1931-08-24 — Page 3

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1931.

ROUND THE LOCAL

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What Mail Reviewers Say.

who, in "The Lawyer's Secret," graduates into dramatica, and Richard Arlen, star of many grip ping Westerns.

cumes for as many, scanes during one day of work on the filming of the picture.

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the. Hong Kong Broadcasting Station a wavelength of 855' Z.B.W. on metres:

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con-

Each sequence acted during the In the feminine roles the cast day was short and filled with action. contains two well-known' names. Together they depicted the graduat Fay Wray and Jean Arthur, both of nuancial decline of Miss Bankhead whom have carried leading-ladys the heroine of the picture. The honours in many Paramount pic change, both of scenery and cos- "TAILOR MADE MAN."

tures. Fay Wray's fame was built tume. were as follows: A tailored in two Gary Cooper pictures, "The Blue Bult and fur scarf for a hat Bę optimistic and spend First Kiss" and "The Texas." She shop scene where she applies for money, especially other people's carried the chief feminine role in employment; a blue allk dress for cert. money, seems to be William Erie von Stroheim's "The Wedding scene in which she appears Haines's slogan in his picture, March," and is well-liked among ceparimet store

* scene in a dingy Jeanathtown for "A Tailor Made Man," now show-theatre patrors everywhere. ing at the Queen's Theatre. As Arthur's most important work was lat; n.grey dress for a alght.shot John Paul Burt, the "pants press-done in the "Fu Manchu" thrillers, in her small apartment; a checked er with ambition" Willian Haines in

(Evans), which she played with Nell suit with a polo coat and patent

leather belt for a street scene. creates an uproarious role in his a business impersonation of magnate, using one man's clothes and another man's ideas.

Not entisfied with life as tailor's hand Bart seizes his op- portunity, and Incidentally a dress suit belonging to a customer, and crashes his way into high so- ciety. Here he meets the Colos- SUN of business, Abraham Nathan, and, wor over by Bart's ideas, Nathan takes Bart into his business.

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It is moot point whether Bart's scheme for salvaging the business during the great trade depression would of any but there is little doubt that it makes good plot for a motion picture. On the screen all plots work out aright, with the result that Nathan's great department store instead of going into liqui- dation, leaps to prosperity, with John Bart the man, of the hour.

Supporting William Haines in

Hamilton.

"The

7-8.25 矗

p.m.-European sales girl; gramme of Victor Records.

7.05-7.20 p.m.-Waltzes. The Sidewalks of New York

(Introducing "The "Bowery"), in the Good Old Summer Time

An idea of the number and

cont

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments To-day King: Theatre; Pro-"The Lawyer's Secret."

* To-day — Queen's

"A Tailor-Made Man."

Theatre;

Today Central Theatre; "Fair Warning."

To-day ---Majestic Theatre: "With Byrd At The South Pole,"

To-day - Star Theatre: "Montana Moon."

Lammert's Auctions. To-morrow-At Sales Room, efore Crawford (21508). household furniture, 2.30 p.m.

To-morrow At King's Silk Store, 10, D'Aguilar Street, stock- in-trade, 10 a.m.

Nat Shilkret and the Vietar Orchestra (21498). Lawyer's Secret" is an

Boonlight on the Alster (Fetras); intense drama based on the ethics variety of costumes warn in the Siren of the Ball (Lehar-Schott),

Marek Weber & His Orchestra of the legal profession which com- modern photoplay is gleaned from

(35862). pels a lawyer to respect his client's the clothing list of Tallulah Bank-

This 7.20-7.38 p.m.-Organ Solos. confidences whether or not they bead for "Tarnished 'Lady." conflict with his duty as a man. picture, which the King's Theatre Rosette. Brook, as the lawyer, is faced with will feature next, runs the whole For Old Times Sake, necessity of hiding Regera's com- fashion gamut, from the cheap little Little Pal, plicity in a killing for which Arlen black and white trimmed sales girl Why Can't You?

Jesse Crawford (21961). The plot of costume to the $5,000 sable

Charles O'Connell (21522). is tried for his life. the story is swift, and direct, and which the star wears when meeting Medley of Old English AirB

a social problem in an her new Rolls Royce for the first

8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather time.

costumes Report. exciting way.

The in-between range from silk to wool and the fur

7.38-8.25 p.m.-A Concert. pieces from silver fox to flying Plano Solo-

Turkish March (Beethoven), squirrel.

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1196). La Zagalina (Duarte-Tabuyo), Your Little Black Eyes

(de Castro-de Falla),

Marguerite D'Alvarez, Mezzo- Soprano (1139).

presents

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In addition to the top-notchers to the cast, a group of competent supporting players carry the ex- acting character parts of the story. A few of the models were made Francis McDonald, the suave by a style expert in Paris especial-

by were designed villain of "Dangerous Paradise" ly for Miss Bankhead's use. Some

Buster" Sida of

Paris couturiers. Still and "The Gang Saylor, seen with Ruth Chatterton

fashioned in New a raistering others

York by Manhattan's leading de- signers.

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"Unfaithful" as

sailor: Wilber Mack, Harold Good win, Lawrence LaMarr and Robert Perry are in the group.

are screaming comedy this Dorothy Jordan, Joseph Casy- thorp, William Austin, Ian Keith and many other well-known favourites.

A "Flip the Frog" cartoon and an interesting newsreel complete the programme.

I

"MONTANA MOON."

A splendid cast, headed by, Joan, Crawford and John Mack Brown, and which includes Dorothy Sebas- tian, Ricardo Cortez, Karl Dane, Benny Rubin, Cliff Edwards, and Lloyd Ingraham, is seen in M-G-M's talkie film "Montaña Moon." which is having a run at the Star Theatre, having been screened in the Queen's Theatre in November 1st.

"FAIR WARNING."

famous

them

were

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In addition to the costumes worn

four by Miss Bankhead,

famous maanikins America's most are seen in the picture wearing or- tashion creations. The Action is the Key-note in "Falriginal Warning," Fox Movietone great girls, all of whose images have romance with George graced the pages of the more outdoor O'Brien in the leading role, com- fashionable magazines, are Marian ing to the Central Theatre to-day. Moorehouse, Eric Newman, Delmar Slim, The picture starts with a thrill and Myers and Bée Sheldon. one exacting episode follows an- graceful, apparently born to wear other until the climax is reached. clothes, those girls parade in the

salon

of Bequence O'Brien portrays the character of clothing a primitive, but handsome young "Tarnished Lady." man who has an uncanny influence over wild animals. tington, New York stage beauty, portrays the role of the girl and the supporting cast, headed by Mitchell Brent and Nat Harris, George Pandiston, includes Erwin Connelly, John Sheehan, Willard Robertson and Alphons Ethier.

Louise Hun-

The picture was directed by Mr.

"Fair Warning" is based on Max Malcolm St. Clair and most of the scenes are shot in Montana's pic Brand's widely read thriller, "The turesque surroundings. The story Untamed" and Ernest L. Pascal, is a farce, and tells of the romance noted dramatist and author, made of a New York society girl, who, the adaptation and wrote the The picture was direct- the dialogue. tired of city life, leaves for hills and becomes the wife of aed by Alfred L. Werker.

hardened cowboy. However, good acting on the part of. Miss Crawford makes the plot a little more COR- vincing. She sings "The Moon is Low."

Benny Rubin as the Doctor, and Cliff Edwards as Froggy, aupply a full measure of fun, whilst Karl Dane and a bunch of cowpunchers provide the jollity.

In support of the attraction, there is shown an amusing Charley Chase comedy entitled "The Real McCoy."

From Other Sources.

"THE LAWYER'S SECRET”

Three motion picture favourites who have received popular acclaim have had their names billed in Ilghts on theatres all over the world and are under star contracts to Paramount, join forces in Para- moant's production of the James Hilary Fina story, "The Lawyer's Secret", now showing at the King's Theatre, to portray the dramatic characters of the tense drama.

The three leading players in "The Lawyer's Secret' are Clive Brook, recently starred · with Tallulah Bankhead in Tarnished Lady," Charles Rogers, the juvenile star

"TARNISHED LADY."

very

Song

Violin Solo-

At Evening (Friml), Letter of Love (Cul-Elman),

Mischa Elman (1180). Song-

Pain of Love (Buzzi-Peccia), The Darling Girl (Buzzi-Pecela).

Tito Schipa, Tenor (1186). Piano Solo

Invitation to the Waltz (Webar),

Alfred Cortot (1201). Song-

Carcelerns (Chapl),

Madam Amelita Galli-Curci, Soprano (1167).

Violin Salo-

Albumblatt-Marguerite.

(Rachmanino-Kreisler),

Song

Fritz Kreisler (1170).

Don Juan's Serenade (Tachaikowsky), "HONOUR AMONG LOVERS”

My Love (Bizet),

Enrico Caruso, Tenor (513). One of the

few

Pro- 8.20-10.27 screen

p.m. Second who can laugh and talkgramme of Records kindly loaned actresses simultaneously is Miss Claudette from Mr. A. M. Bowos-Smith's Col- The compliment is paid lection. (A Third Programme from Colbert. her by sound technicians who re-this source will be broadcast on corded on the new noiseless equip- August 31).

8.25-8.45 p.m.-Pianoforte. ment, at Paramount's New York studio, "Honour Among Lovers," in Fugue in A Minor (Bach-Liszt),

Lucie Caffaret (Bruns, 80032). featured with (a) Minuets Nos. 1 & 2, which she is Fredric March and which opens on (b) Gigue (Bach), Wednesday at the Central Theatre.

The now picturo was directed

Harold Samuel (H.M.V. D1245).

by Dorothy Arzner from an Austin Sevilla (Albeniz) Navarra (Albeniz),

Arthur Rubenstein (H.M.V. Parker story. It is a modern ro-

(DE1257).. mantic drama of. a. Beautiful girl 8.45-9.15 p.m-Variety. secretary, madly in love with a Male Quintetter- In what was something of a quick man of inferior character, and who change record, Tallulah Bankhead, discovers the man who deserves her been directed toward the suave and sensationally popular affection, in a dramatic decision, flippant dialogue which is bandled London's

settings American stage actress who makes spurning for the moment proposals through the plot.

picture debut in which embrace, everything but mar-are luxurious; the love moments her motion

intensively fascinating. Lady"

Clive riage. with Tarnished Brook, donned six different

CQS- Much favourable criticism has

Scene In The Lawyer's Secret," the second screening- of which takes place in the King's Theatre to-day.

The

Meetings.

August 31-Douglas "Steamship Co., Ltd., P. & 0. Bldg., 11-4.m.

August 31-Hong Kong Devolop- menf Building and Savings Society, City Hall, 2.30 p.m.

Home Mails.

To-day, Outward for Europe via Siberia (Hiye Maru), 6 p.m.

To-morrow-Inward from Lon- don (Nankin).

Sports.

See Sports Diary on Page 4.

Concert.

August 28-Promenade Concert, Volunteer Headquarters, 9.15 p.m.

Miscellaneous,

September 4-Reception for Miss Marion Hewlett, Helena May In- stitute, 11.30 a.m.-

(a) Just Like a Butterfly, (b) Sweet Marie,

The Singing Sophomores (Col. 4000). Humorous Dialogue-

The 4th Form at St. Michaela,'

Ian Hay and Pupils (Col

(0680). Vocal Duets

(a) Dear, on a Night Like This, (b) Who's That Knocking at

My Door?

Layton & Johnstone (Col.

·4737) A Visit to the Zoe,

Conducted by Leslie Maitland (Recorded in the Zoological Gardens, London)- (H.M.V. B3440). 9.15-9.30 p.m.-Musical Comedy, Vocal-

Why Should I Feel Lonely,

Gea. Grossmith with Daly's Theatre Orchestra (Col. '4885).

Piano Medley-

"Mr. Cinders”.

Billy Mayer! (Col. 5380).

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman' and their Orchestra (Via. 35018). 9.30-10.04 p.m.-Orchestral. Ruy Blas-Overture. (Mendelssohn),

Percy Pitt Conducting the B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra (Col. 9278). Praeludium (Jarnefeldt) Berceuse (Jarnefeldt),

Selection-"Good News",

"WAY FOR A SAILOR” ́

Fourth of July night la no time for a peaceful shipwreck. Sam

The Royal Opera Orchestra Wood discovered this while at

(ILM.V. B2618). tempting to film a thrilling ship 3rd Movement Peco Allegrette from wreck in the waters of the Catalina 3rd Symphony (Brahms), channel for "Way" for a Sailor,"

Philadelphia Symphony Orch. John Gilbert's new Metro-Goldwyn-Tone Poem "The Sorcerer's Appren

(Vic. 0988-89). Mayer talkie which will open at

tice" (Dukas), the Queen's Theatre on Thursday, with Wallace Beary in a featured character role.

Every time Wood turned his eameras upon a scene, barrages of Breworks illuminated the skies, booming explosions rent the air and turned what was to have been the scene of a tragedy into a festive occasion.

Leila Hyams plays opposite Gil- bert in the pleturisation of the Albert Richard Wetjen novel and the supporting cast includes Jim Tully, Polly Moran and Doria Lloyd.

Philharmonie Symphony Orch. of New York (Vio. 7021).

· 10.04-10.27. p.m.-Operatic. Overture The Bartered Bride"

(Smotano),

State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, (H.M.V. E466).

Arias from "Die Fledermaus" (Strauss)

Act 2-My Lord Marquis, Act - Play the Innocent

Country Maid,

Elizabeth Schumann, Soprano (H.M.V.. E545). Two Excerpta from "Carmen" (Bizet) (a) Soldiers Changing the Guard, (b) March of the Smugglers

Philadelphia Symphony Orch. (Vic. 6874). 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

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