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"EVOLUTION**
Gala Premiere
.of
3 Reels of Amazing Max Reinhardt's
Unheard of Facts
and
"A Midsummer
"MANHAITAN Night's Dream"
TOWER" PRODUCTION OF
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ALL TIME!
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4 shows
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£20-£19 7.15–1.30
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
PPLE RETION
ROAD
WANGHAI
A FAST MOVING COMEDY DRAMA THAT YOU'LL ENJOY Hell-Bent for Paradise with all Police Cars in Town.
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JOEL MCCREA
CÍ PICTURE Loots. Camera→ Atchanga Amons
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COWAN&BAILEY'S BIG STAGE SHOW
2
Comedians, Musicians, Singers and Dancers.
DAYS
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From the last and great- sit mystery noval by Arthur Somers Rocha.
Ginger
ROGERT
STAR OF MIDNIGHT
RKO RADIO PICTURE.
ALSO COWEN & BAILEY'S OLEVER ENTERTAINERS in all new songs, dauces, music and comedy stunts.
Prices Matinées 20 e.—30 a.) · Evenings 20 e.—30 e.—50 a−70 e.
ESTARE
TO-DAY ONLY
Oh,mummy!
EDDIE CANTOR
Samus Goldwyn'ı
KID MILLIONS
ANN SO ETHEL MER BLOCK
GOLDWYN GIRLS Televing the Quired Arthas
TOMORROW KAY. PRANDIB – “STRANDED
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
立ひ
ឆដ
A unicorn, despite the fact tha
such animal exsists, comes peeping through the "trees. Fairies and eives, Likewise classed purely mythical, go so far as to side down moonbeams: Cupid in person, is actually shooting his arrows and Puck, a fantastic Attle
the air on the branch of a tree.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Escape Me Never QUEEN'S:-
"Manhattan -Tower"
ORIENTAL:
Woman Wanted"
Cowan and Bailey
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:---
"Love In Bloom'
MAJESTIC;-
STAR
"A Notorious Gentleman"
**Kid Milions"
-KING'S:--
Coming
"Anna Karenina"
QUEEN'S:-
A Midsummer Night's
Dream"
"ORIENTAL:-.
*Star of Midnight"
STAR:--
"Stranded"
ALHAMBRA —
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"Anna Karenina"
"ESCAPE ME NEVER'
While she is at work on the set, the much-discussed star, Elizabeth Bergner insists upon privacy...
Behind this demand there is neither a desire to surround her- self with an aura of mystery nor a wish to become a legendary and unapproachable figure. The sim pe truth is that this young actress who has been variously hailed as the peer and the superior of Duse. and Bernhardt, is as shy as child, and feels that she can do her, best when there are not too many people around her,
Beziules, Miss Bergner and her "brilliant director-husband. Paul Czianer, and their working days so crowded that they cannot afford interruption
They are tireless workers, each scene must be artistically perfect, even though perfection may mean rehearsing and recording that scene twenty times,
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"Escape Me Never," the new B. & D. film is currently occupy- ing the screen of the King's Theatre.
"MANHATTAN TOWER"
Never has Mary Briat
the screens most, dainty actress, been more convincing or more app... ing for that matter; taan in her latest picture "Manhattan Tower" which opened st the Queen's Theatre yesterday. --
Opposite Miss Brian in the pic ture is James Fall one of our o favourites, and included n the cast are Irene Rich and Hale Hamilton.
around the The story centres power room of the world's largest kyscraper "Manhattar.. Tower" where James Hall is employed as
ambitious young electrician. Mary works as secretary to Burns, head of a Steel Co., which is also in the building and she ama James have an understanding between each other.
They manage to save together over 1,000 dollars in order to buy
nice home for the future, but some how another Mary is intrigued into investing the money by Burus her boss, and there after the trou- ble begins.
TRAINING GALLOPS
The following panies were pur on a training gallop yesterday and their respective times clocked were:
· Dis- 1st tarice, Qr.
Humber and Pot-
latch... 11 43 Lancashire Loom
and Midlothian 11 48 Heriot 1451 Merry Jester, Ballous and Yellow Fish...... 1 Celebration Time
and Shamrock 1 Hellbender and Modern Hero Cassius
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BOOKING
AT THE THEATRE
SKINGS
SHOWING ⠀⠀ TO-DAY
DAILY' at 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 & 8.30 PM.
BERGNER
ESCAPE ME NEVER
· 2nd CT.
SUB'S..
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5th 6th Qr: Qr.
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Rose Evelyn. 11 49 Busbridge And
Peter Davey 160 1.38 Ideal Day and
2.203 3.93
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Fidelity, Judea
Silver Lining... 1 41
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$2.3.
FINAL
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TO-DAY
Honeymoon Eve
Estray Royal
and Royal Wed- ding. Eve
* 44 1.20.3 1.51. Rosemary and Donovan .......
2.13 11 52
2.50 3.24.2 3.54.2 30 Laughing Girl 1 43.4 1.16.4 1.51.2 2.22.3- Royal Consort 11 40.3 1.33.4 2.15 2.51.4 3.21.4 Laughing Buddha 1 41.2 1.20.1 1.57.2 3.29.1
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14 48 127 2.03.4 2.46
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"STAR OF MIDNIGHT””
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CHILDREN'S PARTY
On H. M. S. Dorsetshire
TELEPHONE
Nos. 94919,
25532.
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M.G.M. PICTURE
COLECTED BY DR MULTIINNER
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS MEDENT WILCOX ».
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TECHNICULOUK EVER PRODUCED
AND WALT DISNEY ROBBER KITTEN"'-
BILLY BIM PROXY
GRETA GARBO-FREDRIC MARCH in "ANNA KARENINA"
SHOWINGS MAJ-A110
THEATRE
At 2.30.6.20
7:20 & 9.20 P.M.
CARL LAEMMLE presents A UNIVERSAL Picture with
Charles BICKFORD Helen VINSON
NOTORIOUS Gentleman
Greta Garbo's Illness
ALHAMBRA
THUATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,80 P.#.
A funny comedy full of
laughs and fun.
Stockholm, Jan 7. News has just leaked out that
He has to find the real criminal, or face a charge of murder him. self. In that situation; William
The Officers of HMA Dorset- Powell rises to the greatest crime solving heights of his screen career shire gave a tea party to the in "Star" of Midnight" showing at children of their friends yester- the Oriental Theatre on Friday day on board the batt-eship and Saturday, RKO-Radio's very enjoyable afternoon and thrilling new. mystery romance spent by the many kiddles pre-Greta Garbo, who since last June based on the popular story by the sent. Jate Arthur, Somers Roche. In his The befagged cruiser presented investigation, Powell is aided by a fine spectacle from the harbour
as beautiful Ginger Rogers,
and on going aboard one saw the amateur sleuth as ever failed to various side-shows such as "Aunty foot any one with a disguise.
The debonair Powell and the delectable Miss Rogers are teamed for the first time in "Star of Mid- night." Powell is seen as a bril- ant attorney. Miss Rogers plays a young society beauty who knows a thing or two about getting her mian
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"ANNA KARENINA""
was
Sally," the "Chute" and many other attractions which kept, the kiddies amused all the aftemoon.
957,000,000 WENT TO CINEMAS
London, Dec, 18
The cinema, "one of the sociologi: cal wonders of the century," ›at-
has been living quietly at her villa in "Eoeping, went through a criti- cal illness in the last six weeks, during which the doctors several times almost gave up hope of saving her life.
The illness began with a sharp Inflammation of the throat. The
crisis however is now past and the patient has taken a turn for the better. For the time being there is no question of returning to Hollywood...
Transocean Kuo slin.
tracted 957,000,000 British people OLDEST “CO-ED."
Greta Garbo's twentieth picture who paid 240,950,000, of which the for the American public, Angus & Government claimed £8,800,000 is Karenina," which
comes to the Entertainment Duty-last year, Alhambra and King's on Saturday can safely be noclaimed her great est picture
Mary handiec the sympathetic creature with a small tall and role like the capable actress that polated ears; goes riding through she is, and makes us live the part All this happens in the Warner with her, which is the supreme
test of any characterization. Bros. Picture, **A Midsummer Night's Dream," which opens to
"Manhattan Tower" brings beau- morrow with a gala primiere at tiful Mary Brian and James Hall p.m. at the Queen' Theatre.
children, back to the host of screen ad- Talented Bollywood ranging in age from three to eight mirers in the appealing roles of years, and somewhat sophisticated two young lovers who wouldn't let in the mysteries of the movies the city defeat them in their hap-young Russian officer who wins
piness.
played with wide-eyed wonder in
Irene Rich, beloved actress who the world of make-believe for
has won the hearts of a nation Shakespeare's "A Midsummer
will be seen in a featured role with Night's Dream."
Hale Hamilton. This appealing Strikingly beautifut in settings and following didely the classic screeneduo scored together a The phrasings and, lamorous Iragerins Champ and you'll never forget of the Shakespearian fantasy, the them in "Manhattan. Tower" production was directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle as
mammoth spectacle.
“LOVE IN BLOOM”:
George Burns and Grace Aen as a team, need no introduction. movie fans. The mere fact that they are appearing in a show is sufficient indication of a perform
Noel Franels, Nydia Westman. Clay Clement. Billy Dooley and a preferred cast of screen artists give prize performance to make this swift-paced drama one in a mi
"Manhattan Tower" closes to- day at the Queen's Theatre.
won Ki
In additional to the
For this, which also serves as her Tenth Anniversary picture, Greta Garbo has been surrounded by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with her finest supporting cast, her most superb settings and a story, one of the world's greatest, that has been transferred faithfully from Loo Tolstry's dramatic classic to the screen.
As Count Vronsky, the dashing Barbo's love and tears beż, away from her husband (Basil Rathbone) and her little Kon (Ereddia Bartholomew, Frederic March turns in one of his finest perform
Ances
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"KID MILLIONS”
Eddis Cantor, banjo-eyed clown who last year cavorted among char lots and lions in the Rome of the Caesars, in Roman Scandals," this season invades the land of the camels and the Pyramids in "Kid Millions, which comes to the Star Theatre to-day delete
Joe Morrison and Diade Lee Live Semnel Goldwyn introduces em
ance packed full of good clean outstanding performance humour. In "Love In Eom quite certain that thi
large number of very catchy unes, be highip appreciated by all pa In addition, mátes for two hours trons of the Alhambra TË of excellent entertainment
The comedian's fifth annual screen musical extravaganza for
black shesp of the Brooklyn front who inherits at fortune buried treasure and travels to Egypt to claim it with Aan, South rn Ethele
rphy and Block and
This was revealed by Mr. 8. Row- son in a survey of the cinema in dustry, presented to the Royal Statistical Society in "London last. night.
The average weekly attendance throughout the year was about 18,500,000, sáid Mr. Bowson,
SPEAKS
MRS. OWENS, 70
ADDRESSES COLLEGE
STUDENTS
BLOOM
A Paramount Picture with
GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN JOE MORRISON DIXIE LEE. SHOWING SATURDAY
The Undying Romance of the Century
“ANNA KARENINA AGRETAO - FREDRIC -
GARBO & MARCH
A BELIEF IN CHINA
When Mrs. Owens was a young woman, she said, the men's callege did not admit co-eds, and she was not able to attend any of the wo- men's colleges. She taught school. for a few years, was married, and
4,306 cinemas in Great Britain,
At the end of 1934 there were Advice From Elders then brought up her family of four with an average of 900 seats in
children, all of whom attended Bucknell Univerzity. After they In the London sach he said.
Shanghai, Jan 4. married and left home, she was postal area alone there were 401 Following: the Chinese custom of still living across the street from cinemas,
restos receiving advice from their elders the university, and had plenty of Lancashire had the greatest. number, with 809, the Midlands New Year time, Mrs. Wm. G. letsure. She entered Bicknell us a wore next with 685, sad Yorkshire Owens, the oldest co-ed at the freshman, and was graduated and district third with 534 University of Shanghai, and so the She is now doing graduate work North Wales had the smallest "grandmother of the university in sociology, number (69) as compared with 950 was invited to speak to as "I have been asked to talk to in South Wales
students at their assembly on you like a grandmother," she con Friday morning. Mrs. Owens tinued. "When you get out of studying sociology in the Univer-school, and when you have learn- lending" romance, hotcha", and sity of Shanghai. She is the wife ed a lot more than a great many hilarity to the proceeding.
of Dr. Wm. G. Owens, retired pro- (of the people where your home is, The season's moet tuneful song. bite are a feature of the new Cantor fessor from Bucknell University, if you have learned anything fun fest. Eddie sings "Okay Toot who is now teaching chemistry at worth while, be sure that you tell and "When My Bhip Comes In," the University of Shanghai the ones at home and be sure that both from the pens of Gus Kahn am so glad you do not have the community has the advantage and Walter Donaldson, aided by to wait until you are 10 like I did of your education. Do not aim the now crop of gorgeous Goldwyn to get your college education." being rich or great Girls, The first is featured in the Mrs. Owens said, "because you are what you can do laborste Harem Number and the needed right now, when get men; aim second in the Technicolor Ice Cream through Fantasy which closes the film, Eddie, also revives?" Mandy," the Irving Berlin amach hif which Cantor in- troduced in the Ziegfeld Follies. of 1919, in a gorgeous girl and song number staged na. part of a ship
YOUR-
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