1931-06-25 — Page 3

CENTRAL

W THEATRE H

SHOWING: TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m.

A ghostly romance of a baunted house, of

the

a thousand horrors which turned into a home of

Jove.

cat Creeps

while the canary sleeps

NEXT CHANGE

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.~*

"THE BACHELOR FATHER."'.

Who said actors are lucky to get three square meals a day. When The Bachelor. Father" was filmed at the Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer. studio, the players had to ent dinner eight times a day before the hilarious dining room scones were completed.

A steam table was maintained on the set with a chef presiding over cooked delicacies tempting to hungry souls, but appallingly un- savoury after several dinners bad hean, served in rapid succession to

the players, who were obliged to eat with seeming relish and ap- petito

Robert Z. Leonard directed the comely hit from the Belasco stage play by Edward Childs Carpenter which enjoyed a nine-months' run on Broadway Just season,

Ralph Forbes plays opposite Miss Davies in her new feature which the Queen's ut opens to-day Theatre, and the supporting cast includes C. Aubrey Smith, Guina" Williams, David Torrenes, Ray Milland, Doris Lloyd, Edgar Nor- ton, Nena Quartaro, Halliwell Hobbes, Elizabeth Murray and James Gordon,'»

CHAPLIN IN CITY LIGHTS.”

doos, everything he Chaplin selects the players who ap pear in his pictures with great enre and deliberation. In City Lights," his new comedy which is to play at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday, one of the principal char

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931.

HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

SHOWING TO-DAY

2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m

NEXT CHANGE Commencing SUNDAY "SPLINTERS"

A British Production

Made with

HAL JONES and REG STONES

COMING SHORTLY

ROOKERY NOOK”

- A British Production

with

RALPH LYNN and TOM WALLS The Celebrated Aldwych Theatre Farce by BEN TRAVERS. Booking at the Theatre. Telephones: 25313, 25330,

actors is an eccentric millionaire THE SURRENDER OF who, while drunk, trente Chartie

like his long lost brother, but when sober looks upon him as a total

AN EMPIRE.

stranger. This Dr. Jekyll and Mr. (Continued from Page 1.f Hyde of the tippling bowl, demand.

A 1931 Paramount Comedyed an actor of parts, who not only could play the role, but would not as a foil for Chaplin.

"THE SOCIAL LION":

Starring

JACK OAKIE

with

certain.

Everybody Says I'm Crazy--

AND HOW!

The nuttlost nut of them. all!. Crack- ling wise in n comody ro

that

will roll you

off your seat.

not to do so.

WYNN

THE PERFECT FOOL (BY ARRANGEMENT WITH FLORENZ ZIEGFELD)

IN

Follow the Leader

a Garamond

Asquith role

have known you long and well. enough to estimate at their trud value these baseless and malignant imputations upon your loyalty to the Crown. And yet on December 14, 1081, Sir Edgar Sperer's name Now in the year 1912, just as was struck put of the List of His in 1860 and 1870, war will take place the instant, German forces Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Early in production when his

by land and ren are, by their Council because by act and speech superiority at every point, As cer- he had shown himself to be dis selection had been made, Chaplin

tain of victory as anything io was dissatisfied with the way things human calculation can be made affected and disloyal to His were going. Much footage had

Germany strikes when Majesty, and had during the War. Germany's hour has struck.

"unlawfully communicated with been filmed, but he had it all

Was Lord Roberts right! And thrown out and started casting.

subjects of an enemy State and yet the Nation, in an article en Mary Brian & Skeets Gallagher. again. This time he chose Harry titled "A Diabolical Speech," said

associated with a business which yers the player who gave So there ought to be some means of

was to his knowledge carried on in splendid an account of himself in

such manner as so assist the enemy a soldier, in bringing to book

in such war

" Small won- who speaks of a friendly Power as der that people came to believe in Lord Roberts spoke of Germany," the very real existence of the Bid And when War did como Lord den Hand. Lord Beresford in 1918- Roberts was too great to say: 1 considered. "international told you so!-in contrast to Lord Haldane who in January, 1914, snid "there was a far greater prospect of "pence than there ever was be.

comedian, is also a feature mum the silent films as "Tho Connee receipt of money from the State,

ber of the cast,

"SPLINTERS."'

ticut. Yankos."

KING'S THEATRE.

"FOLLOW THE LEADER.”

"Follow the Leader" now show.

finan

ciers were largely implicated, and, no one to-day "ean deny the power for good or evil wielded behind the scenes by high finance.

To join up in enthusiasm in the early days of the 'War and settle down to hard training under diffi- cult conditions, was one thing; it' was even possible to go out into ing at the King's Theatre, refore, yet afterwards blamed the The Treaty of Versailleв. the mud and misery of Flanders splendid. farce comedy, in which public for not taking the war dan Mrs, Webster next prosseds to and keep up a good heart for & Ed Wynn himself won "fame, ch

ger more soriously! Lloyd George review the so-called Peace Treaty long period; but there is a limit roadway when it ran to capacity

was in the same boat, and declared of Versailles, and like a river wind ta humun endurance. The duil

at this time that the prospects of ing its unerring way to the sen monotony of life in the ine, fol. houses for weeks under the title of

peace were so good that he con reaches her conclusions with, un- loved by days "in support" and "Manhattan Mary." In this story sidered the right time had come for answerable argument and deadly (if you were lucky) a few days of gangdom,, Wynn, with his floppy reducing our naval and defence effect. She calls this phase “The of "rest" in leaky barns and under hat, and oversize shoes, is soon' as exponditure," and again as late as Sabotage of the Victory," and depressing conditions, had an effect

the cheery chef of gangdom's July 23, 1014, he said ho saw shows Lloyd George ne England's on even the most optimistic."-

1

It became avident to the Higher favorite restaurant. Inadvertent Commands in 1915, that something, he becomes a hero in the eyes of more than mero rest periods" was the gang, and is forced to sustain necessary. Rest was one thing, re his reputation... creation another. Battalions, and

even companies, had their sing-

signs, distinct signs of reaction evil spirit, and how he in conjure- against armaments throughout tion with Woodrow Wilson between the world! To-day one can see them lost the Peace. Lloyd Lloyd George in perspective for Georges Vaciliations make what he is an opportunist, nating reading to-day, and if some Ginger Rogers, favourite of the wizard, if you like, but above all people have compared his restless- the perfect politician; and Cham.ness and energy to that of a Fluc

*exasper

songs in the Jong bvenings, but the Bangators, is, ambitious for a stagebers dictionary gives a meaning of bottle, the analogy is incomplete, as

songs and jests of the impromptu curcor. entertainers were apt to become

threadbare.!!

Wynu, urged on by his the word which is singularly ap supporters, has to induce a theatri- posite-i man of artifices and eun. cal manager to give her a chance.ning.

The Hidden Hand.

blue-bottle can be swatted" while LG defies this operation and has a grip out life dented-- fortunately for the human race to his dipterous prototype "The Mr. Webater deals intriguingly good is oft interred with, their with the Hidden Hand and shows bones" applics never nore truly behind the scenes which people try.and i will equally do so to Gandhi clearly that there was some power than to Lenin and Woodrow Wilson ing to get things done described and Lloyd George, when they die. naboing up against a brick wall," She instances the case of Trebitsch naturalised Hungaripa Lincolo, a Miss Rogers and Stanley Smith, Jew being appointed censor at the the romantics who won universal General Post Offico in 1914 and.

It was General Horne, command"

He accomplishes, this mission [by] ing the Firat Army, who first gave his attention to organising more kidnapping the star of the show, solid entertainment for the men and forcing Ginger in ne her un- and caused the first Concert Party derstudy. A succession of rapid in France to be formed. Un

Under his auspices the 1st Army Concert fire comedy moments casue, with Party, the "Rouge-et-Noirs," sub- Wynn always blundering into the sequently renamed "Splinters," right situations at the wrong times. came into being not without,

cultios; for a concert party

dith

not the most important thing to

(To be continued.)

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Germany And again the enteroi

KOVOITAT? THE GREAT NORTHERN

be attended to in those days, and renown with thoir parts in Queen, afterwards discovered spying for "Ha! Jones, who was picked out to 'n:

High,, arg delightful in this roar organise it, had by no means an easy tank

A

ABDERMED

FROM Shanghai

he accomplished his taskmantic story into the fast farce Cound!larship, and his baronetey Honabootyogetti

Sir Edgar Speyer, who in May, TELEGRAPH Co., LTD. 1915; offered to resign hia Privy

G.P.Murada, HK Poat owing to rumours of bis treachery, but was prevailed upon by Asquith;fSix Lang

Theatre on Sunday r

ing comedy, interjecting, their ro-

the King's action, Lou Holte, prominent stage (Continued on previous Column:).

Picture

MOVIELAND

FOR

THE WEEK

STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

Ar 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20

An all talking Fax 'Movietone 17

"Romanis

ON THEN LEVEL

You laughed at.

COCK EYED WORLD"

and

HOT FOR PARIS”

Victor Melaglen William Harrigan Lilyan. Tashman. have as many laughs to give you in this

new Comedy success.

ORIDA

SATURDAY

TO-DAY

DAY TO SA

AT 2.30, 6.15, 7.15 & 9.20

DAVEYLEE SONNY BOY

BEDWARD EVERETT HORTON

BETTY BRONSON"

– ŠAMPONA IZ ÁAcica 1. blart.

The wonder child of Singing Fool in bla, frot starring picture!

TODAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W ON

355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.30a.m.-Chinesa programme. 12:30p.m.-European programme, 1p.m.-Local time and weather

report.

M

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press nows, ato. 2 pim-Close down.

6 to 8 pm-European programme

of Victor records supplied by Messrs. Teang. Fook Piano. Co.

to 0.20 p.m.

Variety.

Orchestral" A Mood in Blue."

Victor Salon Orchestra. Orchestral — “ Syncopated Love

Song." Victor Salon Orch.-- 22410.

Vocal Duet Song of Love."--- Luoy Isabelle Marah-Royal Dad.

mun.4013.

Organ Solo Song of the Ishands."Jesse Crawford

22301

Piano Solo

Bapta.

MOVIELAND

FOR THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.159.20.

M

Varion Davies in here

in her greatest comedy per- formance.

The Belasco stage hit is now a talkie riot of unusual! wit and speed try and stop

laughing at it!

with

Ralph

Forbes

G. Anbrey

Derothy."-Frank

Piano Solo The World is Wait

ing for the Sunrise, Frank Banta 21821. Song-Marie."—Franklyn "Buur

(Tenor).

Song- Cross Roads."-Franklyn

Baur (Tenor).-21767, 6.99 to 7 p.m.-ˆ•

Orokostral and Band Selections. Love Sends a Little Gift of ** Roses "A \(Openshaw). - Vittor

Novelty Orch.-22394. Glorishears (Bampton Tradi. blon) (arr, Sharp),--Mayfair Band, 20841,

(a) Norwegian Dance" (Grieg), ***(b) “Swiss May Dance" (Tradi-

tional)-Victor Orch,

*

(a) Shepherd's Dance" (Ger man), (b) Children's Dance" (German), Victor Orch.-29171. (a) With Castanets" Reinecke)

Shadows (Schytte).

Victor Orch

(a)" Rataplan" (Donizetti) (b)

"Serenata (Moszkowski), (c) Waltz, No. 3 (Koschat)-Vic- tor Orch.-22160, ・・ "Masked Ball "-Selection (Verdi, arr: Creatore). Creatore's Band-20006.

7 p.m.-Stock quotations,

7,03 to 7.20 p.m.

Operatic.

Song Cavalleria Rusticana-

Well You Know, Good Mother" (Mascagni), Maria

(Soprano),-1318,

Jeritza

Pearl Fishers "-Selection: (Bizet, Creatore). Creatore's Band-30001.

Song" Tannhauser The Even- ing Star" (Wagner)-Marcel Journet (Bass)--1974.

7.20 to 7.42 p.m

Organ Solos.

Chant

de Banheur (Song of Happiness) (Lemare).-Edwin

"H. Lemare.

"Aloha Os" (Farewell to Thee)

(Liliuokalani).-Edwin H. máre.-21191.

"Firet Symphony-Finale (Vier

no), Fernando Germani, 22287,

Smith

Marion

AVIES

Based on

the play by "Edward Childs Carpenter

The

BACHELOR FATHER

Max Golkar Maya ALL TALKING

MARION DAVIES

production Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

IT'S

WOW

-NEXT CHANGE

A High Int of

tho Alleys!

CHARLIE BREAKS PINTO SOCIETY

aught.

"A new note in entertain- with the 'master' fuuster at hid funniest..

Charlie Chaplin

«A Perfect Day" (Jasoba-Bord). CITY LIGHTS

Archer Gibson-36018

The Old Refrain (Vienna Popu

Jar Song) (Trans." by Kreis ---Archer Gibson,c.

7.42 to 8 pm

Violin Solos;

(a) “Whitney's Fancy" (O'Neill), (b)." Tim O'Neill's Hornpipe (O'Neill)-Selena O'Neill "Thanksgiving" (O'Neil}).- Selena

O'Neill-1601.00

Love's Garden of Roses" (Haydn Wood)-Reneo Chemete Oh Promise Me" (Dó Kövén

Renee Chemet 1328, 2

time and weather

WRITTEN-DILECTED: V. PRODUCED BY". SCHARLES, CHAPLIN,

COMING SHORTLY WARNER BROS. present

JOHN BARRYMORE.

IN HIS FIRST TALKING PICTURE

"GENERAL CRACK

vontures, of