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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1931.

ROUND THE LOCAL many beautiful settings in the

CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official Sources.

"DISHONOURED."

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During Mariene Dietrich's swift, meteoric caréer us an actress, little group of friends has gather ed aflently about her, always ap pearing with her

on stage or xcreen. The friends are

n half- dozen. funny little dolls, made of cloth, with shoe-button eyes, and arms and legs that dangle and dance and assume most peculiar positions wher at. rest,

country club, the elaborate apart- ments, and many beautiful sump- tuous locales of the enticing plot. Directed by Ernst Laemmle, the great, contrast in the lives of young people of the present day is forcibly dramatised in the conflict of two sisters for the love of the All the froth of the Kiddy whirl in which they move. the butterfly gaiety of their exist ence, is portrayed in the veritable pacan. of pleasure.

same man.

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be

broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.. on a wavelength of 355

metres:

4

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.30 p.m.-Chinese Children's Programme.

7.05-7.25 p.m.--Operatic. Frederica-Selections (Lehar),

7-10.30 p.m.-European Pro One of the features of the Almgramme of Columbia Records kind- is the strikingly beautiful photo-ly supplied by the Anderson Music Kraphy, both in the lovely interiors Co. and the beautiful exteriors, by Roy Overbaugh. And another out standing feature is the lavishness of the wardrobe, the" gorgeous gowns and negligees worn by Miss Starke in the leading role. She alone wears all together eighteen different classics of the Parisian designer's art.

All the east are famons' names,

The dolls have been in every motion picture in which Miss Dietrich has appeared.

Before with her in her that, they were dressing room each time she ap- peared as a concert artiste, at the popular all over the world for start of her career, or, later as their outstanding performances in an actress on the Reinhardt stage previous pictures. Miss Starke's or in Berlin musical comedies, "War Paint." Ben Lyon's "Hell's

During this association.

the Angels," Miss Kent's "Feet First

London Theatre Orchestra (DX132). Samson and Delilah--Fair Spring is

Returning (Saint-Saens),

Clara Serena (Contralto) (DX245). The Barber of Seville-Dawn with

Hor Rosy Mantle (Rossini),

Heddle Mash, Tenar DX16),

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments. Today King's "Dishonoured."

Theatro;

Theatre;

To-day Queen's "Dance Fools, Dance."

Today Central Theatre; "What Men Want."

To-day Majestic Theatre. "Feet First."

To-day World: Theatre; ik Jan Mae." Today Star Theatre: "Redemption."

Howie Mails. To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Kidderpore).

To-morrow-Inward from Europe

8 pm-Local Time & Weathervin Suez (Soudan). Report.

7.25-8.20 p.m.-Musical Comedy. Bitter Sweet-Vocal Genis,

Columbin Light Opera Co. (9500).

Drury Lane Memories.

(Published by Chappell Orchestra

Regal

dolls have travelled with Miss | with Harold Lloyd, Cooley's The Song of the Drum-Selection, Dietrich over most of Europe, and "Stolen Kises." Ellis's "Broadway,"

Herman Finek & His Orch. (DX233), from Europe to Hollywood. They all have won them the highest will continue to travel with her,

praise, to join her in every cast that playe in her support, as long as they hold together, says Miss Dietrich. She feels that "terrible things" might bofall if they didn't.

"SCANDAL SHEET."

[

(DX247). Folly to be. Wise--Selection,"

Percival Mackey & His Band

----(DX219).

Nippy-Selection,

Lucien Littlefeld, who is to tho. talking films what Chic Sale is to White Horse Inn-Vocal Gema, the stage-a comedy character specialist-has an important, role In George Bancroft's newest Para- mount film-melodrama, "Scandal Sheet, which comee to the King's Theatre, to-morrow.

Columbla, Light Opern Co. (DX251).

Debroy Somerà Band (DX187). 8.20-8.47 p.m.-Octets.

A Venetian Barcarolle (Willoughby),

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (DX211). Traume (Wagner arr. Willoughby), Albumblatt (Wagner Brr. Willoughby),

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet

(DX20): Alemories of Johann Strautas

(arr. Willoughby),

In The Blue Angel," the Ger man-made pleture in which, under Josef von Sternberg's direction. she appeared with Emil Jannings, the dolls were in her boudoir, and one of them. having fascinated Jannings, played a particularly Littlefelt plays the part of the humorous bit in the story.

In night city editor on the tabloid "Morocco," the dolls decorated the daily over which Bancroft, wields pinino in Miss Dietrich's living his terrorising power as the ruth- room during the scene in which less managing editor. He is seen she and Gary Cooper became ac-as a nervous, trembling, scared quainted....

news-dispenser whereas Bancroft.. Now, in "Dishonoured," the his boss, is the epitome of brutal- third of her Josef von Sternbergity and fearlessness. Bancroft's pictures, which is now showing at code is "if it's news it gets print the King's Theatre, the dolls makeed, no matter whom it may hurt," a return appearance. In "Dia Littlefield is obliged to further honoured," Miss Dietrich is co this ereed, whether he likes to or starred with Victor McLaglen, star not. After a series of thrilling Wood Nymphs (Coates), of the pletures, "What Price Glory" episodes Bancrofts falla a victim and The Cock-Eyed World."

of his own precepts. Lew Cody, Gustav von Seyfertila Littlefield's most recent work and Warner Oland head the sup for Paramount was in Jackie porting cast.

Coogan's "Tom Sawyer," as the bireh-wielding school master.

"DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE”

One hundred actors and extrae who "used to be newspaper. men themselves" went back into the old harness for the newspaper scenes in "Dance, Fools, Dance," Joan ... Crawford's new Metro-Goldwyn Mayer starring vehicle which is showing at the Queen's Theatre.

Newspapers upon which the are scattered players had served all over the United States and for eign countries, many of the men having participated in famous news hunts of the generation.

John Cromwell, who directed "Tom Sawyer" and several other Paramount successes, was also the director of "Scandal Sheet."

"Scandal Sheet" was written by Vincent Lawrence end Max Marcin, successful New York play- wrights.

Others in support of Bancroft in this picture are Clive Brook Kay Francis, Regis Toomey,, and Gilbert Emery.

"THE GREAT MEADOW."

Shots which accompany players.

One of the most picturesque of either forward or backward in a these was Mortimer Snow, veteran screen player, who acted as a tele-scene have long been done in pic tures. They are considered vital-

making technique. -—-

Great

J. H. Squire Celeste Octer

(DX204).. 8.47-9.15 p.m.-Orchestral. Dance of the Hours (Ponchielli),

Summer Days Suite (Contes),

(50206).

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (9369-70).

New Queen's Hall Light ́Orchestra (3370). 9.15-10.27 p.m.-A Concert. Song

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MENU?

Caterers' Languagė

Problem.

DRESSING THE SALAD.

Caterers confessed, at the on- nual dinner of their benevolent as- sociation at Holborn Restaurant, that it had been impossible to comply with a suggestion made at last year's gathering that the bill of fare should be entirely in Eng- lish.

Lt.-General Sir Travers Clarke. the president, said it would be

: Columbia Symphony Orchestrañoticed that the bill of fare, for. the first time, or at least for the first time for many years, was in English-to some extent. It was headed "Menu," and he assumed that those who drafted it did not know whether to use "eats" or "bill of fare." The English used was only decided upon after much searching of intellect. He was asked for the English equivalent which would convey to the mind what we meant by potatoes dress- ed n in bonne, femme." (Laugh- ter.) He did not care to answer, and he saw the difficulty, had been by "chip potatoes."

The Songs My Mother Sang

(arr. Grimshaw), The Kerry Dance. (Molloy),,

Doris Vano, Soprano (DX157)

Piano Solo-

Impromptu No. 2 in A Fiat

(Schubert), Impromptu in 4 in F Minor

(Schubert),

Ethel Leginsko (0478).

.

Song

The Powder-Monkey (Watson), The Midship-Mite

(Weatherly & Adams), Violin Solo-

Norman Allin, Bans (DX108). Concerto In G Minor (Hubay),

Efrem Zimbalist (60297). Chorua

Studies in Imitation, Loch Lomond

(arr. Voughan Williams),

Barclay's Bank Male Voice Choir (Unaccompanied} (9801).

Cello Solo

Tarantelle (Popper), Adagietto (Bizet),

W. H. Squire (L2371) She Wandered Down the Mountain

Side (Stephenson & Clay), ́ ́ Solveig's Song (Dickinson & Grieg),

Dora Labbette (Soprano) (9577).

graph, operator. In the old days ly important units in modern film- Snow was a Press "brass pound er,” flashing world news over his wires when they were the only links connecting great distances.

Harry Beaumont directed the new Crawford film from the ori ginal Chicago gangater story by Aurania Rouverol. Lester Vall plays the romantic lead and the supporting cast includes Clif Ed- wards, William Bakewell, William

Charles Brabin, however, went Song one step further with his "peram- bulator scenes" of "The photoplay of pioneer life in 1775, Meadow," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's which is showing to-morrow at the

Holden, Clark Gable, Earl Fox, Furnell B. Pratt, Hale Hamilton, Natalie Moorhead, Joan Marsh,

and Russell Hopton,

"WHAT MEN WANT.” Warner Fabian, possibly the foremost writer of modern jazz life and the author of "Flaming Youth," has written another of his incomparable comedy-dramas bas- ed upon the vivacity and allure of present day life in the fast young society set.

This story was written especial- ly for use on the screen aa. the Universal special production, "What Men Want,” which là show- ing at the Central Theatre, com- mencing to-day..

.

Queen's Theatre.

An Indian attack on settlers

Piano Solo--

Prelude in C Sharp Minor

(Rachmaninoff) ̧. Preludo in G Minor (Rachmaninoff),

Willam Murdoch (DX244). 10.30 p.m. Close Down.

overcome

(Laughter.)

Then he saw they had got stuck en dressing the salad. The bodice was in the French style, while the skirt, was Engllah "sans-souci salad." (Laughter.)

Lord Greenwood, M.P., propos- ing the toast of the association, said the organisation had a fine re- cord extending over nearly a cen- tury. He recalled that Sir Travers Clarke had control of the transport and feeding of the larg est army in the war in the history. of the British Empire, and he proved himself to be the greatest caterer since, Moses. (Laughter.) He also did what no one else had. ever done before-established Eng- lish breweries in France. (Laugh- ter.) If our Army had been left. to French beer, he thought we would certainly have lost the war.

(Laughter.)

A Tragedy,

travelling the Daniel Boone trail from Virginfa to Kentucky is a feature of "The Great Meadow."

Sir Travers Clarke, in replying, The defenders protect themselves day between pictures, and the day said one of the tragedies of the behind a barrier made of their after completing "Dishonoured" he war arose from the Chinese Labour packs, as there were no coyered departed for Victorville, Cali Corp's demand for nutoll, This waggons at this early period.

fornia, to start work on his pro- oil was kept in jars similar to To get effective close-ups show-duction for Fox Filme, "Not Ex- those used for rum. Once when a ing the firing of shots by John actly Gentlemen, in which he body of troops drew their rum Mack Brown, Eleanor Boardman, plays the leading role of "Bull ration they drank it off before Gavin Gordon, Lucile La Verne Stanley," with Fay Wray, as his they discovered that it was nut- and others around the circle, a cir-leading lady and Benjamin oil. (Laughter.) cular boardwalk was bulit for the cameras. "The Great Meadow" is the first picture in which this in- novation has been 'used,

Stoloff directing. It opens at the Sir Gervais Rentoul, K.C., M.P., Central Theatre this week-end. who was the recipient of a silver The production of "Not Exactly salver in appreciation of his ser- Gentlemen" is one of the most pre-vices as president last year, pro- tentious that the heman of the posed the toast of the visitor. movies has yet appeared in, and Sir Frank Fox, in his response, his role of "Bull Stanley," quite suggested that caterers should in- the mbat dramatic and colourful hotroduce an all-British bill of fare has yet played.

on the birthday of the Prince of Lew Cody and Eddie Gribbon to Wales every year. (Cheers.)

Sir Travers Clarke announced An outstanding cast portrays the company for more than a mouth, the supporting cast which includes story, headed by Pauline Starke, playing the leading male role in such well known players as Robert that the subscription list amount- Ben Lyon, Barbara Kent, Robert "Dishonoured". with Marlene Warwick; Franklyn Farnum, Caroled to £700, and that Lord Green- Ellis and Hallam Cooley. Produc- Dietrich, ha expressed joy at the Wines, Joyce Comptom, Louise wood would succeed him as pres!- tion is on a most lavish scale, with fact that he would be idle but one Huntington, and James Farley.

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