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HONG

KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.

CENTRAL

| THEATRE KU

SHOWING TO-DAY A£2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20 p.m. '

NANCY CARROLL

RUITM

PHILLIPS HOLMES

18.

Stolen, Heaven

a Paramount Picture

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THE SILVER SCREEN.

KING'S THEATRE.

"ROOKERY NOOK,”

Do you know that Tom Walls was horn in Northamptonshire in 1883;. that he made his first appearance on the stage in 1005 at Glasgow in Aladdin "and that he entered films in 1920, Now he is ono of the men whose name will be recorded in the film history as being respon sible for bringing delightful and typically British laughter into the cinemas As directer and star of

Tookery Nook, he won Film Icekly's award for the best British Alan of 1930. He can now be seen in his prize winning vehicle, Rookery Nock which is having ito initial showings at the King's Theatre to-day

A DEVIL WITH WOMEN"

A motion picture director must possess many qualities. if he is to take a cold, typewritten scrip, with its alinmeless dissection of the play- era emotions, and make of it n living, breathing film. Most of these nceissury qualifications can be acquired, but to know and to understand the complex workings of that queer and unstable thing we call the human mind-that is something one is born with, or isn't.

That is largely the recrot, too, of Irving Cummings success-the man who discovered Janet Gaynor and Colleen Moore, and who mado

CHESTER CONKLIN such notable films ca" Behind That

in

Curtain" and "Cameo, Kirby". and took up "In Old Arizoną "

*GENTS of LEISURE" after Raoul Walsh's accident and

Late st Paramount Pictorial

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A BRITISH PICTURE SECURED AT GREAT EXPENSE

"PLUNDER"

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BRITISH SOUND NEWS

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of "General Crack," Warner Bros. all-talking Vitaphone special at the Queen's Theatro next Sunday, is the possessor of a perfect screen voice, according to Alan Crosland who directed the picture

The voice registers with smooth- noss and resonance, and that tech-" nical finess which so many talking- film players fack

Mr. Barrymore enacts a vividly colourful role in this romantic tale of adventure in eighteenth century Europe, while the cast includes Marion Nixon Lowell Bherman," Hobart Bosworth, Armida, Philippe do Lacy, and many others. Water Anthony did the adaptation of the George Preedy noval.

made a tremendoue hit of it.

Cuminings has the faculty of understanding his characters, and of making them understandable to others.

In his latest production, Å Devil with Women starring Victor: Melaglen, Summings has directed what the critics claim is. Me- Laglen's finest portrayal-that of a dare-devil soldier of fortune, & captain in the army of a little. Caribbeen republic, whose encoun- ters with bandit leader and the dark-eyed and intriguing senoritas,

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Victor McLaglen A DEVIL with WOMEN

with

Mona Maris

Humohray Bogart

and

Luana Alcaniz

Booking

at the Theatre. 'Daily from 11 am. Telephones: 25813, 25330.

lead to plenty of excitement and TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

thrills.

With McLaglen's own background of soldering and travel, this type of role in ideal, and Cumming himself has knocked about the world enough to get the utmost out of his players in Bring this alirring story of the tropics.

PROGRAMME.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

RALPH LYNN.

and

TOM WALLS

耦

ROOKERY

NOOK

The Celebrated Aldwych Theatre Farce by BEN TRAVERS Piration

Overtures.

FOM WALLI:

FIM SERVICE

Riezzi"- Overture (Wagner) A Teaspoonful

The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards,-9088.

BROADCAST BY Z.BW. ON Oberon Overture" (Weber)

355 METRES.

With Mona Maris as the heroine, 11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. Humphrey Bogart as the young 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, rival, Michael Vavitch as the 12.30 p.m.-European programme, bandit leader and Luana Alcaniz

1 p.m.-Local time and weather

report.

as Yavitch's 'sweetheart, the cast of "A. Devil with Women" also in- cludes such favourites, as Mrs. Jiminez, M. Rico. John St. Polis, and Jos De La Cruz. The picture,| will have its first showings at the King's Theatre on Thursday,

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"CITY LIGHTS."

Frederick Lonsdale, English dramatist and author, was one of the privileged few to view Charlie Chaplin's City Lights," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, be- foro it was placed on public ex- hibition.

It is magnificent," declared Lonsdale. It has everything." A riot of wit and broad comedy, shot through with pathos. In my judg ment. I think it is the beat thing Chaplin has over done. I believe that future generations will re sarrect Chaplin's tattered comedies and study them as reverently as they now study Italian primitives. Ho will be spoken of as people now speak of Grimaldi, only his fame will be a hundredfold greater than Grimaldi's because the film audience is universal."

The story runs true to life in a big city. Chaplin plays the part of a tramp and the other prominent. members of the cast are Virginia Cherrill and Harry Myera. There ia no dialogue in the production. but the picture is fully sychronized with music and sound effects.

**GENERAL CRACK."

The perfect screen voice, like the perfect screen face, is probably the one that gives the leach trouble, to

That voice has been discovered.****

owner: under any conditions:

John Barrymoro, great lover of

stage and soreen who makes his talking picture debut as the star

(Continued on previous Column:}"

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news; etc.

Reiny of speech from the Rotary Club tiffin-Mr. B. Wylie on. East, Wost, Hame's Best.". p.m.-Closo, down.

0 to 8 p.m.-European programme of Columbia records supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

8. to 6.42 p.m.--

*Variety.

Bruna."

Band"Madonn

Eldorado Tango Band, Band" Quatro Besos."-Eldern-

do Tango Band-MR921. · Song-Would You Like to Take

a Walk?"--Greta Keller (Con.

traito).

Song "Ten Cents a Dance."... Greta Keller (Contralto),.--- MR319.

Cornet Duct Rippling Riplets.

-Jack Mackintosh and William Oughton-MR312.

Merry Cornet Duct The

Mlakors"-Jack Mackintosh and John Robertson-MR312. Humorous Song" Wo All Go Col Hai Hai: Together."— The Two Gilberts,

Willem Mengelberg and his Concertgebouw Orch.--L2319.

"The Gipsy Basen "Overture (Strauss)-Bruno Walter and the Symphony Orch.-L2332,

7.10 to 7.50.

7:50 pm

A Cencart.

Song "My Dearest Heart" (Sullivan),-Doris Vane, (So-

prano).

Song" A

Summer Night" (Marziale and Thomas).-Doris Vane (Soprano),-DX71. Violin Solo-"Slavonic Dance in G Minor No. 1" (Dvorak and Kreisler) Joseph Szigeti.- L.2007.

Song I Fitch My Lonely Cara- vän at Night" (Horay and Coates). The Hon. W. Brown low (Baritone).' Bong-"I Look Into Your Gar- den" Wilmott, and Wood).- The Hon. W. Brownlow (Bari- tode).-DB70,

Piano Solo" Rosenkavalier

Fantasy on Love Themes" (Strauss arr. Grainger)-Poroy Grainger DB29. Vocal Duct In Springtime "? (Shakespeare and Newton).- Dora Labbette and Norman Allin

OF 50

makes a

Whisky

and Soda

Great

Thirst Quencher.

'ZEPPELIN ?'"TRAVELS

ON RAILS.

PROPELLER-DRIVEN RAIL CAR IN GERMANY.

Berlin, June 1-A remarkable" record was made by the so-called Vocal Duet." At Love's Begin-Zeppelin on rails," the pro-

Humorous Song--" Only a Gange-

ning". Sweetheart."The Two ters Gilberts-MR318. --

Blaze

Piano-Accordeon -Solo-

Away."Mackenzie Koid, Piano-Accordeon Sole-Tan-

eredi "Overture. Mackenzie

burg at F.23 this morning and

" (Campbell, and Leb-peller driven railcar constructed by mann).Dora Labbette and Dr. Krukenberg, which left Ham-. Norman Allin-4730 "Celló Solo Sarabande "-( (Sul zor)WH. Squire ---1,2250)

Reid. MR316,000 7.80 to 8 p.m.- Vocal Duet Sleepy Hollow.”

Oarson Robison"and": Frank Luther.

Vocal Duet My Heart is Where I the Mohawk Flows To-night.

Carson Robison and Frank Lather-MR3G, p.m.-Stock quotations. 42 to 7.30 p.m.-

“Sinfonia " (Bach). Willem Mon- gelberg and his Concertgebouw Orph-L2017.

DR. KIPFER IN ENGLAND.

<PROF. PICCARD'S COMPANION: RELATES EXPERIENCE

London, June 20.-Dr. Kipfer, who accompanied Profesor Piccard in his recent record balloon ascent to the stratosphere, has arrived on a three days visit to England.

Speaking oft his experiences, Dr. Kipfer said he was never nervous during the fight. Professor Piccard and he had only intended to remain aloft for five hours, but actually they flew for 17.

Referring to their landing on a glacier, ho said that a friend had actually recommended him to take an alpenstock and mountaineering boots, but he bad replied that iro might just as well take a dress suit in case he landed at an hotel.

Dr. Kipfer thinks it will be dif ficult for any one to go higher than he and Professor Piccard did, be cause of the huge size of the balloon which would be necessary, but bo is quite convinced that it would be possible to fire & rocket to the

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moon.

Dr. Kipler announced that he did not made any definita plaus for an other balloon ascent.

Professor'a Opinion.

Brussels, June 20-That aero planca are much less trustworthy than ballons, is the firm belief of Professor Piccard, the leader of the rocent sensational ascent into space.

It was expressed on the occasion of returning a ticket for a journey. by air from Brussels to London, nacompanying an invitation to lee- turo there' on the result of his stratospheric exploits...

In the covering letter, he accept- ed the invitation, but stated that he preferred to travel to London by land and sea, stating that his can- bdence in the stability of engine propelled aircraft was very slight indeed."

MOVIELAND

FOR THE WEEK

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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musical

UNNY CSIDE

IP

"End dipos B DESIA-GROWN and HENDERSON

JANET GAYNOR

CHARLES FARRELL

- Shoogs Lyrici Frank Richaron E1 Brendel Marjorie While Directed by DAND BUTLERY

WORLDA

reached its goal, Spandau, a suburb TO-DAY & TO-MOREOW

of Berlin, at 9,11 a.m.; attaining

over a distance of 270 kilometres an average speed of 170 and a maximum speed of 230 kilometres an hour. The car which has accom- modation for 24 people sonted in cofortable armebeiro-day-only- 3 p.m. Local time and weather carried six passengers, including

Se report, à la ma

10.30

P.m. (approx

day Press news. 11:30 .m.--Close down,

Rugby mid.

Dr. Krukenborg and his wife.on * Further trials will be made on June 25 in a run to Hanover, and in the meantime the car will re main here for public inspection.

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20

Tames

Kirby

J. HAROLD MURRAY.

NORMA TERRIS

MOVIELAND EATURE

FOR THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20.

High Has of

the Alloys

CHARLIE BREAKS INTO SOCIETY!

Anow noto in. screet entertain- ment with the mater Kunster at Obie futņios

UNITED

ANTITY

ACTURE

Charlie Chaplin

CITY LIGHTS

WRITTEN DIRECTED V PRODUCED BY CHARLES CHAPLIN

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WARNER BROS, presents

JOHN

BARRYMORE

GENERAL CRACK"

John Barrymore", as splendid, romantic sole dier of fortune in his first all-talking picture, "General Crack With Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Armida, Hobart Bosworth Directed by Alan. Crosland.

Sceone', in, T'ackuloslor

VITA

COMING SHORTLY

EDNA FERBER'S

COLOSSAL

CIMA

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RICHARD DIE

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