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'INVITATION to the WALTZ
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMATM
Hong Kong
KING'S:~~~
"Craig's Wife"
QUEEN'S:-
ORIENTAL:-
"The Devil Is A Bissy"
Kowloon
TRAINING GALLOPS
Times Taken At Happy Valley
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The following were the times taken at the training gallops at Happy Valley yesterday:-
LAN AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRES
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.80, 5.10. 7.36" & 9.30 P.M.
A.COLUMBIA PICTURE
WHAT WAS THE SIN OF CRAIG'S WIFE?
ALHAMBRA:-
The Holy Terror"
MAJESTIC:-
"The Garden Of Allah" "
STAR:-
"Invitation To The Waltz”
KING'S:-
Sunday
"The Green Pastures" QUEEN'S :-
"Charlie Chan At The,
Opera"
ORIENTAL:-
"These Three" ALHAMBRA:-
Sadko
Rose Evelyn
Australian Boy
Commencement Bay
Expansion Time
Morning Tip
Jungle Jim
Amberley
Rob Roy Elstre
Racing Boy
Dawn Star
ROSALIND
Dis- 1st 2nd 3rd Last
"Charlie Chan At The
Opera
tance
Qr. Qr.
QT. QT.
Tyne
33.3
1.03.2
29.4
Bright View & Harvest View
30
59.2
29.2
Such Fun
28
28
Aztec
29.1
55.1
26
Weedon Seat
29.1
29.1
Rose-Queen
31,2-
1.01.2
30.
.. 32.3
1.03.2
30.4
Discovery Bay
31.3
58.4
27.1.
30.1
58.4
28.3
25.2
25.2
33.11.03.2 ·
30.1
33.1 1.03
29.4
39.4.
20.4
34.1
1,05
30.4
28.3
28.3
"41
29.4
28.4
33.1
1.03.4
30.3
33.2
1.03.3
30.1
Gypsy Love
29:2
55,2
26
#
Mountain View
30
30
Boolat Bay & Inca
34.1
1.07.3
33.2
Laughing Buddha
35.3
1.08.1
30.3
King's Justiçe
30.1
30,1
Daylight Eve
34.1
1.08.1
32
33.1
1.04.3
31.2
17th of September & Air Mall...
31.3
31.3
IN THE
Gold Cola
29
29
Home Brew
25.3
52.2
26.2
Apilas
35
Snowy River !...
1.03.3 30.4 ...37.2
28.3
26.3
Just That
31,3
59
28.2
Tiny Star
32.. 1,03.3
31.3
Emergency
Call
& National
33.4
1.04.3
30.4
33.2 1.09
29.3
30.2 1.01.1
30.4
31.4
31.4
30.3
30,3
36
1.05.4
29.4
32.2
1.02.1
29.4
29.3
59.2
29.4
30.2
1.00.1
29.4
35
1.08.4
30.4
· 32.1.
1.03.2
31.1
NATHAN AO, HOWLDO
29.4
29.4
31.1 *1.00.1
.29
30.2
30.2
Miracle & National Faith Courting Eve
30.4
30.4
"GINGER JANE
32
1.00
28
32.3
32.3
"Lancashire Chips
25.2
25.2
Philanderer
38.3
1.12.1
33.3
Shipmaster & Centre Forward. Zero
29,1
29.1
30
30
"The Holy Terror"
MAJESTIC:~
"The Garden of Allah" STAR:--
"Charlie Chan At Tue
Race Track"
CRAIG'S WIFE.
Rosalind Russell and John Boles, as Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craig, will be seen in the picturization of George Kelly's famous Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Craig's Wife." which opens to-day at the King's Theatre."
The stars are supported in lesser roles by an impossing cast includ- ing Billie Burke, Jane Darwell, Dorothy Wilson, Alma Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Allen and Raymond Walburn, Dorothy Ar- ner. foremost woman director in Hollywood, gulded the film trans- cription through its production, based on the screen play by Mary McCall,
Anthem
Potentate
Valorous
China Clipper
Declasse
Ythan
King's Lead & King's Warden.. Pontiac Bay
King's Bounty Diogenes
Havoc Eve & New Star
Araxy & Helephant
Gordito & Ribble
Soldier of Peace
Radium
“GARDEN OF ALLAH DIARY OF LOCAL
Glamorous blonde Marlene Diet- rich and dark, romantic" Charles Boyer bring one of the most ex citing love teams in film history to the screen of the Majestic Theatre for three days beginning to-day as stars of David O. Seinick's tech- nicolor production of "The Garden of Allah."
The immortal Robert Hichens' love story offers Miss Dietrich her most colourful role to date as the beautiful Domini. Enfilden who flees to the Algerian desert to be- gin life anew and there meets the handsome and mysterious Boris Androvsky (Charles Boyer), who is actually s Trappist monk, who has fled from the Monastery after tak- ing the eternal" vows.
A glorious romance develops un- der the spell of the desert moon and the story proceeds to a grip- ping climax and an unexpected denouement.
"HOLY TERROR"
O
EVENTS
LEE THEATRE
The Lee Theatre is considered to be one of the leading theatres in the Colony, and the proprietors SATURDAY, MAY 1.
have spared no expense to make it Anniversaries and Holidaya:-theatres in the Far East.
of the DIOSÉ up-to-date German National Day. St. Philip
and St. James. Duke of Con- naught born, 1850. Kowloon Union Church Thank-Offering Day May Day. Labour Day.
Cinemas.
King's :-"Craig's Wife." Queen's: "Charlie Chan At The
Opera" Oriental:The Devil Is A Bissy" World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"The Hoy Terror" Majestic:-"The Garden Of
Allah"
Star: "Invitation To The
Waltz"
Dances.-Royal Artillery Asso- ciation Dance, at Peninsula Hotel Social-Reception at the Ger- man Club, 11.30 am to 12.30
P...
Sports-(See Page 10). Moon.-III Moon 21st. Day. Sunrise.-5.51 a.za. Sunset: -0.50
"The Holy Terror," the first riotous comedles by Twentieth Century Fox, opens at the Alham-p.m. bra Theatre to-day.
Tides High at 02.11 and 11.35; "The public's reaction to "ginger" Low at 04.48 and 19,56.. Jane's wildcat comedy shows plain-
ly what audiences want from her," declared Stone, "so in "The Holy Terror" we're going to open up with a cataclysm and work up to A real climax. ม
Describing the picture as a "rip- roaring, crash-bang, shoot-the- works" comedy. Producer Stone expects "The Holy Terror" to satisfy all Jane Withers fans.
"CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA"
His back to the wall, a knife at his throat, the world's slyest sleuth, Charlie. Chan, battles for his life In the most thrilling and exciting of the Twentieth Century-Fox ad- ventures of the wily Chinese detec- tive, "Charlie Chan at the Opera" which opens at the Queen's Thea. tre to-day.
SUNDAY, MAY 2. Anniversaries and Holidays:- Rogation Sunday. Fifth Sunday after Easter. Lambert
crowned. 1487.
Cinemas.
Simnel
King's: "The Green Pastures". Queen's: "Charlie Chan At The
Opera"
Oriental:Three Cheers. For
Love"
World:-"Chinėse Picture. Alhambra:--""The Holy Terror" Majestic: "The Garden Of
Allah" Star:-"Charlie Chan At The
Race Track" Miscellaneous.-Y. M. C. A. Dis- cussion Group. in the West Lounge. 9 p.m.
Religious. Confirmation Service at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, 6.15 p.m.
Sports(See Fage 10), Moon-III Moon, 22nd Day. Sunrise.-5.51 a.m. Sunset.-6.50
Warner Oland, of course, por- trays the the arch-enemy of crime, With Boris Karloff co-starred as the king of terror, in what is pro- mised as the most chilling and thrilling mystery Chan has ever 20.57. encountered.
il
With Keye Luke, Charlotte Henry, Thomas Beck and Margaret, Irving featured, the film starts off in a roar of high tension excite- ment that reaches a spine-tingling climax in a crescendo of thrilling events.
p.m.
Tidea. High at 12.19 Low at
→ MONDAY, MAY 3, Anniversaries and |Holidays.---
one.
Recently Mr. Syd Siu-wing, the manager, went to North China on a tour of investigation, and visit- ed the leading theatres. with a view to introducing the most up- to-date improvements in stage construction.
The proprietors have now had. the stage of the Lee Theatre. thoroughly altered and recon- structed by Introducing the modern movable stage with all its latest improvements. il
the
Gala Tonight
of The opening ceremony new movable stage, will take place to-day and a grand performance will be staged at 7 o'clock to- night, when all the leading Hong Kong Chinese cinema stara, well-
known
actors and actresses, dancers and musicians will parti- cipate.
Cinemas.
King's The Green Pastures” Queen's: "Charlie Chan At The
Opera"
Oriental:-"Three Cheers For
Love"
World:-"Chinese Picture."
Alhambra:—“The Ho'y Terror"
Majestic:-"The Garden Of
Allah"
Star: "Charlie Chan; At The
Race Track" Dances-Cheero Club Dance, 8
p.m.
Social Whist Drive and Tom- bola, in Sergeants' Mess, 1st. Royal Ulster Rides; Y. M. C. a. Bervice Men's Whist Drive. In the West Lounge, 9 pmn.
Sports(Soc Page 10). Moon Moon, 23rd Day. Sunrise.-5.30 am. Sunset.-—6.51
p.m.
Tides-High at 13.18; Low at 21.55:
We read an article entitled "What the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Wants" Latest informa.-
·tion seama to be that all Mr. Cham- berlain will want next month. is what we have lett.
There is this much to be suld for Bank Holiday in Scotland, Royal Herr Hitler's demand for a return Academy opens. Rogation Day. of the reparations perhaps he D'Oyly Carte. born, 1844. The doesn't like paying for a war he Finding of the Holy Cross,
isn't using any more.
JOHN
Babind drawn curtains the town whispered about her...as the lived her life of sham in a
house locked to the world!
2
RUSSELL BOLES
♦
Pulitzer Prize Play
CRAIG'S WIFE
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