1930-09-22 — Page 3

ACENTRAL THEATRE

Paramount's Sound Pictures R

For an extended run

Daily at 2,00, 5.00, 7,20 and 9,40 p.m. sharp.

Broke all Records in London and New York

ACCLAIMED !

the loveliest heroine in all

dramatic history

Na Zabarit se Duse avaz iwld miliona tán much spellbound, wonderment at dow this girl lang lawad... but now revealed for the Gest time in al her berty and plendent trant

BEBE DANIELS -A Singing Sensation JOHN BOLES

----Screen's Greatest Tenor

Bart Sherlar

* Robert Walory

Choroby Les

Das Airmebe

-ÄND A THOUSAND OTHERS-IN

FLORENZ ZIEGFELD'S

RIO RITA

RADIO PICTURES' Colossal Talking, Singing, Dancing, „Romantic, Musical Spectaclel- Glorified Girls...

Gorgeous Song..

Hear Debe Sing-

"I'm Alonso in

Your

**!! You'er in Late

Fe'll ev

my the Wives Song".

Gay Comedy.

Gallant Drame.

Mammoth Scenes in Technicolor Another Super-Production at Popular Prices. "Song Hils Distributed Free

Bookings at Andersons and the Theatre" (TELEPHONE 25720).

Agfa

CINE-CAMERA

Movex

16-12

The ideal Movie-Camera for the Amateur

16 mm

Daylight

Loading

Magazines

of

40 feet

Lens: Agfa f/3.5 Kine-anastigmat of 20 mm (0.8-inch) focus.

Weight: 42

Dimensions: 44 x 24 ins..

Free development in Shanghai

For particulars and demonstration apply to your dealer or to DEFAG

DEUTSCHE TAEBEN-HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT. Prince's Building, Walbel & Co.

Chater Road.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1930.

THE FAMILY DINNER TABLE

SAYS THERE'S NOTHING UKE A NICE, QUIET DIN-

·NER AT HOME WITH THE 6 FAMILY ALL ROUND THE

TABLE, TO REST A MAN

DOORBELL RINGS, EVERY BODY JUMPING UP TO ANSWER IT. MOTHER CALLS SHE'LL 60, SHE'S ALREADY UP

TELEPHONE RINGS WIL FRED JUMPS UP TO ANSWER IT

MOTHER RETURNS VIA KITCHEN TO SAY IT'S

·SOME BOY WANTS TO SPEAK TO WILFRED

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

WILFRED RETURNS TO MILDRED COMES BACK: SAY IT'S FOR MILDRED · JUST AS MOTHER DASHES

OUT TO KITCHEN MUTTER",

·ING SONETHING'S 'BURNING

REMARKS, WHEN WILFRED HAS COME BACK, THAT HE HOPES FOR PITY'S SAKE THE FAMILY WILL STAY SITTING NOW

(Copyright, 1930, by The Bill Syndicate, Inc.)

HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Why the perplexed expression ?" "I'm just wondering if a police- man's uniform is a law it.”.

I understand you want a new cook."

"I engaged one five minutes ago Call again the day, after to-mor-

Tow.

Interviewer: "And what made you become a sculptor?"

Famous Sculptor: "I was one of a large family and had to do some thing"

Patient: You don't think I'll recover then, doctor?"

Doctor: "Well, I won't say that but I wouldn't advise you to start any serial stories."..

|

"What, Brown, you've bought you little boy an old piano? Can be play, then 1"

Yes, indeed, and often it really sounds like music!"

He: "Did you make these bis- cuits with your own little hands """

She: "Yes. Why?”

He: "I just wondered who lift- ed, them off the stove for you.”

An angler, who had been trying to hook something for, the last six. hours, was sitting gloomily at his task when a mother and her small son came along.

REMEMBERS HE TURNED WATER ON JUST BEFORE DINNER TO LET IT RUN- COLD FER A DRINK AND RUSHES UPSTAIRS TO SHUT IT OFF

7-26

--Maid: "Are you going out in the car on Sunday, ma'am?" -

Mistress: "No.

Maid: "Then I'd like to ask for the loan of it; mine's being re paired."

Mary, aged 4, paying & visit to a friend with her mother, who is of a talkative nature, got tired and began to inquire about going home, Har mother rebuked her, and said: "It is very rude to interrupt while I am speaking; you should' wait until I have finished.".

"But," said Mary, sadly, "you don't finish."

The teacher was trying to explain to the class the significance of white. He asked:

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"RIO RITA.

An eye and ear feast par - collenes: Such is the treat in store-

for patrons of the Central Theatre

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

whore, Radio Pictures all-talking, Hailed as a all-musical extravaganza, "Rio

Rita" is showing, with- Bebe Dramatic

Daniels and John Bools in the outstanding rôles. -

Harry Tierney's music, as writ ten for the stags production of Rio Rita and the book by 'Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, never were more ably presented than by' such players as Miss Daniels, Mr. Boles, Bert Wheeler, Robert Wool- sey, Dorothy Lee, Helen Kaiser Don Alvarado, Georges Renvent and the 200 others in the cast,

Bebe Daniels is a revelation to "Rio . Ritu” audiences. She has heilt her following on portrayal of silent rétta, but now she blossoms forth as a vocalist of oxceptional merit and easily holds her own with John Boles, leading man, who, họa had years of training on the opera tic stage.

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Being of Spanish descent, Miss Daniels its hor senorita" role like the proverbial glove and gives to it a dash and finesse that stamps her as a versatile star of the newest- expression of the celluloid drama the talkies.

The inimitable comedy ability of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, who were featured player, in the stage production of "Rio Rita,”. enhance the value of Radio Eic tures' adaptation of the Ziegfeld success. Helen Kaiser, also with the original "Rio Rita" company, gives to her role of "Mrs. Ben" a naive treatment.

Don Alvarado ir well cast as the brother of "Rio Rita" and Georges Rehavent as the "Kingkajou" the bold mystery bandit, gets out of the role the ultimate of thrill and appeal.

"The Divorcee.

Norma Shearer wears one of the most costly garments ever designed for motion pictures in the Pullman train scenes of "The Divorces," Mero-Godwyn-Mayer her new talking picture, now being shown "Why do you think a bride alat the Queen's Theatre. ways wears white on her wedding

The gown, & lounging affair, was day

created by Adrian and executed in No one answered."

gold brocades of solid patterns and. "Oh cried out the youngster, Teacher: "It is because white bepanels. It was insured for $1,500 do let me see you catch a fish!" tokens happiness, and her wedding during the production.

Addressing the angler, the mo-day is the happiet day of a wo- ther said, severely: "Now, don't man's life.". you catch a fish for him until he 8378 'Please!""

Small Boy: "But why does the man always dress in black?"

A fiery-tempered major was hav ing a round of golf over his lay- ourite course, when another player persisted in crossing in front of his line of "vision."

Driven to desperation, the major went up to the delinquent, and

Chester Morris plays opposite Miss Shearer, and the supporting cast includes Robert Montgomery, Conrad Nagel, Florence Eldridge, Zelda Scars, Mary Doran, Helene Millard, George Irving and Helen Johnson.

"They Lesined About Women.”

Nina Mae McKinney, dusky. star of King Vidor's "Hallelujah,"

her exotic

"If Hong Kong wants to enjoy here's its chance" after a few. bitter words on each and dance ability in. "They Learn

"AT THE

MAJESTIC THEATRE

First Time at Popular Prices!

TO-NIGHT

ON STAGE at 8.20 p.m. Only

Gay Parca

with Eleanore Ninon and Leo Mantin

At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 29.0 p.m. ON SCREEN

Adolphe Monjou

IN

"A NIGHT OF MYSTERY"

Paramount's Super Production

STARRING

Hollywood's most exquisite beauties

Evelyn Brent

Nora Lane

Don't take our word that we have the best- solution to the where-to-go problem anyone who saw it.

Both Attractions preceded by the Hilarious Comedy

NAVY BEANS,"

scream

side, the complainer blackened both of the other's eyes..

He was reported to the com- mittee, and asked for an explane

Well." said the..

majar, "the fellow crossed my 't's, so I just dotted bis a *1**

A wall Street friend tells what Le claims is an old but true story. A depositor at a branch bank came to the manager and said he wished to borrow 810 on a $1000 govern ment bond. The manager told him he could borrow much more than 810 on such securify, but he didn't wish any larger loan. Pressed for the reason, he explained:

"You tell me your cheapest safe deposit box is 83 n year," he said.. "On a loan I pay 6 per cent.

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About Women," Van · 603. Schenck's frat talking picture, Queen's Theatre as a now Metro- which will open to-morrow at the

Goldwyn-Mayor feature,

The coloured actress heads a glit. tering stage ensemble in which a new song number, "Harlem Mad- ness," is featured with an all-co- Lee, who created the dance.*. loured chorus directed by Sammy

Bessie Love plays opposite Van and Schenck, and the supporting cast includes Mary Doran, Bonny Rubin, Tommy Dugan, J. C.- Nugent, Eddie Gribbon and Fran gis X. Bushman, Jr. Jack Conway and Sam Wood directed..

Parisian Artistes at the Maestic

Ninion and Mantin. won the Should I pay 83 when I can get hearts of Majestic Theatre audience you to keep the bond just as safely on their premiere on Saturday for sixty cents"

might. Their presentations proved 'to be one of the finest entertain- Jefferson, the neighbourhood ments ever presented in Hong Kong. handy zoon, rang the Tutt door-

Eleanore Ninon, ranked by Pari- FOIL

sian-critics as one of the most be "Oh, yes," said Mrs. Futh. You satiful girls on the stage, danced may wash our car to-day.”

Jefferson scratched his head a She opened with the brilliant song.

and sang with irresistible appial.

moment.

Does yo' want me to wash it as

A car washer or as a handy man he inquired; cautiously.

What's the difference!! asked Mr. Tutt, dubiously.

hit Paris Paris," and her pre- sentation of "Spanish Love Dance" was both exquisite and romantic. while the Parisian Can-Can' showed her to possess plenty of

"Well, Jefferson explained, "it" Throughout all these pre- sentations Mile Ninon, charmed all Iwashes it as a car washer it costs feminine hearts by her

perfect $1.75, and if I washes as a bandy figure in frocks and creations do signed by the leading Parisian costumiers.

man it's 50 cents an hour."

A man who had been waiting pa' tiently in the post office could not

Loo Mantin also proved a fine attract the attention of either of artist. His catchy melodies, origin- the girls behind the couner.

al dances, and especially hi, nevel "The evening cloak, explained impersonations were exceedingly cne of the girls to her companion, clever and delightful. He kept his "was a redingote design in gorge audience spellbound with English ous Inne brocade, with fox fur and and French song hits as well as wide pagoda sleeves." by his torpsichorean accomplish

As this point the long-suffering ment. customer broke in with I won "A Night of Mystery,” starring der if you could provide me with Adolphe Manjou and Evelyn

a neat red-stamp with a dinky Brent, is screened during the 2,30. perforated hem, the tout ensemble 5.30 and 7.20 performances, and | delicately treated on the reverse; also shown in conjunction with the

with gum ardbio.“. Something about stage play during the_9.20 p.m.- "two" centa.”

shows.

Sensation!

Mare intriguing than ever

NORMA

SHEARER

Mex

TALKING

in her latest triumph?

Divorcee

Cana

woman

with

CHESTER MORRIS,

CONRAD NAGEL,

ROBERT MONTGOMERY erwives.

follow a man

code of morals?

There's a sensa

tional answer in this picture of er husbands and

--NEXT CHANGE

THE PENANT WINNING

TEAM OF SONGLAND

THEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN

with

VAN & SCHENCK:

BESSIE LOVE

J. C. NUGENT

ALL-TALKING SINGING-

LAUGHING-ROMANCE.

WORLD

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20, Interpreter at All Performances

THE CHINESE DRAMA

"The DECEPTIVE

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