1937-04-15 — Page 2

TO-DAY

ONLY

SKINGS

STEADY DOWNPOUR OF FUN

IDA

LUPINO

United

Artists

OF LAUGHTER !

At 2.30, 5.10;

15 & 9.30 p.m. CLOUDBURST .

PICKFORD LASKY prad

LEDERER

NE RAINY AFTERNOON

ALSO MICKEY MOUSE IN TECHNICOLOUR.

"ORPHANS' PICNIC"

"THE DEVIL DOLL"

TO-MORROW

M.G.M. Picture

4SHOWS DAILY

2.30-5 20 7.20 -9.30

with LIONEL BARRYMORE

MAJESTIC

THEATRE,

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57222

MATINEES. 20c - 30¢ • EVENINGS, 20, -30c-50e70a TO-DAY ONE DAY ONLY!

ANOTHER “OLD FAVOURITE” FROM M-G-M! EVEN MORE LAUGHS AND THRILLS THAN “THE THIN MAN”

William

POWELL Myrna LOY "EVELYN PRENTICE"

TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY

TRIPLE MURDER IN A DEPARTMENT STORE!

"THE LONGEST NIGHT"

WITH ROBERT YOUNG

DAILY

AT

780

FLORENCE RICE

A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PİCTURE

STARE

OPENING TO-DAY

VIOLET LORAINE

GORDON HARKER

HANKOW

KOWLOON

57795

Roadhouse

AILEEN MARSON-EMLYN WILLIAMS · HARTLEY POWER ACAUMONT BRITIEM PICTURE "Directed by MAURICE ELVEY -NEXT CHANGE-

CHARLIE RUGGLES 1. MARY BOLAND

IN "WIVES NEVER KNOW"

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 15, 1937.

The STORY of

by FRANK C. PAPE

THE CROWN JEWELS

THE

CULLINAN DIAMOND.

(CONTINUED)

THE FOUR PORTIONS OF THE CULLINAN DIAMOND ARE KNOWN AS THE STARS OF AFRICA: THE LARGEST OF THESE IS SET AT THE HEAD OF THE KING'S SCEPTRE, THE NEXT LARGEST IS IN THE KINGS CROWN, AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE IN THE STATE CROWN OF

QUEEN MARY.

EXPERTS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE THE EXACT VALUE <OF THE "STARS OF AFRICA". → SUCHENORMOUS STONES LOSE COMMERCIAĻ VALUE AS THE MARKET FOR THEM 15 50 VERY LIMITED. NO ONE BUT-A KING OR QUEEN COULD FITTINGLY WEAR THEM. ON AN ORDINARY PERSON THEY WOULD CERTAINLY BE TAKEN FOR JEWELS FROM A SIXPENNY BAZAAR

THE GREAT "SANCI "DIAMOND-ONCE BELONGING TO QUEEN ELIZABETH-WAS BOUGHT BY A RUSBIAN PRINCE FORLB0,000

THE ORLOFF"ONCE THE EYE OF AN INDIAN IDOL AND STOLEN BY A FRENCH SOLDIER-WAS BOUGHT BY CATHERINE THE GREAT FOR £ 90,000.

THE "REGENT"DIAMOND - STOLEN DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION – WAS BOUGHT BY THE DUC D'ORLEANS FOR £ 80,000.

BUT ALL THESE, AND MANY OTHER HISTORIC DIAMONDS, ARE ECLIPSED BY THE BRILLIANCE AND SIZE OF THE

STARS OF AFRICA”.

GREAT SUCCESS OF "STREET SINGER"

CHARMING AND LIVELY SHOW PUT ON BY PHILHARMONIC

A riot of colour and beautiful refereeing, was an excellent Levy, dealer of musical scores, the Hong Kong the money-grabbing art Philharmonic Society's "Street Jewish extraction.” Singer," which opened its season at the Queen's Theatre

last night;

ROLLICKING CHORUSES

beautiful

[provided nearly three hours of the "Rollicking choruses,

bright entertainment that local girls, colour, and a cheerful party music lovers have come to expect spirit, kept things moving until the from productions presented by the final curtain and all that was lack- Society.

of ing to make this the success

was а larger at-

this,

As in "Maid of the Mountain", many years,,

tendance. Anne Winter in the title role, over-

The story is simple and is not shadows all others with her beauti-

Bonni, a strug- ful singing, and

combined particularly new. with her assurance and poise, gling artist, having tried for some one of his pictures raises her head and shoulders above time to sell

Her without success, is about to be sold the remainder of the cast. rendering of "Heart's Desire" in up and his friends gather in his particular, brought the house down. house to give him a farewell party. Gordon Stopani-Thomson as Bon-After they have left he is visited ni, the ambitious young artist, by Yvette, a street singer, and Levy. handled rather a difficult role with Yvette gives the latter the money great sympathy and although was inclined to overact in parts, he was on the whole, convincing.

DROLL WIT

he to buy a picture, with the result that Bonni is able to maintain his lodgings and in due course paints Yvette as the street singer. While giving a party in honour to his "Mascot" as he has dubbed Yvette, from the To say that, Bob. Henderson, as an invitation comes

express- Francois, "stole" the show would be Duchess of Versailles no exaggeration. He had ample ing the hope that he will be opportunity to exploit his droll wit able to attend a party she is giving and his mere appearance was auf at her palace and stating how ficient to send his audience into charmed she is with his painting fits of laughter. His vitriolic com- which Levy has shown her. ments: on the uselessness and trou- Bonni, torn between love of finally ble making of the Fair Sex, who, in Yvette and his ambition, his song,

*'Ow I hate 'em" he de- goes, only to discover that the the scribes as "slugs in the cabbage of Duchess is none other than life", made a pleasing contrast to little girl he as 'always known as a the sentimental ravings of his street singer. He is terribly an- master, Bonni.

noyed at the trick but eventually Harry Cockle, as Bonni's friend, all te smoothed out and love comes gavé a very polished performance, into its own. while Elsie Fullerton and Elsie Alexander, handled the other hig roles very convincingly. The lat- The Junior N.C.O.gof the Royal ter will prove a decided asset to Welsh Fusiliers will hold their future productions, her vivacious-usual monthly dance at the Hotel ness and pleasing voice being in no Cécil on Saturday April 17. The small measure responsible for the dance band of the R. W. Fusiliers success of the show.

will be in attendance by kind per- In the smaller parts, David Kòs- mission of Lt. sick, better known for his soccer and Officers.

R.W.F. DANCE

MOL. D. M. Barchard