CENTRAL
THEATRE
TAKE' QUBEN'N'Rd., WESTBOUND JUS.
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
ENGLAND'S CHARMING MUSICAL ROMANCE.
A JOY TO SEE! A DELIGHT TO HEAR!
"THE BLUE
DANUBE
19
WITH DOROTHY BOU- CHIEB, JOS. SCHILD- KRAUT, ALFRED RODE & HIS ROYAL TZIGANE BAND.
A BRITISH & DOMI NIONS
"PICTURE
NEXT CHANGE
EXCITING AS AN EXTRA EDITION!
DAILY STAR
ROADHOUSE MURDER!
It Stumped
Police and
Press-but a Cub Reporter
DIRECTED
Solved It-and
HERE'S HOW!
T
DOROTHY JORDAN ERIC LINDEN
J. WALTER RUBIN
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ROSCO ATES PURNELL PRATT
RKO RADIO
ON HIS WAY TO THRILL AND AMUSE YOU!
Henry Edwards The FLAG LIEUTENANT
Clintsa meginicent performance de, —
TO-DAY AT THE
King's
Queen's.
CINEMA
HONG KONG
Chandu The Magician."
"High Pressure."
Central,
"The Blue Danube."
Oriental.
World.
"Black Watch."
***Millie.".
Star.
Majestic.
King's.
KOWLOON
Fifty Million Frenchmen "
13 Women."
COMING
*Sherlock Holmes." "Blonde Veaus."
If I Had a Million,"
Queen's.
Red Headed Woman."
"The Hot Heiress." "Lash."
Central.
"The Rondhouse Murder."
"Once in a Lifetime."
"The Flag Lieutenant."
"Back Streat."
" Igloo."
"States Attorney."
World.
The Mummy."
Beau Hunks."
"Are You Listening."
"Night Court."
Oriental,
Star.
"Sky Devils." -
"Fifty Million Frenchmen,'
Hell Divers”
"Laugh and Get Rich." "Are You Listening."
CANTON CINEMAS
Wing Hon.
*Trouble In Paradiso."
Chung vinh.
"Dad Sister."
Bun Wah Theatre,
Is My Face Rod?"
Sun Kwok Man Theatre.
Once in a Lifetime."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933,
TO-DAY ONLY
AT
2.80, 5,10 7 15 & 9.30 P.M.
HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEMA
CHANDU LIVES ON. THE SCREEN! NOW YOU CAN BOTH SEE AND HEAR THIS MAGIC-MAKER IN THRILLING, CHILLING DEEDS OF DABING 1
FOX Picture
CHANDU
EDMUND LOV
BOOKING AT THE
THEATHE
T
25313 25932.
TO-MORROW
CONAN DOYLE'S
Master Detectivw.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
matches wits with Modern Organized Crime-and wins!
Played by
CLIVE BROOK MIRIAM JORDAN ERNEST TORRENCE
William K. Howard production
FOX PICTURE
'THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
י
PRESENTS
"NINE TILL SIX
BY
AIMEE AND
HILIP
STUART
MARCH 14th, 15th and 16th at 9.20 P.M.
$4.00 to $1.00 (including Tax) EVERY SEAT BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE "RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW
MOVIE NEWS
Pictures In Hong Kong-
THE RED HEADED
WOMAN”
WHERE JEAN HARLOW ESCAPES FROM ONE-
TYPE PARTS
'CHANDU THE MAGICIAN'
IRENE WARE'S FANTASTIC
COSTUMES
Irene Ware, the lovely princess of Chandu The Magician," now For a screen star with ambitions, showing at the King's Theatre, success can in reality be failure. wears some of the most fantastic stumes ever seen on the screen, That is the opinion of Jean Har-Nevertheless, two of them at least low, the platinum blonde who be came a red-head to play the title are easily adaptable for wear in
one's wardrobe. role" in "Red Headed Woman,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sereen ver- sion of the Katharine Brush novel, which Queen's,
opens to-morrow at the
POWELL'S LONG FIGHT TO STARDOM
SUCCESS IN FIEMNOMEAT
QUEEN
William Powell, now drawing delighted crowds to the Queen's Theatre, where he is appearing in "High Pressure, his second Warner Bros. and. Vitaphone star ring vehicle, reached the top only after long years of hard work and harder knacks.
THE BLUE DANUBE
DELIGHTFUL SCENIC
EFFECTS
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY
(March 4).
(II- Moon 9th Day). First Extra Race Meeting.. Annual meeting of Bank of East Asia, 9.30 p.m.
M.CL. Concert, Cathedral Hall,
6. p.m.
1.
Charity Ball at Hong Kong Hotel, New Territory Medical Benevolent Branch.
Charity Play, St. Mary's School, Kowloon, 6.30 p.m.
Theatres,
Queen's: "High Pressure.” King's: "Chandu The Magician." Central: “Blue Danube," Oriental:"Black Watch.”
World Millie. "...
*Star: "Fifty Million French-
men,"
Majestic: "Thirteon Women."
Dances. ''.
Tea Dances at King's. Restaurant; Hong Kong Hotel; Gloucester Building and Majestic Dansing, Academy...)
Dinner Dances at King's Restau rast: Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels; and Gloucester Building.
Sports.
Cricket:-First Division: Oral- gongower O.C. v. -Indian R.C. (£) ;~ University v. Army (L) Navy v Borderers (F). Second Division: Indian R.C. Craigengower (L); Royal Engineers and Signals v University (L) Navy e. Polices (F):
Football: Shield Competitions, Senior: Club e. Bonderers; Lin- colns. Royal Artillery; Chinese Athletics . Navy; South China . Kowloon, Junior: Navy . Chinese Athletic "A"; Chincas Athletic "B" v. R.A.S.C.; Borderers v.. South China "B"; Lincolns v. Royal Air Force:
SHERLOCK HOLMES"
OLD FAVOURITE HOLDS HIS OWN
Detectives may come and deteo tives may go, but "Sherlook
Holmes
Over.
apparently goes on for Despite the success of some of Holines' more recent imitators, the great figure of Conan Doyle's imagination continues to hold his place against all comers in the heart of the reading public
The head of any public library will verify this assertion and will add that there is a steady demand for Doyle's stories that depict the thrilling adventures of the drama sleuth,
A now. Sherlock Holmes."? comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday
Danube" are a real delight.
The scenic beauties of The Blue with Clive Brook in the title role and Miriam Jordan portraying the
As
befits a story of gipsy love, much leading feminina role. Miss Jordan of the action takes place in wood-is from the English stage and re- land scenes, some at dusk when the cently won wide acclaim for her performance in "Cymnra " OB skilful lighting effects. add to the Broadway. She is now under con ethereal beauty of the localities. It
"Six Hours To
is here, too, that the haunting me-tract to Fox Films and made her Tzigane band are so wonderfully Live," opposite Warner Baxter and lodies played by Alfred Rodo's screen debut in effective." The Blus Danube" 18 a musical and dramatic production of rare charm.
**Spanish · Love.”
John Bolos.
The role of "Moriarty," the arch enemy of Holmes, is enacted by Ernest Torrence. Others in the
It was the praise he received for his portrayal of Jack. Absolute in an amateur production of "' The Rivals" nb Central, High School in St. Louis, Missouri, that decided lum to be an actor. His parents objecled but the lad worked as a
strong cast are Alan Mowbray, Lelephone messenger and a theatre
Montague Shaw, Arnold Lucy, usher and saved with the idea of
Howard Loeds. Lucien. Prival, Roy entering the American Academy of His entry into pietures came with D'Aroy, Standey Fields, Brandon Dramatic Arts in New York. Feel his portrayal of the villain in Hurst, Eddie Dillion and Robert ing that his wad was growing too" Sherlock Holmes with John Graves. slowly he communicated with a rich Barrymore, "When Knighthood The picture was directed by Wil- aunt, who gave him half of what Was In Flower." he asked to borrow, and he beat Shawl" and "Romola" followed, the screen such outstanding successes. "The Brightliam K. Howard who transferred to,
and "The and three years in stock, with films as "Transatlantic" it for the Big TowB.
as a side line. It was the talkies, First Year." Powell anys, that made him a star, for he was permitted to depart slightly from the sinister roles in which he had been cast, when pro- ducers heard his voice, grand as the blue sky stook pro- moter. in "High
Pressure, Nath Road, Kowloon Tel. 57222 Evelyn Brent, Evalyn Knapp, Guy Kibbee, John Wray and y
TO-DAY ONLY others are in the cast. Mervyn At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
After a term at the Academy his One, in particular a white car- money was gone and he took a tem. mera crepe, trimmed with silver porary job while scouting for a bugle beads, could easily be modified part. His first was in "Ne'er Do to create a stunning dress for din Well" at forty dollars per week, ner-dance wear. An over a slip of When the play closed he was again "I wanted to be something more pale pink sticn erepe. These and on his uppers till "Within The than a platinum blonde," says Miss all other gowns worn by Miss Ware Law" kept him busy for two Harlow. "I wanted to prove my were designed by Earl Luick and years. Next he was seen with Leo worth as a dramatic actress. That created in the Fox Films wardrobe Dietrichstein in two plays-and in is why I risked the success I had department at Hollywood.
his first outstanding success, already gained and took on a new
(Continued on next Column). Le Roy directed. Miss Ware is a newcomer to the personality for this picture. screen and is a noted beauty, for- "Once you establish yourself as merly of the stage. She is five feet, a type, it is so easy to go on and six inches tall, weighs 115 pounds. make a success as that type. Pro has auburn, hair and rather ducers encourage you to take this greenish eyes. She is graceful and line of least resistance. They know, wears, cloths with distinction. that the public likes familiar faces. Edmund Lowe plays the title
role in the production and others, Spurned Friends' Advice. ·
well known here, are Bela Lugosi,; "But I have never been satisfied Henry B. Walthall, Herbert Mun with that sort of success. I want din, Weldon Hoybern and Virginia
Hammond.
Little June Vlask,
to play dramatic roles, the kind blonde and beautiful, is also mak that require characterization. That
is why I leaped at the chance to ing her screen debut in Chandu.”
play the Red Headed Woman'
when certain well-meaning. friendâ thought I should let well enough alone.
"It is the most difficult, role I) have attempted. Lil Andrews, in the story, is a girl who knows no law but her own will. Starting as a lowly stenographer, she fights" schemes and struggles to wring re cognition from the social world to which she belongs. In other words. she is ambitious. Be an I."
frequent visits to the wardrobe de Miss Harlow found the business partment. Miss Harlow in "Bed of transforming herself into a red! Headed Woman" has more than head to be an arduous task. It re twenty costume changes. Because quired her to get up at 8.30 every of the press of time a studio car morning instead of the usual: was kept in waiting to whisk her o'clock The red-headed personality: to the wardrobe department and involved a new type of make-up hack for her fittings.
which meant more time than usual
“But I believe I could thrive on ¦ spent on this; Teal hard work," says Ming Hàr- Portraying the title role, meant When you feel you are more frequent appearances in the Hlow. accomplishing something nothing story, which in turn entailed more Boom too hard.
(Dontinued on: Previous: Onluida)
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He's HOT! Burning up the town with his wisecracks! Setting femine hearts on fire t
William
HIGH PRESSURE
FROM SUNDAY
Red
Her Flaming Tresses
Were a Danger Signal
Which Ho
Man
Heeded!
HEADED WOMAN
with JEAN
CHESTER
HARLOW
MORRIS
LEWIS STONE, LEILLA HYAMS. UNA MERKED
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.
FIFTY
MILLION FRENCHMEN
ROYS!
WACKER
BROS.
SKY 13 WOMEN
DEVILS
in the
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pimes
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SPENCER TRACY
Starting on the scree
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