1931-04-02 — Page 3

CENTRAL THEATRE

To-day and To-morrow

At 2.30, 5.10, 7 15 & 9.20 p.m.

We are proud to present the first and best British All Talking, Singing, Colour and Musical production in this Colony

ALFS BUTTON

A Gaumont British All-Dialogue Production

Directed by WRKELLINO

aturing

TUBBY EDLIN, ALF GODDARD NORA SWINBURNE POLLY WARD

Based on WA DARLINGTONS Famous Force Extravaganza,

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RADIO STRIDES AHEAD. (Continued from Påge 2.)

It may be thought that there is now little scope for further improve. ment in the thermionic valve. In spite,, however, of the high ampli

all-round fiqution factor and

figure of merit" of the Intent types, there aro signs that we are only on the threshold of future valve development.

Future of Televisión.

The multiple valve in which several stages of amplification are housed in the same bully is at pre- acut being extensively exploited in Europe, particularly in Germany. So far, this type of valve has been left severely alone in England. Sooner or later it must come to the fore, and prove a powerful factor, in reducing still further the cost of multi-valve Bets

Another interesting possibility lies in the development of the photo- electric cathode, in which the fila ment battery will be replaced by, a source of light. The photo-electric type of valve, fitted with a light sensitive cathode or girl has, for instance, an obvious application in television.

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There is also reason to believe that the cathode-ray tube may, BOOB open the way to a new system of television, unhampered by the use of mechanically-moving discs, and capable of producing programmes of real entertainment value,

At the present time experiments are being made, both in England and Europe, with cathode-ray tubes receiving for transmitting and

moving-pictures effects by wircless. There is no reason why a cathode- ray tube need cost any more than A mains driven valve, whilst the necessary operating voltage can

His Voice Has Enchanted easily be drawn from the domestic

The World !

RUDY VALLES

and

MARIE DRESSLER

in

"THE VAGABOND LOVER"

A Romance of Mirth and Melody-Sensation on Radio -Revelation on Screen.

COMING SOON

MARLENE DIETRICH The New Screen Beauty Whose Resemblance to Greta Garbo is the Rage of America in

Ho burled himself alive in the Foreig Legion to forget wom en like her!

She Gives Love, Start- ling Signifi cancel

MOROCCO

wQAAY COOPER

MARLENE DIETRICH ADOLPHE MENJOU a Paramaatte Picture

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

mains In short, the cathode-ray tube opeus but new prospects for television.

Beam Radio Progress. Apart from broadcasting, remark- able progress has been made in the uso of ultra-abort radio waves, particularly in conneceion with eo- called "beain" systems. It is now possible not only to transmit tele,! graphic code, messages at the rate of 200 words a minute, but simul- taneously to use. the same beam waves to carry a telephonic mes- sage, without any trace of interfer ence between the two systems of communications. 1

Experiments are also being car ried out in connection with the transmission of speech between England and America over a sab marine cable. This has always been. considered impossible owing to the distortion caused by the relatively enormous capacity of the submerged wire; but developments in the use of new shaping circuits" (design- ed to restore the distorted speech to its original form) promise to re- move these diflculties and add an- ather direct speech-channel between the old world and the new.

AMAZING NEW HIGH-SPEED TRANSMITTER.

180,000 WORDS AN HOUR.

Hendon, March 25,-High-speed fnesimiko transmitting machines which are expected to completely revolutionize the long distance transmission of documents and news were demonstrated at the Inter- national Telephone and - Telegraph | Laborities at Hendon to-day.

The new machine is capable of transmitting 120 printed pages con- taining-180,000 words in one hour.

It is claimed that the new ap- paratus, unlike previous inventions, can utilize wirelesá telegraph and wireless tolephone channels because it automatically eliminates static noises and atmospheric echoes.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931.

KINGS THEATRE

Showing daily at...·· 2.30, 510, 7.16 & 9.30. Booking at ANDERSON'S and at the THEATRE Phone 25313.

IT'S an Ernst Lubitsch Production.

'MONTE CARLO”

with

JACK BUCHANAN and

JEANETTE MacDONALD

A Paramount Picture.

PRICES

Loge, Seats Dress Circle... Back Stalls. Front Stalle...

Including Tax.

SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN AND A SALES SLIP

LEAVES COUNTER AFTER MAKING 35 CENT PUR- CHASE. CLERK CALLS HIM BACK FOR SALES 'SLIP

REACHES STREET AND PAUSES TO PULL GLOVES OUT OF POCKET

WILLENTS 1-10

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY 2.B.W. ON 355 METRES.

1 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Cluinene programmno,

Today the laboratory model of 12.30 p.m.-European programme. the new invention was shown to

British and American journalists.

p.m.-Weather report, local time.

In our hour it transmitted 60 pages | 1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news.

of type which were reproduced on

continuous strip of ordinary photo-

graphia paper which was almost

imultaneously 'developed:

Mr. G. H. Nash, the executive

p.m.-Close down.

to 8 p.m-European programme of Victor records supplied by Messrs. Taang Fook Piano Co.

vice-president of the International-to-6.45-p.m.-European children's

Telophone and Telegraphy Company

programme from the Studio.

for Europe, explained that the now 7: p.m.-Stock quotations.

transmitter at Hendon differs from 0.45 to 7.15 p.m.-

othor: machines because it is un-

necessary to halt the process of

transmission between pages."

Orchestral.

Also, the apparatus merely trans-Marche Salve" (Tschaikowski). —

mits messages in black and white, such as line drawings: It does not attempt to reproduce half-tones.

With their attention completely absorbed in the new invention tho British and American journalista to-day watched it function for well over an hour. It is expected that before very long the process will be utilized on a commercial scale.

DOESN'T WANT SALES SUP BUT FEELS IT WOULD UPSET STORE ROUTINE IF HE REFUSED TO TAKE IT

PASSER-BY CALLS HIS ATTENTION TO SOME - THING THAT PROPPED OUT OF "POCKET PICKS UP SALES SLIP

...$2.20

...$1.70 '...$1.10

.50

By CLUYAS WILLIAMS

TRIES. TO DROP SALES SUP BUT FEELS FLOOR- WALKER'S EVE ON HIM AND REFRAINS

CRUMPLES IT TO THROW IT IN BUITER. SEES 'DON'T LITTER SIGN AND STUFFS IT IN POCKET AGAIN

(Copyright, 1931, by The Beli Syndicate, žu4.)

"Soliloquy (Rube Bloom)-Paul Whiteman and his Concert.. Orch.

Symphony in G Minor ” (Mozart).-The Royal Opera Orch., conducted by Dr. M. Sargent.

7.15 to & p.m.

Concert Items. Organ Solo-" Andantino"

mare) Edwin H. Lemare. Song-Le Lucciola" (The Fire- fy). Toti Dai Monte (So- prano).

Piano

.1

DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. STUFFS IT IN OVER COAT POCKET

FORSETS ABOUT IT. EVERY NOW AND THEN WONDERS. WHAT PAPER IN POCKET IS AND PULLS OUT SALES SUP. WALKS A BLOCK OUT OF WAY 15 DROP IT IN RUBBISH, CAN

is (Mo- Organ Solo Fantasia

zart). Dr. Harrold Drake."

8 p.m.-Weather report, local time,

etc.

B.03. to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese studio

concert.

10.30 p.tn.Close down.

(Le-

$9.00

keep

Song Vidalita" (Williams).-

Toti Dal Monte (Soprano). Violin Solo-"Under the Leaves" ~~(Thome);-Ronce- Chemet.-

Solo -

"Tomorrow (Hirsch-Spitiang-Wilhite). Jack Shilkret, Song"My Lovely Celia". (George Monro).-Reinald Wer- renrath (Bartone).

Iteinald Song- All Through the Night"

Philadelphia Symphony Orch., conducted by Leopold StockHarrold Boulton). wiski:

Werrenrath (Baritone): Violin Solo-"Oriental Romance" Rimsky Korakow).. Fritz Kreialer.

Dio Fledermaus "Overtire (The Bat) (Johann Strauss-Victor Symphony Orch., conducted by. Nathaniel Shikret,

Whon Day is Done" (Robert Katchor).-Paul Whiteman and "This Concert: Orch.:

Violin

Solo "Invocation" (Elwin Owen-Kreisler).-Fritz ---Kreisler.

L...

you

touch with Hong Kong news for alx months

THE SILVER SCREEN,

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"GOLD DIGGERS ÖF BROADWAY."

Now that motion pictures in their natural colours are doslined to be

as universally populaz de talking. pictures, Hollywood film' players: have something more to worry about than their voices..

The newer art of make-up for colour photography is at present ocenpying the time and intereat of {tho' screen, *

Members of the cast of "Gold Diggers of Broadway," Warner Bros. a Vitaphone, 100 per cent.. natural colour, singing, talking,. dancing produžtion now playing nt. the Queen's Theatre, were among the first to so this new natural tone make-up.

It differs materially from ordinary acreon make-up and from that for panchromatie film, in that orange is the predominant shade used, ne cording to Roy Del Ruth, director of "Gold Diggers of Brandway," who conducted make-up tests for the picture.

A deep orange lip renge and, a' slightly lighter shade of rouge for the checks reflect the natural flesh tones in this new"process, he states. He has also discovered that the dark shading around the eyes formerly used for their accentuation is not necessary as the colour nega- tive is extremely sensitive to dark pigmentation,

"SAY IT WITH SONGS."

Hollywood is said to be fast re- placing Paris as the fashion centre of the world. Dress designers find that the public wants what it sees on the screen. With the flins - ed out by Hollywood studios play- ing in every country in the world, to millions of people daily, the tremendous influences exercised on the theatregoers' tante can easily be imagined.

Stores selling feminine wearing 111ore and more apparel have patrons coming in to ask if they can secure a dress on the style of one worn by some great star. The Marian Nixon Dress, is one of the examples of creations popularized through the screen. Marian Nixon, who plays opposite Al Jolson in Say It With Songs," showing on Sunday at the Queen's is credited as inspiration for these fracks.

WORLD THEATRE,

RAFFLES."

Five thousand people journeyed out to the Midwick Country Club near Hollywood recently to watch the filming of the Cricket sequence in Roland Colman's Rames," which comes in the World Theatre on Saturday.

Twenty-four of the best cricketers from the Hollywood English.colony were recruited and the game, was the first ever played on the West Coast. This episode furnishes one of the highlights for Mr. Colman's greatest adventure film based on the exploits of one of England's In sup greatest crime geniuses. port of the star appear, a well- known cast including Kay Francis, and David Torrence.

·CENTRAL THEATRE.

"ALF'S BUTTON." :

If you still like fairy tales, the kind that you And in children's books, then you will like "Alf's Button," now, showing at the Cen- tral Theatre.

It concerns a British Tommy back of the lines in France whe falls. in a mud-hole-comedians have been- falling in the mud since time im momorial and gets a new issue of clothes. One of the buttons on his nuw tunic has magical powers, Bart of an Aladdin Lamp affair.. All that is necessary to have what -one-whats-is to rub the button and presto," a magi appears ready to build palaces, provide gold, women, Tn fact anything that a. Togmy.

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AFTER YOU GO AWAY could wish for.

and you will certainly want to know what is happening. Send a order for the Weekly Press to be sent to you. We, at 11, Ice Houss Htreet, will do the resh

Imagine u Tommy failing to take advantage of such a situation, The one in this picture makes the best possible use of it and taking his pal with him, retires to an Oriental-palace in England. To. make a long story short, much trouble enaues and the Tommy de- sires to get rid of his riches and return to khaki. That's about all there is too it

Tubby Edlin, under-sized comic, plays the part of Alf, while a big busky named Alf Goddard is cast as Bill Grant, his pal

QUEEN'S

SHOWING 10-DAY ∙AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

RIVALS THE RAINBOW IN COLORI TURILLS” WITIK ITS RADIANT BEAUTIES!

Jaedinia

TALKING

GOLD

DIGGERS of BROADWAY

WINNIE LIGHTER CONWAY TLADIE NICK LUCA/ HANCY WELFORD

ANN PENNINOTON CHORUS OF 100 GETTLING KEÁLITTL/

LAANY CHEALEŐS

ROY DEL AUTH

VITA

ADDED ATTRACTION

CONGO JAZZ. LOONY TUNE CARTOON:

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HERE IS WHERE YOU LAUGH AND CRY WITH "AL" AND HIS SONGS

*SAY 11 WITH SONGS" Wally Davey Lee

Manan Nixon 7 Kenneth thompson Holmes Herbert Fred Kohler [[[Pinacted by LLOYD BACON

Heard Nothin Yet' ---- Until You Hear Jolson" Sing New Songs to His

"Little Pol."

TAPHOR

STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 5.30 & 8.20:

THE FAMOUS

FRENCH WAR FILM

"BATTLES

OF

VERDUN"