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CENTRAL

HEATRE «

SHOWING TO-DAY-

A 2.80, 8.10, 7.15 and 0.20 p.m.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

King's,

HỒNG KONG.

"Canaries Sometimes. Sing,”.

with Tom Walls and roune

Arnaud

"Tolable David.

Dentral.

200RPH

GARAZERY STORY BORGIST FO

Queen's:

World.

Guilty Handa,"

with Lionel Barrymore.

The Sea Lion,"

Chinese, picture.

KOWLOON.

FEBLJING BEREEN

COLUMBIA PICTURES

TOLABIT DAVID

Tha

Featuring:

RICHARD CROMWELL

wilk

Star.

·Bed and Breakfast.".

COMING.

Pictura

JOAN REERS

NOAH

King's.

the

OSERY

World

JOAN DLYSTONE

will Remember

Columbia

Picturs

NEXT CHANGE

CHAPTER II

ROMANCE Fraught with danger... beset by savage beast and human vultures. That was the adven some? lot of

TARZAN

THE

TIGER

with FRANK MERRILL

and NATALIE KINGSTON

Ones

kady."

with Ruth Olatkertou. "The Yellow Ticket."

One Heavenly Night."

"Dr. Jekye and Mr. Hyde

Central.

1

Tarzan the Tiger"

(Chapter 1).

"The Age for Love."

"The Conumand Performance:"

"A Woman of Experience."

Queen's.

"Silver Horde."

World.

Btar.

Say It Will Songs."

"Robin Hoed."

"Pardon Us,”.»

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

KING'S

FREDERICK LONSDALE'S

Canaries Sometimes

Sing

ENTOM WALLS YVONNE ARNAUD

ATHOLE STEWART CATHLEEN RESHITT

AT 2:30, 6.10, 7.16 & 9.30. P.M.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! There will be Special

Showings on

WED., 2nd March, When the entire procooda will be given to THE SHANGHAI REFUGEE'S RELIEF FUND

The Programme will be as follows e

2.80 p.m. "The Seas Beneath " 5.10 p.m. “Thɔ Smiling

Lieutenant"

7:15 pm. "Monkey Business" | 0.80 p.m. "Plunder"

A. REAL LAUGHTER PICTURE ANAS PRIORS AS USUAL

NEXT ATTRACTION

The First Lady of the Screen in a Memorable Role- RUTH

IN

CHATTERTON

ONCE A LADY”

A Paramount Metara

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL, 25313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

"THE SILVER HORDE"

JEAN ARTHUR SEEN IN

'DIFFICULT ROLE -

One of the most difficult things for a pretty girl to do is to be unsympathetic when she is natural by sympathetic.

Jean Arthur had that experience in The Silver Horde " Radio Pictures' dramin of Alaska which is ecming on Thursday to Queen's

Theatre.

"ONCE A LADY." STORY OF A

RUTH CHATTERTON'S DAY'S WORK.

Finding oneself scheduled to be in three places, each thirty miles removed from the next and pt. one and the same time, isn't the easiest situation in the world but, it wanes all în: the day of a screen player.

At least it did in Rath Chaiter

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ton when she reported to the Para- montat Hollywood" headquarters, Jean has played many types of

who had agreed to aim her new rôles during her earter in silent j and talking pictures-but most of'] druma. “Once A Lady," which the

King's Theatre show next Thurs day..

then were of the heroine or sym-. pathetio kind Now comes the part of a selfish society girf;" which sho declares is the most difficult role she has over bad-yet she has won

the praise of critics for her formance,

1. [

2

per-

Jean was born in New York City. During her high school days there

MOUNTAIN FEUD.

LIONEL BARRYMORE EXCELLS.

GUILTY HANDS" AT THE

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

MOVING-IN DAY AT WHIPSNADE.

BOSTOCK MENAGERIE COMES TO REST.

ELEPHANT MEETS A NEW FRIEND.

Dunstable. January 18-Bostick's Menagerie, the Wandering Tea- cher of Natural History" is no more, writes a correspondent. To- day, it made its final dramatic wander down Bedfordshire Innes, To-morrow, and for many toner- rows, it becomes part of Whip- anade Zoo.

Before it was light this morning Dunstable turned out to give Bostock's its last public welcome.. By half-past nine, when the long and cumbersome circus train even- bually arrived in the station. the local constabulary had to call out reinforcements to deal with the. situation.

Dunstable rose to the occasion, gave the elephants plenty of room, and forbore to stand within scratahing range of the lions. They also cheered every new arrival, and provided one of the most interested audiences that Bostock's has enter-

tained in all its long century of wandering.

The two camels were the first to arge. They regarded Dunstable with indifference faintly tinged with dislike Frankly, I was in complete accord with their mood. Only a real Dunstablian could really like it in the cold diya.

Dixie and Rosie, the two cle- phants, appeared next.. Dunstablo

gave a hearty cheer, which the elephants acknowledged suitably. Then they got with the grass, andi weeds growing between the lines. in the goods yards.

Three-Mile Walk.

The camels and the elephants walked the three miles to the Zoo in charge of their own attendants. Bedfordshire lanes have rarely seen Bostock's chief elephant man, a strange cavalenzie In front atredo

strange figure in bowler hat cand froek cont of another day. with a kather thoug whip round his neck and an expression of deep and pro fessional gloom. He controlled his hugo charges with odd words. thrown over his shoulder. Thoy obeyed implicity. He did not even look round to make sure."

Only once did he see fit to use force. He hit Rosie over the trunk with a folded newspaper---and then apologised. She sulked for over a

!mile:

"Guilty Hands," showing at the Queen's Theatre till Wednesday( in- clusive) is Lionel Barrymore's film, He has a fine part and proves him self a really great emotional actor. The story tells of a hard-bitten lawyer. A specialist in murder trials, who himself murders a wealthy satyr who has fascinated his lovely and innocent daughter. All nis ex- perience of criminology gots to the planning of the crime and it is car. ried through with an iron norve. But in murder cases (in life as well as in art) things go wrong, and a terrible struggle develops between aus Barrymore and the dead man's mis-pected that most of them will be terrified when the doors of the only

FINE FILM AT CENTRAL

THEATRE

The all talking version of Joseph Hergesheimer's famous. story, Tol'able David" produced by Columbia Pictures made an

The

HOMO

The polar bear, the lions and the leopards will remains in their old travelling cnges for months. The new dena are not yet ready for them and, in any case, it has been considered wise to allow them to become thoroughly accus tomed to the atmosphers of Whip- snado before giving them their free. dom. Born in captivity, it is ex-

the first time,

For the time being, the oatire menagerie, still housed in its old.

yellow oirous vans, is ranged along

a thick hadge, behind the Wallaby wood, The vans are covered, with a huge tarpaulin roof.

It

picions bow to local audiences tress, most excellently played by home they know are flung open for Saturday night at the Central Kay Francis. There is real, terror Theatre. As the various thrilling in the scene between these two, when episodes of the picture finshed into the lawyer shows the distraught view, a noticeable appreciation was woman that if she breathes a word sansed through the audiences

of her suspicion, he is able to show. The story of Tolable David" how all the circumstantial evidence is a simple one of a mountaineer's points to her as the murdorcan.

The story is melodrama, and very feud between two families. worthines Hatburns have maimed good melodrama. It is interesting the eldest son of the Kinemon to see how a powerful actor an household and indirectly caused the dominate a film, and how unimport- death of Hunter Kinemon, hendant the personal appearance of the of the house, na a result of the ex-loading ladies can be. citament over his boy's cruch in Evans, as the innocent daughter, does all that is required of her, and !

the same can be said of the other No one is left to avenge the un- fortunate Kinumon's buy David, the members of the cast. Staging and youngest son--just a "tol'able "Photographic effects, are good, bet- The day's work, the busiest in Ind. The fact that David is in love one is swept away by the thrill of ter probably than one realisee, os

1)

The troupe supporting Miss Chat terton had been divided into three units, and the units were occupied simultaneously with episode at the stadio, atai rauch, and at'a garden apot near Pasadena.

Chatterton's

carrer,

jury.

with Esther Hatburn, a'relative of the trencherous group which has oaused so much havoo in the Kine mon household, makes things just

she started posing for commercial Miss artista and photographers. Her successfully carried out by careful pores appeared in nulvertisements planning and strict observance of and attracted the attention of

a schedule that would have' taxed so much more difficult all around. motion picture producers.

truct with Fox, who sent her to the

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Tragedy and the responsibility of

Her beauty and poiss wou a con- the ingenuity of a train dispatcher.providing for his people cause a »Miss Chatterton first appeared in transformation in David. Circum West Const. Jonn's' first roles, worn,

', seunes with Ivor Novello. It was stances onable him to avenge him- "At the end of two westorns.

COMING SOON

if

in

BILLIE DOVE

in

"The Age for Love'

with

CHARLES STARKETT

LOIS WILSON

MARY DUNCAN

and

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

wrecked his home. Esther becomes

years, she, was placed under contract set reproducing a suite in a Paris, self upon the oqwards who have by Petramount and given leads in hotel. feature productions.

uxteriors of an

with

the story.

Madge

"CANARIES SOME- TIMES SING."

YVONNE ARNAUD AT HER

BEST.

his bride and he comes into nian's An author who relies so much on At 11 o'clock she changed costumesonate with a happy future and the sparkle and polish of his dia- Miss Arthur's" outstanding sue and was driven to Passadona fortar conicienico no longer made logue as does Frederick Lonsdale cesses with that organization, in-

restles English country

the overhanging is greatly dependent on his east. *cluded "The Saturday Night Kid,"

monaco of an unfulfilled foud." In Canaries Sometimes Bing" "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu," home, in sconce with Geoffrey Kerr, "The Studia Murder Mystery," who had been working with extras tithe role is "And." He possesses day, he has been magnificently Richard Cromwell who plays the showing at the King's Theatre to-

"Half Way to Heaven,"

The and atmospheric players before she all characteristics required by his served. Canary Murder Case" and "Tho arrived.

róle-boyính....oltarm, `physical hand- Return of Dr. Fu Manchu."

Yvonne Arnaud is perfectly de In the middle of the afternoon the someness and a rugged character. lightful, as Elma Meldon, and her Radio Pictures signed her for star joined another unit of her The supporting cast is a distin-use of comedy and great personal footured, role with Bobert Arm-troupe at the Paramount, rand,guished one. Joan Peers plays the vantage,

charm are employed to every ad ntrong and. Louis Wolheimin where sooner in rural France werd feminine lead opposite the star,|

Cathleen Nesbitt na Anne is an Dangor Lights," spectacular rail-being Almed. Miss Chatterton Noah Beory, a difficult charactor admirable foil, and plays with a road melodrama. She joined Wolegnin changed costumes in a port role, Edmund Breast the father of supplements his brilliant work an subtly sense of humour. Tom Walls heim again in "The Silver Horde " able dressing room and went the Kinomon household, Helon, director by a performance of great with a cast that includes Evelyn though the experience of having Ware, his wife and George Duryen, humour. Atholo Stewart gives a Brent, Joel McCres, Raymond gons from Paris to the English his oldest son. Others in the cast supremely polished and distinctive Hatton, Blanche Sweet and Gavin countryside and back to France in E. Knight and Peter Richmond. fact, a wonderful well-balawood and include Houry B. Walthall, Harlan performance of Ernest. It is, in

John Blystone directed

brilliant cast

A 1932 United Artists Picture" Gordon.

fow hours.

The only beast to find a really new home is Rosie, the smaller elephant. She was introduced to the indy elephant already.resident at Whipsnade this afternoon. was a ticklish experiment and every precaution was taken. Heavy leg shackles and hard woods were bold in readinesH. After all, they are both women,

"You never know what an cle phant may do," shouted an official. "please stand well back," Rosie was let into the house.

Clasped Trunks,

We stood on tiptoe fearing, the worst, Bostock's aged elephant man sottled the matter. Clasping Rosie's trunk in his arma, tareless. of his cherished bowler rolling on the floor, he talked to her like, baby.

"Who's this?" he asked her. "Look, Rosio, here's a new friend. Ain't she a beauty}"

Rosie's doubts were dispelled. She put up her trunk and cnrossed the other. The girl friend stopped trembling and reciprocated. It was

touching scene.

The elephant man had finished his life's work Ho looked back once at Rosie and walked slowly away. As the groas doors clangod, Bosio helped herself to her new friend's hay.

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.16, AND 9.20.

LIONEL BARRYMORE'S LATEST TRIUMPHI

Be cheated the law, but Fate took an amazing revenge

GUILTY HANDS

Directed by

W. S. VAN DYKE

miq Gohlo tja Maver an

with

LIONEL

BARRYMORE

KAY. FRANCIS

Madge Evans, Wm. Bakewell, C. Aubrey Smith, Polly Moran.

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SILVER

iwil

EVELYN

BREAT... Louis WOLHEIN Joel MeOHKA Jean ARTHUR'

Bonah'

sunt

Box staggering panorama of drama spread over foe-locked rogions of wild North-

Janda Migbly story

to infame the emotions of a.. world!

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Ar 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20

presents...

THE BRITISH HIT !

Dixie, hor life-long companion is only a temporary boarder at Whipsnade. She is to be sold wher fuauitablo offer is reocived. She had a real taste of freedom. While THE GAUMONT COMPANY the elephant man had a well-earned lunch, they tethered her to a couple of pine trees. She promptly, ale overy branch within reach. Keep- ern clambored up with saws, but directly they started on one branch, Dixie started on another. She won hands down.

In the end, they axed her fore and aft with chains out of reach. of all branches. So she went for the roots and bad a delicious bath of sandy soil.

They admitted defeat and left her to it. After all you can 'always plant a new tree and she did enjoy.

“BED

BREAKFAST"

sülh

JANE BAXTER RICHARD COOPER