1936-12-17 — Page 2

Amusements

Cinema Notes From

The Theatres

“EARTHWORM TRACTORS"

-KING'S THEATRE

!

Never has Joe E. Brown ap- peared so funny as in this picture nor has he been given so many opportunities to display his comic antics as in this comedy, the story of which has been taken from the Saturday Evening Post by Wi- liam Hazlette

Probably no other comedian of stage or screen could have come so close to being the personifica-1 tion of Alexander Batts. natural! born super-salesman, in his own mind, whose luck is so phenome ral that even his consistent and collossal blunders tura out to his advantage.

Joe E. makes Alexander Botts, ore of the most comical heroes of fiction, live and breathe

on the

"THE CHINA MAH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936

Joe E. Brown in featured with Carol Hughes in "Earthworm Tractors," which is now being shown at the King's Theatre.

400 YEARS OF DEFENCE

Theme Of Lord Mayor's Show

THOUSANDS WATCH HISTORIC PAGEANT

TOO FAT TO BEND

Took Off 44 lbs. With Kruschen

Forty-four pounds is a lot of weight, to take off, but this man had jall that to spare. He writes---'

“Six months ago I was "getting, so fat that I was hardly able to go an with my job—in fact, it was painful

I to bend down. started taking Kruschen Salt teaspoonful in The many thousands of London-half a pint of hot water every mor- ning. After a month. I was amazed ers who lined the pavements last to and that I had lost 13 lbs. of fat. month to cheer their new Lord I kept on with the treatment, and now, Mayor, Sir George Broadbridge, after a full six months, I am very were rewarded with perfect wea-pleased to tell you that I have lost the ther and a pageant of unusual and total of 44 lbs. I am 35 years 5 ft 5 ins, and weighed 14 beauty and historic interest.

4 lbs. I am now exactly 11 st. 2 The theme, London and the De-lbs. I am a traveller, and, of course, come in contact with a number of fence of the Realm, lent itself as people, and they marvel at the change| turally to picturesque effects, and in my figure."—C. S.

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the careful accuracy of the old) Kruschen, contains those six miner- uniforms and equipment made the al salts, proportionately balanced, traditional display educative as found in the waters of those famous (well as colourful

European Spas used by generations of fat people to reduce weight. These Detachments from the City Ter-Salts combat the cause of fat by as- ritorial regiments, the Grenadier sisting the internal organs to throw Guards the Royal Marines (Chat-of each day those waste products and poisons which, if allowed to se-

regiments of Regulars, and sailors body's chemistry into fatty tissue. from the Nore Command took part

screen as Joe has lost none of his FLASH GORDON QUEEN'S KOWLOON JUNIORS ham Div.), a number of London's camuiste, will be converted by

vim and pep as the greatest fun

maker of the time.

THEATRE

ENTERTAIN

To Raise Funds For Charity

in the procession, wearing uni- forms which were replicas of

THE

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BISSET'S FAMOUS

LABEL

LIQUEUR WHISKY

the

GOLD

those worn during the past 400 NEW CLUBHOUSE

years.

The City Forces of 1539

OPENED Riflemen Foregather At Kowloon

two leading women Settings so fantastic that they! Joe E's merit special comment. They are startle the imagination form the June Travis and Carol Hughes.background for the Universal film with "Flash Gordor." both of the brunette beauty type. offering.

There is a talented supporting Buster Crabbe in the title role.

а All the fascination of the mythi-

At the head of the pageant came cast with Guy Kibbee giving

a can-cal planet of Mongo, created by LADY CALDECOTT PRESENT hilarious performance as

the City Forces as they were re-1 tankerous and partially deaf old Alex Baymond in his newspaper

viewed by Henry VIIL in 1539. Lady Caldecott, wife of His Ex- Joe tries for long strip. is emphazised in this new man to whom

production, which Frederick Step-cellency the Governor. and

His clad in white, with the City Arms in vain to sell tractors.

Rozers Honour the Chief Justice. Sir in red on back and breast. There Dick Foran is excellent in his hani directed. Jean mle as the successful rival of Joe Charles Middleton and Priscilla Atholl MacGregor and Lady Mac-were hand-gunners, pikemen, bill-

and "dromeslades” (drum- The new clubhouse of the Gregor, were among the many in love, playing his part straight Lawson have important roles.

mers), led by Ward Officers wear-Hong Kong Rifle Association A city suspended in the sky, present in St. Andrew's Church

re- was opened by Mrs. A. W. and acting as a foil to Joe's an

sez. a Hall yesterday evening for a de las gold chains. They were tics Gene Bockhart, the famous kingdom held below the

shoots through; lightful entertainment presented

presented by the City of London Bartholomew, wife of the Ger- School O.T.C.

eral Officer Commanding, yes- stage comedian, gives a good ac-rocket ship that count of himself as the rival sales- space and rays that melt huge by the pupils of the Kowloon

terday in a presence of a large of Joe E. in

TUALA feld.

men

MRS. BARTHOLOMEW PERFORMS CEREMONY

the tractor steel structures provided techni-Junior School. The proceeds of Then there were the Elizabe- gathering.

"ROSE MARIE”—MAJESTIC

THEATRE

cal problems for the studio perts.

lion-

the sale of tickets and grammes are to be given to Strange costumes and weird Society for the Protection make-up, which produce realistic Children. shark-men, hawk-men and men, were evolved after weeks of The following is planning and experiment. On thejgramme: screen the result is both awe-in- spiring and grotesque."

the

pro-

pro-ithan seamen-London contributed the 30 ships against the Armada--and Rain threatened during the of the Trained Bands as they appear-afternoon but fortunately held to enable the ed on their way to the Tilbury re-off. long enough view, armed with pikes and cali-shooting match arranged for classic features

vers (light muskets). They were the occasion to finish. This musical

followed by the plumed helmets

Major R. D. Walker, Presi- Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson

Class 95 and 10-"The Rebellious and uniforms of the Trained dent, and Major D. H. Steers, Eddy in the principal parts and

Alphabet," Father Alphabet Re Bands as they had developed in the singing of these two makes

Hon. Secretary, welcomed the sus- Packed with action and outstanding pro-

Pamela Parkes, Letters of 1643, with their standards of invited members and guests this picture an duction in the true sense of the perse in every vital moment, this Alphabet, Classes 9b and 10. Scene white, red, yellow, blue, green and who included: Rear Admrial

screen achievement contains situa--A Book of the Alphabet. tions which have never been at-

word.

ginald Martin; Chorus, Dawn Ram- | 2003".

orange.

C. G. Sedgwick, Brigadier and The "Indian Love Call," one of

Class 9a-"The Lost Bell" Scene.

The Buffs Past and Present As-Mrs. HL G. Seth-Smith, Wing the most beautiful melodic themes tempted before in motion pictures--An opening in the Forest where sociation impersonated the Hol-Comdr. and Mrs. A. G. Bishop,

Watch Buster Crabbe struggle Brownies hold their Bevels.

Leader Dalzell, Re-Squadron and based on ar ever written actual Indian strain, is sung in against the terrible emperor who es: Tania, Tchizio, Helen Legal land Regiment, 1666, with a canyon with unique echo effects plots to rule the universe with June Orr, Joyce Dimberline, fack storation swagger, and the 2nd Lieut.Cmdr. J. Fetrie, Col. and Tinson, Allister Inglis, George Nes Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of Lon-Mrs. E. G. Kirke, Mr. and Mrs. that makes each note ring. The scientific cunning.

don Regiment) wore the uniform Raworth, Major and Mrs. Mor- considered See a whole city suspended interoff and the Beat of Class. natural echoes were

Class 8-Tales of Robin Hood." of their originators, formed at the rison, Lieut. Cmdr. and Mrs. a special or the sky by mysterious powerful Robin Hood, Bobby Harper: Friar in working out chestration for the song, which is rays. See a palace held at the Tuck, Harriet Bechtel; The Queen, time of the Monmouth Rebellion Tilden, Capt. and Mrs. G. W. P. sung by Jeannette MacDonald bottom of the sea, controlled by Norma and Nelson Eddy, the co-stars in a strange, magnetic power.

the picture.

The stirring "Song of the Mounties," which Nelson Eddy sings, is sung on horseback, with the baritone as a sergeant in its: Mounted Police at the head of the column, in a mountain canyon. Apart from the music of

the

an opera star, at,

THEATRE

"WHERE'S GEORGE?"—

STAR THEATRE

Flakey, Maid Marian, Dorothy Dawson: Ladies in Waiting,

Mitre-Capped. Troops

Kimm, Liert-Col. W. A. Frost, Major and Mrs. T. C. Sharpe, Mitre-capped troops of the 18th Major and Mrs. Alston, Lieut- Nan Provar & Buth Woerners Mery Men, Jimmy Aslett, Veron mends. Ronald Wyatt, Bobby Phil-century were succeeded by sailors Col and Mrs. Barchard. Lips, Brian Pengelly, June Martin, of Nelson's day, and the Volunteer Nelson Sclater, Perry Quynn, An-Regiments-Royal Westminstera, Dorothy Revis, Bermondseys and Loyal South- warks of 1800,-

Landsbert,

introduces the familiar suffering trials and tribulations well, John Boyce, Nigel Pearson

·

anti-aircraft

283).

Close Scoring

A keenly contested match Sydney Howard, working as helnette

was fought out on the ranges does with a team of expert gag-Pamela Meyer. men, is in his methods the British Class The Forsaken Merman” The pageant crept onwards to before the opening ceremony, the Services, Forces counterpart to Harold Lloyd. This (Based on Matthew Arnold's Poem).1914, past the men-o'-war sailors between

Keith Marti: Coral of 1850, the Rangers of 1896, with and Affiliated Rifle Clubs, the fact receives further confirmation Mermen, original stage production, two in his latest comedy. "Where's George Chandler; Margaret's Father, one of the original Nordenfelt ma regular Army winning from

Ronald Cameron; Margaret,

Fay

the first the runners-up by the narrow chine-guns--they were grand opera arias are sung by George?"

| Cairo; Helen-Her Sister, Yvonne

A fea- Miss MacDonald in sequences

Like the American he makes the Blackmore: Pearl and Amber, Betty regiment to have these as regular margin of one point.

of the shoot was that showing her as

perfect victim of the gag. His Adison & Joyce Cave; Margaret's equipment and the Roughriders ture the opening and close of the pic-humour is that of the worthy but Mother, Audrey Brewin; Merman in their dull blue jackets and with one exception, the entire team of the wiziners did better ture. These two were specially dull-witted fellow who is always a Mermaids & Village People, Best of slouch-hats.

Class. adapted for the picture

The first year of the Great War at the long range than at the by

target for misfortune, and his

(Arranged by was depicted by a little band of 300 yards mark. Following are Stothart.

best comic touches come from his "Nativity Play."

Stuart)-"Good Tidings." (men wearing straw hats and Sam the results in order, the figures bewildered reaction to what is Miss -MODERN TIMES"--ORIENTAL hitting him.

Bender, Ronald Cameron; Mary. Browne belts over their civilian in parenthesis being the scores Phyllis Harper: Joseph, Peter Cairns; There are plenty of amusing ex- Angel, Margaret Venables; Shep clothes. They represented the re-at the 300 and 600 yards range amples in "Where's George?" in perds. Michael Anderson, Enid Pelcruits, and behind them came a respectively and the first figures Written, directed and produced which he plays his funniest role att, Alvin Desterhaft, Connie Bon-party of soldiers, their khaki cak-being the aggregate..

These by Charlie Chaplin, "Modern

as a not so mighty blacksmith hoff; The Three Kings, Keith Max-fed with Flanders mud.

Begular Army, 674 points Times"

men were cheered all along the (227 and 347); Royal Navy, serio-comic little figure of the

at the hands of a nagging wife] The staff of the Kowloon Junior route. tramp in the

Finally the pageant showed the 673 points (342 and 331); baggy trousers,

School gratefully acknowledge

Royal Marines, 670 (338 and and jeering brother-in-law. derby and huge shoes into a new

The gagmen behind the scenes their indebtedness to the Res. J. Army of to-day tanks, search-332); Hong Kong Police, 646 world. He is first seen as a work-

guns (317 and 329); Hong Kong use of the lights and er in a big steel factory, tighten-who have collaborated in many of R. Higgs, for the

Associations, ing bolts on a moving track. The his previous successes are B. P.Church Hall; to the Hong Kong drawn” from units of the London Volunteer Defence Corps, 623 (318 and 305); Royal Naval factory, with its fantastically Weston, Bert Lee and Jack Marks, and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., and Territorial Army

This team now Sydney's man-Mr. Adams for making an exten-and a detachment of the Royal Dockyard RC, 581 (298 and huge and complicated machines, is like an evilly enchanted forest nerisms and style to perfection, sion to the stage: to the China Air Force. to Charlie, and he gets into all and Sydney knows how to put light and Power Co. and Mr. sorts of hilarious difficulties here across their gags às no one else Easterbrook for the stage light- before the monotony of his work could — a combination which en-jing; and to parents and friends who came to assist the funds of "gets" him and he goes temporasures a full quota“ of langbis.

the S.P.C. "THREE CHEERS FOR LOVE”— Thereafter, his life is a series

ALHAMERA THEATRE rapidly as Miss Whitney's feet, of adventures and, misadventures,

The girl appears, 25.a Hollywood in the course of which he wanders

Lining up an array of talent un-youngster, daughter of a picture There were two or three 'excit- into and out of jobs (ranging matched in many months, "Three magnate, who is sent to a suping incidents during the proces- from night watchman to singing Cheers for Love" has everything posed "finishing school" by hersion. waiter) and gaol with an admir the perfect tuse-film needs. Dance step-mother.K

Two horses drawing a coach A. Christmas Entertainment for able impartiality, and manages teams are exceptional; the chain- The school, it develops, has a shied in New Bridge-street. One Children will be presented at the along the way to play knight-lightning fort of Eleanore Whit-stadent body of chorines and a of them seemed to be startled by Helena May Institute this after- errant to a lovely little gamine af ney, are matched with Robert faculty of vaudeville actors, all a bagle, and after shying, the noon commencing at 3.15 pm by the water-front. This role intro-Cammings, masculine lead, and of them intent of using Miss Whit-animals started forward. Asenjor and junior members of the duces Charlie's beautiful and the phenomenal steps of Olympe ney as a means of crashing into policeman who attempted to calm Peak School..

The programme consists of “A gifted new leading lady, Paulette Bradna, new French dance sen- the movies. One of the troupers them was knocked down and hurt,

and one of the harses fell i Living Book of Nursery Rhymes" Goddard, who brings a freshi, ma-sation, are matched by those of is Cummings- diant young personality to the Louis Da Pron, himself no sing- Romance sets in as Cummings In Cannon-street: horses draw by Junior children of the Peak tries to persuade Eleanor to take ing an open carriage stopped and School, a Toe Dance" by Pezzy The music of "Three Cheers for part in a school show to which then started to back. Just when Stringer, "Songs and Dances" "by it seemed that the carriage would Yenn and Juze Mansell and ac- the three hit songs her father is to be invited: Heart, Lear Ago Members of the Rolled 100-fealiza-rith- old-t

and The Swing porting cast include William following behind, policemen came, fares-act play entitled The Apple rus numbers, including Frawley and Roscoe Karns, who to the Tesene

intricate fencing provide plenty of laughs; John At Poultry i monated

AGELARAS Elizabeth Pattersons thrown man and Hank Mann play impor-dance, are smoothly executed.

Ana Bor" to the crow fast roles, is released through The picture has a light, Tun-Grace Bradley, Veda United Artists.

falled plot, which moves almost asland Billy Let

fly baithy.

acreen.

“Modern Times” offem, z - gon erous supply of the most and hilarious situations,

"has never concocted.. The come

in which such old familiar pe

gard for tap-speed.

and Far

sa Chester Conklin, Henry Berz), a

Exciting Incidents Behind them were the carriages the last Lord of the Sheriffs, Mayor, Sir Percy Vincent, and then the State Chariot bearing Sit George Broadbridge to the Law Courts.

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