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TAKE MY TRAKOR HAPPY VALLEY BUR
FLEMING
DAIL 2.30-3.13 7.33-4.30
ORIENTAL
THEATRE.
LAST 4 PERFORMANCES TO-DAY
ROAD
WANCHAY
TEL. 28478
HE KNOWS WOMEN FROM EVERY ANGLE!
He steps out with his camera when the millionaire steps out with his blonde. He spills the lowdown on the world's newest p.ufession lo his greatest SOCKess!
JAMES
CAGNEY PICTURE SNATCHER
KING'S:-
Sunday
"O'Shaughnessy's Boy"
QUEEN'S
"Shipmates Forever"
ORIENTAL:-
"A Night At The Opera"
ALHAMBRA:-
"The Rainmakers"
MAJESTIC:—
"Metropolitan”.
STAR:-
"The Big Broadcast of 1930"
SHIP CAFE
Carl Brisson, Paramount actor, played the role of Prince Danila
"The Merry Widow" thousand London,
in
successive" nights
Royal Scot
Royal Highness
The Dunlin
"The Tiger
Gold Coin
King's Lead
King's Bounty
Harvest View
Splendid View Silversmith
Mersey
Rose Queen
Electron
Heriot
Merry Jester
Shamrock
Lancashire Lad
TO-DAY ONLY
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Dumas' dauntless
heroes live again
to fight for love and king!
At 2.30, 5.10. 7.45 & 9.20 P.M.
ENTERTAIN
QUEENS
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9 30 P.M.,
"IVERYBODY'S CHEERING THEIR FIRST SHOW SINCE FLIRTATION WALK'I
DICK PIWELL RUBY KEELER
Shipmates
Forever
NEXT CHANGF
The Story of a Sailor Bold with a Voice of Gold !
BRISSEN in
CARL
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1936.
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"The Three Musketeers"
QUEEN'S:-
"Shipmates Forever"
ORIENTAL:-
"Picture Snatcher"
Kowloon
TRAINING GALLOPS
The last of the training gallops took place yesterday morn- ing at the Valley and several good timings were clocked:
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Honey. Laughing Gir
Laughing Buddha
Humber Saucy Facé
Snowy River
ALHAMBRA :--
"The Rainmakers"
MAJESTIC:-
"MetropolitanY"
Supercharge
Mountain View
Victoria Hall
• Gold Sovereign
Tyne
Boolat Bay
**SHIP CAFE"
STAR:-
"In Callente”
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FROM • TO-MORROW
PICTURE
Directed by Rowland V Leg.
with WALTER ABEL, PAUL LUKAS, MARGOT GRAHAME, HEATHER ANGEL, IAN KEITH, Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Rosamond Pinchot, John Quales, Ralph Forbes, Nigel De Bruiler Screenplay by Dudley Nichols and Raw land V. Lee.
WALLACH KEERY — JACKIE COOPER in "O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY"
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ALHAMBRA THEATRE
NATHAN AD, KOWLOON DAILY AT 3,30*5,20+7,20 & 930 «TEL. 56856
Bort
SHOWING TO-DAY
HEELER Rubit
RAINMAKERS
WOOLSEY
They make hey hey while the sun shines. There's a howl in
every drop when it rains... an uproar in every down- pour, and a pot of giggles at the end of the rainbow!
With..
DOROTHY LEE
"
THE MADCAP MEREYMAKERS OF MOVIELAND IN THEIR
LATEST AND CRAZIEST FILM"
AN R.K.O. RADIO PICTURE
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TO-MORROW "THE BIG BROADCAST OF. 1936"
ST. "DAVID'S DAY
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a.
"IN CALIENTE”
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Ballroom dancing
The Danish star demonstrates ils versatility in his latest charac- terization, that of a coal heaver in the stokehold o a ship, in "Ship Cafe," the "Paramount plc- ture, schedule as the next attras- tion at the Queen's Theatre, which features also Arline Judge, Willam Frawley. Mady Christians, Inez Grant Court, Eddie Daves and Withers. Brisson is a Dane by birth, a native of Copenhagen, but by hahit An Englishman. He started in the theatre by dancing
ther managing and
troupe, 3 "Brisson Blue Blondes" in a Stock- holm play-house.
"Ship Cafe" the story deals with the adventures of Brisson a stoker. who becomes the bouncer makes in a waterfront dive and
the place an overnight society, rendezvous by knocking out a champion boxer who visits the club one evening with a party of high-brow friends.
When the regular featured en- tertainer in the cafe takes ill one night Brisson steps into the breach and himself becomes the restau rant's' singing sensation. A coun- less takes an interest in him. riched by the introduction or promises him a huge salary in a brand-new and different
dance, swanky club and promptly makes when "In Gallente," the latest him her gigolo. Many hilarious First Nationa: screen musical episodes result when Brisson is given its premiere at the Star brought to realization of his post- Theatre to-day.
tion, and renounces his benefac-
The dance, for which the lyrics tress.
and music were written by Mort
Dixon and Allle Wrubel. is known THE THREE MUSKETEERS
as the "Mexicano."
Like the "Caricos." the "Con- tinental," and other popular dances which had their origin in screen productions, the Mexicano" is built around a special song.
a waltz and a rhumba. for the production, with an eye to simplification for ballroom use. were created by Busby Berkeley, dance director for the picture.
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Immortal pranksters are those gallant swordsmen, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan, whose lusty frolleries are vividly set forth The "Mexicano" is rather
in RKO-Radio's film version 2 strange ruythmatic cross between Dumas "The Three Musketeers,"
showing at The steps now
Theatre.
They checkmate the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu, and send his bullies scurrying from the Beld with pinked treeches, so that, as Porthos boasts, "They can stil bog to the Cardinal, but not sit down." Even their most dangerous" ex- ploits are coloured with gusty comedy. The sublime, to them, is ever close to the ridiculous. They have avaricious land-lords put fat feasts on the cuff, and then take the shirts from their backs for good measure. Equally light humoured
their are
reckless.
There are several other". beauti- ful dance numbers in the picture, as well as some specialties by The DeMarcos, famous team of ball- room dancers,
romance,
and
"In Caliente" is First Nationale Latest musical spectacle, comburiing
comedy
drama. There is an all star cast which in- cudes Dolores Del Rio, Pat O'Brien. Leo Carrillo, Edward Everett For- ton, Glenda Farrell, Phil Regan, Do-
10thy Dare, Winifred Show, The DeMarcos and The Canova Family.
people in a strange land will sure- ly rejoice in such a gathering of their fellow-countrymen. In all "St. David's Day occur this year probability the BBC, as usual, will on a Sunday. The day will enable give us a programme which will Welah churches, far and wide, to serve to unite Welsh people give a religious setting to the Na-throughout the world. tional festival.
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generosities,
Young Chap Honeymoon Eve Macaroni Peter Davy Foxbridge Gold Eagle Partnerchip Belmont Star Valley View Donovari The Gorilla Stopwatch Amberley Pontiae Bay Mistake Bay.
Cassius
Benerth
Wildcat Shooting Star Canberra Giri
The Hero
Plain View
Hopscotch
Valorous Ranger
Double Finesse
Liberty Bay
Herod
Gladiator
Yellow Fish
Siamese Cat
Mayflower
New Star Tiny Star Yo-Ho Ocean View Copper Idol
SHIPMATES FOREVER
A new song has been written, for repertoire of rallying melodies
Old Ponles
ULSTER'S FIRST "DERBY"
As the result of a suggestion thrown out by the Earl Derby
Annapolis cheer on their football an Ulster "Derby" is to be run over
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awrence.
TIBBETT
METROPOLITAN
DARRYL F.ZANUCK
20th CENTURY PRODUCTION
THE PLIGHT OF A FILM
STAR
Unable To Finance Action Against Merchant
VIRGINIA BRUCE ALICE BRADY
QUEEN VICTORIA FILM SCREENED
ago.
.:
London, Feb. 20. A fun showing the funerai et Queen Victoria was screened to- day at a cinema where it was or- Shanghai, Feb. 15, ginally shown thirty-five years The plight of a film Chih-yun, who was haar, Miss Chang pressed for
This picture was shown in con- money and whose house was sealed by her creditors, was told in the First nection with the fortieth anniver-
District Court on Thursday sary of the invention of afternoon, when her attorney, Mr. Kim, by. French Invento, the cinema naked for relief in the matter of Court, zim was also shown, with the expenses in her suit instituted against original projector.- Mr. Tang Chi-shan, local tes merchant Reuter's Bulletin Service. for $200,000 damages in accordance with the terms of an agreement said to have been entered into between the two parties when they were alleged absent. It was alleged by the plaintiff. to be living together.
that at the time when she was living According to the attorney, Miss with the defendant. she discovered Chang had been extremely poor during that he was married. In order to recent months, and had been unable please her, the defendant signed an to ray
hor jeweller and tailor. Her agreement promising to give her winner at he would be the last own house had been sealed by creditors 6200,000. It was aid that at the time
recently when her cheque
separation, the plaintiff was given The Down Royal Corporation of be cashed. At present she was on a
$10,000
by. Mr. Tang. Horsebreeders took the matter up six months tour to Singapore with a The tea merchant and the late Miss
theatrical troup and was receiving Yuan Ling-yu, a whole-heartedly, and raised
film star, were the, $700 a month. The attorney said defendants in a private guarantee fund. The race will be because of her recent conditions, she prosecution instituted by one Mr. criminal for 1,000 suvereigns, and Lord Der was unable to get money from her Chang Dah-ming Miss Yaan com- by is putting up a 250 cup for friends in Shanghai to finance the fitted suicide by swallowing an over- winner. The Ulster "Derby will be proceedings.
dose of a sleeping drug last year when the mest valuable race run in Nor-Tac in the civil division. Both the ducted against them. Mr. Tang was The hearing was held before Judge the proceedings were still being con-
with which the luaninen non during a recent visit of Day It is this rich comic spirit, combined with glamorous, ad- venture in perfect balance, which
team. Its called "Don't Give Up. the Maze Course on Saturday, July has kept the Dumas tale alive and
The Ship"-a swinging, easy-to- | 18. fresh for over three generations.
sing melody in stirring march Speaking at a luncheon at which And it is with the same stress on
time; just the sort of thing that he was the guest of the Ulster the essential humour of the mus-
men like to yell at the top of Tourist Development Association, keteers hat Rowland V. Lee has their lungs in gridiron grandstands. Lord Derby promised that if such directed and Cliff Reld has proof the songs that Dick Powell
"Don't Give Up The Ship” la ‘one. a race were promoted he would duced the picture.
enter runners, and expressed 'the The Broadway stage star. Waltersgipmates Forever: opening to Abel, portrays the fiery d'Artagnan, with Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen' and day at the Queen's Theatre. The above is from a letter sent Onslow Stevens, playing his com-
"Shipmates Forever is a stirring to the press by D. Arthen' Evans, paniona in arms, Athos, Porthos
drama of Annapolis cadets. There Secretary to the National Union and Aramis, The distinguished is an all star cast headed by Dick "It will be an opportunity for of Welsh Societies, Mr. Evans also cast further comprises Margot Powell and Ruby Keeler and in- Welshmen to gather at convenient points out that Welshmen will be Grahame, Heather Angel, Ian cludes Lewis Stone, Ross Alexan- centres to join in singing 'hen celebrating the centenary of the Keith, Rosamond Pinchot, John dra, Eddie Acuff, Dick
Furan. emynau Selon, and to listen to a
birth of Daniel Owen the Welsh Qualen, Ralph Forbes and Nigel de Johnny Arledge, Robert Light and short, religions address. Welsh novelist..
Bruller.
Joseph Crehan
"The "National Union of Welsh Societies hopes that March 1, 1936,
will be a National Bunday in every particailer.
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda'i bawb drwy's byd!"
thern Ireland,
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plaintiff and the defendant were later acquitted. (N. C. D. N.) ›
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