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With· KENNETH MaoKENNA Farrell MacDonald-Frank Albertson STUART ERWIN-WARREN HYMER PAUL PAGE-WALTER MOGRAIL

"DUST" OF GOLD.”

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BIBLE SOCIETY'S OUTPUT OF

THE SILVER SCREEN.

KING'S THEATRE.

THE HOUSE OF THE

·ARROW.

The latest British production to arrive in Hong Kong is "The House of the Arrow," the piclurina tion of AE. W. Mason's well." known thriller, which commonces at the King's Thontra-ta-clay, "The House of the Arrow is a murder- mystery-melodrama; it is a cleaver story of binckmail and murder and their surprising solution.

It is raro, in `n British produč tion, to find one's interest, so effort leanly unazad in the effect, and po hayo it so sustained throughout the entire development. This entirely satisfactory state of affairs is due, in the first place, to the inherent strength of A, E. W. Mason's thrill ing Story, but it must be recorded that this has the further morit herë af superlative direction by Leslie, Hiscott, and a brilliant piece of characterisation by Dennis Neilson" Terry in the dominating role of the French detective, Hanaud.

No praise can be too high for the narrative skill with which the director has handled his characters, and the entirely convincing manner in which ho has co-ordinated" the many mysterious and sivistor in- eldents to a dramatic whole of sus picion and suspense. Early scones, for instance, which show the dying woman gasping out incoherent curses about brandy and 'blackmail, lightly suggest latterly that the murder may well be. tho,, demure Upcott, Betty's companion, and the suggestion is emphasized by Hanand's connecting her up with the knowledge of the poisonöd

Such clues as these, "to gether with Hanand's insistent questioning, so adroitly throw us off the scent, that we are left de lightfully baffled na to the joint in- dentity of the murderer and !' the' acourage

arrow;

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY OCTOBER 17. 1931.

HONGKONG'S FINEST

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M.

"THE HOUSE OF THE ARROW"

aturing

Dennis Neilson Terry-Benita Hume

A BRITISH PICTURE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

The actual climax is a particular-REACHING FOR THE MOON.” ly powerful piece of work. Hero the onlooker is taken into, the author's confidence, as it were, and the murderer stands, revealed before.

The idea of a palatial ocean liner as one of the settings for scones in

Reaching For The Moon," showing at the Queen's Theatre,

now

him, gloating triumphantly over the helpless body of Apn, who forced to drink the poisoned draught. Careless of the hand of another victim protruding from belongs to Douglas Fairbanks, star cupboard, the fiend narrates to the of United Artista picture. Fair girl the whole tale of the crime. banks returned on the Europa from Hnaaud had heard all. The dramatic atmosphere of this Anal his last trip abroad and decided seana is remarkable in its imaging that a modern liner would provide tive direction and stark portrayal, marvellous shots and luxurious and provides......a fitting climax to

the proceeding sequence of interest settings. Bebo Daniels plays op and entertainment..

posito him in the picture which was

In support of Dennis Neilson-written and directed by Edmund Terry, who supplies one of most distinctive screening creations yet Goulding, himself a considerable seen in a British picture, Bonita traveller..

Hume, competent throughout in the

role of Betty, is specially compell-ONE ROMANTIC" NIGHT."! ing in the final melodramatic

segnes, and Richard Cooper regis-

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nod). Victor Symphony Orch.

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BROADCAST BY Z.BW. ON Merry Wives of Windsor"

355 "METRES.

DANCE MUSIC TONIGHT.

11 to 11.00 a.m.Stock quotations. 11:30a.m. Chinese programme... 12.30 p.m.-European programme." 1 p.m.Local time and weather

report.

1.30 pm-Rugby Press news, meil

notice, ate.

2 p.m.-Close down.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese recorded pro-

gramme.

7

Albert Conti, who plays the part 1

7

the

tors a delightful performance" as her assertive lawyer who supplies of Count Lutzan, in United Ar the essential light relief. Otherstists all-dialogue production, "One who score include Barbara Gott for Romantic Night," starring Lillias the sustained power of her brief Gish, which is coming to dying seens in the opening, and Queen's Theatre to-morrow, is a Stella Freeman for the fresh chara former Austrian army officer. of her portrayal of the suspected

Ann.

CYLINDER LOVE."

Drama is

moro artistic, and comedy is more worth-while, Buch,

risen from the "extra" ranks to In three quick years, Conti has

the position of a feature player. He is in great demand where suave, men-of-the-world types are. needed.

A notable supporting cast in- at least is the view of Spencer cludes Rod La Rocque, Conrad Tracy, holder of a Fox star con- Nagel, Mario Dressler, O. P. Hog tract, anil leading player in theirgie, Billie Bennett, Edgar Norton, THE SCRIPTURES. comedy, " Cylinder, Love," com Ruse Powell, Phillippe de Lacy and

ing next Wednesday to the King's | Byron sage. Theatre.

There is the romance of endeav- our and achievement in "Dust of Gold," issued in conjunction with the annual report of the British and Foreign Bible Society, publish ed recently.

*

Contained between its two gold- coloured covers are not only statie tics demonstrating the popularity enjoyed by volumes of the Serip sures for which the Society is res ponsible, but cameos of people in little known places of the earth to whom some of those volumes find | their way, and not in English but

"Audiences go to dramtic per formance" says Tracy, largely be cause they feal that their souls need a little uplifting, or because they appreciate the sincere if cold ar tiatry of the performance.

GERMAN TO BUILD PALACE

AT JAVA

Berlin, October (8-Bruno Paul, "Comedy audiences on the director of the Prussian Building. want to be entertained, and since Academy and one of Germany's most comedy is based on our being leading modern architects departed able to laugh at human foibles, this human spirit permentes both today for Genoa where he will em the show and the actors, and rend bark for the Dutch East Indies. era the latter far more approach to design and build a large palace Herr Paul has been commissioned able.

"Consequently the tragedian for a sultan in Java

comedian, gots down' and" mingles with the crowd. From the player's. own viewpoint, the latter is much more comfortable.

Tracy scored sposationally in “Up The River" and, "Quick” Mil- lions for Fox Films. His Intost screen rôle gives him a hilaliously funnny park

in their own tongues. During the stands alonf on a pedestal, but the year onding March, 1931, fourteen new translations were made. ~ The Rev. J. Love, the Society's Missionary to the Australian Aborigines living in the remake coastal region of North-West Ann fralia, has, for the sake of the older people who sat in church with immobile countenances listen ing to strange noises issuing from the pulpit and lectern in an un- known; tongue,”, stydíed their lan; guage and transisted the Gospe of St. Mark into Worrora, 2nd The Verb: “To Be,”!!

The difficulty and complexity of the undertaking may be roalised

Sindey Tax, Edward Everett Horton, El Brendel, Une Morkel, William Collier, Sr... Ruth Warren, Lorin Raker, Bert Rouch and Wil liam Holden are in the cast,

from the fact that tho' simplest of tidion this tentative-edition--con- the verbs to be las 171 forms thing. 15, 426 v The manuscript was sent to Bibia Last your 11,888,228 volumen of House, in Queen Victoria-street and Scripture were put into circula printed there and the books duly, tion, of which 1.020,741 were com-

plete Bibles, 1.073,185 New Testa sont out. Of their nrrival” Mr. Love writes: "Their coming has monts, and 9,785,300 other books, hoon the most inspiring, thing that chiefly Gospels, and Faaltors, This has happened in my experience of number is more than the Society these people Old man and young sent out in the first 35 years of its lean forward and Listen with an existence. There are two million intoaitness that is humbling when books and unbound shooty on the I reflect how many slumsy express shelves in Queen Victoria-streat, sion and how much missing of the and during the year cases of books weighing 400: tons: ware "sant “out Continued as foot of next column,) by the packing department

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Piano Solo I've Got a Feeling.

I'm Falling"-Thomas Waller.

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Commencing Oct 16 The M.G.M.

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Carmen" (Bizet) Habanera. "Carmen" (Bizst) Prelude to Act

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Musical Comedy..

Gems from Blackbirds of 1926." -Warren Mills and his Blug Serenadors.--35062.

"Ol' Man Rivor."

Show Boat Selections."-

Whiteman and his Concert Orch.-35912,

Gems from "The Desert Song." Gems from Countess Maritza."

Victor Light Opera 33809.

8.97 to 8.49 p.m.

Orchestral.

Espana Rapsodie" (Chabrier),— Detroit Symphony Orch.-1337. (a)" Shepherd's Dance," (b) "Children's Dance" (German)

"Norwegian Dance" (Groig), (d) "Swiss May Dance" (Traditional).-Victor Orel,-22171.

(a) Rataplan (Donizetti), (b) "Serenata" (Moskowski), (c)

Waltz No. 5" (Koschat) (d)" With Castanofa" (Reinecks) (e) Shadows!! (Schytte). Victor Orch.422169,

8.49 to 9.30 p.m.

A Concert.

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Fox Trot— Why Was I Born ́ ́. Fox Trot Here Am I."-22187, Fox Trot Am I a Passing.

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Fox Trot

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Fox Trot" Since I Found You."

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Fox Trot" From Now

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Rock Me to Sleep in Your Arms."—22142-

10,30 pan. (approx.)-—Rugby mid-

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11.30 p.m.--Close down:

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11a.m. to 12.15 p.m.-Relay of Ser vice from St. John's Cathedral. 12.15 to 2 p.m. Chinese recorded,

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2 p.m.-Close-down,

8 to 10 p.m.-European programme

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8 p.m.-Local time and weather

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8.04 to 8.80 p.m

Symphony in D Minor" (César Franck). Played by the Phila delphis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokow. ski.-M-22,

Outline of themes with piano.

L. Stokowski.

1st Movement-Lento-Allegro

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2nd Movement Allegretto." 3rd Movement—" Allegro #troppo."

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8.50 to 9.34 p.m.-.

"Choral- Veneration of the

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Choral Spotless Rose"

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Organ Solo Andantino in D Flat Lemare);-Edwin H. Leware, C1455, Solo Prelude in A Minor (Debussy). Isabelle:

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Westminster Central Half Choir,--B3n27,

Instrumental Ave Maria "

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