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Certain words have been cleverly hidden within the lines of this clown caricature. It contains the name of a famous movie star,
and his latest picture. Can you solve tlik?
THE MERRY WIDOW
Coming Soon To" The Queen's
The famous triumvirate of Ernst Iubitch, Maurice Chevaller and Jeanette MacDonald returns to the screen in its most glamorous achievement in "The Merry Widow," spectacular transcription of the Franz Lehar masterpiece bringing to the screen for the first time the music loved all over" the world.
Metro-
DAMES
New-Year Attraction At The Alhambra
Ever since motion pictures were in their flickering stages, movie teams have been popular. In fact, all true unions of movie players have been the result of public approval.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1934,
SHOWING TO DAY CATE 2.30.5.10.7.15) & 9,90 P.M.
•KINGS:
GAY! STIRRING!
CARAVAN
THRILL TO THE GAYITY OF
THESE JOYOUS SONGS..
#HAPPY, I AM HAPPY' "HA-CHA-CHA” "WINE SONG"
From watery by Malchler Lengyel
Music by Warner Echord Haymeen
BOOKING AT THE THEATRES TEL. No. 25318
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SPECTACULAR!
CHARLES BOYER LORETTA YOUNG JEAN PARKER
PHILLIPS HOLMES • LOUISE FAZENDA EUGENE PALLETTE • &. AUBREY SMITH CHARLEY GRAPEWIN - NOAH BEERY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROBERT T. KANE DIRECTED BY ERIK CHARKLE.
-SPECIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES-
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW AT 11 A.M. AND 12.45 P.M., "PUSS IN BOOTS" · ALSO "TOYLAND"
DRESS CIRCLE.
SPECIAL * BACK STALLS...
PRICES
FRONT STALLS
DOWN TO THEIR
LAST YACHT
"Down to their last. yacht," is this season's big musical extrava ganza from RKO-Radlo replete with shipwrecked socialities, beautiful fern-clad native girls. One of the recent pairings of bronzed beach boys, lilting melodies youthful personalities for the and exotic settings on. a magni- camera was that of Dick Powell Acent scale. Laid against the tro- and Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson's wife.pical splendour of a fictitious South This couple made their flm debut Sea Isle of Molakamokalu, it is a in the Warner Bros. musical spectacular modern fantasy, deal- 442nd Street," were together again ing with a party of newly rich and The much-talked-of
In "Gold Diggers of
1933" and the aristocratic poor who are Goldwyn-Mayer production com-"Footlight Parade." ing very shortly to the Queen's Theatre brings to pictures. the original continental romance with its haunting Viennese music, but on a scale seldom seen in any ple- ture. Huge settings, hundreds of gorgeously costumed people, pic turesque Abertina Rasch ballets, great musical ensembles are com- bined to make a picture of" a magnitude seldom attempted.
Chevalier as the debonair Danilo
gripping drama, as does Miss Mac. Donald in the role of Sonia. They sing all the famous song hits of the production, and elaborate
The
movie
going public voiced its approval of the screen lovers to such an extent that the combination was continued,
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Now they are co-starred with Joan Blondell in Warner Bros. mammoth musical, "Dames," which is scheduled as the new year attraction at the Alhambra Theatre.
stranded in this land of Utopia.
Driven by the tyranny of A white jungle queen, both classes ultimately elect to remain forever on this fantastical island where there is nothing to do but indulge in its unceasing pastimes of sing- ing and dancing and flirtation,
The cast includes an army of favourites with Mary Boland, Polly
PICTORIAL AND MAGAZINE ADULTS 70 cts. CHILDREN 40 cts.
50 cta.
20 cts. 40 ct.
20 ctá.
Sidney Fox, whose romance with Sidney Blackmer in RKO- Radio's ""DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT is considerably : advanced by a tropical modn on the Island of Molakam- kalu.
TREASURE ISLAND
Extended Run At The Queen's
"Treasure Island," Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer's picturization of the Robert Louis Stevenson story is enjoying an extended run at the Queen's Theatre. -
This highly amusing' and pleas- ing story will slide through as the grandest romantic adventure aim of the year,
Directed by Victor Fleming, the production is an interesting one, done in good taste, with 'some imagination and salted spasmodi- cally with humour. It is crowded with incidents and should appeal to lovers of clean adventure pic- tures
Wallace Beery and Lionel Barry- more make vivid and colourful the
The picture is a hilarious musi-Moran, Sidney Fox, Bldney, Black-
mer, Ned Sparks, Marjorie Gateson., yacht is represented as wrecked on cal comedy romance with specta-
Charles Coleman, Dot Farley, the Island of Molakamokalu, whose runs the gamut from comedy to cular number staged by Busby Sterling Holloway, Irene Frankiin natives are ruled by an eccentric pirates each portray while Jackie
Berkeley in which 300 beautiful girls "take part. Others in the and other noted funtmakers and white queen who takes the expedi songsters, Six song writers, all cast include Zadu Pitts, Guy Hib-notable in the stage and screen do on
clon captive. There is nothing to this island paradise büt bee, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Vinton
repel. So finally everybody, rich and Phil Regan
and poor slike, the queen, the na- tives and all, unite in one grand heaven of song and salutation, all class lines and barriers destroyed by the speil of Cupid, magic moon- lit nights and deep blue lagoons.
orchestral ensembles, under Ber- bert Stotsart form a musical back- ground.
Edward Everett Horton supplies comedy as the ambassador and
Una Merkel, and George Barbier are the screamingly funny king and queen. Minna Gombell, Ruth Channing. Sterling Holloway,
Donald Meek and others are in the elaborate cast.
The gay revues at Maxim's, the famous "Can-Can" dance, the great waltz number in the ball- room, with a background of 180 Rasch dancers, the much-talked-of "White Sept" and other elaborate high spots mark the Irving Thai- berg super-pleture.
Ernst Vajda and Samson Rap- faelson adapted the story to the screen, adding whimsical Lubitch touches" to the Lehar original but retaining in full its European 'favour.
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Music and Lyrics were written by three teams of noted songsters, and Warren and Dubin," Fain Kahal, and Dixon and Wrubel Ray Enright directed from the screen play by Delmer Daves based on the story by Robert Lord and Daves.
Cole Porter famous Broadway musical comedy composer, is to write a musical for Fox. He re- cently composed the music of "Nymph Errant."
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He'd Like To
"You don't seem to think of anything but motoring. Why don't you put your wife before your car sometimes?"
"I'm scared of being found out.“
world, wrote the music. They are Ann Roanell, Will Jason, Val Bur- ton, Clif Friend, Sidney Mitchell
and Max Steiner
Endeavouring to make "Down to Their Last Yacht" superlatively lavish and magnificent, the RKO.
Mary Boland is seen as the mad- Radio studio converted two of its mammoth sound stages into one, cap queen whose lovers are 85 and therein built a setting which numerous as her moods. Bidney) is said to outdo anything in stu- Fox and Sidney Blackmer essay dia construction heretofore at the romantic leads, Ned Sparks tempted. It represents a fanciful is the comic captain of the yacht, tropical paradise of glamorous pro-and Polly Morat depicts a bots- portions. Whate
Off the island's synthetic beach Utes a grounded yacht, nearly two undred feet in length and com- plete to the last detail; upon which a family of fallen aristocrats have cruised in order to save rent, The
SHOWING
TO-DAY
The Greatest Adventure Picture of Al
Time!
WALLACE
terous promoter who makes a liv ing by boosting the vulgar newly rich up the rungs of the social ladder. Paul Bloane directed this Lou Brock production, a follow-up to the sensational "Flying Down to Rio"
Coopers co-starred with the former as Jim Hawkins, boy ad- Venturer, Otto Kruger is seen as Dr. Livesey and Nigel Bruce puffs' and blusters in old English fashion for the part of Squire Trelawney. Charles "Chic" Sale adds enter- talning comedy touches as Ben Gurn marooned pirate. Others in the cast include little Cara Sue Collins, Wm. M. Mong and Doro- thy Peterson.
· The photography is beautiful. Scenic and photographic values of old England and sea" escapes are well done," and for these and other beautiful pictures that will remain in your mind, thanks should go to Ray June, Hal Rosson and Clyde De Vinna
Known to man and boy, "Treasure Island" provides thrill ing, clean and amusing entertain- ment for the whole family.
QUILN'S
BEERY
Treas
LIONEL
Ar 2.30, 5.10,
7.20 & 9.30
P.M.
Metro- [Goldwyn Mayer Triumph
JACKIE
COOPER
nd
BARRYMORE
OTTO KRUGER, LEWIS STONE, NIGEL BRUCE CHAS (CHO)SALE
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S:
HONG KONG
"Caravan
QUEEN'S:
Treasure Island"
QRIENTAE:-
“Viva Villa”
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:—
"Stand up and Cheer"?
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ALHAMBRA :--
"Circus Clown”
DUKEN'S
Coming
"The Merry Widow"
ORIENTAL-
"Wonder Bar" "Silver Dollar”
4 SHOWS
BAIL 1.30-5.18 *TJ5-8.00
MAJESTIC
THEATRET
Nabi An Road Kɔwloon, Tek, 67292 TO-DAY 10 THURSDAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & § 20 PM
HATS
STANDUP and CHEER!
WARNER BAXTER
MADGE EVANS - SILVIA FROOS
JOHN BOLES - JAMES DUNNI
AUNT JEMIMA - SHIRLEY TEMPLE I
TAKE ANY TRAM ON HAPPY VALLEN BUSY
ORIENTAL
PLEMIND
ROAD
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ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS
· SPECIAL MORNING SHOWS DAILY AT 12 O'CLOCK FAB BIGGER AND BETTER THAN ANYTHING EVER PRODUCED
FOR THE SOREEN,
VIVA
VILLA!
WALLACE
BEERY
FIRST TIME EVER SHOWN AT POPULAR PRICES MATINEES 20 ɛta & 30 cts. EVENINGS 20 cta. 30 sts. 50 sta. 80 eta, Bervice men admitted evenings dress bircle 50 cts.
THE CIRCUS CLOWN
At The Alhambra
Joe E. Brown stood under the "big top," which had been especial ly put up at the winter quarters of the ALG. Barnes circus near El Monte, Calir, for his latest First National
picture, The Circus Clown," which, opens tomorrow at the Alhambra Theatre. He looked over the gathering of circus Tolk who had been called together from all parts of the country to put on the show which is the background of Joe's comedy anties.
comedy
“There's easy two million dollars worth of circus talent around this tent right now, observed Joe. This. collection of entertainers is enough to satisfy every boy from six to sixty in the country, and would be the pride of any show owner.
Over there," he indicated, 18 Poodles Hanneford. He is about, the world's best on the back of a horse. He has his whole family at it, you know. There are nine of em and they are all cracker Jacks Poodles dad was bare- back rider and his father before him. His great-grandfather, too, made a big name for himself. “And there," he continu Mamie Ward. She's the the Flying Wards- finest mid-aizi artists ever seen:
Over there by that ret lathe.
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ALHAMBRA
THEN FEA.
TO-DAY & TO MORROW
CIRCUS DAYS ARE
HERE AGAIN
FEATURING
BRO
CIRCUS
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