different in ber methods, romance.
In "Thart" of the making of Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wal established during civic and nation. she is in the succession of Marie phrase for a detailed synopsis of Lloyd, and, among the men of Dane finished film, holds the keys to laughter, there is no end. Halph lace Beery and Lionel Barrymore al troubles in Rome. His Holiness e type of offering that will re- Lynn and Tom Walls are past mas-playing outstanding roles. Lewis visited the ship and diatrainted sult, and many brilliant achieve ters of the art, but it is doubtful stone and Jean Hersholt are fea rosaries, It was the first and only in picture annals have come if they have ever more successful. tured in the large supporting cast time that a Pope has been aboard. sout through treating a familiar "Thark" is a real delight, these two The story, which takes place en- an American man-of-war and it plot from an entirely new angle. experienced and likeable comedians tirely within the confines of a was therefore also the unique occa Henry King's latest Fox Films making the most of the many ab-fashionable Berlin hotel, entwines aion onwhich a Pope set foot on production, "The Woman In Room surd situations. It is now showing the lives of a varied group of per- American territory
" which opens on Thursday at at The Central Theatre, and writ-sons, including an exotic Russiao the King's Theatre with Elisas ten by Ben Travers.
xample of this. The story revol- Landi in the staring role, in an
Leno. Lauder and Robey. She
brings the vitality and impudence of the music. halls-and. the Lanca shire mills-onto the screen, that place of super-trained automatic, who cannot blink an eyelid without Ant the director's permission.
Gracie, you know, kicks over the traces, and if the director thought he knew more better," she'd kick him over, and his cameras too, and go back to the West End stage, or ves around the killing of a famous wherever also she liked for sheger in his hotel room, with sus knows that where she goes, she is picion falling on an innocent man sure of her welcome, and a boister s the singer. The identity of a aus one at that.
But in "Looking on the Bright woman in the room at the time is vital part of the story, and the Side," Gracie is fupremely happy in entire plot la of the type that or Director who lets her have her dinarily would be made as a my head, and in colleagues who are stery film supremely unselfish Julian Rose,
as Schultz, the Jewish impressario, In preparing the story for the and Richard Dolman, as Laurie, screen, however, Director Henry have parts that they play well, ex- King and Senarist Guy Boltón de tremely well, but Wyn Richmond, cided to avoid the mystery angle, the horrid blonde cat," who makes and by letting the audience, 860 mess of the young man's song, everything as it occurs, to center and is scored of alike by Gracis the interest on the outcome of the and Schultz, deserves very honour affair rather than on the customary able mention
question of who the murderer may be. Thus the spectators know that Neil Hamilton is unjustly accus ed, that the woman in the room, was Myrna Loy, and not Miss Lan- di, and that Ralph Bellamy could, but for reasons of his own, will,
As to the supper party finale, it is one of the maddest, merriest riots ever seen on the filmas.
B.B.
FINE PICTURE AT QUEEN'S THEATRE
NORMA SHEARER AT HER BEST
not, clear up the matter and secure. Hamilton's release from prison.
known to the These matters being known audience but not to. Hamilton or Miss Landi, the audience interest is accordingly devoted to her ef forts at securing Hamilton's re- lease and in outwitting Bellamy. Consequently what would other Strange Interlude," Eugene, wish have been just a mystery O'Neill's brilliant drama now film? is made into an absorbing Labowing at the Queen's Theatre human drama and the spectators
by appreciative are the
the gainors, for from all re- was received. audiences yesterday. Norma Shear ports "The Woman In Room 13,, ers acting as inaid, wife and mother is one of the most outstanding pic is outstanding in this versatile fures of the year.
actress work She is ably support Bellamy and Hamilton share the ed by Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland and Ralph Morgan masculine leads in the production
Roland and
of thoughts aloud also featured
dancer whose romantic interinda with a reckless bazon saves her from suicide but results in her lover's murder. Involved in the O'Brien. The original play, writ drama are a scheming business man, ten by Samuel Shipman, Max Mara seductive stenographer, cin and Percival Wilde, as a sumptive clerk spending his savings on one last fling in life, a shell. Broadway sensation and the screen shocked doctor and the hotel's head version on promises to do even more porter. How these people are all than "The Yellow Ticket" in ad brought together and how their various intrigues and adventures ding laurels to Miss Landi's rechange the course of their entire
lives forms the theme of the plot. putation.
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FROM THURSDAY: Greta GARBO John BARRYMORE Joan CRAWFORD Wallace BEERY -Lionel BARRYMORE Lawis Stone-Jean Hersholt
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