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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930.

SNAPSHOTS OF A WOMAN FLAGGING HER HUSBAND

By GLUTAS WILLIAMS

ACENTRAL THEATRE

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Gunto WRUAN

JEANETTE MACDONALD Star of "THE LOVE PARADE»

Now in

"Let's Go Native

STARRING

JACK OAKIE JEANETTE MCDONALD A Paramount Picture

A Musical Romance of Laughs, Love & Songs.

NEXT CHANGE

WILLIAM

POWELL

*Street of Chance

a Garamoun!

Picture

WAITS AT STATION WHERE HUSBAND IS TO MEET HER AND PUT HER ON TRAIN

SEES HIM SCANNING CROWD OVER BY NEWS SIRIND. WAVES TO AT- TRACT HIS ATTENTION

PORTER THINKS SHE WANTS HIM TO CARRY

SEES HUSBAND STARTING TOWARD TRAIN SHED.

JOHN !"

·HER BAGS, HAS TROUBLE · CALLS. LOUDLY “OH GEITING RID OF PORTER

HUSBAND DESN'T SEE SIGNALING BUT MAN BE SIDE HIM THINKS 6HE'S WAVING TO HIM.

SEES HUSBAND STARTING | ACROSS STATION. DOESN'T DARE LEAVE BAGS TO

•FOLLOW WAVES FRAN- 'DICALLY

SEVEN OR EIGHT MEN TURN, RESPONDING TO THE NAME. BECOMES ABSORBED IN POCKETBOOK TO COVER ENBARRASSMENT

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

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"LET'S GO NATIVE."'

HUSBAND LOCATES HER AT LAST, AND FINDS HER VERY MICH. ÄNNIVED WITH

HIM

10-2

UNNAMED WOMAN-

PUZZLE.

**

* ANXIETY 'CAUSED TO TWO DIVORCE JUDGES.

"This ease caused my brother, Mr. Justice Hill a great deal of anxiety," decayed Lord Merrivale, -the president, in the Divorce Court.

The case before him was A It for divorce brought by Mrs. Illian Woolf, of Woburn-mansions, Fran- eisatrret, Tottenham Court road, on the ground that her husband, Mr. Eric Bowers Woolf, had comp mitted misconduct at a Bognor hotel with a woman not anmod............ Mr. Justice fill adjourned the cass in orde 'that the name of the woman might be ascertained, and when this was not forthcoming he scent the papers to the King's. Prector,

Mr. Vietor Russell, for the King's Prector, said that there had been no result from the inquirica.

Mr. Noel Middleton, for the wife, asked that a deeree nisi should be granted after reading the evidence taken at previous hearings.

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It was established, he said, that ANY creeappearance of the

the man was, in fact, at the hotel with the woman. Where a man was found with a woman not his wifo occupying room the court must infer miscondnet.

Lord Merrivale: Supposing the woon was the man's mother or sister?'

Mr. Middleton: Prima facie, a man does not take his mother, sister, or aunt to sleep in the sune bedroom.

what he is about.

Lord Merrivale: It depends on

Husband's Refusal.

Mias MacDonald's debut was in they lived together at the huge The Love Parade" Mauricecamp established by Universal on Chevalier's leading lady. Her the Irvine ranch, near Los Angeles, Tx part was the romantic lead sharing the same quarters and in Dennis King's "The Vagabond food while the battle scenes were King."

being made. There was a perfectpetition, said the husband left his Lord Merrivale. dismissing the spirit of comradeship, the hate of wife in January 1929, and in July. the war forgotten.

1020 the wife received a letter from her husband, in which he wrote:

As we have both been separated from encli obher for some months. HOW, I think it only fair to both of us that I should give you grounds for divorce. I have, therefore, enclosed an hotel bill as evidence of there misconduct took place. I trust that this will he kiflicient, and thus release us. both, when each of us can find our own happiness,

The New York musical singe has contributed four of the featured In addition to this quartette of players in the cast of "Let's Go Broadway graduates others in the Native," the musical frolic to be cast of "Let's Go Native" are Kay. Practically every person engaged seen and heard as the main item Francis, William Powell's wife in in Glaing "All Quiet" hnd pre- on the programme at The Centrat Street of Chance," Eugene Pat.vious military or actual war ex Thentre all this week. Jeanette

'skla, the blundering Sergeantperience. This was true of women MacDonald, Jack Oakie, James Heath of the S:8. Van Dine mur-

as well as the men. Several of the Hall and Skects Gallagher all der mystery pictures; Wiliam Aus-

women appearing, in the picture Patablished reputations in Broad- tin, the veteran English character acted as nurses in Europe during why musical comedy productions player of "Sweetie" and the Dr. the World War. before entering moving pictures.

Fu Machu pictures; and David Hall was the first to leave the Nowe, the handsome youth whe stage for the screen, Oakie and playod supporting roles in The greatest war pictures ever made, they wrote and asked for the name Gallagher were next, arriving in Hollywood shortly before celluloid and a number of other talking does indicate a larger story, the with the case. The solicitors wrote

Kibitzer," "Marriage Playground"

pictures.

"ANNA CHRISTIE."

This unusual picture, one of the

does not tell a story in the ordin- ory sense of that word. But it

story of a nation in its reaction to the horrors of war.

The wife went to solicitors and

of the woman. A petition was filed, and at the hearing Mr. Jus tice Hill expressed dissatisfaction and maid so. They had applied for the name of the woman and had not

it.

became articulate. Hall was Clara Bow's Leading man in two pic tures, Oakit and Gallagher did

The picture, however, is relieved big parts in the silents, being team- id for work in their firat al-talked any ono role as many times as

Perhaps no living actor has play-by scores of little touches of hum-in ing production "Close Harmony." George Marion has played the que's book has been reserved in our. Everything vital in Remar-

part of old Chris in' "Anna Chris- this epic Alm, for Universal has, tie," Greta Garbo's first talking as promised, kept faith with the picture now

Queen's work and spirit of the sensational Theatre.

masterpiece of literature, When the famous Eugene O'Neill

Bookings at Anderson and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).

"Forever!" he Swore- but they

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The Husband wrote a second letter

which he stated:—

Once again I must say that I nbsolutely refuse to give the name and address of this woman, and I may also add that this lady is a perfectly respectable and hon- Durable lady, and most naturally I would not think of acting in this dishonourable way by disclos- ing her particulars.

The King's Preeter had made in-

ed the attitude of "No; I shall say nothing about the person.""

drama was first. presented on the PICTURE HONOURS FOR THE quirits, and the husband maintain- stage, Marion appeared throughout the run of 117 performances on Broadway and later played in- numerable times on the road.

The veteran actor-producer-play wright again played the part for the silent motion picture in which Blanche Sweet was etarred and now he is repeating the rê in Misa Garbo's version of the grin waterfront drama.

The long awaited annual merit awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts were announced on Novemb at the third annual dinner of the organization. Again Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer walked off

with chief honours.

-

Norma Shearer, versatile M-G-M star, was acclaimed for what this

Marion, nearing 10 years old, is one of the oldest active actors pn the stage or screen, having been working - continuously since 1872, when he made his debut on the stage. "I haven't yet bogun," the old trouper commented, reglatly, when reminded of his long earcet,trangers May Eita." •

The talkie business is teaching an old dog new tricks,"

organization terms the best acting performance of the year as a re aut of her characterization in "The Divorcee." Miss Shearer recently Bigned a new long-term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and will soon be seen in an adaptation of Ursula Parrott's novel,

"I'am bound to say," said Lord Merrivale.that I do not find proof which establishes that this nian has committed misconduct."

Lord Merrivale directed that, the costs of the wife and of the King's Proclór should be taxed and paid by the husband.

"SLIDING" DOWN A WIRELESS BEAM.

DEVICE FOR SAFE AIRPLANE

LANDINGS IN FOG.

Washington. Wireless will pro vido "eyes "for fog-bound airinen in future, as the result of experi ments at the landing field Inbora tory of the United States Bureau of Standards at College Park, Mary- land.

Universal's "All Quiet oo the Western Front" was voted the best picture of the year, and Lewis the who weilded

Clarence Brown directed the new Metro Goldwyn-Mayer production Milestone," The supporting cast includes Char-negaphone for the prize-winning les Bickford, Mario Dressler, picture, was named bugt director

James T. Mack and Lee Phelps.

"ALL QUIET.",

George Arliss is designated best actor for his work in "Diseneli," and Wallace Beory's Cig House performance was rated second to

The latest nebicvement of the

scientists is a wireless signal along which a fog-bound airplane pan "alidy" to a safe landing. The signal guides the machine along a beam from a wireless lighthouse" once the landing field is reached

At the side of the nerodroné:op. posite to that on which the airplane arrives a wireless beam-sending set is placed. It emits a 3-metro benm signal over the landing runway at

More than 2,000, war veterans that of Arliss. "Big House's an angle of eight degrees above the

horizontal. Metro-Goldwyn-Major

wore employed in the making of another

All Quiet on the Western Front," production.

The incoming airplane must have special. receiver of simple con- coming to the Queen's Theatre,

hand Frances Marion, also of M-G-M,struction. If the machine is Most of them were American ex- won the coveted prize for writing strument is kept constant, the-air- led no that the reading, of the in- sorvioo maen-The-others were achievement on the basis of her plane will come-to-ground on a soldiers who had served with the excellent story, "The Big House," Germans, French, English, Rus. Douglas Shearer, "sound 'record- siana and Italians. Sometinice- ing engineer at M-G.M, won the

2.ward

and other time the gray of Ger- tion of the year in The Big many. For a month and more House."

curved line.

A

now.

fold boundary marker, it being prepared by the experts By this an incoming pilot will be noti

landing field, and should begin to By in to a landing guided by the

unding beacon.

mysterious, flaming orchid

of the films is cause for rejoicing. But when she speaks--as now for the first time-the whole world listens, and theilis! CLARENCE BROWN'S production with Charles, Bickford Geo, F. Marion-Marie Dressler

TO-MORROW

Youth!

IRRESPONSIBLE... imepree-

ible...Irresistibla youth..... laughing in the grim face of Mars-snatching moments of golden fun, axelling ro-j mance. Flashes of joy in n whirlpool of strife.

ERCH MARIA REMARQUE'S 'an novel. Presentedby CARI LAZAN Produced by CARI LAEMMLE,

Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE

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