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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE Four Pictures For Pinewood
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KING'S:-
And Four For Gainsborough KINGS
An ofacial statement was issued recently giving the terms of the agreement between Gaumont British Corporation and General
"The Charge Of The Light Flim Distributors.
Brigade",
QUEEN'S:-
"Lloyds Of London" ORIENTAL:-
Follow The Fleet"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :---
Lloyds Of London" MAJESTIC:
Born To Dance". STAR:
"Lady Tubbs"
Coming
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"Satan Met A Lady" QUEEN'S:
"15 Maiden Lane" ORIENTAL:
"My Man Godfrey" ALHAMBRA
"A Doctor's Diary" MAJESTIC:
"Man Against Woman" "Doctor X"
"The Gaetano "Girls"
STAR:-
"Thank You, Jecves”
LADY TUBBS
Many sly jabs at the anobbish rich are taken in "Lady Tubbs." the rollicking Universal comedy now playing at the Star Theatre,, with Alice Brady starred and Dou- glass Montgomery and Anita Louise in the featured roles..
The wealthy, Ash-Orcutts, of Long Island, violently object to the marriage of their manly son to the njece of a former cook at a rall- way construction camp, solely on account of the fact that the girl comes from the wrong side of the tracks and can boast of no “family connections."
"Lady Tubba" was directed by Alan Crosland, and the large cast appearing with Miss Braay includes June. Glayworth, Alan Mowbray, Hedda Hopper and Lumsden Hare. The original novel by Homer Croy was adapted by Barry Trivers.
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their distribution for scholastic purposes 15 unaffected by the agreement-but their theatre dia- tribution will be undertaken by General Film Distributors.
This agreement was reached at The technical laboratories, at 3.30 a.m. to-day after negotiations Shepherd's Bush will be modern- which had proceeded for about 12 | ised and extended to deal with the hours.
additional requiremnts of General Film Distributors.
The statement reads: "The agreement provides that Gaumont-British will produce four pictures at Pinewood and four at Gainsborough. •
déneral Film Distributors will, be responsible for half the cost of those productions, and, in addition, will distribute them an terms exceptionaÏyl advantageous to Gaumont-British.
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JESSIE MATTHEWS PICTURES "Gaumont-British is at present working on a one-unit production basis at Shepherd's Bush, and it I's intended transfer this unit to Finewood for the Gaumont-British subjects-including the Miss Jessie Mattews pletures which are to be made there.
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The agreement guarantees substantial revenue to Gaumont- British over a period of years on
"The Gaumont-British. Sound News will continue to be produced, commentated and edited by Gaumont-British, but will be dis- what has hitherto been the more tributed by General Film Distri-speculative. side of the Corport- butors...
tlon's and places it in an 'excep- tionaly strong position to develop- its prosperous theatre interest."
"The production of Gaumont- British instructional flms and
Beautiful MADELEINE CARROLL, started in the cast of #Lloyds of London," new T'wers
tieth Century-Fox triumph.
LLOYDS OF LONDON
Darryl F... Zanuck, Twentieth Century-Fox production chief, in assigning to Tyrone Power "the leading male role in "Lloyds of London," screen triumph, which Is showing at the
Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to-day, gives that young man one of the most coveted characterizations of the
years.
The opportunity of overnight stardom was granted the young player as a result of his outstand- ing performances in two previous Twentieth Century-Fox pictures.
Previous to his movie experience Tyrone received the indispensable
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, MARCH 30.
Anniversaries and Holidays. Easter Tuesday. St. John Clima-
CUS.
Auctions --Crow.. Lands, P.W.D. Office, 3 pm.
Cincines. King's:-"The Charge Of The
Light Brigade" 'Queen's: "Lloyds Of London" Oriental:"Follow The Fleet." World: "Chinese Picture" Alhambra: "Lloyds Of London" Majestic-Born To Dance.# Star:-"Lady Tubbs," Entertainments-Hebridean Folk- songs, by Mmię. Scotia, at Helena May, 9.16 p.m."
Meetings-Kowloon, Chess Club,, St. Andrew's Hall 5.30' p.m.; Monthly, of Bible Union of China, at Emmanuel Mission Church, after. 4.30 p.m. Tea; Kowloon Tong Garden Association Committee.
Miscellaneous-Annual "Inspec- tion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade by H.E. the Governor, at Naval Recreation Ground, Cause way Bay, 5 p.m., Rotary Tin, Hong Kong Hotel; Annual Drawing | of Debentures, in the Hong Kong Club, 11 a.m.; Miss Gytha Owen's Portrait Exhibition, at Hong Kong Hotel.
Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers, Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m. 13
Religious-Golden Jubilee Cele- uration of Religious Life of Mother Emilia de Figueido and Mother Agata Bonani. at. Convent Chapel,
am.
William Powell and Carole Lom bard will be seen at the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday and Thurs- day in Universal's "My Man God- frey." The story deals with the exploits of a whimsical butler in the most rattle-brained family in Manhattan. He manages to soothe the fevered hangover prow of the mother; bätter down the arrogance of one daughter: dodge the affec-training of acting before the foot- Social-Ambulance Brigade Din- tionate aims of the other with suc-lights in theatres throughout the ner, at Hong Kong (Rood Garden), cess, and save the father's fortune. country. A romantically good-8.30 p.m.: Craigengower Cricket Powell is cast in the title role with lerking young man, just over six Club Weekly Tombola, 9.20 p.m.; Miss Lombard portraying thefeet tall and weighing 155 pounds. Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 daughter Irene. A strong support- he has dark brown eyes, brown p.m. ing cast includes Alice Brady, Gall hair, an infectious smile and a Patrick, Jean Dizon, Eugene vital, boyish personality that "in- Pallette, Alan Mowbray, Mischa
sure his popularity as a romantic Auer and Robert Light
favourite...
CHARGE OF THE
She struggles against this love, LIGHT BRIGADE | but when she finds that both of her lovers have been ordered to the front against the Russians in the Crimea, she confesses her love for his brother to her betrothed, at the same time expressing her fear that the man she loves will be killed in battle.
**The Charge of the Light Brigade, Warner Bros. stupendous production suggested by the Im- mortal poen of Alfred. Lord Tenny- son, is the current attraction at the King's Theatre, with an all star cast headed by Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland--and over Afteen thousand extra people.
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The elder brother and superior at 56A. Nathan Road, Howloon, officer promises he will keep the 10.30 am; at Lammert's Hong younger from danger, and carries Kong Sales Room, 230 p.m. Two brothers, both army officers, out this pledge when he senda his are rivals for the hand of a beauti- brother back to headquarters with ful Scottish girl. The girl is a note to the Commandart' telling betrothed to the elder, but during him that he has deliberately his absence, fighting on the fron- | changed án order for retreat into, tier, she falls in love with the an attack, he himself riding to his younger.
death on the battle field.
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On the night after the Corona tion the greatest spectacle ni Bri- tish history will be produced under a re-creation of the wooden pa- lace of Henry VIII in the Albert Galla £50,000 Shakespearean ball set in all the glamorous beauty of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," writes a Home correspon«, dent
worth, Lady Mary and Lady" Ann Cavendish-Bentinck, Mias Rose- mary Grosvenor, Mias Agnies King, Miss Laura Bonham-Car- ter, Miss Margaret. Stirling and Miss Bybil Cavendish.
Under 12 "Sans” "It a committee of women all say that another is a beauty, she must have just claims to be so," said Mr. Sherwood Forster, or
aniser of the ball,
He organised the Coronation Ball at the Curáciation festivities of King George VI Mala
Ideas of entertaining have changed during the interval" he from Shake said. The last ball was slow, state-
ty, Heavy, This one will be bril llant, full of colour and movement.
All the wealth, all the beauty of England will be there, mak ing the Coronation ceremony at the Abbey sambre by compari-
Dances-Cheero Club Ladies*
Committees of women are al Committee Dance at the China ready busy finding the twenty-two most beautiful girls in Mayfair to Yet another. American actress sight, been sold as stalls. Stallites Fleet Club Theatre, 8.30 pm.
· Meetings. —— Annual, of of distinction is to be a guest of arrived many late only to and Island Cement C, Ltd., in Ex-peare's plava
Green represent belles the London stage during the that they had paid for seats al change Building, 11.30 am; An-
Therwill wear costumes and Coronation season. This is Miss
worth thousands of Ruth Chatterton, as yet only ready occupied by eager playgoers, nual, of Chinese Estates, Ltd., at jewellery
who had waited for hours and China Bulidings, noon; Annual, of pounds. known to English audiences
Mias Beatrice Grosvenor, twenty- through the medium of the screen, very naturally refused to budge. China Entertainment and Land
The late Miss Chattertop
Mr. Horace Watson Investment Co., Ltd., at King's year-old daughter of Lady Dorothy is to appear
came before the curtain and
Theatre Building, Star floor, noon; Charteris, has already been chosen ectors of the Sino-Polish Cultural under the management of Mr. appealed to the pit to sacrifice General Committee, S. and S. for the mit qf Jullet
exhibition will H M. Tennent in Mr. Somerset
Home 5.30 pm Kowloon Union. He was
Boyal Box Reserved. constat of several hundred pieces Maugham's comedy, "The Con their hard-won seats.
A replica of a palace built by Church Women's Guild, 10.30 am.
The King and Queen, who have Henry VI to be built of wood
royal guests at the Ball, attended forest by Sir Edward Lutyens, Miss Grosvenor's first dance as who is designing its de the Duke and Duchess of York Fatty thousand pounds will be Other girls already selected an† spent "oirs costumen Kr the gierta beauties include Lady Gloria and priceless Hairlopment devel Fischer, Miss. Janchla White || lory will be worn.
Association, the
Then I only had four search- lights: to light the bal Tay 1 have twelve mun areas of a tu= lion candle-power each, and ›as. many flood lights as I can squeeze into the ball,”
of work by practically all the noted stant Wi iginally produced met with a storm of disapproval; For an introduction of Chiness artists in China to-day. Mr. Halsh at the Strand Theatre ten years save from a few gallant en Volunteer. Sergeanta) Mess Meets reserved the royal box for their and lead, and will be placed in a
modern art to the Polish public,
was host at a hmcheon party ro 489
an exhibition of Chinese paintings
cently with more than thirty woll,
thusiasts.
Those who were there will re-1 : Ming Chatterjon will make her or the contemporary period will bè. known artists as queste, during member the consternation with | frst English appearade, at Leeds held in Warsaw in the Autumn which a programme was mapped which it was found just before the | on aaril 5, and will go on a short According to Mr. Hiselt Shou-out regarding the collection of curtain rose that the first two tour before arriving at a West End kan, member of the Board of Diri | paintings.
rows of the pit had, by some over- theatre.
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