WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931.....
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
SWATOW TRADING CO.
Established 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
ART EMBROIDERIES .
ANNOUNCE
The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building Arcade
shortly.
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The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfitting
AŤ PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE PERFECT FIT AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Out&tlers
64, Queen's Rd, C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No 74, Queen's Road)
Central. Tel. 21285.
TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to
the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Conultation Free.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL BUPPLY CO., LTD.
72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 23270.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L". Bole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Emperor Grapes
Pearmain Apples
Sunkist Oranges Sunkist Grapefruits Phillip Cling Peaches
EX S.S. PRESIDENT HOOVER Arrived here, September 21.
WING COFFEE 'CO.
Tel. 25869
139 Des Voeux Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Bring Your PRINTING Problems to Us
THE "NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTO, SHIKA MAIL NIDO,
BA WYKONAN ST.
LITERATURE
BOOKS
for f
All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.
General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality. THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre.
Agents for
British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
HAIR DRESSERS
LEE YEE,
THE
CHINA MAIL.
MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.
HOW AN ORCHESTRA WAS SAVED.
Practical Sympathy in Montreal.
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SERIES OF FINE CONCERTS.
FILM GOSSIP.
A Fine Cast. Harry Edwards and Jack Buchanan have assembled a fine cast to play in their first produc tion, "Pagan Lady,” Up to now it Includes Evelyn Brent, the star, | Conrad Nagel, Charlie Bickford, Roland Young, William Farnum, Lucile Gleason and Leslie Fenton- as distinguished a list of movie players as you'll find in a picture this year.
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GYMNASTIC BAND CONDUCTORS.
In Demand by Concert Audiences.
BUT NOT BY PERFORMERS.
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that "conducting can be done quiet-arranged a somewhat greater effect. ly." He went on:
During the introduction ho had the The audience, however, desires hall darkened, and at the given the "acting" manner of the conduc- moment the electric light flared up. tor. Of the two thousand persons Nowadays, however, the orchestra who usually fill a concert hall, at does not want the gesture of an most two hundred merely wish to Imperator; it knows by Itself what hear music; the others 'also want to it wants, and socks connection only see something, and for these the with the conductor's personality." actor at the conductor's desk is just To which a critic added: "I had the personality desired. Gradually hoped that there were more than musical education will progress, ten per cent. of us who attend and gestures in conducting will be concert in order to hear the music. looked upon as a matter of secon As we Are so hopelessly out- dary importance.
numbered, it is useless for us to **The musicians in the orchestra agitate yet awhile for the screen I dislike the conductor who attempts advocated; and it will be a long to conjure them by mystic gestures. time before the Ideal arrives-the They wish to develop freely, and invisible conductor directing opera- only require such digna as give the tions via the conducting machine big outlines of the work in ques-Invented a few years tion and tone down the playing to Sabaneov.*-
his
a unity. If at the last Philhar monic recital I did not give a sign
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ago by Mr.
A very remarkable series of or-
Richard Straus, the famous com-
chestral concert has just come to
poser and conductor writing on the an end at Montreal.
art of conducting some Owing to the
time ago financial depression, the talkies," :
began by admitting that in Another War. Film.
An operation almost unparalleled · and the disbanding of theatre and
young days he too had thrown him for a fortissimo of the orchestra in surgery has been performed at a We are not finished with war einema' orchestras, the majority of filma yet. The best seller. of the self about a bit (he called it be before the Allegro movement, it Baltimore hospital, where girl musicians at Mentres! found them- war on the Italian front, "Farewell grand gesture"), but, like the other a matter settled in advance with abdomen by birth, have been sover- longing to the conductors of the ought to be known that that was "Siamese twins," joined at the selves out of work. They banded to Arms," is to be filmed with
von Bulow ed, and are still alive. themselves together in October. Eleanor Boardruan and Gary Cooper grand gesturers, he found in time the orchestra.
in the leading roles. And it looks as last, and asked Mr. Douglas Clarke, though Eleanor will be able to en- Dean of the Faculty of Music. " in joy a holiday as Mrs. King Vidor, McGill University, to conduct them. mother of two youngstors, while she waits for Gary to return from a They were prepared to attend as
short trip abroad,
At present
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair many rehearsals as were called, and Miss Boardman is co-starring with In re- Paul Lukas in "Women Love Once,"
"but "This" is nearly finished.
Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
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LIANG YOU Gentlemen's & Ladies' HAIR DRESSERS. King's Theatre Building, (D'Aguilar St. Side). Tel, 20315,
200
MEE DICK
BARBER SHOP Ladies' & Gentlemen's Hairdressers. No. 76, Queen's Rd. C., 1st floor, Tel. No. 26497.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central
SHOES:
Pair
or
to give a weekly concert.. turn they were to receive a share
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of the profits. Since its inception, Irene Dunne Reaches Stardom. the orchestra has rehearsed five! The first picture for Radio Ple- week-each rehearsal tures to star Irene Dunne, who mornings a consisting of three hours. The first made, her reputation with one pic- ture/Cimarron"-la to be called concert was given to an audience "Consolation Marriage."
This is a story of two young peo-; certainly not exceeding two hun- dred. The last of the season was ple, each believing they have lost given to an audience of over twelve the one big love of their life, who hundred.
With the exception of marry for coneplation."
A wide search has been made for taken off a suitable cast to support the star. one Sunday which was
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nt Christmas, the people of Mon- Pat O'Brien, the "Hildy" Johnson has been cast treal have had the opportunity of of "Front Page,"
opposite Miss Dunne. He will have hearing an orchestral concert every another reporter role to portray. week for nearly six months,
Stuart Erwin
all twenty-five concerts have been given.
In
John Halliday and
have also been cast.
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The Funniest Comedy.
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The orchestra consists of seventy-
Over at Mack Sennett's studio, some of whom have carefully stowed away, five players, played in the best orchestras. The funniest six-reel comedy in the Calves' Head & Foot men's share for the frst concert world.
It is known as Mack's Mis- Mutton Chop and five rehearsals was $4.00, or take Reel, and is made up of the 16s. 8d. it was obvious that to leavings on, the cutting-room floor retain the men's interest.some sys ever since the old Keystone days.
of augmenting each man's What a boon to posterity! tem
In this film you could see Gloria; share of the taking must be devised. The Montreal Orchestra Associa Swanson throwing ples at Polly tion was then brought into being. Moran, Ben Turpin making eyes With the idea of making a popular at Phyllis Haver, and Mabel Nor- appeal, -membership in this Asao mand smiling at Ramon Navarro. ciation was thrown open to the Wouldn't we like to see this film? public on payment of $2.00 (88. 4d.)}
only 1,281 So far subscription. two-dollar subscriptions have been
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received, but cheques for large first film role as leading woman for amounts have been sent in by many a star in the George Bancroft ple- people.
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An extraordinary interest ture, "Rich Man's Folly." Jullette Sheep's Head & Fock.. @ and a desire to help the orchestra heretofore has portrayed "other have been shown by the public in woman" roles, her Hollywood debut a variety of ways. Many cheques having been
as Ruth Chatterton's
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have been received by the conduc- love rival in "Anybody's Woman." Sucking Pigs, to order a Black Brown tor-often for quite large sums "Unfaithful," "Kick In," "The Vice Buck, Beef Shoes from $6.00.
to be used at his discretion.
One Squad," and "Women Love Once," Black OT Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots ar Shoes from $2,09.
Best styles, most complete stock of all sites. Repairing a specialty, WONG ЯIU WOON
21, Pottinger St.
Phone #1474.
SPORTING GOODS
ATHLETIC GOODS
REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Invection Cordially invited.
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It's Always the Way.
Mation
Badrages
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No. 1
Fish,
Barbel Break
Fish
lady supplied the money for a bass have been other films in which sho| Veal
Many people and so has been the third member of a trombone. cieties, have presented scores and triangle, and she had the secondary parta (n' very desirable form of lead to Marleno Dietrich in contribution to a new orchestra). "Morocco." Now comes her chance, Volunteers have come forward to copy out parts, and one lady in-! 'stituted -a .movement known 13
Mary Duncan was in Hollywood Canton Fresh Water UX "Vanishing Parties, which brought nearly all of last year looking for in several thousand dollars.
work with little or no luck.
She Carp The value to the orchestra of the even altered her appearance by hav-Catah musical library of McGill Univer ing things done to her nose, but Codfish sity must not be overlooked, and it still the producers wouldn't give Crabs - is from this source that the ma- her a trial. Now that she's gone Cattle Fish jority of programmes have been to Paris for a vacation the cables Dab/'; compiled.
are hot trying to get her back for DASE The Canadian Pacific Railway en- one of the best filma of the year. Dog Fish gaged the Montreal Orchestra for a
Caddo wants Mary to play the Eals, Conger broadcast season of ten weeks. This heavy lend opposite Billie Dove in. series, which created tremendous "The Age for Love," and the ar- enthusiasm and Interest throughout rangements are. just about Canada and the United States, has plete.
THE LIANG YOU CO. Just come to a close. The orchestra
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It is quite a while since news was Parrot Fish received of Josephine Dunn, She Perch. has just been signed for the Pike leading role in Lloyd Hamilton's Plaice forthcoming two-reel
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Rock Fish Graduates, and a Baby Wampas
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