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CENTRAL
THEATRE
TAKE QUEEN'S AD, WRSTBOUND BUS
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol 95720.
FINAL SHOWINGS At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M. "UNITED PROTOPLAY SERVICE
PRESENTS
LILY YUEN & GRACE LIN
IN
TO-DAY AT THE
King's
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Emperor Jones."
Queen'
"Attorney for the Defence."
Broadway Revue"
"Fragments of Life'
Dentral
Oriental
(Chinese Picture).
The White Sister'
KOWLOON
Alhambra
"I am a Fugitive from a
Chain Gang"
Star •
The Sign of the Cross."
"THE FRAGMENTS. Majestic.
OF LIFE"
▲ CHINESE PICTURE`
WITH
CHEN CHUN LI—LEE K'ENG]
NEXT CHANGE
Miss CHAN YEN YEN
AND
LAU KAI KWAN»
IN
NEW YEAR'S EVE"
A CHINESE PICTURE
PRESENTED BY UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE CO.
WEDNESDAY.
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURE PRESENTS
BEBE DANIELS
IN
"THE SONG
YOU GAVE MB"
WITH
VICTOR VARCONI A. B. I. P. SPECIAL.
Rider of Death Valley"
Queen's
e:
Coming
Indiscretion of Eve." "Love Lies\..
"Day of Reckoning"
King's
The Poyer and the Glory",
Central
New Year's Eva'
The Song You Gave Me”
Alhambra
Silver Dollar."
Madies they talk about"
Her Bodyguarıl”
Oriental
"The Melody Cruise" Star:
"When Laila Meet" "Strictly Personal" Midnight Mary"
Majestic
"A Bill of Divorcement"
THE SONG YOU GAVE ME
1
To Catchy Song Hits
An engaging story span in a disarming manner, full of charm and whimsical gaiety, provides an ideal setting for the superb Babe Daniels' first British picture which
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1934.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT
2.30, 5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
KINGS
EMPEROR JONES-RE CONQUERED
STRONG MEN, BROKE WO. MEN'S HEARTS. SMASHED NATION'S LAWS. BUT THEY PUT HIM ON THE
SPOT AND THEN! JOHN KRIMSKY AND
"
1:
GIFFORD COCHRAN
present
Paul ROBESON
IN EUGENE O'NEILL'S
amazing story of
Emperor
JONES
"EMPEROR
Final Showings At
The King's
with DUDLEY DIGGES
Released thro, United Arlista
JONES"
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and reen player, formerly with the Theatre Guild, who makes his character of Smithers, the Cockney trader, second only to the Robeson performence.
Frank
Fredi Washington and Wilson, both of whom have many
FROM
TO-MORROW
BOOKING "AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332
The First Narratage Picture
THE
AND THE
POWER
GLORY
SPENCER TRACY COLLEEN MOORS
Ralph Morgan Helen Vinson
A Jesse L. Lusky Productiori
- Directed by
WILLIAM K. HOWARD
Screenplay by PRESTON STŪROSS
A FOX PICTURE.
AT THE KING'S
"The Power And The
"Glory"
The Power and the Glory com- miences its run at the King's Theatre
will open at the Central Theatre arama, "Emperor Jones;" dealing successes to their credit "as stage on Sunday. This picture is superbly
under the title of "The Song You Gave Me."
To the ominous thrill of the tom" toms, Eugene O'Neill's first great with Harlem love intrigues and voodoo-infested Haiti, is once again available to theatre goers.
and
of
This time it is a talking picture, produced by John Krinsky Gifford Cochran, importers "Madchen in Uniform," and re- leased by United Artists, and is the feature attraction at the King's Theatre today.
j
players, also have important roles in Emperor Jones."
The screen adaptation, written by Du Bose Heward, was approved
acted and Spencer Tracy gives a
and performance of great power established himself as an unusually line character actur.
new line of work for her and she
A romance between a ravishing musical comedy star and an impe- cunious Guards officer who becomes
Collen Moore, who has not appear- in its entirety by O'Neill, and addsed on the screen for sometime, has her secretary leads to piquant
to the original play in that the
It is a situations which at times horder on
first part of the inreveals all a straight dramatic role. the dramatic. Miss Daniels gives remarkable performance and renders
those detulis that were only explain- in her own delightful manner, two
ed in the dialogue of Emperor comes through with flying colours. Jones" as first, presented by the Ralph Morgan gives the best per- song numbers "The Captain of the Guard" and "The Song You Gave Filling the same rule he played in Province-town Players In addi-formance of his career in this pic- Me" which will in a short space
the revival of the stage play is Pualtion, Robeson is given an opportuni- ture. All movie fans should go and time, be on uveryone's lips."
Robeson, who fills overy requirety to sing several numbers in his see it whether for good acting or as robust baritone. The entire musical a study of an advance in the cinema. Victor Varcon gives a sterling ment at the exacting title part in performance as the humble but magnificent manner. Also in the arrangement was handled in splen- Others cast in the film are Helen
Vinson, and Clifford Jones adoring secretary who becomes en-cast is Dudley Digges, noted stage did style by Rosamond Johnson. shared in Bebe's web of charms, and Frederick Lloyd, Lester Matthews and Claude Hulbert, names well- known to filmgoers, also figure pro minently in the love stakes as three of Bebe's devoted cavaliers.
"SILVER
DOLLAR"
A Miner With A
ໄ
Midas" Touch
A picture Alled with the thrill and romance of pioneer life in the mad gold rush days of Colorado's founding will be seen in "Silver Dollar" à First National picture which opens to-morrow at the Alhambra Theatre.
Edward G. Robinson, famous for, his powerful screen characteriza- tions, has the intense and colour- ful role of Yates Martin, the rose Colorado Silver King, who from poverty to riches overnight, Bebe Dantels and Aline MacMahon head a notable supporting cast which includes Jobyna Howland, DeWitt Jennings, Robert Warwick, 1 Harry Holman. Russell Simpson, John Marston, Charles Middleton and Marjorie Gateson.
The screen offering is based on David Karsner's popular book, which tella the rise and fall of Haw Tabor, an influential pioneer who played an important and spectacular part in the early his tory of the nation,
The picture presents Robinson as a rough, miner with a "Midas“ touch, who soars from poverty to wealth and power. When romance touches him, he discards the wife who has stood faithfully at his side in the struggle for inches, and with a younger, more beautiful
career woman starts on eccentricities that startled "world. While" at the peak of his wealth and fame, his fortune col. lapses with the adoption of
of the
the
gold standard.
The screen play was adapted by will Carl Erickson and Harvey Thew Sunday and was
directed by Alfred E. Green.
The "Hello Hongkong" Co. give special Matinees on and Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
QULLA'S
EDMUND LOWE
AUTHI
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
EVELYN BRENT CONSTANKE CUMMINGS DOROTHY PITERSON BRADLEY PAGE-
Colera
SERVING CUMMVĪGS -
ZINEM
STAR
At 2.30, 5.10, & 7.20
TO-NIGHT AT 9.30.
THE FIRST · BROADWAY REVUE TO COME DIRECT
TO HONGKONG Heary Bellit's
"Hello Hongkong."
in
20 ACTS 20
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
Saturday, February · 24.
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel.57922
TO-DAY ONLY
Anniversaries and Holidays-At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.
Ember Day
"
Auctions-Lammert's Sale of
Shop Furniture, Sundries and Eit- tags. "Lubeca," 22. Hankow Road. Kowloon, 10.30 am.
Cinemas.
King's:-"Emperor Jones." Queen's:-"Attorney
Defence:"
For
The1
Central:-"The. Fragments OI
Life."Chinese Picture). Oriental:-"The White Sister." World:-"Sun" Set." (Chinese
Picture).
Alhambra:-"I" Am A Fugitive
From A Chain Gang." Majestic: "The Rider of Death
Valley,"
Star: The Sign Of The Cross." Entertainments:-A, D. C. Pro- ductions **Ten Minute Alibi," Royal Naval Canteen Theatre, 9.15 p.m.; Local Branch Overseas League Fancy Dress-Grand Gala, Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, .9 p.1.
Meetings: Annual. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion, Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Board Room, 11:30 am.
Miscellaneous:-Claims, against the Estate of Enrique Brias de Coyn, late of Manila, due.
Moon:--I Moon, 11th. Day.
Principal Malls. Outward air måll for Europe by Rawalpindi 9 a.m.; steamer 10.30
6+
TOM MIX
IN
RIDER OF DEATH VALLEY"
"WITH LOIS WILSON
4 SHOWS
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAMPY VALLEY BUS
DULT
2.30.5.19
7.15-0.50
FLEMING #ROAD
WAKONAI
TEL. 2847S
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
A REAL SCREEN CLASSIC! Helen
HAYES
The
Clark
and
TO-MORROW
MONDAY TUESDAY A SUPER MUSICAL COMEDY PRODUCTION
THE BEST YOU'VE SEEN FOR MONTHS.
DO YOUR EYES BOTHER YOU?
They will whene
GABLET
White
Sister
a.m.; for Europe via Siberia by Andre Lebon 5 p.m.
Religious:-Solemn Procession in Catholic Cathedral Compound, in honour of the Passion of Our Lord, 7 p.m.
Sports.
4-
Cricket. First Division," Craigen- gower v. Kowloon C. C. (L); Royal
"you
seem
"MELODY CRUISE" CHARLIE
RUGGLES PHIL HARRIS
Greta Nissen,
Marjorie Gate- modi, HaLKO Mack, Chick Chandler, Jura Brewster, Shiru lex Chambers,
ATTORNEY
FOR THE
DEFENSE
Navs 3. Civil Service. (F); Second Now Showing At The
Division, Kowloon C. C. v. Craigen- Cower (L); Civil Service v. Royal Navy (F); Police v. Royal Engineers and Signals (F).
Queen's
.. A district attorney who later Football--Shield Competitionts turns to defend criminals instead of
Senior, South China v. St. Joseph's; Borderers v. Club; Junior. South prosecuting them when he finds
has sent an innocent maa to the China "B" v. Royal Artillery: Sec- ond Division, Borderers v. Lincoins, thair, forms the background of
highly entertaining and dramatic Third Division, Lincolns v RAS.C. film Attorney for the Defense Fadio v. University; Royal Alr which has its final showings at the Force v. Royal Engineers.
Queen's Theatre to-day.
Hockey Caer Clark Cup: Central British School v. St. Andrew's, 2.45 p.m.; Y M. C. A. v. Recrelo "A" 3 p.m.; Hongkong Ladies v. Re- creto "B," 3.15 p.m.; Friendly matches, H. K. B. R. A. v "In cognitos." 5p.m.
Racing-Annual At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
CECIL B. DE MILLE'S SPECTACLE
"The SIGN OF THE
CROSS"
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ALHAMBRA
TOENFRE
THE LASH THAT KIPPEN ACROSS HIS FLESH NOW TEARS THE HEART OF AMERICAT.
PAUL MUNI TAWAFUGITIVE
At 2.30, 5.20, 7'20 & 9.20 p.m.
NEXT CHANGE-
ED. G. ROBINSON'S masterpiece
"Silver
Dollar
A First National Picture.
Race Meeting
(Happy Valley), 11.30 am.
Yachting Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's Night Race to Lantau Island, 3 p.m.
Ride Shooting Hongkong Rifle Club monthly competition, 2.30
D.D.
Sunrise: 6.49 am-Bunset: 6.24
p.m.
Tides:-High at 18.01; Low at
1,05,
Edmund Lowe given a perfect characterisation as the attorne whose ersed is hate and whose hobby is women-every man he sends to the chair means more fame to him and every woman he loves is just- another pastime. The climax reached when he eventually And himself accused of the murder off girl he formerly loved, and the way in which he defends himself and reveals the actual murderer prov des many a dramatic moment
Evelyn Brent as the murdered gir and Constance Cummings és hi secretary give excellent support well as Donald Dillaway, Doroth Peterson and Dwight Frye. stated the picture is highly enter taining and is different from Sunday, February 25, Anniversaries and Holidays:many "court" films we have recent Second Sunday in Lent. Solemn seen. Celebration of the Feast of Our Lord of "Passos."!
Cinemas King: The Power And The
Glory."
Queen's "Indiscretion Of Eve." Central:-The Bang You Gave
Me"
Oriental:Melody Cruise." World:Sun Set," (Chinese
Picture).
Alhambra:-"Sulver Dollar." Majestic: A Bill Of Divorce
ment,"
Religious: Processin Lord of "Passos." Catholic Cath dral Compound, 4.30 pr Benediction, followed by Addres to the Superior General for f Far East and to the ten Bicho and Superiors of Missiona
Sports. Golf Completion
inal Tou Royal Hongkong Golf Club Jun Championship
Hockey. Mamak. Tournamen Radio Sports v. St. Andrew a.m.; Royal Signal v ZDE Hockey Club/
Sunrise:-0.51 am Sunset --
Star: "When Ladies Meet." Miscellaneous H. M. 8. Berwick and a Destroyer opent to the Pubp.m. llc from 2 to 4 pm
Moon:-I Moon, 12th Day.
Tidea: High at 1:59 and Low. at 6.44 and 22.10.
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