TO-DAY to SATURDAY At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
THE
CINEMA CALLS FOR DOCTORS,
SUSPECTED "ADVERTISING
RUSE
Cinema managers in England are taking drastic action to counter what they think may be an ingeni ous scheme for advertising by some medical men.
The managers say they have re- cantly noticed a large increase in requests to screen the notice: "If Dr. is in the theatre, will be plonse return to his surgery at once, as his services are urgently required}"
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A cinema manager said:-
"We do not doubt the genuine- ness of the great majority of these "requests, but we have noticed that the names of a few doctors have recurred with extraordinary fre- queney.
MARTIN HARVEY ONLY WAY
Dnected by HERBERT WILCOXC
Tense in Drama→
Exquisite in Romance-
Thrilling in Climates. "THE ONLY WAY" in An adaption of CHARLES D.OKEN famous classic "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" with air John Harvey in the principal role.
AT THE
MAJESTIC
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Showing for FIRST TIME in Hong Kong.
The name of a doctor flashed on the screen of a theatre occupied by many hundreds of people is valuable publicity. We have devid- ed that the name of the doctors for whose services there is a hurry call shall no longer be screened,”
New Plan.
Cinema managers in one town will in future show the notice: "If any doctor in the audience has reason to believe that his services may be urgently requird, will he please visit the manager in his office at once ↑ "
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Dr. Cox, the medical secretary of the British Medical Association, said: -
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH. 13, 1930.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
2-11
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
WHEN YOUR SMALL SON GREETS THE VISITOR'S POLITE ADVANCES WITH A SORT OF FASCINATED STARE, AND CONTINUES TO STARE AND STARE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO PROD HIM INTO BEING POLITE, FOR FEAR IT WILL PRE- CIPITATE ONE OF HIS EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS.
(Copyright, 1930, by TheBell Syndicate, Inc.)
GWYAS WILLIAMS
WHY MEN LAUGH PARIS DRESS PLOT. LORD FALKLAND ON
AT WOMEN.
FORCED TO FOLLOW PARIS. DECREES LIKE SHEEP.
Lady Inverclyde (better known No complaints of this descrip- to playgoers as June") writes to tion have been made officially. a London paper as followe
In genuine cases there is no I wonder how many women re abjection to a doctor's name ap-alise that in adopting, or shall 1 pearing on a screen, however fresay allowing themselves to be quently, but a false appeal of this forced into adopting, the present description would be most obice- rogue of bigh waists and ultra tionable. We should take strong long skirts they are giving men a action if evidence were forthcom-sly, but none the less hearty, ing of practitioners seeking ad- taught i vertisement in this manner.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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6.Pillow coverings. 11. Dreaded.
19-Little horses.
14.-Otherwise.
15.--Sarcasm 17.-To. act.
18.-High mountain. 10.-Ablaze.
20-Part of head. 21.-Toward,
22-Cord.
23. To surfcit,"
21.--Fainted,
20.-Gowned. 27-Inspired respect. 28.-A game.. 29.-Boxed.
31-Having better 34.-In bed ·
35.-Comforted..
30-Sun, god.
37.-Dance step.
38.Wrong.
39.-Back
40.-And in French,
41-Arroganec.
49-Tomislay..
43-To fix
45.-Marshy grounds. 47.-Bummer drinks.. 48.-Stitched.
Vortics),
1.To roar. 2.-File. 3.-Anger. 4-To exist. B-Improved. 6.-Beed.
7.--To sharpe 8.-Onio 9.-Musical
10.---Sober:
11.-Deeds. 13.-Planted.
16. Fruit skin.
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10. Having benard, as grain. 20-Lace frill. 22-Hauled... 23-Compact.
25-Fertile spots in desert, 28.-Parts in plays.
28. To hold.
20. To frisk.
30.-Lessens.
31. Compensated.
32-Rubled out. 23.-Rants.
35.-Mohammedam officers. 38.--Solo.
30-Trunk of tree.
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42--Rule,
44.-Italian river. 46.Pronoun,
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They are laughing because they have so often heard us deny that we are like a lot of sheep,'
We have refused to admit that we will wear anything provided Paris decrees it to be the fashion.”
Men Are Right."!
"
We have indignantly repudiated the suggestion that we can be hy pnotised into liking a garitent which our first glance has justly Inbelled "unbecoming and unsuit- able."
I hate to say so, but I am be- ginning to think men are right! If Paris launches a new "line" which does not suit our figure, we may protest a little, but in the end we will meekly alter our shape in order to wear the gown!
Each new stage in the evolution, of a new fashion is reached by a slow but suro process. It is ex- tremely simple, and proves the "sheep" theory.
First of all, a few women, well known for their beauty and chic. appeared in London wearing higher waists and conspicuously longer skirts. They looked rather strange, but attractive because their figures were perfect.
They possessed every asset neces sary for doing justice to their ex- quisite gowns--narrow ribs and hips, long legs, and discreet, and lovel curves.
Good Propaganda.“. They were, in fact, sach "excel- lent propaganda for the new "line" that a few rare women rushed off
to Paris and returned with addi- tion to their wardrobe saying, half- apologetically: "My dear, I am afraid it has to be done...and I must say shorter skirts look odd to me, already." (The hypnotic in- quence I have told you about!)
Little by little and bit by bit they grow accustomed to the new silhouette-after all, one can be come used to anything in time, no matter how ugly until at last they imaging it suits them. The result
In most cases is deplorable. "
I went to a ball in London re-
STRUGGLE TO REMAIN FASHION CIPITAL.
Paris is hatebing new plat in ita struggle to capital of the world.
Tenzin fashion
Faced with signs of feminine re- volt-and propects of less American buying the leading tres designers bacted on a ingenuous policy of mytification.
Wholesaleyers from New York. Buenos Aire, Chicage Berlin and London will hus have confirmed for
them the fads that:-
Skirta be longer-and shorter.
obsolete.
Trains be fanionable and Waistlines will higher-and lower...
It is hoped by neh vacillating tactics to stimate women to buy as many clothesis possible in order to be safely in, of course, the Parisian maner,
GATE-CRASHERS.”
AMBITIOUS HOSTESSES
TO BLAME..
THE ONLY.REMEDY.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
** WORDS 'AND' MUSIC.""
A clever title, this, for a clever film, full of fun and movement. The revue is made up of a series of most interesting scenes, ranging in period" over a century. "Campus life with a kick" is shown in contract with life, in the "good old days of stage-coaches and crinolines, with a dozen other attractive scenes in the medley. There should be full houses at the Queen's Theatre to sce-and hear-Words and Music," for it is a very lively show which starts off with a swing and finishes in a rush after a breathless couple of hours of song, and dance and quip and jest. The work of the chorus alone is something to marvel at, though what the local University anthorities would think of the "cosed" systèm as demonstrated in this film we do not know--though we should like to. Tossing the Denn in a blanket is simply not done in Hong Kong!
Words and Music is a, very lively and spectacular show, with some amusing dialogue and many very attractive melodies which linger pleasantly in the memory." The singing is excellent, the dancing ditto, and there is rather more plot in the story than usual. We acc play within a play-which, if not original, is always interesting, ani the hunting scene" towards tho end of the film is a very fine number indeed.
The Fox Movietone, news is good, as usual, and a talkie comedy, "Nearly Divorced," is an amusing picture featuring some old screen favourites,
*The Only Way."
The Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, has secured the screen adaption of "The Only Way" stage play based on A Tale of Two Cities, And, in which Sir John Martial Harvey enacte the role of Sidney Carton.The Only Way is ene of the finest motion pictures yet made, and when first presented in- London attracted considerable at tention. The Home Secretary pre- The result of the recent action in faced its presentation by a speech which the May Fair Hotel Com-from, the stage pointing out its Pay sued Lord and Lady Falkland, significance not only as jointly or severally, for £673, the standing example of the kind of the coming-ont of their daughter, make, but as a further demonstra cost of a ball held at the hotel for pictures English producers was that, Lady Falkland Had to pay tion of the high standard of artistic for the ball..
excellence the cinema is capable of attaining,
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ing of the case that "gate-crashers" It was suggested during the hear
champagne at the ball. enjoyed a considerable quantity of
In the following article Lord Falkland discusses gate-crashers, their cause and cure.
Tac responsibility for that modern personality, the "gate-crasher," Hush-Hah" Policy.
who during recent seasons particu- larly has been the cause of so much Poorer women ho had hoped that discussion and so many unanswer- this year would ring some signs ofed questions, lies with the hostess dress" parity "ill be bitterly die who has pot so many acquaintances appointed by "bush huch "
us the wishes, conference, whicresembles that at. It is you, unknown yet ambitious St. James' paladto the extent that hostess, who are guilty of encour it prompted ondesigner to chris aging the growth of this trouble- ten a particulay confusing crea-some crashing fiend. tion Rule the laves."
Generally spering, the designers seem chiefly undded as to whether they want to ake women look like-connucopia a la Dolly Var den, or merely fondway skyscron pers
The result is tht any woman who took seriously that has been written about he now designs" would have litt difficulty in win- ring the first rize at any fancy
dress show.
Why do you do it? Because you yourself are not as well known in London society as you might be; because you have a young daughter for whom it is desirable to give a ball, and you want to find perhaps between three and four hundred people to attend that ball.
Evasive Invitations.
vitations to the people you do know, So you send out these evasive in- The only define skirt tendency charmingly entreating them to is, to Englishwhen, of doubtful
bring parties, and hope in your value, for sportskirts are every heart that this indefinite chain of where being madlonger, chiefly, it hospitality will CIETYO into seems, because make them any flourishing, widening circle for shorter might considered a conyourself. sidered a retrogile movement.
Mannequil Shortage. Evening dressecan be worn with traine, yet centri to show the leg; while day dressere anything from ten to fourteenches from the ground-on the tandard ́manne. quin.
It can be readily understood that young men and women, anxious to cram as many parties into their nights as possible, especially those that are likely to be included among the chief events of the season," cannot easily distinguish between the hostesses who do want them without sending them in That there a widespread dividual invitations and those who shortage of the the of mannequin definitely will not welcome them whose anatomy flexible enough among their own carefully selected for all the new digns is not surfriends. Hence the confusion. prising
The strikes fail for volunteer girls came to the cue at the last minute.
Nothing Now.
So great is the mannequin.: shortage and so lense the French professional jealaly that light it has been encouraged by modern "Gate-crashing, however much ing strikes hay been directed against two of thEnglish design action of Lady Ellesmere, who ex- hostesses, is no new thing. The cently, and, having been living ers showing their fing collections posed those gate-crashers at her ball nore or less quietly in the country to the wholesale bars here. For some time, feel I observed every- Just before the openings the last year, finds its parallel in that thing with a fresh and unbiased nequins walk out, although of the late Duchess of Devonshire, ye, and I am not exaggerating the wages being d by English who was a strong-minded woman, when I say that I was actually houses were in oxe of those usual. While a ball given by her at Devon shocked to see what some dressmaly paid by the Frth firms.
shire House was in progress she ers had done to their clients!
happened to hear of a party of young men who, although they were Tale of the Years:
certainly among the invited guests, Women who for years had been.
had previously announced their in- corseting their hips and allowing
tention of "dropping in for sup their waist perfect freedom were
per" and then vanishing. In the wearing tightly fitting chifforn or gainst there unhienic abomina- midst of their ungracious act, how. satin gowns tied in just above the tions, these whalebed atrocities-ever, while they were partaking of normal waist line, and above for gone will the supple supper that they could not have and below thie narrow girdle, was satia
the and clast of to-day-afforded to buy elsewhere, displayed the sad result of several | we are going to buit ourselves duchess came to them, debounced years velagation, t
this torture gely to satisfy them, ordered them away and Now, in spite of outdoor games the passing whit of the Paris finally exposed them. and indoor"daily dozens,” few sputuriers ? :- women are thin enough across the daphragm to permit a closely £tt- ng corage, and so, if we are to cdopt this fashion, there is only one answer, and, that is-corsets.
Horror of horrors! Is it possible that after years of struggling (Continied at foot of next column).
What is to be done about the No wonder mente laaghing at "gate-crasher"? How is this spoiler us and talking at the "incon-of good parties, this menses to the sistency of wome
peaceful minds of hostesses, to be eliminated I see only one way. All men and women must take their cards of invitation with thern to: entertainments that have been ar ranged purely for welcome guests.
Well, they will be able to laugh at me for, anyway, be cause my waist going to stay where it has been quite a long time-in its nor place.
an out-
Cap
The Only Way" was first pre- duced by Martin Harvey at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in 1899. Since that time the play has enjoyed unbroken success, and its title, coupled with the name of the dis- tinguished interpreter of the leading role, has become a household word. His appearance on the screen is an attraction no lover of the English drama should miss.
UNKNOWN GIRL, AS FILM STAR.
PHOTOGRAPH AND TAPE MEASURE WIN HER A LEADING ROLE.
became a film star was recently told How an unknown girl suddenly
ducer, who has succeeded, after an by Mr. Sinclair Hill, the Alm pro- anxious search, in finding a lead ing actress for a new 'talkie," "Greek Stroot," which went into production last month.
"I wanted a girl," he said, "with the face of a fairy and the sophisti cation of a siren.
I knew no English girl who would do. English girls are lovely and charming, but, with one or two exceptions, they are too reserved and ingenuous for the part I had to cast.
Babe Face,"
before the film was to begin, I was "With less than a fortnight to go still searching when I photograph of magazine. It was
girl in a bad photo- graph, which was lucky for the girl, because though it suggested a pretty, sophisticated "baby face," to decido without seeing her. it was not definite enough for mo
S&W
"So I wired to her, and when she came to see me I found she was the type I wanted.
"To make sure, I gave her a camera test, and had her measure. ments taken in bathing costume. The test and the tape decided me,
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and she was immediately given a contract for the star role.
The girl, Miss Sari-Maritze, ise a Viennese, half English and half Hungarian, and is an internation- al ice-skating medallist.
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and
THRILLS GALORE
Chorus of 100
Hear and See IT!
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