1932-04-28 — Page 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.

ROUND HONG KONG'S

CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

"TO-NIGHT OR NEVER."

:

he continued. "If he wants to play golf, don't attempt to induce him to go on a picnic. If he prefers to awim let him swim and don't sug- Samuel Goldwyn, one of the gest that he do something else. pioneers of the picture industry, Then everybody will be happy and pays tribute to the late David contented and his vacation will do. Belasco, the grand old man of the him some good." American theatre, in bringing to the screen "To-night or Never," the romantic comedy starring Gloria The actual time spent on the set Swanson, which

the filming a feature production is but comes to Central Theatre to-day. For "Te-a fraction of the total a director night or Never" was the last pro- must spend before the finished pic- duction Belasco ever made, the last ture reaches the screen, according to hit of that long list of theatrical David Butler, director of the Fox which had made him a musical romance, "Delicious," open- proverb in the theatre for fortying

King's next Sunday at the

SUCCESSES

years.

Theatre.

"DELICIOUS."

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions.

To-day Tea. Dances at Hong

THE CHINA MAIL.

Theat To-day Majesti Young As You Feel."

Lammerts Auction..

SOME AUSTRALIAN OPINIONS OF BRAILOWSKY.

Tributes to Famous Pianist.

of the

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will. be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 K.C.'s):--

;

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski (6781):

The Flying Dutchman-Senta's Ballad

(Wagner),

Elisabeth Rethberg (Soprano)

· (1477). Tannhauser-Fest March (Wagner),

-Act 3 to Lehengrin-Prelude

(Wagner),

Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock (7886). Fair Maid of Perth-The Flame of

Love (Bizet), Damnation of Faust-While You Play

at Sleeping. (Berlioz),

Another of the recent conquests Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant;

Hong Kong, of Alexander Brailowsky, who plays

6-8 p.m.-European Programme Dinner Dances at and Peninsula Hotels, and King's

There on

Friday, April 29, at the of Victor & H.M.V. Records. Restaurant,

6-6.30 p.m.-Operatic. Saturday China Light & Power King's Theatre, was in Australia Lohengrin-Perlude (Wagner), Recreation Club Concert, King's where the young Russian planist was hailed as a "God of his instru- Park enclosure, 9 p.m.

Entertainments.

ment."

Typical To-day King

Theatra,

was the notice Sydney Sunday Times: "Wizard of "Skyline.""

Audience To-day

Theatre; the keya Thrills Big - Queen's

(Headline). Brailowsky, noted Rus- "Black Coffee."

Today Central Tour sian planist and idol of four con- "To-night or 'Never."

tinents, proved himself a veritable The picture version of this play

"In my case," Butler declares,

wizard of the keys. His artistry of by Lili Hatvany which closed David "weeks are required in preparing

interpretation, his sense of propor Belasco's Career Was carefully the scenario. For a picture like

Theatro:tion, his poise, infinite capacity for handled throughout to rank in ex 'Delicious.' I always work on the

"Eyes of the 'World."

conveying emotion, swept his au- cellence with the Belasce production. treatment with the screen writer.

To-morrow King's Theatre:dience into storms of applause, and The Belasco tradition of painstak Then comes the worry and effort

Marcel Journet, Rass (1123). Alexander Brailowsky, Eminent his hands-the strong tapered hands ing care down to the slightest pre-connected with casting, which in

6.30-6.55 pm-Orchestral.. of the artiste on the keyboard were duction detail was maintained. itself is an enormous job involving Russian Pianist, D.30 p.m.

sheer delight. Not since Paderew-The Rose (arr. Myddleton),

The London Palladium Ernest Vadja, the adapter, and countless interview and tests to

ski played in Sydney have music

Orchestra (C2081). Willy Pogany, the scene-designer, select just the right characters to

To-morrow-At "Harford," 525, lovers had such a feast of piano-Minuet (Boccherini), are both Hungarians selected to portray the featured roles and the make sure that the atmosphere of hundreds of atmospheric 'bits.' The Peak, household furniture, forte music. The reception accord- 18th Century Dance (Jozef Haydn),

Leopold Stokowski and the ed the famous pianist was a tribute Budapest, where the story is laid, "When shooting does start, the 10.30 a.m.

Philadelphia Orchestra to his genius and to the musical

(7266). is meticulously accurate.

strain on body brain and emotiona

Home Mails.

taste of his hearers."

Nautical Moments (arr. Winter), With the exception of putting has only fairly begun. Having been

To-day--Inward from Europe Miss Swanson in the leading role, an actor myself, i work just as hard via Siberia (Calcutta Maru)..

Other critics agreed. "The all the major characters are played back of the camera when my cast

To-morrow-Inward from Ameri-Sydney public is fortunate in the by the same actors who played them is emoting as I would were I enact-ca (Empress of Japan); from opportunity of hearing Brailowsky in the Belasco atage production. ing the part. When Janet Gaynor Europe via Siberia (Hakone Maru); whose recitals are the most artistic And Melvyn Douglas, the leading does a playful scene, as she does from Europe via Suez (Hakozaki events of a season notable for the man whom Belasco signed a year in early in 'Delicious, I laugh and

visita of many celebrities," wrote Maru and Hector). advance of production as the per-romp with her in spirit. When the

To-morrow-Outward for Ameri-the Morning Herald. "He mani- feet actor for the role of the action of the story calls for her toca and Europe via Siberia (Pres. fested the mind. and spirit of the mysterious young American hero, do a pathetic, heartbreaking scene, has turned into one of the finds of then I suffer as she suffers and even Taft), 5 and 6 p.m. respectively; master musician, with technique to for Europe via Suez (Hakone support his interpretation of the the year, in Hollywood.

cry as she cries. It's always the

Maru), € p.m.

highest flights of the great master," There is a considerable resembl-same whether the player be Janet,

reported the Sunday News. "With ance between Samuel Goldwyn and Charlie Farrell or E Brendel. I

Daily each concert," decided the David Belasco, Goldwyn in pictures, subconsciously enact each of their

Telegraph, "he steadily emphasised Beliascó in

his position in the front rank of the theatre, each was role as they perform them before must noted of all 19 a great the camera.

world pianists." Said the Sydney discoverer of talent, and Helen "Even after the picture is finish-

Sun: "He is a player with an extra- Ware, are only a few of the ed and the cast is dismissed, each to

ordinary individuality that attracta famous stage figures who first get away for at least a week's rest

and compels admiration in every, fame in Belasco and recreation, the director must

The Evening Standard gives a class of composition." The Evening productions. And Samuel Goldwyn's still be on hand to guide his brain graphic description of a unique News acclaimed him "as the finest list of discoveries Includes Ronald child through the cutting and final Colman, Lois Moran, Lily Damita, editing process. All told, an aver- ceremony in an aeroplane midway Chopin in rpreter ever heard" and Vilma Banky, Joan Bennett, Walter age of three months time, working across the English Channel, when the Truth felt "the instrument is Byron, and a host of others. Both from ten to eighteen hours every an English woman, Princess Day-his medium, the creative souls of of them have also been noted for day. is required of the director who ang Muda of Sarawak, wife of heir the past his inspiration, his message

presumptive, Major. Bertram flung to the eternities." always expending the greatest pos- follows his picture through from the Brooke, was received into the Mos- sible care on each production. original idea to its final release

form."

came

to

"BLACK COFFEE."

UNIQUE CEREMONY IN AEROPLANE.

Princess Received Into Moslem Faith.

lem faith,

new

The Princess who studied the NEXT CHANGE AT "Delicious" presents Janet Gaynor Koran all the way from Croydon,

THE KING'S. and Charles Farrell in what is said Elizabeth Allan, who is seen as to reach a new high note in enter-stood beside Dr. Khalid Sheldrake, who read three Arabic prayers, Barbara in "Black Coffee" now attainment. Guy Bolton wrote the

after which the Princess made a the Queen's Theatre, is likely to original story which depicts the formal declaration of her have a big future in British films. romance of a little Scottish orphan Her first appearance in a talkie was lusa and the wealthy son of a social-faith, adopting the new name

Khair-ul-Nissa, which means ""the for Leslie Hiscatt in "Alibi" at the ly prominent family. Music and

Fairest of Women." Twickenham Studios, and her work lyries are by George and Ira in this picture and in "The Rosary" Geshwin. which was subsequently made at

Twickenham 80 impressed the "WEST OF BROADWAY.” Twickenham executives that Julius John Gilbert makes a dashing

Hagen gave her a long-term con-American vaquero in "West of truct to appear exclusively in Broadway," his new Metro-Gold- Twickenham productions.

wyn-Mayer atarring vehicle, which

An attractive brunette, endowed will open on Sunday, at the Queen's with a particularly expressive face Theatre.

and a natural ability, this young

Beginning with a glimpse of

girl is destined to be one of the Gilbert in A.E.F. uniform, reminis- British stars of the future.

cent of his role in "The Big Parade" the new offering brims with striking actión and dialogue. Gilbert's char

"SKYLINE."

"I like to surround myself with acterisation is most impressive. It

a gang of cronics, men I have known is by far, to this reviewer's mind

a long time and whom I have learn the most successful of his sound film

ed to love, and then let everybody efforts. El Brendel heads the sup-

Moran

do as he please," replied Thomas porting cast, as Gilbert's Swedish

Lois Meighari.

man-Friday, and The broad shouldered screen scores as the leading lady.

of

The Princess says she chose the mid-air for the ceremony because of its romance.

COASTWISE

by

* ALGIE" BENNETT.

An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00.

favourite, who le appearing at the Most of the picture was filmed Now on sale at King's Theatre to-day in Fox Films' out on. the Western desert and BREWERS

"Skyline," featured with Hardie Al-mountain stretches, and the pic-WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW bright, Maureen O'Sullivan, Myrna torial enjoyment is appreciated. EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.

Loy and Donald Dillaway, under The story concerns a rich young and at the Publishers

Sam Taylor's direction, had just man who returns from war, broken The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. been asked what he considered the in health from wounds, to discover ideal vacation.

himself jilted by the girl who he

"If one wants to fish, let him fish" thought was waiting for him.

Bringing Up Father.

China Mall Building,

A wee bit of Scotch...but

simply

Delicious

JANET

GAYNOR

CHARLES

FARRELL

EL BRENDEL

Music by

GEORGE GEESHWIN

A: POX PICTURE Directed by David Butter·

The London Palladium Orchestra (C1854). 6.35-7.30 p.m.---A Concert.

Shepherd's Hcy (Grainger); Passepied (Delibes),

Piano Solo

Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1895). Song-

Serenade (Schubert), Calm as the Night (Bohm),

Louise Homer (Contralto) (0703).

violin Solo-

Frasquita Serenade (Lehar-Kreisler), Kreisler Serenade (Lehar),

Fritz Kreisler (1158). Song-

The Irish Emigrant (Dufferin-Barker),

By the Short Cut to the Roses

(Hopper-Fox),

String Bass Solo-

Minuet in G (Beethoven), Valse Miniature (Koussevitzky),

Serge Koussevitzky (1476). 7.30-8 p.m. Variety. Humorous Song

Take a Look at Mine,

Gracie Fields (E2965). Humorous Monologue---

The Story of William Tell,

Henry Burbig (22095). Plano Solom

Wake Up and Dream-Medley,

Carrell Gibbons (B3081).} Song--

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DAILY CROSS- WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but

our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonétic

spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,)

19

14

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116

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John McCormack (Tenor)

(1528).

13 314

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119

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Mildred Bailey (Comedienne} (22880).

143

144

146

Vocal Trio-

47

49

52

153

In the Cumberland_Mountains,

Bud & Joe Billings & Caraon Robison (22852).

Piano Solo-

She's Funny That Way,

Carroll Gibbons (B3031).

Humorous Song-

Hot PotGracie Fields (B3008). 8 p.m.-Local Time.

8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Stadio Concert.

10.83 p.m.-Close Down.

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6-City of Greece 11-Rent

12-Hesp

13-Pronoun

15-A bishop'e throne

44-Torment 46-Juice of plants 47--The (8p.) 48-Disagrada 50-Musical note 51-Prefix Half

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nouns

18-Raw metal

20-Firat president of

German Republie

21-Metric land, measurej

22-River In Egypt 24-Consume

قره

54-A short poem 55-Pertaining to the

teeth

VERTICAL

1-Japanese wrapper

26-A lake in N. Ruzain 2-Pronoun

25-Twirl

28-Esteem

30-Infant's bad

32-Beloved...

-'83-Irrigated

36-Part of the stomach

of a rumiant'

33-Assist

40-Neptune (abbr.)

z-Obtain

4-Rabbit

5-Face

8-Squirted

7-Liquid measure B-Alcoholis beverage: 3-Nusion! note 10-Agran

42-Elongated Bah. (pl.)|14–Tratand (Fort),

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VERTICAL (Cont) 16-Support

|17-Masculina nama

19-Chosen

[21-Acta of'aping

28-A heren 25-Thin 27-Atmosphere

29-Place

31-Advantage

83-A thin light blecult

(pl.)

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28-Absence of hearing, 37-Plat 88-The action of a spy 41-Combining form.

Falsa

44-Era

45-Language of the

Scottish Highlandera

165-Lates

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in

to-morrow's issus along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

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