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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934
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Hundreds of eyes are being focussed on Heather Angel's pubile appearanco "Berkeley Square" at the King's Theatre on Saturday where her first Important loading role in American Alma lá to be projected on the screen. Although totally unknown In America, Jose L. Lasky, who produced "Berko- ley Square", selected Miss Angol; Instantly upon seeing her tout. The cable to England was disaptched Jm- mediately and within a fortnight sho was en route to Hollywood. The role In the John Balderston production is by no means actorproof and a diflcult one for an actress now to. the Beroon. While the part is a sympathetic one, Its nebulous qualities require a sin cerity and understanding of its sub- tleties beyond the capacity of the or- dinary players.
"I'm No Angel"
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screened skilfully by Wesley Ruggles. Why Children Are "Naughty." CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
"Arizona To Broadway"
Same day you're going to see and hear James Dunn in a screen musical comedy. Even if it is odd ambition for a young fellow who has been ris- ing with rapid strides in comedy- drama roles. He has been gathering together some song numbers he feels sure will be hits and is even willing
A Common-sense Explanation.
"I don't know where sonny gets his temper from," says many a mother, and sometimes aho will add. with a meaning look at hubby; "not from my side of the family, I'm
sure!"
a matter of fact, Dunn did very well tried remedy,ight.
and cure.
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in "Sweet Adelino" with Helen Mor set the
available quickly to Consignees of Cargo are hereby an, before Fox Film brought him to
informed that all Goods are bolne These Hollywood and gave Dunn would both as proventative
pleasant-to-tako little tablets him his big op should be in every nursery for use hazardous and/or
Innded at their risk Into
the extra hazardous portunity in "Bad Just as soon see Sally Eilers in the tablet given occasionally keeps the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., A Godowns of The Hongkong and leading feminine role of his coming
child well, tunes up the internal musical. Sully sings and dances, too, organs, stimulates and has been yearning to warble and Slightly large doses speedily correct
the intestines. delivers will be admitted after lig before the microphones and acute stomach and bowel troubles, the Goods have left the Godowns, cameras. Dunn's latest for Fox Is the expel worms, check diarrhoea, while and all Goods remaining undelivered unusual comedy, "Arizona to Broad- the carefully balanced prescription after the 12th Jan. 1934 will be sub way," now at the King's Theatre with of the tablets also allays fever, colds ject to rent Joan Bennett, Herbert Mundin.
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Warner Baxter plays a leading role in "Penthouse," the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Cosmopoliton production, which has its final showings to-day at the Queen's."Ever since his earliest nem- ory he wanted to be an actor," soy's his
mother.
"Ho
was always put- A special dinner dance for the ting on kid circuses and charging the other children three pins to see his large party of Australian univer- cats and dogs perform. As
ho grew
esity teachers and students was a little oller, he became deeply in- held at the Repulse Bay Hotel inst terested in amateur theatricals. In-night.
stead of discouraging him, I always The party, numbering over fifty. encouraged him. Maybe I wanted him arrived in Hongkong by the A.O. to become a great, actor because, when liner Talping last week, and will was a girl, I always wanted to be return by the same steamer to- como an actress.
But-my goodness
when I was n girl, it was an awful morrow.
thing
to even think of going on
the
stage.
The students and teachers com- Though I never became an prising the party are from prac- actress, it was always uppermost in tically overy University in the
for such
takon.
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my thoughts, and possibly my longing Commonwealth, and the present and Shanghal Banking Corporation career is Inborn in Warner, tour is the third students' educa-announce that, subject to audit, the Perhaps that's why he's such a uni- tional tour that has been under- December 31, 1983, will be:.
dividend for the half year ending versally loved actor to-day."
#что- gether with Baxter, the cast of Arthur Somera Roche's "Penthouso" features The party is under the charge Myran. Loy, Mae Clarke, Phillips of Mr. C. V. Stoddart, passenger-000. Homes, Martha Sleeper,
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YOU DON'T HAVE) OH, ID HAVE
BECAUSE WE
TO LEAVE, JUST
ARE, PAT.....IF
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AND AS LONG
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AWHILE
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