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THE CHINA MAI SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21; 1936
Amusements
"THE GREAT ZIEGFELD":
KING'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES
Cinema Notes From
The Theatres
"THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR ORIENTAL
THEATRE
In "The Great Ziegfeld." motion |
Pani Muni" comes to the screen) pictures have picked up the torch in this picture in what is said to where the late Florenz Ziegfeld be his greatest film characterisa- laid it down and have succeeded tion.
tures.
ST. ANDREWS *DAY.
BAND CONCERT
30
SUNDAY 29th
NOVEMBER
out-Ziegfeiding the great Mani portrays Louis Pasteur, Ziegfeld himself
the great French chemist and bac- "The Great Ziegfeld" has every-teriologist who contributed so The story, by thing that a great musical picture much to science. should have. It has, in the life of Sheridan Gibney and Pierre Col- Ziegfeld a most gripping and lings, centres on Pasteur's battle perfect dramatic story. It has against ignorance and prejudice, musical numbers, never
before to save life through sterilisation produced On such a scale of land the use of vaccines against dis- Mr. Culbertson continues his grandeur; it has many of the most esse.
seen in pic- So bitter against him, and description of a contract game danding scenes ever in the smoking car of a com-
powerful were the physicians, who In entertainment alone it rates hated him, that they succeeded in munters' train. After seeing a ridiculous slam very highly. First, there are Wil-having him banished from Paris as Ziegfeld, Myrna But Pasteur did not give up his Apply 6 Aimi Villas, Austin Road contract (that should have been liam Powell
He strug Kowloon.
defeated three tricks) succeed. Loy as Billie Burke, and Luise fight against disease.
gled on in 2 different part of was prepared for almost anything. Rainer as Anna Held..
see his work · I reflected that, from a kibitzer's Then there are Virginia Bruce France and lived to
Ziegfek's greatest glorified recognised finally and himself ac- wild bloding and s point of view, fantastic play made up in-excite-American giri, Frank Morgan as claimed.
Josephine Hutchinson plays the ment what they lacked in purely his rival producer. Nat Pendleton
as Sandow, Reginald Owez
25 part of his faithful wife who shar- made Ziggy's manager, Fannie Brice as ed his exile and aided him in his me change my opinion as to the herself, Ray Bolger and his amaz-experimental work. The romantic potentialities of at least two of the ing darcing feet. Harriet Hoctor, roles are carried out but by Anita and hordes of the most beautiful Louise, as the daughter of Pasteur, players.
giris ever to smile at you from the and Donald Woods, who portrays
one of the few physicians who be The story opens in Ziegfeld's leved in the great chemist. -
dazzling Chicago youth in the
Others in the east include Fritzi World's Fair of 1893. It pro-Leiber, Henry O'Neill Porter gresses as Ziegfeld himself pro-Hall Raymond Brown, Akim
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Another hand, however,
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William Dieterle
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The dance numbers never before have been equalled. The direction
Capturing for the screen
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of Robert Z. Leonard places him colour and the glamour of Cali- among the kings of directors and fornis's old-time mining camps, as the photography by Ollie Marsh did the famous Bret Harte story and George Folsey is a pictorial from which it was adapted, masterpiece.
"M'liss” turns out to be one of the season's most
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Standing directly behind the
18th December, 1936, at 10 am by South player. I was wondering
stories.
Anne Shirley is ideally cast in
2
the title-role, as the shy, tragic but
THE
Max Reinhardt's super produc explosively energetic girl who finds HONG KONG & SHANGHAI Messrs, Goddard and Douglas. what he would do when his partner tion of Shakespeare's comedy, "A love without knowing what it is No Fire Insurance bas beer and right-hand opponent passed to Midsummer Night's Dream." has Anne has a perfect running mate West's spade overcall. Judging the most talented cast of Wamer,
exected.
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in John Beal, who shares co-star-
from his bidding on other hands. Bros. stars ever to appear in a ring honours with her, as the quiet
I thought he probably would make single pictore.
school-teacher hero, who met the
Their romance, however, runs al
ja wild leap into two or even three James Cagney heads the all text when it came.
His penalty double. star cast. with Joe E. Brown, 00 trump. which I had decided on as the one Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, tender but rough course, with the two shooting correct call, came as a distinct sur-Otis Harian, Dewey Robinson and story involving prise. I was certain that only an Arthur Treacher playing with him affrays, a near-lynching and other expert would take that action, as the artisau mummers who pre-jincidents that were typical of the based on the reasoning that there sent a play before the Duke of gold towns of the period. Drama. on the occasion of his excitement, adventure and suspense was no probable "future" for the Athens
woven into the North and South hands, except on wedding
of the jare picturesquely Queen to the defence. North's pass to the one Amazons.
fabric of the photoplay.. had
- Miss Shirley and Beal are sup- spade bid, after he himsel
The leading romantic roles are opened the bidding, indicated that played by Dick Powell, Jean ported in this RKO Radio picture South would have to make a pretty Mair, Ross Alexander and Olivia by such notable troupers as Guy strong bid .{which he could not de Havilland, whose mixed up love Kibbee, as M'liss' worthless father, properly do) before he, North, affairs lead.
strange Moroni Olsen, as a kindly, Kaloon- would raise to game. Moreover, if pranks by the elf of mischief, keeper. Douglass Dumbrile, as the North had reasonably good heart Pack, portrayed by Mickey gambler, and Frank M. Thomas, as the town barber, who assume the support, he would have strained to Rooney.
to
some
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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
DODGE AND NATAL RAL SNOOP
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AISTS
These,
ishow over the one spade, rather Others include Victor Jory, burden of guardians to the girl |than put South in the position of Verree Teasdale, Anita Louise, after her father's death. guessing as to his next correct 1gm Hunter. Hobart Cavanaugh with Arthur Hoyt, as the pompons
and Grant Mitchell
jaction.
The results of this so-called "light double" were startling!
North opened the six of hearts
"NELL GWYN" STAR, THEATRE
mayor, have the principal assisting roles. Barbara Pepper, Bay Mayer, William Benedict and James Bush are in other important;
The character-drawing of the
and dummy's jack was taken by! Ever since his sensational talkie parts. South's king. South returned the debut in 1931 as Dreyfus in the eight of diamonds, and North sim of that title which drew super featured players has been deftly cashed two tricks in that suit be-lative praise from all over the done, and their work adds im- jfore leading the five of beartsworld, Sir Cedric Hardwicke hasmensely to the realign of the South's ten won and now the proved to filmgoers that his re-story. Dorothy Yost has done a queen of clubs was led. West putation as England's leading clever job in transferring the Farte covered, North took the ace and led character actor has, been justly tale to the screen, and George his last heart. South won and won.
His appearance as King Nicholls, Jr. directed, deftly, re- cashed two high clubs, following Charles II in Herbert Wilcox's capturing the spirit of that era. with the thirteenth club. Declarer widely acclaimed picture “Nell was reduced to trumps, and was Gwyn” — has established Sir "¡quite helpless to avert further Cedric's screen renown even more iruin. He ruffed with the seven firmly, and as he has now decided (zo other card would have made to devote more of his time to films jany difference) and North over he becomes one of Britain's most ruffed with the ten, exiting with valuable assets in her friendly a diamond which declarer had to ivahy with Hollywood,
Sir Cedric, always a stern critic! of his own work, still considers
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heart
While in charge of the 10.50 ex-] The declarer, with the A'J 9 of himself in the novice stage as a press. passenger train from Eustour trumps left, now led the nine, hop-film actor. But his Dreyfus; his to Aberdeen one night last mouth, ing to force the defenders to give nail-biting villain in Rome Ex-Driver G. Williams, of Crewe, him two of the three tricks, but press"; his fine work in "Bella broke his left arm by coming into North made a clever play. With Donna"; and particularly his bril-contact with a mail-bag- apparatus the K 4 blank, he played the four liant Charles II in "Nell Gwyn" at Chelmscote. spot and Scuth won with the show that his self-criticism is as In spite of his injury he drove queen. On South's forced trump warranted as it is severe his train three miles to Eletchley, return, declarer could have saved In the words of Herbert Wilcar, Bucks. These a relief driver was a trick by putting up the ace to who directed Nell Gwyn, Sir provided
fell the blank king, but, not un-Cedric shows. Charles not only as Mr. Williams was taken as a pas- naturally, from South's double, the first gentleman of the land senger in the train to Crewe, and figured that South had the king charming. galiant and witty, but removed to hospital.
His finesse therefore could not be as a statesman" of considerable
criticised. North's blank king ability. accounted for the eleventh trick taken by the defenders, for a 1,400 ipoint penalty or a bid of one-odd!
The declarer looked much like a Ash too long) removed, inative element” whit his partner seemed suddenly to have lost the power of speech."
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