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THE LAUGHS BEGIN WHEN MARION BECOMES -
PLAYBOY BOB'S SECRETARY!
IT'S HILARIOUS!
IT'S A PANIC!
MARION DAVIES. MONTGOMERY
Tee pretty is bold a
jeb.....but how the
could beld a man?
EVER SINCE EVE
HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1938.
TODAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Men Are Not Gods
QUEEN'S:-
ORIENTAL:-
"Ever Since Eve"
"Armoured Car."
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA !--
"Mountain Justice"
FRANK MCHUGH PATSY
STAR:-
MAJESTIC:
"Whipsaw"
KILLT
ALLIN
JENKINS A CORDOPOLIČ FORSTIG
As anther full af
everything bort worki
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LILY PONS.
JACK OAKIE
HITTING A NEW HIGH"
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Armoured car guards match wits and bullets with treacheroups. gangsters in a fight to the finish.
BULLET-SMASHING DRAMA
WITH
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ARMORED CAR
A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
with JUDITH BARRETTY CESAR RÓMERO
2
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JOE E. BROWN in "F.T FOR A KING“ See wide-mouthed Joe break into the Royal Castle.
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ALL BABA GOES TO TOWN'
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JEAN MUIR BARTON MacLANE
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HENRY O'NEILL - ROBERT HARRAT-ADSIKON RICHARDS - Halan MacKaller-Garden Oliver Joseph Green-Bleweted by LOUIS XIQ-A First National Picture-Prezenbed by Warner Brote,
FRI:
ERROL FLYNN MAUCH BROTHERS
"PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
BOOKING THE COOKS
Drastic Action By Government
What caused the British Govern-
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It is a well-known phenomenon
But
"Dragge.man Courage"
KING'S:-
Coming
"The Firefly"
QUEEN'S:—
"Hitting A New High" ORIENTAL:-
"Fit For A King."
"Ali Baba Goes To Town" ALHAMBRA:-
STAR:
The Perfect Specimen"
"Prince And The Pauper" MAJESTIC:—
"Ruggles of Red Gap" "It's All Yours"
KORDA PRESENTS
MIRIAM HOPKINS
American Star's First British Production
1
GRETA GARBO'S DIARY OF LOCAL
ROMANCE
Marriage To Stokowski
EVENTS
.. TODAY
Anniversaries and Holidays.- Ember Day. William Cobbet born, 1783. Arnold Toynbee died. 1883. St. Frances of Rome.
Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Page)
Stockholm, March 8. Rumours that Greta Garba is going to be married to the director of the Philadelphia Symphony. Or- chestra, Leopold Stokowskl, were Dances-Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 confirmed yesterday by the Alle-p.m. hands, which declares on good au-
Entertainmenis.-Grand Concert thority that upon his return to on behalf of S. and S. Home, by America Stokowski will retire from Hong Kong". Singers, at China public life and build a house in Flest Club Theatre, 9.30 p.m.; Arizona for himself and Miss Musical Recital at Women's Inter- Garbo.
national Club. by Mr. Gerald Sydney, 9.15 p.
The famous Aim star has. ac- cording to the paper, also declared her intention of retiring from the screen(Transocean).
SHE WAS SOLD
FOR £30
Film-Struck Girl's Fate
A 19-year-old American girl has just revealed to the police in San Francisco how she was sold as a white slave for £30.
Mails. (See Page, 18).
Meetings. - Annual.
of Hong at
Kong Telephone Co., Ltd.. Exchange Building. 2nd Πουτι noon; Christ Church Committee, Kovicon Tong. 8, p.m. Kowloon, Tong. 6 p.m.: Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.
Miscellaneous - Sunday School Teachers' Training Course, Kow- loon Union Church, 5.45 p.m.
Moon-First Quarter. 4.35 p.m. II Moon, 8th. Day.
Religious.-The Dean's Lenten Service and Address at St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.
Social.—Ladies' Night at Club de She was kept, she says, in a den Recreio: Kowloon Union Church
frequented by Orientals.
Following her revelations, police made 40 arrests in lightning raids on white slave dans in San Fran- cisco and cities round the Bay.
"Men Are Not Gods," the Alex-Among those arrested were several ander Korda production which policemen, it is stated, but names comes to the King's Theatre today, are being withheld,
Social and Fellowship Club with
Hong Kong University Christian Association, 8.30 p.m.
Sports. (See "Page 10). Sunrise.-6.39 a.m. Sunset.-5.30
p.m.
Tides-High at 03.02 and 11.10: Low at 08.52 and 2221.
TOMORROW
Moon- Moon, 9th. Day. Sunrise 8.40 am., Sunset--~6.30
Tides-High at 01.35 and 13.10. Low at 06.25 and 20.38.
STUDIO NOTES
offers Miriam Hopkins in one of The story of the 18-year-old thuse bright, frothy characterisa- girl.. Jeanne Marjorie Walters, is
have tions, which
made herborne out by another girl, aged famous-a, far cry from the in- only 15. » tensely dramatic portrayals of her Film-struck, Jeanne, left home last three Juccesses, "Barbary for Hollywood, but her money ran Coast." "Splendour" and "These out, she took a job as a barmaid. P.m. Three."
and was tricked by a man called This smart modern comedy, McGregor into white slavery. which presents a new variation on "He offered me a job, she de- the old triangle theme, tells theclared, "but actually he sold me story of a stenographer who falls for 150 dollars." in love with an actor.
Moved continually from one Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian place to another, she was kept
Jesse Lasky means to co-star Shaw and Rex Harrison are fea- under watch all the time-until Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Bennett, tured in support.
the day when she managed to Herbert Marshall and, if possible, The Alm. which marks Miss escape and tell her story to the Joel McCrea, all in one plature. Hopkins' first picture for a Bri- police of agonies suffered in the It's "Distant Fields," and will go tish studio, shows many cele-vice dens of Chinatown. brated London sights, including Hyde Park, the Savoy Hotel, the Royal Academy, the "Cheshire Cheese" and the famous old Alhambra theatre, the dismantling of which was postponed to permit a last performance of "Othello" for
a scene in the picture.
MARION DAVIES
IN COMEDY ·
Shares Star Honours
With Bob Montgomery
HID NOTES IN WALNUTS
Belgian Miner Sentenced
into production when Joan Ben- nett finishes her tour of "Stage Door,"
Joan Blondell had been lent to had
KING'S
SHOWING "TODAY
DAILY AT 2.30. 5,10, -7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
FOR SOME WOMEN BUT A MEMENTARY ADVENTURE...FOR OTHERS & WHOLE LIFE...
ALS O
HOPKINS MEN ARE
not GODS
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
Sebschen Show • A. E. Mathema
Harris
$ Ban
"POPULAR SCIENCE'
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FINAL SHOWINGS. TODAY The Story The World Wants To Know ! Child Brides! Lash Law Witch-craft Vengeance i
JOSEPHINE
HUTCHINSON GEO. BRENT
MOUNTAIN JUSTICE
GUY KISBEE - MOBILA
BARRIE ROBENT MAREAT
Warner Brus, exposu The Secrets of:
The Mountains!
Directed by Michael Curtiz »; A Firat Nistemai Platuro
Columbia to co-star with Melvyn TO-MORROW, The PERFECT SPECIMEN".
Douglas in "There's Always a Woman." It's said to be hilarious; comedy of married. e.
Lionel Stander and Raymond
A miner living near Liege (Bel-Walburn have been borrowed from gium) and his daughter have been Columbia to appear with Haroldj arrested at Aachen and sentenced Lloyd in 'Professor Beware." to three months' Imprisonment
Basil Rathbone had to have each for attempting to smuggle several stitches in his foot after a 350 marks hidden in walnuts out taste of one of the spears in a of Germany.
fight sequence in "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
BEERY-BARTHOLOMEW
'Wallace
The miner's daughter, it was Marion Davies, who is at her stated. had been working in Pom- best in light, whimsical comedy. mem (Germany) and was taking has a part that, suits, her admirably her savings home to give, to her
Beery and Freddie in "Ever Since Eve," which opens father.
Bartholomew will be teamed in at the Queen's Theatre today.
Before starting on her journey "One Young American" for She has for her leading man, the she hid the notes in walnut shells,M-G-M. Billie Burke also has an likeable Robert Montgomery.
gluing cach shell together after important part.
Gall Patrick is playing Deanna
To add to the general gayety of she had placed the money in it. the piece, she is supported by such Her father met her at Cologne. Durbin's mother in "Mad About tried and capable comedians as When they reached Aachen a Music." That's said to be the next Frank McHugh, Patsy Kelly, Louise Customs official, noticing that the best part to Deanna's. Fazenda. Allen Jenkins, Marcia shell appeared very light, asked Richard Sale's novel "Not Too the father to open jone The Narrow, Not Too Deep," is being Miss Davies plays the part of a miner, it. was Alleged, promised prepared for M-G-M production. stenographer who is pestered to him 50 marks for himself if he It's about an escape from Devil's death, because of her good looks, would keep silent.
Island. Tracy and Gable are
Ralston and Carol Hughes.
by various employers, while, Mont- In the court the miner and his suggested. gomery is cast as a novelist who daughter were not only sentenced Robert Young will be Simone cannot keep his mind on his work to terms of imprisonment but also | Simon's leading-man in "Josette". the girl's with Bert Lahr and Joan Davis 25 because he is continually search-fined 350 marks, and ing for lovely blondes
saving were confiscated.
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EXCITING TALE
New Loy-Tracy Film
As the first of the important
new pictures which bring Myrna
Loy to the screen after her Euro-
power.
EXPERT FEARS IRISH WOMAN
IN ORATORICAL TILT
with
46
A Warner Bros. Picture
Sears DAILY
2.30 $30
720-830
ERROL FLYNN --- JOAN BLONDELL
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
ROAD KOWLOOM
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TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY! YOUR GAYEST FAVOURITE BACK IN HER MADDEST, MERRIEST ROMANTIC ADVENTURE!
MYRNA LOY Whipsaw
with
SPENCER TRACY
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! RETURN OF ANOTHER "OLD FAVOURITE"! CHARLES LAUGHTON, MARY BOLAND, CHARLIE RUGGLES
in ARUGGLES OF RED GAP
"
A PARAMOUNT, COMEDY-BENSATION!
AMERICAN AMUSING
turer, left personal estate in Britain and Northern Ireland valued at 2408,485. Duty paid was £75,001.
Expert on speech-making, Māra. Welsh women “Have a delight- pean holiday, "Whipsaw," in which Alfred Watt Canadian-born p2pful manner and all the resources she shares starring honours with sident of the Associated Country of shetoric are theirs. Usually benefit by training in public
AIR CRASH VICTIM Spencer Tracy, is today at the Women of the World, would not internationally minded.”
speaking."
LEAVES £408,000 Majestic Theatre.
care for an oratorical tilt with an
New Zealand and South African Irish women-"Irish women do сап It takes its place among the Irishwoman, who, she says, ment to take drastic action about that very few wives can be held more important new season screen get away with anything.
Killed in an air crash at John- not need to learn to spear-they women-"Have excellent delivery That is the question to approach the cooking sandards offerings. Miss Loy and Tracy
can get away with anything. They and method. Their vocabulary a stone, Renfrewshire, on July 3 last, cooking?
She has analysed the char-can which the British are asking one set by their mother-in-law.
which rather limited, but they speak at the age of 31, Mr. John Milne things Bay present a starring team of unusual acteristics of women speakers, and audiences profoundly disagree, yet simply and naurally.
Barbour, Junior, of Conway Dun. another. For, while not admitting allowing a fair general average,
in an interview recently in London | shriek for more, I should not like French women-"Devastatingly murry, co, Antrim, and the Liner that anything is actually wrong let us say that each wife has been
In this new picture she portrays ane said this of different nationali- to risk a tilt with an Irish woman polite and decisive. Jerky In Thread Co., of Bothwell-street, with English cooking, the Govern-three-quarters, as good as her.
a fascinating member of an inter- ties.--
In public-the audience would be method of speech, but self-possess-Glasgow, liner thread manufac ment has announced it is to bend mother-in-law. every effort to make it good, says
and with her. How wise of Mr. Cham-ed." Taking the year 1750 as the peak national ring of jewel thieves and
Englishwoman ---- "A clear the Christian Science Monitor. cooking year it is possible to cal-Tracy is a secret service agent who
tries to trap her through romance. Precise, if cold, mode of speech.berlain to chat with de Valera in cooling
American women-"Not afraid to The roles are ideally suited to the Does not speak unless she has private." players and the story makes a per-something to say. Has the advant- AUSTRALIANS USE EMOTION
be original and personal, and are
Mr. Barbour, a member of the usually- amusing. Have a direct- fect combination for intriguing age of a voice with a beautiful tone, pleasant modulations, and entertainment.
ness of utterance and a quality of Scottish Aero Club, who took part in the King's Cup in 1935, was the unexpectedness which arouses The delightful whimsy which distinct enunciation. Apt to use narrative form.
emotion, but are apt to repeat interest at once. Many are much only son of Mr. J. Milne Barbour Miss Loy first evidenced in "The cliches and to conform to type."
(Northern Ireland Minister of Thin Man" is apparent again in Scotswomen"When they forget themselves. Very anxious to speak more wordy than they need to be," | It is believed that there was only
and treat subjects con large measure in this new picture that they are Scots, are interesting well
German women "Speeches well Commerce) and a director of Wil- speakers, with an engaging accent, cientiously," one possible way for a government
prepared and exhaustive-some- Can use both numour, and pathos Canadian department to discover to its own
women-"Often lack times exhausting-taking them- Lisburn co, Antrim. - to advanage." Jokes against them- grace and diction, but seem to selves very seriously." satisfaction exactly how low the
Statistically speaking, then, could a government carry on a selves · delight audiences. standard of cocking had sunk. By
Very have a personal charm which gefà Mrs. Watt thinks that one of the while she regards the Indian wo- means of a statistical graph, and cooks are only 13-to-10 per centers National Fitness Campaign in such emotional, but not lacking in calm them a hearing readily." Highly most beautiful speakers in the man speaker or today as′′
{self-assurance." nowadays; and, after all. how circumstances? and index fgure of cooking.
nervous speakers, and they would world is a Jewess using Hebrew, orator.
Opening their newspapers. over culate. the following the breakfast table (appropriately efficiency table.
enough), Britions learned of a 1760
100
nation-wide campaign of instruc-
1775
$75
tion in domestic science, launched
1800
56
to make wives and flancees of
1825
52
Braitain experts in the kitchen.
1850
*1877
1900
1925
1950
32
17
13
107
Australian women—“Epeak in a Use considerable
llam Barbour and Sons Ltd, "of
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