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THE LIFE OF VERGIE WINTERS
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Ann Harding. the star. Boles, the leading man and helen Vinson the "other woman" Rio-Radio Pictures' "The Life 01- Vergle Winter" (which is coming to the Star), have one most un- usual accomplishment in common.
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Adrienne Ames. Aim 'actress, who is playing the role or a royal princess in "You're Leung Me the Paramount picture staring w. C. Fields, and opening to-day at the Alhambru Theatre, narrowly escaped becoming a real princess a few years ago, she admits. . She has been studying art and fashion designing in New York. went to Europe to continue her studies. Having been prominent for several years in New York society, she met many friends on the continent and throught them a number of members of the Euro-Theatre group. She applied for an pean nobility.
One of these an Itollon prince. was decidedly imperessed and start- ed a fery crush during which he followed Miss Ames to every city which she visited. It lasted up to the day she salled for home, still belleving however, that American men make the best husbands.
She has not forgotten the gen- tleman's name. She just won't tell.
They all made their acting debuts, in leading roles, and they never have played anything but starring or featured part on stage or screen.
Miss Harding got her start with the Provincetown Players, a Little
atmosphere bit and was given the lead in her first play. From that beginning, she progressed rapidly to Breadwar and" flm stardom.
Miss Vin. also a Little Thea- tre "graduate." She first played leads with the Houston, Texas, group. Featured, roles on the New York stage followed, and then the films drafted her.
Botes. after studying voice in New York and abroad, gambled his
In "Youre Telling Me" Miss entire career on a big hit or no-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935.
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HELLDORADO
A Jesse L. Lasky Production
MEZEY REVUE
DANCING, "SINĠING, RICHARD ARLEN COMIC, ACROBATIC MADGE EVANSA delightful company of
Ralph Bellamy
clever artistes who have won a triumphant success in A FOX PICTURE Europe and in the Far East.
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Wallace BEERY
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THE MIGHTY BARNUM
A DARRYL F. ZANUCK PRODUCTION, with ADOLPHE.MENJOU
VIRGINIA BRUCE
ROCHELLE HUDSON JANET BEECHER
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Ames, who is featured with Larry thing. He refused to accept minor THE GIRL FROM
parts, and held out until he was offered the lead in the musical comedy "Little Jesse James." The show was a New York success and Bcles won his gamble. Like the others, he attracted the attention of film producers by his stage per-
"Buster" Crabbe and Joan Marsh. is the Princess Lescaboura, who takes pity on the nut inventor. who cannot. seem to stay out of difficulties. The princess resolves to help him decides to visit his home town, stay at his home" and makes the society crowd jealous.formances. How well she succeeds, puts across! Oddly enough, all three are na. one of the inventions, and fosters tives of Texas. Miss Harding was a romance between the inventor's born at Fort Sam Houston, in San daughter and the son of the town's
Boles is a native of wealthiest family, furnishes the Greenville, and Miss Vinson was ellmax of a hilarious story... born in Beaumont.
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CASE OF THE HOWLING * DOG
A new type of murder mystery
THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING
has Edward G. Robinson, who played roles ranging from light
MAXIM'S
Tuneful Melodies
Boasting of no less than four great comedians the picture "The Giri From Maxim's" now showing at the Queen's Theatre will certain. ly delight those that are fond of mirth and laughter.
Frances Day who p
the part of the "shrimp," a ni zame given to one of the girls from Maxim's, the famous Paris rendezvous musets Pelypon (Leslie Henson) while be is on a visit to Paris and seriously upsets his life through a serious of hilarious complications.
The picture in addition to some infectious music contains a couple of stimulating dances of the early twentieth century. These dances are performed by a bevy of beauti- ful girls.
Others in the cast are George Grossmith, Stanley Holloway, Lady Tree, Evan Thomas, Desmond Jeans, Gertrude Musgrove and others.
"The Girl From Maxim's" will delight. M. O.:
"DAMES"
Coming To The Oriental
HELLDORADO
At The King's
Bounced of his first and only newspaper job because he wrote an unfavourable
about story favourite citizen, Richard Arlen, bad he been more discreet, might be a reporter to-day instead of a screen_star
"THE MIGHTY
BARNUM"
Showing "To-morrow At The King's
One of the chief reasons why Hollywood has become and will continue to-be the centre of this
production country's. Alm vividly Blustrated during the film-
was
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Hong Kong
KING'S :-
"Helldorado"
QUEEN'S;—
"The Girl From Maxim's
ORIENTAL:--
"Have A Heart"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:-
"The Band Plays On", ALHAMBRA÷
“You're Telling Me”
KING'S:-
Coming
"The Mighty Barnum". QUEEN'S :
**The Whole Town's Talking" "Reckless"
ORIENTAL:----
"The DamÉS”
"The Crime. Doctor"
MAJESTIC:
“Sequoia"
CLERICAL DRESS IN TURKEY
Special to the. "Hong Kong Dalla Press (Copyright).1.
Istanbul, June 12.
A law forbidding the clergy of any denomination to wear distine- tive ecclesiastical dress except when conducting religious services in Houses of Worship comes into
Thus on Thursday.
in future ; will be impossible to re- cognise any religious official from the secular personage.
According to Arlen, his news- was abruptly tar- paper career minated when he took offense at a millionaire whom he was assigueding of Darryl F. Zanuck's produc-force
tion of "The Mighty Barnum." to interview for a mid-West news paper, and painted the gentleman showing to-morrow at the King's Theatre, according to Ed Ebele, in his story A 30 undesirable
... production manager, for 20th Ceri- citizen.
tury Pictures.
ex-
An attempt to
and other exhibits from various parts of the country resulted in demands that would have made the production of the picture alto gether prohibitive.
Arlen, now to be seen at the King's Theatre for the last time
procure the re- to-day in Jesse L. Lasky's "Hell-quired "props," side show freaks dorado," for Fox Film, became an extra-player in Hollywood' several months after the newspaper
after, he was a contract player for perience. And within a year there Paramount, and ultimately a star. In "Helldorado," he plays his first role as a free-lance actor, having recently terminated his Faramount contract after 11 years with that company. Playing op- posite him in "Helldorado" is Madge Evans, and in the support ing roles are Ralph Bellamy, Henry B. Walthall, James Gleason, Helen Jerome Eddy, Stepin Fetchit, "Lucky" Hurlic and Stanley Fields.
FILM HEAD REPLACED
New York, June 12. The four owners of the United Artists Pictures Corp., Miss Mary
Charles Chaplin,
Mr. Douglas Fairbanks and Mr.
Samuel Goldwyn,
Dick Powell hasn't been able to separate his real and his screen. lives until his latest Warner Brothers Production, "Daines" Pickford, Mr showing at the Oriental Theatre on Surday. Monday and Tuesday.
In "Dames" which Dick Powell sings, his part is that of a musical comedy writer. He admits that he has never written such a piece, in real life, but he has aspirations.
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"Owners of "freaks the country over swamped us with offers." But just because they knew we wanted them for picture work, their ideas of "fair" rental valves soared sky" high, and if we had to depend on them, there could have been no "Mighty Barnum.”.
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The BAND PLAYS ON
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NEXT CHANGE "SEQUOIA"
with
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AIR LINE TO THE NETHERLANDS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily ||
Press" (Copyright).3
Leipzig, June 12.
to
The inauguration of the Royal Air Transport Company's new and far flung airline from Amsterdam The Dutch East Indies was marked by the arrival of the first The only exceptions made by the plane en route to the Far East at law are in favour of patriarchs the airport here at 7.45 on Wednes
the Greek and Armenian | day, morning. churches, the highest ranks clergy of other denominations. All the other clergy are allowed to wear ecclesiastical dress at funerals and other public services outside the
of
Houses of Warship.--. Transocean Buo Min
SWISS FUNDS FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Special to the "Hong Kong Dalk Press" (Copyright).1
George, abd Olive Brasno, talent- ed brother and sister midgets, and
Berne, June 12. Tex Madsen, the giant of the Credit for thirty six thousand World's Fair, were brought to francs for the participation of Hollywood because they are capable switzerland in the Olympic Games actors and play important drame next year which the National tic roles, in the screen story which Council rejected, has now been Gone Fowler and Bees Meredyth | approved by thirty three to three concocted and Walter Lang direct votes by the Councii of States ed for release through United The motion must now be re- Artists.
The only ether important exhibit the producers of this Joseph M. to-day an- Schenck presentation found" "it necessary to import, according to Ebele, was the huge pachyderm who portrays Jumbe, the world's largest elephant.
ounced the replacement of Mr. Joseph Schenk as supreme head of the corporation by Mr. A. L. Licht- man and Mr. Maurice Silverstone.
Mr. Lichtman, a Hungarian, and vice-president of the corporation drama has been introduced to thecomedy to heavy trageny on the The picture, which is a hilarious
since 1928, will be in charge of screen by Warner Bros. in "The
stage, but who has become "typed' musical comedy spiced with the United States' end and Mr Case of the Howling Dog" which in pictures through his very sur romance, carries an all star cast) Silverstone. present managing- is coming to the Alhambra оп cessful impersonation of "Little headed by Joan Blondell. Dick "director at London, will have
Ceasar" appears in his first serio-Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitte, charge of the British end- comedy starring production, "The Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. Whole Town's Talking" opening
Spectacular numbers were crent-i
Sunday with Warren William and Mary Astor in the stellar roles.
different The plot is entirely from the ordinary run of screen mysteries. There is a clear cut case of murder to start with, but to the police the case closes en
its local engagement to-morrow ed and staged by Busby Berkeley at the Queen's Theatre."
with 500 beautiful girls in the Having frally achieved the be-chorus. The music and lyrics were ginning or a diversity of roles. written by three teuma of ace which is vital to the career of songsters, Warren and Dubin, Fain shrouded with-mystery.
every character actor, Robinson The spectator is given a
and Kahal, and Dixon and Wrubel. peep
recent interview behind the scenes when a famous Was asked at a criminal lawyer, a brilliant inyea-how an actor with a distinct type tigator as well, reveals the facts of face could achieve such a wide
after a sensational court trial in Winch he wins the freedom of his client. a beautiful and wealthy
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range of characterization, without recourse to makeup and costrim-
"Characterization" he pointed
g.
society woman. charged with alay-out, 4s not a matter of facial ing her husband.
grimaces: of overemphasized ges- During the spectacular trial, the tures or tricks. It isn't a matter criminal lawyer uncovers two other
of externals at all. It is entirely a murders. Warren William has the matter of mind, role of the noted criminal lawyer and crime investigator, while Mary Astor plays the part of the so- ciety woman, accused of killing her husband.
Helen Trenholme, the briant stage star, makes her bow in ple- tures with this production, as the romantic interest, the pretty girl secretary of the lawyer, who helps him solve the mystery and even- tually wins his heart. Dorothy Tree Lethe State's star witness whose love affairs with the dead man is brought dut as the mo- tive for the two earlier killings.
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In "The Whole Town's Talking" Robinson "is supported by an ex- cellent cast including Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, John Wray, Ettienne
·Girardot and others. John / Ford directed from a screen play by Jo Swerling and Robert Riskin,
Westcott, Harry Tyler, Arthur Ayesworth, Russell Hicks, Frank Reicher, Addison: Richards James
Burtis, Eddie Shubert and Harry Seymour.
The Female Of It Aller-Jenkins, has the role of “Does your wife believe all you dumb sergeant while Grant Mittell her?"
chell is the vindictive and blunder- "Does she? Why, she believes ing state's attorney. Others in the Iota of things I'd never dream of cast include Helen Lowell, Gordon | telling her."
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Reuter.
Altered
"Has your wife changed very much since you married her
"Yes-My kabits, My friends, and my hours.”:
..Misnomer
submitted to the National Council. The finance" committee of the
State Council had unanimously demanded that the grant be given declaring that considerations for
the youth must come first, point- ing out that all Switzerland's neighbours were participating.
The confederation President stressed that a complete agreement on this matter was existing be- tween members of the Federal Council and termed the election Customer-"Do you sell hams, of the credit by the National steam-shovels, women's hats, ice- Council a blunder which might less-refrigerators, live chickens,
easily be mis-understood abroad.— settingheng, kimber, ready-cut
Transocean Kun Asm houses, new autotop, spinach, fish- balt and that sort of thing?”
Merchant" No. All we do is fill prescriptions."
Customer Then why do you call this a drug-store?”
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FORTY HOUR WEEK
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Prese* (Copyright).}
Geneva, June 12. The resolution advocating the universal forty-hour working week submitted by the labour represèn- tatives in the International Labour conference was adopted on Wed- nesday by 57 to 40 votes,
Since the resolution simultane ously demands the maintenance of the previous standard of Hving for workers in the dispute between the employers and the labourers, its practical application is likely. to be continued as in the: previous years, more especially since the Conference had abandoned the idea of setting up the Committee for the examination of the ques tion on the employers representa- tives announcing the intention to refuse to Bit with" "such mittes
The
com-
convention establishi
the
forty-hour week deman
the
only
ority: was
resolution could be formed
Btwo-thirds of
avour'
sentat
part
who abstained. com" the Wednesday's ballot
The machine named the "Night- ingale" and piloted by Captain" Frejus had a full complement and is scheduled, for a complete trip
Pransessan Kun Mia
from Amsterdam to Batavia-
RUMANIAN-SOVIET PACT
Bucharest, June 12:
It is understood that Rumania will sign within the next few days a pact of mutual; assistance with Soviet Russia, similar to the Rus Czecho-Slovakian pact. Reuter.
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