1932-07-05 — Page 3

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932.

ROUND. HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES,

"DUMB-BELLS IN ERMINE."

Thomas Meighan and Charlotte Greenwood head the cast of❘ "Cheaters at Play," with Bakewell and Miss Weeks in the romantic leads. The story from a novel by "Dum-bells in Ermine" Warner Louis Joseph Vance, deals with the Brothers latest Vitaphone comedy, efforts of international crooks to featuring Robert Armstrong and steal some valuable emeralds Mias Barbara Kent, and having its final Greenwood la trying to smuggle screenings at the Queen's Theatre into the country. to-day, is notable for its laugh- provoking dialogue.

MISSES MI-NA AND NEE-SA LONG,

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

RECLAMATION GROUNDS. WANGHAI

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-TALKING PICTURES-

7.30 ACTION 9.20

OPENING TO-MORROW NIGHT 7:20

EN-AIR-CINEMA-

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-10.30 p.m.

European Pro- gramme.

7 p.m.-Stock Quoations, Mall Notice, etc. '

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The following programme will be broadcast-to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 E,C.'■) :—

7.8-7.80 p.m. - Orchestral and Band Music. Sakuntala-Overture (Goldmark),

Victor Symphony Orchestra. Forza del Destino (Verdi)-

Overture,'

Tripoll→→→

James Gleason is the man respon-) aible for the sparkling dialogue. Though Gleason is at present lend-

Victor Symphony Orchestra. After their performance at the ing his talents to talkie picture he

Palace Theatre in New York, which is widely known for many stage)

Symphonic March (D'Anna), plays which he has written and is the goal of all actors and

Creatore's Band. a reviewer 7.30-8 p.m.-From the Studio. produced, including "Is Zat So" actresses in America,

wrote the following about Miss Mr. Lawrence Bradley at the The Fall Guy" and "The Shannons

Mi-na and Miss Nee-sa: "For this piano playing "Popular Melodies.” of Broadway."

"Dumb-bells in Ermine" is taken fact is a marvel, any way you look at

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather from the Lyan Starling stage hit it, and, perhaps, most so when the Report.

8.3-8.30 p.m. Variety. "Weak Sisters" and adapted to the two girls sing and dance, both of screen by Harvey Thew. The cast which have always been considered includes Beryl Mercer, Claude Gil. very dimcult, if not impossible, for lingwater. Julia Swayne Gordon Chinese, owing to their rather de and Mary Foy.

John Adolfi directed..

"THE SILENT WITNESS."

ficient rhythmic sense. This fea- ture of the act is entirely new and came as a big surprise when Sam and one of the girls did an adagio number."

that

Song

Junior, My Sin,

Orchestrul-

Franklyn Baur.

You're Simply Delish, And Then Your Lips Met Mine,

Bert Lown & His Hotel Biltmore

'Orchestra.

Lonesome That's All, My Isle of Golden Dreams,

National Cavaliers.

Humorous Duet-

"She, then pirouetted, turned, and With reference to her screen did all the regulation ballet move-Vocal Quartet---- proficiency, Greta Nissen, who plays ments on her toes just as well as a one of the leading feminine parts Tarasoff or Fokine pupil of long in "The Silent Witness," the Fox training. Then the other one sang,' drama now playing at the King's and the surprise of the Brat slater Theatre, with the international star, was increased to amazement Lionel Atwill, in the same role that continued as they repeated their he created in the stage production numbers throughout the act, making of the gripping story, is one of the the offering of Long Tack Sam not most talented women in Hollywood. only the greatest of Chinese acts Miss Nissen is an accomplished but one of the most unique pianist, an expert in any style of vaudeville attractions in the world." dancing and she devotes most of her spare time to the art of

sculpture.

She is to-day considered the greatest interpreter of siren roles!

"SUICIDE FLEET.”

Two stately square rigged sail-

The Laughing Sousaphone, Laughter, Love and Lingerie,

The Laughter Makers. 8.30-10 p.m. (approx)-

A relay from Mount Austin Bar- racks of the Regimental Band of the lat Battn. of the South Wales Bor- derers, conducted by Bandmaster Gecks, and by courtesy of the O- cer Commanding.

10-10.30 p.m-Concert Items. Song-

Fiddle and I

(Weatherly & Goodeve), Angel's Seronade

Millard-Braga),

Hulda Lashanska (Soprano).

on the acreen. This was proven by ling vessels, last survivors of the her splendid performances in the Yankee clipper era, made their final recent films, "Women Of All voyage to participate in the big scenes in "Suicide Fleet," Nations," "Ambassador Bill" and thrill "Good Sport." And it is emphasiz. which is showing at the Central their last ed by her portrayal in "The Silent Theatre to-day. After

retirement Piano Solo- Witness" of the alluring but merel cruise came honourable less wanton, who leads a boy to at the bottom of the sex.

The closing chapter of their the very brir of destruction.

Atwlis art in the picture is careers was a glorious one, in keep- that of indulgent father. Bram. ing with the colourful lives they had well Fetcher, who also played in lived. Instead of rotting in a har- the age production and was last bour "boneyard," they went down ner in the picture, "Daughter Of with banners flying, in action under The Dragon, enacts the role of the submarine shell are.

The Prophet Bird (Schumann), By the Brookside (Stojowski),

Ignace Jan Paderewski.

Song-

The Green-Eyed Dragon.

(Newman-Charles)'

Tavern Song (Watson-Fisher),

Reinald Werrenrath (Baritone). Violin Solo-

Poem (Fibich-Kubelik), Sielanka (Wieniawski),

Song-

son, with Helen Mack, one of the The farewell voyage of the two three Fox debutante stars of 1931, ships, the Indiana and the Bohemia, sharing leading feminine honours took them to Mexican waters off Las with Miss Nissen,

Coronados Islands to play dramatic Weldon Heyburn completes the parts in "Suicide Fleet." It is an list of featured playera with such Interesting coincidence that Bil luminaries as Wyndham Standing. Boyd plays in this picture. It was Mary Forbes, Alan Mowbray, Billy for a Boyd starring film "The Bevan, Montague Shaw, Lumsden Yankee Clipper," that the vessels Hare, Herbert Mundin and Eric were resurrected from a Boston Wilton in the supporting cast. The ships' graveyard by Cecil B. News.

1.

Ruth Posselt.

The Gypsy and the Bird

(Oxenford-Benedict),

Madame Amelita Galli-Curci

(Soprano).

10.80. p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press

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Pullthroughs. Chinese Company.

Section leaders will Social Functions.

Training Course-Part 1L-All see that all their men are notified To-day Tea Dances at Heng recruits will attend at the Chinese and present. Any member being Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Company's Headquarters to-day at unable to attend must notify 0.0. All recorda in the above Dinner Dances at Hong Kong 5.80 p.m. for instruction.

in writing. play of Jack De Leon and Jack Built in 1870, the Indiana and Europear programmes are kindly and Peninsula Hotels, and King's

Members who have not already Revolver Practice. Revolver Celestin which Douglas Doty adapt. Bohemia plyed between Canton and supplied, by Messrs. Tsang Fook Restaurant

practice will be carried out by mem-returned their steel helmets and kit Boston for the silk trade. When Piano Co. and Moutrie & Co.

bers of the Chinese Company on the cards must do, so to the Police Re- Kennedy Road Range to-morrow at serve Office at once.

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film was directed by Marcel Varnel DeMille and brought around the 10.35 p.m.-Close Down. and R. L. Hough, from the stage Horn.

ed for the screen.

"CHEATERS AT PLAY.”

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steam finally swept the square rig. ged sailing vessels off the sea, the two ships went into dock, supposedly

Although both Barbara Weeks, to rot away in senile decay. whose father is an aeroplane dealer In the RKO Pathe spectacle, the in Boston, and William Bakewell Indiana and Bohemia played dual as a floating are accustomed to alr travel, they roles. They served did have a new serial thrill during studio and location home for the the making of "Cheaters at Play," film unit of 100 players and techal- coming next Thursday to the King's cians and in the climaxing battle Thoatre.

scenes of the production were sent

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Theatre:

Theatre;

Entertainments. To-day Kinga "The Silent Witness."

To-day Queen's "Dumb Bells In Ermine." To-day Central "The Suicide Fleet." Havana, June 28.

To-day-Majestic The Cuban Government bas

Today - Star adopted a law empowering the Pre-The Gay Caballero." sident of the Republic to suspend for a further term of one year the "Shipmates"

To-day

World Theatre; constitutional guarantees, which

Training Course-Part I.-All Theatre; recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station Theatre:

for Squad Drill on Thursday, July DressWhite 17, at 5.30 pm.

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The company aboard the USS, California in. Los submarine attacks.

Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong, 'Angeles Harbour, and as the battle- ship headed out to sea, Miss Weeks James Gleason, Ginger Rogers and and Bakewell, clad in flying clothes, Harry Bannister head the cast of climbed into the cockpit of a scout-players. The story was written by ing plane on the California's for-Commander Herbert A. Jones of the ward catapult and were shot off United States Navy and Lew Lipton Into the air while cameras bummed made the screen adaptation. Albert away from strategic points on the Rogell directed this RKO Pathe vessel's broad decks.

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