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CENTRAL THEATRE

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MAURICE

IN

CHEVALIER "The Big Pond'

WITH CLAUDETTE COLBERT

A Guramount Pictor

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Why Sailors

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CLARA

BOW

True to the Navy

A Panamori Pichunt

Cobs of Love! And Clara singe

There's Only One Who Mattera"

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MUSIC FROM THE ETHER.

PROF. MARTENOT TO VISIT HONG HỒNG.

"A REVOLUTION IN MUSICAL ŠCIENCE."

We are promised at the end of March a visit by Professor Maurice Martsnot, the inventor of the

Music from the Ether" dovice, which dus created ʼn great ɑersation in the musical as well as the scien Life circles of Europe and Aworion.

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The Instrument Described.

We are informed that M. Mar tenot was trained as a musician but ** while he was a wireless instructor in 1918, he notfeed that the ap paratus for generating waves en- abled the production of strangely inliful song mat thit bực origin of his invention. He devot- ed long hours at night to giving form to the instrument he had con- ceived; and on April 21, 1928, he was able to exhibit it ta élite of scientists and artists, arendled at the Salle Gaveau in Paris. On May. 3, at the Qpura, *and again on May 29, at the Balle Playel, he scored a triumph before the general public. On May 18, the President of the Republic request- et a demonstration to be given at the Elyade Palace, · The extensive tours that he afterwards undertook through Europe did not prevent Monsieur Marienot from continu- ing his research work, and the instrument that he now usea, far superior to the previous one, is virtually now revelation.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.

THE LOCKED DOOR

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

(Copyright, 1910, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

12-10

ترحت

YOU DON'T REALLY REALIZE

THAT. CHRISTMAS IS NEAR UNTIL THE

GUEST ROOM IS LOCKED, CHANGING IT FROM

AN ORDINARY ROOM INTO A FASCINATING PLACE FULL OF SECRETS AND MYSTERIES, OUTSIDE OF WHICH

VOU STAND SPECULATING ON ALL THE PACKAGES THAT

MOTHER AND DADDY CARRY IN THERE

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

·SHAKESPEAREAN LECTURE FROM THE STUDIO,

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

The instrument to which he gives the najne andes · muxicales is not Lerely a curiosity. The aim of the inventor of the Martenot Instru. pient of Musical Waves' is not primarily to imitate the sounds of Ether instruments, but to provide .new resources of expression for tmposers-sonorities hitherto un- known-and novel colour effede to Parich the orchestral palette. The instrument is not automatic, epu- ploying no such means as rocords For perforated rolls. Lamps, Jan- alogous to those used in radio, in- fiate electric. vibrations with the nid of appropriate cdreuite. 12.30 p.m.-European programme, Modified by the playing of the 1.30 p.m.-Weather report, local executant, thosa, vibrations become

time, and commercial news, acoustic through the medium of a

diffuser.'

2.p.m.-Close down.

The inventar employs a key. board instrument, which may hol played with extreme ense, possess 5 ing unusual refourets of expression quarter-tones, an extraordinary | dynamic range, the most variad tone-colour. The performer, is 'on- abled to make his instrument sing like a superhuman voice, with a range exceeding that of the deepest uss and the highest soprano, The varieties of effect and of timbre attainable are almost willŝanited.".

London's 'Opinion.

- The London Daily Telegraph said uf a recent demonstration;—

Easily the most remarkable turn o be seen at the. Coliseup this werk is described in the programino

Music from the Eltar,” fanciful phrase that canals one of the most significant discoveries of our time

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Me: Edwin Evans, the well-known. writer on music, introduced to the audienco M. Maurico Martenot,

Paris musician and scientist, the inventor of this now apparatus. There can be no question that M. Martenot, working along cones what similar lines to that of W. Theremin (who gave a demonstra- tian in Lendon about six months ngo) has gone much further to wards producing perfect musienl tunes from what is colloquially des- eribed as ether waves."

355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.--Stock quotations. 11.30 am.-Chinese programme.

Shakespearean lecture from the

Studio.

to 8 pm:--European programme of Victor records supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co.

Variety.

5 to 6.41 p.m.-

Orchestra!" Silver Moon."

Paul Whiteman and his Orch.

Humorous Song "I'm Only Making Believe." Welcome Lewis,

Song "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane."-Reinald Werren- rath.

THE SILVER SCREÈN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE."

"WAY OUT WEST."

Comedy almost turned into tragedy during the filming of an important scene for "Way Out Wost," ̈· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's all-talking faree starring William Haines, which is now being shown at the Queen's Theatre.

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The sequenos calls for a lynching posso to capture Haines after a desporate chase over the desert.

Gined WILLAME

The songs are sung by Sue Carol and Jack Mulhall, the famous comedian, A chorus of 100 dazzl ing dancers contribute to the musical numbers.

Millard webb, who made "Gentle inen of tho Press," "Painted Angel," "Glorifying the American Girl" and many other screen sue- ceases, directed this picture.

CENTRAL THEATRE,

“THE BIG POND.”

PIRACY IN THE NORTH:

SOLDIERS AND OFFICER KILLED.

NINGPO SHIP THE VICTIM.

Taichow, Feb. 6.-A bloodthirsty. piracy took place off the Chekiang. const south of Ningpo a few days ago, three soldiers and a ship's officer were killed und 18 Chinezo passengers taken away to be held La ransom, according to a corres-: pondent of the N, O. Daily News, The shooting appears to have been carried out absolutely in cold blood.

The ship on which the, piracy occurred is the Sing Ning Tai, a small constal vessel, which was on

its way from Haemeng, to Ningpo. Hnemong is over 100 miles from Ningpo, and is not far from the inland town of Taichowfu. Che kinng province.

When the ship left Haomeng on the evening of February 4, the pirates were on board. They had gone on board the ship in the vaun! manner, posing as ordinary pass- angers, and were ten in number, Amongst the luggage and para- phernalia they took on board were two baskets of geese, bothing un- usual in the way of cargo. •

In this case, however, it was decidedly unusual for at the bot tom of these two baskets the pirate band had hiddon their pistols.

The journey proceeded calmly until the ship approached the is lands near Shipu, halfway on the trip to Ningpo. Horo the pirates made their proparations, got ready their pistols and took up prair ranged positions about the ship.

Thon thoy put their plan, into action. Without any qualing they opened fire on the guard of four soldiers, killing three and wound- ing the fourth. They also killed one of the officers in their attack. As pistol point they forced' the captain to set his course, for n place where the rest of the pirate

Haul Complete.

Maurice Chevalier, whose follow-gang wore in readiness with a num After they catch him, he is super are legion, stored a knockout ber of small boats, and made the posed to be placed on horse and with audiences at the Central captain stop the ship here. thon strung up by the usual wes. Thontre yesterday when hy appear- tern method of making the horses in his third American-made run while the vietiin is left swing picture, Paramount's "The Big

Pond,"

with i comedy-drama ing from the limb of a tree. The script, however, called for an in

iQusic.

terruption of the ceremonics at the

inst minute in a comedy burlesque of the typical western thriller.

All went well until the hora re fused to be deprived of his fun

There is something about this xuberant purveyor of gay songs and witty dialongue that lift, him above some of his fellow-ature of the films. No matter what the

The gang then, prosseded to ransack the ship, and nothing escaped their attention. They even stripped the passengers of their clothes, as well as all their valu- ables, and carried off the garments

as part of their loot.

Finally, when they hail made, sure that they had missed nothing on board the ship, they picked 18

and shot ahead despite all direc role he essays, he always gives it tions to the contrary in the serint big beat and lifts it up to the of the passengers, those that the Piano Solo Love Me or Leave leaving, Haines hanging in mid-endeat heights of amusement pirates considered wealthy enough

Piano Solo-"I've Got & Feelin'

I'm Fallin'!—Thomas Waller,

Me."Thorus. Waller.

air. The comedian claims big neck Dialogue-The Trick Boys."-stretched about six inches before

be was rescued..

Marshall Cole.

Male Quartet Maggie Mur- The plot concerns the hilarious phy's Home."-Shannon Quarcomplications which result when a

tel..

value.

ba held for "ransom.

In "The Big Pond" the fascinato be carried away to the hills to ing Maurice is seen and heard, sa

With no guard or armis left en a young Frenchman of poor but bcard the ship, the pirates had no honourable family who is suddenly difficulty in making their escape, projected into American business. and it was not until some hours

Song--"How Am I to Know" carnival swindler turna cowboy A. & guide to a party of Americans Juter that the Sing Ning Tai en-

Geno Austin (Tenor).

In the supporting cast are Leila Chorus Honey, Utica In Hyams, Polly Moran, Clit Ed-

wards, Francis X. Bushman, Jr stute Jubilee Singers. Chorus Do You Call That Vera Marsh, Charles Middleton, Religion-Utica Instate Jubi- Jack Pennick, Buddy Roosevelt Jee Singers.

and Jay Wilsey,

Orchestral,

It is now possible to control these 5.41 to 8.15 p.m.- tones so ng to initate very closely the various timbres of the modern

"Carnival Overture". (Dvorak) Chicago Symphony Orch;

(Ferdie Grofe).-Paul White: | man and bis Concert Orch.

orchestral instruments. It is posThree Shades of Blue Suite' sible to play staccato notes, to ne entuate any note or notes in D musical phrase. It is possible to vary the dynamic value from a very --ponsiderable"!-fortissimo" to the Inintest whisper. Further, that while M. Thoremain played" on

the hair, so to speak in this new:16

Gershwin) Victor Symphony

Orch.

pm Children's pre.

"THE GOLDEN CALF,"

A highl

aucocesful song writor

in Venice, Maurice becomes entered port again and the captain amoured of Caudette Colbert, could make a report, to the au daughter of an Amaricon chewing

gum manufacturer. Her inther

thoritics.

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7, 15 & 9.20.

Imagine a drug. store cowboy on a real horset

That's

WILLIAM

HAINES

WAY

OUT WEST

WHERE the fun begins— where laughs are laughs-- where gals, duns and gags: dive bold, bad Bill Haines just the kind of picture his fans are yelling for!

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trith

LEILA HYAMS POLLY MORAN CLIFF EDWARDS

ADDED ATTRACTIONS

"SHIP AHOY

TITTA RUFFO

Hearst Newsreel

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What's a little leg between friends? Well, its more than something to stand on in this well turned musical movietone of artists and models-in Greenwich Village.

The

with an all star cast headed by

SUE CAROL and JACK MULHALL

WILLIAM FOX

Golden Calf

and her rival, seeing Maurice as a fortune-hunting "foreigner, con- ACTION ASKED ON SILVER coct a scheme to make him regret

ISSUE. that he ever planned to visit the States. They offer him a job in the gum factory, Maurice accepts

WASHINGTON-STATE'S who can't read "a" note of, music and shortly afterwards finds him...

APPEAL TO CONGRESS. Strange as it seems, that's self doing the toughest tasks in the An American in Paris (George Jimmy Monaco, who with Clif-plout-But the plot to make his

Olympia, Washington, Feb. 10,— Friend, wrote all the song bits in work disagreeable and thus be The legis,ature of the state of The Golden Calf," spectacular little him in the eyes of Claudette, Washington to-day passed a resolu Fox Movietone comedy with music, goes awry, for the plottere had not tion memorializing the national coming on Sunday to the Queen's calculated on the ambition and Congress at Washington, D.C., în Theatre

genius of Maurice,

La plea for decisive and federal ac- The luckices fellow makes the tion in the silver situation. best of his surroundings, and, by.

Drawing the attention of Con happy twist of fate, rises from gress to depressed silver values the ranks. He becomes a power now prevailing in the world mar- in the factory sind gains renown kets the Washington legislature when he writes advertising lyrics, called upon Congress to convcze exploiting the gam, for a love song he used to sing in Paris. Of and cooperate with an internation- courss he wing Claudette, y ap al conference which would agree WILLIAM BOYD

high-pressure business Plying tactics to his romantic-cause;

Concert "Itoms." 7.45 to 8 p.m.

Song-Little Grey Home in the West (Wilmot and Lohr Mary Lewis (Soprano). Violin Solo-Orienta) Romance" (Rimsky and Korsakow).-Fritz Kreisler, Song-"At Dawning

apparatus the, operator holda (p)

gramme" from the Studio, wire in his hand and by a sort of 7 p.m.-Stock quotations, sketch plan to a keyboard (plwood, 7 to 7.43 p.m.-Professor R. K. M. fof convenience, on the floor at his Simpson, M.O., M.A., will give feet), he can, as it were, visualise the second of a series of talks pitch. That is to say, he on on Shakespeare.

aight." the pitch with one hand and thus avoid playing out of tuno,

Hore, in very truth, is a revolu tion in musical science. Both this art and the scienze of it are in their infaney, and both are as certain to progress as wireless scirnce has progressed since those days, not so funny years ago, when Mr. Marooni was experimenting int a gardon with the frame of an ordinary umb- brella: O Martenot played as couple of old carols arranged by César Franck, a little waliz by Simple things to plano - necompaniment- for, at present, the apparatuss comes into the entegory of solo in. struments. The effect was often am-Weather report, local time, beautiful. The musical waves, bý the way, wero diffused by the Con atable Colestion,

(Eberhart and Cadman)-John McCor- minck (Tenor), pts.

(Sinding). Hana Barth. to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio

concert...

eto.

10:30 pm-loss down,

Monaco was born with music in his soul. He started out, to earn a living as a cartoonist, but he couldn't get his mind off music He traded his drawing tools for piano and began to turn out songs that wero sing and hummed and whistled all over the world,

Some of his more famous songs am "Dirty Hands, Dirty Face

Through," "Me and, the Man in "You Brought a New Kind of ing silver values at higher levels.

The memorial passed by the" | the Moon" "Me and the BoyLove to Me in the hit song of Eriend, "Roll, Roll, Roll," "You the production. It is bound to Washington legislature to-day de Know You Belong to Somebody become one of thoac tunes that clared that the redues buying Else" and many others everybody hears everybody else

For The Golley Calf he and Friend wrote "You Gotta Be Me dernistic," "Maybe Someday," Can I Help It If I'm in Love With You," "Telling the world About You" and "A" Picture No Artist Carr Paint

upon ways and means of stabiliz

Whiting lion king veral times, along with other metrios in the Orient brought about Jodeis almost as catchy..

depressed silver valut, is in - Claudette - Colbert, heading the support, is exquisite. She is forg

crensing the economic depression ing ahead rapidly in the field of from which the world us a whole

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