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"A HOLY TERROR."

Notwithstanding that she is a direct descendant of Mary, Queen of Scots and that her father was a member of the royal family of

The following programme will England, Rita La Roy, beautiful be broadcast to-day from the Hong women, he finally takes shelter in screen actress, is one of the most Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.

church where witness a

democratic young women of the on a wavelength of 855 matres dramatic climax.

(845 K.C.')':—- The supporting cast includes film colony. She appears in "A Mabel Poulton, Edna Best, the de- Holy Terror," Fox picture now lightful Ann Casson, Madeline The double attraction at the

showing at the King's Theatre.. and many King's Theatre, Paramount's West-Carrol, Austin Trevor

others.

A newsreel, comedy and cartoon complete the programme.

-J. E. W. OFFICIAL SOURCES.

"A HOLY TERROR" AND THE WONDER SHOW.

ern talkie film "A Holy Terror" and the Wonder Show of vaudeville play ers, including trained pigs, is draw ing crowded houses at the King's. Theatre. The entertainment pro- vided is a great novelty, and should not be missed on any account.

"A Holy Terror" features George O'Brien, and Sally Eilers.

A BRAILOWSKY.

The Eminent Russian Pianist

A PERSONALITY SKETCH.

One of the secrets of Alexander Brailowsky's charm is his extra- ordinary personality, one of the most irresistibly magnetje person- 5-7 pmChinese Programme.

alities to be found anfong living 7-10.80 p.m.- European Pro-planists. He is the epitome of an gramme.

7.03-7.30 p.m.— "Wand of Youth" Suite No. 1

(Elgar, Op. la),

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Elgar (9470-2), 1. Overture--Allegra Molto. 2. Serenade Andantino.

3. Minuet (Old Style)-Andante, 4. Sun Dance--Presto,

5. Fairy Pipers-Allegretto.

6. Slumber Scene--Moderato.

7. Fairies & Giants-Presto,

7.30-8 p.m.-Variety. Orchestral-

After financial reverses overtook her father, Miss La Roy found it necessary to find employment. She designed clothes, did interior de- corating and is frank enough to waited on confess that she even "SUSAN LENNOX.”

table when times were hard. “And It is full Greta Garbo's love of sunshine I could do it again if it became

indulged to her of action, and O'Brien is given and water was ample scope to display his prowess heart's content right along with necessary," she declared recently.

Miss La Roy served her appren- as a sportsman. He plays poio, work when the "Susan Lennox, Her pilots an aeroplane, drives a car Fall and Rise" company, Sunday's ticeship in a stock company at Port-

Queen's Theatre, and rides rodeo. The story is attraction at the

land, Oregon; Seattle, Washington simple, and tells of the search by went on location at Franklin Lake. O'Brien for his father's murderer. On the lakeside, the Metro- and Vancouver, B.C., had a try at bujita vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit The climax is most unexpected and, Goldwyn-Mayer studio in itself, is different from the usual charming sylvan bungalow, perched and played roles in several travel-Song- Western type of film.

on pilings at the water's edge and porting cast includes Rita La Roy, nestled under the glant leafy pep-ling companies before she turned to Humphrey Bogart, James Kirkwood pers and oaks that overhang the pictures in 1929, first appearing in

"Dynamite." Since then she has Song- and Stanley Fields. The scenery shimmering lake.

This novel location includes the played prominent character roles in throughout the production is at-

most ambitious building programme "Sin Takes A Holiday," "Travelling tractive.

At the conclusion of the film, the witnessed in many months in the Husbands," and "Midnight My-Piano Solo- Wonder Show occupy the stage, making of sound films and is said stery." commencing their programme with to mark the beginning of a general George O'Brien, athletic and Miss Van Camp and her tiupe of trend four trained pigs, all of which, in- doors eidentally, answer to their names episodes. correctly. Speckles is responsible

The

sup-

Dancing in the Dark,

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Victor Salon Orchestra (22848).

Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,

Rosa Ponselle with Male Quartet (6509),

Moonlight Saving Time,

Maurice Chevalier (Baritone) (22723).

Indian Love Call, Huguette Waltz,

Rudolf Friml (22540), toward the actual out-of-handsome leading man, portrays the Orchestral-

unfoldment romantic featured role, and divides, the love

of

A Mood in Blue, interest with Sally, Eilers. Other

Victor Salon Orchestra (22410).

Itobert Z. Leonard directed the notables in the cast are Humphrey Whistling Solo- for some clever tricks, this includ-picturisation of the David Graham Bogart, James Kirkwood, Stanley

Auf Wiederschn. ing the opening and closing of Phillips novel with the supporting Fields, Robert Warrick, Richard

Bob MacGimsey (22809). #atel The three-round boxing cast including Clark Gable, Jean Tucker and Earl Pingree.

8 p.m.-Local Time. bout between Dempsey and Heeney Hersholt, John Miljan, Alan Hale

8.09-8.45 p.m.-A Concert

Piano Solo

Turkish March (Beethoven), Brooklet

(Schubert-Rachmaninof?).

is uproariously funny. Miss Van and Hale Hamilton. Camp is to be congratulated on her

wonderful achievement.

Zenda, America's

Princess

famous mind

ROMANCE OF DARING

PRINCESS AND ACTOR.

The picture was directed by Irving Cummings.

"STEPPING SISTERS."

Described as the picture with s

render, gave the audience u” Bür- prise, when she answered correctly A girl for whom three men had thousand laughs, "Stepping Sisters," numerous questions put to her by supposedly gone to their deaths. A the Fox comedy based on Howard Professor Carl Martin who mingled girl who was a princess of royal Warren Comstock's stage farce of with the audience, Among other blood and yet, in spite of the atmos- the same name, comes to the King's replica, she told the age of a gentle-phere of musty traditions in which Theatre next Sunday. The prin man, the birthday of another, and she lives, a girl who

was ultra-cipal roles are enacted by Louise the number on a five-dollar bank modern, sophisticated, independent! Dresser, Minna Gombell and Jobyna

note!

"ESCAPE."

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comediennes

Song--

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1198). Songs my Mother Taught Me,

(Mactarren-Dvorak), Since First I Met Thee (Watson-Rubinstein),

Rosa Ponselle (Soprano) (1319). Harp Solo-

Annie Laurie (Douglass-Scott), Last Rose, of Summer (Moore),

John Cockerill (V-62), Song-

John McCormack (Tenor) (1554).

Mischa Elman (1160).

Staccata Caprice (Vogrich),

Yolanda Mero (1155).

Boat Song (Moses-Ware), A May Morning

(Weatherly.Denza),

Lambert Murphy (Tenor) (4018),

a trio of A girl who would sacrifice herself Howland, The last act, "Death on the Gull-on the altar of matrimony out of whose talents are said to make a lotine" in which Miss Marjorie Lou loyalty to her country.

peerless combination. has her head "cut off" by Prof. That is the heroice of "The Miss Dresser will be recalled for Far Apart (Schneider), Martin, is truly sensational, al-Command Performance," the her talking roles in "Lightnin"," though it is merely illusion.

princess who is to be bartered in "Caught" and other recent produc-violin Solo- marriage for political reasons. Antions. Miss Combell scored Buc- Letter of Love -Biman), allfance is sought between the King-cesses in "Bad Girl" and "Sob At Evening (Frimi-Krame), doms of Kordovia and Serblandt. Sister," Miss Howland is famed for The latter Kingdom is in sorry her role of "Label" in "The Gold Piano Solo- I have just seen "Escape," the need of a treaty between the two Diggers" on the stage, and for her screen version of John Gala countries, but Prince Alexis re-performances in such pictures as Song worthy's famous novel of the same fuses to even go and pay his re-Hook, Line end Sinker," "The title, and I vote it the finest pic spects to Princess Katerina and so Cuckoos" and "The Virtuous Sin." ture featuring English players that when a young actor who looks exact- William Collier, Sr., who por- has yet been shown in the Colony ly like the Prince gets into a fist trays an important role, is one of "Rookery Nook," "The Sleeping fight with His Royal Highness and the outstanding comedians of the Cardinal"

8.45-9.15 p.m.-Operatic. and the still more resi arrested, he is given the alter-stage and has been successful in cent success, "Sunshine Susie"

native of wooing the Princess in toany screen productions including Huldigungs March (Wagner), may all have their claim to fame the Prince's name or going to "The Brat," "Annabelle's Affairs"

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Siegfried but "Escape" stands in a class to

the salt mines.

and "Up the River." Others of

Wagner (9158). itself.

Overture (Wagner), Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Albert Contex (9059-60).

The actor chooses the romantic prominence in the cast are Howard Tannhauser Perhaps it is the typically Eng-adventure, but not with a particu-Phillipe, whose performance in "The lish atmosphere that "gets" one, larly happy heart, because all her Spider" won him wide acclaim; or the unfaked realities of the

suitors have met a very mysterious Ferdinand Munier, who scored in! scenery. Whatever it is, scenery,

(Wagner), story or dialogue, anyone who has death and he has no reason to be "Ambassador Bail," Stanley Smith The Flying Dutchman--Overture

lieve he will escape the same fate. of musical comedy fame; Barbara seen "Escape" will, clare it to be a triumph of the Of course, the actor falls madly and Weeks, Mary Forbes and Robert seriously in love with the Princess Greig, a 888-pound comedian of un- and that's what makes the story usual talents. doubly thrilling and romantic.

screen.

I think, de-

The film is a personal triumph

The plot concerns the accidental An for Sir Gerald du Maurier in the

The Neil Hamilton in the dual role of meeting of three former members of role of Capt. Matt Denant. other characters, many of whom the Prince and the actor and Una the chorus of a burlesque show. are well known players, come and Merkel as the Princess head the This takes place at the lavish Long go throughout the piece but du cast which includes Albert Gran. Island home of one of the trio who Lawrence Grant, has become a prominent member of Maurler is the one who dominates Helen Ware,

Thelma Todd, Vera Lewis, Mischa society. the whole story.

"Stepping Sisters" is declared to As the title suggests, the story Auer, Burr McIntosh. William von is one of an escape. After serv-Brincken and Murdock MacQuarrie. be refreshing new and extremely ing two years of a five-year sen- The Central Theatre is presenting diverting. The dialogue, too, is tence in Dartmoor, consequent of "The Gmmond Performance" to said to be of high, witty, calibre. James The play was prepared for the an unfortunate incident in Hyde day to the public. It's a Park, Denant contrives to break Cruze

for Tiffany, screen by William Conselman; and away. The remainder of the story adapted from the play by C.Seymour Felix, celebrated as a deals with the chase, and is a Stafford Kickens. Walter Lang director of dance ensembles for the series of gripping episodes. Ad-directed from the script by Maude big revues and musical shows in

on several occasions by Fulton and Gordon Rigby,

sisted

Bringing Up Father.

Production

New York, directed it."

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audience's mental image of what a pianist should be. In a day when successful artistes are apt to look more like stock brokers than musicians, he has been aptly char- acterised "the passionate poet of tho plano." Tall, dark, slim, roman- tically stooped, he has fascinatingly slender hands, hair which falls over a high forehead, a gentle courteous manner combined with a "Chopines- que aloofness." It is his person- allty, as much as his great art, that hypnotizes an audience and draws it back again and again to hear him.

He is a great reader and never travela without a portable library, usually of Russian books, with which to beguile the long hours on the train. He speaks French, Ger man, Spanish, and English as well as his native language. His Eng- Hish is exceptionally good. "I learn- ed it originally in London," he says, "where I played a great deal. I am still more familiar, though, with the vocabulary of time tables, restaur- ants, hotels, and concert halls than with your literature!"

Two years ago he bought one of the historic chateaux of France. Last year he sold it because "it was decorative but damp." Instead, the restless young man bought three houses, one in Brittany, near St. Malo, one in Compleyne, near Paris, and the third in the Auvergne Mountains. "Homes are like music," he explains, "there must be variety to prevent satiety."

In music Brailowsky prefers the romantica "Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, but especially Chopin." He gives a recital at the King's Theatre on April 29, at 9.80 p.m.

STAMP HOLIDAY!

Books of stamps to enable people to save up for their Summer holl- days, in spite of the economic crisis, are being suggested in Paris, saya Reuter's correspondent.

These stamps, would be bought at Berlin State Opera Orchestra the Post Office and stuke In a book

(9275).

specially provided for the purpose.

When the book was full it could 9.15-9.40 p.m-From the Studio

be handed back to the Post Office in impersonal and non-technical As-exchange for cash.

count of the Second Battle of Ypres, 1915, by Mr. A. M. Bowes- Smith, (April 22 is the seven- teenth anniversary of the rit poison gas attack made in the Great War.) 9.40-10.25 pm-

1.

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Rachmaninoff, Op. 18),

Sergel Rachmaninoff with Leopold 'Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchesizä

10.30 p.m.-Close Down. All records in the above Euro pean programmes are kindly sup plied by the Teang Fook Piano Co..

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