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"NIGHT MUST

FALL Booking Proceeds Apace

MANY NEWCOMERS FOR

BADC, SHOW-

Here Eeyore's

The and Everywhere

"RIGHT AND LEFTS.

A London paper has been con Wiliams docting a correspondence on curious

7. Garrick Street, London, WCZ Notice To Contributors.

Booking for the Amateur All communications intended for Dramatic Club's forthcoming pro [publication should be addressed to

duction at Eralyn Editor, accompanied by the Briton and be even poderes famous play "Night Must Fallshots, and they have included

opened with a fourish on Monday a partridges with one barrel and not necessarily for insertion, but last and the number of seats al the remaining bird of the ĝas e guarantee of good faith.

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Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1936

Plain Speaking On

The League

ready sold augur well for public of eight with the other, and support for the latest enterprise, right and left at roe-deer With this play the A.D.C. opens woodcock.

reason to

ed by the Club since its founda- lover

tion in 1844.

Weekly Miscellany

Invent me in my Motley; rire me leave to speak my mindene Shakespeare."

"Bath Of Blood”.

unlike the general run of these {people, in that she was only once married, and that most happily, to the late Mr. Irving Thalberg, the producer, who died recently. Thạ

correspondent takes exception question of Miss Shy The to the headling in last Tuesday's rent" husband therefore did not editions of the China Mail, when and does not arise. a paragraph reporting the

I was thinking, of course, of

and opening of the Italian campaign

for the total subjection of Abys-women-film stars and their notor alaža bore the beadfine "Another ious marital experiments in gene its 93rd season and there is every This last is a extious but not Bath of Blood" He maintains eral, and it is unfortunate that the believe that "Night mique experience. Other add that it was partisan, and that the first name which came into my Must Fall" will take its place in "right and lefts" Include: business of a newspaper is the head should have been that of such the long line of successes produc-|

Black-necked swan and golden| impartial presentation of news, la paragon among film-star wires, example, in As the person

responsible for such an outstanding Bear and blackcock (the bear the beadline, with the utmost res fact, of a good girl in a naughty was shot with a bullet, the black-pect 1.answer: "Bosh." The bust-world. I therefore take back all cock with a charge of No. 4 shot, ness of a newspaper is the pre-I said or suggested with which both fired from the same gun, sentation of news; but to argue handsome apology I hope the ine “right and left"TM);};

that a newspaper should be entire-cident may be considered as closed. Man and boy (neither badly fly impartial, as between any con- A Bad Break

ceivable viewpoints on any kart).

ceivable question, ridiculous. It all comes of my not reading 2~, Donkey and pigeon.

salt my "Moving Stories," foxing Gazette," Dewa, very de- Picture

"Photoplay," "Cinema Gazette.*

from

here in

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NAMESAKES

com-

a cided views on certain questions. "Cinema,”

Mr. E. G. Saith-Wright, now firmly established with Hong Kong play-goers, is in charge of the production, and `under his able At the close of his speech, guidance the carefully selected of which the full text is now cast is shaping well. Most of the players are new to the Hong Kong available in the Home papersfootlights, and foremost among | In the last case a man had to Every newspaper worth its at Geneva towards the end of these is Nigel Waymouth, who shoot his elderly, donkey. The presents, besides last month, Mr. Eden put the comes to us with a brilliant record sound of the shot disturbed question that really determines

the Malta A.D.C. Ruby

if a paper lacks sufficient courage play Annual" "Who's Who in the whether the League Covenant Mathieson is too well known in Pigeon in a bear-by tree, and he They may be right or wrong; but "otion Picture Gazette." "Photo-

shot it with his second barrel. practicable musical circles to need introduc-| can be made a

of its convictions to take sides on Movies." "Talking Pictures Incor- "Do the tion, but we believe this will be instrument of peace.

certain questions which involve porated," "Photoplay Journal" and Inations of the world,” he asked her first appearance

matters of elementary morality."Film Work" with that assiduity wish to establish international dramatic work. In Winnie Cox] A large number of Americans such as this, it is a very insipid, which the subject of fl-stars and machinery for the settlement we have an actress of very con-now in London hail from American spiceless institution and will very their husbands and wives requires. I should certainly not have made of disputes between them with-siderable experience in amateur namesakes of the Cinque Ports. soon die of simple inertia.

At this work in England, while Bethi It seems that in North America out resort to force?" juncture, when the League has Smith-Wright has earned a high there are 2 places called Dover, suffered a setback, the best ser-place in the Shanghai Dramatic 10 called Hastings, three called the Abyssinian slaughter are well simply referred to them, together Sandwich, five Romness and two known, and this paper has no rea-with the "Talkie Gazette," "er- Picture Journal,” “CinemM to be ashamed of theming rice is to examine why it has Club.

Ryes. failed in its primary purpose.

Moreover, if the reopening of the Annual Incorporated." "Photoplays

All." "Film” Fun.”

"Tim First, the League has not been

Special staffs at the Savoy and campaign to effect the total subjec-for

"FilmVulgarity." is universal body with

this production and Fay Grossman other West End hotels who aretion of the country does not, in Humour." United States, Germany and

returns to the local stage after an kept busy arranging motor tours fact, result in "Another Bath of "Film Filth" and "Film Dirt," all Japan outside its membership. absence all too long from the for their guests are frequently Blood." I should be very interested of which are amply displayed on correspondent our book-stalls for the delectation Secondly, but just as important, point of view of Hong Kong play asked to include one or other of to hear what my

believes will eventuste a charm of local youth, and may be had "its members have not in the

The remainder of the these places in the itinerary. goers. past been integrally loyal to it-"male side of the cast comprises

enough the visitor ing and pretty game of "Kiss-in-for sums ranging from 20 cents to And the third defect is that too Jerry Marsh, J. Roberts and G. from Sandwich, IL where they the Ring" and everybody having a couple of dollars. Any or all of them would have been-only 100 many of its members have been Gilmour, who are shaping well in make harvesters, reapers, pioughs clean, girlish fun together?

anxious to inform me "Who's inclined to regard the condi-minor roles.

Whose" in Hollywood, with special

the

Other Players

San Pringle makes her debut în

Naturally

and what not. is anxious to give

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The views of the China Mail on such a tremendous gaffe if I had

tions of the Covenant as deny- An effective setting for the play "Tir ol' Sandwich, Eng., most an- The Wrong "Un ing modifications in an altered) situation. Unless the League has been executed by Mr. W. Acient of the Cinque Ports, the

¡Cornell and stage direction will once-over. can become more comprehen- sive, with all its members loyal again be in the experienced hands to their undertakings and fac-of Mr. E. Grossman. ing the changes that time Performances will be given at brings, the organisation cannot the China Fleet Club Theatre at be re-vitalised.

Your Daily Smile! MacThistle: "Almost six dozen

I am taken to task by a reader reference to Miss Loretta Young's for one sentence in a note publish exact age and height, Miss Grets ed in this colum last week. In Garbo's eyebrows and Miss Joan discussing the political pull for Crawford's left tibia. otherwise) of the Daily Mail I Incidentally. I have not had remarked that up to a short time such a tremendous thrill for years "wo million people a day as I experienced when I read re- It was neces-9.15 p.m. sharp, on the nights of shoes were thrown at my wedding" ag0 sary to say these things, and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Novem- Friend: "Six dozen? I can't be bought the paper to see what wocently that Miss Glenda Farrell "Well, there's the the 2.30 or who Norma Shearer's and Mr. Dick Powell, whose croon

ing makes me go all ga-ga, had Mr. Eden said them in language ber, and seats may be booked at lieve it!

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If the will to work the machinery of the League were general there could be found within the framework of the Covenant some solution of most of the problems that perplex

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The funeral took place this! Frank avowal and exposition morning, burial being at the Bo- of the British armaments policy man Catholic cemetery, of Chris- can be a-steadying factor intian Foyn, 17-year-old Norwegian Europe. Mr. Eden stated our deck hand of the motor vessel purpose in the simplest of Taishan, who met with an acgi- terms. We are completely redent aboard the ship on Tuesday, equipping our defences, and in- and later passed away at the Kow- tend to persist in that course loon Hospital

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until a general agreement is The lad fell from the shelter made for the reduction and deck of the vessel into a deep limitation of armaments: Nor water tank and was removed to will we have "lot or part" in a hospital with serious injuries. standstill agreement that would

leave other Powers, which have

been arming themselves to the these things should be said, last man and the last gun, at that Britáín should make her the full strength they have at-policy, as regards armaments, tained. Mr. Eden's apology economic and political agree- for using less guarded language ments and the upholding of the than usual about these matters League, transparently clear. could not be interpreted by his We shall not escape dangers by hearers as anything but a pretending that they do not pollte form. It was vital that exist. -

Mac Thistle:

clothes closet. them."

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I am told that in discussing the entered upon the holy state of matrimonial affairs of film stars matrimony, cansing forty million Poor ChooseTE

(in which I am not the slightest hearts from China to Pero, not to "Don't you think women are best

one in qualified to pick the best candi-bit interested really) I could hard-mention Tierra del Fuego and

by have made a more unfortunate Patagonia, to flutter as |dates?"

in mentioning Miss delicious twiddles of sympathy. "They certainly don't show it choice than

Shearer's name. She is, I gather. (Continued on Page 8) Look what some of them marry.”

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