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TO-DAY AT THE

-DAY & TO-MORROW Queen's

12.30. 5:15, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

A Thrilling Drama · nehronized with Music

CHAPTER II

NYZAV

TIGER

From the novel

Jewels of Opal".

gar Rice Burroughs

Author of

arzan of the Apes

Added Attractions

Cold Turkey

(A Universal Talkatoon)

The Butter

in

Yeggman

A Universal Comedy)

NEXT CHANGE

WESTERN THRILLER

Feith ODERN DAY PLOT RICHARD ARLEN

in

GUN SMOKE

13

with

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Guilty Hands,"

King's..

with Leonel Barrymore.

IL SHANGHAR REFUGEE'S UŽMY

PUND.

The Programme will be as fol Jawa

2.30: p.m. ‚' The Song Benpath." 5.10 p. the Smiling

Jientcnunt,"

7.15 p.m. Monkey Business."

B. p.m.

יה

Thunder."

Zany."

the legless Aquatic Wonder.

Central

(Chapter M.).

World.

The Sea Lion,"

Tarzan the Tiger!!

Chinese picture.

KOWLOON

Barbador Father,"

Star.

Th

with

Queen's.

King's.

COMING.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932.

SPECIAL SHOWING

TO-DAY

When

the Entire Proceeds will be

given to

THE SHANGHAI

REFUGEES RELIEF

FUND

aripa Davies,

The Programme will be

as follows:-

2.30 pm.

The Seas Beneath "

5.10 p.m.

The Smiling

Lieutenant

7.15 p.m. "Monkey Business.".

Silver Heads." Phantom of Paris, Sute of Inchon, 20

Once a lady,"

Central

with Ruth Chatterton

un Smoke,"

"The Age for Love"

World.

Star.

The Command Performance,'

Flawn Patrol"

The Mysteriscus. Pensée in

Blck Chinese Picture,

Pardon U.."

8:30 pm Plunder "'.

KING'S

RUTH

Ar 230, 5.10, 7.15- 9.30 P.M.

TO-MORROW

CHATTERTON IN

Your Favorite Talkie Star

"ONCE A LADY"

BY REQUEST

"

A Paramona Pletare

AND

FOR THREE DAYS ONLY

(PRICE AS USUAL) BOOK EARLY,

44

Bats, Drinks,

UNDER

ZIMMY" Smokes,

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BOOKING AT THE THEATRE, TEL. 25313,

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

DR. JEKYLL AND

MR. HYDE.."

4

"THE SILVER HORDE."

COMING TO THE KING'S ON THRILLS IN A REX BEACH

SUNDAY.

Fredric March, famous stage and seregn stay, plays the difficult dual {róle of · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

in Parmenaunt's new screen drama- tization of Robert Louis Stevenson's whird story of a man's dual nature, which is the King's thentre's feature

picture next Sunday.

"

1010.

に

STORY.

Drama, that portrayal by action

THE PHANTOM OF

PARIS."

JOHN GILBERT AS MAGICIAN.

There are many large and impres

of the things that make up the sive settings in "The Phantom of starring John Gilbert struggle of life, is given its moet Paris,"

vivid pieturization in The Silver which will open on Sunday at the Horde Radio Pictures outdoor Queen's Theatre, but one of the romance of the Nosch, which opens most novel is a glorified fish pond. Lo-morrow as the Queen's Theatre. As a great magician, Gilliert does Thousands read and enjoyed this a lot of tricks on the stage, one of romantic novel by Rex Boach, Mil them getting out of a specially Hons will find new thrills, drama built tank after he has been sub and action in the talking screen merged in a straightjacket and leg. version..

⚫ irons.

||

March joins a long line of famous nelers who have portrayed the

From the opening scenes where. The tank, placed in the center of Rabert Louis Stevenson character. Joel McCren and Raymond Habion a large stage in a French theatre, fight their way through the frozen is glass on all four sides. Its six Richard Mansfield first enacted the North to the final sequences where fest in depth, four feet wile and Evelyn Brent and Jean Arthur seven feet long. To all appearan- part on the stage in Boston in May, Eght for the love of their man, the ces it locks as if it would be the ss. The play continued to be a story is complete in its pathos, o home of a family of gold fish. Plac-

›mance, drama and comedy. D.

ed on a high pedestal so. that the popular melodrama, Henry

Time and expense were ignored audience can see all that goes on in its production. The sweeping within the tank, it required a minia- Irving presenting a new version in action is given appropriate, back ture plumbing system on the stage

grounds by cinematographers who won and drain it, captured all the majesty of Alaska's The magician is placed in the March first attracted the atten-scenery and also, the beauty of me- most confining instrument known to man, dropped into the tank so that The manner in which the story he is completely submerged, and, ry Brian, William Boydtion of film producers when he play-tropolitan Menes.

inThe Royal Family" on the moves from the frozen wastelands, with a few quick movements, freas & Louise Fazenda

stage in Los Angeles. This charac-to fishing villages, and into himself from his shackler and climbs

American metropolis, and back out of the odd structure. ter has been called an impersona. again with rapid progress, shows, This is but one of the many tricks George Archainband, the director, executed before the eyes of the au tion of Barrymore.. When The to be an artist in his line.

dience in The Phantom of Paris, Three fights are staged with tell As Gilbert said, "I had to prac Royal Family of Broadway

"was ing effect. One of them involves tically get a diploma in the college presented on the screen, March was many boats and scores of men. An-1 of magic before I could play in this other, between Joel McCrea and picture." Gilbert was trained by cast" in the same part and im Ivan Linow, is one of the most ex a magician of note in preparation mediately was hailed as one of the citing man-to-man encounters ever for him

staged for a motion picture.

COMING SOON

BILLIE DOVE

in

A

The Age for Love"leading romantic actors of the

with

"

The Silver Horde" is warmly recommended as screen entertain-

screen.. His success in this drama "mont was the climax of ten years of

i

ler's Intest film is placed.

Brilliant Acting... Barrymore touches the heights of

is Wilson, Mary Duncan, meritorious work on the stage where CLIMAX OF "GUILTY his artistry as the veteran prose

dward Everett Horton,

& Charles Starrett.

HANDS."

STARTLES QUEEN'S

AUDIENCE.

TAY

he had won a reputation us 2, ver-

tor and criminal attorney, faced with the need of killing a man and satile, and talented actor always

making his crime appear a suicide. It is a pleasure to watch Barry- aderjante in the most exacting roles.

more's every gesture, listen to his March's recent pictures, "Laugh-

every word. Van Dyke has direct- ed this baffling film with a 1982 United Artists Picture ter" and "The Night Angel,” both

valuation of the dramatic construc-

" Honour

What with Bayard Veiller having tion written into the story by Veil. with Naucy Carroll, -ALSO

written it, Lionel Barrymore acting lor. His indicious use of unusual Anong Lovers" with Claudelte it and W. S. Van Dyke as ita diree camera angles and sound effect is tor, Guilty Hands Metro-Goldwyn, very well done. There is nothing Colbert, and "My Sin with Tal-

Mayer mystery drama now showing lacking in his presentation of the lalah Bankhead, all clinched his at the Queen's Theatre packs in piece and only praise can be said everything it needs-and thon of his handling of the unreal- high position in films.

more ! It is awift, thrilling and though plausible-climax. Miriam Hopkins, the "it" hit the climax is startling incident Kay Francis and Madge. Evans Weird effects abound, eerie caméra includes William Bakewell, C. part of the Princess in The Smilots, screams, all have their place Aubrey Smith, Polly Moran and ing Lieutenant, supports March in in the atmosphere in which Veil Alan Mowbray, All are capabla

(Tontinued on next column.) in trying roles. the leading feminine rale.

Douglas Fairbanks

in

Round the World of Hours," who also played the that comes with the madden jolt, hend the supporting cas, which in 80 Minutes

1

Piano Solo- Malhguena" (16- enona)--Olga Šamaroff.—7304

19.30 to 0.40 p.m-An Announcement

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS QUEEN'S

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES,

F to 11.30 am. Stock quotations, 11.30a.m.-Chinese programme.

12.4 p.m.- European programme of

Victoй records.

1 p.m.-Local tile and wenthur

report.

1.30 pm-Rugby Press nows mail,

notice, etc.

2 p.m.-Close down.

to

13 to 7p.m.-Chinese programme.

0.20 p.m-Chikhen's, pre- gramme,

10:30 p.m.-Zuropean pro- gramme of Victor recoils.

7 p.m.-Mail notice, etc.

7.03 to 7.35 p.01.-

Rosenkavalier

Richard

Strnusa).-Augmented Tivoli Or

chestra conducted by Richard Stmumsa, - -0280/0283.

7.35 85 7.36. p.m.-A selection of New

Fox-brots.

"White Hent."

Hoops."-Ero Reisman and his Orchestra,238,

bary"

Always Remember Septem-

C Sympathize with You.'- Peter Van Steedch and his Or chisora. —22356.

Two "Loves."

An Ev'ning in Caroline."--Ted Black and his Orchestra, -22972.

8 pan. Local time ad weather re

port.

7.36 to 8.25 p.m.-

Orchestral.

Apache Dance". (Offenbach). La Golondrina (The Swallow) (Servadel.-Victor. Salon Or chestra, -21055.

• Pomp

! h]

J

Circumstance (Elgar Royal Albert Hall Orchestra-9016.

Finlandia (Sibelius).-Royal Albert Hall Orchestra-9015; 8.35 to 8-13 pan

"An American in Paris" (George. Gershwin)-Victor Symphony Orchestra with George Gershwin ---35063/35061..

by Dr. Radio of the Radio Ser-8.43 to 9.30 p.m.— vice Station.

0.40 to 0.17 p.me

Concert Waltzes. Gypsy Souvenir (arr. Schmael: fer Prepke).

Hungarian Flower" (Schaeffer Puepke)-Hungarian Rhapsody Orchestra.-23029.

Blue Danube Weltz (Johann Strmuse) Josef Chevinne (Pianist).-6840. "Voices of Spring

Strauss), Boston Orchestra-6003.

(Johann Symphony

Vienna Blood" (Johann Strauss). -Boston Symphony Orchestra, 10:07 to 10.10 p.m.-.

L

Hawaiian Music,

Hilo Hala."

Mokihana."--Kane's Hawaiians

-21762.

Blue Waters."

Under the Stars of Havana,”— Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra.-

V1892.

10.19 to 10.30 p.m.-London Board of Trade fetters and Bugby Press

11ews.

10:30 p.m.-Close down.

All records in the above European programmes are supplied by Messrs. Tang Fook Piano Co.

Owing to a

15

13

A Concert, Violin Solo Hunnoresque

(Tschaikowsky-Kreisler). Violin Solo-- Albumblatt-Mar- guerite" (Rachmaninoff-Kreis-: Jar).-Fritz Kreisler.-1170. Song A Dream" (Cory-Bart- lett)-Enrico Caruso (Tenor), ---.

50%.

Piano Sole Fantaisie-Im-

promptu" (Chopin). Piano Sok Caprice" (Gluck

Saint-Saens)-Harold Bauer...

8516.

Song- Oh Could I But Express. in Song" (Malashkin).-Feodor Chalapin (Bass)-1865. Violin Solo-"Daneo of the

Maidens" (Friml-Kreisler). Violin Solo-Blue Skies" (Ber-

in-Kreisler)-Fritz Kreisler.-

1233.

Song- Clair de Lune" (Moon

light) (Sevic). SongSwing Low Sweet Chariot " (arr. Burleigh).— Dame Nellie Melba (Soprano). -6733.

Piano

Solo-The Cathedral" (Debussy),

Engulfed

(Continued on previous Column,)

GOSSIP

FACT.

nad

high-speed gangster Jarge number of re- cient queste the management of the drama, the mainspring of the no- King's Theatre has arranged for tion being the condemning of an Zimmy, the legless aquatie wonder, innocent girl to twenty years' im- an innocent to appoar at the Theatre for an prisonment and of other three days from to-morrow, youth to death. The most interest- Thursday, in conjunction with the ing feature of "Ladies of the Biz

House "

is, however, the progress picture Once a Lady."

lof Miss Sylvia Sidney,”.

For Shanghai Refugees.

The attention of our readers is Strictly Dishonourable. drawn to the special programme which is being staged by the King's Theatre to-day in aid of the Shang hai Refugees Relief Fund.

The programme is as follows:- 2.30 The Stas Beneath " 5.10: The Smiling Lieutenant !! 7.15Monkey Business." 9.30: "Plunder "

Miss Sidney Fox is the heroine of "Strictly Dishonourable," which is a clever enough picture in that it is very well acted but is some- what unsatisfactory in being over loaded with dialogue, which is mainly dualogue. Miss Fox set out in life to be a lawyer, and did, In fact, study law at Columbia Uni- A Helicopter Company.

veraity until family misfortune "Happy Landing" has a come- drove her to earn her own living. dian now to the screens, Bert Lahr. She is versatile. Besides working His fight with Charlette Greenwood in a law office she has written ar in a helicopter to 33,000 feet is

one of the funniest scanes new bo- tieles for well known manager'u. ing shown on the screen. The film

was recently produced in London. Mary Pickford's Search Down-

to-Earth" Drama, *Peach, o' Bend,”

Robert Wheeler and Robert Wol- Miss Mary Pickford, is searching say are their own selves in this for a very downdo-earth, pint for skit on divorces at Reno. If you'n film, and has considered more hike them you will be amused by than 70 plays, and stories in the this picture. The funniest thing in laat six months without finding any the film is the satire of an American ¦ thing suitable. She wants a mory trial..

so commonplace, so fundamental, so plain, and homely that it could be **Ladies of the Big House,"

named beefsteak," or

"pola. It would be a mistake says a tocs," the doolared and it must London critic to attach any topical have a strong, dramatic structure, significance to Ladies of the Big while lending self to natural House," which is a technically affi- comedy.

واد

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 AND 9.20

LIONEL BARRYMORE'S

LATEST TRIUMPH!

He cheated the law, but Fata

took an amazing revenge!

GUILTY HANDS

Directed by

12

W. S. VAN DYKE

Meną Goldwyn Maver

LIONEL

with

BARRYMORE

Wm.

KAY FRANCIS

Madge Evans, Bakewell, O. Aubrey Smith, Polly

Moran.

·TO-MORROW REX BEACH'S MIGHTIEST DRAMA!

SILVER

Nex

HORDE

inth

*EVELYN

BRENT Louis. WOLHSIM Joel McOREA Joan ARTHUR

Boach's

suni staggering panorama of drama spread over Ico-locked regions of

wild North- lands

Mighly story to infame the emotions of a world!

STAR

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

MARION

DAVIES

in

DAVID BELASCO'S LAUGH HIT.

THE BACHELOR FATHER"

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture