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PAY AN EARLY VISIT TO
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King's Theatre Building. D'Agullar Street.
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931.
CINEMA SCREENINGS. the scenes and felonds of her early
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
slage triumpha when she was boon in the New York successes, “39 East" and "Nice People".
in London, Tallulah Bankkend was the darling of the foollights. · During "Pelican Pete", noted feather deni. the clght years she spent in England sen of the San Pedro waterfront, is he had the lead in fifteen plays, in- so used to strutting before camera Wanted". "The Gold Diggers", "Her cluding "They Know What They that he almost turned Director Sam Cardboard Love and Mud and Wood's hair white during the
filming of desk scenes for "Way for Treacle" Crowds, after the babit of a Sailor," John Gilbert's latest Metro- the London theatre audiences, aften! Goldwyn-Mayer talking picture which mabbed the stage door every night for is playing at the Queen's Theatre,x weeks after one of her play with Wallace Beery in a featured ppened. Oftes a cordon of police had character role.
to escort her through the mobs around the theatre.
The wharf scenes were supposed to represent the Liverpool waterfront vibrant with a smacking wit, she has a Miss Bankhead's voice is husky, and since there are no pelicans in
Hen
England. Pete's activities were demooth charm and large, longuld cidedly unwelcome. Wood finally yes. She can handle » quip with lured the rascal to a safety zone with lightning flash and devastating re- a crate of herring, hastity secured swim and talk. She talks on sults. She likes to dance, paint, from a nearby packing plant.
thusiastically that the muscles of her; On the other hand, when the eck often reflect her earnestness. dienctar required a school of porpoires She is intensely interested in making he found them everywhere but nt success of her motion picture career. hand. The porpoinds were needed for
In Tarnished Lady", which is now scenes in which Gilbert. Jim Tully and Beery are watching their showing at the King's Theatre, a new anticn from the bow of a
motion" pleture personality will he steamer. After the ship "Mianaised on the debut of a great actress. had prat to men twice for the shots without sighting nary a porpoise.. Wond recmelled himself to hiring al Warner Oland, the noted actor of porpoise troupe trained to follow the Oriental roles, who makes his initial craft out to set. Apparently directing talking appearance for Fox in the in noi the simplest thing in the title role of "Charlie Chan Corries world.
On". Arst entered pictures with the Fex organization.
The
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encounters.
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"Charlie Chan Carries On".
FORMFIT," "PRISCILLA "
And
"HICKORY"
GIRDLES
Gilbert Lalkie in sta
"It was before America went into adaptation of the well known nea yarn the war Oland said. "I had heen by Albert Richard Wetjen, depicting slaying in a drama of the life Benedict the adventures on adps and in the Arnold, with Walter Hampden, and ports of many lords of an easy-going return to New York City when the, fun-loving sailor who emerges
as show closed. My agent had no new victorious in his romantle affairs as he tuge
for doen in Antic
engagement
me, but Hyams has the feminine lend and the Alm that was just going into production, Leila suggested that I take a role in a Fox cast Includes Polly Moran and Doris Lloydl.
"In those days a legitimate aclari Torked with considerable disdain on "Tarnished Lady."
the movies, and I was no exception. I laughed at the offer, but the agent England's favourite American stage persisted, and reminded me that star! America's favourite English Herbert Brenas, whom I had known screen star! That is the interesting for years, was directing the picture. combination that carries the starring Mors out of friendship for Brenon roles of "Tarnished Lady", the screen than anything else. I took the role, vehicle which will introduce to in playing a heavy with Theda Barn. Alm work Taliulah Bankhead and To my surprise, however, I found the present Clive Brook in a stellar role. work very interesting."
In "Charlie Chan. Carries On", Tallulah Bankhead, having absented opening next Sunday at the King'a herself from her native America for Theatre, Olind for the first time in! right years, during which time she in
hero screen career becomes created a stir in London, returned to instead of a villala. He portrays the the United States to carry her smiling bui keen-witted Chinese detec vivacious personality to the screen.tive. Charlie Chan, who "Carries: On" which he adopted personally to the She is the daughter of Congressman after the Scotland man is put out of talkies for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William B. Bankhead of the Teath the running, while John Garrick and Featuring Charlotte Greenwood,
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Alabama district, and a niece of U.S. Marguerite Churchli have the roman Leila Hyams, Reginald Denny, Lillen Senator elect John H. Bankhead of tle leads as the aristocratic Bostonian Bond and Cif Edwards, it will come Alabama. Her paternal grandfather, nod the wealthy grandnaghter of the to the quean's Theatre to-morrow. John H. Bankhead, served an United mysterious killer's first victim. senator from Alabama.
Miss Bankhead had just completed brilliant season in London in "Let
Harris worked out his own screem version, retaining all the salient hits land laughs of the stage play, which Took New York by storm. In- eidentally, Miss Bord, who played that Cien
on the stage, plays the same vonip in the picture, with Merna
Hamilton MacFadden directed.
"Stepping Out," Us Be Gny", when the call from Adapting A stage play so American film executives brought her everything in it is transferred back in the United States. She is just as it was, in the footlight Rennedy as her companion. Harry Arrived in New York in January, and original, and still buliding It vn Stubbs, Richard Tucker, Kane Rich- went immediately to work in her first distinct motion picture lines is moving plcture with Clivu Brook. fest accomplished by Elmer Harris, the case. Charlies F. Rienner of the mond, and Wilson Benge are also in The picture, filmed in Paramount's playwright, in the case of "Stepping"Reducing,and "Caught Short" fame, New York studie, brought her back to Out", his New York stage success, directed.
A VERY
小
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.-
-Across
1 Why no ostentatious? Surely to Sing about an hunt is nothing to brag about!
5 Take a journey within narrow
limits.
In by ten is rather strict-in fact. take it altogether, It is savers. 10 If you make ends meet, sales
always result from these,
11 When a portion turns back, look
out for the catch.
12 Apparently on eney nose to put
out of joint.
13 Dry, when the crystal-gazer got
in a muddle.
10 Women don't likṣ being called there when they've grown up. 17 Puff up, more than a little back-
word.
18 He must have an older brother." 20 Break in thy surroundings to be
economical.
12 More or less here, and of out- standing quality in the States. 23 What about it for friendship?
Why, Amy, of course.
24 Land in which one reclines 28 "Bid me discourse, I will-thine ear."-"Venus and Adonis.”
20 Lying about-it doesn't matter
what, really.
30. Unbending kind of man, the boks,
but straight as a die.
31 By assiduity one may find the old
ninge-coach,
Down
1 It's not very clear, but it sounds
remarkably like pretence.
2 A leaflet helps to entice.
3 No news is good news, I expect
he never broke it (hidden).
4 A movement of the Ilmba
favoured by politicians.
Unchanged, but with a stroke toe.
STICKLEBS
many to be, sane, 6 Mitigate..
7 People who have never dono
anything for us,
9 After tow this Irish town makes
a good game.
14 Prepared to be dexterous.
15 Stop, a bit! Try from the edges. 16 A Devon town that looks like a
crown
18 Humorous as describing u remark that with very little less would merely be pointed.
10 Enticed.
20 And up nearly all-all, In fact, - 21 There is not much humour about thin bombast-except, perhaps,
a little detached fun.
25 Bird.
26 Looks like keeping fine for the
show.
27 Become weary-from being up
the pole, perhaps?
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Miss Tobin has tiny hands, perfect- ly moulded, blonde hair, gracefully waved, allky and glistening, a delight- ful English accent of which one is not conscious after the first dozen words, The picture is an hilarious romance a determined chin and a complexion of two oil millionaires who try picture which is flawloss and a constant joy production in Hollywood and who have to the camera man. Her mother has Jealous wives. Hollywood and Agua boon her constant companion on her Caliente are locales for a screamingly invasion of London, where she played funny plot of gold diggers
the Tend in "The Trial of Mary Jealousy.
Dugan," in New York during the runs of "Polly Preferred," "Fifty Million Frenchmen" and other hits, end now in a year in Hollywood.
"Free Love."
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Genevieve Tobin is indoed one of the distinctive newcomers to the films and Such in the first Impression one even blase and critical Hollywood has gains of Genevieve Tobin, the stage been quick to applaud her talent and atar who has met Hollywood and predict a brilliant screen career for taken it by storm in her first two her. Featured in the cast with Mias Universal pictures, “A Lady Sur Tobin are Conrad Nagel, Monroe renders" and "Free Lovo," the latter Owsley, Tika Chane, ZaSu Pitts, Slim being the attraction at the Central Summervillo, Bertha Mann and Theatre starting to-day,
George Irving.
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