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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932.

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ALSO

“THE

MAGNIFICENT

LIE"

A Paramount Picture.

with

RUTH CHATTERTON

RALPH BELLAMY

and

STUART ERWIN.

PRICES AS USUAL.

PLANS NOW OPEN.

ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

"PERFECT Alibl”

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE PROMISE OF OTTAWA.

Sir B. Blackett and A Sterling Area.

FINANCE AS A SERVANT.

RADIO SHADOWS BEFORE

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme_will_COMING be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 KC's) :----

6-8 p.m.-European Programme

Mefistofele Prologue *.(Boito, arr. Creators). Selections from Mefistofele (Boito, arr. Creatore),

Creatore's Band (35071).

lined at the King's Theatre to-day. Miss La Verne, internationally nown player of difficult character

If finance was to do its job pro- roles, creates the part of the crook-perly it would have to be kept in of Victor & H.M.V. Recorda. ed hotel proprietor who figures so its place as the servant of trade-6-8.32 p.m.-Operatic. A. A. Milne's successful mystery prominently in the story which and industry, stated Sir. Basil Band play, "The Perfect Allbi," which comes to the screen with Clive Blackett, speaking at the annual achieved 籍 two-year Broadway Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hop-luncheon of the Internationah As- sociation for the Promotion and. stage engagement at the Charles kins and Regia Toomey featured.

Her recent pictures include "The Protection of Trade. Hopkins theatre,, has been made Great Meadow," "The Doorway to

In the decade since the war, he Into a talkie by Radio Pictures. It Hell" and "An American Tragedy" continued, we had spent à great opens at the Queen's Theatre to-She plays the mother of the fate-deal of time in trying to help the tossed Clyde Griffiths in Para-reconstruction of Europe and of day.

mount's ambitious filmization of the the countries devastated by the Theodore Dreiser novel.

war, and had tried to graft on to 24 Hours" reveals how a big the theory of external investment city's social set is awakened to the and external lending all the re- proper relations of husbands, wives parations and war debts and inter- and lovers, when one of their num- Ally debt obligations.

The Milne play, the kind of plot which exposes the murderer before

We had

the audience but not to the parti- cipants, scored a tremendous suc- cass in its stage performance, beber is mysteriously murdered, and not realised that a loan made to coming overnight the outstanding the guilt wrongly attached to

a country of competitive trade popular member of the set.

was probably a loan made that neither the borrowers nor the lenders could afford.

Bnd screen

"THE MAGNIFICENT LIE.”

#

Ruth Chatterton needed no tea-

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Entertainments. To-day King's "24 Hours.” *

To-day Queen's

Theatre;

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Theatre;

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Theatre;

Theatre:

Evening Gowns

Today Star "Sina of the Children."

To-day "Humanity."

Theatre

World

Theatre;

A trial will be appreciated.

Home Maila

Song

Trovatore Fierce Flames are Soar."Perfect libi."

To-day ing! (Verdi), Samson and Dellah-My Heart a1"Humanity.”

Thy Sweet Voice (Saint-Saens), To-day Majestic Louise Homer (Contralto)"Anybody's War."

(1422).

Lohengrin-The Bridal Chorus

(Wagner),

Chorus and Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert

Coates.

Chorus

Orchestral-

Lohengrin-Prelude Act III:

(Wagner),

Song-

Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Albert Coates (9005).

Rigoletto Mid the Fair Throng

(Verdi), Don Pasquale-Fond Dream of Love

(Donizetti),

Tito Schipa (Tenor) (1282), 6.32-7.17 p.m.--Orchestral.

(Ferdie Grofe).

mystery hit of the Broadway stage several seasons ago. The film ver- sion made in England near the

Fresh Start Advocated. scene of its London stage triumph

In the nineteenth century Bri Is said to be even more effective cher for the few words of French tisk money, on the whole, was in- she was required to speak for her than the stage version.

vested in new countries that could Basil Dean, noted British stage role in "The Magnificent Lie", next afford to pay because they could director, produced Sunday's attraction at the King's send goode which did not compete "The Perfect Alibi" for Associat. Theatre. In fact, had the entire with British home products. But ed Radio Pictures with a cast in dialogue been in French, the star to graft on that system the im-Metropolis cluding such brilliant performers would have been perfectly at ease. as Warwick Ward, star with Emil She speaks, reads and writes the mense war debts and reparation debts was probably a completely Jennings of "Variety," Robert language fluently, Loraine, C. Aubrey Smith, who

"The Magnificent Lie", based on wrong use of the analogy of ex- A Night in Budapest

(Schaffer-Paepke), scored with Marion Davies in the Leonard Merrick's popular novel, ternal debts and lending.

"Laurels and the Lady, introduces that before long, in some form or

For his part he could only hope A Night in Vienna (Schaffer Paepke), Hungarian Rhapsody Orch. Bachelor Father," and others.

Miss Chatterton as the American other, both the creditors

(85886). and Ina Monastery Garden (Ketelbey), born daughter of French parents,

"SHE COULDN'T SAY NO”.

The sooner they

To-morrow-Inward from Europe

via Siberia (Terukuni Maru).

A Specialty.

HOW KEE,

FridayInward from London No. 8, Péking Bldg. Hankow Road.

|(Sarpedon); Outward for Europe via Suez (Terukuni Maru), 1.80 p.m.; for Europe via Siberia (Pre- aident aft), 6 p.m.

Company Meeting.

June 29-Douglas Steamship Co., |Ltd., P. & 0. Building, at noon.

Meeting. To-morrow-Legislative

Paul Whiteman and His 12.30 p.m.

Concert Orchestra (35938-4).

Victor Concert Orchestra (35808).

Game of, Kisses (Rizzi),

a cafe entertainer In New Orleans. debtors would manage to forget Romance (Tschaikowsky), With a single exception, all the There. masquerading as a famous all about that. leading members of the cast of French actress, she wins the love were got rid of the better chance! "She Couldn't Say No," the War-of a since young lumberman. The there would be of starting again.

Greater Trade. Miss ner Bros. and Vitaphone production role is sald to be one of

If at Ottawa. we could start strongest dramatic which comes to the Queen's Theatre Chatterton's on Friday have had extended ex-parts since she deserted the stage again with some plan for the de- Band-

velopment of an area no longer a for the screen. périence on the stage.

Girls from Baden (Komzak),

Victoria Orchestra (V-50037), 7.17-8 p.m.-Variety.

Council,

MEN "WINDOW SHOP' LONG AS WOMEN.

Only Split Seconds More Speed.

Cologne.

Oblivious to the frowns of mas- culine Germany, students of the Cologne University commercial col

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TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

Band of H.M. Coldstream lege shattered a time-honoured idea ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

Humorous Song

A Musical Switch,

Guards (B2855). ·

Oh, You Have No Idea, How About Me?

Gracle Fields (B2795).

Little Tommy Tucker-Medley, Ever Green-Medley,

Raie Da Costa (B3689). Orchestral-

All Thro' the Night I Think of Yot, For You Alone,

De Groot & the Piccadilly Orchestra (82757).

Winnie Lightner one of the stars Ralph Bellamy plays opposite the little economic unit like Great Bri- of the screen drama, has for a long star. He is the young New York tain, but a large economie unit time been recognised as one of the stage star recently signed by Para-within which there would be wide few funny, feminine artists appear-mount as a new male screen "find", opportunities of exchange of goods ing before the public. She has Stuart Erwin, also included in and services, and within which we been in vaudeville for many years, the featured cast, has his first op could for the time being forget the Piano Solo- appeared opposite W. C. Fields in portunity to mix dramatle acting gold standard and have a sterling "The Scandal," and was also seen with his well-known laugh-making standard which kept all goods and in "Gay Paree."

antics. Other character parts in services within that area free Chester Morris, sharing starring the story were carefully filled by from the troubles that arose from fluctuations of foreign exchanges, honours, is the son of a theatrica: Berthold Viertel; the director,

there seemed some hope that we family and went on the stage when

could get the machine started and | he was fifteen years, old.

see a beginning in an increase in exchanges of goods.

director.

"FRANKENSTEIN."

theatrical veterans of the present The extraordinary story of a was her present condition, there

Song-

The Song of the Kettle, Cheery Souls,

Peter Dawson, Bass-Baritone (B8021),

Band—

Policeman's Holiday, Wee MacGregor Patrol,

Song-

Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards (B2924).

that women tarried considerably longer before shop windows than

men.

Figures gathered from observing 9,071 cases showed the man gazer but 3 seconds faster than a woman in his window shopping.

The students shadowed their cases and found the average time spent before display windows was 18.7 irrespective of the sex of the window shopper.

Clocked

themselves, by gazed 17.8 seconds on an average: against the women's average of 17.6 seconds.

I

men

beld Jewellers' windows

the greatest fascination for the women, the report said, while book store displays generally captured the attention of the men.

Dear Love, My Love,

Lilian Davies (Soprano)lowing figures were discovered:

(BB192).

From the investigation. the fol-

10.35 p.m.-Close Down. All records in the above. Euro-

8 p.m.-Local Time.

A single woman averaged 17.6 8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Pro-seconds pecking, a single man 17.3 seconds, two women 20.0 seconds, man and woman 20.8. gramme.

Men devoted an average of 8.4 He was not suggesting that we pean programmes are kindly sup-'seconds to frowning at the Em- had not a full responsibility to- plied by Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co. press Eugenie hats. wards those countries not within

Johnny Arthur's stage experience beties his appearance

of youth, Packed to the brim with thrills,

If Canada and this country. than and called by experts the most since he has spent more

the India and Australia Increased the to reach PRO-twenty-five years before the foot original film ever

lights, supporting various well screen Universal's eerie "Fran- amount of goods and services they known stars, as well as appearing kenstein" will make its debut at were exchanging with each other as a star in his own right. He is the Central Theatre on Saturday then it did not matter so much if, also known as a stage producer and with Colin Clive, Mae Clark, John as was only too probable, Central Boles and Boris Karloff in the fea- Europe fell into worse distress and America found that, bad as Tully Marshall is one of the true tured roles.

was worse to follow. If we could generation, having made his first young scientist who brought a

life through only reverse the trend of depres- professional appearance in 1883. human monster to He has spent many years in stock weird electrical mechanisms and sion we should not only help our companies, as player, star or direc, Burgery is based upon the fantastic selves and the British Empire, but tor, and has also appeared in sup-eighteenth century narrative of the also the rest of the world port of many well known actors. same name written by Mary Shel He has been in motion pictures for ley, wife of the poet. the past ten years.

Karloff, in his characterization The only important member of of the man monster, is reported to the Empire or the sterling area, the cast of "She Couldn't Say No" wear makeup weighing 48 pounds but it was wine of us to take a who has never been on the stage is in itself. Colin Clive, of "Jour- sober estimate of the distance to Sally Ellers, who left high school ney's End" fame, was brought ex- which our resources would allow to begin by using to become a screen flapper-and pressly from London to enact the us to go and

of them at home, in the Empire and has been one ever since. Her first scientist, and Dwight Frye, outstanding success was achieved "Dracula" plays the important in the sterling area. He was not

Dwarf of the in "The Goodbye Kiss."

picture. Edward suggesting that it did not matter And so, in addition to an un-Van Sloan and Frederick Kerr com-to us if Austria and Hungary and Yugo-Slavia fell into a worse col- usually interesting story, "Sho plete the cast. Couldn't Say No" presents an ag-

James Whole, the famous Eng-lapse, or if things went worse in gregation of seasoned troupers. Itshman, directed "Frankenstein America; a contraction of trade all and John Balderston, Carrett Fort over the world must be a loss to and Francis Faragoh prepared the our people.

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