1930-11-21 — Page 11

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1930.

TALKIE TALKS

by

Diana

"NAVY BLUES"

(At the Queen's), Bill Haines has just built one of the most beautiful home's In Hollywood "out of wise-cracks." After he made that enormous his in "Brown of Harvard" he played that same type till it was worn out. He loathes sports, except swimming and tennis, but in his plctures ha is always & crack runner. pelo player, a star on the football team or running track, and appears to do everything well.

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matches her personality, vigorous and natural. This type of Collegiate picture is just built for her. She uses every ounce of energy and talent, and is, as always, the professional life of the party. She is young yet, very young, and a little wild, if all rumours are to be be liaved. Her love affairs are legion. ance fell for Even Garry Cooper the fiery-headed personality, which just spells "It."

THE

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an extremely strong story. It only ROUND THE CINEMAS stop-child And, according to ran for about an hour, but it

crowded quite a bit in that time of

"talkle" enthusiasts, gives a per

naver been equalled by a child player.

good old-fashioned drama, I have BRAVERY TO BE SHOT WITH formance that has

"BLANKS ?"

“DEVIL-MAY-CARE.”

Did you know it takes real bra- very to be "shot" with blank cart- ridges?

Novarro - in

Mary Car rand Hugh Huntley are in the cast. Russell Mack direct- ed.

*THE WILD PARTY."

seen this team in quite a few flims I, rate them both as two of the best 1TL thia particular type of character. Lila Lee recent ly had to give up the custody of her son to her husband. James Kirkwood, after the divorce,

Songs have been sung into micro- This interesting fact developed phones for sound pictures, tap and she has known the pange of tragedy in her young life. She is during the choice of a man to be dancers have had their agile feet "executed" ahead of Ramen registered, women, have screamed, only about 25, and has crowded

In her career

"Devil-May-Care," › guns have roared and even ghosts failure and success

was made a

which is showing in the Queen's have talked; but it remained for "star" at since she fourteen. What a "flop" she was, Theatre. (Novarro makes a daring, Clars Bow to be the first to whistle too, till Wally Reid and Thomas cacape from the guns of the Royal for the screen.

ist soldiers.)

In the red-haired star's first all- Meighan took her, when she was

Several extras refused the about seventeon, as their leading

talking picture, for. Faramount, support. Then, after her marriage, honour but one finally accepted it, The Wild Farty," which comes to It seems that at the Central Theatre on Saturday, she faded out of the picture. Now for added pay.

ten paces burning powder fre- her whistle plays an important Clara Bow" had depreau- she has staged a wonderful come-

an back, and her new admirers in this quently hits the face of the victim, prta in one of the principal scenes ing childhood-poverty and

vo died very Colony will await more of her films cansing considerable temporary and hard-hearted indeed will have invalid mother, Bill Haines has never married.young. Money terribly acaree, with interest. Conrad Nagel, with discomfort. The discomfort is also to be the man or boy, who, hearing

Clara He is exceedingly handsome. In and

tom- a wide experience of stock com-mental, for naturally if ten men the sound in the Central Theatre, fact, with Ronald, Colmag

hurling at boy

life panies before he entered the movies, were firing at you, and something will be able to resist the impulse to herself at Bessie

from

tre- has had nearly twelve years now of struck you with great force, you"come on over.""" with her good looks and Love's welding

Miss Bow is supported in the the onlookers' point of view, mendous attractions. It was pro-pleasing a fickle public. Tall, well- might casily believe the worst!

The man who was executed replay, from the pen of Warner Fa- stole the picture. He is bably at this stage of her life, with knit, well-groomed, blonde, expert on antiques; it is its drab home life and poverty that handsome-the kind of man of whom ceived several pieces of faming blan, author of "Flaming Youth," his favourite hobby; and be recently Clara learned to laugh at Fate, and the critics always write the same powder in his face, but he grinned by a "gang" of twelve of Holly- while the hurts were bandaged, wood's most pulchritudinous flap- opened a shop in Hollywood. You make the world laugh with her, even words-dependable, creditable, ada fondling as he did an extra Govern pers, and she uses the whistle to size. "Devil-round them up for action in a night ment note of nice

a Metro-Goldwyn club dance scene. May-Care" is Mayer musical romance, directed by Sidney Franklin. It contains a beautiful technicolour sequence.

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will like him in the Talkies. He has not lost any of his popularity; in fact, his reputation has been enhanced. I do not like Lella Hyams. but A grent deal

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assured position the screen is owing to the fact that her father and mother are both famous and influential in the thea trical world.

"THE WILD PARTY."

On

(At Central). Fredric March made his first ap- pearance in the Talkies in this play,

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"NAVY BLUES"

"They took a wise-cracking come-

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,

The following programme will ba broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 mētrès

5 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

Humorous.

Kelly Harrell, Mountaineer Song (20867).

Frank Crumit. Comedian 20030).

when fear and loneliness wero quate, sincere, "always likeable."! gnawing at her heart. This little Conrad goes on his way triumphant girl had more bitter experiences be since he made that startling hit in fore she was twelve than many are "Three Weeks." On!

face in the whole years ago it seomA, called upon to course of their lives. It was enter. What was Marion Davies's mad ing her photograph in a competition idea to dress her cast in such exag that brought her the first chance, gerated styles in "The Florodora when such artistes as Howard Girl." Perhaps she wisely guessed Chandler Christie, and Harrison there would not be any laugh unless Fisher chose her as the winner. she made them look truly ridiculous, dian and a But this led to nothing. She was The whole thing bored me, including clalises in human interest touches, in, one picture, but when it was re- the star, she was so un-funny. and shook'em up together in one teased like so many others,-cannot-say-that-I-was-much-picture." before and Bince, sho found impressed with "Devil-may-Care, but! This is William Haines's explans. herself

"on the cut it played to crowded houses all the tion of how "Navy Blues", his

7 p.m.-European Programme as did also the red-headed "It" girl,ting-room floor." She determin-week at the Queen's. Nuff sed-1, first all-talking picture, was made, Clara Bow. He is a graduate from ed, nevertheless, to become a movie lost count of the times that Novarro and, incidentally, how Haines alse of Victor Records, the legitimate stage. Was intended actress, in spite of the strongest forced himself into the boudoir of explains the unique flavour of the for the National City Bank of New opposition from her mother. Haunt-the fair damsel, and, every time be Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. I love my Sweetheart the Best, York, but the stage made a stronger ing the studios, nothing but failure, did so, she screamed. The Director It has Haines comedy and Brown appeal than banking so he quit it, till her good break came with the might have spared us the final one, human.touches, tense drama and a Thanks for the Buggy Ride, and joined a stock company where film, "Down to the Sea in Ships." because he was at least saving her thrill or so interspersed among

we were led to laughs, and a touching little love Mrs. Cohen at the Beach, ho, met Florence Eldridge, who is B. P. Schulberg gave her work from a marriage now his wife. It was in "The Royal after this, and took her with him belleve she did not favour. Family" (the play supposedly writ when he went to Paramount, cave-man stuff probably made the ten on the Barrymore family) that where the has remained. Gilbert Novarro admirers' hearts bea: Queen's Theatre, is, Haines thinks, For my Baby,

Jack Smith, Whispering he had his first success, and was

Roland was her frat seri- shades quicker. Personally I was one of the best roles in his career.

"I always have wished to inject There's a Rickety Rackety Shack,

Baritone (21210). love given a test for the talkies, I liked

affair: then Victor left stone cold. B.S. (for the un him immensely in "Paris Bound" Fleming, who directed her in initiated, let me tell you, in the more serious moments in between

Vaughn Do Loath-Ed. Smalls. with Anne Harding. Hope we have "Wings" Garry Cooper, when he Studio slargon, it stands for before laughs in my pictures," he says. Body and Soul,

elen Morgan, Comedienne played with her in "Children of sound) there were rumours that "There is a fundamental reason for it here soon. He is quite likeable as

(22532). the Professor who steals the heari Divorce;" many others; and then Ramon Novarro would become the this, when one traces it down. No

Searching for you in my Dreams, of Clara. I do like this, girl in the Harry Richman, who has retained greatest of opera singers, that he character can be wholly one thing Talkies, although there are such the affection of Clara longer than was wasting his glorious voice in or the other, for no person's life diverse opinions. Her contralto apyone,

the movies. But I do not see that can be all laughter, or all tears There is talk of giving her W. J. his voice would ever set any river on If one has a tragic life, there are Locke's "Morals of Marcus"-fire. It is quite a nice drawing- always lighter moments to it, and think she would be ideal in the part room kind of voice, well trained, and vice versa,

"In writing a story, the scenarist of the little girl brought up in a excellent enunciation, but Grand Turkish harem, doing all sorts of Opera? Not The women?, well, the goes on this system, for if he has ahocking things in a well-ordered less I say the better, only I do not tense drama, he tries to tighten it British household, and finally coming wonder Marion Harrie did not have life is nothing but a scenario, it is with comedy relief. And, though her contract renewed. She should stick to the Radio, where she is not not often that a single character seen, and I am left guessing why is so blended. I think that this is Novarro should continually choose Brown's success as a director; he

the basic secret of Clarence | &c,

Dorothy Jordan as his lead.

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"THE SECOND WIFE"

(At Central).

All the story. The new picture, which will be exhibited on Sunday at the

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Fanny Brice, Humorous (21311).

Gene and Glenn, Dual (22304). *7.30 p.m.-From the Studio: The Rev. H. R. Wells will give the 20th Lesson from "Cantonese for Everyone."

8 pm Selection from the Compositions of

Victor Herbert (9145.9140), 8.45 p.m.-Orchestral. Ballet Suite (Gluck),

Fete-Dieu a Seville (Albeniz),

Berlin State Orchestra (9278).

Philadelphia Orchestra (7188).

9 p.m.-Weather Report, Time,

p.m.--Experimental Relay

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Annie Laurie,

The_Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta

(4151)..

Mary Garden. Soprano (1480) Songs my Mother Taught Me

(Dvorak), Slavonic Danen (Dvorak),

Not forgetting little Freddie While on the subject of music in takes all the elements in a charac- Piod. Frederick, Hugh Huntley, (his the Talkies, there is one subject ter and weaves them together, so original part from the stage pro- that Interests me. I refer to the that one can see a little of the tra- Elegio (Tschaikowsky),

gic, the humorous, the wook and duction), and that sweet lovable hidden orchestras which an all of the strong side of the human en- motherly woman, Mary Carr. Only portunities suddenly burat into the cast of five, but all perfect, and music. It matters not that the hero, tity being depicted on the screen.

"I have always wanted to Inter- Pole, or cut off from all communica sperae my wise cracka with some tions, let it be desert, valleys, or on character I played; in a measure I thing to show a deeper side of the tops of rocks, the Director thinks it have, of course, always been allow- an excellent chance to bring forth ed to do this, but I think that Song of the Night, the music, so the hidden orchestras Clarance Brown proyed a splendid

John McCormack, Tenor do 'their stuff.

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"SECOND WIFE."

Fritz Kreisler, Violinist (1414).

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Reinald Werrenrath, Baritone (1427).

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Pianist (1450), ... 10.05 p.m.-Organ Recital:

The limit was about reached in ing too hard on the humour in this Paganini Etude in E Flat Major the recently ahown **Montana Moon," and also "Devil-may-Care. he used always to insist, make a

picture. Fewer and better laughs, (Liszt), Why will every one try to sing? character a comic one." Reminds me of the story "Can you |

The new picture is a comical sing? "No, but I do." Directors story of navy life with Haines in have it in their heads that all really the role of a "gob" on a destroyer, Prelude in E Minor (Mendelssohn), nice people are musical, so the and Anita Page, who played oppo- heroine, for the public's approval, alte him in "Speedway" and "Tell- sits at the plane, or strums a uke ing the World" as the heroine. Prelude in E Flat (Saint-Saens), or banjo, and it almost seems a Karl Dane, J. C. Nugent, Edythe The Swan Marcel Dapre, Organist essential in modern stories that the Chapman, Wade Boteler, and others

(1430). leads should sing, as it is essential of note are in the cost.

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Jesse Crawford, Organist with his hat on his head. We can't

(21207). Amapola (Lacalls), Imagine on American detective do-

La Borrachita, ing without his hat; and now we arg

Jesse Crawford, Organist being brought up to the fact that Although Radio Pictures' all-

(2111). all our sheiks and blondes must talking drama, "Second Wife Among my Souvenirs,

Jesse Crawford, Organist aing. In Ronald Colman's "Con- closes its engagement in the Cen- Diana

(21146). demned," the prisoners all burst tral Theatre tonight, the discus

10.30 p.m.-Close Down. forth into the most luscious har slon which this picture has started monies, in perfect unison, and I feel In Hong Kong will probably con- sure that in "Moatana Moon" every tinue for some time to come. NEW ZOO ARRIVALS one sang but the horse. Musical A domestic drama, filled with un- comedies are different, of course, usual situations, the paramount but the complicated ways they have question which it arouses in who- EGGS TOO LARGE FOR BIRDS TO amuses me. Even the formal rother Conrad Nagel was, right in queat is dispended with, and then leaving his wife, just prior to her

Mr. W. Frost, the naturalist, has somebody starts bellowing away motherhood, and rushing to the without a word of warning. Ad- bedside of his first wife's dying returned to London from Java,

boy.

Sumatra and New Guinen with a mitted music hath charms, but one can have too much of it, and, as the Some claim he was right in going fresh collection for the London Zoo, One of the new arrivala is a undertaker said to the doctor, to his son "There is a time and place for

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mained with his wife, who also Take, everything."

might die

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Ing according to her just rights. ben section of the community, as- "Still the question has not, baensists the mother to bury it In the Rumours of the impending mar riage of Betty Compsos do young satisfactorily answered, and will ground. Here it hatches, and the Hugh Trevor, as soon as the divorce probably serve as an interesting chicken, emerges almost fully from James Cruze is made finalï'aublést of debata for the thousands fedgea

Jannette Macdonald, seems likely who have seen the picture, Mr. Frost also took home a flying to marry rich New York broker, Those who have dok seed: (fasond fox, a New Guinan python which who has locas of becoming her Wife, should avail themselves of exhibits amazing agility in catch- managerial MO 37., this final oppurtasity to do so and Ing the flying for, and a reticulated. Nuteber Talature golf cou be qualifed to express their opin- | python which exhibits remarkable ber of picture houses on on this popular testion skilt in killing the first mentioned Looks like being

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