1935-02-01 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935.

GINGER ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIRE HERE IN "THE GAY DIVORCEL

Madeleine Carroll, the Fox film star, as she appears in "The World- Moves. On" showing at the King's Theatre to-day."

CAREERS OF THE STARS

STAN LAUREL... His real name is)

Arthur Stapley Jefferson. Burn] in Ulveraton, Lanes, in 1885. First stage appearances in the English pre- ; vinces, theh in 1916 went to the States | in the Fred Karno Co., in which Charlie, Chaplin was a member. Given Ars sercèn chance in 1917 by Hal Roach, who still produces him in the world famous comedies with Oliver Hardy.. On their visit to Great Britain in 1932 they recaired a tremendous welcome. Married twice, and has one daughter.

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LIVER HARDY was born in Al- lanta, Georgia. Educated at Uni- versity of Georgin. Many years in vaudeville before Hal Roach put him into filis. World fame achieved with the confbination of Roach and Laurel, and Hardy in slapstick comedier. Ranked as the most popular team un the screen to-day in their line. Mar- 'ries, but has no children.

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DICK POWELL'

CLEVER MUSICAL HIT THAT

HAS EVERYTHING

DICK POWELL TEAMS WITH NEW STAR

IN "HAPPINESS AHEAD".

LAUREL AND HARDY IN PANTOMIME

THE Gay Divorcee" is a per-,

T fect combination of

dances, songs, story and comedy, guaranteed to please the young

pampered heroines deter- mined to see life as it is lived

By Diane H we have another of the

and old of all nationalities. The Alice Brady and Edward Everett this time among window-washers charming, rather odd, personality Horton? Then there is a

of Fred Astaire is firmly estab-"and", the whimsical walter

new-but the "Cinderella" theme lished as a star of note Blore. Laughs galore, catchy songs another of the well-known New Eric serves to introduce to the screen] We have, most of us, seen him and amazing dancing. There is not dance with his equally famous sis-a dull moment. Highest recommen-York actresses (fresh from the turing Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, which is opening at the Kin ter-Adele (now the daughter-in-law dations.-(King's).

Ascens from the spectacular mus ical comedy "The Gay Divorcee B

famous Eve. Ie Gallienne Stock Theatre next Monday.

of a British Duke and Duchess).. "Merry Wives Of Reno”. Ca.), pretty red-headed Josephine We saw big possibilities in hia Look at this cast of the Warner Hutchinson, not a little unlike small role in "Dancing Lady", and Bros. picture, Guy Kibbee, Ruth in her best camera angles-Janet he literally stole "Flying down to Donnelly, Glenda Farrell, Frank|

Rio" (with Ginger Rogers us his McHugh, and Hugh Herbert, and Gaynor.

SHORT

SHOTS

is likely that Noel Coward will play the lead in the next Mac and producers of "Crime without

girl friend) from Gene Raymond you know the stock players will. This film does not give her a fair and Delores del Rio. R.K.O. think give you wisecracks in plenty and chance to show her acting ability, so highly of him now, that they hilarity. The plot makes a joke but she has charm, and, given sult- have insured his feet for £200,000, out of divorce and shows us the able roles, should make her mark. and will co-star him in two more marital troubles of two couples- musicals this year with Miss Margaret Lindsay

Dick Powell, with his songs and and Donald breezy natural manner, does as well [Rogers (Mrs. Lew Ayres).

many of us are tired of the Bushy door to Guy Kibbee and his wife, Sweethearts," and that is high Pasalon."

SoWoode-living in the apartment next as he did in "Twenty Million Arthur-Ben. Hecht Production, writers Berkeley dance evolutions and trick Ruth Donnelly. The husbands find praise. Everyone will be humming effects. We crave to see the real themselves involved with an amor. "Beauty Must be Loved"Happi- art of stepping, and with Fred ous blonde. (Glenda Farrell) and nes Ahead" and "Pop goes your Astaire and Ginger Rogers we have to leave their overcoata in Heart."

Davies from the M.G.M. lot to War-j have two of the finest exponents in her fat while they make a

ner's. Now it will cost another, amall get the world to-day,

John Halliday must be specially fortune to fit it up and re-decorate it. away. These garments are later mentioned as the father of the rich Money is no object to Marian: Cute, clever adorable Ginger impounded by the husband of the girl who offers to finance the poor* Rogers is satonishing. She is blonde (Hugh Herbert),

wisely called "The do-everything.

girl" at the Studio. Give her wise- cracks to deliver, a song, a demurel

is role or a simple miss and she good, but when it comes to dancing

CONSTANCE CUMMINGS was born FRED ASTAIRE was born in 180 here she is more than holding her

in Seattle, Washington. Successful

on a farm in Connecticut. When stage appearances on Broadway be about eight years of age he and his own with one of the real experts. for adopting screen career with sister,

Adele, were taken by their Wait till you see them do the "Con- Columbin Film Co. Chosen as Wamppa mother to Now Wayburn, Baby Star in 1931. Mude two films intencher

famous timental”—you thought the "Carlo- and producer and for

stage.

England, and there met and married U.S.32,000 were given many years of a good, but this is even better. playwright, Benn Levy. Shortly te tuition, finally leaving the school the Wait till you see Fred⚫ duncing appear on, Broadway in play written most famous, teams of dancers on the while he dresses. for her by her famous bisband.

Made tremendous hit in Lon don after Broadway,”-

Wisely the comedy is 'one of the Adele married mainstays of the show; the plot Could one ask for more than the inimitable pair

MATHESON LANG, was born in the son of the Duke of Devonshire and Montreal, Canada in 1878. Son Fred married a young American so

of the Rev. Gavin Long and cousin of ciety divorcee.-DIANE.

the Archbishop of Canterbury. Ez cated at St. Andrew's University, Went against his father's wishes an Adopted

the stage, instead of the Church. Acknowledged to be one of| the finest orntors on the stage to-day. Married many years ago nctress Hutin Britton. First screen appearance in Shakespearean roles.

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TOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON

born in Sesille.

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Won a scholar-¦-

the

ship for musle and dancing at Cornish School at an early age, and Tater became the youngest lending Indy In the famous Eve Le Gallierine Stock Cn. In New York, where the played types of characters. First picture "Happiness Ahead," Recently finishe her second with. George Brent, and will be in the Warner Bros. east of Mux Reinhardt's Production of "Midsum mer Night's Dream." Married the: grandson of famous inventor Grabom Bell. Now divorced,

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INGER ROGERS was born in

little town called Independence in

Missouri in 1911.

contest, when Afteen

Won Charleston

years of nge.

Went into vaudeville, married a fellow

artist Jack

nineteen.

Pepper, divorced, when pictures in

in

"Shorts" where she sang "Blues" num- bera and danced. Gradually worked

from small roles to being one of the most outstanding lending ladies on the

screen. Recently married Lew Ayres,

the Universal film star.

FREAK FACTS.

does not matter.

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COMMENCING

SUNDAY

A scene Abend."

from "Happiness |

Southern gentleman addressed

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A sum of £5,000 was spent to remove the seven-roamed bungalow. of Marian

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boy in business, but, being a love It is not surprising that Fox have story that cannot run smooth, the not renewed the contract of one year with Hugh Williams. He will most hero takes offence and leaves the likely return to British films.

rich girl. Halliday is, like Lewis Stone, always a dependable and sterling actor.. *

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Greta Garbe will have Fredric March

her leading man ..in

Ruth Donnelly, Frank Mc Hugh direct it, starting this month.

"Karenina," and George.

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JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON

Cukor will-MAJESTIC THEATRE

actor-msinger

Jand. Allen Jenkins, the good....old) Warner Bros. "atand-bye" turn-in

Dorothy Hyson, daughter of Dorothy; good support. A sparkling enter-Dickson and Carl Hyson, has become

cer- engaged to marry tainment which should most

Robert Douglas. tainly please young and old. -(AL hambra).

The great Irving Berlin wi write special music for the next film in which Fred Astaire and. Ginger Rogers will appear when they finish "Roberts."

"Babes In Toyland”? Hal Roach, in this production, has thrown most of the original! plot of the musical comedy by the

Lawrence Tibbett will return to

late Victor Herbert out of the win Hollywood. This time to Darryl dow, and given us a type of cartoon Zanuck of Twentieth Century-stadio. made famous by Walt Disney, with Pola Negri is neitling down in Laurel and Hardy doing their bit in Hollywood at "Falcon Lair," the big the most approved manner.

house where she had intended living:

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Nathan Rd., Kowloon TO-DAY TO SUNDAY

At: 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

JIMMIE DURANTE

-IN

“PALOOKA

Perhaps most of their millions of as Mrs. Rudolph Valentino. She will MONDAY, FEB. 4th. admirera, will not be quite satisfied most likely re-enter films under the

direction, of Lubitsch. with the "footage" "allotted them, and the background seems to dwarf Carl Brisson will ngàld have Kitty them at times. Novelty Is the Carlisle as leading lady in his Blm chief note of the pantomime, and about the South Sean titled "Waikiki's

Wedding." the quaint settings and characters

from the fairy books enhance the Edmund Lowe will have the famous film. The plot is a little jumbled, stage actress Jane Wyatt in his next but we see, most of the beloved film.

people we knew in our nursery days. The heroine is "Bo Peep", (play- ased by Charlotte Henry in the same. "The Colonel." Then follow the manner she played Alice in Won- usual auspicions and complications derland, who loves Tom Tom the with the wives, alternately decid-Piper's Son", but is promised in ing to divorce the husbands. 'marriage to the cruel villain

The comedians are specially "Barnaby" who holds a mortgage funny and have it all their own on her mother's "shoe". Well, it fa way, providing as much amuse left to the famous comedians to ment as they did in "Convention settle everything satisfactorily. City." They have all made you laugh before, and I can

There are some new names to me. assure Felix Knight and "Henry Kleinbach you they will do so in this absurd as "Tom", and "Barnaby", respec- farce. Good acting from all con- tively, but they do not count much.. cerned. Advised. (Alhambra),

bring 'em

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A NEW STAR DISCOVERY!

S SONG HITS!

7 STAR CANTI RIDIOUS FUN!

APPINESS

(Continued on Page 12), AS

BOOK

NOW

FAHEAD

DICK POWELL

JOSUE PRINE

HUTCHINSON

Fred Astaire ∞ Ginger Rogers

"The GAY

DIVORCEE

QULLA'S

Don't send the kids

--- you'll have a whale of a time enjoying this great operetta!!

Victor Herbert's magic melodies, Laurel and Hardy for laughs ... what grander combination. to bring music and comedy to their greatest heightsi,

LAUREL HARDY Babes in Toyland

AT THE IN

TOMORROW ALHAMBRA

HAROLD LLOYD

IN

“THE CAT'S PAW?

THURSDAY, FEB. 7th.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

IN

BABY TAKE

A BOW"

CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30,

NEW! REAL! "ASTOUNDING !

THE PICTURE THAT BROKE ALL LONG- RUN RECORDS

EUROPE,

IN

THE HISTORICAL FILM

OF WAR:

STORMTROOPS

OF 1917