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ROUND THE LOCAL CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official. Sources.

"6 CYLINDER LOVE”.

Modern realism in film produc- tion is a great thing for the hungry

actor, according to William Colller,

sel.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres: 5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.30 p.m.-Chiness Children's Programme.

7-10.30 p.m.

European Pro-

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

CURIOUS

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The Man Who Had No Country.

this country and America

Social Functions. To-night-Dinar Dancos Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels.

To-day-Repulse Bay, enter has been gramme of Victor and H.M.V. Re-tainment by Les Dojchana and

William Rimele." During the making of "cords kindly supplied by Messrs.

To-day-Tea Dances at King's Cylinder Love," the current Fox Moutrie & Co.

Restaurant and Lanc Craw- laugh riot at the King's Theatre,

ford's. ous of the opening scenes shows Collier and his film wife, Ruth War

Now the net ren, at breakfast. was nearly three blocks nivny from the studio restaurant.

Queries among the technical staff 'reaulted in the discovery that Earl Mekes and Mack Elliott, both of the property department, prided theniselves on their culinary ability. Director Thornton Freeland promptly appointed them company cooks.

William Collier, sen., and Ruth Warren, after-making a hit in "Mr. Lemon Of Orange" score again in "6 Cylinder Love."

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The talking screen's best known comedian, El Brendel, has also featured role. Sidney Fox, former Broadway ingenue, is one of the newest finds. Spencer ereen's Tracy and Edward Everett, Horton share leading honours with her in thia production,

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"ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT.”

Albert Conti, who plays the part of "Count Lutzen," in United Artists' all-dialogue production, "One Romantic Night," starring Lillian Gish, at the Queen's Theatre, is a former Austrian army officer. In three years, Couti has risen from the "extra" ranks to the position of a featured player, A notable sup- |

includes porting cast

Rod La Rocque, Conrad Nagel and Marie Dressler.

"EYES OF THE WORLD." :

Una Merkel, who plays the lead- ing feminine role in "Eyes of the World," the Inspiration-United Artists dramatisation of the Harold Bell Wright novel which comes to the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, is still too green in the ways of motion plcture to avail herself of the services of a "double."

This alim Broadway actress was required, during production, to jump into a shallow pool of water from a steep embankment.

When asked if she wanted a "double" Misa Merkel shook her head.

"Why?" she demanded "I can swim."

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7.3-7.28 p.m.-Band Selections. The Bells of St. Malo (Rimmer), Semper Fidelis March (Sousa), Selection of Leslie Stuart's Songs

(arr. Ilume),

A Musical Switch (arr. Alford),,

The Band of H.M. Coldstream

Guards.

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8 p.m.-(Local Time and Weather Report)..

7.28-8.8 p.m.-A Concert.

Song-

Bird of Love Divine

(Haydn Wood), Valley of Laughter (Sanderson), Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Plano Solo-

Caprice (Gluck-Saint-Saens),

Fantaisie-Impromptu, (Chopin),

Harold Bauer.

Song-

Fisherman of England (Phillips), Young Tom O'Devon (Russell),

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). Violin Solos-

རྩྭ་མ

La Cuncion del. Olvido (Serrabo-

Persinger),

Rondo (Spohr-Persinger). Song of Spain (Samazeuilh),

Master Yehudi Menuhin. Song-

Thinkin' of Mary (Bennett), Columbine's Garden (Besly),

Walter Glynne (Tenor).

Piano Solc-

Etude in G Flat Major. (Black

Keys) (Chopin), Etude in C Minor (Revolutionary)

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·TO AND FROM AMERICA.

Glasgow, Sept. 7. For the past few months there floating between

individual who might be des- cribed as a mystery man so far as the authorities of the respec- tive countries are concerned.

He was looked upon as a man Theatre; without a country to take pos- session of him. To-day he land- Theatre;

ed in Glasgow, and was allowed to go at his liberty to any part of the British Isles. He is stat ed to be making for Fifeshire;

Theatre;

Entertainments. To-day King's "Six Cylinder Love."

To-day Queen's "One Romantic Night."

Today Central "Mon Without Women," To-day- Majantie "Anybody's Woman.""

Today Star "In Gay Madrid."!

To-day-World Theatre:Mark

of Zorro,"

Theatre:

.Theatre:

Friday Promenade Concert (H.K.V.D.C.), Kowloon Cricket Club, 9.15 p.m.

November 14-"Dear Brutus" by A.D.C., Theatre Royal.

Home Mails. To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Duisburg).

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Siberia (Empress of tusala), 6 p.m.

Friday-Inward from via Suez (Macedonia).

Europe

B.B.C. SACRIFICE.

Saving on Internal

Expenses.

The man concerned is a tall individual, strongly built, and ex- tremely dark. When he arrived in Glasgow at Prince's Dock, and had taken off the s.s. Artiga, he presented a rather uncouth ap- man who would attract much-at- pearance, and just the type of

tention as he paraded the street. He wore a dark jacket and light dungarees, while he had no collar and tie or scarf,

was

For some time there was doubt as to his nationality, but it was ascertained that his name Peter Russell. He claimed to be an American citizen, but the U.S. authorities would not hear of this. The Americans contended that he was a British subject, but the authorities here were of a différent opinion.

Born in Fifeshire. Russell told the powers that be that he was born in Lime. kilns, Fifeshire, but he went to: Mr. Ormsby.Gore, the Post America a few years ago and master-General, announced in the joined the American.. Const- House of Commons on September guards. It was generally recog- 16 that the subsidy of £17,500 to nised that once a man entered enable the B.B.C. to broadcast this particular service he auto- Ignace Jan Paderewski.

opera was being maintained," inmatically became an American 8,8-8,30 p.m.-Organ Solos.

view of the fact that the B.B.C. citizen. This, it is understood, Cholsen Fayre (Goss-Custard), Londonderry Air (Arr. Stewarts surrendering "a much larger was the case, but the law has

sum" to the Exchequer from Its been altered since then. Archer),

licence revenue.

(Chopin).

:

Reginald Goss-Custard, F.R.C.0. Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler), A Brown Bird Singing

(Haydn Wood),

Reginald Foort. Cantilens Nuptiale (Dubols), Imperial March (Elgar),

It is understood that this sum has been offered by the B.E.C. of its own initiative, and has nothing to do with the suggested cut In B.B.C. revenue in the May Report.

Shortly after joining the American coastguard ho travell- ed to Britain оп Л vessel. While on land in Great Britain he lost his ship, but boarded an- other vessel for the purpose of The amount offered is accret. getting back to the United The sacrifice, it is stated, will not States. He got there all right, Stanley Roper moan any reduction in essential but the immigration officers re- 8.30-9.5 p.m. Variety.

programme service, but will prob-fused to allow him to land on the Humorous Duet-

ably involve

staff economies, in-grounds that he was not an cluding curtailment of salaries, American citizen. He produced

· Gracio Fields & Archie Piit. stopping of increases, and possibly his documents to show that his a reduction In the number angagcontention was correct. Wash- ed. It is probable that a certain ington was communicated with sum will be offered this year, and and a reply came back to the more next year.

effect that the man was a Briton:

Cute Little Flat,

Song--

When You've Gone,

Banjo Quartot---

Whistling Rufus,

Gracic Fields.

A Swanee Sing Song, Emile Grinshaw's Banjo Quartet. Humorous Song--

Sent, Back Again.

Cost of the Orchestra. B.B.C. officials on September 15 declined to comment on the state-

He was then sent back to mont in the current issue of tho this country, but the authorities Radio Times that "the B.B.C. or at the British port refused to chestra is not costing the corporalet Russell land. As a result he Leslie Sarony. tion £100,000, but a good many Once again the Ellis Island was shipped back to the States.

Does My Sweetie Care For Me?, Don't Criticise,

Dialogues-

Two Scenes from "Private Lives”,

Gertrude Lawrence & Noel

Coward.

10.30 p.m.-Close Down,

thousands less."

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scrutineers réfused to allow Russell to go any further.

Meantime full inquiry was made at the supposed birthplace of Russell, and it was learned that the particulars he had sup. plied were correct. It was also discovered that his father resid- ed near Dunfermline.

This statement was part of á reply by the B.B.C. to an articlo Raoul Walsh came off with first

by Mr. F. Bonavia which recently linguistic honours during the mak-Song-

appeared in the London Dally ing of his latest Fox production, Carolina Moon,

Telegraph, condemning the extra "Women Of All Nations," which Weary River,

vagant expenditure of the corpora- features Victor McLaglen and

Geno Austin (Tenor). tion on its orchestral music. Last Edmund Lowe in the further 9.5-10.25 p.m.—

year Sir Hamilton Harty estimat episodes of their careers as the two

The Entire Musical Number of ed the expenditure as $100,000 hard fisted, soft hearted, skirt the

Opera "Patience" (Gilbert-upon the orchestra alone--and as

His father, when interviewed, chasing Marines, "Flagg" and Sullivan) Recorded in Europe under Mr. Herbert Hughes pointed out in told the authorities that he had "Quirt." It opens at the King's the direction of R. "D'Oyly Carte, the Dally Telegraph, in the not seen his son'for several years, Theatre next Sunday,

face of this year-old accusa-He knew, however, that his son The story

tion the B.C.C.'s reply may mean had the word "Mother" tattooed leathernecks off on their adventures in the Swedish tongue, but the little enough.

on one of his fore-arms. Further that in Nicaragua, takes them through beautiful blonde actress is not

revealed The oficials were firm in their investigations. the Panama Canal to the Brooklyn Swedish, but Norwegian by birth.refusal to give any definite figures. Russeli was the man who was Navy Yard, and from there on a And as for El Brendel, he also is not Some indication of the rate of ex- born in Limekilns. He was, good will cruise around the world Swedo, but a Philadelphian and penditure may, however, be gather therefore,. transported and Yith ports of call at. Gothenberg, switched to Swedish characterisaed from the statement In the emergency certificate of Identi Sweden, and Turkey.

tions only when the World War, put B.B.C's Inst annual report that no flcation was secured and he was an end to his. German comedian less than £580,303 was spent on allowed to land on his arrival in act,

programmes in 1980, an increase. Glasgow this morning, of more than £31,000 on the pro- He intends proceeding to Dun- vious year.

fermline immediately,

start's these two

Ordinarily it would be expected that Walsh would have looked to Greta Nisson and El Brendel, the other two featured players, for help

Greta Nissen enacts the leading feminine role.

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