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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1930..

MUSIC

DRAMA

FILMS

ROUND THE CINEMAS - ALL-BRITISH TALKIE.

Hollywood Studio Sets

Weary Richman,

"PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ"

"Hollywood parties." sald Harry Richman, "are exhausting." But he didn't mean the kind one may find in Boulevard apartments and Bever- ly Hills mansions, but the synthetic variety encountered on studio sets.

They staged a particularly ruucous one at the United Artists studios for scenes in "Puttin' on the Ritz," Richman's first starring picture, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. The famous Broadway singer and night club tavourite was required to turn up bright and early in the morning, then stop into scenus where he was sup posed to be raising the roof, so to speak, in a particularly gay and festive celebration.

While he doesn't contend that this is an experience entirely un- known to him, he does insist that it is a bit trying, after a good night's sleep, to report at work at 9 o'clock of a bright sunny morning and immediately assulac rather alcoholle hilarity.

pose of

Realists of ecurse, might ad- vance a, rather drastic method for evercoming those difficulties, but that, too. has its disadvantages, Richman points out.

"Puttin' on the Ritz" features a cast of many prominent players, Alleen Pringle. Lilyan Tashman,

Empire Film Institute.

The first of a series of Sunday afternoon performances, arranged by the British Empire Film Insti- tute, to demonstrate the progress of picture producing in Britain. drew a large and interested audience on April 27 to the Alhambra, Lon- don.

With five items on the programme, all of British origin and each ex- its own way, pride of cellent in place must be given to "Juno and the Paycock." This faithful talking. pleture version of Sean O'Casey's story of modern Ireland does honour to all concerned in its production.

A short film, "The Jolly Farmers," also made in the Elstree studios of British International Pictures, in cludes some typical scenes of rural life in Britain. Two topical Alma and "The Merlin," one of the "Secrets of Nature" scries, complet ed a programme which must have left on the mind of every one in the theatro the impression that British talking films are really on the high road to success.

Among those present were:

The secretary of State for War and Mrs. Shaw, the President of the Board of Trade and Mrs. Graham, Sir James Connolly, Agent-General for Malta, and Lady Connolly, the High Commissioner for New Zealand and Mrs. Welford, and the Agents- General for New South Wales, Ontario. Nova Scotia, and Queens. land.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NAPOLEON UP TO DATE.

WALTER HASENCLEVER'S SATIRE.

Berlin, April 24. The Stresents Theatre has pro- duced Walter Hasendever's new play, "Napoleon Intervenes."

trousers and

Napoleon is a figure in a wax- work show, which includes contem- porary as well as extinguished stars of world history. His neighbour In the French section is Landru! When, wearied of inactivity, he de- scends from his pedestal to play a part in the life of to-day, he bor rows' Mussolini's Stresemann's hat. tion with Landru is symbolical. The playwright has in mind the simil- arity between a man who sacrificed all the women he met to his dwn particular whim,, and the

man who sacrificed all the men he came ceross his soldiers for his one part!- eular woman.

The juxtaposi-

For, though the garments of Mussolini and Stresemann show that Napoleon up-to-date resolves to re- enact a political role; the part that Josephine played in his life s Hasenciever's main thesis. He is furious when he learns from Landru of the infidelity he always suspect- ed. He attends a conference of the League of Nations, where he finds that the United States of Europe are materialising in the brains of an American millionaire instead of on the battlefield; he acts In a film' studio-the Josephine of to-day is

HARRY RICHMAN star of "PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ”

BRITISH LEGION.

Not "Self-Glorifying

Institution.

ANNUAL MEETING.

声

The ninth annual meeting of the Hong Kong branch of the British Legion was held yesterday in the Board room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Mr. F. W. James being in the chair.

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The Chairman, pointed out that the Legion was not a "self-glorify- ing" organisation, but it existed for the boneft of ex-Service men and women and to help the Services in general.

As regards the annual report, gross receipts on Poppy Day were more by $480.27 than in 1928, but the fall in exchange.resulted in less sterling being sent to the Central Fund. The gross receipt in 1928 was $16,973.09 and in 1929 $17,459,- club. He returns completely dis 26, but the remittances for the two illusioned to his pedestal and says years were respectively £1,747-48.- that al. some very biting things about the ad. and £1,492-1a-8d., so world of to-day as he tells though we collected more in Hong sympathetic' Landru all about it. Kong dollars, we remitted £255-28.-

9d, less for the year 1929.

HARRY RICHMAN AND HIS SMARTLY DRESSED CHORUS IN "OUTTIN' ON THE RITZ” James Gleason, Richard Tuckor, in one, of the most interesting in a fim etar-and goes to a gambling Eddle Kane, and Purnell Pratt cidents in the history of Imperial, Edward including Joan Bennett, Russia. Alleen Sloman directed the picture from an original story by John W. Considine. Jun., for which William K. Wells wrote the dialogue...

"THE PATRIOT."

Emil Jannings and Lewis Stone.

Lewis Stone, the man who made those marvellous cameos of satire and finesse: "The Wedding Circle" and "Helen of Troy" is cast in what he himself believes the best role of his film career in Paramount's "The Patriot," which is now being screen- ed to big houses at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon,' for a limited engagement.

This eple of the Bcreen was adapted from the stage play of the same name by Alfred Neumann, celebrated European playwright. Taken from an actual occurrence in

the turmollic history of Russia, It forms one of the most amazing dramas ever put to the stage or

acreen.

"Cuddles" and "Georgie," two of The Chairman alsa returned the best known child stars Gus thanks to various officials of the Edwards ever had in his vaudeville branch for their help during the acts, are reunited in "Love, Live and year, and stated that the branch fad Laugh," Fox Movietone all-talking 110 members resident in the Colony, drama. "Georgie" who is George although, there was a number of Jessel, is starred. "Cuddles," now subscriptions still unpaid. known as Lila Lee, is his leading The report and accounta woman. "Love, Live and Laugh" carried unanimously. will be seen and heard soon at the Carlton Theatre screen,

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Officers Elected.

were

Hall

The Mad Emperor. Paul I, was known as the Mad Emperor. He had the heart of a child and a brain of a tiger. He ruled rutlessly and without mercy. Pahlen was the only man who could

The election of, officers for the ensuing year: desulted as follows:- handle his superior. He saw what was happening to his country, and

Helen Kane, the little girl with President: Mr. FW. James; hon. knew the only way

to keep his the baby voice, is scoring new tri-secretary and treasurer, Mr., H. country from destruction. He re-, umphs as a screen player for her Spicer; general committee: Col. solved upon a desperate plan and work in Paramount's "Sweetie," L. G. Bird, L.-Col. G. K. saw it to a successful conclusion and in her new picture. "Painted Brutton, Lt-Col. T. A. Robertson, The rule is that of Count Pahlen, Achieving this, he thrust himself Heels."

the Rev. T. G. Waldegrave, Mrs. Minister of War, and the only man into oblivion. A most inspiring in whom Tear Paul 1. of Russia character. Stone has handled it in placed any trust.

a perfect manner. "The Patriot" has Emil Also included in the cast of this Jannings in the starring role; "wonder picture" is Florenca Vidor, with Mr. Stone .cast In a herself a star, and Nell Hamilton, role nearly equal In im-popular leading man, who has the portance. It is be who wing the role of the Tear's son. It WAS sympathy of the audience, as the directed by Ernat Lubitsch and patriat; also, na the man who enjoys adapted to the screen by Hans the trust of his leader, he figures Kraly.

V. M. Bond, Mr. J. N. Owen. Mr.

Mary Carr, who has "mothered" A. RH. Phillips and Mr. F. C. almost every star in Hollywood, is Hall; hon. auditor: Mr. A. Ritchie. playing a festured role in Radio Pictures" "Second Wife," with Lila Lee and Conrad Nagel.

John D. la in the talkies, Mr. Rockefeller made a speech for the Alms to help celebrate the sixtleth anniversary of standard "oil,

Richman, Chick wit be

Ritz" the 'an:

Iking, singing, dancing, extra-

Bunday

SENT FOR TRIAL.

Tragedy on Australian Steamer.

ALLEGED MURDER.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith concluded the pre- liminary hearing of the case In which a Japanese named Yamada, s passenger on the 5.8. Tanda, from Australia, is charged with the alleged murder, at sea, of a Chinese ship's cook named Fung Sau-sham The accused reserved his defence and was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions.

A statement stated to have been made by the accused to the Police, after he had been charged, was read in.Court

Accused stated that when he left Townsville be had in his possession the sum of £84, but of this he had lost 671 in gambling. He kept his money in a bag bed round his waist. Od the day before the crime the cook asked him for $10 but prisoner thought he was joking.. The same night he again met the

cook who produced a pistol, which

he pointed at prisoner and asked for

£50 At the moment a passenger

was secit approaching and the cook put the pistol away at the same time threatening that if the pri soner said anything about the incident something would happen to

him

Committed for Trink

Shortly afterward prisoner went sleep in a corner of the hatch

but some time after one o'clock, be|| opened his eyes, and felt his hands and legs numbed while his head was heavy. He felt for his money but found it was missing. He went to the cook's cabin, taking a knife and chopper with him for his own pro- tection. The cook was lying on his bunk awake. When the pri- soner asked the cook for the re- turn of his money, the Chinese put his hand behind him. Think- ing that he was reaching for pistol, prisoner "swung the knife,” touching the electric light which then went out. "I heard the cook shouting; after that I don't member anything." concluded the prisoner in his statement.

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