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ENTIRAL
THEAT
"TAKE QUEEN'S RD, WESTBOUNọ ati
Adrance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol 25720,
10-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15" & 9.30 P.M. | Bebe DANIKS ~ Clifford MOLLISON
SOUTHERN
A
"and
AMY VENESS
MORRIS. HÄRVEY
FLAL GORDON
MAID
1UPINO LANE
THE GLAMOUR AND ROMANCE OF THE SUNNY SOUTH
A COLOURFUL ROMANTIC MUSICAL COMEDY-COM- PANION TO "MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS," AN- OTHER BRITISH INTER- NATIONAL MUSICAL ROMANCE.
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 12.30, 2.30, 5.80, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
CHINESE WAR PICTURE
A SOUTHERN MAID
Bebe Daniels & Lovely
Film Frocks
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S-
HONG KONG
Hips, Hips, Hooray.
QUEEN'S-
"Eskimo."
CENTRAL
"A Southern Maid."
ORIENTAL...
LEE-
1.
Sign of the Cross."
"Whoopee"
ALHAMBRA
KOWLOON
"Footlight Parade.”
STAR
Meet The Baron."
MAJESTIC-
Olsen's Big Moment,'
TERRORIST ARRESTED
Calcutta, April 1,
Bepih Behar Ganguli, an ex- Councillor of the Calcutta Cor- poration who is wanted by the police in connection with alleged terrorist crimes and who abscond- ed two years ago, was' arrested last night in the house of a landower near Calcutta. The Government had offered a reward of R.2,000 for his arrest.-Reuter
MALTA'S IMPORT TAX INCREASED
Malta; April 1.
The Governor has issued a pro- clamation increasing the duty on foreign imports by ten per cent Empire goods are accorded a pre- ference. Reuter.
GALLANT LADY
Ann Harding And
Clive Brook
"Callant Lady" the 20th Century Picture starring Ann Harding which will come to Alhambra' on Wednesday, presents one of the most" poignantly dramatic and appealing stories which has come to the screen this season.
-Noted for her understanding portrayal of feminine character, in this picture this capable star has a unique opportunity to exer- cise to the fullest her ability to rise to emotional heights. The story deals with a young woman, mother of an illegitimate child, who is forced to assign the child for adoption immediately after its birth. agreeing never to see it again.
As the years pass she becomes a phenomenally successful busin- ess woman, and at the height of her fame accidentally meets again the child whom she had counted lost to her. The story brings her to the point where she is forced to choose between being reunited with her child under the penalty of remaining silent regarding her true identity, and playing fair with the man she loves and run- anning the risk of wrecking the
boy's future.
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The play is climaxed in a ten- sely dramatic scene which gives full play to Miss Harding's cap-- abilities.
Music by one of our best known musica comedy composers: ideal cast and director, and a sub- Ject whose taste is very much to the public palate, here is a picture that is different and one which discriminating film goers will fock
Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl tq'see at the Central Theatre,
"Although Bebe Daniels gives a F. Zanuck, who produced "Gallant. superb performance in the title Lad" for United Artists release; role, it will be the chief attraction have surrounded Miss Harding for many, the music which is al- with an exceptionally able sup- most as legendary as that of " Maid proting cast. This array of ta- of the Mountains" play a chef lent includes such names as Clive part in giving "A Southern Maid" Brook, who achieved such notable. success in Cavalcade:" Otto Kru- its deserved success.
of famed Broadway star All of Harold Fraser Simon's ger most tuneful numbers such as "My "Counsellor at Law," in which he and My replaced Paul Munt; Tullia Car- Way of Love" Cigarette Southern Maid "have been incor- minati, who scored so remarkably porated in the film and are ren- in Brock. Pemberton's "Strictly and later in dered with effect by Bebe Daniels Dishonourable," herself whose vocal talents Alm "Music in the "Air," as result of goers enjoyed in Rio Rita," and which he was called to Hollywood more recently. "The Song you gave to make the present im me" and Harry Welchman whose "Moulin Rouge." a screen musical film debut in "The Maid" created starring Constance Bennett for, such impression.
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Nancy Brown's glorious voice is also heard in two numbers" South- ern Love" and "Dark Grows the Sky."
A novelty in Alm technique was introduced by a telephone, duet! in which Bebe Daniels and Clifford ! Mollison, who plays opposite the star, and an irate telephone oper- ator take part.
LOCAL GOLF
Schoones Wins Shanghai Visitors' Cup
The Shanghai Visitors Cup competition was played in Fanling yesterday when T. H. Schoones won with a card of 146. His scores were 79479-153-12-146,
The best morning round was won by Captain D. B. Michell with 84-10 while H. G. Sheldon won the afternoon round with 81-8
and
20th Century; and Janet Beecher. who is making her screen debut in this film.
*ESKIMO":
Icy Film At The Queen's
"Eskimo now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is an entirely: different type of film to those which we have been used to dea no Hollywood stars or story, but. mainly showing the dangers and hardships of the natives living in the icy regions. Despite this, however, the picture is highly entertaining both in its original and authentic features and the beautiful sceneries,
The picture is produced by the well known traveller, Colonel WB. Van Dyke who is also responsible for that famous African dime Trader, Horn."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1934.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT
2.30.5.10.7.15) & 9.30 P.M.
KINGS
BERT
WHEELER
ROBT
WOOLSEY
The cuckoo captains of shindustry "dumb-crack their way to glory"
in a shower of pink chifun, while the goofy nation cheers
HIPS, HIPS, HOORAY
with Ruth Effing, Thelma Todd, Dorothy Lee RRO-RADIO PICTURE
FILM BAN IN GERMANY
THEIR MAJESTIES STAY- IN "LONDON"
»Londen, March: 29. The King and Queen will.svend
Picture With Jewish Easter quietly in London,
Star"
Berlin, March 31.
The American Alm," "The Prize Fighter and the Lady,” which has been showing here with great suc- cess for 10 days, has been banned because the chief part is taken by the Jewish boxer, Max Haer.
Baer a few months ago, defeat- ed the former world champion heavyweight German boxer, Max. Schmeling.
On Thursday next, they will leave. for Windsor, travelling by road. It is expected that the Court will remain there for about one month.
British Wireless.
U.S. COTTON CONTROL
Washington, March 29.
BOOKING "AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25913 * & 25332
-NEXT CHANGE"
Why speak of LOVE
...when there is so much laughing to be donel
Charlie
RUGGLES
Mary
BOLAND
IN
Mama Loves Papa
A Paranaest Pictura wila EFLYAN TASHMAN WALTER CATLETT CONCE BARBIEN
4 NGIMAN MALEOR
COCKTAILS IN CROSS- STITCH
Eight hundred. pieces of needle- work have been sent in to the Contemporary English Needle- work Exhibition, opening next month. These include a beauti- ful patchwork quilt, the property of little Princess Elizabeth which has been made by members of the Ripon Woman's Institute, and, another quilt made by Lady Violet Crawley, which is the result of fourteen years' work.
A-very modern sample of the needlework revival, is to be seen at this exhibition. It is a sam- pler worked with great care in the traditional stitch by Lady
depicting Phyllis Mac-Rae,
a The Senate has passed the Bank-
Kenya, head Bil for the compulsory con-
hunting "expedition in made by Lady Phyllis and a party trol of cotton by 46 votes to 39.
of friends in cars. These cars, The Blll now film.
returns to the tents, as well as animals and a House of Representatives for action "snapshot" of the party enjoying эт the Senate's amendments-❘ cocktails, are all faithfully pro- Reuter,
duced in her sampler.
"The ban closely follows that im- posed оп the British
"Catherine the Great," because the
title role is played by a Jewess, Elizabeth Bergner-Reuter.
SHOWING TO-DAY
"The BIGGEST
PICTURE ever made!
QULEA'S
ESKIMO
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Epic
TO-DAY & 10-MORROW
STAR
JIMMY DURANTE
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9:30 p.m.
NEXT CHANGE
STAN
LAUREL
OLIVER HARDY
Sons of the Desert"
Metro's Riotous Comedy
At-2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
JACK PEARL
MEET THE BARON”
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Comedy
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ALHAMBRA
CAL STRE
FOOTLIGHT PARADE
WARNERS SPECTACULAR EXTRAVAGANZA
At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m.
NEXT CHANGE ANN
HARDING
"Gallant Lady'
with
CLIVE BROOK
A United Artists Production
MAMA LOVES PAPA
Charlie Ruggles At His Best
"Mama Loves Papa, first co starring plcture for that ideally niated pair of comedians, Mary Boland and Charlie Ruggles, will open on Thursday at the King's Theatre.
Miss Boland and Ruggles were starred" together after the Para- mount studio, which bad featured them in three previous pictures "The Night of June 13th "Even- ings for Sale," and "If I Had A Million" found that audiences wanted more of the combination. The demand registered at theatres everywhere was 80 hearty, In fact, that "Mama Loves Papa" was written especially to sult their respective comedy. talents-
Miss Boland and Ruggles are a middle-ages couple whose troubles begin when Miss Boland, filled with ideas of "culture" learned from popular leacturers, decides that her husband must wear formal dress on every possible occasion. When he goes his of- Ace in a
cutaway and striped pants, he starts a series of fateful
events that cost him his job cinch his selection to an important civic post, get him fired again and generally upset his and his wife's well-or-dered Ufe,"
Norman McLeod, who won fame as director of the Four Marx Bro¬ thers directed "Mama Loves Papa."
4 SHOWS 3DAILY 3.30-8.15 1.15-0.30
MAJESTIC
FATHEATRE--- Nathan Biad, Kawloon: Tel 57222) TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 250, 5.20, 7:20, & 9.20P.M
Yumping Yiminy
What a
Riot!
Olsen's Big Moment
with
EL BRENDEL
Walter Catlett Barbara Weeks
Susan Fleming
Directed by Malcolm Se, Citie
TÆKI ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
PLEXING
ROAD WANCHAS
TEL. 28428
2 MORE DAYS-TO-DAY & 10-MORROW THE MOST STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION THE WORLD HAS YET PRODUCED.
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ROME BURNS!... NERO FIDDLES! CHRISTIANS FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE!
Cecil B. DE MILLES
The SIGN THE CROSS
FREDRIC MARCH
ELISSA LANDI CLAUDETE COLBERT
CHARLES JAUGHTON
HIPS HIPS HOORAY"
Coming To The King's
SIR ALEXANDER CADOGAN ARRIVES IN PELPING
Peking, March 31. "Bir Alexander Cadogan, the new. British Minister to China, arrived at Peking at 8.45 p.m. to-day.
He was greeted at the station by Mr. E. M. B. Ingram, OBE., Coun- sellor to the Legation, and other members of the Legation stan and Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool-numbers of Chinese officials.. sey, the two popular, comedians are at the King's Theatre in thefr latest laugh riot, "Hips Hips Hooray." Although the story
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somewhat abaird, it shows the two comedians at their best and those who want to keep their blues away. should make a point of seeing it.
The two comedians are shown as bogus travelling salesmen who, for the sake of two girls, get into a jam and the ·way in which they extricate themselves to the satisfaction of all cerned, provides many a laughter.
Con
The story begins in a beauty per lour, where xa exhibition of lipe
The Minister is inspecting the Guard of Honour at the Legation, to-morrow morning-Reuter
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT NASSAU
March 31. President Roosevelt ärrived here to-day on the yacht. "Nourma- hat" for a boliday,
He regretted that he was unable
ticks and cosmetics is being held.to see the Press. He is spending Just opposite are two bogus sales his time in fishing-Reuter. men (Bert Wheeler and Bobërt Woolsey) who are trying to sell. hpsticks also. Their comic touches Unintentionally they carry away nutracted the would-be customers the bag containing the securities of of the parlour, and Dorothy Lee the investment company when they the girl who is assigned for the are finally thrown out, and this lipstick exhibition-is naturally an- en bring the police on their noyed by this sudden interfereho.
tracks. Getting desperate at the threat of
In order to gain publicity for dismissal by the parlour, she see her willa in making the two sales-the parlour, they enter the trans- aren well the lipsticks for her continental motor race. On the They posed to her as big business day of the race, however, they are men, and the proprietess of the men by the police and have to flee parlour (Thelma Todd) who is on the town The race is in program. the verge of bankruptor decides to and when it reaches the place merge her business with them where they hide, the crooked drivers An appointment is made and the of their car abandoned They a two salesmen in order to carry out so jump into their places, and their falsehood, choose the office of In the course of thein joumer an investment to keep the apunter many funny obstacles pointment The way they persuade Supported by Dorothy. the manager to leave the office is Thelma Todd Buth Etting George indeed amusing, and when the two Meeker and Phyllis 1 girls arrive the place is soon turnture la indeed worth see od into riot
thoroughly recommender
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