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DRAMATISTS
MUST BE PAID FEES
Joan Valeria
BARRYMORE SINGS
"CASEY JONES” ·
Lionel Barrymore recently spent
a morning singing the old railway ballad, "Casey Jones," for a com-
Mr. St. John Ervine, speaking edy episode with Bobs Watson in at a luncheon of the Performing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "On Bor- Right Society in London, sald rowed Time." When he finished. that but for the Society's work sound department engineers in- many of those present might be formed him an extra sound track selling matchés outside. They had been made to send to the would not do so well because if it studio music department were realised that they
reference." musicians
"You aing pretty well, and they public would expect the matches ought to know it over there," the for nothing.
Mr. Ervine criticised those who engineers gleefully informed, him.
"The last time I sang that expected composers and drama-
song." related Barrymore, "was at tists to allow their work to be a party in New York in 1909. performed for nothing.
"The Eugene O'Neill. I remember, was
were or dramatists the
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Angels With Dirty Faces".
QUEEN'S:/
CINEMA & GENERAL
"The Lady's From Kentucky”
ORIENTAL:
"Stagecoach"
CATHAT:
"Honolulu"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"The Lady's From Kentucky" STAR:
"My Lucky Star"
MAJESTIC:
"Four Daughters".
KING'S
Coming
"In Old Chicago"
QUEEN'S:
"Stolen Life".
ORIENTAL:
"Rich Man, Föor Girl” "Start Cheering"
CATHAY:
"Road Demon”
ALHAMBRA:
"Rio Grande Ranger"
STAR:
"Peck's Bad Boy With The
Circus"
MAJESTIC:
"Girls School":
"Bordertown"
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The Wallace Berry-Robert Taylor - free-for-all, anything-gues fist fight staged in "Stand up and fight" in which the stars will be seen together for the first time on the Queen's and Alhambra screens, will probably go down la film history as one of the wildest and most realistic battles ever to take place before the cameras. Berry is a veteran in film battles, whereas young Tay- lor, gained considerable experience in his recent role as the fighter in "The Crowd Roars." So it was no even match, with no punches pulled?
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JAMES STEWART ATTAINS
"Pygmalion" STARDOM: STEADY RISE UP
HOLLYWOOD LADDER
Success
DUE FOR RELEASE SHORTLY IN H.K. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offists in Hongkong have received informa- tion' that the production satitled "Pygmalion,” which they have been privileged to distribute," was one of the Box Office champions for the month of April in the United States of America.
The question, "What makes a star?" is a puzzling one. Doubtless some percentage of the motion picture public looks į on the status of stardom as some honour conferred by the grace of studio executives. Others believe that stars are made through adrolt press-agentry,
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Both suppositions are quite wrong. A featured player ad- vances to the rank of star largely as a result of public interest and demand. - Studio ears are keenly attuned to "the rum- bings of the millions who make the box-office wheels, turn with such regularity each week.
The volume of "fan" mail is He was given a screen test by generally a very accurate index Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with such of the popularity of a rising success that he immediately went The picture is an adaptation of the famous George Bernard Shaw's young player. Another index is on to Hollywood, where he quick- to be found in reviewers' com-ly earned a reputation both as a play of the same name. It was
ments on the player, and in the hard worker and one of the most produced with a great deal of tre-
members of the Alim pidation for tear that it might not direct reports from theatre, man-kable
and about prove a success at the Box Office, agers as to whether a certain actor colony. He's taller
"draw" at his forty pounds lighter than Clark fears which were u-iounded, for! as a positive
playhouse. Wil people really Gable, which proves that the the production proved a tremen-
a publie likes a variety of leading ' dous success at the Box-Office, so come to see him or her, on
themea types. much so, that it ran for 21 conserainy Monday night, when cutive weeks at the Astor Theatre temptation would be to curl up in New York-a remarkable tribute an easy chair at home? to another great British produc- Hon.
MARY PICKFORD
in
Stewart, who made his Alm debut-years ago in "Murder
He
Fred
Wal-
The latest feature player to Man," becomes the twenty-sixth esp the hurdles of stardom is star on the M-G-M roster. "Pygmalion" is to be released James Stewart. Stewart's rise to joins a group that includes shortly in Hongkong at the Queen's the top of the Hollywood ladder Astaire, Lionel Barrymore, and Alhambra Theatres,
has been a very steady one. He lace Beery, Eddie Cantor, Joan wanted to be an architect when Crawford, Robert Donat, Nelson he was a student' at Princeton Eddy, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo. University, couldn't find
Hedy Lamarr. Job. Judy Garland, 2 IN RUSSIATM jand jothed a summer stock com- Myrna Loy. Jeanette MacDonald. pany. The next summer, his in-the three Marx Brothers, Robert Early this month Mary Pickford, terest in the stage increasing. Montgomery, Heanor Powell, Wi- the famous motion picture star of he went to Boston 23 stage Ham Powell, Mickey Rooney, Rosa- American films, and her husband, manager for "Camille." with Jane lind Russell, Norma Shearer. Mar- Buddy Rogers, arrived in Moscow Cowl...
garet Sulavan, Robert Taylor and for a visit, They travelled by air
Spencer Tracy. from Stockholm.
His First Chance
111.
While in the Russian capital" On the Broadway stage, Stewart!
they will inspect motion picture got his first chance in "All Good COMING EVENTS
studios and particular attention | Américans,” then appeared. in will be given to the Moscow Chil: "Yellow Jack," "Divided by Three" JULY dren's Theatre..
land "Page Miss. Glory":
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Wonderful
(10)
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7 Multi-
tudes (5). 8 Tobacco
roll (5) 10 Boundary
(5)
13
11 Possesses
(4)
most honourable people in the there and said my singing was world." he said, "become the foul-horrible. It's no better now." lest kind of thugs where we are
concerned."
At a women's conference the other day there was a great out-
the
payment of
15 Chances
(A)
16 Dog (7)
17 "Brain
wave" (4)
18 Enemies
(4)
Solution No 358
cry against
ACROSS 1, Btag. 5, Leek. 8. authors' fees for dramatic per- Lounge. 9 Whale, 11, Back, 12, formances. One woman did not Contests, 15, Nets. 17. Earl, 18, 19 Bummons
(7) mind paying for the first per-Emperor. 19, Spa. 20, Mix 21, formance, but objected to paying Witness 23 Tota 24, Lene 27, 20 Want (4) beyond that. Yet if she paid the Forenoon, 30, the 31. Pedal. 32, 22 Duty list (4) baker for a loaf on Monday she Retire. 33, News, 34, Nude,"
24 Thick (5)
did not expect to be given one DOWN 2. Tract, a. Glen 42 County (6) on Tuesday."
Mute. 5, Lesser. 6. Excursion '7, To the secretary of a parish Swan. 10, Lose. 13, Tipster, 14, organisation who asked to be Burgeon, 16, Explosive. 21, Wafers. allowed to perform works with 27 Bloe 25, Ended. 26, Bole. 28. Fout the payment of a composer's Exit, 29. Open:
or authors fees there must be
one answer refuse to be a
blackleg if the decrepitude of and even If your vicar were 10. the vicar were pleaded, the reply times more decrast, you wou must be My fee is so and so still have to pay.
28 Garret (5) 29 Needle
woman (10) DOWN Stone worker (5) Water plant (4)
Clothed (4)
NO. 369
4 Mesh work:
(4)
5 Incited (5)
6. Recorda (10)
9 Opposition
(10)
11 Viai,
Quality (7)
Old coins
(7)
BOLUTION TO-MORROWE
14 Fishing
baat (5). 15 Tender (5) 21. Blame (6) 23 Declara
tions (5) Profound
(4)
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Tidy (4) Relaxa
tion (4)
25-Tides: High 4.18 a.m. and 5.36 p.m. Low 11.28 am, and 948 pm.
Sunrise 5.51 am Sunset 7.87 p.m. ARP. Lectures: Instructors' Class St. Paul College, in Chinese, 7,30 p.m.; Tun Mal Middle School, in Chinese, 7: p.m.; Diocesan Giris' School, English,
Meeting
Ladies Golf Bummer
at Happy Valley
Chinese Chamber
of Commerce,
New Omicers Take Over.
RE. Rotary Club Tinn. Mig. 1 p.m. Speaker: Dr) B. Talbot, a'anapal
Cheero Club Whist Drive 6.45 p.m. Craigengower CC. Weekly Tombola 9 р.м.
28-Tides: High 6,18 am, and 716 p.m. Low 12.45 pm, and 10.54 pm. Sunrise 6.52 am Sunset 7.07 pm, Cheero Club Dance 8.20 p.m ARP. Lecture at Chinese YMCA. Bridges Street. 7,30 pm
YM.C.A.Bridge and Mahjongg
Golf: H.K.VDC vs Bhek-Ost Shek-0, 4:30 pm-
27-Tides: High 8.13 am, and 8.30 pm Low 140 pm, and 21.57 pin. C Sunrise 5,52 am Sunset 7.06 m
Council Legislativo
BAKER, 42.30 Cath, Women's Fellowship Bath ing Picnic at Stanley,
H.K. Y's Men's Club Mtg. St P. Hotel 1 pm Speaker: Miss Zin
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ARP Lectures Wardens and "Instrictors Class," Tum Mut Middle School in "Chinese 7p.; Diocesan Girls' School, In English, 6 pm, my 28-Tides. High 704-am, and 11,20 pm, Low 2,20 p.m.3 5
Bunrise 8.52 am Sunset 7:06 pan, Sino-American Institute Mta HR-
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"ANGELS WITH
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JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN
THE "DEAD END" KIDS - KUMPAREY BOGART
***AR STERONE · GENESTE KINGHOFT
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ARA Lectures Instructors' Clasa, St. Paul's College in Chinese, 17.30 pim., Wardens and Instructors Class, Tun Mul Midate Schools in Chines 7 pm Diocesan Girls'
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WALTER WANGER presents
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JOHN FORD
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FANNIE HURST'S GREAT STORY THAT WILL
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DRAMA THAT ONCE BEEN WILL ALWAYS
BE REMEMBERED!"
EAGER
in love
BRAVE
in heartbreak
Discord MICHAEL CURTIZ
Pressured by
“WARNIE BLOS,
Four
Daughters
PRISCILLA LANE ROSEMARY LAND LOLA LANE GALE PAGE CLAUDE RAINS GAS JOHN GARFIELD JEFFREY LYNN
DICK PORAN Frank McHogh
„Scrata Play by Julius J, Spania sand Kamen Co
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY THE FEUDS AND LOVES OF GAT YOUNG GIR ANNE SHIRLEY
RALPH BELLAMY GIRLS SCHOOL
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