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CENTRAL
HEATRI
TAKE QUEEN's RD., WESTBOUND BUN
Advance Booking x Androus and the Theatre Tel. 25720,
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, $.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
Lilian
HARVEY
HER HIGHNESS
·COMMANDS
HENRY GARAT
ENCHANTING MUSICAL NUMBERS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET!
A UFA SUPER-PRODUCTION,"
NEXT CHANGE
BRITISH LION FILM CO.
PRESENTS
AN OUTDOOR MUSICAL
"LOVE ON SKIS"
e
WITH
JOAN AUSTIN-JACK LESTER RALPH ROGAN-BULL & BUSTER
HER HIGHNESS COMMANDS
At The Central Theatre
Lilian Harvey and Henry Garat will again captivate local filio fans in the operetta, "Her Highness Commands" showing at the Central Theatre to-day. They were a sen- sation in the recent "Congress' Dances" which was so popular here, but in this vehicle the stars are said to outshine all their previous efforts, having made-to-order roles which give them every opportunity to dance and to sing several Hilting melodics,
Simple French dialogue, which. even non-speaking audiences will And no difficulty in understanding, is used in the film, accompanied by. carefully worded English super- impositions.
A light and airy story is told accompanied by Werner R Hey- mana's delightful musical score. Marie Christine, the young princess who is to be married off by her Lord Chamberlain to Count von Leuch- tenstein, alips out of the palace to attend a servant's ball in disguise. There she starts n Hirtation with a young man named Carl. She-in- troduces herself as a manicurist, and he intimates that he is a delicatessen <clerk, whereas he is really a lieut enant of the guards. After a dance with him, she slips away, but not before arranging to meet him on the following day. The Minister of State hears of this and determines upon a course of action which only leads to more complications.
The stars have the support of such notable artistes os Marcel Vibert, Bill Bockett and a great cast.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
King's
HONG KONG
"The Song of Songs"
Queen'e"
"Bombshell"
Central.
"Hor Highness Commands"
Oriental
"Sunny Side Up"
Alhambra
Star.
KOWLOON
"No Men of Iler Owa
"A Billion Dollar Scandal" Majestic.
"The Ponguin Pool Murder"
Theatre Calender
KING'S THEATRE
March 8-10-Too hich harinony March 11-14-Flying down to Rio
QUEEN'S THEATRE
March S--The Chief March 10-Pancing Lady
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
I love, that man
· CENTRAL THEATRE
Her Highness commands
Bing Crosby and Judith Allen coming on Thursday " "at the King's Theatre, in "TOO MUCH HARMONY."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934.”
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
ATMA
2.30.5.10, 7.15] &.9.30 P.M.
OKINGS
A melody in morble fashioned by the hands of the man who took her hoort.
"BOMBSHELL”
500 ft.
A monument to Love. ..losting as the morble
out of which it is born
Marlene DIETRICH
in "The SONG OF SONGS“
A ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
Last Showings To-day
With Jean Harlow and Leo Trazy as co-stars Leading an impressive cast, "Bombshell will have its final showings today at the Queen's.
PRODUCT1ON
BRAN AHERNE
Adapted from the play by Caro- line Franke and Mack Crane, "Bombshell" explodes all tag un- savory rumours and myths that have emanated in Hollywood.
Directed by Victor Fleming, it is a hilarious presentation of all these myths that have been woven around film stars and the motion picture industry and is ably interpreted by a noteworthy cast of popular play-
Ors.
Jean Harlow is seen as Lola
Too Much Harmony Burns, & glamorous film star who
Too much Harmony," makes its first local appearance tomorrow
at the King's Theatre...
In the stellar roles Bing Crosby. who was most recently seen in Paramount's Big Broadcast and "College Humour."
In the supporting roles are Jack Oakle and Skeets Gallagher, the famous comedy team who wowed audientes in Close Harmony" se- veral years ago Judith Allen Cecil B. Demille's new screen find; Har- ry Green famous stages and screen dialectic funster: Lilyyan Tash man and Ned Sparks.
The story moving in and out of a theatrical atmosphere, relates the adventures of a group of show people rehearsing for a forthcom- ing musical comedy,, Bing Cros- by star of the show, is engaged to the fascsnating gold digger Lilyan Tashman. He meets Judith Al- len while on a trip in the West, thinks she has, great stage possi- bilities and makes her a member of the show, and promptly falls in love with her,
The situation becomes embrass- ing when he discovers that Judith is virtually engaged to Jack Oakle part of her act.
Oakle and Crosby comes to blows, then to an understanding, and the final scenes and the novel plot in unusual and satisfactory fashion. Elght new song lifts by Arthur Johnston, and Sam Coslow are, Introduced in the film.
Will Rogue
has been made sensational by the imaginative, creations of her prese agent, Lee Tracy, who has taken advantage of her various interna tional love affairs.
Her family consists of Frank Morgan, as her father, and Ted Henly, as her brother, who, with
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
JEAN
LIONEL ATWILLI AUSON SKIPWORTH -
A Puramount Picture
'BOOKING AT THE "THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332 TU-MORROW
TOO MUCH HARMONY
BING CROSBY
Song-laden! Girl- decorated! With the mod comies of
"Close Harmony" JACK GAKIE Skeets GALLAGHER JUDITH ALLEN HARRY GREEN LILYAN TASHMAN A Paramount Pictura
'Noel Coward's "Bitter Sweet" with Anna Neagle
hor secretary, portrayed by Una chet Tone, Pat O'Brien, Ivan Merkel, make her life one of con- Lebedeff, Isabell Jewell, Louise tinual turmoil."
Beavers Leonard Carey, Mary Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith and June
Brewster.
Others in the cast who contribute excellent performances are Fran-
HARLOW TRACY
LEE
IN THE
LAUGH-EXPLOSION THAT'LL ROCK THE NATION
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
QULLA'S
STAR
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.
A BILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL
Paramount's Drama with
ROBERT ARMSTRONG-CONSTANCE CUMMINGS
"TO-DAY ONLY
ALHAMBRA
THE STRE
CLARK GABLE
No Man of Her Own
CAROLE LOMBARD DOROTHY MAKKNILE a Garaminint Gicture
NEWSREEL
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
(March 7)
Anniversaries und Holidays!-- Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Holy Doctor, special Protector of the students.
of }
Auctions:-Lammert's ́· Sale Furniture, etc., at the Chinese Restaurant, 26. Des Voeux Road Central, 10 8.m.
Cinemas.
King's The Song Of Songs." Queen's: Bombshell.” Central:-"Her Highness Com-
mands."
Oriental:Sunnyside Up." World: "The Nuisance." Alhambra:-"No Man Of Her
Own."
Majestic: "Penguin Pool;
MAJESTIC
THEATRE Nathan Road, Kowlona. · Tel. 67222) TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5:20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.)
The schooimarm from lowa who had never read adetective "atory stepped in and
solved, the crima! She's pattively KILLING MO
PENGUIN
MURDER
'Murder."
Star: A Billion Dollar
Scandal." Dances:-Portuguese Company, tiong Kong Volunteers, Annual Dance, Club Lusitano. 9.30 p.m.
Debate:-Hong Kong. University Graduates Association and Educa- tion Society on- "That Married Women Should Have a Profession- al Career." University Assembly Room, 8.30 p.m.
Meetings: Volunteer Sergeants* Mess Committee, 6 p.m.
Miscellaneous:-Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables, Volunteer Headquarters. 3 p.m.; Portuguese Dinner, Company's (HKVDC)
Club Lusitano, 7.30 p.m.; Whist
4 SHOWS (DARY*
T.15–1.20
·
AWK!
·TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
EONA MAY OLIVER '. Baht, Armstrong James Bians45 Mae Clarke
Proved, by George
Sweet Falmer, BED
RADIO Plere zzecutive prelucr
ORIENTALE
FLEMING ROAD WANGHAL
2 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
WE HAVE MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT. ⠀
TO SECURE A NEW COPY OF THIS FAMOUS PICTURE.
You'll like
this better
than any picture
they've ever made
Janet
Charles
GAYNOR FARRELL
SUNNY SIDE UP
ANOTHER REVIVAL
OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST SCREEN PRODUCTIONS.
A PICTURE YOU'LL DEARLY LOVE TO SEE AGAIN. Tere's an outstanding production with an entertaining story, real H
comedy, spectacular scenes and the best song bits of any picture ever made!
Drive, Seamen's Institute, 9 p.m.; Recital of Rudyard Kipling's Poems by Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Et., K. C., Ballors' and Boldiers' Home, 8.30 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Wo- ren's Guild, 10 a.m. _____Moon:-1," Moon, 22nd Day.
Principal Malls Outward for America and Europe via Siberia by Asama Maru 8.30 a.m.
Religious--Lenten Service at St. Peter's Chapel. Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute, 40 Gloucester 'read, 6.30 p.E.
"NO MAN OF
HER OWN".
Exciting Drama At
The Alhambra
Clark Gable, is starred and Carolo Lombard and Dorothy Mackalll' are featured in "No Man of Her Own,” the new film,
"DANCING LADY”
Coming To The Queen's
With a touching and human stage" story as the background and 2n excellent cast which includes Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Fran- chot Tone, Winnie Lighter and Fred Astaire, "Dancing Lady" which comes to the Queen's. Thestre · ozi Saturday should prove a huge suc
Icess..4..
Although somewhat similar in thene as the ordinary pictures about the show business, "Dancing Lady" has several fine qualities which should prove a strong recommenda tion.
Joan Crawford rises to further heights in her brilliant characteri sation of Jean Barlow, a struggling small town dancer who refuses come fort and luxury for a career-Erun chot Tope gives a perfect portrayal
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the "Park Avenue" playboy whom Joan Crawford sacrifices for Clark Gable, a stubborn show or-
The story deals with the careor of a big-time. gambler and cardganiser. sharp, who operates among Wall- The story, in brief, tells of s Street millionaires and on trans-small town dancer who, after being atlantic liners. With Dorothy arrested for an alleged indecent act Mackaill as a come on, and within a burlesque show, decides to try Grant Mitchell and Paul Ella as the big towns, She met a -rich assistants Gable lures his victims playboy by chance, and through his into poker games and trims them influence she comes to know of casity.
producer who is going to put on a show. She secures the job of a dancer but the stubbom organiser of the show would have nothing to do with her. Meanwhile the rich playboy pestered her with attention saking her to marry him, but she refuses. She is, in fact, in love with the stubborn organiser who however, continues to keep away from her. When news is received that the 'show has to be stopped on account of financial troubles, she in desperation, agrees to go on a tour to Cuba with the playboy Meanwhile, the organiser, realises that he has fallen in love with her and restarts the production with hu own money....
Trouble enters the partnership, however, because Dorothy is madly in love with Gable, and the gambler is fed up with her. When he walks out og her, she threatens to go to the District attorney" and Gable, with Detective J. Farrell Mac Donald too hot on his trail, décides to leave New York until Dorothy bas cooled off. ......
In Glendale, he meets Carole Lombard, a bored small-town beauty and because he loses the toss of a coin, marries her. He takes her back to New York, intentling to use her in much the same way he had used Dorothy. But two things hap- pen. This hard-boiled, fast and loose gambler falls in love with his The return of the girl just before
the show is about to open, and wife, and Dorothy, back from a Mediterranean cruise, violently re- startling clímar, coupled wit sent, the marriage of her ex-hoy brilliant numbers in the show, friend. The result, vieverciting | to, make the picture, very well drima
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seving.
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