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THE CHINÄ MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1957.
Quiz Craze Causes Theatres And Cafes
To Lose Business
•
By CAROL COGHILL
Editor, business communications and The most talked-about man in
advertisemeste to the Secretary.
Telephone: 26811 (5 lines) KOWLOON OFFICE:
Ballbury Road.
Telephone: 64145.
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Classified
Advertisements 20 WORDS $4.00
for
DAY PREPAID
ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS
-$2.00 PER DAY
accountant, Stig Andersen,
Thanks to his hobby, atrop= || Television collecting, he poured overnight | limited
10
A PUBLIC IDOL, A SUSPENSE DRAMA AND
667 Villament
Great Man" ty a film.. but whether many will agree with me, I doubt. It is as up-to-date as at this very second. On the other hand it is a serious film dealing with a serious problem. It is an attack upon modern publicity methods as used by radio. It shows how grent publicity easily passes here. which a viewers sacrifice so much money for genius, and it shows the State-owned on a set (the cheapest set here that modern goda havo feet
thus and
Copenhagen, Dec. 18. Denmark today is a 35-year-old
non- osts bout
Or 1,700 Crowns,
besilant about 180) and ilcence (55) of radio tubes. or about £2 15 0 n Crowns
"The Great Man." now show- year), they ought to have the
right to demand good
pro-ing at the Star and Metropole, atars Jose Ferrer in the magni- grammes on weekends.'
Stating that television "means ficent role of a radio commenta- at the eleventh hour a structural change in our way or who of life," the Minister of Finane, refuses to play the game accord- Mr Viggo Kampmann, has called to the accepted convention. for "tolerance and negotiation" And in so refusing starts him- in the matter
from the tentive obscurity of transmitters the Copenhagen tax department commertiul, made a into the full are of nation-start and by the beginning of we pubkelty
1050, only about one thousand
registered. For by correctly answerlnut Hecnices had been
questions on stamps in From then on, however, Interest seven
State Televisions in television rose streply and the The Danish
or Qults." quiz pro- 100,000th Herner was issued at "Double gromme, he became the nation's the beginning of November this
quiz star und winner of you. Demark's four and G:st 10,000 Danish Crowns (about half million inhabitants are now Births, Deaths, Marriages, £500), the highest sum zu far believed to be so "television
will Porsonal $5.00 per insertion awarded
the figure In television quiz | bhten" that
rach 000,000 in the next six not exceeding 25 words, show here. cents each additional word. ALTERNATE INSERTIONS
10 conte PER WORD OVER 20
10% EXTRA
If not prepaid a booking foo
of 10 center le charged.
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The anxiety felt by other branches of entertainment about
-SCIENCE FANTASY
This scene from "The Great Man" shown Jose Ferrer collecting "fans" reactions to the "Groat Man's" tragic death,
if on the way to becoming an- With no compromise in sight, other publie idol, although auch the theatres have, however, was not his intention. temporarily given up evening The question remains, how- performances, while the cinemas ever, whether this film will be are seeking dispensation from appreciated in Hongkong where, this development has been The Sabbath Law which at pre-insular in its outlook, Hongkong by situations "Double or Quits," which is a brought to a head by the falling seat prevents them from start- is not disturbed Danish variation of the "04,000-all of customers during the Sun-ing shows before o'clock in the film presents. But those who the evening, on the grounds that take thought of modern publicity dollar question," has registered day quiz programmes.
Eight of Copenhagen's Ten they need compensation in the methods will appreciate the clr- So authentic are they, and so in
that climax. unequalled by any
theatres have How announced fetin of afternoon performances
cumstances "The Great Man" artistic their presentation, other form of entertainment
that they intend to abandun for the loss of customers for the presents, and to such I recom- one finds it hard to believe that evening performances on these 7 and 9 p.m. shows,
did not mend this film as the outstand-the Inciden's screened
the take place. Ing sociological drains of Instend twa days and give
The only exceptions
yeur. matineer, are the State-subsidised Royal
» SUCCESS
Denmark und both restaurant cinemas and theatres have re- ported "entastrophic" drupe in
first since the turnover
quiz was launched vil programme October 20.
Thesi programmes are now being transmitted by both in Stale Radio and the State Television at 8.30 every other Sunday evening and the result has so far been that the Danes, instead of spending their Sun- day evenings over a beer in a restaurant or queueing up for the latest film or play, sit lucil
Other Ways
Jose Ferrer gives an outstand~ Theatre and a private theatre. Other ways out of the tele- which is at present showing the virion dilemma are also being performance as the slightly hit play of the season, Jeanrought by leading entertainers.cynical radio man who is ready "Waltz of the Cne theatre, for example, is to follow up the career of his Anoulth's
considering the introduction of departed predecessor. Torendurs."
Empty Houses.
radio station
TH
★ ☆
one of
transport
and seeks to smuggle a cargo of nuclear bombs aboard a rockset ship assigned to materials for the establishment of en carin satellite in outer space,
"The Invisiblo Boy," which comes to the Hoover and Liberty this afternoon has eleven-year- old Richard Eyer as the boy who is made invisible, and an jeys all kinds of adventures en that account.
Other
starring roles in the Alm are enacted by Philip Abbot his zelenust father, and Diane Brewster as his mother, who watches her son go off'intɔ space inside a towering rocket, Harold Stone, 10-5
General Swayne, is the government re- presentative who cheeks, top- sceret data on n super-computer, This computer, 1 gigantle, futuristle
of version
the mechanical brain known
Univoc, contains 13 miles of wires, 3,000 tiny globes, 2,000 knobs, 707 electronic tubes cl various functions, and 14 Inde- pendently operating electrie motors. Weighing 18 tons, the computer set alone cost more thon $10,000 to build.
The story's other mechanical "stars" include a glant rocket; a kite; and a radarscope.
The rocket was designed after the latest mechanical develop- ment in the feld, but on ine screen appears be 250 feet in height as it makes its deatening Bight through space.
The radarscope, many times bigger than the uxlating ones in use at the moment, follows the
thring. nerve-Jarring As the detective who draws aside the curtains of respect ability, and reveals the shocking secrets of this town, John Mills is in fine form, giving one of his fincat screen portrayals.
Cobura Magnificent Charles is the kind of film
gives one of his exemplary per-rocket's course through space. that might just as well formances as
the chief
Pentagon gave permission for the story's Nike missile site, an have the title. "It could not murder suspects.
actual military installation over- Protty Barbaro Bater CS gion television screen which
happen here," instead of
early
looking the Pacific Ocean, to be Ed Wynn makes a ne debut Town on Trial," the title it dislike for the detective slowly
Coburn's neice, whose could supply aiz enthusiasts
used for a spectacular sequence In which row after row of makes with the programmes which they as a small-town would normally miss while owner, while Keenan van takes enjoys. My reason for say-develops into love,
screen debut as a gigantle Nike missiles are shown
who The chairman of the Private the theatre. One of the cinemas over the role of a ruthless radio-ing so is, it is a film that spectacular
reckless deenager
rebels in action. Theatres Association, Mr has announced that it has ob-TV executive.
portrays what happens in n
The ellmax is reached when against
to parental authority Thorvald Larsen, recently detained permission from the The im is taken or their neighclared that
from the sleepy little community that "collapse of authorities to relay the quiz novel of the same name, and is awakens suddenly to find
second strangling | between a USA section of the our television screen, watch tutro might easily follow in programme on wide-screen.
Army uniasily unit and Robby faithful to the original in detall-
itself infamous. bated breath with
A parson on the island of Fyening the fascinating story of 1
It is an excellen: example of the Robot. The Army unit Trini," Columbia amateur specialists in subjects
has contributed to local ad- radio-TV
Town or
The kind of thriller that distries vainly to wipe out the Tonging from battleships to
Pletures suspense droma.at the
rifles, machine- are pui through their
covers violence in unsuspected Robot, using John Princess has King's and
ins, tanks, Jeep-borne cannon, places, Coburn, and Charles are the Mills. paces
and finally, flamethrowers, Barbara Bales heading the cast.
it, On the face
you find
whose Inhabitants
to their own
Ing
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The fir correct answer is re warded with 150 Danish Crowns (about £8), the second with twice this sum, and so of with a total of 10,000 Crowns offered for the seventh, and last, corree unswer unistake costs the
quiz victim the money which he has already won. Even Mr Andersen, after winning 6,000 Crowns, hesitated about whether to carry on to the Anish
Second Sight
over. In
the wake of the quiz.
star Jenown
15
The Chairman of the Copen
en branch of the Danish astment to the new "Television America's beloved humorist.""" Cinema Owners Association, Idr Age by changing the time of
Particularly great Harry Frandsen, takes a simi- | nie evenine service so that quiz
get homescenes which have Jose Ferrer gloomy view of the pussl- thus will be able
brunch ut in time for their programme collecting storles for the memorial service which would entertainment combatting tele-without rushing through the last radio
Copenhagen cinemas. hymns, "-Ching Mall Special. [lament for the departed "hero."yourself in a pleasant little town
Lilities
vision.
ኮ።።
be says, only have 25 per cent of their normal attendance an "quiz duys,"
Most restaurants alse report empty houses, and it has been in liquor and en'er- the Slate estimated that the toful loss.10 tax during the quiz tainment period had already by the end of November, amounted to 3,500,000 Crowns Labout
175,000).
Danes from all
So far, the radio and televi- country wrote and telephoned advice to him. Among then: slon authorities have refused to was woman who claimed that consider changing the time of
secund sight" had shown
her smission and have declared that he would fail. But Mr that the quiz programmes will Andersen, whose qualms were probably be continued on a fort- basis throughout Lie hendline news in the Danish nightly
winter. press for several days, persever- ed, galiantly turning down an offer by a local newspaper to rehmbunte him should he lose. with Mr Viewers sympathy Andersen during his trial also extended to his young wife, who was shown sitting in the studio audience wringing her hands and clenching her teeth from nervousness,
Joint Protest
'Th theatre and cinema owners are, however, consider. ing making a new joint protest, in which they hope to include restaurant owners, arguing that the quiz could easily be moved either to Sunday afternoon
o a weekday.
Mr Andersen'e success result-
The opinion of the radio and ed in a flood of congratulations
(levision
counel! programme and more udvice this time on
Was sumuned up by its chart- how to spend the prize-from
Noerregaard, all parts of the country, while man, Mr Peter
who said: "We must stick to one of the big newspapers con- tracted with him for articles on the view that television must go ampits own way independently and his life and hobby as
that if remember -collector.
We must
Treasured Giff
for him and for her.
Artland
WATCH CO.
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China" Mail Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON
S ON TON
TONIGHT
KING'S & PRINCESS:
"Town On Trial."
t
become involved in the crime an incredible battle is waged and
the
vlctim.
Invisible
Boy"
scene
described as science casy going people. One stanmer evening, an attractive young girl fiction, but more exactly as Is found strangled by a nylon science fantasy, fascinated Blocking.
evasion
tough me. But not for the reasons The crime brings a Scotland Yard detective on the that the producera give. scene, but he runs up against a The science bit about in-
silence and wall of from the town people.
Their antagonism only makes him more delermined than ever to probe into the dark secrets of John
their hidden relationships and history.
Mills, Charles Coburn and Barbara Bates in a suspense drama.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Ali-Baba And The 40
Thieves."
ROXY & BROADWAY: "Kiss Them For Me." Cary Four Grunt, Jayne Mansfield and Suzy Parker. riotous days of leave.
STAR & METROPOLE: "The Great Man." Jose
Ferrer becomes a public idol.
HOOVER & LIBERTY: "The Invisible Boy."
Science fantasy.
LEE: "The Bolshoi Ballet." Galina Ulanova at the
Covent Garden.
RITZ: "Phantom Of The Rue Morgue." Karl
Malden and Patricia Medina in a thriller. CAPITOL: "The Mole People." Science-fiction. MAJESTIC:
Rises," "The Sun Also
Tyrone Power and Ava Garther in a Hemingway novel. ORIENTAL: "Vintage." Pier Angeli and Mel
Ferrer in a love story.
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4.30, Thursday Club introduced by Robert Achenon; 6, Time Signal. Portuguese Hair Hour: 0.30. Record Roundabout; 0.10. Weather Report; Com. 7, Time Bighal. News: 7.10. mentary; 7.15, Jericho Jazz Band; 7.30. Reith Lectures - Goergo Kerian, one-time U.S. Ambassador in Mosenw. No. 2-Soviet Mind and World Realities; 0, Late with the
visibility is a straight bor- row from H. G. Wells, the robot angle is pure MGM.
What happens is the robot,
bears the very humm which name of Robby, starts to do a
tle thinking on his (or its own account. It is obsessted with a rule-or-ruin psychosis,
NEW FILMS
ANTHONY FULLER
This Book Teaches You:
HOW TO
USE
A TOOTHPICK PROPERLY
Berlin, Dec. 18.
Lyons: 8.30, Boger Wagner Chorale: The Communists today published a book
8.58, Weather Report: 0. Time Signat. News and furne News from Dritain; 9.15, "edgauntlet"Part 1: 9.43, "The Funny Mer"-Talk hy Leonard Feinberg: 10, **Fata".
etiquette in a police state.
on
Called "Don't Fear Good Dinner jackets and tails, how Watier: 10.10, U.N. Story="A New Manners" (Keine Angst Vorever, are cutmoded, the Com-
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to tles should Sweet Music; 11.30, Close available, Down
and
REDIFFUSION
worn.
It covers every-munist cilquette hook stated. not They have become the "uniform
and ba of wollers, ambassadors symphony conductors,"
Kleinschmidt devoted 10 lines that to proper use of the toothpick.
A Red Hero
first
It le probably the etiquette book in history tells people how to act toward police.
Author Karl Kleinschmidt sald it is Impolite to "snarl" or act in an uncultivated" way toward policemen carrying out controls.
3 pun. Selections from the sound Controls, he said, are necessary. track of the Pim “Oki Remlinda"; 4, Testing tertezvous; 4.30, Populor songs by Norman Widon and Petula Clark; & Children's Corant-Presented
noted by Betty Souza; 0, Waliz
Snarling
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mitage; 7. Time Signal, and the the book saldy
NOWE 7.00. Weather Forecast, An The book did not cover the Douncementa and Interlude: 7.35,
Hines were He granted these
East not toe applicable because German shops have not had any toothpicks since the war.
He expressed the hope they might be available again by the re the book appeared. They are not.
How do you address n Com- munist "Hero of Labour" who has been decorated for inventing speed-up method in factories? Do you call him "Herr Hero"
would say
"Herr Professor" or "Herr Doctor" or "Herr Oberreglerunggrai?"
No, sold the book. But if you
Souvenir Songs: 1.39, The Beri proper way to act when being Weedon Quartet 7.43. Les Brown searched ar arrested but pre- and his Band of Ronown; 8. Pet: sumably the ban on snarling Just as you
conality Parade-Hoagy Carmichael;
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How do you
and land at the Hammond Dan "capitalist West?"
reated by Charles Harvey: 10,
act in
the
and Plano: 9.18, Music Time-pro You do not laugh in an agree-write the here you should put "Forbidden Cargo Episodo Sable way when someone "gland-the title "Hero of Labour" right
under his name. 10.30, Ted Heath and his brande; 11, era" Commualam.
The book is bound in red-
Date With Dreamland; 11.30, Pro- Kleinschmidt hastened to add, lude To Midnight: 12 Midt, God however, that such a circum- United Press. Save The Queen: Close Down.
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cause the average Westerner in American Protest
friendly toward the Socialist Camp.
Don't Cheat
Washington, Dec, 18. The State Department dis- closed today that the United protested
You also change your money States has formmily
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The Unexpected
"Bude Lancers:
The Communists
The American Ambassador in
Wa
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