"BRIGHT EYES"
Showing To-day At The King's
Shirley Temple receives 4.000; leans, Philadelphia and other letters a week.
cities.
That's fan mail tops in Holly- Picture and autograph" requests wood.
from youngsters "In hospitals of which there are many get frat consideration. Many children send letters comprising crayon or water colour pictures.
Studio tabulators estimate that following general release of her current picture. "Bright Eyes," now showing at the King's Theatre, the figures will mounted to 5,000. James Dunn is in the film too.
The little girl to whom all the letters are addressed cannot read them and, because they're largely from children, some of them would be a problem even for handwrit- ing experts. ››
The mall mountain brought good" luck in the form of a job to a girl was was engaged by Shirley's parents to handle it.
How she answers them all even the secretary can't explain,
Shirley is hugely pleased at get- ting mall and regrets her inability to accept the weekly average of dozen birthday party invitations.
She had to decline one, the other day from thirteen-year-old Elleen Stadler, of 845 Avon Street, Akron, Ohio, and others from New Or-
Many send small gifts, most of which are returned with a note of appreciation. A year ago Bhirley's mother was able to carry all of her small daughter's fan mail in her handbag,
car-
Now it's" collected by the ful Kind and careful attention is accorded "Shirley's correspon- dence on the theory that any child who takes enough interest in the little star to write a letter fabori- ously and to mall it deserves a prompt reply.
Except to children who obviously are too poor to afford it, a reply card is sent stating that on receipt
forwarded. of a dime, a photograph will be
Even 30. Shirley's parents lose money on the deal, the cost of photographs, envelopes, tard- boards, stamps and addressing all contributing to the expense.
THE SIX CONTESTANTS FOR THE "SHIRLEY-
WHO DO YOU
TEMPLE TAP DANCE CONTEST."' THINK IS THE WINNER.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT
3.30.5.10.7.15]
9.30 P.M.
KINGS
PUBLIC FAVOURITE NO.” “1.
EVERY FLIER AT THE AIRDROME
WAS daddy TO HER – AFTER SHE'
LOST HER OWN.
You've been
waiting to
see her in a picture like this!!
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
ir
BRIGHT
EYES
A FOX Picture with
JAMES DUNN
Produced by SoLM. Wurtzel/ Directed by David Butler
That Explained It'
A Scotsman was observed by a constable walking up and down a busy London street with a large plece of bread in his hand.
"What are you doing with that bread?" asked the policeman curiously.
"Well," replied the Scot, "I'm looking for the traffic jam."
Billy Tse
Bonny Ching
June Trowt
Jimmy Ramsey
Sally Fuzma, TR
Phyllia Castro
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Scene from "Bright Eyes" featuring Shirley Temple, James Dann
·and Jane Darwell.
TO-DAY
ONLY
CLEOPATRA
Opens To-day At The Central & Alhambra
-BOOKING AT THE THEATRE Tat. No. 25819
* 125332
NEXT CHANGE
MILE A MINUTE MYSTERY MELODRAMA!
The one and only Gorge M.Coloin his owplay, of a New York gomble who took a chance on anything-avenswoman!.
FOX FILM. PRESENTS America's First Actor
GEORGE H.
COHAN GAMBLING
**WYNNE GIBSON
DOROTHY BURGESS'.
Directed by Roland Y. Lee
A NARDIO & FLANKLIN PEQDUCTION
STAND UP AND CHEER
At The Oriental Theatre
Mark down the name of Henry Wilcoxon on your list of coming motion picture stars. He is the Flmdom's most lavish contribu- young English actor who is play-, tion to the entertainment of the ing one of the principal parts with world comes to the Oriental Thea- Claudette Colbert. and Warren tre on Sunday, Monday and Tues- William
Cecil B. DeMille's day, when Fox Film's musical ex- newest Paramount production travaganza, "Stand Up and Cheer". "Cleopatra which opens to-day starts its 3 days engagement. simultaneously at the Central and Alhambra Theatre.
It
1s a production that supercedes anything of its kind ever produced, combining the
Naturally, "Cleopatra" is more players, story, dialogue, music, sets, quintessence of than just acting it is far more costumes and feminine pulchri than nay one person, but you are tude. With Warner Baxter head- going to hear a whole lot about ing the cast of prominent players, this Wilcoxon chap who plays the "Stand Up and Cheer" presents role of Marc Antony, the Roman such outstanding performers of the leader, who goes to Egypt to cap-screen, the stage and the radio, as Lure the Queen and remains to be captured by her charms.
Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos, John Boles, Nigel. Bruce, Arthur. Byron, Shirley Temple, Ralph Morgan, Jimmy Dallas, "Aunt Jemina," Mitchell and Dur- ant. Nick Foran and Stepin Fet- chit.
As Cleopatra, the pivotal char acter in the story. Claudette Col- bert, is superb. To her, as the seductive siren of the lle go first acting honours.: Warren William Is ideally cast as the disdainful, business-like Caesar.
The musical numbers are: “Our Last Night Together," "Baby Take "Cleopatra" which was in pro- A Bow," "I'm Laughing," "Broad- duction for more than fourteenway's Gone Hill Billy," and "Out months and which has more than of the Red.". Five breath-taking 5.000 people in the cast, is, by any spectacles, to which each of these stretch of the imagination, the song hits is the musical accom- best motion picture. DeMille has!paniment, are yours as only part jever turned out.
of the most elaborate musical pro- duction, ever to have come out of Hollywood. It is something to see!
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It can safely be said that Holly woad, which
fondly loves lavish spectacles, seldom has turn- ed out a more magnificently made production than "Cleopatra."
Known as an inflexible friend, who lived and loved as she will ed, Cleopatra here is willing to give her life that she might have love. And with all the glory that was Rome and all the grandeur that was Egypt, the story of her love for Marc Antony is woven. While mighty Empires totter about them, and while the whole world is being changed, these two cling to love.
The
manner in which they eventually and true
peace and
love is told in one of the most dramatic climaxes ever presented in a motion picture «story.
ported by a fine cast which in- The principal players are sup- cludes such names as Ian Keith, Joseph
Library, Supreme Court
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
HỒNG KONG
KING'S:-
"Bright Eyes".
QUEEN'S:
"A Wicked Woman"
ORIENTAL:
Convention City"
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:
"Jungle Trap" ALHAMBRA:-
"Cleopatra"
KING'S
Sunday
"Bright Eyes" QUEEN'S:-
"Enter Madame” “ ORIENTAL:-
"Stand Up And Cheer" ALHAMBRA:---
"Cleopatra"
MAJESTIC:
"The Merry Widow”
4 SHOWS
£20–345
$16-$30
MAJESTIC
C THEATRE Fathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 67822 FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAYİ At 2,80, 5.20, 7,20 & 9:20 P.M.
"JUNGLE TRAP"
& Paramount Picture with
Charles
LAUGHTON Carole LOMBARD BICKFORD
Charles
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTA
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WANGHAI
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DON'T MISS THIS ROLLIOKING SUPER COMEDY PICTURE!
FUN FOR EVERYBODY
RES NATIONAL'S
CON
CITY
with
IOSTARS
SISTERS UNDER THE SKIN
Showing At The Star
Elissa Landi, Joseph Schildkraus. and Frank Morgan appear together In "Sisters Under the Skin,” the Columbia production which is scheduled to end its showing at the Star Theatre tonight. David story and screen play by Jo Bwer- Burton, directed from an original
Smith, Gertrude Michael, Irving.
Schildkraut, C. Audreyling.
Pichel, Claudia Dell, Edwin Max- well, Harry Bereaford, and a few old-time Hollywood favourites, in cuding William "Farnum, Robert. Warwick, Jack Mulhall, Mary Mac- Laren and Bryant Washburn,
QUEEN'S
Mady
WICKED
JEAN PARKER
CHARLES BICKFORD
AT 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.30
P.M.
THE NEW STAR
A screen event the first picture of a flaming new per sonality...brilliant glamorous, magicall
WOMAN
Meno-Goldwyn-Ma
Burton, Schildkraut and Morgan had worked together before when Burton directed the two actors in a Broadway presentation of "The Firebrand" in 1925. This is their first reunion since that time, far Schildkrant left Hollywood in 1930, shortly before Morgan and Burton deserted the stage for the screen.
Other Cinema news on jaze
10 and 12
Quite & Help in Fact Bill Fox may well be called the champion optimist. He was sít ting on the roof of his house, dur- ing a flood, watching the water flow past, when the neighbour whi owned a boat rower across to him.
"Hello, Bill" said the man. "Hello, Sam!" replied Bill, pleasantly,
All your fowls washed away this morning
Yes, but the ducks can
"Orange trees gone
Yes, Futeverybody said
crops would be a fallure
I see the TIVE Four wind
HERE'S THE SHOW OF $1.001
SURPRISES!
A RIOT OF SPLENDOUR
THE SHOW OF 1,001 SURPRISES! "STAND UP | and CHEER!'
335 SCENES
Opens TO-DAY at the CENTRAL &
ALHAMBRA
Booking for Central at Moutriais.
Not Only The Greatest Love Story in 1934 Years, But The Grandest Spectacle As Well !!!
Adolph Zukor presenta
CECIL B. DOMILLE'S
LEOPATRA
HEWAY WILCOXON
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