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CENTRAL TO-DAY AT THE
HEATRO
CAN BOEKVÉS RD, WESTBOUND BUN
Advance Booking at Anderson? aud the Thostro, Tel "23720,"
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2:30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
WANT TO SIN AND SUFFERI end all I do is suffer!!!
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The Goody Girl of "the Ipsie-Wiphic Wash Cloth radio hour stripped of her sweet disquisé and told the officials
"facts of life!.
of the company the
Professional SWEETHEART
The wild romanis of redio star
Man GINGER ROGERS
An RKO RADIO Picture of coyner
NORMAN FOSTER ZASU PITTS FRANK MCHUGH " Allen Jenkins, Oregory Rotak, Edgar Hennedy, Lucien Littlefield Dected by Willie Smom frien They by Mount Wathm Aleman Cospe, produse
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TO-MORROW
Lilian
HARVEY
HER HIGHNESS COMMANDS
HENRY "GARAT
ENCHANTING MUSICAL NUMBERS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET! A UFA SUPER-PRODUCTION.
"THE CHIEF”
Never Did A Sensible
4
Thing
King's
CINEMA
HONG KON
"The Song of Songs"
Queen'z
"Bozubshell"
Jentral...
Professional Sweetheart"
Oriental
A Comedy Programïne"
Alhambra
KOWLOON.
***Na Men of "Her
Star
kid Your Man'
Majestic.
8.0.8. feberg"
Queen's
Coming
The Chief
"Dancing Lady""
King's
"To much Harmony" "Flying Down to Rio" Central
Her Higharss Commands'
Alhambra
"I Love That Man'
Star:
"A., Billon Dollar Scandal”
Don Quixote"
"NO MAN OF
1
HER OWN"
Gable's Latest Success
"No Man of Her Qan," Clark able's first starring role since Red This," and "Strange Interlude, is the Alhambra now showing at Theatres.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1934,
SHOWING TO DAY.
...AT 2,30,5.10.7.15 &9:30 T.M.
KINGS
"The Song Of Songs"
The story of a beautiful
woman and her pas- sionate pilgrimage to her. Love of Loves
MARLENE DIETRICH
"in" one of the world's gredf love stories
"THE SONG OF SONGS" A ROUBEN MAMOUUAN. PRODUCTION From the story by Hermann Sudormann and play by Edward Sheldon with BRIAN AHERNE · LIONEL ATWILL ALISON SKIPWORTH
ALSO
NEXT CHANGE
, A Paramount Picture
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332
LATEST PARAMOUNT PICTORIAL AND VINCENT LOPEZ IN “MOONLIGHT FANTASY "
BING CROSBY IN
"TOO MUCH HARMONY'
#_
A
"
PARAMOUNT PICTURE
table is supported by Carole "THE SONG OFor ither lar her discoverer, go and live with a very shrewd
Lombard and Dorothy Mackall, wha
of
play contrasting romantic roles, as well as George Barbier and Grant
Ruggles, Mitchell Wesley
Cimarron" faine, directed, "
The star plays the role of a suave, sophisticated gambler, who, not con- tent to trust to luck,"fixes the high- stake poker games in which he participates so that only one man can wic-Clark Gable. But, after
SONGS"
Marlene Dietrich Scores Again
the death of her father, is forced to the first Dietrich film with a
aunt acted by Allson Skipworth Josef von Stenberg.
From a histricnic standpoint, the Marlene falls in love with a sculptor picture is exceptional "for the per- played by Brian Aberne. Lionel formances of the supporting cast Atwill plays the part of the elderly Brian Alerne, romantic newcomer.to | baron who is also in love with the pictures, from the legitimate stage, girl and he forces Aherne to give Lionel Atw, Alison Skipworth, her up, which he does, But Aheme Hardie Albright and Helen Free-eyentually finds her and regains her love for him. Others in the cast Helen are Hardio Albright and Freeman Marlene Dietrich's fans should not miss this picture.
man.
Beside the effective camera work always found in a Mamoulian pro- duction, "The Song of Songs" presents the famous statue of Miss Dietrich executed especially for the film by 9. Cartaino Scarpitta, noted sculptor.
The picture was adapted from Hermann Sudermann's literary classic.
Seldom, if ever, has any film he has gone to a small town to avoid Hollywood has produced, represent the toc-persistent efforts of a deter-ed such a pain of the pictorial, musical dve who has set himself on his trail, histrionic, literary sad and the too-amorons attentions of fields as arlene Dietrich's latest Miss Macknili, a former sweetheart, Paramount picture, The Song of he gambles against luck alone, and Songs", now showing, at the King's
ses. For, on her dare, he flips Theatre.
with roin with Miss Lombard,
Any film starring Miss Dietrich
The musical score includes selec tails" meaning marriage. Tails would be assured of a big headstar
in pictorial quality to begin with. tions from Wagner, Bach Tochai- | turns up.
The Baxen-haired German star, whikowsky, Schubert, Beethoven and launched the revolutionary trousers other famous composers as well as
song sung by for women style mode, never looked a torch" so lovely as she does in the flutter ingly feminine clothes of twenty. years ago,
His new wife with him, he returns the city, to and events closing around him Miss Mackail) pester him, the detective hounds him, and mest surprising of all, from his own point of view, he finds himself in love with his wife.
Under these circumstances he takes bold and daring measures, with results which bring the picture to a highly dramatic, climax
JEAN HARLOW AT HER BEST A "Bombshell" At
The Queen's
"Bombshell," which is now at the Queen's Theatre, is the first picture'
The silliest man in America which Jean Harlow and Lee. comes on Thursday to the Queen's Tracy have been co-starred by in The Chief," heralded as one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The pic.. the big laugh epics of the year. ture is based on a play by Caroline Ed Wynn, of course, is the star....
Francke and Black Crane and was Mlions of radio fans who have adapted to the
screen by Jules wondered what happened to Wyn's Furthman and John Lee Mahin. broadcaste these past few months,
As Lola Burns, an exotic and will know the answer when they sensational film star, Miss Harlow see The Chief," which was sug- LS reported to have one of the gested by the character he made most effective and entertaining famous on the networks. He's been characterizations of her career, a in Hollywood making the picture role described as being even more Jor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
striking than her performances in Lovely Dorothy Mackaill, whose "Red Dust," "Hold Your Man" and beauty has graced many im auDinner at Eight." cesses, appeary opposite Wynn. Charles Others in the cost are
character "Chic Sale," beloved
Loe Tracy, one of the most dynamic personalities in pictures, plays opposite Miss Harlow as ber funster. William (Stage) Boyd, bombastic publicity director, who is Effier Ellster, who was a Broadway responsible for many of the difficul stara generation ago, and O. Henry ties in which she finds herself with Gordon.
the studio executives, her family,
The Chief is the story of a her fan public and her many. early admirers. simple Bowery boy of the nineties, son of a heroic fireman who Victor Fleming, who directed Miss gave his life in a great holocaust. Harlow and Clark Gable to "Red The boy ls swept to local fame by a Dust," also directed "Bombshell," conniving politicians, In its filming, rather than trade" ebuple of How he gets there, and the vamping forming to the screen an exact por of the alluring Miss Mackal, is the trayal of picture people and movie life, he is said to have injected into Packed with typical Wynn hit a wholesome amount of humour situations: our, The Chief," is said to set new and laugh-provoking laughing standards for America Fleming also directed "The White Wynn boasts that he has never said Sister" co-starring Helen Hayes a sensible thing on the stage, and and Clark Gable, and has contribut his screen appearance is no exceped a number of notable pictures to tion.
photoplay history.
story.
DEMOCRAT REVOLT IN AMERICA
Bill Described As Bank
Bonus Bribe
Washington, Mar. 3.
A Blil 'extending for 12 months
the law permitting. obligations to
failed to serve notes,
pass the House of Representatives, yester- day, owing to the revolt of the De- mocratic Party,
On their authority, the Feder- al Reserve Bank's Issue of cur- rency with Government Bond. backing, expires to-day..!
Democratic members, described the Bill as another bank bonus
the Government to be used as bribe and a subsidy to a few big collateral security for Federal Re- banks-Reuter.
Directed by Roubes Mamoullan, who made Chevalior's "Love Me To-night", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and other highly praised! pictures, Miss Dietrich is said to given an outstanding dramatic per- formance. This picture, incidental
TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY
Dietrick
Miss
Marlene Dietrich 'And An.. Old Favourite
The Song of Songs showing at the King's Theatre features Marlene Dietrich in the dramatic role of an orphan pleasant, girl who, through
JEAN HARLOW TRACY
LEE
IN THE
LAUGH-EXPLOSION THAT'LL ROCK THE • NATION
'TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
QUELA'S
STAR
PASSED IN TEETH OF
OPPOSITION"
Washington, Mar. 3. After
an amendment. tri con- ference with the Senate, the Fletcher-Steagall Bill permitting the continuance of the use of Gov- ernment bonds as collateral sec- rity for Federal reserve notes was passed in the House of, Re- presentatives in the teeth of op- position by the Democratic "in- surgents.??
The Senate approved the mea- sure as now passed and it has gone to President Roosevelt for signia-
ture.-Reuter
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m
NEXT CHANGE-
RADIO'S CRAZIEST
COMEDIAN
ED WYNN
in
"The Chief"
At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m.
JEAN HARLOW
in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Comedy Drama
HOLD YOUR
SHOWING TO-DAY ALHAMBRA
THENTRE
CLARK GABLE!
No Man of Her Own
with CAROLE LOMBARD
PA DOROTHY MACKAILL)
"A Paramount Picture
MAN"
At 2:30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
NEXT CHANGE-
NANCY CARROLL
and
EDMUND LOWE
"I Love
That Man”-
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
of:
Monday, March 5. Auctions:-Lammert's Sale Assorted Glass Camps. Fancy Goods and Hand Bags, Sales Room, 11 ..
ין
Cinemas.
King's: "The Song Of Songs,” Queen's: Bombshell."
Central:-"Professional
heart.""
Oriental; All
gramme."
Sweet-
Comedy Pro-
"World: "Forceful Way."
(Chinese Picture).
Alhambra:-"No Man Or. Her
Own."...
Majesties. O. S. Iceberg Star-Hold Your Man.” “ Dance-Service
Men's Dance, Kowloon Y.MC.A., 9 pm
Debate-Arts Association of Hongkong University v. the Medi- cals on the Subject that "Ca- education is a Success in this Uni- versity." Union Assembly Room, 8.30 D
Meetings. Annual, Hongkong. Telephone Co., Ltd. Company's Beard Room, Exchange Building,
noon.
Miscellaneous-New School year,
com Junior Technical School, mences at Caroline Hill. East: Point; and Diocesan Boys' School; also Hongkong Technical Institute; Kowloon Union Church Juvenile Choir Practice, 6. p.m.
Moon. I Moon, 20th Day, 1-
Principal Malls.
Inward from America by Pres Cleveland; Outward for Australia
by Sydney Maru. 3.30 p.m.
Sports.
Bor-
Hockey-Radio Sports v. derers, 6 p.m.
Racing Entries close fon First: Extra Race Meeting, noon."
Yachting. Royal Yacht Club's Second Extra. Race
4 SHOWS <DALY
2.30-5.13 Ti5-530
Hongkong
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY & TO MORROW At 2:30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.
SOS
ICEBERG
THE IMPOSSIBLE COMES TO THE SCREEN-in a starkly realistic drama of daring and advanture. and of self-sacrificing love-actually photo- graphed in Greenland's Arctic wastes!
With ROD LA ROCQUE, LENI RIEFENSTAHL
Gibson Gowland, Ernst Udel. Story by Dr. Amold Fanck. Music by
by Paul Dessau. Directed by Gemett. Presented by Carl Laemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE,
Tay
11
Sunrise.-6.42 a.m.; Sunset.-628
for Ladies.
p.m.
Tides, High at 11.50: Low at 5.35 and 17.50.
TAKE AMY TRAM OH HAPPY VALLEY BUD
ORIENTALE
FLEMING ROAD WAKOHAS
TEL. 28478
2 MORE DAYS-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN!
STAN
OLIVER
LAUREL HARDY
IN THEIR VERY LATEST ALL COMEDY
H
LAUREL & HARDY
Latest Comedy Riot "ANOTHER FINE MESS
CHARLIE CHASE. Big Laugh Festival THE TOBASCO : KID
PETE SMITH
Irresistible Comedy
MEXICAN BULL FIGHT
ZASU PITTS-TELMA TODD Screaming Comedy Hit ON THE LOOSE
JAMES FITZPATRICK Interesting Travelogue WILDS OF BORNEO
THE AQUARIUM 1200 Tropical Fish IN NATURAL COLOUR
VARIETY SHOW M.G.M. LATEST NEWS
LEIPZIG FAIR
Increased Support
This Year
[Spesial to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright).]|
Leipzig, March 3. This year's national campaign against unemployment by which it is confidently hoped that at least 2,000,000 workers now idle will be re-absorbed in productive economic work during the summer, Will be inaugurated on Sunday when Goebbles opens the Leipzig
fair beld here regularly for over 700 years past.
Events of the World!!
BELGIAN KING'S DEATH
Nation Moved By Britain
Sympathy"
"London, March 2
The Beiglan Ambassador London in a letter to Sir Joh Simon, expressed on behalf of the Belgium Government appreciation of the expression of sympathy, evoked: In Grea Britain by the tragic death of Fif Majesty Albert, King of the Bel glans.
The letter proceeds: "In con yeying the above the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hymans, begs me to add that in common with all other Belgian was deeply moved by the mess The throughness of the pre-which you broadcast on the evento parations made, which had been of the tragic event as well as going on for over six months have the striking manner in which y Dreved that in many branches British Cabinet manifested the 50 per cent, more firms are ex-sympathy with our Royal fami hibiting than last year while com and the whole of the Belgi parison based on space booked people." British Wireless show an even greater confidence
!!!
hy the future: by business meri
For instance, the machine tool
5.400 entering the market, these includ makers hired last year
This ing, Bouth America, Spain, Turkey square meters of space. year it is over 9,000 square meters. Hungary, Switzerland, Scandinav While the increase in the entire la Poland and to some exten engineering section has increased England, While the primary ob from 24 to 35 thousand quare ect of the fair is to sell good meters. In many branches the for the benefit of the businesse entire available exhibition space of those who display, educationa possibilities for the nation's wel is sold out.
Italy has doubled the amount of fare are being exploited on a scal space taken last year. Over 8,000 not hitherto dreamed of.
The German manufacturers a tons of samples for display have.
re-equip the already arrived. Over 50,000 being urged to foreign buyers have booked room factories with most modern m in Leipzig for the duration chinery, so as to reduce all p duction costs to a minimui of the Fair
Four hundred special trains conBy this combination of efforts
On Sunday is confidently hoped that 4 verge on Leipzig bringing buyers and exhibitors. scourge of unemployment
This time the organisers of the yield and by the end of thing fair have concentrated propagan be well on its way to con da on countries where German elimination Transocean goods meet the least obstacles in Min.
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