4 SHOWS
1.30-$13
1,16-8.80
ENTERTAINM
QUEENS
TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.18, 7.20 & 9.30
KEEP AWAY unless you are prepared to enjoy an entire programme of undiluted joyful entertainment!
(a) Newsreel. (6) POP-BYE CARTOON.
(c) Hollywood Rhythm with
JACK OAKIR-LYDIA ROBERTI.
(4) ACCENT ON YOUTH with
SYLVÍA SIDNEY and HERBERT MARSHALL,
FROM TOMORROW
"THE BROADWAY GONDOLIER”
*
with your favourites
DICK POWELL - JOAN BLONDELL'
TAKE NE TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTALE
LAST
ROAD WANOHA
TEL. BRITS
TO-MORROW
4 TIMES TO:DAY WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
SHE'S SOME LADY! Struts into the best places an dares 'em to throw her out, MAE MAKES THE 400 From saloon to salon in one' Jump! Society loves Mae but the feeling ain't mutuall
MAE WEST
GOIN TO TOWN
SHIRLEY'S
GREATEST TRIUMPH
She's supported by an all Star onat.
TEMPLE
GARY COOPER CAROLE LOMBARD
OW AND FOREVER
A Paramount Pletren with
SIR GUY STANDING CHARLOTTE GRANVILLE
Pricas Matinees 20 a.-—30 e, Evenings 20.6.—30 c.—60 e.—70 o.
ESTARE
TO-DAY ONLY.
ROMANCE... WAT 3 MILES A MINUTE -WITH THE DAREDEVIL *ISTAR OF "MURDER IN
THE CLOUDS"!
"RED HOT TIRES
LYLE TALBOT •
• MARY ASTORS: TO-MORROW GOLD DIGGERS OF 1985"
"RED HOT TIRES”.
Firet National's new melodra matic thriller, Bed Hot Tires" is at the Star Theatre to-day,
The picture, based on Tristam Tupper's drama of the automobile races tracks, filled with breath-tak- ng action and death-defying stunts which are performed by a score of antionally famous racing drivers, although several of the participate in the races,
Cast
"J LIVE MY LIFE" ·
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"Show me your friends and I'l tell you what you are" is öld, old adage.
And it's as true to-day of modern im celebrities as if was of those people in the dim years when it was formerl
Joan Crawford, for example, is the object of thousands of questions by visitors and letter writers to tho Metro-Goldwyn Mayer studion. What is he really like People want to know."
the Brat place her friends are few and her acquaintances many. These triends compra the literary elite of Hollywood and at least one .or two of them are to be found at the star's horne any Saturday or Sunday evening in the year,
These are the star's nights" for relaxation, wher she forgets the cameras and megaphones of her professional life and site hack for a quiet evening with those people she admires and respects.
Lynn Rigga, the playwright, is uns of her best friends, Author of 'Greau Grow the Lilacs" and other bits, he is, a guest at the Crawford home whenever he makes one of his frequent trips from New York to Hollywood,
Dorothy Park and ber husband. Alan Campbell, celebrated writers are constant sitters-in the Saturday night dinners,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S;—
"I Live My Life" QUEEN'S :-
"Accent On Youth". ORIENTAL:
"Goin' To Town"
..
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA÷***
"Power Smoke Range" MAJESTIC-
"No More Ladies"
STAR:-
"Red Hot Tires"
KING'S :—"
Coming
"Metropolitan" ·
QUEEN'S:
"The Broadway Gondoller" STAR:-
"Go.d Diggers of 1935" MAJESTIC:-
"She".
"METROPOLITAN"'
A PREVIEW
“Metropolitàn” A Grand Picture With
• Operatic Airs
The mighty voice that you have been waiting to hear for months and months. Lawrence Tibbest comes to us once again after a Cong absence, in Darryl F. Zanucks, 20th Century Production "Metro politau”, which is coming to the King's Theatre on Christmas Eve,
'The King's Theatre management have been endeavouring to obtain a good picture for their Xmas pro gramme, and have finally selected this masterpiece.
America's favourite baritone re- turas to the screen' as the star of
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23, 1935.
HOCKEY
Civilians Draw With Combined Services
After being twice in arrears, the Civilians drew with the Combined. Services, at King's Park yesterday in a fast and clean game of hockey, The score at half time, read two goals to one in favour of the Ser- vices, but a timely equaliser by G. Singh saved the Cirillans from de- feat. Pinta netted the first goal for the Civiliana.
It was a game of lost chances, for although the Civillans had the greater part of the play, they could not score when favourably placed in front of goal. Twice the ball hit the upright, white on numerous oc- casions a goal was missed by a matter of inches. 1
picture that sets new high standards in musicals,- In the
The following did service for the course of the dramatic comedy, Civillans M. Ramzan (KIT.C.),| which narrates the adventures of
A. E. P. Guest (Radio) and G. fòm- a young singer in pursuit of fame:
mers (HK. Club: A. S. Bliss (St, and romance, Tibbett sings selec-
Andrew's), W. A. Reed (H.K. Club), tions from the operas, "Carmen" N. Beltrao (Recreio) G. E. R. Divett
Pagliacci," and "The Barber of
(H.K. Club), 8. Fowler (HE. Club), Sevile" as well as a due of popular. Singh (Radio) J. N. Pinto qumbers.
(K.LT.C.) and A P Souts (KIT.C.).
Alluring, blonde, lovely Virginia Bruce appears opposite Tibbett In ""Metropolitan” · which provides musis, love and laughter in an en- grossing picture of an opera sing ere fight for fame.
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INTERPORT TRIAL
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The Whites defeated the Colours by two goala to nil in the second nockey tr.al for the prospective For the first time, motion plc- Ladies Interport Eleven to play ictures being to the screen the in Shanghai in the Northern port timate phases of an opera star's life during the Chinese New Year, both in the thriling passages of "Metro-goals coming late in the second polttan."
Just because music is classical isn't necessarily good, and by the same token ali popular music is by no means bad,"
Those are the contentions of that most colourful of the World's con cert singers, Lawrence Tibbett, who
returns to the talking screen in the 20th Century Fox production, Metropolitan,” coming on Wednes- day to the King's Theatre,
Luis Alberni, Hollywood's supreme payer of Italian parts enacts the comedy role of an Italian grand opera stage director, and included in the cast are Alice Brady, one of screenland's leading comediennes, Tibbett, who would like to see
Cesar Romero and George Marion the return of some form of demos- Sr. racy to art, and who is one of the most vigorous debunkers of artis tic" singers, says:
"To me art is good art when it "Personally, I'd much
produces a worthy emotion, and if heat the Duncan sisters or the
you are charmed by Dick Powell'or Boswells harmonizing good Hady Vallee, that's onky with me. pupular tune, than a pair of hains The only persons I want exter murdering the love duet fromminated are those who don't like "Tristan and Isolde."!
any kind of music.
&
rather
Blending grand opera with drame and romance to provide a brand new form of entertainment for the screen, 20th Century's "Metropolitan", stars LAWRENCE TIBBETT with VIRGINIA BRUCE. They appear in their costumes for the scene from "Pagliacci", a highspot in the film's musical program.
"NOW AND FOREVER"
Together with its grand ruman- tic cast, its unusual and absorbing story and a multitude of other de- talls which should recommend Paramount's "Now and Forever"
Philip Barry and his wife have many times bread with the star, as have Jean Dixon, the social worker actress, and Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, the Brilliant which comes to the Oriental Then- Britishers and Julia Haydon,
on Tuesday, Wednesday roetical young actress and Noeltre
and Thursday to your at-
Coward's recent leading Indy.
These are the people who have tention as ace-high motion plc- made Josu Crawlord's dinner par ture entertainment, the picture a famous in Hollywood, provid- has one other inducement which nga iterary-Bohemian atmos should convince even the most skep- phere in a town and a home where tical of theatre-goers. It is a feld unremitting hard work is the one day for that outrageously charm- fast rule.
The star's latest picture is "Ig, delectable, and Irresistible Live My Life" directed by W. B. screen sensation, Shirley Temple fan Dyke and with Brian Aherne herself.
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in a romantic role opposite. Frank You'l- laugh' with the dimpled Morgan, Alina MacMahon. Erie darling as she sang "The Grass-
H Blore, Fred Keating, and others stehooper and the Frog;?" followed
There also is a sensational court featured. The new picture is cur- her with bated breaths into a trial, a jail break and man buat rently being shown at the King's child's Nover Never Land while to add to the thrille, and s ro Theatre. (C.LU.) mance in which two crack drivers battle not only for racing honours, but literally fight to the death for the love of a beautiful girl
ACCENT ON YOUTH!!
she played pirates with Gary Coo- per, and wept as they watched her cry herself to sleep over a child's tragedy.
haf from the sticks of P. Cetins and C. Siva, who deputized for Mrs. M. White,
Miss J. Smalley' was outstanding for the Colours at full-back, while M. Bryson at centre-half for the Whites did more than her share in giving her forwards'opportunities to penetrate a well-balanced Co- lours defence. However, the for- wards were slow in front of goal and many chances went begging.
Miss J. Smalley and "C. Osmund were dropped after half time, from the full back positions, G. Whita and R. Stephenson taking their places respectively, and it after this change that the goals were netted.
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Was
All the half-backs on display gave credible performances though J. Thomson was overshadowed' by M. Bryson (her opposite number) at centre-half, while the Whites forward line worked with .more cohesion than did their compa- triots.
MAMAK MATCH
The Argonauta Hockey Club de- feated the Royal Engineers "A" yesterday, in an "A" Division match of the Mamak Tournament by two goals to nil. The match was play- ed at King's Park, and attracted a goodly attendance.
Of the four games played to date, the Argond have won two and lost the remainder.
',C. B. A. VICTORY
The Centra: British Association defeated the Departmentals by two goals to nil in a "B" Division Mamak Tournament match, yester day on the home ground at King's Park.
G. Fowler and B. Fowler, netted for the victors, the score reading at half-time one bil in favour of the the home
team. This is C.E.A's sixth victory in a row in the Tournament.
ALICE BRADY and LAWRENCE appear in a scene from “Metropol
between Herbert Marshall, forty
sh, handsome, intelligent and a buccessful playwright; and Philip "POWDER SMOKE RANGE"" Reed, youthful, impetuous, rich and good to ook st.) 4
„Powder Emoke Range," R.K,O. Marshall" almost solves the dift. | Radio's superwestern high-powered city for her by coaching Reed outdoor action feature, which pre in the proposal that wins Miss sents a brilliant galaxy of cowboy. Sydney's consent. But Miss Bld stars, headed by Harry Carey and Los Poros and ney after a time, with her new hus- Hoot Gib
Two men in love with her-and sach almost perfect! That's the quandary Sylvia Sidney finds her self in Paramount's "Accent On ho now showing at the
band Reed, ands out where her the Aiha Queen's Theatre
Miss Sidney's heart is caught up ove truly les
the 20th Century picture
*** blends romance, drama and laughter, in the musical story of an ajera,
singer's fight for recognition.
now showing, at heatre to-day.
throw contr
A fale of the pioneer cattle town, boys, the pict
LAST TWO-DAYS
@KINGS?
She DARED to Live Her Own Life!
[GORGEOUS,
GLAMOROUS
toan
- 10 230, 516, 7:45 & 9.30 P.M.
Crawford
LIVE MY LIFE
Thrill románcu reaches “with. in” aneling 'pook is · Joan'a, happiest screen.
WAT Gey lascivation in
girl who had pverything
money could bayments
BRIAN AHERNE
PRANK MORGAN
coat her kind of levet mam
MacMAHON
VAN GTEL PRODUCTION
* ALSO LATEST HEARST
METROTONE NEWS
COMINCINO CHRISTMAS DAY
in METROPOLITAN
LAWRENCE ་་
TIBBETT
20TH CENTURY PICTURE
· CENTURY
ALHAMBRA TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
PULSTRE
AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 ṛ.M.
THE GREATEST ROUND-UP OF WESTERN STARS
ALL IN ONE GREAT, PICTURE
POWDERSMOKE BANGE
HARRY CAREY • HOOT. GIBSON
with "Beots" Mallory, and Bob Stadia, Tom Tyler, Cative RFIMeris, WIZlacn - Farmsam, William Desmazed, “Buxxx" Marton, Wally Wales, Art Mic, Bukalo 1- BN, J., Buddy Rogervelt, Franklys Formem, Sam Hurdy, Ray Mayor, Directed by WALLACE, FOX, CHE Reid, Associate Producer
`ICO-ZADIO Picture
TO-DAY MAJESTIC
ONLY
THEATRE
At 2.80, 5.20,
7.20 & 9.20 PM
BOB and JOAN ARE IN LOVE AGAIN!
it's their gayes'
Robert
romance!
CRAWFORD
NO
MONTGOMERY A LADIES
EFRA
TUESD
Y: "SHE"
A recent portrait of the Dake" (u! York, second son of the King, wh was 40 years old last week).
MOR
WITH
HELEN GANAGAN 'RANDOLPH SCOTT
SINO-JAPANESE TAX DISPUTE
(From Our Special Correspondent?.
Canton, Dec 22 Another conflict between Japan- ese merchants and Chinese "tax officials has occurred in Chaa on, a town very near to Swatow. A consignment of yellow beans, was seized by inspectors of the special tax bureau, because they were smuggled goods, but Japanese in- tervened and said that the goods belonged to them.
Chinese military and tax officials wired to Canton asking for instruc-- tions. The authorities here take the position that the matter should be settled on its merits.
Japanese in Swatow have refused to pay the special tax. The rat case arose in October when Japan- ese merchants successfully claimed BROADWAY GONDOLIER that they are not liable for the rice.
tax. A consignment sold to Chi- When song writers are assigned | Dese dealers was sent to Eityang. the job of creating numbers for and was seized by Chinese fax au- the average musical show, whether thorities, but the rice was even- ca stage or screen, it usually tually released. Since then Japan- means three or four songs. A six ese, Formosaus, Koreans and Chi- song show is ordinarily reckoned nese who are naturalized as Japan- exceptionally ""fat" - as - to tunes ese have not paid the special tax, - The new Warrier Bros.. musical In the present case, the Japanese Broadway Gondoller," the next claim they are the owners of the attraction at the Queen's Theatre, yellow beans. Japanese nationals is unusually rich with music, it is forcibly removed the beans from pointed out by Harry warren, the tax office and took them to melody writer. Teamed with Al Swatow. The matter is rather Dubin, lyric writer, Warren wrote serious, as Lieut-General Teng a total of six major songs. There Lung Kwong, the Swatow G.O.C.. are in addition, not a few arrange threatens to take strong action. ments of operatie and other music. Powell sings three of the num- bers Outside Of You" "Lonely Gondoller" and "A Rose. In Her Hair." singing the last two in both English, and Italian, The Cow and The Pig and The Duck," 1 kiddie comedy number with arcical sound effecta is sung by Joan Blondell and Dick
ing galaxy of virile action stars in the cast. which includes Cruinn "Big Boy Willams, Bob Steele and
blazing actions, thrills, sweet ro Tom Tyler mance and comedy /
Besides the two principal players, there was also a strong support
Those who have the taste for wd western pictures are strongly recommended not to miss it.
SIR SAMUEL LIKELY TO RETURN?
Indon, Dec;" 201 To-night the Cabinet survived damaging Opposition attack, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, made two effective speeches in re- ply to his critics,
It is generally recognized that. Sir Samuel Hoare's return to the Cabinet is only a matter of time.
The House adjourned e in the evening Reuter
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