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CENTRAL THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m.

A 1931 PARAMOUNT SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR

ACTION-ROMANCE

RICHARD ARLEN

a fighting lover you can't resist!

MARY BRIAN

the screen's.

sweetest

sweetheart

Jane Grey's *THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS

HARRY GREEN

"

The comic

cowboy!

FRED KOHLER

burly balman of

Bancroft's bits.

A 1931 PARAMOUNT PICTURE:

Starting Sat., May 2

THE HIGH AND DIZZY

COMEDÝ THRILLER F

HARRY

LANGDON

SLIM

Bubbling and sparkling with fun! and frolic!

SUMMERVILLE

BESSIE LOVE

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

THOSE THREE FRENCH

GIRLS."

Fia Dorsey in B silk nightie would drawing card enough be

sides the fact that Those Three French, Girk, which is a the Queen's Theatre as a new Comio |politan production, abounds with | so much drollery and spicy hilarity

that no better excuse is wanted for

| seeing, this furce-munly' hit.

SEE AMERICA THIRST

Directed by William Craft

COMING SOON

!

Muten-Goldwyn-Mayer certainty did right by Harry Beaumont in handing him this choice directorial nsignment and Beaumont, certain- i did right by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, in topping, his previous efforts, turning out what will surely stand out as the lungh-risk of the season. Here is one. She the sourest of erities eaunel ignore. You simply can't help yourself. T leaves you almost hysterical from RAITAWA

P. G. Wodehouse, the noted Eng- lish humourist, wrote the dialogue for this original story, not forget- ting to incorporate two of his 'most familia characters, the blithering English earl and jis good man, in this case. Parker, who hears a yory close resemblance to the Jeeves of short story renown.

Reginald Denny, who shares the hading honours with thż delectable, Fifi, bestows a roistering gallantry upon his ráfe, that of the carl's sayward nephew who takes three stranded French"modistes under his | parental wing, as it were, hy virtue of his uncle's fabulous fortune and naive credulity. Fifi, ns you might know, is one of these dransels, the other two, being 'Yola d'Avril and Sandra Ravel. Joining this cuscin lile are Cliff (A ̃kulele (ko) Edwards and Edward Brophy, an obvious team of Brooklynites who glay the King's English and Fif's French in one fell swoop and with no re- gard whatever for international complications,

"NEW MOON."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931.

KING'S

THEATRE

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

He knew those danger signals tempting to disas. tor, but he was a reckless soldier of fortune, playing for high stakes in the game of love,

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30. P.M.

RENEGADES

FOX

PICTURES

story of heroism and, treachery în the Foreign Legion.

Lawrence Tilott, who is co-starred

The dranui revolves about the per- with Grave Moore, in New Moon" pinying on Sunday at the Queen'a sonalities of four adventurer Theatre. is the latest member of privates in the Legion and sworn the "Light Valve Club," that comrades, and an alluring woman unique little organization of sound technicians at the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer studios.

Any man who breaks light valio " is elected to the Clul

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

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

RECITAL BY YOURA GULLER.

1 to 11.30 a.m.--Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, 12.30 p.m.-European pregrauame. 1 p.m.-Weather report, local time. 1.30 p.m.-Rugby Preas news, etc. 2 p.m.--Close down,

3 to 7pm-Chinese programme.

to 10.50 p.m.-European pro. gramme of Columbin records supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

p.m.-Stock quotations.

7.02 to 7.32 p.in,—-

From the Studio.

Lecture on Sunlight and

Health " by Professor W. I Gerrard.

8 p.m.-oent time, weather report,

ete.

229 to 9.23 p.m.-

A Concert.

Song- The Songs My Mothe

Sang" (Grimshaw).

Song- The Kerry Dance" (Mo

ley).-Doris Vaně (Soprano).- . DX187.

Violin Solo"The Phantom

Melody (Ketelby), Violin Solo Algerian Scone" (Ketelly). Albert Sandler.

9300.

Male Oclette-"The Keys of Hen

ven" (Cheshire Folk Song, arr. Button);

Male Oetotte-" Studies in Imita

tion" (Hughes).-London. Mal· Voice Octette.-DX39.

Pianoforte Solo-" Caprice Chi-

noia" (Scott). Pianoforte Solo Pensoso ". (Scott).-Cyril Scott.--DS41,

Song

MOVIELAND

FOR:

THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

Madelen

cate)

PARIS BOUND!

whark ank voyago of thrills in

this org-full, car-full, Taugh-fall furov riot

with Fifi DORSAY Reginald DENNY CLIFE EDWARDS, YOLA D'AVRIL, SANDIA RAVEL, GEORGE GROSSMITH

TALKING

NOAH BEERY

Tom Bowling" (Dibdin). Song- The Bay of Biscay

(Cherry and Davy).-William Heseltins (Tenor).-DXfo; 'Cello 'Sato—" Menuett” (Haydn-

Moffat).

Chermaine

Jascinate MONS

Diver

Inhor a

piri!)

'Cello Solo Chanson Villa-

A FOX MOVIETONE DRAMA

will

WARNER BAXTER MYRNA LOY

Booking at the THEATRE, PHONKS: 25313, 25330.

CENTRAL THEATRE..

THE LIGHT OF WESTERN

STARS."

YOURA GULLER.

TO-NIGHT'S RADIO MUSICAL TREAT

Outdoor artion dramas have A special feature of to-night's "The Radio Programme is a short piano- spy who had earlier betrayed one leaptured the public taste. of the four. Breaking out of the Virginian," Paramount's first ontforte recital by the distinguished

Pianist, Misk Legion jail, where they were indoor romance with dialogue, has | Russian

Youra Now Par- Guller. This pianist's name is al carcerated for disorderly conduct, set picture-goers agog. tlie quartette rejoin their company, amount has brought forward its ready familiar to many people in And, strangely enough, in all his and distinguish themselves in atacand outdoor talking romance, Hong Kong, as she roused much singing, Tibett had never done this tion. During their subsequent do- "The Light of Western Stars," ainthusiasm with her two recent re- until the sharp noise of a clankingcoration at the hands of the Minis. Zane Grey story with Richardcitals at the Helena May Institute, and Harry given under the auspicies, of the sword which he wore in Newter of War at Casablanca, the Arlen, Mary Brian

leader sers the woman who had be, Lireen. It is now showing for the Hong Kong Musical Society. Monn" resulted in his election.

last time to-day at the Central Min Guller has a very high re- The "light valve is a delicate trayed him.

Theatre.

putation in Europe, where she hab Hoping to prevent any recurrence apparatus inside the sound re-

An up-and-coming east, & graat given recitals and has played with cording, machine which regulates of her deadly activities, he attempts the photography of sound on film. to choke her to death, but the production, and a story that is the lending orchestras in all the im A sudden, sharp noise, jarring the arrival of his captain prevents this, brinful of fast melodramatic action,portant cities of Europe.

and the four engage in a desperate interspersed with comedy, and the others she has played with the deliente apparatus by a

whole knitted together with philharmonie crchestras of Buda- vibration, sometimes breaks the battle with native police but are strong romantic theme, has every microphonic wire in it and the forced to fire. One of the police thing a moving picture should have.quat and Viennn, the principal apparatus has to be repaired, which then is thrown in the lay and,The Light of Western Stars" aa Piano Orchestras, and with Sir

all of these things, and, in addition, takes a moment or so, while the thinking he is drowned, three of is inspiringly spectacular, medenry J. Wood at the London

quick

them disert to avoid punishment. company on the stage waits. So nearly perfect are these machines Kidnapping the fourth later on, to-day that to break one becomes the reunited quartette boldly abduct the woman form her hotel and dake her with them to the Arabis.

increasingly. difficult. Consequent | ly members of the club are getting

Paramount's Adventuro Film Acarce.

of Wild Animals

RANGOTM|

Taken in Sumatra by ERNEST G. SOHORDSAOK the maker of "CHANG."

Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).

Tibett plays A

Bwnah-buckling Russian lieutenant in the now picture which was adapted from the stage hit. Jack Conway direct ed the east which included Adolphe Menjou, Roland Young, Gus. Shy, Emily Fitzroy and almost a thou sand extras.

KING'S THEATRE.

"RENEGADES."

How the four renegades find themselves opposed to their former

comrades when the Arabs decide to attack a

Queen's Hall.

Among

on a big, imposing scale.

Zane Grey's stories are the out- She has been one of the soloista

+4

geoise" (Papper),-Gasper Cas and.-D1013.

|8.23 to 9.07 p.m.—

Orchestral.

standing tales of western life la-engaged by the Pianoforte Soviets day. The novels have been read by willions and, in silent form, Buch of London for their seasonal sub- pictures as The Wanderer of the seription concerts, and has twice Wasteland," "The Called the been re-engaged by them, although Canyon," "The Thundering Hord" and The Vanishing American she is the only woman pianist to were gems of the screen world, figuro on their list of artistes. As

"SEE AMERICA THIRST."

"The Clock and the Dresde

Figures" (Ketelhey). Wedgewood Blue" (Keleley).-- Albert W. Ketelbey's Concuri Orch.-DX27.

lonely outpost, and the With dialogue, Zane Gray is, with Miss Guller leaves the Colony on out doubt, one of the greatest Sunday, her next engagement be- woman, bitterly trying to avenge | authors writing for the screen. herself on the quartette, turns &

ing with, the Shanghai Municipal machine-gun on them, forms the

Orchestra on May 10, the Hong strikingly dramatic climacy of this

Kong Broadcasting Committee have unusual screen offering,

An aeroplane crash, in the midst been fortunate in securing her sor Warner Baxter eclipses bis earlier of a large group of warring gang vices. It is to be hoped that the "Arizona Kid" rôles with his work/sters, is one of the perilous stunts artiste will not be handicapped by. featured in Universal's full-length

See Amarica Thirst comedy which comes to the Central Theatre casting studio....... buginning to-morrow. Although it was obviously a risk, the crash was contiously arranged and affected

as the leader of the quarette, and Myrna Loy-distinguishes herself as the spy. Noah Beory, Gregory Gaye and George Cooper are the other tiree Legionaires, with C.

**" | the unusual conditions of a broad-

without injury to any one in the Harry Langdon has mastered ‘a A tale of Legionaires-those of all | Henry Gordon as the captain and picture.

yew art, that of shivering, and his Harry Langdon, Slim Summer-success in "Soe America Thirst." nations who enlist under the French Bel. Lugosi as the Arab Marabout. ville, and Beanie Love have the prin Universal feature length comedy flag for service in the sandy wastes Victor Fleming, who made “Com-upal roles, with Mitchell Lewis, I drpends to a great extent on this and savage mountains of Morocco mon Clay," directed the production opens at the King's Theatre to-day. from Jules Furthman's adaptation This Warner. Baxter offering, made of the Armandy novel, Lea by Fox - Movietone, is a gripping Renegota."

In a Chinese Temple Garden" (Ketelhey).-Albert W. Ertel- bey's Concert Orch.-9359. "Silhouettes " (Arensky). The Eastbourne Municipal Orch. –

0740. Norwegian Rhapsody" (Latoj.- : Orchestre Symphonique of Paris.-9707.

The Merry, Brothers" (Gennin), "Echoes of the Valley "(Gennin). The Bournemouth Municipal "Orch.--9821.

9.07 to 9.30 p.m.-

Octettes.

A Venetian Barcarolle" (Wil- loughby).-J. H. Squire Celeste Octette. DX211,. Rhapsody No. 2" (Listz).—J, H. Squire Celeste Detette.-0491, "Scene De Ballet " (Bishop and Sear)J, H. Squire Celeste Octette.---9323,

9.30 to 10 p.m.-.

From the Studio.

Pianoforte recital by Miss Youra Guller the celebrated Russian: pianist :

1.

Sonata in C Major" (D. Scarlatti).

2. "La Tender Nanette" (Cou-

peria).

3. "Les Tourbillona **

dricu).

4. Mazurka" (Chopin); ..6. "Prelude "*` (Chopin).'

0. "Tango" (T. Albeniz),

(Dan

7. "Danse Russo" (Petrovchka)

(T. Strawinsky).

@jropolitan

Those

THREE FRENCH GIRLS

NEXT CHANGE”

Drama!

Music!

Romance!

TIBBETT

Lawrence

Grace

MOORE

in

NEW MOON

most glorious voicos are now heard to gether for the first timel

The screen

Wait till you hear them sing Lover Come Back to Mo"!

So with

ADOLPHE

MENJOU

ROLAND YOUNG

directed by

CONWAY

10 to 10.30 p.m.--

Operatio.

"Maritana Vocal gema-Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Dennis,

Matthew Betz, Stanley Field, Lloyd new accomplishment. "Soe Americe. Whitlock, and Dick Alexander in Thirst is a breery, fast moving the supporting east, William...J. entire on American gang life with Craft directed the picture.

Langdon, Slim Summerville, and (Continued on next Column.) Bessie Love in the principal roles.

Noble, and Chorus.-0879, Song" Don Giovanni Batti, Batti" Mozart → Miriam Licotte (Soprano).—-9011,*|- Fredric Selections (Leh

London Theatre Orch-DX132. Othello--Iago's Creed

(Credo),

-Harold Williams (Baritone). -DX1587

10.80 p.m-Close"down;"

JACK

Metro..

Goldwyn

May

TALKING

FISTULE

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