1931-06-13 — Page 7

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1931.

ROUND THE CINEMAS into going to work. Rodney ja ignorant of this scheme, and he goes right ahead, "falling in love with Mary

IDOL OF A MILLION

FANS."

LAUGHTER."

¿

Aided by Peale he plasters the town with advertising, matter be fore he begins to think about max- ing the soap they are advertising. The upahort of it all is a screaming- ly funny series of comedy situations and a terrifically rib-rocking finale.

King's Theatre is showing "Laughter."--a-new-dramatic play, "PRINCESS AND PLUMBER." in which Nancy-Carroll, the ador able. idol of millions of film fans,

Nestling on the flanks of the fa triumphing. "Laughter" is the Balkan mountains, 80 miles from first talking film play in which Budapest, is the tiny principality Fredric March and Nancy Carroll of Daritzia. The country, cover- have played together.

ing but a few square miles, boasts "Laughter", is vehicle which of one sleeply village and, anti- gives full opportunity to Miss posing castle, the abode of Prince Carroll for a display of her Conrad and his daughter, the umational capabilities. She doesn't Princess Louise.

honours,

of

miss a moment of this big chance The Prince, a widower, has

plenty

consolation Throughout the tense found action of the play Miss Carroll among the Parisian beauties, and sweeps along in a superb portrayal spends most of his time. at the of an ex-Fullies girl who, as the French capital, while the Princess, wife in a mismated marriage, tries romantic but lonely, atays at the to be loyal and is, but who ai castle under the guardianship of. ways seems to be victimized by the an elderly governess. - Irong at circumstances.

Into this peaceful scene comes a Fredric March, as a young young American engineer, who is pianist-composer who had been in ordered to supervise a modern heat- love with Nancy prior to her mar-ng plant installation in the castle. riage to Frank Morgan, the rich He meets the Princess, but takes broker, pops into the picture again her for a peasant giri who is play- as a romantic menace, a sort of ing make-believe, so he solemnly Bohemian heart thief and trouble- claims to be the Duke of Mamarb-

neck. maker.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Social.

THE CHINA MAIL.

8. Am--Local Time & Weather Report.

7,45-8.25 p.m-Variety.

Goms from Honeymoon Lane, Gems from 08, Kay!

Song-

Victor Light Opera Co.

1,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

POSITION VACANT.

I Kiss Your Hand, Madame, She's a New Kind of Old-Fashioned EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE required -Giri—Jack Smith (Whispering for lady-and child proceeding London Baritone), per Ranpura aniling on June 20

Apply stating terns, Box No. 691, c/o “China Mall.",

| Orchestral-

If I Were King-Overture.

Victor Symphony Orchestra, Song-

Love Boat, You Were Meant for Me,

To-day-Hotel Ceell-ProfitinAm Barna, cymbalist, at dinner dance.

To-morrow Tea Dances at Re-Humorous Song- pulse Bay Hotel and King's Restau- rant.

Entertainments,

To-day-King'a

"Laughter.".

Today Queen'a. "The Lottery Bride." . To-day Central "It Pays to Advertise,"

To-day- Majestic ""Tom Sawyer."

To-day World. The Cock-eyed World." To-day - Star "Wild Company."

·

Meetings,

Singin' in the Bathtub, Lady Luck

Charles King.

MISCELLANEOUS

JUMBLE SALE-Union Church, Kon. nedy Road. The postponed Spring

will take place Chick Endor, Jumble Sale

In the 8.25-8.55 p.m-Orchestral,

Church Hall on Friday, 19th inst, at 2.30 pm (a) Soldier's March (Schumann), (b) March (Hollaender), Theatre; () March (Tschaikowsky),

(b) March (Gluck),

Victor Orchestra.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Theatre;(a) Andunts from "Orpheus" (Gluck),THE Undersigned have received b) Prelude in A Major (Chopin), Tinstructions from Me 8.878.

Theatre; (a) Waltz in A Fiat (Brahms),

(b) Minuet in G (Bach),

Theatre;

Sonnet Freres, to sell by Public

Victor Orchestra. Auction,

(a) Hanka Caardas

(Hungarian Gypsy), Theatre; (b) Danse Des Almees (Arabian),

(a) Tao-Yin March (Chinese), Theatre (b) Processional and Dance

(Japanese).Victor Orchestra. The Waltzing Doll (Poldini), At Dawning (Cadman),

:

Co.,

Victor Concert Orchestra. 8.55-9.30 p.m.-A Concert. Song

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Navigation

A series of unfortunate events] Thus begins a series of 'delight-Jardines, noon. gets Nuncy, more and more into ful episodes that form the plot of

ill-favour with Morgan.. Finallyį. she is accused of the death of a

"The Princess And The Plumber." the new Charles Farrell Fox Movie-

Steam Measrs.

Home Mails. To-day-Outward for Europe via i

ON,

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, June 23 and 24, commencing each day at 10-30 a.m., (with interval from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.)

at their Store, York Building, The Whole of their SURPLUS-STOCKS

Hulda Lashanka and Male comprising:-

Quartet.

| Song-

Nightingale Song,

Piano Solo-

Gold & Silver Watches (pocket & wrist), Jewellery, Silver and Plat-. ed. Ware; Cups, Cigarette Cases, Hulda Lashanka. Clocks. Fancy and Leather Bags, Porcelain Ware, Cut Glass, Lalique Glass, Fancy Goods, etc.

· Also

Valse Oubliee (Liszt), Capriccio in F Minor (Dohnanyl),

Valdimir Horowitz,

young sculptor suicide. She tone that comes to the King's Siberia (President Jefferson), 5 Song eventually proves her innocence, Theatre, next Wednesday,

but the scandal has been too much for her long-suffering husband,

and he breaks off with her,

There is

ture.

#romantic rebound

"INSPIRATION."

to

p.m.

Lammerts' Auctions,

June 23-24-The 'whole ol Messrs. Sennet Freres Surplus stocks, York Building, 10.30 a.m.

Sports.

See Sports Dlary on Page 8.

June 17-18 Metropole Hotel From gorgeous creations, ex-furniture, 22, Ice House Street, from the earlier love with March quisite toilettes and lavish Bar 10.30 am.. which colours the finale of the pic-roundings, Greta Garbo goes

[ threadbare costumes, unkempt- ness and squalor in "Inspiration," "THE LOTTERY BRIDE,"

her latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Įtalking picture which will open on The quaint customs of Norwe-Wednesday at the Queen's Theatre, gians in delecting a bride by means The change is not a gradual one { of a ticket in a lottery is a feature but comes with a dramatic sud- depicted in The Lottery Bride"denness as the central plot of the which is being shown in the Queen's story reaches its crucial point, Theatre till Tuesday. Lovers afi The story was written especially light operetta should find this film for the Swedish star by Gene quite entertaining.

Markey and depicts a romantic Jeanette MacDonald, who attained episode in the life of a Paris screen Tame in "The Love Parade"; model.

followed by "Monte Carlo," is the Clarence Brown directed the Robert Mont- leading player, and opposite her is new Garbo film: John Garrick, noted for his per-gomery heads the supporting cast formance in "Song o' My Heart" which includes Lewla Stone, with Maureen O'Sullivan, and in Marjorie Rambeau, Beryl Mercer, "The Sky Hawk"

Judith Vosselli, John Miljan, Zelda Seara, Edwin Maxwell, "The Lottery Bride" has. Its set- ting in Oslo, and later we are taken Oscar Apfel, Joan" Marsh and to Spitzbergen, where Jeanette dis- Gwen Lee. covers she is the lottery bride of

her lover's elder brother,, who is of

The

More than half the fresh water an hospitable disposition, eternal triangle is completed with inland waters of Canada and twenty of the globe is contained in the the presence of Joseph Macaulay different varieties of food fishes are A thrilling crash of a dirigible, on obtained from them in abundance a light to the North Pole, is deplet by commercial fishermen each year, ed. In 'the film. The ending of the

says the Fisheries News Bulletin. story is weak.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. ⠀

The following programme will ba broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.E.W. on a wavelength of 850 meires.

4-7 p.m.--Chinese Programme. 7-11.30 p.m. — European. Pro- gramme of Victor Records.

7-7.14 p.m.-Band Selections.

Semper Fidelis March (Sousa), American Patrol (Meacham),

Glorishears (arr. Sharp),

Victor Millary Band.

Mayfair Band, Shepherd's Hey (arr. Sharp),

734-7.45 p.m.-Instrumental.

Piano Solo-

To Spring (Grieg), Waltz in G Flat Major (Chopin),

Myrtle C. Eaver

(4) Lullaby (Brahms),

A number of songs are pleasingly The inland fisheries of New Bruns sung by Miss MacDonald, John wick-a province which has im- Garrick and Robert Chisholm, who portant sea fisheries-account, for a enacts the role of Olaf with credit. production valued at some $30,000

Comedy reliet is amply supplied year, while the Yukon output,Quartet

chiefly salmon, fluctuates consider. by Joe E. Brown, who is most amusing with his "Let it lay, let itably, and in 1929 amounted to à

little less than $25,000. Zasu Pitts, who was seen in 1929 production, on the other band, lay." "Little Accident," partner Brown in. the humorous parts. Carroll Nye was valued at $8,920,000, in round and Harry Gribbon are also in the figures, the Manitoba production at

cast,

Ontario's

more than $2,746,000, the Alberta output at something over $733,000, In an interesting newsreel, we see

and the Saskatchewan fisheries Paavo Nurmi, the "flying Finn," in

Quebec'a action, while Broadway's 24 most yielded nearly $673,000.

inland catch was worth slightly beautiful chorus girls are

more than $504,000, or about a featured,

"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE,”

alao

A delicious plot structure, en. filladed with a rich mixture of laughing syrup, is It Pays to Advertise" the comedy-romance which is showing at the Central Theatre to-day for a three days!

run.

'This story has been rated as one of the most perfect plays for never- mtas laughs aver constructed by

leading American playwrights.

It

· ran, successfully for many seasons

a decade or so ago in New York, on

tour and..in stock in various cities: of the world.

And now Paramount has taken it and made a more up-to-date, faster-moving and funnier, job out

of its original pattern Arthur Kober, playwright, Journalist and advertising man,, has Injected into It the peppy and care-free elixir of 1931 and the famous play sparkles and glitters on the talking screen

now

A brilliant cast of players enact thefamous roles of old Cyrus Martin (Eugene Pallette), the bath soap kingRodney Martin, (Norman Foster), his playboy son; Ambrose Peale, (Skeeta Gallagher), tha Bip and humorous Fresa, agent; Mary Grayaan (Carole Lombard), the smart business girl who fells In love with Rodney; and the other famous burloedue types on big busi-

The story deals with the doings of Rodney after his father dis poscass

him for playli

with #faced

vation,"

soap ente

(b) Little Sandman (Brahms), (c) Hesh My Babe (Rousseau), (a) Lullaby (Mozart),

Violoncello. Solo

The Rose of Tralee

(Spencer & Glover), Ireland, Mother Ireland

(O'Reilly & Loughborough), Violin Solo-

John McCormack (Tenor). Waltz in G Flat (Chopin), Persian Song (Gllaka-Zimbalist),

Efrem Zimbalist Vocal Duet

Lucy Isabel Marsh & Royal Dadmun.

Song of Love,

Song

Serenade,

Lambert Murphy (Tonior).

9.30-11.30 p.m.--Dance Pro gramme.

[Fox Trot

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The Little Things in, Life.

Them There Eyes.

It Must Be True.

Fool Me Some More.

Waltz

I Love the Moon.

Fox Trot

Believe it or Not.

Sweetheart of My Student Days.

Stolen Moments.

Bring a Love Song.

Walta

You Will Remember Vienna. Fox Trot-

Sweet Jennie Lee..

I Don't Want to Dream,

I'll Be Blue, Just Thinking of You. African Serenade..

Waitz-

Like a

a Breath Fox Trat-

of Spring-Timo.

Since I Found You.

How Are You To-night in Hawaii. Why Have You Forgotten Waikiki. Waltz

If We Should Never Meet Again, Just Another Kiss,

Fox Trob

Tea For Two.

Want to be Happy.

What's the Use,

I'd Like to Find the Guy That

Wrote the Stein Song,

Cheer Up.

Swingin' in a Hammock.

7

Walt

Fox

(b) Cradle Song: (Schubert), (c) Sweet and Low (Barnby),

Alexander Schmidt,

Song Without Werds, in D Piano Solo-

(Mendelssohn) Pablo Casals

(a) A Descried Farm, (b) Of Brer Rabbit (MacDowell), (a) To a. Wild Rose,

quarter as much as the value of the) To a Water Lily (MacDowell),

production from the sea fisheries of the province.

Myrtle C. Eaver.

Violin Salo

Gypsy Caprice (Kreizlor).

Fritz Kreialer.

Mac's Cafeteria

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Shepherd's Serenade,

Trot Charming

She's Such a Comfort to Me. What Is This Thing Called Love, The Triplo Cheer.

March

The Princetown Cannon Song March, Fox Trot-

Goodnight Poor Harvard.

March-

Down the Field.

Mistakes.

Waltz

Rock Me to Sleep In Your Arms," 11.30 p.m.-Close Down.

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FROM

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COOL AND DELIGHTFUL ENVIRONMENT.

A Quantity of Shop Fittings, On View from Monday, June 22, Terms: Cash on Delivery.

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Hong Kong, June 13, 1931.

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