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SHOWING TODAY
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Walt DISNEY'S SNOW WHITE
AND THE
SEVEN DWARFS
GENERAL
2.000-YEAR-OLD THEATRE IN
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
"Battle of Talerchwang"
KING'S:-
QUEEN'S
"Snow White" ORIENTAL:-
"It's Love I'm After"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:--
"Snow White"
STAR:-
"Ever Since Eye"
MAJESTIC:
"David Copperfeld"
HUIS FIRST FULL LENGTH FEA
by marvelous Medy kamer Bath TUR
with all the ton 125, Teschanelar Trippling song: you're hearing averywhere.
Coming
KING'S:-
"Stella Dallas”
QUEEN'S:---
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"WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE''
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It's LOVE I'm After
* and
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"A DAMSEL in DISTRESS"
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PARLEY OPENS
IRENE DUNNE
STINGAREË
Bucharest, May 4,
!!
LITTLE ENTENTE MANCHUKUO RETURNS
ASCIST VISIT
Hainking, May 5. First meeting of the Council of The Manchukuo Government the Little Entente was opened to has decided to return the recent day at Simala by the Rumanian visit of the Italian Fascist), dele Foreign Minister. M. Petriacu Com-gation by sending a mission of men. The Yugo-Stav: Premier, M. friendship to Italy. The oppor Stoysdinovitch, and the Czechoslo-tunity will be taken to pay a visit vakian Foreign Minister, M. Krofta, to Germany also—(Transocean). "arrived in the same special train.
Before the meeting they paid a mier, Patriarch Miron Christen formal call on the Rumanian Pre- | (Transocean).
il
FRANCE IN USE
REMARKABLE ACOUSTICS
The open air theatre at Orange, The
There is a movement in France in France, with seating accom- to make the theatre at Orange a modation for 8,000 spectators, was hema of drama and music, such built in the days of the Roman as Stratford in Emperor Hadrian, and is still used Salsburg in Austria M. Georges England, and
as a theatre.
movement, says, "By logic and red- Brissacq, one of the leaders of this
Here every summer & number of plays and operas are produced, and the fact that M. Jacques Rouche, in Orange should become an Director of the Paris Opera, hig
international shrine tor the Just been chosen as its manager pligrims of music, drama and art. gives some idea of its importance. -Orange is located in the heart The acoustics of this open-air of the Gallo-Roman 'province," the theatre are remarkable, and cradle of our civilisation. With architects of today have been un-its radiant sun, Orange has an ideal able to fathom the secret of can-climate, as it has its past, from struction by which members of the Marcus Aurelius to Charlemagne, audience in any part can hear
every word. This effect is obtain from William of Orange to Louis ed by the stone wall at the back XIV-all this should stimulate the of the stage, and tourists visiting Fine Arts authorities to make of the Roman theatre are surprised Orange a universal centre for the the remarkable echo, for a best drama and music of the age, *We Who Are About To Die" whisper from the stage can be not only of srance but of all coun-
heard in the back row. ORIENTALA
"A Damsel In Distress”
ALHAMBRA
"I Cover The War
STAR:-
"Stingaree"
MAJESTIC:
"The Awful Truth"
"San Francisco"
TREAT FOR LOVERS OF DICKENS' WORKS
With an all-star cast. fairly scin- tillating with "big names," one of the most elaborate screen presen- tations of recent years opens today at the Majestic Theatre.
It is "Dani Copperfield." Charles Dickens' favourite novel, which comes to life with its myriad of interesting characters through the medium of the films.
W. C. Fields creates the immor- tal Wilkins Micawber, Esq. the improvident but happy wastrel whole "always "expecting some- thing to turn up."
At
tre"
A Kiss For Grumpy
Grumpy trying not to look pleased as Snow White bestows
a kiss on the top of his bald head.
SNOW
WHITE'S
Frank Lawton, who distinguts SEVEN DWARFS
hed himself in "Cavalcade," plays the adult David Copperfield, and the child role is played by one of the brilliant juvenile discoveries of recent years, a ten-year-old lad named Freddie Bartholomew.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
A man walked into the gro cery store. "I want, all the rotten eggs you have," he de- manded.
"What do you want with stale egge?" asked the clerk. "Are you going to see the new comedian at the theatre to- night??
"Sh-sh-sb," hissed the buyer. nervously, "I ат the now comedian.”
ART OF A TRAGIC GENIUS
AMADEO MODIGLIANI EXHIBITION
Amadeo Modigliani is one of the tragic legends of Montparnasse and one of its glories. A vérý good show of his work in London recently reasserts a genius that had to struggle against its pos- Bessor as well as against the world. Born at Leghorn in 1884, Modi- gliani arrived in Paris is at the age of 22 His death in 1920 was
DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
A.D.C. Presents New Play
The seven sterling dwarfs "in Walt Disney's first feature-length Production, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," will not be strange personalities to anyone viewing them. Each represents a type of human being in this fascinating In response to many requests production in technicolour which the Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic RKO Radio distributes to the Club has decided to produce an- world's picture houses.
other play this season. A produc It will open at the Queen's and tion so late as May is an innova- Alhambra Theatres today..
tion, and the A.D.C. hopes it will Doc, the self-appointed leader, is be supported by the public to an. self-important and pompous. He extent that will encourage future [has a habit of getting his words ventures', during the warmer
and ideas mixed and of searching months of the year. for the right word In vain. He's The play selected is "Distinguish- overly gracious and very determin-ed Gathering" a play in three acts ed in his own mind until an in- by James Parish. A strong cast portant decisión is necessary, when has been assembled, and several he becomes so nervous that he of the players selected are making can't make any decision at all. their first appearance .on the
Hong Kong Stage.
General Amasements, Lid, operating the Queen's and Al- hambra Theatres," reports un-- precedented advance bookings for "Snow White."
A record-breaking run ts anticipated, and the Manage- ment urges patróns not only to book early but also to be, in their seats promptly, so as not to inconvenience other patrons or miss any part of this truly beautiful flm
The first performance will be at the China Feet Club Theatre on Wednesday May 18, and the last on Baturday May 21. Booking is now open at Anderson Music Co., St. George Building, Ice House Street, and those intending to be present will greatly assist the management by hooking easy.
GRIPPS STARS FAREWELL
Sylovia and Christian, the two Continental dancers who have at- tained extraordinary popularity at the Hong Kong Hotel, are Jeaving
Happy is a fat roly-polyttle hastened by drugs, drink and fellow with a perpetual smile and malnutrition. During his lifetime a bright cheery válce. pictures were unsaleable and an Bleepy 'sees Ufe through half soon for New York, where they are. object, or scandal, having to be closed eyes and talks always scheduled to open at the Inter- removed from a dealer's window. through a pawn. He talks little, national Club early in June, They are now among the most but when he does say something Having created something ap- highly priced products of the it is straight to the point, evenproaching of a record for the modern school.
though he doeźn't know it. length of their stay in the Colony,
Time has already blotted out
Grumpy, the real leader of the they will make their farewell ip- many reputations of the same group, is "agin" everything. Hupearances, tomorrow evening.. date as his; it makes his more chief hate is "wimmin Bela secure. Despite his weaknases, and grouchy, a crab, and yet, much to
when artifice and imitation thrived his disgust, he has a very soft Snakes In The
in the painting round him, his heart under the veneer When.
creation remained original and trouble. arise, it is Grampy who real.
acts first.
Butter
It is easy to see, in masterpieces | like "La Jolie Epiciere" and "Le and talks through his nose. He adulteration of Bihar's food, suD- Sneezy is subject to hay fever Starting reyslations about the Jeune Apprenti. that he adapted
to his style Cezanne, cublim and always sneezes at the wrong time plles were made in the Legis Negro sculpture. But the way he Dopey is a lovable, slightly balmy Lative Assembly.
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FRIDAY, MAY 6,
1938. -PAGE
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TODAY
at University to consider Anniversaries, and - Hobday establishing local andliated Organ-- Beginning of Summer. (Id-hais), ation, 5.30 p.m. Helena May St. John the Apostle before the Christian Fellowship. 10.30 a.m Latin Gate
Rev Cyril Brown on "Religious Auctions--Household Furniture, Drama,");}) at Lammert's Hong Kong Sales Moen TV Moon: 7th, Day, Room, 2.30 p.m.
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put them together, the human life fellow who gets a great Lick out Jalil, a trader in hides of his figures that bring their of life. He is sly and mischievous and skins, who spoke from "Der beauty of design, and the softBashini is kind hearted and sonal experience, stated that more of his colour these were willing, and an incurable romantle, clarified butter was often adulterat his own and gentúr
He is especially shy, however, ined with the fat of huge pythons
from the jungles of Nepal Page). Amazing subtleties appear to-the presence of Snow White, hind, the apparent aimplicity;
He also alleged that nour WAS such things as the sheer weight in
mixed with powdered bones and Hebuterne Assise," the logic of THE ESTATE of the late Pallio de other matter? TONY ER pattern in "Jeanne," or the Lario, jyhinter to Europeen
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