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CENTRAL,
THEATRE
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30
CRINESE
PICTURE
IRON BIRD"
UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PRODUCTION.
NEXT CHANGE CHINESE PICTURE
"AFTER MARRIAGE"
COMING ON THE
10TH FRIDAY: A:ÜNIVERSAL THRILL
"KEN MAYNARD ;
IN
KING OF THE ARENA
COMING OUT PARTY
At The Alhambra
"Coming Out Party," now show- Ing at the Alhambra, with Frances Dee and Gene,, Raymond in the leading roles. is a picture which, reveals the secrets of the social circles, namely what goes on be- hind the scenes of a debutante's "launching.".
It shows how ambitious mothers fight for the best "coming out party" nights, why & social secre tary gets a 10 per cent. rake-off, where all the men come from for parties and a number of other enlightening details of Society.
The above is the setting.for the story which concerns a debutante who is deeply in love with a strug- Through a gling young violinist. milsunderstanding the lovers quar- rel, but a reconclallation
soon fellows. On the night of her "coming out party" the "young girl learns that her sweetheart is
leaving for Europe to full
a
EMPIRE SERVICE concert engagement. She tearfully
AT WINDSOR
Prince Of Wales Present
(Special Air Mall Service).
London, July 19. The Prince of Wales attended a for the Service special Empire Dominions and Colonies which was
held in St. George's Chapel, Wind- sor, to-day. The congregation in cluded High Commissioners and uther representatives of Dominions and Colonies, and large numbers of oversea visitors who are at pre- sent touring this country.
A service of this, character was held in St. George's Chapel for the first time last year, and it is ex- pected to become an annual cus
tom...
agrees to marry him upon his re- turn, though she knows it would be useless. The butler who is ex- tremely lond of the girl, then comes on to the scene, learns her predicament and hasters to get "her sweetheart, off the boat before it sails. They both return in time to forestall the girl's forced an- nouncement of marriake to a wealthy man about town.
Supporting the two leading play- ers is an exceptional good "cast which includes. Allson Skipworth. Nigel Bruce Harry Green ard. G- bert Emery..
faining, and well worth seeing.
The picture, in short. is enter-
KIANGSI » FAMINE RELIEF
· LOTTERY RESULT
Canton. August 2. The drawing of the $1 Klapasi Famine Relief Lottery tickets which were floated by the public bodies The Prince of Wales was met on of the Southwest for pushing the his arrival at the west door of the famine relief campaign after the chapel by the clergy of St. George's (Cornmunist-bandits devastation in and was escorted to his Garter Klangst province" was held at 10 Stail by the Dean, Dr. A. V. Bail- fo'clock yesterday morning at the Ile. Other clergy present included office of the City Chamber of Com- Canons A. Nairne, A. . Desne. merce. A gathering of represen- and A. S. Crawley. The
lessons tatives of government organs and were read by Major-General S public bodies was present to su-
John Hanbury-Wiliams. Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. · Dr. W. I. Harris was the organist.
The Dean, in a brief address, extended a cordial welcome to the
pervise the drawing.
are
The winning numbers follows:-ist prizė, No. 403223; 2nd prize. No. 047221; 3rd prizes. No. 005394 and No. 000009.
The total number of tickets.sold
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representatives and visitors, from the Dominions and Golonies. It is about 120.000. Two-fifths of the was, he said, a significant thing amount are used prizes and that those who were visiting the and three-fifths, are used to push old country from all over the the famine relief campaign in world. from that wonderful net-Kiangst province.-Central Press. work of British settlements in all parts of the earth, should come to
Winder Castle. The castle repre- vice which was embodied in the sented the continuous history of ¦ conception upon whkh that chapel the Crown of England. It had was founded. Therefore, it was a been the home, of the British right and significant thing. that Crown for 900 years; longer than the, representatives and visitors any other palace in any part of from the Dominions and Colonies the world, and it was in the Crown should joth in that special service that they found the link which held in the centre, of their com bound them all as one. St. mon home. He trusted that by George's Chapel represented that Divine far-off lands memories that ideal of character which had been would help them to build rightly -accepted as the British ideal; the the great Kingdom that was en-
Ideal of chivalry, loyalty, "and ser- trusted to their care.
LEE
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Sonnie Hale Lilian Harvey Jack Hulbert
A FIRST
UFA-GAUMOUNT
-BRITISH
PICTURE
in
a new
"arrangement,
combining
charm of
story in
(
povel
settings,
Happy Ever After with superb
FASCINATING ROMANCE IN A COMMEDY THAT 15, Dicken",
STANLEY
LUPINO I
WITH
TO-MORROW
technique.
“FACING THE MUSIC
JOSE COLLINS-NANGY BURNE-DENNIS HOBY & NANCY BROWN
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
AT
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KITK
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
Music that weaves a magic spell
mance that touches the depths of human
emotion.......
ETY FALL IN LOVE
with
EDMUND LOWE
Ann Sothern Miriam Jordan
Gregory Ratoff..
LET'S FALL IN LOVE
At The King's
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The 'alm depicts the scene's in- side a studio, when a very tem- peramental actress is doing her bit. She starts to do it anyway but the temper is too much and she quits. complete dejection falls upon both the proprietor and the director. Unfortunately the film
which is
being prepared Is Swedish, and the actress is Swedish, and the director must have a Swede leading lady: none other will do. Hollywood is taked for Swedes, but the Swede lady suitable for the part cannot be found. The driector then by j accident falls "upon a girl who is imitating a French girl at a circus show. He' is struck by a brain wave, "Why should'nt she imitate a Swede girl?"
From thought to action is a mat- ter of seconds. Naturally this girl HRS no intention of going on the stage, nor does she wish to become a star even If everybody else in Hollywood wish to be stars. The director is love at first sight' and therefore the lady who doesn't wish to become a star. not only
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AUNT JEMTIMA • SHIRIEY TEMPLE |
A FOX PICTURE
Terrorized by the menacing figure of murder... in the For picture "Murder in Trinidad.”
works to become one but also to be come a Swede as well. When she has perfected her swedish in a Swedish family so as to deceive everybody into thinking that she is a Swede, the director brings her out. The proprietor is "enchante" to have her sign a contract, When she is being entertained just pre- vious to the production of her film,
ALHAMBRA
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TO-DAY
AND
TO-MORROW
He wasn't in the Social Register
...but be meant
more to this beau-.
Kful deb than all
the playboys In her stag line
COMING OUT PARTY
A Jesse L. Lusky Froduction
wwith
Frances Dee
Gene Reymond Alison Skipworth Nigel Bruce Harry Green Directed by John Birstone
NEXT
CHANGE
NIGHT
BIRDS
ANGELUS JACK RAINE EVE GRA
PICHARD (Topta
EICHBERG
#RODUCTION
A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PIMUK
Heather Angel
the director's fiancee turns out to be a fly in the ointment. She re- cognises the 'girl, as the circus giri, and she gives the whole show away publicly. They are all much dis- gusted but since the title of the piece is "Lets Fall in Love" they do, that is the director and the girl, and everything finishes up beauti fully.
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"Let's Fail In Love"
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"Iron Bird" (Chinese Pic- ture).
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"The Rome Express”
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"Happy Ever After"
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"Coming Out Party”
MAJESTIC.
"Come On Marines"
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"Sadle McKee"
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"After Marriage".
"King of the Arena"
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"Jimmy and Sally"
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THAT EXCELS HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS.
ESTHERE RALSTON
Dazzlingly beautiful and deëzlingly' succentulas o bien star, the scriman- ates herself to save her young lover from reaping the harvest of hos criminal days. That song love story, powerful as it is, is but a small part of the gigantic super •• •
ROME EXPRESS
CONRAD VEIDT A'GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE AND A STUPENDOUS CAST Directed by WALTER FORDE.
A FINE BRITISH TALKIE . "Romo Express" is a grand production, and I am glad of it, because we need pictures this super quality to give the British film industry new incentive all round."The Daily Mail."
2019
"STAND UP AND "ROME EXPRESS"
CHEER!"
Coming To The King's
At The OrientalTM
No better story could have been written for the production of the vast new Caumont-British Sturios than "Rome Express." Here is a story fall of life and vigour; with Filmdam's most lavish contribuinteresting detall crammed into ment of the world comes to the every scene and action running -- King's Theatre on Sunday, with ¦ throughout, rapidly, yet smoonthly. Fox Film's musical extravaganza, | moving to a great climax., "Stand Up, and Cheer!". It is a We begin, appropriately, at the production that supercedes" any- | departure of the express from the thing of its kind ever produced, station and agh at the Rome combining the quintessence of terininus, "and from the time two players, story. dialogue, music, criminals "Jump" the train. as it sets, costumes and feminine pul- is leaving the station, until the chritude
time one commits sucide and the With Warner Baxter heading the other reforms excitement grows cast of prominent players "Stand gradually more and more intense Up and Cheer!" presents such out-
-the climax leaves you breathless.
It standing performers of the screen,
is impossible.
convey the stage and the radio, as Madge to print the grip of this im Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos, produced it is with such John Boles, Nigel Bruce, Arthur competence and imagination, such Byron, Shirely Temple. Ralph knowledge of the art of thrill bud-
. M
Morgan, Jimmy Dallas, "Aunt ding.
Jemima," Mitchell and Durant
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to
The cast has much to do with Nick Foran and Stepin Fetchit. its success; Esther Ralston, Conrad The film was produced for Fox Veldt, Cedric Hardwicke, Harold by Winfled Sheehan, in associaHuth, Gordon Harker and Donald- tion with lew Brown. The pro- Calthrop-just to mention half, duction was directed by Hamilton dozen-add fresh lustre to their MacFadden, from an original Idea names that will surely never tar by Will Rogers and Philip Klein.sh. Walter Forde should be The dances were staged by Sammy proud to, for, as director of Les.
"Rome Express, he has established
1-
The musical numbers, destined himself as one of the world's front
renk directors. to be the song hits of 1934, were
It is pleasant to written by Lew Brown and Jay out in the great British studio
think that this work was carried
Gorney.
They are "Our Last
Night Together," "Baby Take a England at last holds her own in Bow," "D'm Laughing," "Broad- the field of dramatic films. way's Gone Elll Billy," and "Out
of the Red," Five breath-taking
spectacles, to which each of there most elaborate musical production song hits is the musical accom- ever to have, come out of Holly- paniment, are only part of the wood. It is something to see!
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