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DEATH ON THE
DIAMOND
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1934.
THE MOON GODDESS
Greta Garbo As Seen
Through Chinese Eyes
Lim Sen. in the austers ga- ments of a Taoist priest. watch- ed curiously 3.5 fantastically- weird with dancers, ≫ garbed
painted faces, moved, across the great sound stage. He regarded the great gilded dragon through
oblique half-closed
eyea. flicker of interest crossed his im- the passive countenance as, in blazing disk in the centre of the grent sound stage, Stawitts, the disclosed in the #leaming garments of the sun" Rod YL
dancer
Apparently it carried him back to his youth, in China, where unce he saw this ceremonial done in actual life. For Lim Ben is very old. For many years he has lived in Los Angeles' Chinatown one of the old-timers who re- mained in semi-seclusion and regarded with alarm the younger generation growing up in
modern manner.
..
It is what she feels. rather than what she knows, that I saw when I looked into her, eyes.".
Richard Boleslawaki passed among the groups of “extras." deftly placing a mark here and there, and rearranging his spec- tacle. Parsing
he Lim Ben, stopped and smiled at the an elent Chinese, Lim Ben spoke again.
"He Ukes that man inter- preted the grand-nephew. "Ee says that he knows what is in the hearts of his fellow-men, and that his liver is large with bene- volence. He has seen much of life danger, suffering. and joy. He thinks that he must have been a warrior."
instinct-ar
“STINGAREE’
Co-started for the first time- since their appearance. in the epic picture. "Cimarron," Irene Dinne and Kinard Dit comes to the screen of the King'a Theatre to-day in "tingaree." a romantic tale of the seventies fo Australia, with Mary Boland.
The story deals with the TEAL, mutual love of Stingaree, dashing bandit, Bouverte, who
and. Hilda Crudges in the home of the Clarkson's, her rich » relatives Stirgaree hears Hilda
he singing when "enters the Clarkson home to rob it, and "Immediately calls in love with her. When the police rurround the place to capture him, he abducts the girl and makes his escape.
At his camp he wins her love in one glorious night of romance and song, and he decides to risk all in order that she may have her chance to become.. a great singer. He accomplishes his purpose, but in doing so he is captured and sent to prison.
Hilda is taken to London, where she achieves her ambition and becomes an operatic star, all the capitals of singing in
Europe. Later, she returns the
It was there that he was found, and brought "with several - hun- dred others, to appear in the great Chinese festival scene in The Painted Vell, Garbo's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film.
Lim Ben spears uttle English, though "a" student in his own language, versed in the Five Classics, the Five Books and the "analects of Kung-Foo-Tszet. His grand-nephew, Lim Fonk
Robert Young Trains wack, who was with the old
For Role
Training to throw a baseball accurately enough to hit a man in the "dug-out" from the pit- cher's plate was the strenuous task of Robert Young who is fea- tured in Métro-Goldwyn-Mayer's DEATH ON THE DIAMOND, Com- ing to the Queen's Theatre.
Under the tutelage of Pat Flaherty, former pitcher for the New York Giants (American base- ball team), Yoang worked for days, until his aim was accurate enough for the scene, which is a dramatic high point in the pic- tute, in which he sees a stranger meddling in the "dug-out" and, hurls a ball from the plate and knocks him out.
on
Edward Sedgwick directed the picture, based the story by Courtland Fitzsimmons, author of " 70,000 WITNESSES.” The screen play is by Harvey Thew and Joe Sherman with dialogue by Ralph Spence. The cast includes Madge Evans, Robert Young, C. Henry Gordon, David Landau, Edward Brophy, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy and other Twenty-five profes- sional baseball players are also in
the cast,
The picture was filmed with the co-operation of the St. Louis Car-
inals who are to be seen in ac- tion on the diamond and in train- ing in the picture. The story is a graphic detective mystery blend- ed with comedy.
DO YOU KNOW- -
THAT.
Preliminary surveying before the erection of the new London File Production company's studios at Elstree is proceeding.||| The studios will cost £300,000 and will employ about a thou- sand people.'"
Norma Shearer wil most likely appear in another costume pic-. ture "Nancy Stair" by Eleanor Lane McCartney. It is a Scottish story set in the time of Robert Burns, who is one of he charac ters in the film. Following "The. Barretts of Wimpole Street" and
Marie Antoinette" this will be Norma Shearer's third consective Costume film
Jean Harlow will co-star with
rother' Clark Gable In" "My
rect.. Wife" AE Dupont will
Anna 8ten will shortly start
directed by
be
Jetta Goudat has been tested
when Whita Cockatoo
Her
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man, and who had graduated from an American high school, interpreted for him. It was this nephew, who often has played extra roles in pictures, who had Induced the old man to come to the studio, mainly that he might see the colourful ceremonial which, many times, he had de- scribed as he saw it performed in China.
There was the muted sound of a gong. The dancers erossed and recrossed to the strains of the weird Chinese orchestra. And then-about three flaps of a slipper later (Garbo, on the Arm of George Brent) passed across the parapet before the eddying, whirling dancers and the great dragon, its nose spout- Ing flame, as, bourne by twenty stalwart athletes, the huge glid- ed monster passed actoss the Haming pot of fire.
Lim Ben regarded Garbo curiously. He narrowly scruti- alzed the star. Then he whis- bered to his nephew "
"What does he say?" inquired an onlooker.
"He
says," answered the younger man, "that she is like the Moon Goddess of Wen Po she whom they worship in the river lands as the goddess of tranquility and
serene know-
ledge. There is something of our own land in her he cannot. exactly say what it is, but look- ing at her, he feels it."
"Ask him further." the young- ster was requested,
It was during a lil in the dress rehearsal of the spectacle The musicians were idly tuning" their odd lutes, and Angering their great reed horns. The o'd man spoke, rapidly, in Chineze,
"He says that what is within her heart makes possible her understanding of this thing," interpreted. Lim Fonk Kwick
“He says that these younger Chinese, reared far away from home, have never seen this cera- monial, but that their hearts respond to it because of the spirit of their ancestora,
"But this woman from a land of eternal cold, whose ancestors never knew the beliefs and the thoughts of aur people or of this ceremony he has caught the same spirit that these dancing youngsters have. This is 56- cause within her is the tranquil knowledge the gift of seeing and understanding within her- self--that is perponified in the Moon Goddess.”
« "Perhaps," it was suggested, "she has deeply - studied this "and matter, read many books, tu thus learned all these things"
Lim Ben spread, hit hands in # gesture of, derision.
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counte
the son of the 5 Mo
Goddess
things
that her heart already known'? NO
things hatrCELL.
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With
uncanny perhaps shrewd judgment born of the years. Lim Ben had exactly, described the director, who emerged from the eonflict of the World War to write the amazing ex- periences of the Polish Lancers la his book "Way of a Lancer". and Lances Down."
The onlooker remarked upon this. The grand-nephew inter- preted and again Lim Ben an swered, with a flicker of tolerant. amusement in his eyes,
"He has known many men," interpreted Li Fong Kwuck As you say, he is old. He was born, on the banks of the River Po, third year of Hwang Lung. That second month, tenth day. would make him, I think, about ninety years old as you reckon men's ages. Every day he reads in the classics. He meditates of the Master, on the words whose words cause one to look quite through men and their motives, I myself have gone to school here I am American as you are and I suppose I never will gain the introspective in- sight that he has." Again he spoke in Chinese, to the old man "This woman, Garbo, he says, has this inward knowledge of people," he quoted. "It is this. that enables her to portray them on the screen. She is many. women in one as many women. as there are in the world, he thinks, because of this inward knowledge. Where she gained It he cannot imagine."
The dancers were back in place, and the great lights gleam- ed again. Stowitts, in his” weird gilded costume. crept again into the blazing "disk that represent- ed the sun, and the dragon- bearers once more crawled under Boles- their golden monster. dawski gave an order, whilch, re- layed, roared out of the loud- speakers in Chinese translation. The music started, Down the ter-
moved the raced steps
great dragon Warriors opposed t athletes and gave way before it In the fantastle tableau. The great run disk opened and the Sun God I emerged as the dragou. breathing flamme, was descending upon the moon god- dess...
Over the great bowl of fire the sun-god gyrated and stynalled the warriors who plunged their spears into the monster, Its are died out as it expired, and, with the Moon Goddess upon its head, the dancers circled the set in a procession of victory.
anie,
and then, from every Chinese poured into the set, worshipping, beating heads on the stairs,efore the trimtph of the God of the Sun. The Hights faded agat The spec tacle "was over.
with a few words of leave- taking Carbo started from the ket
to Austraila for a concert engage- ment, motivated by the hope that she may see her lover once more.
Learning of her return, Stin- gatee escapes from prison, kid- naps the Governor of Australia, dons the latter's regalia. and occupies his box at the concert., Recognizing him. Hilda is in- spired to sing as she has never sung before.. In the swiftly moving climax that follows; Stingsree again kidnaps her and carries her away on ha beau- tiful white horse, but this time she is a willing captive.
Two melodicus "Stingarée Ballad" and "To-night You're Mine, are so woven into the plot as an integral part of it.
theme songs,
Scenes of Hilda's operatic tri- umphs in Italy, Berlin, Paris and London give added glamour to the production and afford glimpses of notables of the period, includ- ing Edward Prince of Wales and Disraeli, who, become worship- pers at Huda's shrine. Convent Garden, world famous opera house in London, is also shown. and Miss Dunne is heard in ex- cerpts from famous pperas.
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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
tures of the new season are Co- their next release which will be Broadcast by Z.B.W.
lumbia's "ONE" NIGHT OF LOVE" and RKO Radio's "THE GAY " DIVORCE" Both are box-office productions of the first magnitude. The latter is adapted from the sensational stage play, which was tremendously well received in both New York and London. Fred. As- taire and Ginger Rogers are co- starred and so great is their suc- cess in this picture that it is al- most certain RKO Radio will re- tain them permanently as a team.
Wheeler and Woolsey have com- pleted their feature "KENTUCKY KERNELS' which will be seen in Hong Kong sometime in January.
ce of a gallant Austen Han
Both Miss Dunne and Dix give respective roles are tieally suited splendid performances and their
to their talents Lavish settings and beautiful photogra add
As she passed the old man, to the enjoyment, and their eyes met.
In each gleamed & brief flicker of interest as though they im- cerstood one another
Achievement
The children of Certain family according
thing at school
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Signally,
"MURDER IN TIN PAN ALLEY,” The two comics will play the part of a pair of fábulous, fatuous de- tectives
Nearing completion on the RKO Hadle lot is Sir James Barrie's **THE· ·LITTLE MINISTER" with Katharine Hepburn in the leading role. From what has been seen, many critics claim that it will be one of the greatest current offer ings,
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Lilly Pons, noted opera singer has been styned by RKO Radio, and will appear in a musical pro-7 duction after completion of the ppers season in London.
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4 to 7 pan-Chinese programme,
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Excerpts from Operas Alda Fantasie Verdi
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Tavin)-Marek Weber and his
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Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni).. -Vocal Gems--Grand Opera Company
FaustSelection
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Marek Weber and his Orches-
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Pet: Variety
Song--I was in the Mood.
Why does they leave us alone?
-Hildgarde (Soprano).
Sofigs I envy the moon. You've got me crying again.
Charles Carlisle (Tenor). Orchestra-Noel Coward, Medley The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. directed by Henry Hall Violin Bolas Looking for yOU. An Old Violin Albert Bandler with Olive Groves (Soprano)
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A recital of Chamber Music by Mrs. Nara Kanis Pianoforte. Conrado de la Cruz Violin, Professor F. Gonzalez-Cello.
Programm Trio No. 1 in G Major (Mozart).
1st Movement Allegro.
2nd MovementAndante. 3rd Movement--Allegretto. 1.30 to 9.30 DE
A Columbia Concert
The Magic Flute Seven Varia- tons on the Duet "The Manly Heart (Mozart art. Beethoven) Emanuel Fenermann ('Cel and Theo van der Pas (Pian forte) Symphong No, 43 (2
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