1932-04-13 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.

ROUND HONG KONG'S

CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

THE "EDDIE CANTOR"

TRADITION.

Sonora desert, which

extends through Arizona, California, and runs far down Into Mexico.

In one tremendous spectacle

scene, two nations, and two states Years ago, Eddie Canter found are shown. The camera was plac- out that anything he had to say.ed on the California-Arizona line. any joke or any song, was always and faced toward the southern re- twice as funny if he worked be-pubile..

"Beau Ideal" is at the tween a couple of beautiful girla.

The cast That tradition, born through the Theatre.

Young, Ralph successive Ziegfeld "Follies" that Loretta first made him famous, is continu-Lester Vail and Irene Rich.

to his ed in his picture career

A MESSENGER BOY AND Days," which

THE DICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TODAY'S PROGRAMME.

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.80 p.m.-Children's Concert. 7-10.30 p.m.- European Pro grammo.

7.03-1.29 p.m.-Scottish Selec tions. Song

Up in the Mornin' Early

Hamilton & Mackenzie), Castles in the Air (Traditional),

Margaret F. Stewart, Soprano (5585).

Band-

The Thistle

Myddleton arr. Winterbottom),

Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards (9102).

Lionel Barrymore plays the role of an embittered father, whose youthful soldier son was killed in the war, and who suddenly realises that the French fathers had sons too. Nancy Carroll is cast as a very romantic-minded German girl, who falls in love with an ex- soldier of France, even though he has told her that he was the man who killed her sweetheart during the war. Phillips Holmes is seen as the young Frenchman, who de- votes his time, after the War, to seeking out the girl whose name he found on an unsent letter in the pocket of the dead German. Queen's Tom Douglas, young stage tar includes from New York and London, plays Forbes, the part of the German soldier.

ZaSu Pitts, whose mournful com-Song- placency in the face of good for- tune or bad has brought her wide- spread film fame, ls the gossipy German Bervant. After a search of two weeks, dur- small-town

production necessarily Lucien Littlefield plays a French Cantor believes that his beady-ing which eyes, bullert, prancing person was delayed, Miriam Seegar was hating busybody, who wanted to needs the contrast of stately and chosen for the leading feminine role wed Nancy, after he learns of hēr shapely feminine pulchritude. His in the Pathe comedy drama, "Big sweetheart's death. Louise Carter, effort has always been not to make Money," featuring Eddie Quillan, New York stage actress and play- himself funny by baggy trousers Robert Armstrong, Jumes Gleason, wright, makes her screen debut as or elongated noses, but rather to Miss Seegar and Margaret Living-the wife of the stern and pompous

Barrymore.

The picture deals with life in a make himself the homely, unattrac-ston, which was directed by Russell

Holmes is the hero small town. tive, little man who is pursued and Mack and which is showing at the Mias Theatre to-day. harassed by all kinds of strange Central

of the production, a former sol- blonde, was petite Nothing helps so much. Seegar,

dier, who finds love alone can erase known. оп the stage.

war-time which anguish Cantor claims, as the ecol, calm well,

and Lon-the figure

properly glorified both in New York of

to Holly horrors had stamped on his heart. Humorous Monologue- don, before she went American girl.

When Samuel Goldwyn decided wood about a year ago. She played to make his first song-and-dance leading roles opposite Richard Dix, Denny and Adolphe picture out of the New Amsterdam | Reginald. Theatre success. he brought on Menjou, and, most recently, was

"Palmy

nowest Samuel Goldwyn is presenting at the King's Theatre to-day.

menaces.

in

RIDICULOUS FUN AT AN

AIR PORT.

practically the entire company of featured wtih Charlie Murray ated comedian, and "Whoopee" show-girls and chorus. "Clancy in Wall Street."

The

He is

Song

-

The Standard on the Braca O' Mar

(Laing), Duncan Gray (Robert Burns),

Elder Cunningham (Bass

Baritone) (5045). Pibroch Solo-

Theme from-Lament for Donald

Bon Maceriramon (Macerimmon),

Pipe Major John MacDonald of Inverness (5052). 7.28-8 p.m. Variety. Sitting at a Table Laid for Two,

Florence Oldham, Comedienne (DB623). Vocal Quintette-

By All the Stars Above You,

The Maestros (DB432). Instrumental-

Honolulu..Hawailan Silver String

Quartet (5431)..

Mr. Potter Visits Southend,

Gillie Potter (5067) Vocal Duet-

Viktoria and Her Hussar Mausie, Viktoria and Her Hussar-Mama,

Oskar Denes and Barbara

Diu (DB645).

Instrumental-

Blare Away, M-G-M

Vocal Duet

Eddie Peabody (DB661). Smies Time on my Hands,

Layton & Johnstone (DB556).! 8

p.m.-Local Time. 8.03-8.30 p.m.-Selections from Opera. Organ Solo-

Bert Lahr, America's most imit- Charlotte Greenwood, make a great pair in He gathered together two hundred The cast for "Big Money" was the hilariously funny of Hollywood's most decorative carefully selected, and some twenty-

comedy, with music, "Flying femininity. The entire group was five prominent stage and screen High" which is coming

on Sun- with the subject to an examination of the players were entrusted

day to the Queen's Theatre. The most rigid kind by Cantor and various roles.

deals story

director, Charles Relaner, deserves Goldwyn and his staff. One by with the troubles and triumphs of

great credit for having added this one the girls were eliminated, untila Wall Street messenger boy em- definite knockout to the already only the sixty remained that were ployed in a broker's office.

long list of his comedy achieve seen in "Whoopee." Many of the addicted to the gambling habit,

ments, which include "Reducing," girls of the first Cantor talking which is not uncommon to Wall "Caught Short" and "Politics." pleture did not have to wait long Street, and, as a dice thrower, he is

Ridiculous fun at an air port for more than show girl recognia distinguished success. He and in the air is enlivened by sev-Pianoforte Solo- tion. Eleanor Hunt stepped out given $50,000 to deposit in a bank, eral corking song numbers, and a to be Cantor's leading lady in but anxious for another whirl at beauty chorus that is very easy to Another girl, Barbara the cubes, finds the bank closed and look at. Kathryn Crawford singą Weeks, eceived a five-year con- s obliged to guard the money several of the best numbers, and tract from Goldwyn. She was lat-"

through the ensuing night.

other players of importance are selected as the ingenue infalls in with several gangsters and, Pat O'Brien, Charles Winninger, "Palmy Days." Another, Frances when they learn of the treasure he Hedda Hopper, Guy Kibbes and Dean, who did a "rope dance"

carries in a brief case, his troubles Herbert Braggioti. The songs are with Cantor, was signed to a long

begin.

by Dorothy Fields and James

that film.

er

He

terrn agreement, and is now play- There are numerous thrilling McHugh, and DeSylva, Brown and ing leading parts in a number of important pictures, including Gold-cenes, but Eddie Quillan's flair for Henderson, Busby Berkeley direct- wyn's production of "The Greeka comedy, even in the face of personal ed the dances, Had a Word for It" and possibly peril, carry him through with flying

Icolours. He falls in love with his "To-night or Never." A dozen of the "Whoopee" girls continued employer's daughter, portrayed by Mias Seegar, and finally wins her, their association with Cantor and Goldwyn to the new "Palmy Days" after giving up the gambling game, Their never-ending search for new which had almost wrecked their love The picture was direct- feminine beauty brought recruits romance. from Broadway, from Hollywooded by Russell Mack. Robert Edeson, and from all of the capitals of the Dorothy Christy and other notable world, so that Cantor can continue players are in the cast. his proud boast of playing with "the most beautiful girls in this or any world."

THREE WORLDS' CO-OPERATE TO PRODUCE A FILM.

It required three "worlds" produce Radio

HEART-STIRRING ROMANCE.

"The Man I Killed," Para- mount's tremendously heart-stir ring romance drama of the days after the War, comes to the King's Theatre ROOD, The producers have brought forward a big cast to of film favourites to enhance the Pictures drama. power of this film's pretentious

"Beau story- "Beau Ideal," sequel to Geste" the Orient, Occident and the New. Valuable Persian rugs, richly embroidered tapestries, black and white Moroccan leather saddles, scimitars, French Lebel and rifles, jewelled daggers swords, huge and richly embroider ed pillows, Turkish water pipes and costumes were brought from the Far East by the hundreds.

London, in the Old World, was responsible for customs and ar- chitecture. The English alao pro- duced Ralph Forbes, who plays the leading role, that of "John Geste," a part he created in "Beau Geste." The United States provided the location alte and most of the per- sonnel and equipment.

The story is of the Sahara and of London, and was produced in

Bringing Up Father.

Etude in E Major (Chopin),

Chorus-

Ignace Jan Paderewski.

There is a Tavern in the Town, (a) Vive La Compagnie

(b) When Johnny Comes Marching

Home,

Harold Williams and the E.B.C. Male Chorus. Violin Solo-

La Fillo Au Cheveux De Lin

(Debussy-Hartmann), En Bateau (Debussy).

Fritz Kreisler, Sorg--

Ahl Moon of My Delight (from the Persian Garden Suite by Liza Lehmann),

Hubert Eisdell (Tenor). Piano Solo-

Variations in C Minor (Beethoven),

Sergel Rachmaninoff. 10.33 p.m.-Close Down

NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING'S. ERNST LUBITSCH'S SMASHING PRODUCTION.

Mortal ma

geted a

BARRYMORE CARROLL

| HOLMES

PARAMOUNT PICTURE

Frederica-0 Malden, My Madien

(Lebar), Frederica-Wayside Rose (Lehar),

Quentin M. Maclean (DB277), Rosenkavalier-

Fantasy on Love Themes (R. Strauss, arr. Grainger),

Peres Grainger (DB28) Orchestral

Madame Butterfly Selection

(Puccini, arr. Tavan),

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (9306).

Pianoforte Solo-

Rigoletto-Paraphrase (Verdi, arr. Liszt).

Treze Scharrer (DB76). 8.30-9.02 p.m.— Concerto in E. Minor for 'Cello and

Orchestra (Elgar, Op. 85),

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the Signallsing his return to political arens, which he has since decided all but to vacate, Mr. Lloyd George, on March 16, in addressing the members of the Junior Liberal Club, launched a bitter attack on the members of the National Gov- ernment and his old colleagues.

The Daily Telegraph writing editorially the next day, described his speech as an "Outburst" and "A Complete Travesty of the Crials." The Manchester Guardian, on the other hand, referred to it, also editorially, as "A Breath of Fresh Air."

In the course of his speech he "shot up" everybody without dis- crimination, according to the first

W. H. Squire ('Cellist) and mentioned paper; but the Manches- the Halle Orchestra ter Guardian said of his oratorical

conducted by Sir

Alght, that "It sparkled with thrusts Hamilton Harty

and sallies directed with a liberal (DX117-20).

and impartial hand."

9.02-9.30 p.m.-Orchestral and Band Selections. The Little Minister Overture

(Mackenzie),

Here are some of his "shota" or "thrusts and sallies."

Not a Driver.

The Prime Minister.--There is no one who looks, better on a dickey, but he is not a driver. There is no

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (7140-M). Frauet Euch Des Lebens J. Strauss), Thousand & One Night (J. Stransa),

Johann Strauss & Symphony man who can do nothing better and

Orchestra (9228).

do it with a flourish.

A Volcano. Waldteufel MemoriesFantasia

(Arr. Finck),

Mr. Baldwin.There is one thing Herman Finck & His Orch.he has in common with a volcano,

9836).

they both smoke The Damask Rose (Chopin Theme and that is

incessantly. adapted by Clutsam),

Pickpocket. Court Symphony Orchestra (DX24).

Sir Herbert. Samuel-In his own All records in the above Euro-language, he has joined the pick- pean programmes are kindly sup piled by the Anderson Music Co. 9.30-9.45 pm-Dr. Radio will given Listeners the second clue of the Radio Treasure Hunt.

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Riding Fences,

Sir John Simon-We have all got our hobby horses, and riding fences

9.45-10.80 p.m.-A Programme of seems to be his. He is still doing

from it, so I hear from Geneva. Concert Items selected

A¡ Stylite. Z.B.W.'s Library of Records. Bong-

by

Mr. Runelman. He belongs to

I Sometimes Think (from the Fer that eccentric and self-centred kind Suite Liza of devotee that used to be known as sian Garden Lehmann),

Stylites. They must always have a Muriel Brunskill, Contralto. pillar of their own. They won't be

Duet

A Book of Verse (from the Persian on a platform with anyone else.

Garden Suite by Liza Lehmann),

Doa Labbette (Soprano) and Hubert Eisdell (Tenor). Piano Solo-

Impromptu in A Flat (Schubert), (Continued in preceding Column.)

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