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THE HONGKONG
CINEMA NOTES.
GRETA GARBO IN CURLS AND CRINOLINES.
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931.
LOCAL RADIO.
CHINESE CONCERT KELAY
FROM STUDIO.
Following is the programme to he broadcast by Z. B. W. on n wavelengt
Greta Garbo, who may always be relied upon to do something different, will be keen in eurts and crinolines in her second all-talking picture, Roof 366 metres to-diny:- mance," which will open on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, The Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer stur will play the hernine of the relebrated Edward Sheldon drama whleb is laid in a set- ling of New York of 1805 with all that that picturesque ern entails in The way of volaninous costumes, brownstone franis, bunsome cabs, etc. The picture was adapted from the xing:
in which Doris Keane scored #12 autstanding SUCCCAN brith In America and zibrant, by Bess Meredyth and Edwin Justus Mayer, nuthor of "The Firebrand." Mins Humorous Song-The Song Of Thu Garbe will be supported, by Gavin. Gordon, a screen newcomer, Lewis Stone, Elliott Nugent, Florence Lake, Clara Bandick, Henry Armetta, Mothilde Cupont and Counters. Nina
5.00-8.00 p.in. European I'
Records kindly Framme of Victor supplied by Messrs. Trang Fouk Piano Co.
biguero. Clarence frown who directed Miss Garbo in "Flesh and Devil" "A Woman of Affairs" nod "Anna Cristic" again syrevised pro-
duction.
Movie-goers unfamiðar with the plot of the celebratel stage plny may et usured that it gives the Swedish stor ample opportunity for a dispiny of her well-katown talent far emotional | portrayal. Advance reports go so far hem to haunt that certain Tove setnes in
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5,00-6.00 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-On A Beautiful Summer
Night Orchestral-Honeysuckle.
Waina Kauppi and His Suomi Orchestra. 20871.
Sewing Machine,
Fanny Brice. 1168. Song-When Summer is Gone,
Frank Baur (Tenor). 21904, Accordion and Banjo-This is Parin. Barcelona-Paso Doble.
Gardon and Puig. 210:13. Sung-For Seven Long Years. I've
been married.
Kelly Harrell. 21009. Impressions of London
(Westminster).
Stanley Ruper. Whispering Baritone You Won'
See Me, If I See You,
Jack Smith,
**Romance** ontelo anything Miss Bong-Uncle Ned. Garbo attempted even in much of her | old Black Jor, tempestuous silent vehicles as "The | Torrent," "Love" or "Flesh and the
Bevil"
Metro-Gal-hwyn-Mayer offteinis have been noted swaying that the much Tad of Garbo necent will stiff be anparent in her current production hit that i will be barely recognizable inasmuch as it has been disagined by An Hollan Recent which the rate of the opera priina denan calls for.
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under the
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20629.
20620.
Lawrener Tibbet (Tenor). 1265. Humorous Song-A1 The Theater.
Phil Baker. 20970. Dinfogue-Well! Well! Well! Jwa A Couple Of Girod Guys Gone
Wrong.
Harry Jan-Harold Whalen. 21022, 6.60.6.46 pm. From The Studio- Europena Chestdren's Concert,
6. 15.7.00p.m. Orchestral, Spanish Caprice (Ramsky-Korsakow). San Francisco Symphony Orch, 185, Deep Night (Valle and Henderson).
Varlor Salon Orchestra. 21:28.
is said that in order to nebloge zon accurate Latin dialect, Miss Garbo stent consuterable E Tutorship of Francises Maran Talian | The Waltzing: Dell (Poldini). meter and director who was in 1olly. wool For the purpose of studying American cinerna methods for Euro. 397 11
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At Dawning (Cadian).
20668.
Victor Concert Orchestra, 7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, 7.00-7.35 p.m. Concert. Piano Solu-Nocturne In F Sharp
Anjor (Chopin).
Ignace Jan Paderewski. Song-Robin Adair (Keppel).
6820.
**Romance" further devintes from ti me exten picture in bring filmed with a prologue and opikoene, the central story being tabl in a flush- kouch for which a new **** sund meraphone device known as “distance drselves" was munloyed. The device, invented by Director Clarence Brown, permits the picture to open with a prettie in which a bishop in shown tely in his tidy to a whow. The
riddly dinguishes until the figures are nearena by an inch high and the voices Farely dible. Coming onto the sereen midly
ther inital
Hulda Lashanska (Soprano). MATERIA watches appears the opening sret Violie Solo-Malaguena (Albraiz of the maits story in which Miss Clarko Krst makes her appentamer,
Sills buck in Man Trouble.”
Frances Alda (Soprano). 1189. Violla Solu-Serenite (Vieuxtémps).
1242. Renew Chemet. Song-Drink To Me Only With Thine
Eyes (Ben Jonsoa). Lawrence Tibbett (Rurilone), 1238. Piano Selo-Dance Of The Gnomes
(Liszt)
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in
young
Sergei Rachmaninolf, 1184. Song-Mn Curly-Heated Babby
(Cluteum).
Krelser). Cancion Popular
Kochanski.
1334
(De Falla-
Fritz Krelsket. 1244.
(Rexford-Danks).
John McCormack (Tenor). 1173. 135-8.00 pm, Beethoven's Quartet
No 2 in G. Maior.
After a your's retirement from the Song Silver Threads Anong The Gold meermint. of lines, Mitton Sills return to the
at the Queen's 'Theater to lay
"Man Trouble,"
Movietone drama Bill is one of the most popular actors in pictures. The enjoyed a most was enseful enguer in effent pictures and. before he was taken ill, appeared in
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Talking ms. 'His L'antive Won" and "Harker."
Sills is co-featured with Dorethy MacKail and Kenneth MacKenna. He plays the enracts of a speakeasy ow who myoness the, rasite of ban girl who fall in love us the result of an unusual meeting.
Postured rules are also played by Shuron Lynn nad Komunia Karns, with Je Bradbury, Jr., Openr Apfel, Edythe Chupaan. Harvey Clark and Le Harvey completing the east,
The screen why was adapted from Ben Amper William) story, “A Very Practient deke," and was directed by the Bertholti Viertel, who rule phenomena Fox Movitone succes, "Seven Freeny.".
shown
Plonsky Quartet 1218-1221. Chinese Studie
8.00-10.30 Concor
9.00 p.m. Weather Report, Local Timm ele.
10.30 p.m. Close Dawn.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
PRIME MINISTER WILLING TO RECONSIDER.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $2020 b. Chartered Bank, £164 b. Mercantile A. & B., £20 n. East Asin $120 b.
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Canton Ins., $1300 . Union Inn., $600 B.
North China Ins., Tie. 160 b. China Underwriters, $3.26 b. Yangtze Ins., $60 n. China Fires, $475 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $1300 n.
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Mining.
Benguets, $11 d. Kallans, 32/6 1. Shai Explorations, Tis. 21⁄2 n. Raubs, $39.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $171 b. Whampoa Docks, $30 b. South China Motors $10 n. China Providents, $5.39 b. (old). Hongkewa, Tia, 270 n. New Engineerings, Tis, 6 n. Shanghai Docks, Tia. 106 n.
Cottons.
Ewe Entlon, Tx, 14,20 b. S'hi Coltons, Tls, 88 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, ele,
1. and S. Hotels. $12.70 b. H. K. Land. $84%1⁄2 b. (old). do. $83. 1.
S'hai Land Tls. 345 n.
Humphreys, $17,30 n.
Realties, $9.25 12
Public Utilities.
Tramways. $17.50 b. Peak Trams, told) $14% n.. Star Ferries, $924% n.
Chinn Lights, (old) $25.30 n. 1. K. Electrics, $80% 8. Telephones, $35% n. China Buses, s. 19 n. Singapore Tractions, $7/10 n. Industrials.
China Sugars, HO eis, n. Malabona, $27 n.
Cald. Macg. Ord: Tls. 11 n. Canton lees, $3.60 %.
Cements (Camb) $17 ». Ropes, $13.40 x. Yenz: Goldüelds $3.50 b.
Stores, elc.
Dairy Farma, $26.25 n. Watsons, $12.60 b. Der A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawords, '$4 n. Mackintoshs, $19 m. Sinceres, $13 b.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $20 D. Constructions, $5.20 n.
B' que Ind. G. Bonds, $67 n. H.K.G. Loan, 6% Prem.
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Jan. 28. The Prime Minister told the de- patation of Members of Parliament: last night that he was willing to reconsider the Government's de-
Paris Genera cision not to take an official part in the Schneider Trophy race, and Berlin.. would make a statement in reply DRIO
in the House to a question morrow.
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The scenes change from the heart desirous of the attempt being made of Harlem. Now York's great negro to retain the trophy, and the de- metronatis, to Sing Sing's Condemned putation were impressed by Mr. Row: through the night clubs of New MacDonald's extensive knowledge | Madrid.. York's "black belt" to the "Little of all the aspects of the contest. Bucharest Green Door where society "claims not excluding the purely technical Montevider il penalty for crime.
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