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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931.
|| CINEMA SCREENINGS. needed laughter, among other
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
ex-
plonives. And he provided it by dis- covering Private Hal Jones in the trenches. That was the beginning of the romance-a real-life romance
"Gentleman's- Fate." "Men On Coll" is descriptive of Twenty-five thousand dollars worth any number of humanitarian services, of emeralde were part of the "props" but 11 was colḥod originally to it the used in the filming of "Gentleman's members of the U.S. Const Guard, Fate", John Gilbert's now starring Whose entire lives are spent in anti- | vehlele, which will apen at the cipation of the time when their ser- Queen's Theatre on Sunday. vices may mean the saving of human life. It is also the title of Edmund Lowe's Intest Fox moviefone vehicle which is now showing daily at the King's Theatre.
WORLD THEATRE.
ASUNNY SIDE UP" NOW
SHOWING.
Starring Janet Gaynor and Churles Farrell, "Sunny Side Up."
drama of youth, melody and romance, is the feature attraction, at the World Theatre until Satur
vault under surety bond after an
The gems were brought from д day, emeraldia in the pleture. The inella- fattempt WAS innde to usc pasto Llona, however, photographed "dend Directed by Johu Blystone, us his under the brilliant lights and it was Aftieth effort behind the megaphone meessurs to use genuine stones for Fox Film Corporation, the aturyer to obtain the dazzling beauty
The music and songs in this film deserve special mention, as they include such popular hits au Dreamer, Aren't We All?" "If i "Sunny Side Up" "I'm a Had a Talking Picture, of You," "You've Got Me Picking Petals was shown some time ago at the Of of Daisies," etc. This picture
Queen's and Star Theatres and chap who is auditenly faced with the with local cinema-goers and as The story revolves about a society proved to be extremely popular fact that his father, whom he has both the neting and story itself helleved to be dent, is the leader of New Jersey bootlegging. The drama have not seen it picture should are humanly handled those who
deals with the love of two Const vital to the scene. Guardsmen for the same girl.
Mervyn Le Roy, who last directed Elmund Lane, as a petty, oficerithert talkie from an niginal story "Little Caesar, screened, the new and William Harrigan, ta a captain, by Ursula Perrott. live stirring lives in the Coast (iuard, filled with routine drills and heroic exploits of salvage and life saving while the thread of their romance tightens into a house that brings them very nearly to a death strugzie.
0
Mac Clarke in the pretty sbject it, begins when his aneve breaks their not this last chance of seeing.ft.
Their affect long, although Lowa in re- tleent to disclose his real feelings beentire
mt cartier misunders standing.
engagement and he decides to enter
on his father's occupation and he Comes a gangster-killer,
An Important supporting cost in- cludes Louis Wolbein, Leila Hyams,
'4ljøh and George Cooper.
the
A dramatie Are at sea, brought on 'Alta Page, Marie Prevost. John by 'a terrife storm, sérves as Climax, to the gripping struggle between the two men, which is only settled after Miss Clarke makes her final choice.
Warren Hymer, Sharon Lynn, Jor Brown, George Corcoran and Ruth Warren round out the all-featured enst, which also includes a complete rew of Coast Guardsmen, especially kunned by the U.S. Government to give realism to the production.
The locale for the intensely human story, by Tom Geraghty and Andrew Bennison, was the sea coast of North, ern Califoring and actual tout Guard Stations in Monterey Bay.
What Price Social Life? Maternal wishes versos, inherited talent and talent won. That's the "inside atory" of Constance, Bennett's entrance into the movies.
The skiest of Richard Bennett's three daughters, Constance, was sup- posed to embrace a social carcer. In Mrs. Bennett's opinion, her husband had acquired all the theatrical honours necessary in the family and she was much averse to any of the girls b coming actresses,
The Phantom of the Opera," An interesting sidelight ou
the showing of "The Phantom of Opera" at the Central Theatre, which is now having its. Anal showings to day, is the fact that two carpenters go through the house each night after the performances to tighten the seats which are iosened by the audience. The impact on the seats during the many thrills in this picture proves disastrous to the screws holding the seats to place and winny of them are loosened. The thrill that makes the sends absolutely unsafe in obtained when the musk is ripped from the face of Lon Chaney, whose impersonation of the Phanton is the most grotesque makeup he has yet obtained,
The stirring scene in the latter. part of the picture during the rescue) at the laver from the phontem's tor ture chambers and the finding and pursuit of the phantom by the mot through the mysterious collars of thei Paris Opera House finishes damage to the seats begun carly in the first half of this spectueulur plature.
the
Notwithstanding the many thrills which cinema goers always like to have, there are in the picture a whole
Sherily after Constance's debut, however, she encountered Samtej Goldwyn at one of the lig Equityet of "Faust" in technicolour, with
Balls, Goldwyn. Hoking for a girl to 6il the "apper" role in "Cytherea, which he was then making, suggested she take a teal for the part. The test was highly successful and, despite family objections, Constance necepted | the role, scoring à decided hit.
That decided mutters. Objections or not, she was going to be a film player; her dramatic inheritance was too strong. In pursuance of this atm- bition she went to Hollywood where she scored in several productions, In- cluding "The Gome Hung High "Code of the West." "Marriage" and "The Goose Woman," until her bie success in "Sally, Irene and Mary."
After her marringe slie withdrew from the scene for two years, but re- ently returned to reach the heights in "San of the Gods," "This Thing Called Love" and "Three Faces Enst. Her intent, and in many respecte finest, performance is in the feminine Tead of "Common Clay." Vietor Firm- ing's sensational screen version of the eves Kinkend Harvard prize ste drama for Fox movietone.
Title,
many graceful actings and songs which you can hardly see or hear in
Hongkong. Those who have not seen this picture in "talkie" form advised not to miss their last chance.
are
"Broadway Scandals," Sally O'Neil, who is starred in "Broadway Scandals." the all-talking, singing. dancing musical coinedy sensation cuming to the Central Theatre to.пkrow, posSUSREK rare eunbination, good common sense and artistic ability.
Iensure WAS
that
in good
Hoth these characteristics are hers by inheritance. The common sense comes to her from her father, Thomas Francis Noonan, who was a justice of the Supreme Court. At the time of his death, he candidate for the post of Secretary of was a prospective
War. Artistic ability. mother, Hannah Kelly, who was an contrilaried by her aporn singer. These, qualities make Sally rangenial artist. She is aways ready an extremely intelligent Arch to listen to a director's suggestions Ayres enacts the masculine leading unnecessary dispiny of temperatnent Land will adopt them without any with Tally Marshall, Beryt she finds them beneficiat. A Mercer and Matty Kemp in the prin artist temperament unaccompanied by cipal supporting parle. "Common Clay" makes its how to local audiences common sense usually results in th
egotistical person whe today at the Queen's Theatre.
Fu hard to MANAGE.
On the coast visit she met Mar- shal Nellan, who was then a director for M.G.M. He was so Impressed with her vivacious personality that he selected her for the least in "Mike." "Sally, Irene and Mary" for M.G.M. followed. She was made. Then came one success after another,
Miss O'Neil hus appeared on the slage but once. recently in a Fanchon and Marco act. This WAK quite lut she, loves the footlights and is
"Splinters" Again,
By special request, the Management f the King's Theatre, hus decided to the fanioun Britisk film "Splinters" for another two days conmmencing on Sunday, 12th July,
reserern
"Splinters" is not only a revise. It is also a romance, a real-life rom. ance. After eleven years as n revue, it has become 'n talkie that reveals this rouance that reveals how it began in the front line of the Great Preparing herself for the time when she will take Broadway by storm. War. How it grew into the rest And Sally will, cemps just behind the line. How il
Iler dancing and developed within sound of the guns singing in "Broadway Scandals sur
that of many and spread laughter nerons the dese
Broadway vastation of Flanders. How it start the tale of the Great White Way.
musical comedy queens who are now dus crude sing-song and becamo the first Army Concert Farly, known way Hooters," shown recently at the Jack Egan, who starred in "Broad. to every soldier in Northern France, Central Theatre, and Carmel Myers, a with Lord Horde, the First Army silver screen beauty, both appear in Commander, as its virtual founder this musical extravaganza. George and most enthusiastic supporter. Fur Lord Harne knew that victory Arehninkaud directed.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
FRANTICALLY MURPHY AND THE BOYS
GET LINDY |LOADED ONTO THEIR BLED AND, WITH
THE ROPE
TIED TO HIS MOTORCYCLE, ANURPHY 15 READY TO ROSH LINDY.
"TO A VETERINARIAN.
TIME UP ALL THE SLACIÓ IN THE S-PE PRECKLES. 50 I DONT JERK LINDY TOO HARD AND FRIGHTEN LITAN !!
ALL RIGHT...WERE
READY.. LET HER SO!
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, 32,020 b. Chartered Bank £15% n. Merchantile A. and B., £211⁄2 n. East Asia $127 b.
Insurances.
Canton Rus., $1486 n. Union Ins., $562% n. China Underwriters, $4.50 5. China Fires, $675 b. HK. Fire Ins., $1400 m.
Shipping..
n.
Dougine. 324
H. K. Steamboats, $25 b. Indo-Chinns, (Def.) $30 b. Union Waterboats, $281⁄2 b..
Mining.
Benguets $9% 1. Kailans, 83/9 n. S'hai Explorations, Tis, 2 n. Raube, $38% 2.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $163% 1. Whampoa Dacks, $20 b. South China Motors $10. China Providents, $5.85'8. - Honghewa, T. 286 n. Now Engineers, Tis. 6 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 111 b.
Cottons.
Ewo Colton, Tle. $14.85 b. S'hai Cotton Tis. 95 n. Zoong Sings Tis. 101⁄2 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H.K. & S. Hotels, cold) $16.25 b. II.K. & S. Hotels (New) $15.95 n.. I.K. Land $9212 b. S'hai Land Tla, 384 6. Humphrey's $20% *. Reallics, $14:80
Public Utilities.
Tinoways, $203 b Peak Trains, (old) $14 m. Star Ferries, $95%1⁄2 m. China Lights, $26.80 n. H. K. Electrics, $80%, b, Macao Electrics, $23 n. Telephones, $491⁄2 b. China Buses, Tis. 18.60 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/..n.
Industrials.
China Sugars, 60 ets. b. Malabons $39 n. Canton Jues, $634 b Cement (comb.) $10.60 b. Ropes, $22
b
Stores, etc.' Dairy Farma, $30.50 3. Watson. 16 b.
Der A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawford, $8.16 n. Mackintosh, $16 n. Sinceres, $14%1⁄2 n. Powells, $4. 6.
Miscellaneous,
Amusements, $20 b. Construction $9.60 n. B'que In. G. Bonds, 78% b.
Under Way!
GEE-ITD BE
TERRIBLE IF THE ROPE
MOULD
BREAK!
32
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
It seems incorrect for a foreign nobleman to take precedence of a king the bowing not scraping notwithstanding.
Provides, thin.
If these are much in evidence to-ding, to-morrow will probably be fine.
Mount-and keep your balance." 11 We resunie real work next week
(hidden).
13 Throw this out now, there will be
time for
on the way back.
14 This is quite old-fashioned now
--indeed, it always has been sa 16 Upact--but likely to please a
child.
17 Legal minority,
18 Many a one works havoe with
n jawbone.
20 Very well satisfied with one's self, and sticks to it all the way back.
21 To give one's self songs is not the way to nehleve popularity. 24 O it to anger.
28. Something in which both the
pugilist and the mikoan actively engaged.
Arc
10 Tucreible, but the young house..
wife's first cake is not always this.
31 To lay on the back, but not
by the wrestler's method. 32 Here peevish fits return
promotion.
for
04 A photograph that pans out all
right, in a way,
As this will make you more so- eure, don't worry about fire. 36 Arrange this. It sounde
though it might be light."
Na
37 The first part should be capable
of throwing light on this fish. 38 One cannot be this without it. 33 might be useful-and quite harmless.
Down
I There is a good deal of foreign money in this country, take note. 2 Biblical cattle. 3 The universal mother,
STICKERS
The sketch contains five lars. Start at one star and draw a series of con nected shaight lines which will past through all the stars and return to the starting point. The dotted lines slow how it can be done with five lines. Soc if you can do with less and with a few comings as possible.
1
5 Whether sea or street, one facial
characteristle figures prominently in support of the old country.
B Looks pretty bad, but you tan
easily make it a cover,
7 Sweet, is the appropriate adfec-
live for this.
R Sounds great, but will offend the
car.
10 Shut
neroas.
in-perhaps
12 This is it.
trific 14
14 A rather out-of-date form of up-
to-data.
16 Ent away.
18 Desirable in wine, and insepar
able from German beer.
10 Probably describes the cake in
clue 30 across.
22 This is perfectly clear..
23 These may be rigid-or jointed. 25 When the sun is in the south, 26 Black that may be by one. 27 Homage provided by a spectre. 20 There is nothing particularly American about this nasal out. burst.
j30 Spirit that comes from France.
33 Rainer water up above
politician.
34 An Indian scarf..
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