ACENTRAL THEATRE
Paramounts Sound Pictures R
TO-DAY ONLY
Daily, at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
THE WILD PARTY"
A Paramount TALKING Picture
Starring CLARA
BOW
WH
"HOOPEE! Let's go! Clara talks -and how! Hand-pick- ed beauties doing cute tricks! The "It" girl uncorks a carload of "kicks"! Clara goes to
college, gets a lot of knowledge and she's passing it on! Get in on the "know" for the hey- hey whoopee! You've never heard or seen any. thing like it!
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BALLANOVA NÁMY CARROLL
PAUL LUKAS
George
Bancroft
"THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" a Gamangunt Picture
COMING SOON
WITH BYRD
AT THE
SOUTH POLE
Paramount Gicture
“Bookings ut Andersons and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1930.
SNAPSHOTS OF A SMALL BOY AND HIS BANK
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
„DROPS A NICKEL INTO HIS BANK
DECIDES HE HAS SAVED LONG ENOUGH. GETS' HAMMER AND SCREW DRIVER TO OPEN BANK
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SORT OF WISHES HE HADN'T. AN ICE CREAM CONE'D TASTE GOOD TO-DAY
RATTLES BANK, TRYING TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH THERE IS IN IT
PEERS THROUGH SLOT, TRYING TO SEE CON- TENTS
CANT DECIDE WHAT YO SPEND IT FOR, AND
BANK RESISTS, BUT FINDS GLOATINGLY COUNTS THAT BY CAREFUL WORK. HIS WEALTH -TWENTY- HE CAN SHARE MONEY TWO CENTS OUT, PIECE BY PIECE, THROUGH SLOT
- DROPS: IT BACK INTO-
BANK
GWYAS
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
WILLIATS
THE SILVER SCREEN. by Amundson soventeen years be.
14
WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE.".
fore,
Hundreds of white vested Pen guins toddle about the Byrd camp, unafraid and definitely inquisitive," It is the first time they have ever seen man..
In this filmization of the Frede-
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST: BY ZEW. ON
355. METRES.
QUEEN'S
SHOWING TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 &, 9.20.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial news Laughs! Cuties! Gobs!
11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme.
19.30 p.m.-European programme.the thrills and ro- 1.30 p.m.-Weather report.
mance of the destroyer fleet !
2 p.m. Close down.
3 p.n-European programine of records supplied by MessIB, Montric & Co.
Operatic.
Gypay Baron" (Straum).-Fordy
Kaueman and Orchestra.. "Paglineti-Fantasy (Leoncaval- 16)-Marek Webor and His Orchestra.
-"'da "Traviata-Potpourri
d)-Marok Weber and His Orchestra.
"La Bobome-Fautasin " (Puc-
vini).Victor Symphony Orch. 6.35 11.1.
Without You Sweetheart and In My Bouquet of Memories." -Ciene Austin, Tenor.
Ginger Snops" and Danse Bagatelle." Victor Novelty
Orchestra
"How About Me" and "I'm Sorry Sally."-Morton Downey, Tenor..
and
,f
"Some of Those Days"
"Mornin' Low." Sophie Tucker, Comedienne, "Dixie " and "Maryland, My Maryland." Victor Male, Chorus.
"Jack of All Trades" and "Who Said I Was a Bum 1-Bud Billings, Tonor.
"Where the Shy Little Voilets Grow" and "When Bummer is Gono,”—Jesse Crawford, Or- ganist.
rick Lonsdal play, the clever lines"I'm Only Making Believe" and
"The Right King of Man,' were enhanced by camera tricks. Welcomo Lewis, Comedienne. In one scone the carnera poeps" It' through the fire în a fire-place to enycsdrop as it were on Ruth Chat- terton and Basil Rathbone, · In
In bringing a greas adventure of our century to the screen, Para From the moment that Byrdsnother scone it sneaks around a mount, stops forward with one of takes off for the South Polo until chair. These witticisms with the thy most stirringly dramatic stories he returns to his camp, having for camera, elaborately technical, are ever recorded on film. From more the first time in the world's history used to emphasis Lonsdale's thin thirty miles of fim, actually flown directly over the Pois, the sparkling dialogue, photographed in the icebound Antice of Floyd Gibbons, radio arctic, thoro emerges a story of favorite and famous war correspon. courage, humour and action which deat, will be heard from the screen, Paramount has titled "With Byrd giving a vivid word picture of the At The South Pole." Here is sim-flight... plicity dramatized to the utern code, of sbark reality.
"With Byrd At The South Pole" kas been photographed with the samo care for detail and situation that characterizes the story of fic tion. Intimate scenes in the lives of Byrd and his men have been faithfully depicted. There is that exciting, nurve-tingling moment of the ice-break when one of the men is rescued from a yawning crevÜRS),
J
"O
Unanimous Now" and That's Where You Come In. Chick Endor, Comedian. Man River" and
"Oh Lucindy."The Revelers, Male, My Mother's Eyes" and "When the Curtain Comes Down."--Ga Jessel, Dramatic Baritone. "Where is the Song of Songs for
me?"-Lups Veles, Contralto,
A Hunting Segne."-Victor Con,
cert Band,
The Mill in the Forest" and Monastory Balls Victor Concert Band..
The now picture has a notable enst headed by Miss Chatterton as the actress who upsets London aristocracy, and Basil Rathbone. Ralph Forbos, Nance O'NNeil, Her- "With Byrd At The South Pole"lert Bunston, Moon Carroll, Ra7.03 p.m.- will be presented at the Centralbert Bolder, Cyril Chadwick, Effic Riusian Theatre beginning on Saturday,
"NAVY BLUES."
William Haines has played every- thing from a football player to a Marine, but his role as an enlisted man on a destroyer is his most comical, as well as one of the beat-anted characters he has over,
There is the tragedy of Spy, the given the screen. It is, incidental- Huskio, who becomes lame end is, in "Navy Blues," his first all- unable to make the 500 mile trek talking picture, now playing at the with Gould over ice-covered moun- Queen's Theatre, that he gives film tains to the last outpos reached fans this now slant on his many
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H
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BILLIE DOVE
ROD LA ROCQUE
"THE MAN
AND - THE
MOMENT
""
Married, for convenience only- A loveless contract marriage that Boon turned to love. But she FEARED love--and tried to live down its momory by dissipating in the fastest smart sot this side of life. See tho atartling naw recreations of pleasure-mad plutocracy introduced in lavish
pectacle.
TO-DAY
sided talent.
Elleler, Edgar Norton and others MacKenzie Ward and #ppear. Fred Kerr, both of the original London-stage cast, play tho róles they created there.
CANADA'S INDIANS GROW
IN NUMBERS.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF
POLICY CRITICISED. ·
The Indian population of Canada now numbers more than 108,000 and is more than holding its own. Tho The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star real and personal property of these is deft as ever with his whimsical wards of the Government, most of humour, but he has tempered it whom live on reservations, is valued with some every serious and re- at $75,000,000 and their total annual markably fine acting in the drama-income is estimated at $10,000,000. tío love story that is the central Last year they harvested 1,800,000 theme of the picture.
bushels of grain.
*
Clarence Brown, who directed it, Wove in many human touches.
at saa.
Orchestral,
of
· Bazaar "—Medley Waltzes and "Russian Inn."-- Kiriloff's Orchestra.
Dance of the Hours" (Ponchiclli). -Victor Symphony Orchestra... "Die Fledermaus" Overture (Btrauss) Victor Symphony Orchestra
Dreams of Schubert "-Medley Waltzes.-Hungarian Rhapsody Orchestra.
"Irish Rhapsody" (Victor Her.
bert).--Vietor Symphony Orch. "Manhattan Serenade". (Alter).---
Victor Salon Orchestra.
8 pm-Ko Shing Theatre relay. 9 p.m.-Weather report. 11 pm-Close down.
CINEMA AEROPLANE
CRASHES.
FILMS OF LANDSLIDE DISASTER AT LYONS,
In presenting these figures Dr. Paris, Nov. 18.-Within the last Duncan Campbell Scott, deputy three lays, the second aeroplano. Thore are sensational fights and a superintendent general of Indian.ying low over the scene of the recue, as well as laughs aboard Affairs for Canada, said that in order to take film photos, crash-
recent landslide disaster at Lyons: ship with the pranks of sailors ne among the less civilized groups thend but fortunately the pilot 55 comedy material. Much of the pie high birth rate balanced with a well as the cameraman creeped with
minor ture was filmed aboard a destroyer high death rate, but in the civilized
injuries. tribes which had withstood the first trained observers start ovory half Meanwhile, aeroplanes withi Haines plays, sailor who loves shock of contact with civilization hour on fight over the scene in a loss, and Anita Page plays the there was an appreciable gain nor benzoh for indications of now aval- siri. There is a misunderstanding, only in numbers but in physical the catastrophe is all unknown anches. The complete death-roll of a long cruise, and a reconciliation standards. Dr. Scott said the De-and the clearing operations are pro- that follows a dramatic resene from partment cautiously was guiding 60
grossing but slowly. Twelve bodies a gangster haunt, and between the Indians towards the goal of were covered to-day. The Chaze these more serious episodes Haines full citizenship and a permanent scene of the big earthalide was aux hospital situated near the frolicks through fights and pranks hars in the life of the Dominion. evacuated to day as a precaution-
on board ship and shore. The Special tracts of land are set apart ary measure. YWCA social scene, the grogshop for them in various parts of Cann-
opisode in Manila and intimate de- da, but they are not restricted to
TALKI
CLARENCE BROWN production with Anita Page,
Karl Dane,
Nugent
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THE
LADY
OF
SCANDAL
That charming and marvelous actress
RUTH CHATTERTON,
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
.. ́ ́ At 5.30 & 9,20. Joseph M. Schenck presents
Norma Talmadge
Ladis of davy life are interesting these reserves although they are co-pean culture on a people who had sidelights.
·*"THE LADY OF SCANDAL”
"Dialogue for the camera' is the latest invention of the talking screen. For today the camera
couraged to occupy them. The Debuilt up a civilization better suited to their needs. It was impossible, partment, said Dr. Scott, had the he said, to change the Indian. close co-operation of religious de: After 300 years of association with white mon he was just as much the nominations in the conduct of Indian as ever and quite unable to Indian schools.
understand the philosophy_or Interesting and unconventional ligion of the white races. The In- dian was a strong individualist, brothers were abcnsed with the
Mr Adacy brotherhood of man." protect wild life for the benefit of sportsmen at the experts of the In-
takes de important" a part in the comment on this report came from while his white of the
conversation as the actors, through Mr. E. T. Adney, a student of a subtle technique, sccording to Indian life, who is associated with
David Belasco's. great stage success
"The
DOVE
WORLD
At 2.30, 5.80, 7.20 & 9.20 p.Sidney Franklin, who directed MeGill University Museum in Mon attacked legislation which socks to TO-DAY & TO-MORROW..
INSTIC] "The Lady of Bendal Moro trosi. In a public address. Mr.
11, Ion HousH ŠTERET.
Hathan Head,
Phone 67222.
modern society, which will open Potos" or
along its own ities and noz -morrow at the Queen's Theatre. (Continued at foot of next column.) to conform to white standards.
land the MOUSE!
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