THE FONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
APRIL 30.
CINEMA NOTES
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KALA JE POME*]| Rosalind Russell and John, Boles, n Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craig, wil be seen in the picture version George Kelly's famous Pullitzer prize-winning play, "Craig's Wife," which is showing to-day at the King's Theatre. The stars are supported in lesser coles by an impossing east in- cluding Billie Burke, Jane Darwell, Dorothy Wilson, Almto - Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Allen and Raymond Walburn. Dorothy Arzeer, fore-mast woman director in Holly- wood, gulded the filmi transcription
by Mary McCnil. "Craig's Wife" as drama tovers will recall, is the story of an implacable wife who subjugated her every emo- tlon to atlain what she considered the most important factor in every woman's
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play
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DONATIONS TO THE CHRIST. CHURCH FUND
Christ
The
Church (Kowloon Tong) Building Fund has been uug- mented by the following further donations:
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chan $300
V. M. Grayburn
100 Air. Miss N. W. Bascombe
200, Anonymous per Mrs. Ander-.
100
Kon
Mr. Wong Sik Chung Mr, G. Minkin
Friend"
Rev. Alfred Swan Anonymous E
| Anonymous B
Mrs. Cock... Hon. Mr. S. l. Dodwell St. Andrew's Church Patronal Festival Concert by Chinese Choral
Society
Peak Church
Son
Mr. and drs. T. V. Harmon Dr. Martha Honhing Special Xinas Gifts Mr. W. M. Barton- Mrs. de Martin Anonymous per Mrs. Ander- Be complete IndependMr. F. II. Kwok ence. She sweeps so relentlessly to Dr. Arthur Woo wards her goal that finally she wins Mr. George She her independence but loses every- Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Waddell thing else in life worth having. Miss
Mr. A. Murdoch J. Monks Russell essays her first important Mr. B, J,
K. K. Wong Dr. K. emotional role in film in "Craig's
Mr. R. A. Hill Wife" having this far gained her greatest fame as a charming, subtle comedienne.
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HONGKONG NURSES RECEIVED BY GOVERNOR OF „BOMBAY I'RESIDENCY.
of
the instrumentality Through Colonel J. L. Stecman, c.n., the Chlof Commissioner St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, the Chinese nurses of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong, who are proceeding to England for the Coronation and Jublico of the Brigade, by the s.8. Ranch, were received by His Excel-" lency the Governor of Bombay Pre- sidency, Lord Brabourne, K.C.I.E
s.o., K. St. Join, at Government House, Bombay, during the vessel's stny Biere.
They were accompanied by the 100.18 Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Langley, and
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80.00 were introduced to their Excellen- eles, Lord and Lady Brabourne, by Colonel Sleeman. His Excellency expressed
his pleasure at meeting these representatives of the Order of which he is the head in the Preal- dency, and asked the nurses to send his best wishes to all who belonged to the St. John Ambulance Brigade:
in Hongkong.
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Boswell (1) Com. Mr. E. C. C. Johnson Mr. E. C. Tregillus Anonymous H. (Deebr.
April)
Later the nurzes were driven round
all the sights of Bombay in two of the Government House motor. cars, expressing themselves as delighted with their stay, prior to departure for Aden,
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Captain W. J. R. Cragg, A.D.C. to 15.07 H.E. Slr Andrew Caldecott and lot- terly A.D.C. to HE. the Officer Ad- 10---
Hon. ministering the Government, 50. Mr. N. L. Smith, leaves for Home to-morrow. His place as A.D.C. to the AO:G, will be taken by Captain G; P. Rickcord.
Prof. Miss
L. Forster
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Mr. Mrs. Griggs
and Dr. E.
F. Woo
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Miss W. F. Steel
Interest
"The Beloved Vagabond" Maurice Chevaller's "The Beloved Vagabond", a continental comedy romance based on the famous novel by W. J. Locke, is showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day. The irre pressible Maurice is surrounded in this Toeplitz production with an im- peceable cast of international favour-
C ites, among them Betty Stockfled,
Stampa"
P. W. Robertson Mrs. Margaret Lockwood, Desmond Tester W. A. Stewart
Mr. and Austin Trevor. Kurt Bernhardt ***
10. Mrs. S. W. Mirishal Mr. and
10. directed the film' from a screen play Mr. G. E. L. Johnson treatment of Locke's novel by Hugh Miss D. P. Burslem Mills, Walter Creighton and Arthur Mr Roland Koh Wimperls. The story, readers of the Rev. Nash Baptismal Fees novel will recall, is set against the Mr. and Mrs. W. Cunning- contrasting backgrounds of tinselled Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Power London court life and the French Miss L. N. Waltlas... peasant country-side. Betty Stock- Mr. E. Cunningham (Oct.
to April) feld appears as Joanna, with Mar- Miss G. Thom garet Lockwood in the role of Blan- Mrs. E. Davidson quette and Austin Trevor as the ill-
Mrs. Greaves fated Comte. Chevaller. sings 21 Air. Alec Greaves number of gay French tunes especi- Miss L. Siggins jally composed by Mireille and Hey Mrs. Kenyon
mann, with a musical score provided by Darius Milhaud.
ham
Mr. T. H. Smith
Miss Florence Poor,
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Mrs. M. E. Burslem
"Invitation to the Wallz“ Produced on a really lavish scale and including Weber's famous waltz from which the dim takes its title, Invitation to the Waltz," showing al the Slur Theatre is a delightful romance of Napoleonle days, fen
featur ing Lilian Harvey the fairy-like little actress who has achieved world-wide fame. Treatment and acting are the essential factors in * story of is type, and "Invitation to the Waltz" Is a film which gives Lilian Harvey every opportunity to display her own brilliant
of talent which has not been seen since she made the "Congress tremendously successful Dances," Napoleon, Weber and the Duke of Wurtemburg figure largely in the story Napoleon-is played-by- Esme Percy, who resembles the Em- peror to a remarkable degree, and Weber is played by Richard Bird. Carl Esmond, who was in "Blossom Time," Alls the role of Jenny's sweet- heurt.
"North of Nome"
Bleak Alaska, which has grimly refused to bend to the will of civi lization, providen the background for Jack Holt's newest Columbia picture, North of Nomo,, which has its run at the Alhambra Theatre to-day. Few men have been able to penel- deeply into this country, which wards off invaders, with a wall of ice and cold and blinding storms. Holt, however, actually lived in the Yukon country for five years pros-
futilely for gold
before to the United States and
FCH
in the movies. Hence it is
should now be interesting that he playing in one of the few flims that have dealt with the Arctic. Recent- ly, the star was seen in
Williams, polo player movie star, rejoins Holl in the Alaskan opus after having played a prominent part in "End of The Trail". In other featured roles are to be found John Miljan, Roger Imhoff, Paul Hurst, Dorothy Appleby, Ben diendricks, Robert Gleckler, Frank McGlynn, Sr. and MIKI Morita.
Trall". Gulnn "Big "" "End of the
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ANTHONY MARTIN - LEAH RAY
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1987.