HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
QUEEN'S
DAILY AT 230-5:15 +7·20 & 9:30 TEL 31433
TO-DAY, FOR ONE DAY
3 SHOWS AT 2.80 5.15 & 7.20 P.M. ONLY
The
INVISIBLE MAN
with CLAUDE RAINS. •
H. G. WELLS'
Fantastic Sensation
A Cuiveraul Picture
-ha walks! -ha talkst -ho fights! -he loves!
—he KILLSI.
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
ING'S.
Hongkong
"Moonlight Sonata"
QUEEN'S
"Invisible Man" ORIENTAL
"San Quentin”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"Passport Husband"
STAR:
"Arsene Lupin Rettung" MAJESTIC:
"Action For Blander"
Coming
Children"
KING'S:
GLORIA STUART -
"Judge Hardy's
QUEEN'S;
"Annabel Takes A Tour
ORIENTAL:
"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" ALHAMBRA:
TONIGHT AT 9.30 P.M.-
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents
“RUDDIGORE”
GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S OPERA PRICES: 83 30, 82.20, $1.10 Including Tax.
TO-MORROW
BKO Piotare
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-8.15
7:15-6:30
DAYS
Jick Oakie Lucille Ball- ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR”
TAKE ANY THAN ON HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
FLEMING ROAD VĂN CHI TEL 28473]
ONLY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW-
WORLD'S MOST DESPERATE CHIMINALS IN PRISON RIOT!
Askien to startle you 1 Romance to thrill you! Suspense to
leave you breathless in this amazing prison drama,
JUST TWO TOUGH
GUYS TRYING TO GET
AHEAD... OF EACH OTHER'
And ready to fight at the drop of a
hat
or the smile of a lively lasty:
SAN QUENTIN
PAT O'BRIEN
Home BOGART
ANN SHERIDAN - BAYTON Mac Akd
FEL. BLUEBEARD'S EIGHT WIFE CALDETTE COLBERT
MATINEES; *20c.-30¢ ● EVENINGS: 20e.-30c.-50c.-70c.
DAILY
AT.
2:30
520
720
9-20
"Always In Trouble!!
STAR:
The Texana”.
MAJESTIC:
"Beloved Enemy"
"The Prisoner Of Zenda“
MOONLIGHT SONATA
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1938. —PAGE
HEPBURN TAKING TESTS
FOR SCARLETT O'HARA KING'S
New Role For Nancy Kelly
Katharine Hepbury is back in Hollywood. What doing, but tak- ing tests for Scarlett O'Hara. At last.
More important stlll, if she gets the part, she'll also get a long contract from Selznick. That'd settle some of our doubts since phe cut losse from Badie.
In spite of her stage yearnings, Hepburn once admitted shel thought her real future was in Alms. Perhaps that Was one thing she meant... That's what they call wishful thinking.
BELLE STARR is not a new dis- covery but an old one. Seems she was a female Robin Hood in pioneer days in old California
Darryl Zanuck frat bought, her story for Barbara Stanwyck. "Now
MUSIC AS AID TO WORK
Research Board's Suggestion
It is suggested that the use
of
le is digging it up for his new pro- music in factories relleves mono- digy. Nancy Kelly. Sounds like tony and Improves the efficiency
of workers. capital stardom for an eighteen-
Employers who feel year-old's fourth film,
disposed to give this a trial are advised to begin with a varied pro- Nancy's been, so busy. she was gramme of dance music killed one morning in Tall Spin and had a baby the same after noon for Jesse James. Studio think she's so good they won't publicise her tender years but let her grow which reviews the first 20 years
The suggestion is made in the 18th annual report of the Indus- trial Health Research Board-pub- uished by the Stationery Office-
of study of the working efficiency of human beings,,
up.
One of those Hunches that travel even across the Atlantic;
The Board state that in certain suggests that Zanuck has some circumstances an extraneous noise "thing this time
can improve
performance, and If rhythmic In character can
KING AND QUEEN operate as an incitement to effort.
One of the world's most display. tinguished figures makes his first screen appearance in "Moonlight Sonata" which is showing at the King's Theatre to-day, *
He is Paderewski, greatest planist of the age. international' states- man, and former Premipt of Po lafid. For twenty-four years-unti the outbreak of war-Paderewski) triumphed,
AT THEATRE
the
The Board state that foremost among the discoveries which have 13 revolu- played a great part
eficiency
The King and Queen, who tionizing working conditions since returned to London from Sand- the war is that fewer working ringham recently. attended a bours mean
greater performance of Miss Dodle Smith's and increased production.
"Dear Octopus," at Queen's Theatre. They were ac-
THE "HUMAN FACTOR". compacted by the
Before the war, except in the Duite and Duchess of Kent
case of a few enlightened Arms. The Royal party arrived two the was no widespread interest minutes before Miss Dodie Smith in the worker from the physiolo- who returned from
The phrase the United gical standpoint,
not "human factor" was States that afternoon.
then She did not
coined. know that their Majesties
ed more
were to see her play until a tele- Reduction of hours 11 this phone call was put through to her country, it is declared, has follow- There was no limit to his sacri
at Southampton.
on principles accepted Aces for his beloved native Poland,
scientiac work The King and Queen were loudly as the result of and apart from his memorable cheered as they entered the Royal than from any political pressure. services for that country, he has box, after being received by Mr. Rest-pauses at work to elimin- been generous in his gifts of Harold Gosling, general manager ate boredom have resulted in an statues to commemorate events of the Queen's and Globe Theatres, increased "output of from 5 to 10
per cent.
Manufacturers are
and persons in Poland's history.
The Queen was in black, with s Appearing with Paderewski in diamond necklace and silver fox warned, however, that the benef "Moonlight Sonata," a Pall Mall pro- furs, and the Duchess of Kent also clal exects take some months to duction, is Charles Farrell, then black, with sables.
"become apparent, Hollywood star, Marie Tempest, During the second. Interval
Research into night work. has Barbara Greene and Eric Portman. Dame Marie Tempest and John shown that, it is no more fatigu- Lothar Mendes produced and Gielgud, who play the chief parts, ing than day work, but for some explained were presented to their Majesties. reason not yet fully.
the relation of accidents to out- put is different..
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Romance Races with Mystery. As Lupin Matches Wits with an American G-Man!
ARSENE LUPIN Returns
TO. MORROW
MELYYN DOUGLAS VIRGINIA BRUIGE *WARREN WILLIAM.
RESOCE FIYZIŁABRICE
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A Metro Goldwyn Mayer netinia
Joel McCrea
Joan Bennett
in “THE TEXANS”.
LONDON BAZAAR
FUNDS FOR
The Chine
RELIEF
London, Dec. 12. Bazaar being held in London, and which was opened by Madame Quo. Tal-chi, wife of the Chinese Ambassador, did two days of brisk business, the nett profits for the International Peace Hospital being more than £400- Reuter.
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS -King George VI born, 1895: Ember Day.
CINEMAS.--(Bee Column 3 of this
Page).
COMMERCIAL-Raub
Australian
Gold Mining Co, Third Interim Dividend on Singapore Register. DANCES-8. & S. Home Monthly Dance, 8.30 p.m.; Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 p.m. ENTERTAINMENTS,
Hongkong Philharmonic Society, "Rudd gore," at Queen's Theatre, 9.20 p.m.
Eng- LECTURES—Anti-Gas (In
Ush) at Hongkong Chinese Wo- men's Club, 11.30 am. at 11 Queen's Road: Full Course Anti- Gas Training at Police Reserve Emergency Unit Headquarters, 5.30 p.m. First Aid-for Govern- ment Servants, at Ambularice Hors. 8 p.m.
MAILS-Last Christmas Letter Mall for USA, by Pan-Ameri- can Airways Plane. closes for Registration at 5 p.m. Or- dinary 7 D.m
of MEETING-Atinual,
Sanda- kan' Light and Power Co., (1922) Ltd., at Bank of East Asla Bldg., noon; Kowloon" Union Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.; K.K. Sunday School Assen, in XOW- loon Union Church ΟΙ Hail, 5.45 'p.n. MISCELLANEOUS-Peak School Prize-Giving, at the Peak Club, 5.15 p.m. Claims against the Estate of Bal Chuen-ho dus; Ex- hibition of Rolleiflex Rolleicord Pictures in Gloucester Arcade. MOON-X Moon, 23rd Day. SPORTS.(See Page 2). SUNRISE.-6.54 am. SUNSET.
5.40 p.m.
:
TIDES.High at 00.50 and $15.00
'Low at 08.00 and 19.13.
TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY AT 2.30. 6.10, 7.15 & 9.80 · P.M.
PALL MALL PRODUCTIONS
prevodi
PADEREWSKI
IN
Moonlight
Sonata
WITH
CHARLES FARRELL · MARIE TEMPEST BARBARA GREENE AND ERIC PORTMAN -Produced & Directed by ICHAR MENDES
TOMORROW M.G.M. PICTURE
*JUDGE HARDY'S CHI DHEN with LEWIS' STONE - MICKEY BOONEY
CECILIA PALEUR
ALHAMBRA
NATURN RO,
TODAY AND TOMORROW
The Most Bewildered Bridegroom That Ever Got Stood Up
Against A Wall!
IT'S JUST STU FUNNY FOR WORDS!
FRIDAY
&
SATURDAY
4 SHCS
230 10 720-220
PASSPORT HUSBAND
STUART ERWIN
PAULINE MOORE-DOUGLAS FOWLEY JOAN WOODBURY - ROBERY LOWERY
・・ HAROLD HUBER
JANE
WITHERS ALWAYS IN TROUBLE "
A 20th C. Fox Picture
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
(MAINEES. 20:630: • EVENI165. 20.0457)
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY.
ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH PICTURES OF THE SEASON I
LONDON FILMS PRESENTS.
CLIVE BROOK
ACTION for SLANDER
with ANN TODD
MARGARETTA SCOTT
Directed by TIM WHELAN Produced by ALEXANDER KORDA AND VICTOR SAVILLE
• TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
A POWERFUL DRAMA WITH THE IRISH REBELLION AS ITS FLAMING BACKGROUND! MERLE OBERON BRIAN AHERNE in
"BELOVED ENEHY"
A United Artists Picture
PASSPORT MARRIAGE
The citizenship laws of the Erwin gets himself married to a United States are responsible for fiery Spanish dancer who only. the passport marriage racket by marries him to avoid deportation, which many undesirable allens and finds himself. mixed up with enter the country in defiance of gang WAIR and Blot-machine quota and other restrictions. Treat-rackets.
ed in light fashion.the, practice is The sad-lipped.comedian is ably the theme of the comedy, "Pass-alded in the mad melange by port. Husband," featuring Stuart Pauline Moore, Douglas Fowley, Erwin, now at the Alhambra Joan Woodbury, Robert Lowery
and Harold Haber,
Theatre.
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