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Topical Pictures To-morrow
Many Interesting pictures will appear in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement, Including some of the recent big-scale : In Hongkong.
mancouvres
Amongst the groups will be oke nhowing Spanish Enthers, Including Father Bravo, re cently released by Communists after over a year's captivity.
FRIDAY,
21 YEARS AGO.
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong. Telegraph for the week ended March 28, 1914.
The rate of dollar on demand wan 18. 11.3/161.
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St. John's Cathedral scatholders approved, a scheme for raising a fund by monthly subscriptions to provide a stipend for an Assistant Chaplain.
clans, director and crow, according to Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, producers of Paramount's "Crime Without Passion," which comes to-day- to the Star Theatre. "That's the reason we selected the best technical; staff available for this picture," ex "Broadway Bill," the Frank Capra Plains flecht. "And, in selecting a Wo picked those whom wo comedy sensation co-starring Warner consider Baxter and Myrna Loy, which has Rains, Whitney Bourne and Marge, 'comers, to wit: Claudoi been hailed in many quarters as the the Spinnish-American dancer. That, successor to the famed "It Happened of course, was after we had written, One Night," le duo at the Queen's the best seilario we knew how to Theatre to-morrow. Aside from the write. Then we lined up Lee Garmes, unique qualities of delightful comedy,
ono of the best cameramen ever to whimsy and charming romanco wiiti which both fins are endowed, the Verkapich, nee technician; Albert come out of Hollywood) Slavko aimilarity embraces the facts that both were produced by Columbia, Johnson, who han designed sets for directed by Frank Capra, written by who has some striking now ideas about numerous Broadway hilk; Art Rosson, Robert Riskin and featured a starring direction, and so on down the line. team of exceptional players. The If our theory is enrrect, 'Crime With story of Broadway! Is that of a romance between a man and a girl. Passion can't help being a sut both imbued with the love of horses and a roving nature..... Drama, pathus: and humour are said to be bendell into the screen play with the deft Set in the colourful atmosphere of Capra touch. Bins Loy is presented newspaperdam, "The Hell Cat." the as a new and intriguing perastuility Columbla melodrama featuring Robert and Baxter's portrayal nɛ the young Armstrong and Ante Sothern conclude maa married into a rich family but its local engagement to-day at the who wants freedom from wealth And Queen's Theatre. The picture is said In-laws, is grand. "Broadway Bill" is to be an unusually interesting trent And to be reminiscent of Capra's uent of the unming of the shrew recent Ruccess "It Happened Ons theme in which a reporter encounters Night." Others in the cast of the wilful society girl and proceeds 19 new film are Helen Vinson as Baxter'a Lench ber tho A.B.C's of "how to be Murphy, and Block and Sully, lending At the annual meeting of the wife, Walter Connolly, Charence Muse, niee making a practical application ince, "hotel" and hilarity to the Rowinon Bowling Green Club, Mr. Raymond Walburn and many other of that old ninnation
proceedings. The season's most tune- Mr. R. Hall was appointed Pre- nilaçe performers and 'forming rough and treat'em seldom" when ful song hits are a fenture of thesident; Mr. D. Cooper, Vice-Pre- typical Capra enst,
atis Suthern as the spitfire den sinpalm. Arthur Sheckman, Nat Perrin sident: Mr. W. J. Crawford, Hon. him for attempting to take her picture the story nad dialogue of the Elm, Treasurer; and Mr. B. G. Taylor, and Nunally Johnson are credited with and is surprised to find his returning which was directed by Roy Del Ruth, Hon. Secretary. the slap. Directed by Al Rogell for release through United Artists. "The Hell Cat” is full of action and
Seymour Felix staged the dances' and
"The First World War"
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The Hell Cat"
"trent'en.
The wedding of Mr. Yung Chi-yim and Miss Emily Tam will be illustrated, whilst other pictures will show the women's section of the Golf Club at the Annual Fanling Meeting, the staff of St. Stephen's, Girls' School,
the Morrison st athletic team, and a photo will also appear of the St. Patrick's Ball in progress,
"Evergreen"
Speaking over the radio recently, Lowell Thomas, famous broadcaster, described Laurence Stallings's beek, "The First World War," as " spec- tucular collection of photographs." Incidents auf
sume genuine drama. Willy Pagany. The First World War" has now been. The supporting past includes hon made into a motion picture and, ne. Combell, Bunny Baker, Irving Baron, cording to advance reports, it is Parnell Pratt and Richard Heming.
J. Carroll Naish, Henry Kolker, "spectacular still. Stallings bimseti has again handled the Job of editing. but in the film version he has the added advantage of animated figures Eddie Cantor, banjo-eyed clown who and events as subjects for comment. last year cavorted ninong chariots and Some of the most remarkable fillions in the Rome of the Cuexitys, in stored for years in the secret archives Roman Scandals," this sensan Invades of Europe and the United States are the land of the gamela and shown to the public. for the first time In The First World War," which will arrive at the King's Theatre soon.
"Crime Without Passion" Once a good seenelo has Geen written and a enpable east selected, a motion picture's success or failure depends on the capability of its
"Kid Milions"
Mr. E. J. Noronha was admitted # partner-of-Noronha and Co., whilst Mr. Jullo A. Basto Was authorised to sign for the firm.
The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral of Mr. J. Kerfoot, manager of Jardine's Shanghai cotton mills, and Miss Elizabeth Gaskell.
laugh bleraied in quat portions neusembles, The colour direction of hall and the modern theatre with its interspersed with a series of thrilling the Ice Cream Fantasy feature is by opulent display in settings, the magni-
Neonce and the artistry of large- singing and dancing choruses, ad- vanced technique in production, and From whatever angle it Is regarded, the brillance of blatant "Evergreen" is stand entertainment. numbers. What does not alter is the musical This Coumont-British adaptation and appreciation of a good song and 4 elaboration of C. B. Cochran's stay clever dance by a popular artiste, and production which comes la the Central the new as well as the old Harriet Theatre on Wednesday gathers within Green, in the person its ample folds two distinct entertain-Matthews, will win the heart of the of Jessic ment periods; the old Fivol days and most hardened amusement-seeker by Pyramids in "Kid Millons", which Tivoli day" should endear "Ever return," in the character of Maudie, the modernity in variety. Those "old her supreme artistry. Betty Balfour's comes to the King's Theatre lo-sny, green" to the heart of the old-timer. will be appreciated. Soonie Hale has Tar einelt fifth annual Bereen The reconstruction has been acea part which affords him real op-
musical extravaganza for Samur pished with such fidelity that those furtunity and Goldwyn introduces him as a black who were familar, with the house in performance,
he puts over a fine shrep of the Brooklyn waterfront who the Strand will séureely require un Mackay. Others in the cast include L does also Barry inherits a fortune in Luried treasure effort of the memory to bring a return Hartley Power, excellent as the black- and travels to Egypt to clatin it, with of those happy tlines. By way of mailer, Iver Maclaren, Patrick Ludlow, Ann Sothern, Ethel Mernian, George contrast we have the old-time music Betty Shale and Marjorie Brooks.
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