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HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN...

Waitress: "Oh, I'm sorry I. Constable (making a note of it): spilled water all over you.”

Miss Olivia Twiddledick, 73 Carl. Patron: That's perfectly all for Avenue-well over thirty-five."* right, the suit was too large any-|- Speedy Lady motorist:-"Cor- not; twenty-nine next

Way

She "She says her engagement to that rich Mr. Digby way suito

romance,"

He: "It was. He denies is at, solutely,"

Salesman: "Hem are radio sets at 88 up."

Farmer: No, that's too dear. Show me those you advertised at

· down."

"Hold onto your hats, we're go- ing through the canyons of lower Broadway and it's windy. Now, we're turning into Wall Street; hold onto your shirts.”

Young chemist's assistant: "I've made up the medicine for you, madam, and I'm sure it's all right" but perhaps you wouldn't mind signing your name in the poison. 'book.

tainly month!"

Servant Girl: "Madani, master ying unconscious in the hall, with a piece of paper in his hand and a large box by his side,"

Mr. X joyously); "Oh, my new, hat has arrived.

Mrs. Nexdore: "I noticed your house all lighted up last night."

Mrs. Hiram Offun: "Yes. Our cook just completed a week's ser-"" vies with us, and we were giving her a party in honour of the cc-" casion."

Faertions One:"Why so gloomy, old chap 7"

Gloomy One: "Just heard my unele has cut me out of his will. He's altered it five times in the last two years"

Facetious One: "Ha! Evidently fresh-heir fiend."!

CENTRAL THEATRE CENTRAL

Paramounts Sound Pictures/R

SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY

The Great Outdoor Talking Classic!

OWEN WISTER'S IMMORTAL LOVE STORY The American Classic Humor-Pathos-Romance Thrills Aplenty.

THE VIRGINIAN

with

GARY COOPER WALTER HUSTON RICHARD ARLEN MARY BRIAN

•A Paramount Picture

NEXT CHANGE TUESDAY, JULY 29th America's Sherlook Holmes

"From the best-sol-

ling detective story.

The picture acclaim.

ed by the author.

as "better"- than

the popular book. Dirsoted by Malcolm Bt. Clear

WITH

WILLIAM POWELL JAMES HALL LOUISE BROOKS JEAN ARTHUR

On The

All-Talking

Screen!

THE CANARYTM MURDER CASE

A PHILO VANCE STOBY Mind pitted against · miad! One of the zadat bating and surprising stories sver written and

the wense, gripping drama!

my You See and Hear

a Paramount Picture,

S.S. VAN DINE

Your have read this detective story

in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH NOW YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR IT: On the Talking Screen

in the

CENTRAL THEATRE-

Another Super-Production at Popular Prices. BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE,

· (TELEPHONE 22570).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930.

Broadway's 'Star of Stars" in

THE WORLD AT ITS WORST-GLUE

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

-

ELUYAS

WILLIAMS

His First Fox Movietone Picture !

DECIDES TO USE UP STAMP WHICH HE HAS SAVED FROM AN OLD RETURN ENVELOPE

TRIES TO GET HANDKER- CHIEF FROM LEFT HAND TROUSER POCKET. FAILS

WIPES GWE FROM BOTH HANDS

GETS TUBE OF SWE FROM DRAWER AND SMEARS BACK OF STAMP

FINDS HE'LL HAVE TO USE ILT HAND TO GET IT. TRIES TO LAY STAMP DOWN" BUT IT HAS STUCK

TO HIS THUME

FINDS THAT HE LEANED ELBOW ON STAMP WHICH IS NOW STUCK TO SLEEVE

5-29 (Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

THE SILVER SCREEN.

Picturesque Wäst in Fox Production,

FINDS THAT GIVE ALSO SQUIRTED FROM OTHER END OF TUBE, SHEARING. HAND

BY USING BOTH HANDS GETS STAMP DEF "THUMB AND DRAWS HANDKER- CHIEF FROM POCKET.

ད

REMOVES STAMP, PICKS UP HAND- KERCHIEF TO WIPE SLEEVE, GET- TING, GLUE ALL OVER HANDS AGAIN. TAKES BATH AND GOES TO BED

announced for the next attraction at the Queen's Theatre.

The wide expanse of the West "LOVE, LIVE AND LAUGH." that was provides the picturesque locale for "Romance of Rio Grande," the all-talking Fox Movie" | A background' of nearly, forty

tone picture with Warner Baxter,.. years on stage and screen has pro-Mary Duncan and Antonio Moreno, vided Henry Kolker with a wealth of experience that makes his stage

Massive scenes of the Rio Grande direction of "Love, Live and region, plains dotted with enormous Laugh, as near perfect as is herds of cattle, and the rare gran- possible to make it. Kolker, in deur of the old Mexican estates, addition to serving as stage directe pictorial testimony to the gigantic scale on which Fox Films tor on the production, also enacted staged this romantic picture of the the rule of Enrico, friend and west, which is an Alfred Santell patron of "Luigi," the character directorial effort. played by Jessel.

Born in England, Kolker was brought to America at en earis age and was educated by the Franciscan Brothers at Quincy, Ill. He abar doned early plans to enrol in priesthood and went on the stage, becoming one of the outstanding leading men both in America and England. He has also played in Paris, Rome, Australia, and India.

Hie picture career started twenty years ago. Among his better-known productions, are Don't Marry," "Silk Stockings," "Kiss in a Taxi," "Red Hair," and "The Valiant." He frequently has abar- doned films temporarily to appear in starring roles on the stage, and is in, almost constant demand at. various Hollywood studios.

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Conquistador title of the Dovel from which Romance of Rio Grande was adapted, relates the. triumph of man over. country. Through it runs

Pulsating romance, and the gripping, adven tures of those daring pioneers who set out to conquer an untamed section.

Ir

the

Brightened with the dialect the picture version is said to be the most engaging Western drama to talkies, appear since the advent of the

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

·PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY 2.B.W. "ON 353 METAES.

9.01 to 9.30 p.

The famous Broadway stage star singing, loving, playing on your heart- strings in a colourful. drama of New York and Italy..

AT THE

QUEEN'S

WILLIAM FOX

presenta

GEORGE ESSEL

in an all talking movletons drama

Love Live & Laugh

LILA LEE DAVID ROLLINS HENRY KOLKER KENNETH M*KENNA

LEROY CLEAGOON & MOMEN WOLF: QILIBAT EASEL BAR

Sangr

WILLIAM K. NOWARS

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 280, 5.10, 7.15 & 8.20

Lady Pavements

with

William Tell Overture, the Cal WILLIAM BOYD

mand Finale, H.M.. Grenadier Guards,

Twilight on the Waters. Valse Lente, and The Piecannin- nie's Picnic, J. E. Squire Celeste Octette. Three Dances from Henry VIII.

(1) Morris Dance, (2) Shep- herd's Dance and (3) Torch Dance, Bournemouth Muni- cipal Orchestra.

Maritana Overture, Columbia

Syphony Orchestra.

9.30

DANCE PROGRAMME." - p.m.-Extra, Waltz-y Flame

of Love.

1. Fox Trot-The Egg Song and

Just the Type för Me.

One Step I'll Never Ask for More, and. When the World is at Rest.

3. Fox Trot-Song of the Dawn

It Happened in Montery.

4. Waltz Eleanor and Toade

Joye.

5. Fox Trot-Happy Days and

Kansas City Kitty,

6. One Step Ru amuffin Romee and I Like to Do Things for You.

10.30 p.m.-

7 Blues-High Society Blues and Mediterranean Blues.

9. Fex Trat-A Vagabond Song and. On the Sunny Side of the.. Street.

9. Waltz-Another: Kiss and Ee-

cause I'm Fond of You. 10. Blues The Lonesome Road

and How About Me.

11. Fox Trot-After You've Gone and Nobody's Sweetheart.

11 to 11.20 ́8.m.-Commercial News. | 11.25 p.m.--

programme.

William K Howard directed 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese "Love, Live and Laugh," which can be seen and heard at the Queen's Theatre to-day (Saturday).

The Virginian."

With city night life, metropolitan 7 underworlds, and life behind the footlights furnishing a plethora of themes for moving pictures, it is a welcome interlude when an all- "talking film such as "The Virginian“.

comes to town.

The Virginian" is deserving of even more than tomparative praise.. Its value as high-type entertain- ment does not lie alone in the fact that it is different from the general run of pictures. Its value as entertainment lies in its own in- trinsic worth as a talking picture of rich romance, epic drama, and immortal humor.

Here is a picture. that gets you. and holds you, as showmen say. It is faithful reproduction in talking fim of the renowned novel· by Owen Wister and the play-by- Wister and-Kirk La-Shelle.--That- alone should be recommendatios' enough for any doubting Thomas, Nearly everyone is familiar with the story. By the medium of the all- talking screen the immortal charac ters of the Wister classic live and breathe. All, the glamorous aunda. of the great outdoors, are faithfully reproduced. Cowboys yell as their herd is driven, bellowing, through a swift river, Ranchers chant their typical ditties under the stora by the campfire. Gun-toting enemies, bark their savage epithets. The lovers speak their hearts in the murmuring pine-forest.a

Add to this an ensemble "of per- Lfect character portravels by Glory Cooper Walter Huston, Richard "Alren, Mary Brian, Eugene Tallette and others, and you have a picture-I that is defiitely and masterpiece in the new Show World of films that talk

The Virginian" opened at the Central Theatre yesterday for a scheduled five days run.

12.30 to 12 p.m.-European pro- gramme of Columbia records selected and supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Col to 9 p.m.-European programme of Columbia records selected. and supplied by Messrs. Ander- son Music Co.

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An Old Time Music Hall, The

Variety Singera, Fainting the Clouds with Sun shine and Tip Toe Through the Tulips with Me, Layton and Johnstone (Duet), Concert Waltz in A and Witches

Dance-From "' Le Villi,

B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra.

A Man of My Owzad I Like to Do Things for You, Betty Bolton (Contralto).

The Shamrock Irish Selection, ILM. Grenadier Guarda. Mississippi Bubble and Nigger Town, Vibrante Banjo Bolo by Ernest Jones.

The Thistle Selection of Soot-

tish Melodies, HM Grena dier: Guards..

Just One Hour of Love and Be- lieve Me, Irene Berdoni (Commediennė); Iolanthe-Vocal Gems, Columbia

Light Opera Company. Stein Song and If I Were King,

Harold Williams and Chorus. „Voyage into Troopship, H.M.

Grenadier Guards, Madame Butterfly

Humming

Song and La Gioconda-Festa E Pano, La Scala Chorus of Milan,

Show of Shows--Selection, Regal

Dinema Orchestra. Extrellit Stof Love) and From the finna hizker Albert Sammons. (Violin Solo). Light of Foot-March and With Sword and Lance-March, H.M. Grenadier Guards. William fell Overture, Dawn and the orm, FL.M. Grenadier Guardat

9 p.m.-Weather: report..

Good-

12. Waltz-Forever" "and

night, Extras-Putting on the Ritz with

You.

There will be an interval of two to

three minutes between dances. 11.30 p.m.-Close down,

SUNDAY,

10 to 11 a.m.-Church Service relay- "ed from St. Joseph's Church.

11 m to 1 p.m.-Chinese record

programmne.

1.30 p.m.-Weather report.

B

Weather report, time and news bulletin.

9.05 to 10.30 p.m.--European pro- gramme of Victor recorda selected and supplied

by

#1

Mezars. Taung Fook Piano Co.

In Springtime Overture, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra.

Absent and A Dream, Richard

Crooks (Tenor). Molly on the Shore and Shep-

herd's Hay Boyal Opera. ~~ Orchestra, Convent Garden, Mary of Argyle and Auld Scotch Sanga, Sir Harry Lauder. (Baritone)...

Souvenir De Moscow and Cave- tina, Mischa Elman (Violin Solo).

JETTA GOUDAL LUPE VELEZ

..AT THE

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

Ar 2.30, 5.30 ± 9.2).'

WILLAM FOX

presents

FOUR SONS

AT THE

WORLD

BROWN

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If You're in Love, You'll Waltz and. You're Always in My Arms, Bebe Daniela (So- prano), stat Tales from the Vienna Woods-

Waltz and Blue Danube-HIDES & SKINS Markets. Waltz, Philadelphia: Sym- phony Orchestra.

LONDON SELLING ACENTS. TEA, INDIGO Bold no com- FIBRES

mission in BRISTLEES

British and Continental

OILSEED

BUBBER, DRUGS

Samples WOOL S

GUMS AND

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valued. "Bert

ports for con

signments in "dicata,

Ave Maria and Dream of Love,

Tite Schips (Tenor) Marche Slave, Philadelphia Sym- phony Orchestrasznek

Bay of Mine Elsie Bakerymer. Lubomo Beautiful Chic and Dear Little

MMR SON Coqminis Import Dept.) Whitefriars. London' (Contralto); X Toccata and Fugue A La Gigue, Reginald Goss Custard, F.RO.O. (Organ (Solo); Y Barber of Seville Slander's wWhisper and Faust-While You Play nt Sleeping, Marcel Jobrnet (Bass).

Messiah He Shall Feed His Flock and Messiah-Come Unto Him, Elsia Baker (Con.. tralto) and Lucy Isabelle Marah (Soprano). 10.20 p.m.-Close down.

FINAL SHOWINGS -TO-DAY At 2.30 & 7.15-Interpreter

At 5.15 & 9.20-Orchestra

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30. 5.30, 7.20 &.9.20 p.m

At

the

Majestic Theatre

Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Flirting

with Death

LEGIONEL CONDEMNED

-FAY WRAY- GARY COOPER, „DILLIAM A WELLMAN. PRODUCTION

High above the having earth they flirt with death. No mission too hazardous in their wild desire to die."97.

A thrilling melodrama of the air.