1931-04-06 — Page 7

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1931.

CENTRAL THEATRE

Commercing TUESDAY, April 7th.

Showing flight over "MANAGUA’

and surrounding country which was completely destroyed by earthquake recently.

Columbia

Pictures brasants

Sensational Drama of the

Daredevils of the

AIR!

A romantic love story fold ageret the most sectucular aerial action

photographed!

Ever

with

JACK HOLT

LILA LEE Ralph GRAVES

A FRANKR-CAPRA

production

If you enjoyed

"WINGS"

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which is a silent picture

You will be sure to enjoy this “talkie.”

"FLIGHT":

A Thrill Picture such as you get once in a lifetime.

COMING SOON

MARLENE

DIETRICH

The new screen beauty whose resemblance

to Greta Garbo is the rage of two continents

in

"MOROCCO"

brings

The Magnificent Enchantress of the Talking Screen!"

EAUTIFUL! Rav-

B ishing! Marlene

Dietrich, the rage of continents!

1wo

A

woman whose life is love.

See her bring the

Legion of the Dead.

the

Foreign Legion,

to life. In the most

masterful drama of the year! "A new electric fight name is born," exult the critics. Sec for yourself!

A Paramount Picture with

GARY COOPER

MARLENE DIETRICH

ADOLPHE MENJOU

A JOSEF von STERNBERG PRODUCTION

IT'S A PARAMOUNT

-PRODUCTION 1931 SUPER

IF YOU ARE TOO BUSY TO WRITE HOME

Just Fost a Copy of the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

hich gives all the Nows there. I

Both Local and ConstaE

ROUND THE CINEMAS

AL JOLSON IN "SAY IT WITH SONGS."

A "PALE FACE.”

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions,

To-day-Tea Dance' at

Al Jolson was seen and heard] in the Queen's Theatre yesterday in his talkie "Say It With Songs," companion picture to the popular "Singing Fool." Al is Kong Hotel. supported in the picture by Davey Lee ns his Bon and Marian) Nixon as his wife, and as a radio broadcasting artiste sings three songs with the usual catch in his voice which appeals to many.

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April 11-H.K, University Law

Society and Commerce dinner, Lane, Crawford's 'Restau-

rant 8.30 p.m. Al appears as a "pale face" and

Entertainments. somehow

one cannot reconcile oneself to it, and would rather "Monte Carlo."

To-day King's see him with a black face. The

Today Queen's most appealing song in the pic-Say it with Songs." ture is "Little Pal," which is al-

To-day --- Central ready well known, Jolson's re-The Vagabond Lover." cords having preceded the picture

To-day Majestic here by at least 18 months. The "Syncopation." 1 songs "Used to You” and “I'm in

To-day Star Seventh Heaven" is not up to the "What a Widow." standard of such Jolson songs as "Rainbow Round My Shoulder," but the song that he sings in jail, "Why Can't You," and "Little Pal" compare well with "Sonny Boy," which, however, is his beat. song yet heard in Hong Kong.

The vehicle for the songs is the well-known Jolson paternal love for his son. The eternal triangle is stretched into a quadrangle in the story Al, his wife, the studio manager, and a doctor who had hopes of marrying Marion Nixon until Al came on the scene.

To-day World "Raffles."

Sports.

See Diary on page 9,

Meeting.

annual

Theatre;

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as

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April 27--Court of University, 6.15 p.m.

Home Malls. To-day-Inward from America and ports (President McKinley); Outward for Europe via Siberia (Nellore), 1 p.m.

"WHAT WONDERFUL THING IT IS."

Mr. Justice McCardie and the Press.

"The Press of Britain-what a It is, 1

Al kills the studio manager and turists, and fruit growers of the "goes up the river" for a spell. neighbourhood offered their thanks wonderful thing it isl

His wife gets work as a nurse into the Columbia crew for building sincerely believe, the greatest in- the doctor's office. Al is madly what had been a necessity in that fluence n the life of our British jealous and tells her when she section.

people," said Mr. Justice McCardio,

visits him in jail that he is "Flight" was made with the co- through with her. She is un- operation of the United States in responding to the toast of "The decided whether or not to get a Marine Corps and is technically Guests" at a ladies night dinner divorce and marry the doctor, perfect in every detail. Jack Holt, of the London Press, Club. when Al comes out of jail., He Lila Lee, and Ralph Craven play makes no effort to make up with the leading roles. Frank R. Capra his wife until their son is run directed. over by a motor car. The acci- dent brings the family together: again.

Davey Lee showed himself a clever little actor when, after the accident, he was supposed to be paralysed and unable to speak. He played up to it very well.

"VAGABOND LOVER”...

Forty selected dancing beauties, the Radio Pictures chorus, the Con- necticut Yankees orchestra and more than 300 formally attired players, appear in one elaborate seene in Radio Pictures' "The

"Now, old woman; grumble away so that I can find my bad."----

Hummel, Hamburg.

"THE SEA BAT.”

from the

of

In Great Britain, he said, the Press absorbed the duties of priest, | prophet, preacher, and Parliament. The great preachers of to-day wero the editors of the daily newspapera. Parliament might mauld opinion to "The Sea Bat", Metro-Goldwyn-a certain extent, but the supreme marine melodrama moulding of opinion was achieved Mayer's new which is showing on Thursday in by the Press. the Queen's Theatre should rank People talked of literature as high with that large group of peo-though it were distinct ple who like their drama mixed Press. But the newspapers with novelty and interesting detail. Great Britain were literature,

Wesley Ruggles, the director, "You may take a dozen books and turn to the has produced e pleture which is a rend them, and then

words, columns of the daily Press, and in personification of those with excitement added. Those who style, in matter, in vision, in preci- thought there was no new situation slon, and in touch the columns of equal to the or "menace" in melodrama are in- the daily Press are vited to glance over this original finest literature that is produced. story by Dorothy Yost.

"The Press of this country, if it Sea bats, those giant rays weigh-[will join with the Press of other; ing two tons or more, which infect countries, may be-aye, it is, in tropic waters, are the monsters who large measure—a magnificent in- supply the excitement of this strument of International unity. tale. When one of them folds NilsFrom the depths of my heart I be Asther in its heavy wings, crush-lieve that the Future peace of the ing him to death, it starts a war of world is dependent upon the Preas reprisal in which the tangled roof the world.” mances of Charles Bickford, Raquel "The Crime of Punishment." Torres and John Miljan form à dramatic overtone.

AUDACIOUS OFFENCE:

Ten Years For Killing A "Poor Old Man."

February 14 wus St. Valentine's Day, and the bachelor judge had something to say on the subject of marriage. A book he had recont ly looked at, he anid, made him doubt whether he was qualified to be a judge. "No man," he read, "ought to sit as a judge unless he has served a sentence of at least six months in prison." (Laughter.)

That was a statement made in a most interesting book called "The Yap Thong was found guilty of Crime of Punishment," and who Vagabond Lover," the Rudy Vallec culpable homicide by a special was it written by? It was written vehicle in the Central Theatre, jury and sentenced to 10 years by a lady who was still a spinster. showing for the last time to-day. rigorous Imprisonment by Mr. He recalled the words of a famous

The set, an outdoor garden scene, Justice Whitley at the Singapore dramatist of over covering an entire stage in the Aseizes, when the hearing was who asserted that marriage RKO Studios,

represents an continued of the ease in which he inconsistent with the liberty of the orphans' benefit sponsored by 80,was charged with the murder of

subject." (Laughter.). ciety people. More than a dozen, Tay Check-seng in a rubber plan- "Folks Bometimes think we microphones were used for the re- tation пед the 91⁄2 milestone, judges are hard men," he went on cording and six cameras for the Seletar Road, on August 28, last to say. "Well, we have to do our

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duty, and I'am bound to say of my In a short address before the colleagues and, I hope, of myself- feature-length all-talking, singing accused gave his evidence, Mr.we try to do our duty with absolute picture debut, singa three songs Barrow said there was no evidence fearlessness." during this sequence, interspersed

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Sir Nigel Playfair also. replied to with popular tunes of his orchestra on which conviction for murder

could be found.

He went on to the toast of the guests, which was and ballet numbers by the dancers.! tell the jury of their responsibility proposed

Appearing in the cast with Budy and the punishment that awaited P. E. Verstone

by the chairman, Mr. Vallee is the charming Sally Blane, the accused if he was found Mr. A. Garland proposed the Radio Pictures' starlet and Wam-i

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“FLIGHT."

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His Lordship said that there was ample evidence on which the jury could find the man guilty, The doctor's evidence showed that The Columbia production unit there was a most violent assault made a permanent improvement to on the mat.

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The fourth of the six cargo steamers ordered by the Cie. nir, coming to the Central. Theatre Mr. Barrow: "I am not trying to Gle Transatlantique from terrorise the jury. I submit that Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Bel- I can tell them of their power.

"Just Hit and Run."

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Thirty-two miles from San Diego, It was necessary to find a flying fleld near a swamp. There was no

fast, sailed from Havre on February 20 on her maiden trip to North Pacifle. She is named San Jose,

such field. Accordingly, a crow The accused then stated from the was sent out to locate the necessary dock that Tay Too and Ho Thean plece of ground. Although the Chye asked him to go for a walk. Three vessels of the series, the spot was located, it seemed impos. He was on the way, hanted a stick San Antonio, San Diego, and San sible to make a flying field out of by Tay Too who asked him "Just to Franclaco, have already been The San it. The difficulties secmed insur give a hit and run away." He hit placed into service.

and San Pedro will mountable A bridge was essen the deceased once on the hand after Mateo tial to get to this spot. The heavy which he ran away, leaving the be delivered this month, and trucks, sound waggons and equip. other two behind. He did not the addition of those alx fine ment had to be moved there. Im know what happened then until he cargo steamers will mean a con- mediately, construction began, and was, arrested: SS ADMI siderable improvement in the ser in less than ten hours a twenty-foot His Lordship, passing sentence, vices of the C.G.T bridge capable of carrying a load said that the accused had com It is noteworthy that the fit af eight tons was thoroughly built mitte the most audacious offence, ting out of the six vessels has This bridge remains at La Mesa, For a few dollars, the accused afforded British industry a good near San Diego for the use of had assaulted the poor old man, opportunity of bringing pro others, a gift from Columbia Ple who had done him no harm, in such minently before its French clients

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