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CENTRAL

WE THEATRE K

10

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

PLUNDER

THE SILVER SCREEN.

CENTRAL THEATRE.

"PLUNDER."**

In the sepse, of amusements, Hong Kong in now more like a British Colony than it was before. Contrary to the ideas of the pass, the kinematograph theatres which are more or less Americanized,

The Celebrated Aldwych Farce by Benfro have turned their aims. To add

With Aased A

GAUMONTS DATEISM SOLNG NEWS

PETE MANDELL'S JAZZ MUSIC

.Staming,

Ralph

Wals

ALL TALKING

ROMANCE of the GREAT OUTDOORS

CALL of the WEST

DOROTHY REVIER

MATT MOORE

Dire

ALBERT HAY

IT.

DIFFERS I

BEFORE SEEING ROMAN- CES OF THE AMERICAN WILD WEST, YOU CAN SEE SOME REAL NEW YORK NIGHT CLUB DAN- CES AND HEAR SWEET SONGS.

NEVER 18 THERE A BET- TER OUTDOOR PICTURE “ THAN THIS!

GIRL SLAVES IN YUNNAN,

FLIGHT OF THE YA-TOU

CLASS

more British, taste that has long been awaited for by the Britishors as well as those who are educated

with pure English, the local then. tres are now doing their bort in introducing productions of the British Film Industry,

It is interesting to learn that the Contral Theatro is again in- troducing "Plunder," & produc tion of real English value,

"Plunder," is one of the throo big British film successes, shown before His Majesty the King and the Delegatus of the Imperial Con- feroneo held in London' on Novem- ber last, and has had many a good word form the various critics, The writer is lucky to have seen

int

n preview in the. Central Theatre, and can assure anybody thất it is really a high-class comely that will be loved by everybody who speaks English.

Tom Walls, the "great comedian, who is in the leading role, algo directed, and has made this Aldwych success into a kinemato- graphie trest which gets right away from the limitation of the stage.

The picture is laughter provcking nl through, and the action pover ets up. There is never a dull mo- men within the cne and half hour of its screening, and the incidents got funnier and funnier ail the timo as the picture runs.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931.

HONCKONG'S FINEST CHEMA

THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY, AIR-COOLED THEATER IN HONG KONG

· NEXT CHANGE

Commencing SUNDAY, 19th July

RUTH CHATTERTON "Unfaithful

a Garamount Picture

with.

PAUL LUKAS Society knows how by reputation-and so

You'll ofoty talks!

know her real story!

Booking

at the Theatre Telephones: 25318, 25330.

From the very start, you enjoy the silly actions of Robertsonfested intrigue. Duped by the casy Haro, who acts the part of a son living enjoyed by her friends, the to Mary Brough who acts as Mrs. girl tries to induce the man, Gary Howlitt, the woman who tries to Cooper, to join the "racket." He defraud her niece of her inheri❘ refuses, until the girl is caught by tance. Then comes Ralph Lynn as police and sent to prison for a | D'Arey Turk, the 'silly-ass.”

Next comes Tom Walls himself as Freddie Malone, the adventurer, who conspires burglary, and dragged Lynn into the plot. The funny incidents rench their most Appalling accounts of the condi-excruciating point when the two tions of some 150,000 girl slaves in the province of Yunnan are des cribed in a message from Yunnan- fu, published in the New York Sun and quoted by Reuter. Tunaanfu alone there are, believed to be 22,000 girls of the "Ya-tou" einss. "Ya-tou" means "yoke eren- tures.". It is an apt term.

nt

comedians are in a chloroforming sequence in a lady's bed-rcom, in which the brother of Mrs. Howlitt is accidentally killed. The superb Inly acted sequence where the tiro comedians are interrogated Scotland Yard by. Herbert Waring as the Inspector, will put everyone' in splendid humour. The "Ya-tou" girl has no rights

Winifred Shotter, as Joan How- whatever. She is in a far worse litt, the girl who is defrauded of plight than the "Mui Tasi" "class her inheritance by her aunt, 18 a of girl slayes to be found in Hong-sweet little croature. worthwhile Kong, who, at any rate, can appeal seeing. She is charming and acts to the courts and can win her well. It is a capital entertainmont freedom if she can prove that she and an excellent attraction that

will please overybody.

has been maltreated.

Most of the girl slaves of Yunnan. are sold for life-their parenta giving up all rights and renouncing" all claims to them. They never re- turn to their homes unless, becom- ing chronically diseased or mon- tally unfit, they are sent back by their owners as bad bargains. They are clothed in the cast-off garments of their mistress (or even, master) and eat the scraps.from the table. They seldom retain any self-respect. The humiliating conditions crush their characters.

KING'S THEATRE.

"CITY STREETS."

SHOWING TO-DAY

Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

Lost in the can.

·yors of crime- this lanky wòstorn stright aliootor

this girl who thinks M-Q-N-E-Y spells fora

Sos

them Bght their

way out!

GARY

COOPER

SYLVIA

SIDNEY

"CITY STREETS

a Paramount Picture

with PAUL LUKAS WYNNE GIBSON

QUEEN'S THEATRE,

"WOMEN EVERYWHERE,"

A Bailer to be really expert in crine she did not commit. The his trade must be more than an man takes the only way he knows expert souman. He must be a mas to free "hi" girl. He joins the terful musician as well. Otherwise racketeers, and, from there on the how could he hope to fit into the plot whirls and twists in an ever- quartettes in the coul of the even mounting series of action climaxes,ing after the day's chores are

The cast of "City Stroets", in- done? cludes, in addition to Cooper" and Miss Sidney, Paul Lukas, William Boyd and Wynne Gibson, Rouben Mamoulian directed the picture,

"UNFAITHFUL."

An

"Unfaithful,"

absorbing drama of the disillusioned wife of a public hero, is Ruth Chatterton's latest dramatic sensation, and the King's Theatre will feature this Lukas, seen with Miss Chatterton attraction Sunday next. Paul

in her recent pictures, "Anybody's Woman" and "The Right to Love," has the chief supporting role, with Paul Cavanagh and Julietta Comp." ton, both well-known stage favouri- ties, heading the cast,

It was the musical accomplish- ments of Clyde Cook which secured him the post of first mate on the good ship "The Dove," in the musÍ-` cal romance of Morocco, "Wonten Everywhero," which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre, And it is theso seafaring instruments such as the concortina, the jewe-harp and harmonica, on which Cook specia- lizes.

"The Dovo" is not the first movie ship on which Cook has sailed. He tain Lash" His other screen roles was the cockney sailor in "Cap- have been in "The Brute," "The Spieler" "Interferrace," "Tam- ing of the Shrew" and "Jazz

Heaven."

J. Harold Murray and Fifi Der.. say share the leading honours in Miss Chatterton's great talent women Everywhere," with Georgo is given unrestricted play in "Un-Grossmith, Rose Dione and Ralph faithful." John von Druten, the Kellard, in the supporting roles. Years of experience as a private playwright who wen prize honours Alexander Korda directod the detective gave Denhich Hammett, with his stago play, "Young Wood- the popular story writer and 'au-loy," fashioned this inspiring

production.. thor of the new Gary Cooper story especially for her. As an Sylvin Sidney underworld drama, American girl married to the po "City Streets," which the King'spular hero, whem, she loves madly; Theatre is now showing, a back-as the disillusioned wife who finds gicund of plot and counterplot in her husband's virtues are merely a

Eating breakfast in bed isn't They are often beaten mercilessly. the realm of gangdom which he mask for his secret philandering i have to do it twelve times a day. as pleasant as it sounds when you' 'A not uncommon punishment has incorporated and enlarged as the reckless thrill-seeker, sock-

which is given for oven trivial offences is to hang the wretched "yoke creature" by her thumbs.

ม

"PARLOUR, BEDROOM AND BATH."

That was Buster Keaton's job

upon in all his exciting and on-ing desperately to drown her pride during filming of the hilaricus tertaining writings.

in ous wild escapade after an breakfast scones in "Parlour, Bod Hammett was, for years, a'mains ather, this brilliant actress plays a tay of the famous Pinkerton force, sories of charactorizations in which room and Bath," his new comedy, an organization of private inves her emotional acting finds its best

which will open at the Queen's tigation whose ramifications ex-expression.

Theatre on Sunday.

SERVICE TO READERS.

tend arcund the globe and whoso. Again, as.. In "Anybody's Wo TPRESS, UDON HONG ways of criminals into the glamor. Paul Lukas entors to save the wo THE HONG KONG DAILY researches, reach from the hidea-man" and "The Right to Love KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through ous lives of international politi-

After a day spent in rehearsing this ono scene, Kenton said ho never wanted to see another breatfast tray again'.

The now comedy is an adapta

their London Office, at 53, FLEET cal plotters. Hammott readily man from herself. The BULVO STREET, L.O. 4, Tel: 3137 are pre-admits that most of his stories are Lukas bas exorcised his rare fascition of the stage hit and revalvos pared to give Subsribers and written from the great fund of ox-nation in scores of minor parts. Visitors advice regarding accomperience he had while tracking cri" It remained for "Unfaithful" to about the ludicrous attempts of an modation, available, motoring facminals and making investigations uring him the opportunity to ex- innocent, young man to make a hit lities, suitable shopping centres, of all kinds for many clients. crciso bis talent to the ful, with the ladies Charlotte Green-. "City Streets, Hemmott's first Cavanagh, as the hero-husband, wood, elongated comediennes volim when a kont, they will malligatory about kinda sintiyesomwving plnym saexacting.asiausias greet, deganat Danny and CHS Edwords or telephone to the above address, nicture, is a-grippingly, realistic skill and polish. Miss Compton, head, the supporting “cast""" and they will receive the utmost assist romance in which an unocent boy soon in "Morocco" and "Anybody's among the young ladies whom ance and the latest available intor, and girl jove affair develops Woman," is here the beautiful ob Keaton tries to dazzle are Dorothy mation on all subjects of enquiry through a series of dynamic episo. "ject of Cavanagh's extra-marital | Christy, Joan Peers, Sally, Eilers will be placed at their disposal, des into a dangerous crime-inattentions.

and Natalie Moorhead,

etc.

MOVIELAND

ATU

FOR. THE WEEK

STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.

JACK

LONDON'S

Great Creation.

The story of Wolf

Larsen,

ruthless,

courageous,

fearing none, domi- nating all!

THE

SEA AWOLF

with

MILTON SILLS:

JANE KRITH RAYMOND HACKETT

WORLDA

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

THE RETURN OF M-G-M'S MIRACLE PICTURE

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

355 METRES.

lito, 11.30 am-Stock quotations. 13.30 a.m.-Chinose programme, 12.30 pm.-European programme,

1 p.m.-Local time and weather

report.

1.30 pm. Rugby Press news, mail

notice, etc.

p.m.-Closs down.

6 to .p.m.-European programme of Victor records "upplied by Messra. Tanng Fook Piano Co.

6 to 6,18 p.m.

Selections by Jook Hylton's Orchestra.

"With Song in My Heart."

(Hart-Rodgers).

"Body and Soul". (Heyman-Sour

Green).-36427.

"Yours is My Heart Alone".

(Lehar),

"Just a Gigolo" (Casucci).-36037. 019 to 0.30 p.m.

Organ Bolos,

* Largo" (Handel)..

"Prelude in C Minor" (Chopin).-

Archer Gibson.38972.

"Old Irish Air."

14

The Bells of St. Mary's" (Adams),

Archer Gibeon.-35999.

7 p.m.-Stock quotations, mail

police, etc.

6,36 to 7.08 p.m.

Variety.

Humorous Sang-" He's So Uo-

usual."

Humorous Song" I'd Do Any thing for You."—Helen Kane.— 22090.

"Negro Spirituals-Ezekiel Saw de Wheel Swing, "Low, Sweet Chariot--Keep Your Hand "on the Plow, Hold On-Good News-Standing in de Need-of Prayer-Religion is Fortune," Hall Johnson and Negro Choir.

36020.

· Orchestral---" Pagan Love Song."

-Victor Salon Orch.-2043 Humorous Song" Singin' in the

Rain."

Humorous Song- Orange Blos som Time."-Johnny Marvin.- 92057.

7.08 to 7.22 p.m.-

Pianoforte Bolos,

(a)" A Deserted Farm," (b) "Ot Brer Rabbit" (MacDowell); (a)To a Wild Rose," (b) " To a Water Lily" (MacDowell).—

Myrtle C. Eaver.22101. "To Spring" (Grieg).

"Walk in G Flat Major" (Cho-

pia)-Myrtle C. Eaver.-22163. 7.22 to 8 p.m.-

A Concert.

Violin Solo" One Little Dream

of Love" (Gordon). Violin Solo Rose in the Bud" (Dorothy Forster).-Reneo Che. met.-1139. Song- Somewhere a Voice is Calling (Newton nhd Tate), Bong-" Mighty Lak' a Rose"

(Stanton and Novin)Francis Alda (Soprano).—1189.

Piano Solo Prelude in C Sharp

Minor (Rachmaninoff).

Piano Solo Liebestraum-”.

MOVIELAND FEATURE

THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 0.20.

Love. hatet. adventure

in intriguing pleasure-crazed Morocco, midst its Legionnaires. Arabs..and women.

A Fox movietone

musical romanco

Women Everywhere

J. HAROLD MURRAY FIFI DORSAY GEORGE, GROSSMITH CLYDE COOK Directed by

ALEXANDER KORDA

NEXT CHANGE

The Broadway laugh hit is

here now as a film hailed as. the funniest

over made!

Don't miss it !

Buster

Keaton

(Liszt). - Julius Schendel. CHARLOTTE

35000.

with

GREEN WOOD REGINALD DENNY

Bong Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (Ben Jonean)." Song "Believe Me, If All Those

Endearing Young Charms) (Moore).- Raymond Dixon EDWARDS

(Tenor)-22031.

SERA CLIFF

Violin Bolo-" Menuet" - (Back!

Winternitz)

Violin Solo' Gavolls ! (Beck

hoven). Tritz

#1130, 'p.m-Local time and weather

report

TRADER 3.5-Chucu stádio.

HORN

·espoort:

10.30

mid-da

10.30 p.m. Close down.

PARLOR

BEDROOM

AND

BATH