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EPSTEIN EXPLAINS.

200 PICTURES FOR A BIBLE,

Sixty water-colour drawings of biblical subjects by Mr. Jacob Epi stein, the sculptor, which are to be exhibited at the Redfern Gallery, Old Bond-street, W., are part of a aries of p being done by Mr. Epstein, to illustrate a special edition of the Old Testa 301011 Ë,

Only 500 copies will be printed- 220 for this conabay ang 250 for the United States. The price, it is ex pected, will be 213 156, a copy, and publication will take plary in about

two years,

The completed drawings are in the "Epstein manner," and will, no doubt, provoke wide disenssion'. -Mr. Epstein said tolg reporter z

The thought of illustrating the

Bible has been in my

win for many years I did the first draw- ing of my series about two years ngo-one day when I was with my

wife

Fares.

doughter in Epping

Great Figures of History.

The conceptions of the subjects

I have chosen must of necessity, he my own. There is no tradition to follow and,aturally 1 am left entirely free to conceive them in my own imagination.

מן!

The Old Testament is not dogme -it is history. Therefore I présenting the great figures of that; history as they appear to me. I

have always been greatly jufluenced

by the Bible and, indeed, 1 may

TO-DAY AT TH

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Central,

"Around the World in 80

Minutes,

Queen's,

King's.

Huckleberry Finn. ››

World.

Star.

Denglas Fairbanks.

"Hook,"Line and Sinker."

A Man's Man,"

KOWLOON.

Whoopee:"

Dentral,

ri

COMING.

Tonight or Never,!? Corsair.

Queen's,

Hook, Line and Binker." "Anbi

King's.

"The Spider"

The Man 1 Killed."

"Sunshine Susie."

World.

Btar,

Palmy Days.".

Spring Time"

(Chinese picture).

Say It With Songs," Robin Hood."

Strictly Unconventional,”

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY MARCH 24 1932

SHOWING

TO DAY

AT 2 30, 5, 10,

7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

K BOOTING)

AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25813

NEXT: CHANGE.

KING'S

GOIDER

Real kids-in" a real story, of adventure and romance I

HUCKLEBERRY

FINN"

with

* JACKIE.

COOGAN MITZI GREEN

A Paramount Picture,

with JUNIOR DURKIN JACKIE SEARL

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

say that it has always coloured my A REAL FUN FILM.

imagination, and, consequently. my

works also. My spirit is. reli-

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gious spirit, and my work is proof

of it."

Mr. Epstein's finished drawings include two inspired by the passage

WHEELER AND WOOLSEY

IN "HOOK, LINE AND

SINKER."

"Hook, Line and Sinker," which

from the Song of Solomon: "Who is coming to the Queen's Theatre on

in she that lopketh forth AN the morning, fair na the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?""

Among others are drawings of Rachel and Bilhah, Saul and Jona- Shan, and Adam and Eve. The last is prticularly allegorical in treat

mont.

EXPEDITION

ABANDONED.

M. HAARDT'S BODY, FOR

FRANCE.

In Recordance with the wishes expressed by the family of the late M. George Marie Haardt, leader of the Central Asian Expedition,

here.

ing from this port on March 20.

of their lender, to France..

Sunday next is said to be the best Bert. Wheeler and Robert Woolsey comedy to date, one of the most varied and genuine entertainments of any fun-film.

Much of its action takes place in the largest indoor sot ever built, a rambling hotel where the troupe spent six works, ahooting" 808

вседен.

For exterior scenes, the historic Bakersfield, California country--{}]} land of magnificent rugged beauty--

was visited,

All Laughs.

EL

The story, constructed solely for laughing purронев, presents laugh-a-second talo of a closh by tween big underworld mobe and high society fashionables.

This necessitated using dramatio players such aa Ralph Harolde,

Many Comedians.

"The Spider" tightens his insidious web about Edmund Lowe and Howard Phillips, despite Lois Moran'ı protecting arms in the Pos melodrama, "The Spider."

::

H

"THE SPIDER."

THRILLING MURDER

MYSTERY.

1

"The Spider," arrives at the King's Theatre on Sunday from Fox Films Hollywood Studio.

In addition to Edmund Lowe and Lois Moran, featured in the

Was

"DOUG" REVIEWS

THE EAST.

FAMOUS PEOPLE AND SCENES IN HIS TRAVEL

FILM.

Many

Thrille Mystifies Charms

Einaud/LOWE

lors MORAN

Applauded by America's foremost

magicians-- better than the play.

"HUCKLEBERRY

"FINN."

SHOWING AT KING'S

TO-DAY

BRITISH FILMS QUOTA.

FIFTY PER CENT, NOT WORKABLE.

The announcement 'in the London Daily Pelegraph than a deputation. Iraia the General Council of Trades Union Congress and the Federation of British Industing is ta wait on the Board of Trade, pre sumably to ask for the compulsory. slowing of a higher percentage of " Dritish Alms, exanted widespread" interest.

Feeling on the subject was by ne, monns unanimous. British prodų Ara-or those hat are nos linked up with American concerns would naturally welcome.. n measure do signod, to increase the demand for their product

Exhibitors, on the other hand, are hard-pressed by bad tim and recently imposad tacos that they are dismayed by the prospect of any further restrictions in their choice of fentiren

QUEENS

THEATRE ONL

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20

ון

READ BY MILLIONS Į

NOW A FILM

MASTERPIECE!

Grahant

SETON'S

The

The industry is having a hard enough, sluggle: as it is," said one PRODUCTION. | prominent man who asked that hi name should not be quoted..

"A

$30 per cent, quota, which the Na ional Association of Theatrical Employees is said to be urging on

with

FAMOUS

NOVEL

PLAN

BRIAN AHERNE - MADELEINE CARROLL GIBB MCLAUGHLIN

and GORDON HARKER

the General Council of the Trades Dected by VICTOR SAVILLE Union Congresa and” the' Federa-Ã BRITISH INTERNATIONAL TALKIE" tion of British Industries, would

be the Ina straw. It would put many exhibitors straight out of business

Effect on Quality.

The very idea is at presen farcical," he went on." The pro- duct would not be available, and

Such was the sitccess of Para-any sudden artificial jump in the demand would only lead to the

'mount's

two juvenile comedy- dramas, "Tom Sawyer"

has y production of poor-quality and Aims which would do the British Skippy," that the company has producer more harm than good. It

brought the bright characters of will take yours to build up organi

sations capable of such an output; "Tom Sawyer" together again, in

years, too, to build up stars with: a second story from Mark Twain, the necessary drawing power. The

Huckleberry Finn' which is British film industry is going ahead

showing to-day at the King's Thea tre brings Jackie Coogan back to

the screen in the rule of Tom

Sawyer, Junior Durkin continues in his role of Huck, Mizi Green cocs as Becky Thatcher. And im padant little Jackie Seari makes, more mischief as Sid, Tom's annoy ing little brother:

and turning out better and better Pictures. Is chief danger secras to come from its friends"

While it is true that a 50 par: cent, quola, would be unworkable at present, and represente merely

ideal for the future, there is no doubt that some increase in the per centage of British Alms will soon be quite possible. The quality of the British studios' output is steadis The adult cast which won Buca

ly improving. Service for Ladies" was one of the best Alms favour in "Tom Sawyer" is all from any country' that 100 has monted by two popular character

yet seen, and it is expected that actors, Eugenio Pallette and Oscar half-a-dozen other productions now Apfel. These two are seen as in band will be up to the sage pair of desperadoes from whom standard.

Huck and Tom rescus two innocent

young girls. Clara Blandick is increase in the quota to 25 per cent,, Given work of this quality, an again seen as Tom's worried Aunt or even more, will be not only pon- Polly, and Jane Darwell re-anacssible, but nimost autematic.

the rôle of the good-hearted Widow Douglas

The attention to detail which made. "Tom Sawyer" such as in- world-famed personages loresting trip into the paab cen

PLAY PURCHASED FOR

SARI MARITZA.

THE MAN WHO HAD NO

PRIVATE LITE.”.

Written by Otio Furth, the ro mance relates the dramatic adven- tures of a young manicurist who

the life of a great reformint who inadvertently becomes involved in

the burial will be performed in Hollywood's most debonair villain romantic leads, the large east boasts appear before the camera in the tury, is a feature of" Huckleberry |

Fina. A complete village of the Paria, no ceremonion taking place Natalie Moorhead, the vampish of fourteen outs anding players new adventure Alm, "Around The

1880's was built and populated. beauty; George Marion, with 50 And hundreds of others: El World in 80 Minutes " With

Costumes, customs and idioms were The Continen.nl stage success, Accompanied by the three mem-year experience, in acting and Brendel, as the featured comedian, Douglas Fairbanks, at the Central faithfully copied. And the story The Man Who Had No Private bera of the expedition at present Hugh Horbert, well-known charac- in Hong Kong, the coffin will be ter actor.

a member of the audience Theatre. In the Philippines, Gen- progresses with the whole village Life," it is announced at the Para- which watched Lowe, as Chatrand, embarked on the French liner sail-

eral Aguinaldo, the leader of the going busily about the Everyday mount studios, has been purchased The magician, perform wonders of

tasks and pleasures.which..made up for Sari Maritan, the glamorous legerdemain which comprise im insurrection, makes his first camera the life of the greatgrandfathers young European screen star. The other members of the party, Among the professional funsters who have already arrived in Indo-who have contributed to this thril-portant elements in the complicat appearance. Others are the Maand great-grandmother of the pre

od plot. But, true to his nature, herance China will come on board atling all-laughing comedy-romance,

of Cooch Behar, Indosent generation,

More than two hundred children Sigon in order to escort the body were Dorothy Lee, whose scrine of Brendel was not content to sit and

China, King Pradjbipak of Siam, humour, does not detract from her waich a show when he himself is

vion, under the direction of Nor The residents of the Colony who rarg" beauty; Jobyns Howland, such a splendid entertainer, especi- Mei Lan Fang, of China and Duke were amigned parts in this produc

to M. Hadid's family and his lan,

humourist writer;

are scenes of sacred monkeys" and cess with "Skippy ho is known that notoriety can be built up by Much to the entertainment of the elephants of Siam and India, the as Holly's "kid mentor." friends are asked to kindly write Ralph Spence, wise cracking din

Huck the publio itself if the subject mere. cast, Brendel would go upon the their names at the French Consul- koguist, und, of course, Bert When stage daily with some new bit of Taj Mahat, the colossal tomb of leberry Finn," in book form, sly keeps quiet, if ranges from General's office in the book opened ler and Robert Woolsey.

Sun Yat Sen, various oriental one of the classics of American gomedly complications to Comfoolery, Being" an erstwhile for this purpose.

sports, and an exciting hunt in litorature. On the screen, with drama." Among the many cables of con- of the original comedies of Mack vaudeville star, Brendel's tap danc-which Doug from the back of an ölo- Tom Sawyer, it will Jake its from leading Sonnett, piloted the story for Baudio ing wine-cracking, dialect song phan: shoots his first loopard. Hu- place as one of the memorable pic

and stories we're received with hearty enthusiasm by the other

mour and excitement alternate dur turen of the year. players who welcomed the opporting the eighty minutes of adventure, raiby to see a show while worlding which presents Doug Fairbanks in as part of one.

The Spider is abové a mur- |

..

NEXT ATTRACTION

Mighty Stars of "Half-

shot

at

WHEELER WOOLSEY

Heading the Parade In a Slam-Bang Circus of Nonsense.

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

DOROTHY ́LEE RALF HAROLDE Jobyna, Howland Natalie Moorhand -With- World's.... Orestest Array of Nuts, Nit-Wits And. Dames Directed by EDDIE OLINE

(STAR)

SHOWING TO-DAT

AT 2.30, 5.20,7′′20 and 9,20:

GAYI: SNAPPY 1 MARVELLOUSL

ZIEGFELD has outdone himself in this the most

desire to express their sympathy Amazonian comedienne; Tim Wheally during the waits between Kahanamoku of Honolulu. There man. Taurog, who achieved such suc- has just died. Based on the theory gorgeous of all spectacles

veteran

Eddie Cline, who directed most

dolence received personalities the world over in one | Pictures.

всепся.

Jense

Direction of Miss Maritza in) this Hollywood production has been assigned to 'George Cukor, who wớn fame as a personality director ou the sago, before he entered motion picture work. Cukor has just com.

from the President of the Council, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who has sent the door the criminal is said to form a new and finally brings guilt home upon

a new type of film entertainmen. Alm, While it is mainly concerned. Pleted "One Hour With You

starting zurica Chevalier. sympathy of the French Govern departure in plot development. der committed by a man wearing a The mixture of antiquity and with Doug's exploits in far-off

The sorgen. play and dialogue ment which associates itself William Cameron Manzies and spider ring which might be owned modernism, which pervades, bath lands the film is interesting from will be prepared by Arthur Kober. whole heartedly with the expedition Kenneth MacKenna, the directorial by any member of the large cast. the customs and commerce of the the sociological view, for it take the type of stories in which Miss Selection of the subject follows responsible for Always The unique method by which Lowe Orient, is brought into view in this the spectator 'in'o the homes and Maritza gained stardom in Ave la il grief the loss of their Goodbye," co-directed The diverts auspicion from the innocent Chief,'

(Continued on previous column.)

(Oontinued at foot of next column) factories of the nativos,

talking pictures filmed in London.

team

Spider"

WHOOPEE

EDDIE CANTOR

an all-colour sentation 1