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"TILL WE MEET· AGAIN”
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YOU MAY BE NEXT"
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Medical Possibilities
At the conference at Edinburgh University recently of the Fatho- logical and Bacteriological Labora- tory Asaletants' Association Mr. Herbert Flower, of Mezera. Ilford, ...Limited. London, discussed: recent progress in infra-red photography,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
The Iron Duke" QUEEN'S:-
"Show Boat" ORIENTAL:-
"Viva Villa"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :--
"Show Boat"
MAJESTIC:— "
"It Happened In New York”
STAR:-
"One Night Of Love"
KING'S
Coming
"Human Cargo"
QUEEN'S:-
Till We Meet Again" ORIENTAL:-
"Boulder Dam"
ALHAMBRA :--
W
"You May Be Next" MAJESTIC:-***
STAR:
"Dante's Inferno"
"Folles Bergere"
IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK
The The unique experience of a real movie star playing the role of a "Tee" movie star, fell to Gertrude Michael. brillant young
Screen actress, who in the short space of two years, has risen to the heights
of screen ranks.
now,
يات
Miss Michael, who will be seen in one of the featured feminine roles In "It Happened
in New York."
the Majestic Theatre, characterizes a glamorous but highly temperamental movie queen, who invades New York with all the fanfare and ballyhoo of a real queen...
HARDEST WORKED FILM..
ACTORS
Three "Faces". Of Man With Three Names
A man who has bulit up a posi tion almost unique on the screen is now in England.
He makes more pictures a year than any player of equal calibre- and yet by more than half his pub- lic is only remembered as the Man with Three Names.
Although technically a feature player and not a star, he is more popular than many stars and more widely known, and is ranked by many as the best light comédian on the screen.
Instead of being attached to a single studio, he prefers the career of freelance. He has more parts offered him than he can possibly! play and earns a salary that many stars can envy, Every Alm-goer knows that harassed look, that complacent smite ending a su- spicious glance over the shoulder of Edward Everett Horton, better known as the Man with Three Names. You saw him in "Top
Hat," "The Gay Divorcee." "A Bed time Story" and scores of other H❘ms.
Ho is at present making a film xt Elstreet will be called "The Man in the Mirrorand is being made by Twickenham Films.
Before he became famous in pic- tures he had thirteen years on the New York stage, playing roles of quite a different kind.
MAN OF MODESTY
It was in his "Arst talking pic- ture, "The Tertor," by Edgar Wal- lace made in 1928, that he invent- ed the characterization that has made him famous. He modestly maintains that his reputations as an actor is over-rated."
"I only have three expressions,”. he said, "the surprised one, the pleased one, and the suspicious one. You just assume the right one at the right moment. and you can meet any sluation."
DIARY OF LOCAŁ
EVENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.
Anniversaries and Holidays.-The Saven Dolours of Our Lady Catharine of Genos.
St."
Auctions-Postage Stamps, at Lam- mert's Sales Room, 5.15 p.t.; House Bald Furniture, at 00A, Nathan Road, Kowloor, 10.30 a.m.
Cinemas.'
King's The Iron Duke."** Queen's "Show Boss. Oriental :—“Viva Villa,” World Chinese Picture." Alhambra "Show Bost," Majestic-It Happened In Now
York,"
Star: "One Night Of Love." MegingsAnnual; of Mama Hokey League, at St. Andrew's Church Hil 5.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous-Rotory Tiin. Hong Kong Ebiel.
Rehearsals-Hou
Kong Singers, "King Olaf" (Elgar) Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m.
Social Cheero Club Whist Drive. 9 p.m.
Sports. Hockey.nausi Meeting. YMCA. Women's fivekey Section: Anual Meeting, Momak Hockey League (St. Andrew's Church Hall), 5.30 p.m
Swimming. Colony Championships (V.RO), 6.00 p.m. P.W.D. Gala (Sonth Chian A.A. pavilion). 2,00
Mona. Moon. th. Day. Sunrise 4.18 0,1," Sunset.-6.27
p.in.
Tide-High at 9.05 and 21.4; Lost a 230 and 15.11.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER' Î6.
A
Anniversaries and Holidays-Einber Day.
Cinemas. King's The Iron Duke " Queen' -"Till We Meet Again." Oriental Boulder Dam." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra "You May Be, Next.” Majastic "It Happened In New
York"
Circl
Star:-"Folies Bergere de Paris." Dances. Cheuro Club Dauce, 8 pp. Lectures-Dr. Frank Laubach speaks at St. Stephon's Girls" College, Lytth ton Road, 5.30 p.m.
L'nion Meetings-Kowloon Women's Guild, 10 a.m.
Social-Whist Drive, Sailors' Homa and Seainen's Instituta, 9.00
p.n.: Volunteer M.G. Batton Signals Steak sad. Kidaey" Diner: Whist at St. Andrew's ·Hall, 8.45
Sports
Swimming, Colony' Championships (V.R.C.), 4.00 p.m.
That there is more in his perfor- In real life Miss Michael is one mances than this is shown,. how- } Drive of the most charming, Intelligent ever, by the fact that he` did not | p.8. and talented young women in find success on the screen until the Hollywood. She is an accomplish- arrival of talking films. ed musician and particu'arly bril "Many
Baseball.Filipino All-Stars v. Over- people. in, California beas Chinese (Kowloon Pain Greand), lant at the piano. She is also r maintain that I was directly res- Rite Shooting--Spoon and Practica student of the arts and sciences, ponsible for the introduction of Shoots! and has a profound knowledge of talkies. Producers would taken religious iterature,
me from the stage and put me in "It Happened in New York" is a silent film which would prove a elever, romantic comedy-drama a terrible failure; then I would which features Lyle Talbot, Miss do a little more stage work; then, Michael and Heather Angel. The another flm und the producers. supporting "cast includes. among lost so much money they had to others. Hugh O'Connel Adrienne bring in 'talkies' to recoup," he D'Amaricourt, Robert Gleckler, said with mock-seriousness. Huntley Gordon, Phyllis Ludwig Mr. Horton's major hobby is col- and Rafael Storm.
lecting antiques for his country house, known to his friends Horton's folly.
“IRON DUKE...
L
"BOULDER DAM"
45
For splendid cinema entertain- Duke." ment there is "The Iron showing at the King's Theatre to- day. George Ariss as We lington.
"Boulder Dam," heralded as u ranks very high, The story of drama of thrilling action, heroic. Waterloo, with the great battle as deeds and glamorous romance, la a pivot, provided the material cut scheduled as the feature attrac- of which a fine screen drama tion at the Oriental Theatre on has been raised. "The Iron Dhike". Wednesday and Thursday. enhances the reputation of George Arlisa.
Whatever facet of his character is resented. George Arliss's Wel- lington Is a notable figure.
Moon,-New Moon, 1.41 m. VIN Moon, 1st. Day.
Sunrise.-6.10 8.1. Sunчet.-6.26
Tiden--High at 0.45 and 29.03; Low at 3.10 and 15.40.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,
Anniversaries and Holidays -Jewish New Year. (5307). Rajab. Impressian of the Holy Stiguista of St. Francis.
Cinemas.
King's Human Cargo.** Queca'e-Till We Meet Again." Oriental "Boulder Datu." World "Chinese Picture." Alhambra :-"You May Be Next." Majestic It Happened In New
York,"
Star: Clive Of India." Meetings. — Quarterly, "of Local Branch, Royal Engineers Old Com The picture is based on Don M.rades' Association, in Garrison Lecture Templin's story of the buliding of Hall, 7.30pm; Annual, of European this mighty project, and the lives X.M.CA, in the West Lounge, 5.30 of the daredevil work-men who ship, 3.00 pm.
p.m. St. Andrew's Women's Fellow- blasted their way through solid Moon-VIII Moon, 2nd. Day, the rock and scaled the walls hun- Sunrise.-6.10 M.3. Sunset.-6.28 includes Gladys Cooper, dreds of feet above the river, tsp... Blaine Terris, Lesley Wareing, painted in the picture in colourful
Tides. High at 8.20 and 21.28; Low Norma Varden, Allan Aynesworth, detall.
at 1.45 and 14.45. Gyles' Isham, AE. Matnews. Edmund Willard, Emlyn Williams and others.
The cast supporting
star
and Charles Laughton and Ave of from an altitude of Ave miles, and the "yes" among the audience photographs showing detail near- At the Arst performance of "The ly 200 miles away were now com→ Private Lives of Henry VIII. in paratively common.
I which they were featured.
Mr. T. C. Dodds, chlef technician
Mr. Flower also spoke of the in the Pathological Department of value of intra-red photography in Edinburgh University, spoke on Criminology. The new process had "The making of colour transparen- found widespread application in cles by the Finlay process." He the deciphering of old documents contrasted the use of colour plates defaced either by overwriting or with the older form of black and
in by the ravages of time, and in the white
teaching medical detection of forgeries in modern students. The colour plates, he also made said, were immensely more valu- documents. It had easier the photographing of stars. able, and in Edinburgh they could It was not actually a new thing. The possibilities, as yet little de- be regarded as pioneers in sub- he said, and as back as 1880 veloped, "of the Infra-red plate instituting them for the black and material sensitive to infra-red raclinical photography were also in-white plates. By means of photo- diation was used by Sir Willam
dicated. In agriculture it had been micrography-photography by the Abney. By means of infra-red of great assistance in the investi-microscope it was possible to en-- lampe installed in a picture theagation of plant life diseases at an large subjects so that the most tre it had been found possible to early stage when the virus spots minute detail was shown Ei true: photograph the audience unknown were invisible to the eye.
colour formation.
to them
The lecturer also showed slides The process of the manufacture One of the slides used to illus illustrating the value of the infra- of microscopes was Ulustrated › In trate this showed King Edward red plate in aerial and landscape a ním shown by Mr. A. G. Wood- when Prince of Wales watching | photography, and said it had been ger, of Mesara. W.-Watson and the "première of The Iron Duke.” I possible, to photograph; the earth · Sons, Limited, London, wri
Death faced these workers at every turn, and many dynamic
of their deeds of heroism, depleted cast which includes Eddle AcuII. in this nim. will go down in the Henry ONell. Egon Brecher, history of this great undertaking. Eleanor Wesselhoert. Joseph The picture la enlivened by sung Crehen. Oun Howland, William numbers sung by Patricia Ell's Pawley. Ronnie Cosby and George
There is a strong supporting Breakston.
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
TO-DAY ONLY AT 9,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. WO DERFUL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
GEORGE ARLISS
(xray U)
A
GAUMONT
GRITISH
PICTURE
Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE
The Iron Duke
TO-MORROW
20th Century Fox
• SHOWS
DAILY
7.30 "5.20 720.930
"HUMAN CARGO "
with CLAIRE TREVOR-BRIAN DONLEVY
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON TEL 37222
(MATINEES: 20€ -30c.° EVENINGS, 20.-30.- 50:70.) TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
HOLLYWOOD-NEW YORK ADCAP ROMANCE WITH A LAUGH COMING EVERY MINUTE!
Carl Laemmle presents
HILARIOUS
It Happened in NEW YORK
A Universal
Picture with
EXERTRUDE MIC
HEATHER A
TYLE TALBOT
THURSDAY, ONE DAY ONLY
A SPECTACULAR DRAMA OF SQULS IN HELL!
́DANTE'S INFERNO
A FOX SUPER PRODUCTION. WITH SPENCER TRACY
“A Spot Of Work To Restore The Old Tissues..
At the other and of the tele- phone-in Le Touquet-Mr. P. Q. Wodehouse chortled. It was the sort of chortle that only sceves could put over after he had fixed something really olg, writes s special correspondent in the "Daily Mali"
"Yes, isn't it extraordinary-they want me back again.".
ESTARE
4 SHOWS DAILY
At 2:30, 5.20, 7.20 9.20 p.m.. 10-DAY ONLY
STARS from Liberty
Grace Moore
ONE NIGHT OF LOVE
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
*TO-KORROW, ONE DAY ONLY-I.' MAURICE CHEVALIER
Then, Mr. Wodehouse tittered. The thought that Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer had signed him up again to go to Hollywood and write scenarios after his last ex-in FOLIES BERGERE"
Derience there, was too much for anything but a Bertle Wooster tliter.
i
Five years ago the creator of Jeeves went to Hollywood and drew £20,800 from -Metro-Goldwyn Mayer for doing almost nothing.
When he came back he said it. made him feel "diary" to think of how he had earned all that money when nobody could and him any thing to do.
get to Hollywood. They are, go- ing to have a man to meet me in New York on October 5 and I have got to start right away on & play.
Then, I said, Mr. Wodehouse would no doubt come back again Now they have rushed all the and get down to serious business. way to France, to wave another Oh, no." Jeeves's author ex- contract before" his eyes for £400 plained. ""Hollywood doesn't work a week. As mesmerised.sa Bertle like that......This is a long "con- almselt before a pretty ankle, Mr., tractas date mentioned. It might Wodehouse has signed.
go on for ever and ever......
The litter on the telephone died away. Mr. Wodehouse grew ser foui!,
GOING TO WORK
"Why, they might even let me write a play of my OWT alter- wards."
Mr. Wodehouse has been busy on a new novel, and now this flim
"Listen," he said, "I'm going to contract has come along he won't
work this time."
It was my turn to litter. A spot
of work to restore the old tissues!
Mr. Wodehouse dropped his voice
to a low beseeching level.
have time to finish it before he leaves for Hollywood.
"Well, there will be plenty of time out there," I suggested.
There was a painful silence on "Eamest--I've got to work in the telephone line. "I wonder,
fact, they can't wait until I sald Mr. Wodehouse.
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