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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.
CINEMA SCREENINGS. BANISH-THE COUGH.
THE LATE ARNOLD' BENNET'S LAST LONG STORY
(Continued from Page 3.)
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
Take PEPS and Obtain Freedom from Chest and Lung Troubles. "Tu-day," the famous drania of The common dry cough of our modern marriage film, now showing climate is set up by throat weakness They knew what was what. They at the Tal Ping Theatre, is one of and dust irritation. A chronic cough were realists. They know women, the finest pictures seen in Hongkong tightness of chest, la more serious, accompanied by huskinens, pain and and the astounding egotisms of for many months. Based on a great for it warns of bronchitis or in- rich and handsome women. Women Broadway stage hennation, it tells an fammation in the breathing tubes. were all ulike. They women. In the nincore realism of married couples today. It will undicates Bronchial asthma.
hated amazing story of the jails besetting cough
choking accompanied by spasms and gasping for breath. Ins their vision of women they grew questionably start no end of discus sentimental. And in their senti.
Peps aro the only rational and mentality they had an extraordin-alon among movie patrons and will direct treatment for all such coughs. ary, half-morbid sensation of hapensily among the best films of the When dissolved in the mouth, Popa pinesa.
year. Conrad Nagel and Catherine breatheable tablets give off valuable Dale Owen play the leading roles, and medielnat fumes which are both hoal- "To-lay", not only gives Nagol his ing and germicidal. The Peps fumes talents in a way which will make him the dorpest recesses first real part, but shows off his are breathed through the throat into even a bigger star
of the lungs, than over. A Thus in a safe, direct and most effec- splendid supporting company appears tive way, Pops relieve congestion in with the principala.
the breathing tubes and loosen stringy phlegm so that it is easily expolled.
"Yes," said Tommy. Roland thought, reverting in privacy to himself: "And they're hysterical too." He said aloud: "And what's going to be the next move?"
In its allent form with Florence Feps soothe the throat and heal the Reed and Edmund Breeso ns the delicate membrances and tissues made principals, “To-day" rated one of raw and inflamed by constant cough- the film smashes of the time. Withing. At the same time, Peps streng. the dynamic dialogun and the careful then the chest and lungs and afford Majestic Pictures, "To-day rates an from other sufferers. production it has been given by valuable protection against Infection an even greater telomph thán before.
"Congorilla."
·Gorillas in mortal combat, a pygmy courtship, wedding and honeymoon, with huge elephants, ferocious lona, and rhinoceri and other wild beasts aa witnesses, a white woman narrow. ly escaping death from a charging rhino, a river alive with floating is lands of flesh and allthering reptiles, the capture of two kings of the apes, and hyenas menacingly tensing a lion and his kill.
One cannot over-cstimate the Im- portance of taking Peps regularly. For
coughs, colds, chills, sore throat, laryngitis, bronchitis, night or nearly. morning cought, branchial asthma, catarrh, etc., Peps are the genuine world-famed remedy. Sold in handy sealed bottles, of medielne dealers of dispensaries everywhore. Agents:- Mesara, Gilman & Co., Ltd., Den Voeux Rond, Hongkong.
"There isn't going to be any next move. Not from me: And there won't be from her, that I'm certain of. But I'll tell you what "After a semi-oratorical pause, holding his mouth open, Tommy spoke with more deliberation and more emphasis-"I'm glad I'm gind about it! I may as well be honest with you. I came here to be honest. I'm glad about it. I was fond of that girl, and it's something of a wrench. I lost my head about her. And in some ways she's splendid. But I hadn't been engaged to her three days before I began to have my doubts whether I'd done right, the best for myself-for either of us. The way she sort of took hold of me. These are just a fow of the hun lover of the mysterious. Many mem-
is fare after the heart Assumed things. I didn't like it. dreds of unparalleled thrilla I pretended it was all right. But sights revealed by the greatest junglebers of the original cast of "The Case I find a feeling it wasn't. But picture ever made,"Congorilla" of the Frightened Lady" are included what could I do? You have to go made by Mr. and Mrs. Martin John- Nesbitt, Emlyn Williams,
in the film version, notably Cathleen through with a thing. Well, she's son who also appear in it. Inciden Harker, Finley Currie, Percy Parsons broken it off. Funny how it's tally, it in the only talking picture and Julian Royce, also those popular only the woman who's entitled to Jungle. The audience
ever entirely taken in the African artists, Norman McKinne). Belle break off. Not the man.. Oh no! never beheld so sensational a spec Chrystall and D. A. Clark Smith. Not the man I say, you've tacle as that which "Congorilla" can been awfully decent. I knew you boast. Milllons of wild jungle birda would be. What do you think of thousands of primitive savages and Undoubtedly Lew Ayres' best it all? Say anything you like. primeval monsters. When the John-screen vehicle since his memorable I'll stand for it."
buy are not battling man-caters, triumph, "All Quiet on the Western. the elements are conquered, they are battling elements. When | Frunt," is "Heaven on Earth," which new opens an engagement at the Oriental menaces lurk in their path. Sounds, Theatre to-day. The story is a drama weird, ponetrating, that humana have never heard, will plerce audiences and hold spectatore spellbound.
"Well," Roland replied slowly. "If it's off. it's off. And if you're glad I'm glad. I'm sure you've done right."
"You never cared for her?". "I don't say I never cared her. I really don't Butt-"
know
(To be continued.)
ENTERTAINMENTS. AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL
?
screen
has
"Heaven on Earth.”
of every
Gordon
and
of Mississippi River life, and presents the handsome young star as the sup- posed son of a steamboat captain.
for afford dramatic studies that contri- in the nearby village of "Shanty- The pygmies of the Itura Forest ents were really "poor white trash" When he finally learns that his par-
her.bute to making "Congorilla" entirely bonters," he returns to his own people different from any Bound picture and becomes the centre of an absorb- "Come on? Come on l' said shown on any screen to date. Not a ingly interesting nerles
of events, Tommy, not without impatience. phase of the native life of these tiny culminating in'n raging flood on the "Out with it. You
humans is overlooked. There never really births, deaths and weddings during from that delightful novel
were Mississippi. The picture is adapted enred for her."
"Missis the Johnsons extraordinary visit sippi by Ben Lucien Burman. with those little people. And there Scenically Ilenven on Earth" takes are thousands of them appearing in high honours, with many beautiful "Congerla". You see them talk, views on the river, the steamboat sing, dance and trying to imitate ploughing majestically through the their white guests. Their every water, the motley collection of rude -WEEK-END FUNCTIONS secret, hidden from civilization for "Shanty-boats" hear the shore
centuries, is exposed in this picture. the food which climaxes the picture. "Gongorilla" is showing at the King's Theatre to-dny.
"The Pasalonate Plumber."
The Fatal Scarf.
"About the only difference I enn discover between sophisticated There is n dramatic scene in "The comedy and slapstick is that
you Enjoyable week-end functious Frightened Endy", the film adapta-bounce on the floor intellectually inn. the Peninsula tion of the famous Edgar Wallace tend of physically."This is Duster were features at Nov. 20
Hotel. Ot
thrill-drama, in which the patrician Keaton's humourous summing up of dinner Saturday a dance took place in the Rose Room, Lady Lebanon makes a frantic at his Intest role in the hilarious farce
tempt to burn an Indian scarf. and Hugo" and "Josephine", the action is observed by
"The Passionato Plumber which is popular cabaret dancers, entertain-
Cornet at the Queen's Theatre. af Scotland Yard, sent to the ed at intervala during the evening Lebanon's country seat to enquire
In "The Passionate Plumber" before a large attendance. Each into two mysterious murders there, have an opportunity to combine of their turns was well received Nover has Edgar Wallace written a alapstick and sophisticated comedy in clues the role of a crack French plumber. and encores were heartily respond-play in which so many false ed to. These internationally present themselves, never a drama soMany of the situations are carried known artistes are performing for permented with the eerie and to a certain point by dialogue to get a priod under contract with the expected. Why does Aisla Crane, me in an exceedingly einbarrassing
Lord Lebanon's fiancee, search Peninsula Hotel, and are appearing Priory grounds at night? Why is gu into some form of ludicrous phy. the position whereupon it's up to me to nightly, Sundays excepted, during the young Lord Lebanon under the sical action to top off the gag, In the dinner dance in the Rose Room. constant surveillance of two Ameri- this way the role enables me to take On Sunday another plesaing chatelaine of Marks Priary, the and also makos possible the develop
can footmen? What fear Impela the advantage of both types of comedy symphonie concert was given, and haughty Lady Lobanon, the large gathering present were from disclosing the contents of an Assisting Keaton in the laugh activi→
to refrainment of every scene to get full value. afforded a most enjoyable muefcal alleged lumber room? And how is it ties of "The Passionate Plumber" are evening. It is understood that a possible for the perpetrator of two Jimmy "Schnozzle" Durante, Polly special programme is in prepara-murders by strangulation to variah Meran, Irene Purcell, Gilbert Roland tion for next Sunday's concert, utterly and leave no trace?
and Mona Maria. The picture was during the visit of the Shanghai
directed by Edward Sedgwick who lawn tennis interporters.
Inst scored with "Parlour, Bedroom and Bath."
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