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WATURDAY. NOVEMBER (17-1988

THE GRAND

TONIGHT and TOMORROW

at 9.30 p.m.

MARY PICKFORD

in

LITTLE LORD

FAUNTLEROY

10 reáls

Balcony Seats

60 cents.

THEACHINA MAIL.

CINEMA CHATTER.

THE STAR

TO-DAY at 5,80 and 9,15

LAST PERFORMANCES

HERBERT RAWLINSON

THE PRISONER

Thrilling love tale, the scene of which is laid in Austria in the days of the Hapsburgs,

PROGRAMME FEATURES,

TO-NIGHT.

Coronet-Richard -Barthel.

mess and Carol Domp- sler in "The Love Flower."

World.--Charles E. Mack in

"Driven."

Star, Kowloon.-Herbert Raw- linson, and Eileen Percy in The Prisoner."

Mary Pickford in "Lord Fauntleroy."

Grand.

+

DEAD GAME."

HOOT GIBSON'S FINE PICTURE.

Hoot Gibeon won the world's championship se a cowboy and trick

JACK

KING OF COMEDY?

KFORD "în "GARRISON'S FINISH

horseman in a Pendleton, Oregon, HAROLD LLOYD LIKED BEST roundup several years ago. No org elee has successfully sought the title.

SALOME.

THE STAR WILL SHOW TO-MORROW.

Gun-

ORPHANS OF THE STORM

EARLY SHOWING AT THE CORONET.

TOLD HER A STORY.

MAKING A FILM ACTRESS CRY.

Productions bearing the magic PRODUCING. “GUY signature D. W. Griffith admitted-

Tears sometimes symboliza sal- ly stand out by themselves in FAWKES.”

modern film plays.

ness, sometimes gladness. To little Griffiths is pronounced the great-Florenco Egan they symbolized Maurice Elvey has begun work on "Guy Fawkes," the Stoll picat producer the arean has ever gladness, even though they were Generally pronounced the most ture production of the

known, and dit is only necessary to annual film ever seen in Hong-

remember that he made. The Birtli aled in a moment of sadness. This powder Plot."**

To find really of A Nation," "Why Down Last strange statement, paradoxical an it kong, "Salomé," the daring drama

capable actors who resemble the That is an interesting question after Oscar Wilde's play, is in-historical personages figuring in Intolerance" to realise that is, will probably bear explaining. nounced for one day only at the Harrison Ainsworth's story was the statement is essentially correct. man can do, and a question that James W. Star to-morrow.

It was Mary Pickford whe made This being so, it is good news to Florence Egan ory. And it was the It would have aral motion picture critic knew about this picture when it was fateurs who rescrable thead Griffith's latest, and quite possibly Sweetheart? ever made a child shed Opinion was sharply divided been easy to secure the services hear that Orphans of the Storm *** first time in bor life that "America's would cause considerable comment, shown here recently. Bate people characters, but Maurice Elvoy has greatest, films, is booked for a tears. She felt so badly shout it, In fact, Mr. Dean began the con- thought it objectionable, whilst come to the conclusion that methods carly showing at the Coronet. The did Little Mary, that she; too, others could not praise sufficiently of screen acting add stage acting the fact that in a big competition

merit of the film can be judged from cried. troversy by eyndicating & story its very difference" from the type hive so much in common that ex through prominent newspapers of picture with which the public is

The tears, however, were quite run by a Home newspaper, which necessary that is, the little girl's help to the other. At any rate, Salons" is worth sce-

The title role is in the exceedingly was placed first, with a tremendous entries, "Orphans of the Storm" capable hands of Mathon Lang. majority over its nearest rival. Tikalla kar i mJerraid Robertshaw will appear as The scenos in this picture are

Dean, prominent syndicate, writer

Is Harold Lloyd the screen's Fans like to bes the Gibson bone.comedy king? manship on the screen. For that! malter, any liwe a something special the fans want to know about it. He is welcome on the screen if the public his any thing to say about it.

But there are many kinds of Ársemanship. There are the an "THE LOVE FLOWER."

LATEST GRIFFITH FILM HERE.

à dificult task.

plc tricks of a ridor who has a good ↑ throughout the country and thusly becoming only too sadly familiar. Perience in the one is an invaluable | elicited hundreds of thousands of tears. Mary's were not. A sad

be seen in

B

mount and a good saddle under him, There are the rope tricks, the saddle-jamping tricks, the dis- mounting and the mounting tricks. Everyone resine to agree that But the strongest thing that Gibeon next to perfection in production, as ever done for the screen will the chief requisite for a perfect Universal picture coming to the

"Dead Gaine," wotion picture is a real bonest-to-Star Theatro next week. goodnews story. It's that type of

In the story be in a man kidnap a dramatic tale that David W. Griffith has based his intest photos he lieg exhausted and weak pod and left in the desert to die. drutus on for United Artists' re- lense, this wonderfully dramaticainst a cactus trunk, he hears a production, "The Love Flower."

The story has to do with Stella Bevan, whose father returns from serving an undeserved sentence in prison to find himself a social alien in his home town and the breach between him and his unsympathetic wife is widened by Bevan suffection,

horse neighing. At first he doesn't could stay so far out into the desert. believe it is possible that a horse Then he realizes it is true, and he until the beautiful black beast, sad lice without & sound or movement dleless and ropeless, approaches hin auspiciously but inquisitively. Then

started the ball rolling. He wrote:

"The barber was talking as he wielded his razor. Valentino is a great actor, he thinks, but William Farnum is greater. And who is bis favourite actor of all? Harold than Chaplin. I should say, Lloyd. Does he think Lloyd better

same. Lloyd is always different.

Chaplin is always the

announced the coming of Harold "In a theatre a flush on the screen Lloyd in 'Dr. Jack. Said one jnen to another near me;

answers.

fellow's the funniest guy in the "I'll have to see that. Thut world.

thought he was funnier than Chap

"The other man saked him if bo

lin.

"He's got Chaplin skinned

and his wife's hatred for his daugh- starts a wild ride that ends in leeven different ways," he replied.

ter by his first wife.

Bevan meets the man, Crane, who sent him "up" and Bevan and his daughter decide to go away and start over again. On their way

Bevan is informed of his wife's

action, thrills and romance.

THE TALES OF

HOFFMANN.”

"In another theatro the main title

Lord Fauntleroy." Florenos Egan, scene was being ritado for "Little playing the part of a little, oppress

|= TO-MORROW ONLY King James I., and Hugh Bucklerceived in the magnificent scaled tenant on the conscienceless old

as Catesby. The part of Father that only Griffiths is converant simply had to cry

Earl of Dorincourt's estate, just

NAZIMOVA

IN

SALOME

AT

Garnet is entrusted to Edward with, and, of course, the cnet in-

Now it isn't O'Neil, one of the oldest British cludes all those loyal detors and always, casy for a child actress to film actors and cute who did an actresses who have stood by the pro-ingly difficult. Everybody tried to cry. For Florence it was exceed. immense amount of work in the producer since his first popular success make her cry-especially Jack Pick- ductions of the Landon Film Com-

ford and Alfred E. Green, who were pany.

directing. Even Charles Rosher, the cameraman, took a band.. But it was no use.

Lionel D'Aragon, another very well-known actor, will appear as Lord Salsbury, and Shayle Gard Der, who played the priest in "The Wandeling Jews Humphrey Chatham, the hero. Robert Eng- fish, whose first film work was seen The Fruitful Vine is Sir

Wyndham Guise is. Winter, one of the cons -píratora, and Peter Diar, this boy to

whom the story is told.

Nina

THE STAR Wads Radclifio.

Orphans of the Storm" has received universal approval from the Press and public, and is sure to appeal to Hongkong people.

FILMS AT DARTMOOR.

سنينة

Then in stepped Little Mary, just like the heroine in a movie play at the psychological moment, and told Florence Egan a story. It was

of a roleuse is flashed on the screen. ing, if only to discover what Vanna, who ima played emall parts | Agsociated First National Pictures, one scene but far three, t

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POLAND-A KINGDOM.

the

Limited. The there is the referan

Recently about 500 convicts at Dartmoor were entertained to about a little girl who had lost her cinema show the first given at the

daddy about the hardship sand.. sufering this caused. She told this prijan.

The picture was "Mighty Lak a with emotion and deep with appeal. atory in a low tauso voice, vibrant Rose, shown by Horace Judge, af And Florance Egan cried, not for It ways Harold Lloyd in Dr. Jack, enormous strides cinema producers in several films will emet and before the opening scene is dis-havo made in the last few years. It heroine.

of a lawless band by the influence of her own early life. And it car The story Mary Pickford told was closed there is a round of applause. is safe to say that few stage im-

of music, and this perhaps appro-ried double-headed heartache be-.. The only time I have witnessed presarios could equal the work in

priate subject was selected by the infidelity and goes back to prove "The Tales pl Holmanx, such an occurrence was on the first "Salomé as regards. beauty and

Roy. J. Haworth, Chief Chaplain of cause Florence Egsu's daddy, too, the charge. Daring a quarrel, the known to countless millions, bus night of the showing of The Three artistry of presentation. The set- The end of the war sow Poland Prisons. In the absence of electric

bad died. mant in the case in shot. Crane been filmed.

Musketeers when Douglas Fair-tings are designed substantially after a lagdom again after many years lighting, complete apparatus for pre gladness, for Miss Pickford gave the But sadness quickly gave way to immediately determines it a murdor It is a Granger-Vita production, banks was there in person,

the Greek classic fashion, whilst the spent under the heel of Russia.jection was carried in motor-trans- and intercepts the daughter on her and will sbortly be presented in

Mr. Dean goes even further than use of light and shadow in the This lends apebial interest to the ports. The performance, it is said, child a beautiful band-embroidered Wonderful way to the bout, but Bevan coming London.

Venetian that, telling of the opinions of ten camera work wants to pure Granger Vits production,

The seemed to create a great impression cause she did the scene so well. And dreag with real lace on it-all be- up from the rear makes a captive of scenes are a feature of the film, different people in different walks genius.

Memoirs of a Monk," which is a upon the prisoners. the detective, until he and his which has been produced on an of life. Two preferred Chaplin The story is familiar onough. In great story of life in the kingdom of In the United States the Govern the following Sunday, Florence daughter have embarked. They extremely lavish scale.

while a housewife declared that she thin inatanco, it is not sought to Poland in the olden days. land on a South Sea uncharted For some time pust Louis Levy, liked Chaplin better in some ways present "Salorad" in too unpleasing

ment bos for some time past availed Egan wore it to mase, It contains all the elements of itself of the co-operation of leading island, where Stells meats & young the well-known musical director, but in other ways didn't like him is light. All that it is endeavoured to populer appeal swiftly moving film distributors to make such onter- chap on bis way to the part from has been engaged in arranging well as Lloyd. It is a question imply is that she was merely capri-story, romance, love, jealoney, and tainment a regular feature of the which she and her father had fed. Offenbach's famous music to fit the bound to provoke interest. Any- cious and impulsive, and not that intrigue.

big penal institutions; and the suc- In the knowledge of the mutual film exactly, and the entire score way, Harold Lloyd will be seen wanton she is generally supposed to. This tole of a crime snd its ongs of the experiment at Dartmoor attraction which springs up between will be available when the produc-next week at the Star Theatre in be in the popular mind. The olfax expiation has a background of makes it likely that similar depur them, this Boy does not understand ion is shown throughout the coun-Dr. Jack" and, then people can is tremendous, and forme a Gifting gorgeous settings, and is wonder tures may be allowed at other ber terror for him, but yields to her try.

judge for themselves.

end to a glartling production, fully acted and prodticed.

prisons. unexplained entreaties to go away.

The Bay, Sanders, arrives at the part and Crane, who he heard rumaers of a man and a girl. living on a deserted island arranges passage back with the unsatpecting Baaders on his cargo vessel O¤ thein azzival: at the island, Stellu Boeing Crane, refuses to talk to Sanders, believing that be has brought China there deliberately. She sia Sander's boat and attempts by various means to mʊr- der either Crane, or both Crate and Banders, planning each undkings to the extreme of including herself, so ss to save her father: from being taken back to the mainland and tried for thunder

יו.

During the time, the three men and this girliane marooned on the island, complete understanding j is reached between. Stello, and. Ban- ders, and together they plot to sve her father. No end of excitement is created when Crane attracts the *** attention of hia usgislanfs on thể

faraway, thailand. But in a tre mendous battle, Crane Belleves he has killed his man by casting him over a Berhit res himself and with the detective the happy poir sail away, only to return later

an imad and wife to join him on iho-

amounte is concet ed

(gled; with agi mislima

ne and

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

LAST TWO DAYS

D. W.

GRIFFITH'S

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

MASTERPIECE

THE LOVE FLOWER

An

exotic romance of Tropic Sess

With

RICHARD BARTHELMESS AND CAROL DEMPSTER

It is hardly 6988ar

at this time of day to tell the public that the

Presentation • a fhm by the maker of “Litt

Way Down Le

ande,”

the World"

ROMANCE.

FILM FROM CASTLE CRANEYCROW.

One of those fascinating romantic tales with which George Burt Me- Cutcheon has beguiled the world is the Universal attraction string Herbert Bawlinson, The Pri- Soder: 2

It was sdupted from "Castle Craneycrow, a novel of Vienna and the neighbouring coatlesladen hills. The action is adventurous, the love theme unusual and the set- fiuge elaborate. Kawlinson' rôlé is, that of a world traveller and adventurer why find trimsel very bored of the dull life in Vienna, when guddenly humanob appekra in his path in the form of an old weet Beart, played by Eileen Parcy She He in the company of other American friends, impersonated by June: Elvidge, Lincoln Stedman, Ger sudo Short, Lillian Langdon and others, and is engaged to a very freetratingly mysterious prinée, s role which is played by Betram Grageby in his polished cranne

With the ty Sally Fun Faced" American spititz the hegy refuses to fake the price too samogely and renews a courtship of the bagirone gliob:was rudely r end by her mother two

beings too lonely.

"The Love

org besides.