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A RIOTOUS COMEDY ROMANCE WITH HILARIOUS SITUATIONS I
A BLIZZARD OF BLONDES
bits a snowbound husband and starts a landslide of laughs!
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DOLORES COSTELLO
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Mary
BOLAND Charlic
RUGGLES
Early to
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:—
"The Amateur Gentleman” QUEEN'S:-
"Snowed Under" ORIENTAL:-
"Big Brown Eyes"
Kowloon
ALHAMHRA:---
*Show Boat" MAJESTIC:-
"Sunny Side Up"
STAR:--
"Early To Bed"
KING'S:-
Sunday
"The Gorgeous Hussy" QUEEN'S
"Yours For The Asking" ORIENTAL:-
"Fury"
ALHAMBRA :-
"Gorgeous Hussy"
MAJESTIC:
"The Unguarded Hour" STAR:~
"Sanders of The River"
THE AMATEUR
GENTLEMAN'
"The Amateur Gentleman," which Douglas Fairbanks, Jar.. co- stars with Elissa Landi is showing to-day at the King's Theatre.".
Adapted from Jeffery Famol's best-selling novel of the same name. "The Amateur Gentleman" is, without hesitation. the best produced and most thrilling and
drama colourful costume
ever screened Doug. Fairbanks. Jnr., has not allowed his cares as a pro- dycer to weigh him down, and in scoring a personal triumph he re- veals a virile personality strongly reminiscent of his famous father.
The picture is packed with, ac- tion from start to finish. One of the highlights is the knuckle fight between Barnabas and the "Lincoln Butcher." The between Fair- romantic scenes banks and Elissa Landi, are 25- terpieces of restraint, Gordon Harker's Natty Bell is a perfect gam of cockney characterisations and is, I should say. about the best performance he has ever given. Esme Percy stands out in a rather smaller part than usual as a "fop." Prominent among the rest of the cast are Frank Pet- tingell, Basil Sydney. Allicle Stewart and Hugh Willams.
MUSIC FOR THE CORONATION ·
Following Precedent
HONOUR FOR BRITISH COMPOSERS
Music plays a very important part in the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey, and at the last two ceremonies the most eminent British composers have been invit- ed to supplement the traditional music of the service.
This" precedent is again to be followed, and already several of our leading musicians are being ap- pruached to contribute to the pro- gramme that is now being prepared by Dr. E. Bullock, the urganist anu choirmaster of the Abbey, who will be assisted in his task by Sir Henry Walford Davies, the Master of the King's Music, and others..
There is good reason to believe that Mr. Eric Coates is to be invited to write the solemn processional march which
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17..
Anniversaries and Holidari-Jewish New Moon Marcheshvaa (obsarved the previous day). St. Margaret Blury Alacoque.
Cinemas.
King's Tho Amatour Gentleman." Queon's "Snowed Under.". Orlental-Big Brown Eyes." World :-"Chianse Plature.” Alhambra."Show Boat.""" Majestic Tbs Line-Up." Star-Early To Bed." Dances,--Hong Kong Union's Annual Dance, in the Grost Hall, D. p.; R.E.O.C.A. Dance a Pacinsula Hotal, 8.30 p.m.
University
Entertainments.-Concert, Hong Kong Singer King Olaf " (Elgar), at China Flest Club Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
Miscellaneous.--Max 'Malini'e Per- formace for children, at Gloucester Hotel, 3.30 p.m.
Social-gengowar Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9,00 p.m.1 Kawson Cricket Club Cocktail Party; Cheerp Club Open" "Games Night, &00 p.m.; Diccati School Did Buys Association Beanion and Social, at Chinese Mör chants' Club, China Building, 8.30
Sports. Bawis-Closing Day at Kowloon
P.21.
Cricket Club. concludes the ser
vice as the King. passes from the Abbey.
many
"Some of the music át a Corona-| tion is traditional, and has becu played for
past. years Among these older works are Tallis's setting of the Litany and Merbeck's for the Nicene Creed. The former is now over 350 years old. The most celebrated number of all, however, is Handel's setting of the anthem. "Zadok the Priest."* This was first performed at the Coronation of George IL In. 1727. For this occasion Handel also com-
posed three other majestic tunes not often heard to-day, and no longer include in the Coronation Service "Let Thy Hand be Streng- thened," "The King Shall Rejoice." and "My Heart is Inditing."”
Contemporary with "Tallis's Litany is the Psalm, "I Was Glad," first sung at the crowing of Charles
Cricket.-Leagur, Second Division: Army Av. Army "B"; Friendlies, First Division Indian R.C. v. Craigen- gower C.Q.; Second Division | Craigen- gower C.C. v. Indian R.C.
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TO-DAY ONLY AT 2 30,5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. LAVISHLY PRODUCED, A SPECTACULAR, ROMANTIC ÖRAMA OF THE GOO ú old days.”—Daile Marmor, “ Douglas Fairbanks could hardly have chosen anything better Trine figure and good looks than "The Artemis Genil
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d smiled more charmingly"--Naai Chrizle, “A congratulate Criterion File on this piet Ture. Young Fairbanks establishes Himmelf as a genuinely clever actor and ong nd the most i
TO-MORROW
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M.G.M. PICTURE
Football-First Division: Club Recreio v. Chinese Athletic (Kowloon), 430 p.m.; Eastern y. St. Joseph's (Navy, Causeway Bay). 4.30 p.m.; South Chios "B" v. Club (Caroline Hill), 4.30 p.m. Fusiliers v. Kowloon
4.30
Second (Scokumpos),
p.m.; Division: R.A. (8) v. Chinese Athletic (Chatham Road), 9.00 pan, Eastern v. RA. (L) (Nary, Causeway Bay), 8.00 p.m.; South China Y Club (Caroline Hill), 8.00 p.m.; Fusiliers v. Kowloon (Bookun poo), 3.00 p.m.; Third Division: Club du Recrein R.A.F. (King's Part), 3.00
p.m.; B.E. Liga Portugues
(King's Park), 4.30 p.m.; R.A.M.C. v. Kwong Wsh B. Josoph's); 4.90 p.m.; European Police T. East Lancs. (Kowloon), 3.00. p.m.: Chinese Police
Fusiliers
(Chatham Road), 4.20
Gymkhana.-Third Mackind
p.m.
p.m.
Goo
Rugby-Club "A" y. Army; Club 1st XV Navy (Happy Valley).
Shooting Spoon and Practice Shoot
I (1628). This has been perform-Troop Gymkhana (Causeway Bay), 250 ed at every successive Coronation, either wholly or in part. It was rearranged by the late Sir Hubert Parry for the crowning of George V.. being originally written by Pur- cell, and is likely to be heard agabi next May.
(Stonecasters), 2.10 p.m. realistic
The photography is flawless and Thomton Freeland, who directed. has kept the pace going right up to the fade-out.
!i
"SHOW BOAT"
·Two great stars, an all-star sup- porting cast, delightful story!
Universal's magnificent musical plenty of comedy and a half a dozen sensational song hits is the production. "Show Boat" - starring combination presented in "Sunny. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones and Paul Bide Up." Fox Movietone musical; Robeson, is being screened at the comedy which is showing to-day at Alhambra Theatre to-day only, by special request, Those who have the Majestic Theatre.
Janet Gaynor and Charles. Far-not yet seen the film should do so. reli, making their musical comedy debut, gave an amazing perfor-
mance. Both have pleasing voices PALESTINE RESTORED
and sang their song numbera .m a
manner.
Miss Gaynor also blossoms out as a dancer and proves she is as pro- ficient in the terpsichorean art as she is in acting
sharon. Lynn, Frank Richard- son, Marjorie White and El Bren- del, in the supporting cast of prin- cipals, gave excellent performances and received their fair share of acclaim, also.
London, Oct. 15,
For the third day in succession
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Sir Hubert Parry also composed the "Te Deum" for the last Coro- nation, when he conducted it ri person. The musical programme was arranged on that occasion by the late Sir Frederick Bridge, for many years organist and choir master at the Abbey. There was then a choir of 450 voices, that of the Abbey being strengthened by the gentlemen and boys of the Chapels Royal and specially select ed singers from other London churches. This was assisted by the pick of London's orchestras to the number of seventy. These numbers are likely to be closely approximat- ed on the next occasion.
Sir Frederick Bridge was also re- sponsible for the composition of the Anthem sung during the Ser- vice of Homage. The soloist was the late Edward Lloyd and it is doubtful If he was ever heard to better effect, despite his age.
BRITAIN'S NEW
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Yachting."Opening of Season"
Races.
Moon-IX Hood, 3rd. Day. Sunrise.-0.20 .711 Su zot.-8.57
p.m.
Tides. High at 10.50 and 21.50; Low at 4.21 and 15.49.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18.
and Aquíversario8
Holidays.-19th Sunday after Trinity. St. Luke the Evangeliai. Sunday Dedicated by B.H. the Pope to the Propagation of the Faith. Hospital Sunday.
Cinemas.
"
King's "The Gorgeous Husny." Quech's Yours For The Asking." Oriental:-"Fury." World:-"Chinaka Picture" Alhambra :-"The Gorgeous Hosey. Majestia-Sunny-Bide-Up." StarSanders Of The River." Miscellaneous.Children's Gift Bor rice at the Matshed Church, Sham shuipo, 11.30
Dis- .m.; Y.M.C.A. cussion Group, in West Lounge, 9.00
p.m
Eeligious-At St. Margaret's Church, Happy Valley, Pontifical Mass and Papal Blessing, 9.00 .m., Procession, 5.00 p.m.; Annual Service of Mediest and Public Health Bervices John's Cathedral,” 11,00; a.m.
WONDER STUDIOS | 2.45 ym.
Pinewood, the new £650 000 studios Just opened, are shouting their challenge across the fields to Alexander Korda's Denham outfit. The challerige is loud and long. The Pinewood studios, when they get going properly, expect to em- ploy 1000 people a day, including an average of 150 "extras,"
IL
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HELEN MORGAN HELEN WESTLEY
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Bowls,Internationa Shirld
Semi dusle, ¡England v. 'Scotland; Malaya * Portugal (loon B.G.C. grean), Football. First Division, Police 7. Eist Lines.
p.m, (Kowboj, 4.30
(Club), Kowloon Chinese T. Hary
Boath 4.30 p.m.; Ulter Bides v. Chins "A" (Boakuapoo), 4.30p.m.; Second Division: Police v. East Lancs. (Kowloon), 3,00
Kowloo "p.m.; Chiness. Navy (Clab), 3.00 m.;
(Sookun), Ulster Rides R.E. 9.00 pm. Third Division: BASG 7. Bt. Joseph'i.. (Chatham Road), 3.09 p.m.
a communique issued from the High Commissioner's office
states Jerusalem to-day
there have been no lacidents to report since noon the, previous day. It continues. "the public is informed that owing to order having been restored and the absence of acts of violence in future the official DeSylva, Brown and Henderson,
communique will be issued only who authored Sunny Side Up" when the occasion demands and from dialogue to words and musle, the daily issue of an official com- have "dcked" with their first au-
munique as a matter of routine is dible picture production and proy being discontinued." Fress mes ea they are as ta ented in this sages from Palestine. state that a medium as they are in concocting, hopeful impression is gaining Pinewood claims that the accom- sucessful stage mus cal comedies.
ground among the public that res-modation provided there for stars AMBASSADORS David Butler did a splend 1 job toration of order has made pos- and workers is comparable with of directing, and by his, work in sible a visit of the Royal Commis-
ta's production has elevated him-sion at not too distant a date. selt to a place among the leading British Wirden. directors of Hollywood
Seyrabur
Felix, Broadway's noted dance director, fairly outdid himself in
“SANDERS OF THE RIVER" staging the ensembles and song
HE WAS RIGHT NOW HE'S DEAD
Advice To Motoristë Here lies the body of William
Lay.
Who died through maintaining
his right of way.
He was right quite right-as
he aped, along
up. "Bunny
numbers. Summed Side Up" is superlative' entertain- ment.
JEAN BATTEN OFF TO NEW ZEALAND
London, Oct. 15.
They add hastily that they can actually cope with 1,500 "extras" Applications for jobs at Pinewood have fooded in from all parts of the country, and are till coming in.
".
any studio in the world. The stars are each given feur room, suites, and have a country club adjoin- ing, where they can spend their leisure time at swimming, tennis, squash, or, if they are simple- minded, just walking through the gardens.
Golf Dowar Trophy (Kowloon Goll Clab).
Moon.-IX Hoon, 4th. Day. Sunrise.-0.00 1.1. Sunset.-5.58
10.13 and 21.301
p.m.
Tides.-High Low at 3.49 and 15.24.
British
DISAPPOINTED
Ambassadors, who, as rivy Councillors, had hopes of at- tending the Coronation have been disappointed.
They have been informed that during the Coronation" celebrations they must be at their posts abroad. The "extras" are provided with
The decision is in according with large airy dressing-rooms, shower-
precedent. An- Ambassador is the A Sydney message received in
baths, and a lunch for 18, 30.
King's personal representative But he's just as dead as if he | London, to-night says that Misas
had been wrong."
Jean Batten who is on her home-n this canteen, which is to run
Finewood takes particular prideabroad. Apart from the fact that
This epitaph, which he said ward flight on which she has al-
nis Embassy la the national centre a day-and-night service.
of the celebrations of the focal Bri- was ready set up a new record for a motorists should remember. recited recently by Bir Reginald, solo fight from England to Austra-
Already Herbert Wilcox has gottish colony, it is his duty to re- Bacon, Chairman of the Romsey, lta, took off from Richmond, New to work at Pinewood with his new ceive in the King's name the on- of the (Hants) (Bench, when dismissing Bouth Wales, at 4.37 am. local Anna Neagle picture. He celebrat gratulations of the head a case against a motorist accused time for New Zealand.
ed the first camera shot with drinks State of the country to which he is
accredited all round.
of driving without due care and British Wirelenui attention.
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TO-MORROW ---
GORGEOUS HUSSY"
Robert Taylor. Joan Crawford .Franchot Tone!
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COMEDY DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF SURPRISES, This little girl pulls a fast one on the sleuths every time she blinks her Big Brown Eve!
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She looked too sweet to be darigër kus But she put society's smarkisi ööft-than on the poți.
"BIG BROWN EYES"
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