1931-08-26 — Page 3

CENTRAL

KATHEATRE MUL

TO-DAY to SATURDAY DAILY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.18 & 9,20

“VA PARAMOUNT 1931 - SUPER-PRODUCTION

CLAUDETTE COLBERT FREDRIC MARCH Honor

Among Lovers

with

CHARLES

RUGGLES

NEXT

and

GINGER ROGERS

Directed by DOROTHY ABZNER Screendom's

outstanding

Woman dir.

ector.

CHANGE

GENEVIEVE TOBIN. CONRAD NAGEL Zasu Pitts, Monroe Owsley, Slim Summerville. From Sidney Howard's stage success Directed by Hobert Henleys

FREE LOVE

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT

AT.

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. :

A TAILOR MADE MAN.

"Hedda Hopper, delineator of sophisticated women, makes an about face in A Tailor-Made- Man,in which he is now playing in support of the frolicsome William Hainca at the Queen's Theatre. For as the" jouveauríche dowagor, Miss Hopper had a role which goes ta, the other extreme of native. She is even deluded into believing. Haines to be a great financier, whereas in reality he is nothing but a pants-presser in the far-

bolab plot..

The romantic comedy of business. lifa was directed by Sam Wood, "who recently bored with his pro duction of Paid." Dorothy Jor dan, Joseph Cawthorn and Marjorie Rambeau have prominent roles,

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"WAY FOR A SAILOR;"

Oilskin boots and you'westers formed the most important part of the wardrobe for the seagoing location trips of

"Way for a Sailor," coming to the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, with John Gil- hert starring and Wallace Berry in

featured role.

"

The players and crew made their baso at San Pedro Harbour where they remained until the weather nan informed them to the effect that a stiff gale whe blowing at Then they would shove off in a chartered freighter for the storm zone where unusually exciting scenes were filmed

sea

"Sam Wood directed a cast which Includes Leila Hyams, Jim Tully, Polly Moran and Doris Lloyd.

CENTRAL THEATRE. "HONOUR AMONG LOVERS.”

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1931.

HONGKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

-FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

5 STARS

"THE

LAWYER'S SECRET

a Paramount Plature

with

The Most Comfortable and the Only Air-Conditioned Theatre in Hong Kong.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

ེ།

Ullve Brook Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Fay Wray Jean Arthur Directed by Louis Gasnier and

Max Martin"

KING'S THEATRE.

"THE LAWYER'S SECRET.".

Dramas neither "stark nor terrify- ing, but intensely real is contained in' "The Lawyer's Secret," in which an excellent and all-star cast; headed by Clive Brook, Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen, brings

What do món i fear of their liras tell their lawyers? What do women in love tell their lawyers? Do their confidences clash with his conscience. This ruthless drams bares a lawyer's boart!

England's American stage sensation! America's Eng- lish screen favourite! To gether! In Donald Ogden. Stewart's sparkling drama of love marriage-and love f

Booking

at the Theatre Telephone: No. 25313.

who remember his appealing por trayal in Wings" his ability'as shown in this desply emotional role will come as no surprise.

"TARNISHED, LADY."

NEXT CHANGE

TALLULAH »

BANKHEAD

CLIVE

BROOK

Tarnished Lady"

a Garamennt Pictur

HONG KONG AND SPORE DOCKYARD STAFFS.

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

An established favourite and a dazzling new motion picture star

Mr. Kelly (Lab, Rochdale) ask- will be seen in the lending roles ofed the First Lord of the Admiral- Tarnished Lady, which will by in the House of Commons on

to life a tense complication of show at the King's Theatre next. Wednesday the number of agree.

modern day living.

Clive Brook is the well-known actor who co-stars with Tullulah Bank head, tha English stage darling, in this intriguing drama.

Claudette Colbert credits a large part of her stago and screen BUC- cess to the timbre of her voice, full, deep and vibrant. Her voice has The vividness of The Lawyer's a distinguishing quality that has Secret is intensified by the in-, caused comment since als Brat distolligent presentation of its drama, covered its power while touring theIts audiences are made to feel its

***Tarnished Lady" introduces to United States with Ulric Haupt in vital significancs for each one of the moving pictude world Tallulah them. Its web of circumstances Bankhead whose vivacious person: "The Marionette Man" in 1024.

might wind itself around any un-ality has captivated all England thinking individual, just as it

since she left her native United winda, in the picture, around States to suck fame abroad, eight Brook, the suave lawyer, Rogers, tho. weakling playboy and Arlen, the reckless young sailor.

Miss Colbert spent many years on the stage "finding" her voice, Previous to 1924, she had spoken only three words on the stage, while playing the part of Sybil Blake in "The Wild Westcotts." Ior voice range was not fixed,

The change that took place in my voice while "The Marionette Man' was on tour came from the training that Ulric Haupt was kind enough to give me," says Miss Colbert, "He bad come but recent ly from Germany, and, like most European actors and actresses, had thoroughly brought under control the chest and thronty tones that mark them apart from most Ameri- can stage people."

"My voice at the time was still

in the air, so to speak. It had

occasional soprano breaks and had

not settled into the pitch I want- ed."

Miss Colbert's voice, her chartä and her slender figura were such- adaptable tools for her acting abil ity to mould and control that her popularity on the stage developsd with amazing rapidity. In fact, at the time she made her first two

pictures, "For the Love of Mike," the only silent picture in which she appeared, and "The Hole in the Wall," she was in auch deinand that she had to keep playing ca Broadway at night while work ing

velopment that every day at the studio,

Miss Colbort has attained is scon in the successful pictures in which she has appeared, "The Big Pond,'

Young Man from Manhattan?! "Manalaughter," and, most recent- ly, in "Honcur Among Lovers,

the chief attraction of the week!

FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST, at the Central Thontre starting

9.15 PM.

ARTISTES

Ma. NEIL MATHIESON Ms. F. C. E. EENDALL MR. W. MBARTON

from today.

Of Miss Colbert's voice, C. A. Tuthill, monitor man at Para-. mount New York studio, whose. duty it is to listen in the micro phones during the making of the scenes and adjust the mechanism to the voice intonations and fectua tions, of the speaking actora, sayB, "Miss Colbert is an easy actress. to monitor. My work is much less complicated when 1-cam-working-| with an-actress-who-has-a-voioù- like hers. It given mo trouble in og Tar) the upper registore bocause of its

narnial, deep-seated quality,”

THE CORPS BAND:

ADMISSION, 81.00.

years ago.

ment men employed by the Admir alty at Hong Kong and Singapore in May, 1930, and June, 1831.

132

27

June, 1831,

120

31

Mr. Alexander: The number of men serving a Hong Kong and Singapore under agreement from home was as follows:

May, 1930 Hong Kong Singapore Mr. W. G. Hall (Lab, Ports- The story is set in the glamorous mouth Central) asked the First world of New York's "400," and Lord what increases in allowances deals with a potted girl who, had been granted to officials in through ill-fortune, is forced to his Majesty's Dockyard at Malta marry a wealthy broker for his as a result of the Baddeley report, In doing this she re-whether such increases govered all pudiates her love for a poor writer,grades, and if not the reason for Later, repenting her bargain, she euch differentiation. leaves her husband, but finds the Mr. Alexander: I am sending my writer has found consolation with hon, friend a list showing the old one of her friends. Then the true and revised allowances. The de worth of the man she married incisions for all grades were arrived made clear to her, but, unable to at on the same basis, e, the rOK- return to him," she struggles on sonable extra cost over expenditure This picture is also significent, na

"The Lawyer's 'Secret" ie the story of a professional man's fight to preserve the athics of his pro fession and his love for a girl, Fay Wray, by stifling his natural human duty to prevent injustice to an innovent man. Arlen, on trial for his life, for a crime of which is innocent, nearly pays the suprema penalty because: Brook cannot reveni a secret confided to him by Rogers, his client and Fay's brother.

money.

an introduction to serious drama alone. In a series of exciting in England which an offer may of the popular juvenile, Charles climaxes, the husband and wife are be expected to incur in Malta. Rogers. It marks the first time brought together again, and start

Rogers has bind an opportunity to

display his real dramatic ability their lives, with

on the talking screen. For those standing,

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Armer under-

PRINCE'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 7.15 and 9.15 pm.

William

ΤΟΥ

· presente-

̈(August 25-26).

CITY

GIRL

with MARY DUNCAN, CHARLES FARRELL Chuirlas will appear as A BOY WHO DIDNT

KNOW

WOMEN and Mary.as A GIRL WHO DID KNOW MEN.

So when a boy who DOSE'NT know woman meets a girl who

DOEB know men.

things begin to happen.

OITY GIRL is a Grippingly human story with daft directorial touches, appealing dialogue and wonderful photography: ADDED ATTRACTIONS

Great Gabs

A Comedy

Fox Movietone News.

NEXT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME on AUGUST 27th.

All Talking Fox Movietone Drama of

back stage life and Hollywood "BIG TIME"

Orchestral-" Love Ain't Nothin'

But the Blues". Orchestral-"Lucky: Me-Loveable You" Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys (Col. 2048-D3, Orchestral "With My Guitar

and Your Orchestral-Around the "Corn- er."Ben Selvin and his Orch. (Col. 9221).

9.25 to 10.19 p.m.--.

Operatio.

Song- Lucia di Lammermoor~~ Mad Scene" (Donizetti).—Tot/ Dal Monte (Soprano) (Vic. 6811).

TODAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations. 11.30a.m.-Chineso programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programing of Regal records supplied by. Aferers. Anderson Music Co.

2 p.m.-Local time and weather

report

1.20 p.m.-Rugby Press news, mail

notice, etc.

2.p.m.-Close down"

5 to 7 p.m.-Chinese, programme,

6 to 0.30 p.m.-Chinese children's

programme.

7 to 10.30 p.m.-A collection of records kindly loaned by listener.

7p.m.-Mail notice, etc. 7.05 to 7.30 p.m.

Beottiah Selections,

'Orchestral-(a) "Highland Fling" (b)! Sailor a Hornpipe."-Lon. don Dance Orchestra (Col 2903).

Song "I Like My Old Home

Town" (Lauder). | Song- Tho, Boas of the Hodo

(Lauder).-Sir Harry Lauder (Zonophione G.0.0).. (... Band- Wee MacGregor Patrol" (Amers).The Band of H.M,. Coldstream Guards (H.M.V. "B2924).

Humorous Song➡" Yo Can Come

and See the Baby" (Fyffe).

Fuimorous Bong-"Sailing Up the Clyde". (Fyffe).---Will Fyffe (Col. 9409).

8 p.m.-Local time and weather.

report.

7.30 to 8.10. pm-

Song

“A. Concert.

Zomire et Azor-The Warbler" (Gretry).

Song" Proch's Air and Varia

tions" (Proch)-Madam Anali- tn Galli Carei (Soprano) (Vic 6724).

Orchestral - Morgenblatter

Waltz" (Strauss): Orchestral Dream Waltz" (Millocker)--The Geiger Orch.. (Col, 9027).

Vocal Quartette-"Absent" (Met

cal), Vocal Quartette "Crossing the

Bar (Barnby), → Columbia ̈ Mixed Quartette (Col. A1801). Piano Solo-(a) "Air in E Minor on Ground Bass" (Purcell); (b) Gigue in G Major" (arr. Henderson); Gavotte in B Flut" (Arfio, arr. Henderson).. A. M. Henderson (Col. 4361), Song "Bird Waltz" (Varney). Lucrezia Bori (Soprano) (Vic, 1333)....

men "

Song" Song of the Volga Bout (Trans, and arr. by E. Bromberg-Emilio de Gogorza (Baritone) (Vic. 84907),, ; 2010 10 to 5.30 p.m. Wembley Mili- tary Tattoo"-Played by the Band of H.M. Grenadier. Guards (Col. 1073/9074).

8.30 to 0.02 p.m.---

Old Bangs.

"Chorus Hits of Yesterday" (arr. Stoddon). The Jolly Old Fel- lows (Regal G9324/0424). "Florrie Forde Old Time Medley.

-Florria Fordo (Comedienne) (Col, 19780),

An Old Time Music Hall. The Variaty Singers (Regal G1032). 9.012 to 9.85 p.m.------

Variety.

Orchestral-Because My, Bady.

Don't Mean Mayba" Now!" Orchestral Just Like a Melody out of the Sky-Goorge Olson and his Music (Vic. 91459).it) Vocal: Duct Rio Rita-N

Rather Have a Memory of You, Geoffrey Gwyther and Edith Day.

Song Rio Rita--The Rangers.

Song"-Geoffrey (wyther with. Rangers (Col, DX14). Mouth Organ Solo Freaks on

the Mouth Organ.","

Voen! Quartette" Rigoletto — Quartette" (Fairest Daughter of the Graces) (Verdi).—Galli- Curci Homer Gigli-De Lucs. : » Vocal Sextettouma What Restrains Me!" (Donizetti) Galli-Curci Homer - Gigli - De Luca Pinta-Bada (Victor 10012). Songs-Trovatore (Verdi)-Bong March of the Grent?

"Di Quella Pira and Ah Si Ben Mio"-John O'Bullivan. (Tenor) (Col. 1578), 21 10,10 to 10.30..p.m.-London letters.

and Rugby mid-day Press nowa

Tin Whistle Solo (a) Battery

Dan the Magistrate "Bagpipe Imitations onlin WhistleWYN V Robinson (Regal G8130),

Song

Dream Lover."

...diers."..... Jeanette, MacDonald:

(Soprano) (Victor 22247). ||Organ Solo--" A Procious Little

Thing Called Love

· Organ, Solo—" Carolina

Inter

deme Crawford (Victor 2103a).

ntinued on previotia

QUEEN

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

'B

He borrowed the clothes to win fortune and girl's heart!

See him do

his stuff!

WILLIAM

Haines

with

DOROTHY JORDAN

JOSEPH LAUTHORT

MARJORIE NAMBRAU

NEXT CHANGE

Bivals

in

Love-

GILBERT and Beery in a "he-man team that will win the laugh-and-thrill championship!

JOHN

the

ttled

World

round

GILBERT

with-

WALLACE BEERY

Jim Tally, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran

SAM

way

for a

WOOD Sailor

production

Meta Goldiga Mayer" AIL TALKING POTUIME

STAR

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

ALL SINGING-DANCING

ROMANCE

MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD

HAROLD MURRAY, HORMA TERSIS