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“MARIE GALLANTE””-

THEATRE

KING'S

THE CHIRA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 13 1935

Ketti Gallian, slender, youthful and vivacious, makes her long anti- cipated screen debut in "Marie Gallante," which opens at the King's Theatre to-day.

Waile extensive

preparations and exhaustive research work an the story were going on at the For Film studios, for some six-months. Ketti was diligently poring over Leather Handbags, Suit English books with her tutor. She Casca Purses

now speaks English proficiently, re Basil, Collar Barestaining only that slight trace of her Beits, Etc.

¡native tongue which she needed for

her portrayal of the glamorous; "Marie."

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ら

at their Sales Boom,

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A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising:—

Chesterfield couches and arm- chairs, Wardrobes, Dressing tables, Washstands, Hatstands, Bedsteads,

Desks,

Havana, Cuba, police seized 29 "suspects in the kidnapping of Eptimo Falls Bennett, the Caban capitalist who, was released ...after payment of $360,008° ́

son Although the police maintain that Cabins are the real abductors, one theory

connects Alvin Karpis (above), an American gangster, with the kidnappers.

RIOTS BANNED

Winfield Sheehan supervised this picture, which wäs

personally PAGEANT OF GORDON adapted from the French best seller! by Reginald Berkeley and directed by Henry (State Fair") King- -BEHOLD MY WIFE"-QUEEN'S THEATRE

Episode From Chaucer

Substituted

MOST POPULAR OF COMEDY TEAMS

Laurel And Hardy

PRODUCER ANNOUNCES

3. DISSOLUTION The world's most popular comedy team-Laurel and Hardy-has been

nouncement.”

BRIDGE NOTES

AN UNPOPULAR HOLD-UP

by Ely Culbertson

MADIO

TODAY'S PROGRAMINI

"PICTURES ON PARADE

PANFILM FANNYAS ZEK. Programme.

ramme

1230-215

Pizza European

I pm Local Time and 12.30 pm-Recorded Music Report.

chestra.

115 pm-Hong Kong

1.30 p Beater Press Rugby Press News, etc.

15 Close Down

5-$ pm European Program 5-7 pm-Hong Kong Hot Orchestra.

Bridge players can almost without There is one defensive play that exception be depended upon to make dissolved.

at every opportunity. At trump: Mr. Hal Roach, the film producer, contracts, if Dummy has several to whom they have been under con- trumps and a singleton in some side tract since they sprang into fame, suit, when that singleton is led from five years ago, recently announced Dummy second hand, if he helds that Laurel's contract will not be the "Ace, will invariably put it up. renewed Hardy only will be rHe is afraid that if he does not win tained.

the trick immediately he will never When asked what had happened, win it. Laurel said: "We were unable to

I can venture agree on the terms of my contract statement, with no fear of leading the sensational but I am surprised at Roach's my readers astray, that at least

7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Of He added that he, half the time the play of the Ace "Patience (Gabbert and Suliran

7.05-7.25 - had no immediate plans for the is wrong. When Declarer does not by the DDyly Carte Opera Compa

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futart."

hold King and Queen, he is usual-Twenty Love sick maidens Wa He has no need to. He is that ly so sure that second hand, not The Soldiers of our Queen; If you rare thinga man who was made, having played the Ace, does not bold

a receipt for that popular la quick fortune out of Hollywood it that he will not put up what When I first put this miform

stery fame and kept his head. He is a ever high honour he does hold Long years 220. wealthy man.

With K J he will almost invariably Two years ago when he visited nesse the Jack With KJ 10 he Britain he was earning £500 will play the ten reasoning. The week. But he was the owner of Ace must be at my left; if the Ten his Hollywood home and he had, does not draw the Ace Lean never- paid

insurance which theless establish one sume tick by guarantees him $25 a week for life, leading the King through and ruff-

He said then that he would being only if it is covered.” content to live on, that for the rest

Music. of his life.

Even when Declarer holds both Thebestrainm (Liszty

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Let the merry Cymbals sound. Albert Sandber

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Looking for you

2. An old Violin

with Olive Groves (Sopr

3. Song of Paradise

4. Always

7.39-7.50

with Sydney Torch D-Light

Dause des Apaches (Clazke) Glow Worm idyll (Lincke)

7503 pm From the Studio. "Pictures on Parade" by Film-Fx Report

8 pm- Local Time and W

303-11 pmA Relay from Shing Theatre (Chinese). 11 pm-Close Doin 2.36-70 Music from ZEE. un a

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Laurel and Hardy's partnership, the King and Queen the play of which made £250,000 for them out the Ace may often he incorrect be clowning, began by ac cause it will establish two winning cident The two men met for the cards in Declarer's hand which may first time on a Hollywood film set allow him to discard two losers Hardy had given up more serious from the Dummy. By taking the ambitions to be a comedian in con-Ace, second hand will then have ventional siap-stick, two-reelers. driven a very poor hargain. Laurel had given up his great am!

will have given up two tricks in bition to follow his old friend exchange for one- Chaplin as one of the great come- dians and had taken to writing, time second hand should not play comedy gags for films.

the Ace; I do not want anyone to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Home Office have banned This is one of the most unusual an episode depicting the Gordon dian was wanted. Laurel stepped up his chance to win the Ace in coim McEachern (Ba

Hardy hurt his am A come become over-enthusiastic and pass 9.15-9.25 p.-Four Bougs by stories ever filmed. It tells of a Riots of 1780, which was to have im. He was funny. young society playboy, Gene Ray-Pageant and Tattoo in commec

every case. I simply point out the ond scion of a wealthy family, tion with the Silver Jubilee cele was retaine and teamed with him ing one, of not being too hasty.

When Hardy recovered, Laurel, advantage, in cases like the fotalw whole sweetheart is visited by his brations.

and untold millions in every part sister for the purpose of stopping No reason for the ban is given. of the world have screamed with their marriage.

Rehearsals had begun...

-

When the girl believes what she

THE TICHBORNE DOLE

Remember, I said that half the

South, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable.

S-J 934

HJ 7 6.2 D-8 -C-A I63

West:

S-A 6 3

HQ 95

delighted laughter at the antics of North- It is understood that an the perfectly-matched pair. is told about her lover and commits episode of Chaucer's pilgrims Jsticide, Raymond accuses his fami will be substituted. ly of being murderers and vows to The Gordon Riots were led by pay them back.

Lord George Gordon." They fol- He leaves in his car and is in-lowed the cancelling of restric- volved in an accident in Indian tions on Roman Catholics. territory. Next he is in a shooting Gordon was committed to the brawl in a liquor palace and sus-Tower on a charge of treason, tains wound which are subsequent but was acquitted on the ground ly attended to by a young Indian of insanity. He died in New girl, Sylvia Sydney. As friendship increases he sees in her jan ideal method of fulfilling his promise to his family, and after being married they return to New! "SWEET ADELINE CENTRAL York and the family.

AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES

"ONE NIGHT OF LOVE" ORIENTAL THEATRE

their gate.

How A Dying Woman's Curse Was Fulfilled

DQ 97 CQ 8.5 2

South-

S-K- Q 10 7 2 H-K & DKJ943

SEVEN SONS AND SEVEN DAUGHTERS

C-9

[East:---

$-$

E-A 10 4 2 D-A 10 5 2

CK 10174 The bidding:

Figures

Miner-Op 74 3.30-9.12 pm Stop Symphony (Tschaikovsky

1. The Cobbler's

Chow

2. I'm

Bomper ("So Stranger (Hendelssohn) 3. Devonshire Cream (Sanderson).

4. Up from Somerset (Sand 9.25-10 pm-Dance Music. 10 pm-Renter Press Bul 10.05 paz-Close Down

BRIDGE COLLAPSES

Old Woman Killed And Many Injured

At least one, a 60-year woman, was killed and over others were injured at La near Paoshanhsien. on FE last week when villagers far and near had gathered to ness the annual procession honour of the god of the after Wan Temple.

in London bids refer to numbered explan

atory paragraphs.).

West North East Pass 25 (1) Pass 49 (3) Pasa

The complications which follow

The strange story of the Tich- borne dole was told by Sir are in parts amusing and tragic be-

"Sweet Adeline" the sensational Anthony Tichborne, when he fore the film winds up with an un- musical comedy hit by Jerome Kern broadcast in the "In Town To- usual ending. E. B. Warner, Laura and Oscar Hammerstein, famous on night programme Hope Crews and Monroe. Owsley the stage, now comes to the screen recently.

The procession started are excellent in supporting roles. in the latest Warner Bros' special,

pm Several hundred spectator which is the feature attraction at was founded nearit 200 years, 1 S

Sir Anthony said this charity South

thronged to a bridge. Unable the Central and Alhambra Theatres in the reign of Henry II, by Sira D.(2) Pass

stand the weight of the crowd to-day.

the stone gratings of the bride Irene Dunne has the role of a who was dying, asked him to 1-A

Boger de Tichborne. His wife, Pass Pass

gave way, throwing more the 30 persons into the river North could not bid another An aged woman was instantl suit because he had no suit killed while many others", "wer strong enough......

injured Those whose conditio Sout

strong distribution was considered serious were d North now shows that he had but slight injuries were allow justifies a rebid

tained at the Lotien Hospits

a maximum single raise their injuries dressed.

to leave hospital after havin jumping to four spades. West judged from the bidding whom were women, were

At least mine persons, seven that South would try to ruff some tained in hospital

mance from one

writer.

Sideboards, Dining tables, Chairs, No love or lovers! No time for heer garden singer. with Donald fallow her to make some provision very strong single raise Chest of drawers, Cupboard, Book- laughter! All she wanted was ro Woods portraying a young song for the poor of the district after cases, Filing cabinets,

man-who gave

she had gone- Sir Roger agreed HE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN Tables, Teapoy's, Meat safe, etc., per only fame! This is the touching Four of Hollywood's most talent-that she could leave to the poor 2 T

predicament in which Grace Moore ed comedians take part in the pro-the produce of whatever amountj ARY GENERAL MEETING lete.

finds herself as star on Columbia's duction. They are Bugh Herbert of land she could crawl round on 3 of Shareholders will be held at the! Silver, Brass & glass ware, romantic drama, "One Night of in the role of a wealthy, diletante her hands Offices of the undersigned on WED-Porcelain, ware, Cutlery, Ornaments, Love," showing at the

and knees. She i Oriental in the secret service: Ned Sparks managed to crawl round 23 acres. NESDAY, the 22nd May 1935, a Tea sets, Dinner service, Wall & Theatre to-day. Noon, for the purpose of receiving table clocks, Gramphones & records,

as musical comedy product, who and the ground she covered is With money won in a radio voice púta on the show for the beer gar still known as "The Crawis." the Report of the General Agents. Oil paintings. Pictures, Carpets, contest, Miss Moore goes to Italy to den girl; Joseph Cawthorn as the together with a statement of Ac Rugs, Mosquito nets, Linen, Type-study voice culture. There she beer garden proprietor who is try- She then declared that on he opened the spade 3. Having

The Prophecy

of his diamonds in Dumuş, 30 counts for the year ended the 31st writers. Glasses, December 1934..

Basin, Cut glass ware, ice chests, minati) who agrees to develop her the villainous major, and Nydia could receive a loaf of bread or wanting to play three rounds of played the Ace and another spade

Table lamps, meets a music teacher (Tullio Car-jing a marry his daughter off to every March 25 anyone who came ino further entry of his own; and The SHARE REGISTER and Enamel bath, Iron Safes, Rattan operatic talents-but there must be Westman, another daughter, who twopence, and foretold if a Tich- TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS-ware, etc., etc.

no love affair. He lost a former teams with Herbert in a comedy borne failed to distribute the hoped that his partner would hold offer, so South could ruff but's

spades instead of only two, West This left Dummy with only ED from the 8th to the 22nd May

also

Įprotege because she found romance role. 1935, both days inclusive.

more to her liking than warbling Louis Calhern has the role of a of seven sons followed by seven that he could get in and lead a to give up two tricks to East's

dole, there would be a generation

Itwo spades and side entry, so diamond and was forced eventual major and rival of the song writer daughters,

and later - their Other in the cast are Lyle Talbot, for the love of the little singer, descendants would die without spade back to West's Ace, per-mond A 10 East also took Mona Barrie, Jessie Ralph, Andres Winifred Shaw appears as a famous an heir, and the house would mitting West to lead the spade heart Ace and the contract was DeSeurola, Metropolitan opera star, musical comedy star who is a spy tumble down

and thus cripple. Dummy's ruffing feated two tricks. and Rose Marie Glosz, the original for a foreign government: Dorothy star of "The Merry Widow Victor Dare leads an orchestra in the the local magistrate, Sir Henry the spade 9, and led the diamond Ace, the four-spade contract

About 1790, at the request of Power.

If Bast had stepped right in Dummy won the first trick with the first diamond lead, playing Schertzinger directed

beer garden and Phil Regan, the Tichborne discontinued the dole, Radio Star Cop, "appears as

and everything happened just as and South fell whole heartedly have needed to ruff only one dis

18. East wisely played the deuce have been made, South singer.

(foretold The picture was directed by Mervyn LeRoy,

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.

General Agents.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1935.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

and

One Milner iron safe. One Piano.

Two Radio sets.. Two Steel fling cabinets. One 5 Seat "Buick" Touring Car

On View from Tuesday, the 14th

MOB the information of visitors May, 1935.

the following list of some of

the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-

Island

Victoria Peak

Signal Station

Terms: Cash on delivery.

Feet.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 11th May, 1935.

1823 1774

Mt Parker:...

173-4

Mountain Lodge

1725

The-Eyrie

1725

Peak Hotel

1906

Taikoo Sanatorium

1000

Mt. Davis

Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297

Mainland

Taimonskam

3124

1971

Kowloon Peak-

fscales.

*365 NIGHTS IN HOLLYWOOD" —MAJESTIC THEATRE

The house I live in now was to the trap. He finessed the mond in Dammy then Weath built in place of the old one which chamond Jack, thinking of couse Queen would have fallen on the tumbled down, Sir Anthony that West had the Ace and hoping King, the Jack would have drz "CROONER STAR THEATRE added. Later the dole was re-that East held at least the Queen East's 10, and the entire suff

aumed, and we have kept it up West took the diamond Queen, and have been established.

lever since""""

This is not a story bat a skit on Hollywood methods of grooming an actress for stardom, an expose of the phony schools design to teach Crooners have become such budding artists the things they feature of radio programmes that must know if they wish to go far it is only fit and proper that there in this amazing city. They are should be a picture about them usually run by money-grabbing This is the story of the rise of PANCHAN LAMA ESTABLISHES broken-down, actors,

la young singer to the pinnacle of, OFFICE IN PEIFING James Dunn has the role of fame, his reaction to wealth after

The Peaping office of the schools and plays the part to perment of the girl who inspired his chan Lama has been formally. fection. There are many amusing rise to fame situations: Alice Faye, one of the

augurated. M Loshangchu are many good song hits, chen, who is Director of the Latest screen acquisitions,

crooned by David Manners, who is office, has already notified all good support to Dunn in the song well supported by that talented Government bodies in Peiping to and-dance numbers.

Anal Drop

this effect

✅Brine Your PRINTING dance instructor in one of these years of proverty, and his treat

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