1931-03-17 — Page 3

CENTRAL THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A LOVE.

THIEF!

YET HE LOVES HER

MADLY!

SEE WHY!

EVELYN BRENT

IN

CLIVE BROOK Slightly Scarlet

A Paramount Picture

NEXT CHANGE

Adolphe Menjou

"FASHIONS IN LOVE -A Paramount Picture -

Refreshing, Stimulating. Thoroughly entertaining. Two lovely leadingʻladies. Fay Compton and Miriam Seegar, both of the stage.

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

A

COMPREHENSIVE AND COM PLETE REPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

given in the HONG KONG.

WEEKLY PRESS,"

THE CHINA OVERLAND

TRADE REPORT.".

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TO-DAY'S. WIRELESS

PROGRAMME,

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.30 .m.-Chiness programine. 12.30 p.m.-Europesa programme. 4.30 p.m.-Weather report, loca} time and commercial news,

2 p.tn.-Close down,

3 to 8 p.m.-European programine of Columbia records supplied

by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

3 to 6.22 p.m.---.

Band Music,

"The Beggar's Opera "Selections (Gay-Austin)-The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards,

Maximilian Robespierro "-Over- Lure Litolff).The National Military Band.

| "The Shamrock "--Irish Selections

(arr. W. H. Myddleton), -The

Regimental Band

Grenadier Guards.

of H.M.

"Ruy Bins "Overture (Mendols. Bohu. The Regimental Band of ILM. Grenadier Guards, 3.02 h 0.17 p.m.-Cotterdam

inerung " (Wagner), Prelude and Act 1-London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Contes." This suite of records has been kindly lent by a listen er.(Acts 2 and 3 will be broad.

`HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931.

THE FAMILY ALBUM-CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

GWYAS BALEN

DECIDES IT'S TIME TO

PUT HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AWAY

EXAMINES HIS BIFT HAND *KERCHIEFS, REFLECTING

FOR THE FIRST TIME HE'S GOING TO HAVE

ENOUGH

12-29

ASKS BY THE WAY WHERE THE PRETTY BLUE AND WHITE THE HE GOT? FINDS WILFRED THOUGHT HE WOULD NOT MIND HIS WEARING IT TODAY

DISCOVERS TWO ARE MISSING. MILDRED AD MITS SHE BORROWED THEM BECAUSE SHE WANT ED BIG ONES FOR HER COLD-

east on the next two consecutive ELECTRIFY ALL THE

Tuesdays),

17 to 7 p.m.---

Orchestral.

Orphous in the Underworld "- Overture (Offenbach).-Lucerne Kursaal Orch.

Orch.

(Chaminade),

Orch.

RAILWAYS!

RECOMMENDATION OF LORD WEIR'S COMMITTEE.

£200,000,000 SCHEME.

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

DECIDES A PIECE OF CANDY WONT SPOIL HIS DINNER, BUT D15- COVERS ONLY ONE PIECE LEFT IN BOX

ON INQUIRING FOR THE BOOK UNCLE, GEORGE GAYE HIM, FINDS WITE

IS READING IT UPSTAIRS

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

THE NEW CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILM.

HOBODY QUITE UNDER- STANDS WHERE IT'S ALL GONE TO. REMAINING PIECE IS A CARAMEL WHICH HE DOESN'T LIKE

RETIRES TO DEN WITH EVENING PAPER, REFLECT INS THAT IN A FAMILY. CHRISTMAS IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TIME

OF YEAR

#

Hilarious Moments. So anxious is the comedian to leave as much as possible to the imagination of his audiences that ACCLAIMED BY NEW YORK.he has deleted certain sound effects

New York-Charlie Chaplin hurl- ed his defiance at the talking films when City Lights" was produced here beforo a brilliant audience.

that were originally in the picture, such as the noise of spaghetti eating. He prefers that the musical accompaniment, should carry the burden of illustrating the story.

Nothing, however, caused wilder After seeing the new picture' the

at a drawing-room concert Chaplin general impression in the film in-aughter than the scene in which dustry is that, while Charlie Chapswallows a whistle. Every time he lin's silence is more golden than other performers' speech, he alone draws breath he whistles inwardly he rushes out into the garden, where challenge the talkies.

his unstoppable whistle draws dogs and taxis..

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"HIGH SOCIETY BLUES."

Unusually beautifal gowns are n feature of High Society Blues," Fox Movietone musical romance, featuring Junior Gaynor and Char- les Furrull, at the Queen's Theatre."

Gowns, in advance of the current Dode, were designed especially for this production by Madame Sophie Wachner, costume originator and designor for the Fox Studios.

Madame Wachner designed stage costumes for several years in Now York and thea' spent several years, In Paris, post graduating."

The cast of "High Society Blues" includes William Collier, ອີກເ, Lucion Littlefield, Brandon Hurst and Gregory Gaye. David Butler directed.

LOVE IN THE ROUGH."

Golf enddies, who play harmoni

ths were rounded up by Charles F. (Chuck) Reisnor, who organized a harmonien band' to take with him on location for "Love, in the Rough," Metro-Goldwyn - Mayor'a aslaptation of the stage bit, "Spring Fever."

In the new musical comedy film, Robert Montgomery ani Dorothy Jordan play a singing love soene out on the links Reisner, to give it novel musical setting, wanted to have a caddy harmonica band in- Bad of a regular orchestra.

The director took his company to the Norconian Club as a location trip, the major portion of the action taking place on the golf course and club house grounds.

Benny Rubin leads the comedy troupe in the new picture, which will open on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre, and the support. ing cast includes J. C. Nugent, Dorothy MoNulty and Catherine Moylan,

CENTRAL THEATRE.

"SLIGHTLY SCARLET."

Always identified with dramatic high point in her brilliant moving roles, Evelyn Brent has reached a picture career in her latest co-

Plaza Theatre which was appointed in September, has genius enough successfully to and, after infuriating everybody starring vehicle, "Slightly Sear

Four Indian Love Lyrica"

den)-Union Symphony Orch,

Coppolin Ballet" (Delibes).

B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Or chestra.

The electrification of the entire "Les Millions D'Arlequin" (Drigo).

--B.B.C. Wireless Symphony railway aystem of Great Britain, the gigantic scheme on which a "Minuet" (Buccherini).-B.B.C.body of experts have been working for the past seventeen months, is Wireless Symphony Orch. (a)" Scarf Dance," (b) Pierrotte" acting its first definite stage.

The committer under Lord Weir, 1920, to investigate the whole quea (Fin- tion of railway electrification, is

maaring the end of its colossal task.

It is expected that the report will be ready for publication sliort- ly, and will set forth the most con vincing economic and technical argu Piano Solo" Rigoletto-Para-menta in favour of the scheme.

phrase "1· (Verdi-Liut). — Irene Scharrer (Pianist), SongTraviata" (Verdi).

the national problem of the supply Fondly Within My Heart En-of electrical energy. The report of shrined.-Gertrude Johnson (So- this committee led to the Electricity - prano),

(Supply) Act of 1920 and the estab Board, which is now functioning

7 p.m.--Stock quotations. 7.09 to 7.25 p.m.--

Operatic.

Lord Weir presided over the com-

It is said that no other producers are likely to imitate him by return- ing to silent films; they are content that he should remain undisputed monarch in his old medium..

Hollywood inagnates here to stady

Another hilarious sequence is a

les," the current fonture at the Central Theatre. In "Slightly Scarlet," as in the smashing suc cess, "Interference," Misa Brent plays opposite Clive Brook

Miss Brent has been called the boxing match in which the pathetic "Queen of Melodrama," and little figure is matched against a "Slightly Scarlot" is a tense, Chaplin spends as dramatic, highly adventurous, ro- beefy bruiser.

melodrama. The story much time as he can behind the mantic

Imittee appointed in 1998 to review the effect on the public of "Cite/back of the referee, but is finally unfolds in handsome surroundings

lishment of the Central Electricity

Orchestral "Faust Prelude "

(Gounod). Milan Symphony with remarkable success. Orch

Chorus "Faust" - Soldier's

Chorus (Gounod).-The B.B.C. Chorus with Orch.

7.23 to 8 p.m.—

Violin

Concert Items,

Solo Sicilienne and Rigaudon" (Francoeur Kreis lor)-Arthur Catteral, Violin Solo Air" (Goldmark).

-Arthur Catterall. Song" The Kerry Danen" (Mol- loy)-Doris Vane (Soprano). Oclet-“ Minuet in D" (Mozart, Arr. Willoughby).-J. H. Squire Celeste Octette.

Sicilienne"

A conservative estimate of the cost of electrifying the 20,000 miles of main lines of railway in Great Britain has been put at 200 million pounds.

The scheme, if adopted, would be carried out in stages. A beginning would be made with the suburban areas of the largest cities, London, [ter, and Glasgow.

Birmingham, Liverpool, Manches

Lights" declareil to-day that no actor could hope to match Chaplin in the art of pantomime or rival his comic invention, and without such gifts a return to non-talking pic tures would be unthinkable. They rank the new film on a level with Chaplin's finest productions.

Batire on Talkies. Public interest in "City Lights" was intense. Eighty police were needed to hold back

a cheering crowd of 5,000 filling the Times

Electrification would then be Square in the heart of New York, extended to main lines radiating and Chaplin was smuggled into the from these dense centres of theatre by an escort of giant patrul- population and compressed in- dustry, until the entire countrymen, became linked up by a general electrical system.

Cheaper Current.

Octet "Minuet

(Squire and Hart).-J. H. Squire Colesta Octette.

One important factor which Lord Song-"I Look Into Your Gar-Weir's report will drew to the par don Wilmot-Haydn Wood)ticular attention of the railways is The Hon., W. Brownlow (Bari. that the power situation in this tone).

country is changing rapidly to their advantage,

'Collo Solo Angel's Serenade" (Braga).-Giuseppe Di Silra. Banjo Solo" Lä ̈__Vivandiere"

(Kirby).-Ernest Jones.

8 to 11.30 p.m.-Ko Shing Theatre

relay.

4

9 p.nf.-Weather raport, local time,

otd.

11.30 p.m-Close down.

knocked out.

Final Pathos.

many new creations which admir-

and

with one unusual twist after an- other. Miss Brent, Inmous on the One curious aspect of "City screen for the beauty of her clo Lights" is that throughout the thes. in "Slightly Scarlet," waars principal character is defeated in bly set off her dark beauty. all his struggles with the world. An eccentric millionaire, whose file he Born in Tampa, Florida, Miss

Вуглсиве saves, loves him like a brother when Brent lived in drunk but kicks him out of the Brooklyn, NY, and worked na ex- house when sober, while his love tra at the World Film Studio at romance with a blind girl goes all Fort Lee, N., Then she wont to awry. In the last scene the girl, England, and was brought back to with her sight restored as a result the United States to play in of the tramp's quixotic labours, American moving pictures. "Dar was her first starring picture. She looks for the first time on her here kened Rooms," recently released, and laughs.

was seen in "Fast Company,”

The succession of disasters has reduced him to scarecrow 5gure, his trousers in rags, his hat in ruins, and on that note of final de feat the picture ends.

Why Bring That Up!" "Women Trap" and The Last Command."

Chaplin is regarded here as hav-HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL ing managed the pathos of the finish with exquisite art.

The audience shouted with laugh

Virginia Cherrill, Chaplin's lead- ter over a delicious satire on talkiesing lady, was warmly applauded with which Chaplin has opened his for the delicate grace of her acting picture. The scene is the unveiling as the blind flower-girl.

a monument and the inarticulate grants and squeaks of the speech- junkers enable. Chaplin to take re- venge on his talking film rivals.

When the sheet is drawn from the face of the monument, there, curled

I

It is claimed that in many localities, oven at present, current can be supplied at a price that compared most favourably with any part of the Continent or up asleep in the lap of a marble statue, is the well-loved figure of América.

The railways will see that the tramp in baggy trousers, big electrification scheme is no longer boots and battered bowler. This a speculative deal," said a leading authority on electrical development symbolic touch in the return of to a Press, representative. They Chaplin to the films, aroused the will realise that it is a gilt-edge audience to a frenzy of cheers and proposition, and the only one that

laughter. will save them."

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

The

Screen's Sweethearts.

HIGH JOCIETY BLUES

that scintillating "Sunny Side Up" trip.

Janet

GAYNOR

and

Charles FARRELL

Directed by DAVID BUTLER

them Hear sing in their

lovingly ado rable way

through the

song romance

Spresented by Witham fòx

Fox Movietone Musical Romance'

FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

NEXT CHANGE.

The Smile- a-Minute Talkie!

LOVE HE ROUGH

Mam Goldwyn Maya ALL TALKING

HATUMS

Song bits galore, pep, laughs, love-- it's a winner!

will

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MONTGOMERY

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At 5.30 & 9.20.

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