1932-05-03 — Page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1932.

ROUND HONG KONG'S

THEATRES

CINEMA

&

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

NEW DOWLING HIT.

"KEPT HUSBANDS."

Two questions arise in Radio Pictures' "Kept Husbands," which is coming to the Queen's Theatre to-day..

THE

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL.

CHINA MAIL.

MR. MACDONALD'S CONDITION.

Uneasiness of Doctors.

EYE TROUBLE.

concern-

London, Yesterday Social Functions.

Uneasiness continues ing the condition of the Prime To-day-Tea Dances at Hong

Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, First: "Is there any good reason Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; authough as a result of a complete

Hong Kong. examination by Sir Thomas Hor why a woman should not propose Dinner Dances, at

Second: and Peninsula Hotels, and King'sder this morning, it is stated that marriage to a man?" "Should a man allow his wife to Restaurant,

his general health is excellent. the same time Sir Thomas and the pay the bills?"

are oculist, Dr. W. S. Duke-Elder not entirely satisfied with the state of the right eye and it is

A generous portion of the world's available screenland charm has been affixed to the latest effort of Eddie Dowling, brilliant young man who wrote, directed and acted in "Honey-

May 6-Overseas League Concert, moon Lane" on the stuge in New

In fact, the questions constitute Helena May Institute. York and other cities and who now

of this emotional appeurs In the same opus on the the main theme

Entertainments. discussed in pic- tulking screen at the Central Thea- drama, and are

torial and entertaining manner.

To-day King's ire to-day.

Honeymoon Lane" has been al- Chiefly involved in the problem "Delicious."

Dorothy Macka!!!. 09 the Today Queen's as to time, place, are tered lightly

wife, "West of Broadway." action and personnel. But it is wealthy and flighty young

Today Central essentially the same charming story and Joel McCrea, a poor man who

being supported by the "Honeymoon Lane." as that of the original--with an resenta

To-day- Majestic abundance of exhilarating comedy woman he loves.

Radio Pictures' has provided "Just imagine." thrown in for good measure.

the backgrrounds

Today Star. Dowling is seen as the employee colourful

in a luxurious Summer resort habitats of the idle rich in New "Shaw of Shows."

exclusive watering gambling hull operated by Noah York and the

Beery. June Collyer, Nouh's nice, places in Europe.

is in love with Eddie, and Beery

The cast includes Bryant Waah-

At

likely they will obtain A third opinion in order to reach greater certainty of decision regards

Theatre;

Theatre:

Theatres

Theate

Theatro:

further treatment.

Lammerts' Auction.

May 10At Kowloon Naval tries to upset the romance by accus- burn, Clara Kimball Young, Mary Depot, old and surplus Victualling

Robert McWade, Florence stores, 9.30 a.m. of crookedness in his Carr, ing Eddie duties. Dowling leaves in disgracej Roberta, Lita Chevret, Ned Sparks, and gps to the brokendown hotel of and Freeman Wood. Mary Carr, motherly old widow who By gives him a job as manager. exploiting mother Carr's famous pies. Eddie manages to build up a clientele for her place.

Meanwhile June has learned the Eddie

their und about

truth

romance is mended. Good luck

comes in the visit of a Europeani

Praise is due Alfred Jackson for his dialogue, while Lloyd Bacon the director, has handled the emotional scenes with restraint and kept his plot motivation uppermost.

"DELICIOUS.”

Janet Gaynor and Charles Far

Home Malla.

To-day-Inward from President McKinley).

Meetings.

as

The eye shows appreciable bene. At as a result of the three consecu- tive hours rest daily which the Prime Minister took at Geneva. will probably insist The doctors that the relaxation must be main- tained and that also he must cut down his attendance and work in the House of Commons.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the 'Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.E.W. on a wavelength of $55 metres. {(845 'K.C.'s);

6-8 p.m.-European Programmé of Columbia Records.

6-6.17 p.m.

Stenka Raxine (Glazounow),

Orchestra of the Brussels Royal Conservatoire (12183-4). 6.17-6.44 p.m.---Operatic.

Song-

Il Trovatore-D' Amor Sull' All

Rosee (Verdi),, Orchestral

Eva Turner Soprano (L2156).

Tannhauser-Venusberg Music

(Bacchanale) (Wagner),

Song-

Bruno Walter conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (L1982-3).

►

Faust-Serenade (Gounod),

Nazarene de Angella (Bass) (L2247). 6.44-7 pm Kinderscenen (Scenes from Childhood)

(R. Schumann),

Fanny Davies (Planist) (L2321-2). 7.03-7.20 p.m-Orchestral and Band Music. Voyage in a Troopship

(arr. G. Miller),

Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. conducted by Capt. George Miller (DX8).

Mr. MacDonald had a long in- terview with Mr. Baldwin .this morning, and political circles are whether speculating

aensational America developments are

imminent-Reu- Waltzes from Vienna

(Johann Strauas),

ter.

POLICE ORDERS.

Parade on Wednesday.

May 18-Fifty-first ordinary meeting of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Offices, noon,

May 19-Fifty-first

The following orders have been ordinary king who stops at Eddie's hotel in-rell, most notable of screen lovers, General Meeting of The Canton In-lasued by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King,

Later, when Beery apare seen together again with the surance Office, Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Inspector-General of Police: cognito.

to put Eddie into screening of "Delicious," new Fox Matheson's Office, noon. pears and tries disfavour with mother Carr, the musical king takes a hand and undone.

Dowling's first picture was "The Rainbow Man."

King's romance at the

May 27-Union Insurance So-

Chinese Company. Training Course-Part II.—All Beery is Theatre. The im features six ciety of Canton Ltd., China Fire recruits will attend at the Chinese

George Gershwin melodies, making

Insurance Co., Ltd., British Company's Headquarters to-day at it the first time that the famous Trader's Insurance Co., Ltd., 115.30 p.m. for instruction, American composer has written the

and 11.20 a.m. entire musical score for a motion respectively, at Union Building. picture.

success

FAMOUS PSYCHIC'S VISIT.

Bach

a.m., 11.16 a.m.,

Inspection Parade-All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station to-morrow for a general inspection of equip- ment etc. by the 'Company Cornman- der. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. sharp under Sub-Inspector J. C. S. Dress-White Uniform, Fender.

London Theatre Orchestra: (DX288).

7.20-8 p.m.--Variety, Vocal Duettone

Blue Eyes-Do I Do Wrong? Blue Eyes-Blue Eyes,

Orchestral

Evelyn Laye and Geoffrey Gwyther (9434).

Virgina-Selection.

London Theatre Orchestra (9596).

Xylophone Solo Magic Notes, When the Circus Comes to Town,

Rady Starita (DB742). Song--

If Winter Comes,

Billy Bennett (Comedium).| Humorous Monologue-

The Detective,

Billy Bennett (Comedian) (DX13).

Unlike "Sunny Side Up" and "High .Society Blues," initial

her mother owns and which is the Aleko. "The Truth Teller," a musical successes of the famous bane of the legal forces of the

Planoforte-

The Desert Song-Medley, psychic who agrees to answer all pair, "Delicious" presents no song city.

Billy Mayer (9212). questions, and who has in support, numbers strictly as such.

March, as a prospering young

8 p.m.-Local Time: Princess Panthea, will headline the melody in the picture is woven into lawyer becomes city prosecutor and Cap with White Cover, Belt, Trun-

8.03-11.30 pm-Relay from the the body of the drama in such a decides to close up the countess' cheon, Whistle, Armlet and Badge,! Queen's programme to-morrow.

Professor Aleko was educated in way that the action of the story is pleasure resort as his first step in "Pocket Policeman" and note-book Ko Shing Theatre.

11.30 p.m.-Close Down. reforming the city. The result is to be carried. Those not in posses-

All records in the above Euro- the science of telepathy in Egypt. never stopped.

The plot of the drama revolves He speaks twelve languages and

a conflict of personalities, attend- sion of uniform will attend in

mufti. No members may be absent pean programmes are kindly sup therefore he is prepared to answer about the experiences of questions written in any of the Gaynor as a Scotch immigrant ined by action and suspense,

This is the second picture in from this parade without leave from plied by the Anderson Music Co. At each perform the steerage of a liner coming to which Miss Carroll and March the Company Commander.

have appeared together. They Equipment Officer will make it a ance, he will strive to answer all of America, and her adventures after the many questions which will be she enters the country illegally.

El Brendel, as Farrell's valet, asked. His advance representative

adds much to the gaiety of each declares that the mystic answer all questions which ordin- situation by his clowning. arily trouble peoples' minds.

twelve tongues.

"WEST OF BROADWAY."

will

It was a happy idea that brought

Ralph Graves and Beas Meredyth to

pen an original story for Gilbert,

Janet

For

a sweetheart, he has Manya Roberti, a Viennese beauty, who makes her screen debut. Other players in the cast include Virginia Cherrill,

"THE NIGHT ANGEL"

as dashing a hero as he did in Vienna or Paris.. "The Big Parade."

Particularly

were

The

the stars of "Laughter," point of being present. Recruits, HONG KONG HEIGHTS which like "The Night Angel" will attend. and "Stolen Heaven," was made at Paramount's New York studio.

TO-NIGHT OR NEVER”

the late David Belasco.

of his own.

Training Course-Part 1—Allj For the information of visitors recruits of the Chinese Company the following list of some of the will attend Central Police Station highest points on the Island and for Squad Drill on Thursday, May, Mainland is published:— 5 at 5.80 p.m.

p.m.

faland.

THE

HONG HONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL;

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel den Wagons Lits, Peking.

MARBLE HALL, Nathan Rd, Kowlo

Tel. 57039.

A Select Private Hotel furnished - with an eye to the comfort of its Tenants. Single and double saites of rooma with private bathrooms, attached.

THE HARBOUR VIEW PRIVATE HOTEL

9-12, Chatham Head, Kowloon, ...

Finest position on the Peninsula. Large Alry Rooms with Full Benefit of the Cool Sea Brosses. Unequalled Culina.

Phone Tel. 58734

Proprietress—Mrs. Gardiner.

Cable Add "Harview."

P. SAERY'S PHISIO-THERAPY OFFICE,

Hand and Electric Massage

32, Nathan Road, Tel. 58350.

Hours: 9-12 & 2-5 or by appointment,

DAILY CROSS - WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonétis spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

13

b

20

20

32

12

5

37

no

12

15

НЬ

50

Feet.

1828

54

1774

1784

56

Mountain Lodge The Eyrie Peak Hotel Taizoo Sanatorium

1725

1725

1805

HORIZONTAL

1000

1--A bird

871

B-Bound

297

-A large rock-boring

toal

Foct

8128

1971

Mainland.

N.C.O.'s Class.--All N.C,O.'s will¦ Victoria Peak Olive Tell, Lawrence O'Sullivan, Ferdinand Gottschalk, who has attend the Chinese Company's Signal Station Rakishly sombreroed and gallop Mischa Auer, Marvine Mansel and the chief comedy role in support of Headquarters on Friday, May 6 at Parker ing upon a magnificent white mus-Jeanette Gegna.

new David Butler directed "Delici- Gloria Swanson In "To-night or 4 pm. for examination under Mr. tang, John Gilbert rides to

Never," the United Artists picture Paterson, P.P.T.S. an original

Indian Company. popularity in "West of Broadway" ous," which is from

at the Central Theatre, played his new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-screen story by Guy Bolton.

the same role in the stage produc- Training Course-Part II--All ture now at the same Theatre.

tion when produced in New York by members who have not passed Part . Davis

He is a II. of Training Course should at Bowen Road (Alterbeds) Prague, formerly the capital of veteran of the old theatre, famous tend at the Chinese Company's As thought refreshed by the fodder Bohemia-and now that capital of for his forty years and is also the Headquarters, 17, Queen's Read Taimoshan

a city whose author of several produced plays Central on Thursday, May 5 at 5.30, Kowloon Peak from the writing mills, Gilbert Czecho-Slovakia--is

are 1 match for!

Flying Squad. takes the bit in his teeth and makes traditions

His first appearance on the stage

Special duties will be carried out With

mind this in

Edmund was in Toronto in 1887, and ever effectively is Gilbert's work in the Goulding brilliant author-director, since he has been busy and versa- by members of the Flying Squad The New Tork stage has on Tuesday and Monday, May 9 his latest film-play-"The tile. emotional scenes and his self-wrote regeneration depicts a study in Night Angel," coming to the King's seen him recently in "The Love and 9. Members will fall in at Duel" with Ethel Barrymore, "The Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. Theatre on Sunday next.

bath days.· Dress ----Khaki human nature very real indeed.

the Goulding set

Action of Command to Love," and he was on Perhaps a lot of credit is due to

play in Prague. The plot prominent in the productions of the Uniform and Cap with. Khaki Harry Beaumont, who directed the his picture. This is Beaumont's first centres around a gay cabaret infamous New Theatre in New York Cover.

Old-time years ago. venture directing Gilbert, and he which pleasure-seeking Bohemians twenty

American theatre goers still remember his excitement-bent seems to have succeeded in bring-and

seek their synthetic acting in almost all the playa of ing about a happy reconciliation of visitors- Gilbert's effervescent personality happiness, Nancy Carroll and Clyde Fitch and Sir Arthur Wing and dramatic skill. The film is Fredric March play the leading Pihero as they were produced in Miea Car- the United States. Although born pleasing from a directorial point roles in this drama.

alin London in 1869. Ferdinand of view and the introduction of roll is seen as the daughter of chorus routine came with a pleas broken down counters. She is an Gottschalk has always been ident

entertainer in the cabaret which fled with the American stage. ing effect,

Bringing Up Father.

Reserve Emergency Unit. Defendu Class-In view of the Stand-By Orders issued, no Defendu Class will be held this week.

Motor Patrol-A motor patrol will be carried out on Friday, May 6 for N.C.Os and Squad Leaders only. They will assemble outside Queen's Pier, at 5.15 p.m. Uniform optional.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

MO

MPS CURT KKA DUNGCO QSOUR CR

TANCE

OR TESTS CER ARZ3 E36 32 WEL RON

HARR

11-Play by Bhakespeare 13-Extravagant

14-Kingdoms

16-Statute

17-U-shaped pieces of

metal with painted unds

19-Girl's name 20-Finishes

52

55

159

57

HORIZONTAL:(Cont.) |42–To make a note of {43-Tally (45-Grin (Boot.)

46-8ick 47-Those who breathe

nolally when asleep 149-A card game |50-Revaler

52–Valdano autleis (54-Pertaining to

Nemes 66-Structures vary tall for their width

57-Royal Naval Air Särvice (afhr.) VERTICAL

22-Wandered from the 56-Grade

truth

23-Lyric poems 24-Bea

26-Japanese coin

27-Assists

*28-Pousanive of Edna

*80-Clothe

31-Longingly

32-Mathar (Latin) 34-River in France 37-Bacred fower of

Egypt.

38-Bainto (abbr.)

40-Trap

1-Packed 2-Reference (abbr)

-A musical work 4-8quander B-Domesticated 6-Mischievous children

7-Boy's name 8-Ridicules

9-Hypnotle condition

136 |

VERTICAL (Cont) 10-Approaches 11-Girl's name |12–Doctrines

18-Combining form.

More 16-Impudenes (elang)' 12-One who foretells |21-A vacred spot

23-Submitting 26-The nostrils 27-City of 8. E. France 29-Sardinia (abbr) 80-Decigrams (abbr.) 22 To make a gesture 88-A studio (Fr.) 25-Makers of nails

(86-Blundere [37-Fatzefier

88-Contempt S9-Build |41-Boy's num

43-30 slyly |44-Mistaka

47-Combining form.

Harrow

148-Shaped with a saw B1-8mai (8cot.) 58-A bevaraga

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

ALL YOU KIN DO ON

THESE YACHTIN' TRIPS IS SLEEP I'D GIVE A LOT TO JUST SEE LAND-

HIRES A SAILOR- MAYBE HELL TELL ME WHEN WE'RE GONNA LAND EVEN » MAGGIE

WON'T

DID YOU CALL: SIR?

I DID WHEN ARE WE EVER GOIN'

TO TOUCH SHORE?

WE WERE ASHORE FOR THRES HOURS-BUT YOU WAS ASLEEP AND YOUR WIPE WOULDN'T: LET US DISTURB YOU-

·EEK!

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,

Donations and Subscriptions are now due and can be sent to the Honorary

Treasurer,

Wynne Jones, 161,

Perk