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The latest Folies Bargere song and dance hits in the Queen's Theatro
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1928,
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COURTING THE MIMMS GIRLS.
This brilliant couple, who have appeared at l'Abbaye, Paris, The Knickerbocker, Monte Carlo and other famous pleasure resorts, will present the most popular items in their exclusive repertoire, perhaps the "best known of these being the
South Mimma, Middlesex intriguing French song of the Living in this ancient village Parisian star Mistinguette, "Ca that lies on the way to St. Albans C'est Paris," from the Moulin Rouge. "Why Gentlemen Prefer are about fifty comely girls of Blondes," a distinctly novel item in "courtable" age, but the young which a Frenchman wins the love of an English girl through the men are not courting them. "Valse de l'assion" will be included in the programme, also jazz items
beautiful
For more than a year not a man
of a kind new to Hongkong, and the of the village has taken one of its exquisitely
original girls to the altar in the 600-years-- "Spanish Love Dance," a parody old villave church, and the vicar, of the famous dancer and actress Signorita Raquel Meller, in which the Rev. Allen Hay, has been Mile. Ninon's perfect figuro. will moved to comment on the fact. be seen to great advantage. The "Possibly," says he, "the young, eoncluding Itent will be the latest danco craze "Aero-Doodle," as pre- men of South Mimms are aby; but sented in l'Abiye, Paris, Leanore I would remind the young ladies Ninon and Leo Mantin have had that this is Leap Year". the honour of appearing before. royalty on more than one occasion, &C. JOHNSON & SON, Racine, WA and among the many famous plea
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Most of the girls stayed away from church to-day, and the vicar laughed when asked him where they were.
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"It appears that they are hiding themselves but the lads are not, The chief picture at the Queen's at any rate," he said, pointing to Theatre at all performances from the church-yard gate where Thursday to Saturday will be Metro's big screen version of Sir group of young men clustered.
James Barrie's famous play, "Quality Strest,"
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They shook their heads when 1 with Marion asked them if they were shy, and Davies in the leading role. Ad- one observed, "Maybe I's the vance booking for all performances gi is now open at the Queen's Theatre.
CHEERY FILM,
"THE BLUE DANUBE" AT THE QUEEN'S.
"Who Says So?"
When the young men had gone, a bevy of girls strolled into view,, sol challenged them, too.
They tossed their shingled hends at my question. "Shy-why. there's nothing to be shy aliout," they declared. A very bright and entertaining says we want to get married? We "Anyhow, who film is now showing at the Queen's haven't said so. Besides the, boys Theatre, this being "The Blueof this village aren't the only boys Danube," in which the lead is play in the world. We're quite happy, ed by Lya Mara, a well-known Con- thank you!" tinental in star.
The vicar shryered his The film fa really good-cinas en-shoulders. "I suppose," he said, tertainment, dealing as it does "they'll be courted by young men with life in gay Vicuna before the nutside the village.""
And so, it war. There is nothing bizarre seems, they will, for more than about just the simple story of 100 men have written to him from A cabaret girl who is loved by two far and wide begging him to intro-. brothers belonging to a noble duce them to the girls of Mimms. house and who, because of her charm and refinement, is eventual- ly accepted by the old Count as a 61 wife for his eldest son, Oscar.
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seen in which there is no "villain" --not even one "bail" character. The onlooker can enter joyously into the charming little story and we think it a pity that the film is. being shown for the last time to- day. M. Grovini has arranged some special music, recurring hi which is Strauss' famous, "Blue Danube Waltz," which gave the in- spiration to the picture.
There is also showing in very in- teresting International News and comedy well named "Mad Scrambles."
Denmark's birth rate is rapidly decreasing, and was last year only 66 per cent of the figure for 1900. At the same time the death rate has increased, and the Director of Public Statistics anys that if no change takes place in this ten- dency stagnation in the growth of population will be reached by 1980; and probably earlier if the existing barriers against' Danish immigrants to places overseas are removed. The increase of Den. mark's population last year' 20,000, against 36,000 before the
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MOM, DO YOU SUPPOSE UNCLE HARRY IS REALLY GOING TO GO TO AFRICA TO
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SAY, UNCLE HARRY, HE IS HE SAID.
I WAS JUST MUNKING HE'S CHARTERED THAT IF YOU WENT TO AFRICA, WOULD YOU TAKE ME
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ALONG WITA,
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