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HEAR Judy
sing: "Zing went the stags of my heart
SEE Fredile act
as Eupal's Little helper
THRILL -to a FOTRAIT-
c New ime {tani!
GAILY YOURS}
Freddie and Judy pick a man For Mom...and no drizzle pusa need apply! It's grand!
Listen Darling
FREDGIE
JUDY
BARTHOLOMEW « GARLAND Mary ASTOR - Walter PIDGEON ALAN SALE - SCOTTY BECKETT Directed by LDWIN GYMÁRIN Produced Ez-4ACK CUMMINGS
« Metro Gakayn Mayaz renza"
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FRED - ASTAIRE
GINGER ROGERS
in
THE STORY OF VERNON & IRENE CASTLE'
MAJESTIC
THEATRES
MATINEES. 204330T V6, 20
TODAY AND TOMORROW
THE DRAMA OF THE MOST DRAMATIC SPOT ON EARTH.、、 ELLIS ISLAND! ... TELLING IT'S STORY OF CONCENTRATED HUMAN EMOTION.!
SINNER AND SAINT PASS
THROUGH IT... THEIR SECRETS YIELDED...THEIR HEARTS PROSED!
ARLEEN
AMECHE-WHELAN
DON
Their Ilves
GATEWAY
burned into on love... under the X-ray of Bis laland,
most dramatie
spot on earth
GREGDET
with
LIK
RATOFF BARNES
BATHONG
ROLAND WALBURN,
CARRADINE
ALAURICI MOSCCYCH NAKRY CARST MARGEST BATISONETET TALBOT
Det by aired Warkar
Amacia Producer Salth
Scres May by Lamar Traffi
Darryl F, Zanuck
Charge Production
A 20th Century-Fax Ficturn"
COMMENCING FRIDAY
THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR!
Frank Capres
Columbia's Contribution to Your Happiness!
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
JEAN AUTHOR - LIONEL BARRYMORE-JAMES STEWART - EDWARD ARNOLD ́
DAY
AT
9:50
5:20
720
9:20
STARE
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
VICTOR McLAGLEN
The DEVIL'S PARTY
WILLIAM GARGAN • PAUL KÉLLY
MATRICE ROBERTS FRANK JENKS
**My gim Shanglar Bound on the wat
TOMORROW
NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
CAN THIS BE DIXIE
Jane Withers
SULTAN WAS
Blim Summerville'
KING'S:
Hongkong
“Romance And Rhythmn" QUEEN'S:
"Listen Darling" ORIENTAL. "
"East Of Java”
CATHAY:
"Spring Madness"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Heart Of The West"
STAR:
"Devil's Party"
MAJESTIC:
"Gateway"
KING'S:
Coming
"Topper Takes A Trip"
QUEEN'S: "
CINEMA & GENERAL
"The Story Of Vernon & Irene
Castle"
ORIENTAL:
"Double WeddingTM"
ALHAMBRA:
"Safety In Numbers” CATHAT:
"Tarzan Escapes" "Three Blind Mice".
STAR:
"Can This Be Dixie" "Waikiki Wedding"
MAJESTIC:
I
DISNEY TUNE BECOMES ARMY'S MARCHING SONG
LONDON.—Britain's new Territorial Army is marching to the popular songs of Walt Disney. “Ni hot Hi ho! On To Work We Go," the dwarfs' marching song from "Snow White," is most popular. Also, it has revived "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Tipperary."
But an official of the War Office} told a press reporter that a new Army song would stimulate a |cruiting, and Mr." Ivor Novello, whose "Keep the Home Fires Burning" helped to keep the spirits of the troops during the Great War, says: "I shall certainly have to thing over writing" another.”
Recruiting ouces had a busy
day.
0
THEY WENT AWAY It was
obvious from tha number of young men who walked up to the doors, rattled handles, and went away again. that it would have been well worth while to keep these' offi- ces open on the only after- noon on which most young working men are free.
There is bound to be some delay in such a huge recruiting "We're simply inundated with
scheme," an oficial said, "and inquiries," said a recruiting clerk applicants are being asked to be
a little patient
"Men who
and
in the omice of the 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. "I should, say the applications have increas-can't get away from their work at
want to Join ed about three-fold above normal other times should apply to
local drill-ball at night.”
"And a lot of young boys, too." One defect detected by the Sun- day Referee was that many recruit- ing offices were not open.
Johnny Weismuller
Waiting For Divorce
their
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS.
-Royal Hongkong Golf
Club
To Get Married Again Golden Jubilee.. St. Antoninus,
swimmer
Bishop. CINEMAS.(See Column 3 of this
Page).
Johnny Weismuller, and screen actor, and Mrs. Beryl Scott. of San Francisco, will be married in July, shortly after Weis DANCES.-Cheero muller's wife, Lupe Velez, gets
8.30 p.m.
The couple will live in Weismxtil - ler's new home at Brentford,' Call-
"You Can't Take It With You"fornia,
Club Dance
her final divorce decree from him. ENTERTAINMENTS.—Tonoff Trio in Chamber Music Concert, at Peninsula Hotel, Roof Garden, 9.30 px. LECTURES-ARP. Modifed Full Course, at the American Club; at Wah Yan College, Robinson. Road, 8.30 p.m.; First Aid in Chinese, at Chinese YMCA, in Kowloon, 7.30 pm.; at Ambu- lance Ears. (for womens) 7:30 p.m.; Air Raid Warden, at Faumati Govt. School; 7 p.m.; "at Shaukiwan Public Dispensary,
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Solution No 304
SOLUTION TU-MURROW
6 p.m.; Home Nursing (in "Chi-" nese), at-Kowloon Hospital, 6 p.m.: Kowloon Union Church Home Nursing Lecture by Mrs. Baggott, 10 š.m.
MAILS (Bee Page 5). MEETINGS.-Annual, of Hong- kong Engineering & Construc- tion Co. Ltd. in Messrs. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Onces, 8t George., Chater Road, noon; An. nual of Hongkong Philharmonic Society, in Jacobean 'Room, Hongkong Hotel. 5.30 p.m.; HK. Peace Pledge Union, at Chal- lenge Bookshop, Tre House. Street, 5.30 p.m.; Speaker: Dr. K. L. Rei- chelt, on "A Message of Peace from Madras"; HK Sunday Assen., in Kowloon Union Church or Hall, 5.45 p.m.; St. Andrew's medical War Working Party, 10
3.01,
MISCELLANEOUS-Cathedral Fellowship Working Party, Ca thedral Hall, 10 a.m; Exhibi- tion of Chinese Cartoons at Central Theatre.
MOON-Chinese II Moon, 21st.
Day.
SOCIAL.-Y.M.C.A., Women's Sec-
tion Mahjong, 10 am. (Competi«. Live Games); Whist Drive and Tombola, in Garrison Sergeants” Mess; & p.m.
SPORTS.—(Sce Page 2). SUNRISE 5.47 am. SUNSET.
3.53 p.m.
ACROES: 1, Depleted 5, Idol. 8, TIDES High at 02.31 and 11.80
Low at 05.34 and 1957 ̧*
"ROMANCE AND Entrance. 9. Seam 11. Hemp 13
RHYTHM"
Laden. 16, Atom. 18,' Gimlet. 20. Issued. 21, Real, 23, Oasis, 24, Dykė.
Believe it or not, after Holly- 28, Axis, 29, Disabled, 30, Tiny, 31, wood's stormfest marriage in "Romance and Rhythm" with Cemetery.
history, climaxed by Hillana suing Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien and Fria-
DOWN: 1, Deed. 2, Pity, 3, Crave, Stan Laurel for divorce, the couple. cilla Lane in the leading ros 4. Except. 8, Dreadful. 7, Lemofiade, are rumoured to be returning to now showing at the King's Theatre, 10, Alms, 12, Mate. 14, Ignorant 15, feach other, with a new marriage. It's the story of hilarious adven- Omission. 17. Olly 19, Erse. 22, ceremony tentatively planned for tires-and misadventures of a Advice. "26, Oke 27, Eddy,”
the Russian New Year. Brooklyn crooner who goes West in order to make good in the East. Blended with the amusing story are charming melodic interludes in which Powell, MI Lane and several other members of the large and talented cast sing the five new songs written for this production as well as some, famous old-time cowboy ballads.
Despite the fact that Romance and Rhythm" opens in a western locale. It is distinctly not 2 "Western" picture, It is, in fact, the direct antitheses of all wes- terns, for it takes nothing seriously. Headed by Johnnie Davis, Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan, is one of the largest sup- porting casts of featured players Ameche, 20th Century-ever to appear in a Warner Bros. French authorities in Alsace-Lor-Fox star, his leading role in picture. rame while motoring from Berlin"Gateway" has a deep sentimental
April 23, it was | attraction:
SEARCHED
The Sultan of
Johote was by the
stopped and searched
to Zurich on revealed on April 25.
SEATIMENTAL THE FOR DON
To Don
For Ameche representa the splendid principles on which the arrive at Ellis Island--the "gate- The Sultan was delayed only theory of America as a land of way" of America, for an hour or two, and the reason opportunity is based.
Gateway" currently is at the for the search was that be was "Gateway" is a stirring story of Majestic Theatre with Don Ame- carrying a camera,
the joys and sorrows of those who i che and Arleen Whelan co-starred."
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SHE CALLED IT LOVE BUT HE CALLED IT MADNESS | See how fire gorgeous college maide gang up on one guy's heart. and they didn't learn it from books! Tow Ayres, the screen's new romantic rove, is the victim, and it's screamlined excitement as he battles against overwhelming, but charming odds!
Spring Madness
➡OʻSULLIVAN -AYRES:
TUTE, DURBET, BIEDEN PERCORRER.
TO-MORITARZAN ESCAPES
One day only
FRL & BAT.
A For fit
∙BUN. & MON.
BKOG Thrill
THREE BLIND MICE
SKY GIANT
O'Sulliven Loretta Young
Johnny Welsmuller
Joel McCrea Richard Dix
Josa Fontaine-
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1939.-PAGE 5
、 AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE SHOWING TODAY AD
ROMANCE
and RHYTHM
WAHOO! ITS A WORLD
CHAMPSENSHIP OF ROMANCE
("RHYTHM" NʼLAUGHS!
DICK POWELL-PAT O'BRIEN
PRISCILLA LANE
19. POGON
BARS - NENAS
PREDVIDEN - A MAINIT EN
46
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Also Colour Travelomuo
LAND OF KANGAROO’ 自 TOPPER TÁKĖS A TRIP "
wilA CONSTANUZ BENNETT
39
BOLAND YOUNG
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD. KOWE
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
ANOTHER THRILLING HOPALONG CASSIDY ADVENTURE!
TOMORROW
20th C. Fox
Pioture
4 SHOWS DAILY
2.30415 7-15-9.30
Clarence E. Mulford's "HEART OF WEST"
THE
WIN WILLIAM BOYD · JIMMYELÜSON George Hayes Kidney Blačkimar * Lynn Gobrisł Directed by Howard Brotherton- & Harry Sherman Production A Paramenet kalavot
The Jones Family
in "SAFETY IN NUMBERS”
Jed Prouty
Spring Byington
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ORIENTAL
FLEMING ROAD ILARCHI TEL: 28473
2DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW•
ONLY
THIS IS" ADVENTURE WITH A VENGEANCE!
A real and gripping thrill drama as ever came out of the impenetrable. Malay jungles.
A THOUSAND BATTLES
OF MAN-AGAINST-MAN, AND BEAST AGAINST BOTH:
CARLLATHILE VILAINTS Charles BICKFORD
Its Unibrerieľa ADRIÁNS Adfenture DTEMALĽ
EAST OF JAVA
WHEGELIZABETH YOUNG FRANK ALBERTSON and EESEIE FËNTON
Attapted from the ~GOUVERNEUX HORnes novel,
Friger taland
2 DAYS ONLY! FRIDAY & SATURDAY
THE SCREEN'S MADDEST BOWDIEST LAUGH SHOW).
WILLIAM
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