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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1931.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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OPTICIANS.

ROUND THE LOCAL CINEMAS.

What Mail Reviewers Say.

* NOAH'S "ARK.””

THE

CHINA MAIL.

for spite; Norman Foster, the hus-

band whose, infidelity brought his wife to seek retribution; Mary Duncan, someone else's. wife whose adventuring brought Foster into a pitfall, and Hedda Hopper, as the mistress-of-ceremonies, e to speak, of the Illicit intrigues going on in her social world. Robert Emmett Keane is a hen-packed hus- band.

The picture abounds with pic- torial interest and the settings and' costumes are lavish.

"UP POPS THE DEVIL"

In producing "Noah's Ark" in sound with talking sequences, Warner Brothers have kept remark- ably well to the Biblical story of the great flood and the change that it

"Up Pops the Devil". Para- brought about in the world. The

comedy-romance now film, which marks an outstanding mount's success for the producers, techni-showing at the Central Theatre. cians and all who had a hand in it, has in its east nearly a dozen of la having its final run at the Majesthe most capable romantic and tie Theatre. It is a film, that is character actors in Hollywood.

Skeete Gallagher, Sturt Erwin, really worth while seeing.

The superb cast is headed by Carole Lombard, Lilyan Tashman George O'Brien and Dolores Cos- and Norman Foster head the cast, tello, both enacting their roles Others are Edward Nugent, very well. Noah Beary, Gwynn Theodore von Eltz, Joyce Compton. Williams, Paul Mellister, Nigel de Harry Beresford, Sleep N. Eat and Brullier and Anders Randolf conGuy Oliver. tribute in no smalt measure to its success.

During the course of the film, the modern parallel to the story of Noah and the Ark is depicted.

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From Other Sources.

"KICK IN."

Flaming youth and the flapper are old-fashioned!

ed

"Up Pops the Devil" is based on the Broadway comedy hit of the same name which proved a great success at the Masque Theatre in New York the past season.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

the

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of $55 metres;

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11.30 pm, European gramme of Victor Records.

7.05-7.23 p.m.-Band Selections. Semper Fidelis (Sousa),

Victor Band. Masked Ball-Selection

(Verdi arr. Creatore),

Pro-

Creatore's Band.. 8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Report.

7.23.8.08 p.m.-Variety.

Song--

Murch of the Grenadiere. Dream Lover,

Song

Jeanette MacDonald, Soprano. She's a New King of Old-Fashionedi

Girl,

I Kiss Your Hand, Madume,

Jack Smith (Whiskering Baritone).

Plano Duet

After You've Gone, St. Louis Blues,

Thomas Waller and Bennie Paine,

Song-

Main Inez, Bonsoir,

Maurice Chevalier (Baritone).

The story concerns the marital difficulties of Norman Foster and· Carole Lombard, as the young writ-Piano Solo er and his ex-dancer wife.

"DERELICT."

Sweet Savannah Sue,

Ain't Misbehavin'..Thamas Waller.. Song-

Pistol Packin' Pupa,

Those Gambler's Blues,

Jimmie Rodgers with Guitar. 8.08-8.25 p.m.-Operatic:

Pearl Fishers--Selection. (Bizet arr. Creatore),

Creatore's Band. 8.25-9.07 p.m.-Instrumental. Violin Solo-

The gay young thing who thrill-

Do you want to be thrilled? To. and cavorted in high schools hold your breath while a drama of and colleges a few years ago, and life and death, of hate and love un- was portrayed on the screen with folds itself in ever mounting action such success by Clara Bow,

against a background of storms at "IT" girl, the red-haired flapper, den, of ships crashing in the night, has grown up.

of daring rescues and perilous en-Plaine Solo- counters?

the

According to Clara, the flapper has joined the hall of fame with the "chicken" of 1913; the girl of the hobble skirt; the bicycle girl the girl of the bustles and pads and leg-of-mutton sleeves: the girl of the Mauve decade and the Victorian age. The recent return to favour of the long skirt sounded the death- knel of the flapper, says the Brooklyn Bonfire.

ex-convict

the

Then see "Derelict," the feature at the King's Theatre, in which the great George Bancroft depicts a masterful character, taken right from the salty ocean, in a manner that is thoroughly moving and con- vincing, in a drama of deep-ecs love and hate that will stir you to the very depths of your soul.

Romance in F (Beethoven),

Jacques Thibaud.

Bullad in G Minor (Chopin),

Alfred Cortot. Violin Solo-

Liebesfeld (Love's' Sorrow)

(Kreisler),

Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

(Kreisler)....Fritz Kreister.

Organ Salo

The Herd Girl's Sunday (Ole Bull-Munson).

Three Norwegian Melodies- (a) While the Northern Sea Rages, (b) The Sun Sets (e) Sans of Norway (arr. Munson),

Lawrence J. Munson, Hardanger Violin Solo-

Langt. Tonestykke (Haldor Meland). Camal Bruraslat Frat Hardanger,

Halvor Brather.

· 9.07-9.30 p.m.-Orchestral. Marche Joyeuse (Chabrier-Hinrichs),

Victor Symphony Orchestra. In the Mountain Pass (Ippolotow-Iwanow),

in the Mosque (Ippolotow-Iwanow),

Victor Symphony Orchestra. Morning; Noon and Night in Vienna-

Overture (Suppe),

Vienna Philharmonic Orch. 9.30-11.30 p.m.-Dance Music.

We have seen the mighty Bon- And with the flapper also dis- croft in "The Mighty," in "Ladies appears the Clara Bow of the Love Brutes," since that first "ilaming youth." The irresistible tremendous offering, "Wolf of Wall Clara, no longer the fiery flapper Street." But never have we acen star. has grown up, too, and, in her him su much at home, so dominant latest starring picture, "Kick In," of his situation, so completely the foins the ranks of the screen's man. Bancroft is real in "Derelict," foremost dramatic stars. "Kick and "Derelict" is a real story. In the next attraction at

A belligerent, two-sted sea cap- King's Theatre, marks the begin-tain. fighting to keep a sluggish ning of the new Clara Bow-the tramp steamer afloat through the end of the old.

fury of a tropical storm. Out of the "Kick In is the drama of a girl angry night comes the frantic who marries an

and staccato signal of ship in distress fights with him against the law'ss.o.s." "5.0.5."-and he knows Fox Trot efforts to drag him back to prison: that, aboard the floundering craft against his friends' pleadings, to in the one man in the world he Join with them in dangerous law hates, and the woman who double-Tango- breaking; against his own desire crossed him. 'tu yield to temptation: In "Kick In," Clara Bow plays the Jirst dramatic part she has had since Ladies of the Mob," and returns Black Brown to the kind of role which made her can't.

or Shoes from $6,00. famotis before the call for the "IT" Black 'DX Brown girl rang round the world. Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots er Shoes from $2.00.

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53. Queen's Road Central.

SHOES.

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Best styles, most complete stock

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Phone 21475. 21, Pottinger St.

SPORTING GOODS

ATHLETIC GOODS

REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Inspection Cordially Invited. THE LIANG YOU CO..

70, Queen's Rond C.

FOR SALE.

A Selection of the best varieties of RELIABLE AND TESTED Flower and Vegetable SEEDS

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That's the climatic altuation of "Derelic!" and if you can imagine anything more full of possibilities for dynamic 'Bancroft action. we William Boyd, Been with Gary Cooper in "The Spoilers," is Bancroft's rival In "Derelict," a in her early pictures, "Wine" and fighting seaman, who can battle "Children ut Divorce," she stood with both fists when the occasion out as a girl of strong personality, demands. Jessie Royce Landis is vivid, gay, bubbling with youth, both beautiful and capable. effervescent with joy. And, sud-adds distinction to her part in denly, she found delightful little "Derelict." happer roles sandwiched in be- tween more serious parts.

"OUTSIDE THE LAW.”

She

A Big Bouquet for You. I'm Learning a Lot From You. Bolera.

Li Seduccion Fox Trot-

When a Bluck Man's Bl Mood Indigo.

I Bring a Love Song. Waltz---

You Will Remember Vienna, Fox Trot-

The River and Me.

Keep a Song in Your Soul.

Say "Hello" to the Folks Back Home. Heartaches,

Waltz-

Forever.

I Love You Then as I Love You Now. Fox Trot-

Baby Won't You Please Come Home. Hullabaloo.

What's the Use.

I'd Like to Find the Guy That Wrote

the Stein Song.

Sad Eyes. Wanda.

Fox Trot-

Swingin' in a Ilammock. Cheer Up,

Now the flapper roles are gone, with flapper age, and another Clara

The law last a good actor when Bow emerges to realize the fame

'Edward G. Robinson decided to go which the earliest role promised.

And now he has In "Kick in," directed by Richard on the stage. Wallace, who piloted Ruth Chat progressed to the motion pleture terton through" "The Right to screen and will be seen and heard Love," Clara, Bow bas a splendid in a featured role with the ravish-Waltz supporting cast, headed, by Regising Mary Nolan in "Outside the Toomey, Leslie Fenton and Wynne Law," when that sensational Unf. Gibaon. The absorbing story is versal production opens its local taken directly from the famous engagement at the Central Theatre

on Monday. stage play by Willard Mack.

**MEN CALL IT LOVE.”

wearing

"Outside the Law" directed by Tod Browning, is an unusually thrilling story of the underworld,

After a Million Dreams.

Romance.

Fox Trot-

Keep Your. Undershirt On. What Would I Care? Balleve it or Not!

Waltz

1 Love the Moon. Fox Trot-

On the Beach with You. Ooh! Hoo! You-Hool Deep in the Arms of Love,

fare Waltz

It la a disappointment to see tracing the careers of two sweet- Adolphe Menjou

golfhearts, both crooks, who knickers in only one scene but after bravely forth together in their final he goes back to his evening clothes encounter with the law. Owen, and top hat in "Men Call It Love" Moore plays the leading male role you are just as well pleased..

In the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature, which is showing at the Queen's Theatre, Menjou playe the part of a golf champion. He seems to devote, most of his matches, however, to, the boudoirs of other men's wives.

opposite Mary. Nolan:

“RESURRECTION.":

I'll Close My Eyes to the Rest

the World, of

Fox Trot-

Sittin' on a Rainbow.

In My Heart It's You. Waltz-

Just Another Kiss.

If We Should Never Meet Again. 11.30 pmClose Down.

For more than a generation, Count Leo Tolstoy's novel, "Reaur rection," has been one of the ing picture with John Boles as Edgar Selwyn directed the film, favourite books of the English read- Prince Dmitri and Miss Lupe. Veles More than a million as Katusha Máslová, is a Universal which is a picturiaation of the ing public. Vincent Lawrence stage farce, copies of this epic masterpiece of production, directed by Edwin Ile love have been sold since its first Carewe, the famous director of the "Among the Married.""""

This super-production le managed to bring it to the screen publication in 1899. It has play screerk

at the Central. almost intact in, dialogue but en- ed a remarkable role as a dramatic on its way to this Colony, and will hanced by action limited on the stage play and as a grand opera, soon be shown stage by obvious circunstances, and its latest appearance as a talk Theatre. It is more than a pic Watch In the cast Selwyn has assembled ing moving picture is still evi- ture, it is really classic. No ons such brilliant players as Leila dence of its continuous vitality and should miss such a show. Hyams, who is the wife who tried power to move the emotions for the announcement of its open-

"Resurrection," now an all-talking datel: to be untrue to her husband just

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