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TREASURE ISLAND
Attraction At The Queen's
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A picture which no schoolboy should miss, because it is one of the best known stories fur boys in the Engilsh language, is. Trea- sure Island now showing at the Queen's Theatre. The story is ag ледг the versloo written by Stevenson, as one can hope to see. After more than two years of "preparatory work. actual filming of "Treasure Island," world famous of Robert Louis Stevenson story pirate adventure, has been com pleted by the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios, and will be shown for a fow more days at Queen's Theatre.
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CIRCUS CLOWN
At The Alhambra Theatre
The latest scene filmed on Joe E Brown's new First National comedy. "The Circus Clown," com- ng to the Aihambin Theatre to- morrow, is the first to be seen when the picture is dashed on the screen.
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It is generally, known motion pictures are not filmed in the continuity of the story, but this marks the Arst actual case when the first scene photographed is the very scene in the film.
The reason for this peculiar ar- rangement is quite simple, One
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of the earliest sequences in the picture reveal Joe as a circus per- former of yesterday, with the shortcropped hair in favour of that time.
Because the late scenes disclose Joe with longer hair, it obviously followed that the scenes revealing his abreviated locks would be taken after the others.
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In bringing this book to the major problem been to retain the utmost fidelity in the plot and characters which have been vividly impressed On the minds of millions of readers both young and old. Dozens of adaptations were prepared and The picture is based on
they did hilarious comedy by Bert Kalmar then scrapped because not express the full strength of and Harry Ruby. In the support- the Stevenson original. Finallying cast are Patrick Ells, Gordon each character was analyzed for Westcott, Dorothy Burgess, Do- it's value
with nald Dillway, Charles Wilson and story dialogue as In the original plot.
famous circus performers. many The result is said to offer a literal Ray Ebright directed. translation of the book to celluloid with a maximum of realist and
visual power.
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Ал outline of photographic. effects was prepared before the filming to ensure pictorial values in
scene. Emphasis was every
placed on the position of players in composition of settings so that each sequence would have the power of a painter's canvas. The necessity for casting, more than Afty individual characters in ad- dition to the leading rules has re-
some sulted in
finest of the players in Hollywood being chosen for the picture.
role of Wallace Beery in the Long John Silver is said to be an exact personification of the" book character; and with Jackie Cooper 26 Jim Hawkins, boy adventurer, the Stevenson atmosphere of 'youth and the sparkle of new experience The famous whaling is assured, ship "Nanuk" used by the M-G-M
the filming expedition for "Eskimo" was rebulit "Hispaniola," the ship that carries the adventurers on their treasure
assortment
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THE MERRY WIDOW
Coming To The Queen's
Glamorous, romance. beautiful women, whimsical humour and the haunting strains of "Franz Lehar's famous music blended into an en- tertainment
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24,
TO-DAY
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KINGS
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION I
ON THE SCREEN
Honor Among These Three Picture Thloves!
TILLIE
AND
GUS
C FIELDS Alison SKIPWORTH BABY L. ROY
ON THE STAGE -
FAMOUS CHINESE MAGICIAN
WAN WAN SAN
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"TOYLAND” PUSS IN BOOTS" ALSO
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TILLIE AND GUS
New Year Attraction At The King's To-day
At The Alhambra
"Tillie and Gus" a Paramount į picture of sheer nonsense of a "Dames, Warner Bros. latest highly diverting kind was shown mammoth musical comedy romance at the King's Theatre yesterday with spectacular esembles by; Busby Berkeley and an all star cast headed by Joan Blondell, Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, is scheduled as the New Year attrac tion at the Alhambra Theatre.
and will continue to-day. The story starts off quite seriously,, but be- fore long the drama' develops auto- intoxication, resulting from its own effervescent temperament. It is notable for the starring of Baby Lord and | le Roy, who certainly contrives to Delmer Daves, is said to be do the right infantile things at the bilarious comedy tinged with a right time. Alison Skipworth and glamorous romance. It treats of W. C. Fields provide much enter- a somewhat hypocritical and highly tainment, the latter, without rea- With Maurice Chevaller and
eccentric multimillionaire whose "sonable excuse, interlarding several as co-stars. chief concern in life is other miniature conjuringus. Jeanette MacDonald singing the world-beloved song people's morals, but who eventually hits and enacting the whimsical gets drunk on cough medicine and romance of the musical master- is taken for a sleigh ride by a gold plece, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stag-digging thorus girl.«
The story, by the well known
Itobert of indescribable playwright. charm in Ernst Lubitch's produc- tion of "The Merry widow due shortly at the Queen's Theatre.
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But the chief merit of the film. is that, getting more absurdly aut of hand the further it goes, it will ed the picture on a massive scale In addition to the all star cast | provokes hearty laughter, - while, unique in the production of this there are 300 of Hollywood's most at the same time, threatening to old-type of
"Lubitch beautiful chorus girls who dance in flutter back to seriousness. picture.
This gives it a degree of suspense which, touches" add to its continental the Busby Berkeley numbers. ·
Berkeley who created and staged though seemingly foreign to the ayety and spicy humour.
the ensembles for "2nd Street," at creates an unconscious “The originxi Lehar operetta was "Gold Diggers of 1833," "Footlight followed as to story, telung of the Parade." "Wonder Bar" and many rich, widow and the count, whom other musicals, has gone himself the ruler of a mythical kingdom one better in each new production,
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large fashioned firearms, including muskets, fint pistols, and ancient brass, cannon, with cutlassēs, and dirks of all descriptions, were as- sembled for use by the pirates.
Included in the cast with Beery and Cooper are such notable players as Lionel Barrymore, as Billy Bones; Otto Kruger, Lewis Sale Stone. Nigel Bruce "Chic" and dozens of others. Victor Fleming, known for his vigorous work on "Rendezvous" and "Red
Dust," directed.
UNCLE OF THREE KINGS
Prince Waldemar Of Denmark
(Special Air-Mail Service).
London, Dec, 5. The 76-year-old Prince Walde- "mar of Denmark, who drove to the Abbey in the same carriage as the King and Queen, is the only sur- viving great-uncle of both bride and bridegroom.
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Three of his nephews. (King George, King Christian of Den- mark, and King Haakon of Nor- way) are reigning sovereigns,,
Through his marriage with a daughter of the duc de Chartres, the Prince is also related to the French royal house.
Twice Nearly a King
·Twice Prince Waldemar has been very near becoming a king him- self.
drollest
in deathly fear he will be found out and cut out of the will. Hugh Herbert, the screen's comedian, has the role of the millionaire and Guy Kibbee is the cousin, with Zasa Pitts playing the part of his straight laced wife.
interest value. Its other point of merit is the winningly have per- Le Roy more than lives up to the formance of the baby star, Baby sent to Paris to win her in order and id "Dames" his creations are to keep her money in the country. said to be so spectacular as to reputation gained in the Chevalier How they fall in love, their gay dwarf anything he has done befilm, revels in Paris, the romantic fore. Two of the dances are said episode of the dreamy "Merry to be especially beautiful, as well as novel and fantastic the Ruby Widow Waltz," the gay night at
Keeler Mirage" number in which Maxim's all are staged on a spec- the catchy song, "Eyes For You" tacular basis. Irving G. Thai-
is sung. and the Kaleidoscope" bert's master production hand is number, which carries the theme seen to fullest advantage.
song, "Dames.” . Chevalier Blays a role unlike Many catchy airs are sung, the any he has ever attempted. Gay, music and lyrics for which debonair, singing the lilting songs, written by three teams of the best hé turris to the dramatic side known song writers in the country, when the real romance even-
Warren and Dubin, Fain and tuates, giving a splendidly re-
Kahal and Dixon and Wrubel, Others in the cast include Arthur Joan Blondell, heads the all star Vinton, Phil Regan, radio's sing strained" performance.
Miss MacDonald is singularly cast in the role of a chorus girl ng cop, Sammy Fain, Arthur beautiful in the gorgeous Adrian who eventually weds the mil- Aylesworth, Johnny Arthur, Leila lionaire morality censor. after Bennett and Berton Churchill. created gowns, and sings "the Lehar music gorgeously, Lubltch's compromising his fat cousin who is Ray Enright directed.
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humour is ever apparent amid the joyousness of the gay Viennese music and the comically-concery- ed situations,
The original Lehar song hits, girls, Girls, Girls," "Melody of the "Merry Widow Waliz,” "Villa"
Laughter," "Widows
are Gay,"
To-night Will Teach Me To For-
get," "I'm Going to Maxim's" are all sung, in the picture.
Edward Everett Horton, as the comic ambassador, appears with "Chevalier and Miss MacDonald
in many hilarious situations. W
Refreshing humour ‘is also sup- plied in the sequences in the royal": palace with Una Merkel and George. Barbler as king, and queen, and the romantic' : gardens and the comical trial scenes and other episodes spice the romantic theme
He was one of the "three candid-with merriment. ates, for the Bulgarian Crown in Minna Gombell ta charming as 1879, Twenty-six years later hia Marcelle, the Maxim's charmer, name was mentioned when Not-heading a bevy of beautiful girls way became a separatë kingdom.
In a merry gambol, and Sterling
Though King Edward VIL's can-Holloway adds eccentric comedy ditate on this occasion was his al Chevalier's orderly. Others son-in-law, Prince Charles of Den-
who score in supporting roles - mark (who had the advantage of clude Ruth Channing, Donald youth), he always had a particular Meek and Herman Bing affection for the brother-in-law, Herbert Stothart conducted the who was his junior by 17 years, orchestras and arranged the Leher
King Edward's pleasure in Prince musical score for the picture, Waldemar's marriage was height-Alberting
staged sever:
ened by the fact that this bride's glamorous ballet numbers, inc father, the duc de Chartres, waarhe one of his most intimate friend they
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The romantic interest in furnish- ed by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, this popular pair of screen lovers again being paired.
1934.
BOOKING AT THE "THEATRE TEL. No. 25313
TO-MORROW
When a
Gay Vagabond Loves!
HER HEART- is his! HIS HEART Is any woman'
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ERIK CHARELL PRODUCTION
ARAVA
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ES BOYER
LORETTA YOUNG| JEAN PARKER
PHILLIPS HOLMES "LOUISE” FAZENDA TUGINE PALLETTI CAVEREY SMITH
“CARAVAN”
Coming To The King's
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With the soulful, romantic eyes of a poet, but the physique of a prize-aght, Charles Boyer is an anomoly. Courteous, soft-spoken and retiring is Europe's stage and screen idol who makes his Ameri- can starring debut in Erik Charell's magnificent musical romance, "Caravan". coming to the King's Theatre on Tuesday.
His visage has the same remark- able mobility that characterizes the countenance of Charles Chaplin; in fact he resembles the comedian in many ways.
Boyer is an inveterate cigarette smoker but not nervous. He is im- passive in repose, contemplative, dreaming apparently, his sombre eyes, half-closed in retrospection,
volition. His recent determination Boyer is a man of tremendous
to learn to speak English resulted complete mastery of the I EL language in a few months. His vocabularly is astonishing.
To keep himself t, physically, Boyer goes in for all sorts of sports. But his chief interest is in winter. sports, He is an excellent skater. and can ski extremely well. Of all, however, he prefers bobsledding
i' most.
He is adept on a toboggan and bas negotiated the dangerous Cresta Run In Switzerland numerous occasions.
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Boyer's only affection is a chain
wristlet of heavy gold links. When he was mobilized with the army, his mother gave him the chain to disc, the little circle of metal giv- which was arrached his identity
ing his name, number, regiment and company, Boyer wears the wristlet to this day.
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crecy. What do those cargues con- tain? I leave you to guess I really find it difficult now, after many years of public life spent in the cause of the Empire, to under- stand the callous and indeed cowardly action, or rather inscion of his Majesty's Government and indeed of the loyal message from Lord Carson, alluding to the pro- blem of the loyalists of Southern Ireland. Hence the importance of every individual who values bls status as a free-born British sube Ject to organize with a view to trying to awakan public, opinion London, Nov. 30.
on their terrible position." A Mr: John Morgan K, C., Professor resolution was carried calling on of Constitutional Law in the the Government to declare its University of London, speaking at Intentions to the repeated Viola- the meeting of the Irish Loyalists tions of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Imperial Federation in London this week, spoke of secret German cargoes unloaded, at Irish ports
[Special Air-Mail Service).
He also said that within & very few months Mr. de Valera, would be in a position legally to declare an Irish Republic, "It will then be a Republic both in-law and Ind fact" continued Mr. Morgan 10 saying that I am well aware that Lord Hallsham déclared, or rather suggested, that Mr. de Valera could do nothing of the kind. Mr. de Valera both can and will de clare the independence of the Free State. He will because he can.. I can predict with some, conźidence. the time when he will declare
Mr. Morgan went on to deal with the legal points contained in the Statute of Westminster. “The so-called treaty is legally articulo mortis, he said. "Tou its most Important bodying safeguards maintenance of the ImA) nection have been abolis
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