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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 ·

THE GREATEST & BEST CHINESE SINGING & TALKING PICTURE EVER PRODUCED, WITH ENGLISH TITLES BUTTERFLY WU

IN

"HAPPY STARS"

with an All Star Cast Produced by SHAI STAR CO NEXT CHANGE

THE COMEDY THAT WAS THE RAGE OF LONDON NOW BROUGHT 10 THE WORLD THROUGH THE

'WILLIAM HÜTTER presents

MULTI-LINGUAL TALKING SCREEN.

77 PARK LANE DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY BETTY STOCKFELD

SAMUEL GOLDVYN

SHOWING SOON

RONALD

COLMAN

CARROWSMITH

UNITED AÄTISTS

PICTURE

HELEN HAYES

\COMING! COMING!

With

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL CHESTER MORRIS & BILLE DOVE

IN

“COCK OF THE AIR”

'HINDLE WAKES."

WHERE THE TITLE CAME

FROM.

"Hindle Wakes derives its title. from a very ancient Anglo-Saxon custom, essentially religious in ita origin. The wake of old time was an kanuni celebration to com- memorate the completion or con- Secration of a parish church. Tenta and booths were set up in the churchyard, after which an all-night service of prayer and meditation

"TO OBLIGE A LADY."

MAISIE, GAY'S TALKIE DEBUT.

A trade report states:-

LAST TWO

DAYS AT 1.80 8.10, 7.16 & 9:30PM.

KINGS THEATRE

among the first to sea is

The laughs...the cares... the romance... the tender... men of young love... tise. mega to have it... the sacri sics of devotion, p

with

JAMES UNN

SALLY

EILERS

MAI MARSH Directed by Henry King

a Fox Picture

BOOKINGS AT THE THEATRE

26313

NEXT DHANGE FRIDAY, 20th MAY. FOR TWO DAYS ONLY BY SPECIAL REQUEST

RE-SCREENING OF.

TODAY AF THE

Central

CINEMA HONG KONG.

Happy Stars."

with Butterfly Wuc

| Queen's, "

Lord Baba".

British Am.

King's.

"Over the Hill,”

World:"

"Inspiration".

With Greta Garbo,"

KOWLOON.

Those Threo Frenah Girls.

Central.

COMING.

SUNSHINE

SUSIE"

10th

77 Park Lane."

Arrowsmitit

Cook of the Air"

Queen's

To Oblige a Lady

Tell England,'' "Cuban Love Song. "Middle Watch."

Single.

Sunshine Busic."

Hindle Wakes:"

Secrets of a Secretary,

Dancers in the Dark"

Claucho,"

"Story of Kinngan

(Part

RENATE MÜLLER JACK HULBERT OWEN NARES MORBIS HARVEY A BRITISH PICTURE

World

MOVIE NEWS

The Cinema In China

AMERICA HOLDS BIG LEAD: "CHINESE

FIRMS RECORD.

According to report by the Cinema Censorship Board, of the

The 0.8, Stúdios,

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY 2.B.W ON 355 METRES.

12 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programma.

Vietor records,

1 p.m-Local time and wenther

report

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has shown12.30 p.m.-European programme of In "To Oblige A Lady," opening Nanking Government under the 203 Alms in different theatres in joint auspices of the Ministries of Shanghai during the period men. at the Queen's to-morrow, Maisic

Interior between June, 1931 and the tioned, while Paramount has dis-1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, mail Gay makes her talking film debat

end of last year, 1,368 pictures,tributed 180 and Fox 128. amounting to 11,814 reels and moasuring 3,000,290 metres, wore passed by this body. The squrce of

∙in

hilarious entertainment.

So fast and furious is the fun, whenever she occupies the screen, that Manning Haynes lays himself

:

Talkies.

The proportion of "talkies" to

was followed by a general holiday.open to criticism in an otherwise supply of these films was as follows: silent pictures presented in Shang devoted to feasting, dancing, and droit bit of work by not allowing.

sufficient time for the laughs.

The star has the rule of Mrs. Har- ris, chur, cook, general scrvant, and what not, who is wont to take en- al short notice "to

"wakes," sports. As time went on however, degenerated into "fuir, and even so early as Edgar's reign, 308 978, records speak of their revelry and drunkenness as having become |gagements

scandal. Henry VI. in 1448, made oblige a lady." In this case she is some attempt to restrict their roped in to prepare a six-course licenna by suppressing them on dinner which is to impress. Sir Sundays and holy days, but the Harry Markham, whose godson, Stuarts viewed them with more George Pinder, stood to collect n "Intitude. Nowadays, the name for fat job if Sir Harry was prandial- these festivals "survives chiefly in ly impressed. A further reason for Lancashire."

George's anxiety to please is that he and his butterfly wife, Botty, are living in a flat which they had only just taken avor, wherens Sir Harry had always fulminated on the domestic stability of a house.

"Hindle Wakes" ie 'Britain's greatost sursen achievement.

Of course. Mrs. Harris makes a glorious mess of the dinner but we must leave the render at that for we

do not want to give away any of the comic situations that follow for fear of spoiling the fun of the pie turegoar.

It is based on 'Stanley Heugh ton's popular play, which created a sensation when it was first pro- duced. The play stressed a new angle in the relationship of the sexes, without upholding any view- int invited by the plot. Although the play was first produced in 2012, it does not date, and presents as in- triguing a problem now as then.

Life as Millions Know th...

has taken full advantage, showing Apart from the questionnaire Lancashire life as it really is the which the film provokes should hum of looms, the call of the factory Jenny Hawthor marry Alansirong the latter of clogs over cobbled streets, and the rush and Jeffoote the film is undoubtedly a great, slice of life as millious knowtumult of life in a cotton town.

it, human, simple and sincere," and The spectator is also taken on on this alone it would be a great a tour of the delights of Blackpool, film. It has a star cast, every so that thus intriguing story is member of which is a well-known played against backgrounds of both Kreen or stage artist. It is British, life and laughter, in production, backgrounds, septi ments and atory-and it is un- doubtedly great entertainment.

hai is shown in the following table: Talkies" Silent

American French

American Chinese

No. of Per- Filme contage 823 60.2

49 31.2

7

1

1

French

41

3.0

English

2

Gorman

German

$1

3.0

Chinese

200

English

31

2.2

Japanese

.4

0.3

Type of Film

Russian

1

0.1

Total

1,388

100.0

Among the 33. Chinese moving picture companies, the Star has produced 90 films within the above period, and the Grent China Lilium Pictures Company 41, while the Unique, Union, Futan, Great Wall, and Ewa Chu have such made more than 20 pictures..

It is also interesting to compare the different types of pictures, both Chinese and foreign, as enumerated below:--

Historical Social Problema Domestic Life. Love Stories .... Otbarn.

Chinese Foreign.

(Per- (Per eentage) centage)

41

10

18.

15

15

15

Out of the 941 foreign films im. Of the 38 foreign concerns show-ported during the period 37 ware ing pictures in Shanghai 19 ex-banned by the Censorship Board, hibitore are American, 7 German, while the Chinese pictures which French, 2 English, 1 Japanese, failed to pass, the censor numbered

and 1 Russian.

"LORD BABS.":

ALFRED DRAYTON'S FINE PERFORMANCE

A trade report states: - Alfred Drayton, who plays the part of Mr. Parker in Lord Babs, now at the Queen's, hails from

Hindle Wakes" has already-en-Brighton: He had had considerablo I joyed a remarkable, sucõess as, a

experience as an amateur boforsibe silent picture, but it has refreshing

made his first appearance on the Stanley Houghton's play of Lan-youthfulness in its now form, helped enshire life, Hindle Wakes, pro- by the new film technique; and the professional stage as Lord Rush. vides remarkable opportunities, of recording of dialogue and incidental worth in The Beloved. Vagabumu " which the director, Victor Bavillo,sound and rhythm inseparable (Continued at foot of next coluni) from life at the looms

Peter's Mother."

He played the part of Dr. Big- and in "A Little Bit of Fluff" over 1,400 times.

notios, ete

2 p.m.-Close down.

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

6 to 6,30 p.m.-Children's concert..

7 to 19.30 p.m.-European · pro-

gramme of Victor records. p.m.-Mail, notice, etc.

7.03 to 7.21 p.m.-"L'Arlesienne " (Bizet)-Royal Opera Orchest

tra, Convent Garden, 119/ $113,

1

8 p.m.-Lous! time and weather.

report.

7.21 to 8.14 p.m.-

A Concert.

Violin Solo-Caprice Antique"

(Balogh-Kreisler),

Violin Solo- Legend of the Canyon" (Cadman), Fritz Kreinler.--1003;

Bong Your Little Black Eyes".

(de Castro-de Falla). Song" he

Shepherdess " (Duarte-Tabuyo). · Marguerite D'Alvarez ·(Mezzo-Soprano),

1139.

Piano Bolo-Invitation to the Waltz (Webur)-Alfred Cor- Lot,--1201. Song-June Brought the Hoare”

(Stamey-Openshaw).

Song "When You and I Wera Seventeen" (Kahn-Hosoff), John McCormacks. (Tenor)---

'Cello Solo Gavetto Tendre

(Hillemacher).

'Culla SoldMenuet" (Debussy)

Pablo Casale.-1191. Song- The Two Grenadiers "

(Schumann) SongMidnight-Raview (Glin- ka) Feodor Chalispin (Bass). 6610.

Among his later shows are "Our Bettera," The Lash," "The Wicked' Earl," "The High Road,” “Baby

telem Cyclone," and he is now playing! Piano Sola Murmuring Z with Bobby Howes in "For the phyra (Jensen-Niemann)

Piano Solo Spring - Song " | Love of Mike,”1-

(Mendelssohn)-Rudolph Cant, Alfred Drayton made a great 18.15 to 5.85 p.m.- success in the, W. and picture

Go Hawaiian Masid, The Calendı

Hewallan Moon!! Hano Hapo Hawaii. Hwuli,2070 “(Continued on ne

Wal

His first London engagement was lace, in which he played with Edna at the Haymarket Theatre in Best and Herbert

1508.

Star,

"Almost a Honeymoon, "Blackmail

Hilo Hawaiian March."

"Drowsy, Waters."-Kane's Ha-

waiians-9702. Honolulu March."

Kohala March:"Frank Ferera and John K. Panlubi (Guitars) -50027.

8.33 to 9.10 p.m.- Rosenkavalier "

(Richard

Stranss). Augmented Tivoli. Orchestra conducted by Richard Straum-92807.9283.

9.10 to 10 p.m.

Variety

"Instrumental--"Going to Hide

That Midnight Train." Instrumental-Fourth of July at a Country FairGeorgia Yellow Hammers.--20349; Humorous Song" I'd do Any

thing for You"

Humorous Bong-" He's So Un- usual. "Helen Kane.-22000: "St. Margaret's Chimes West

minster.

** Impressions of London "(West- minster) Actually recorded by Stanley Roper.-90000. Chorus

"How's Your Folks and My Folks."The Happiness Boys.

Humorous Song "I Married the Bootlegger's Daughter."--Frank Crumit.-19730.

Organ Bolo" Siboney." Organ Bolo-" Maria My Own."

Jesse Crawford-22743, Song- Kentucky Babe Song- Mighty Lak a Rose" Vaughn De Leath (Soprano).

20084:

Banjo, Solo-"The Doll Dance.” Banjo Solo St. Louis Blues.

Eddie Peabody-201169.

Negro

There

Spiritual — “· Leave it|

Negro⠀⠀ "Spiritual Stand by

Me."

Face

ace Jubilee Singers with Hattie Parker.-21551, 10 to 10:27 pm

Apache Dance (Offanhada) Victor Balón Orchestra-21056 "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Grainger-Schmid).

10,27

Colonial Song" (Grainger- Schmid), Victor Symphony Or "chestra.

Finlandia (Symphonic Poem) (Sibelius) Royal Albart Eat Orchestra.-9015,

and Circumstancs.i

(Elger)-Royal Alba A

Orch

The Air is Alwayz Gool

and Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation. Comfortable, Healthy, and

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"LORD BABS

A

Gainsborough Picture

with

JEAN COLIN

PAT PATERSON

ALFRED DRAYTON,

From the

Vandeville Musical Farca by

KEBLE HOWARD NEXT ATTRACTION

MAISIE

GAY

LADY

TO OBLIGE

Admond Seçm

EDGAR WALLACI

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Those

THREE FRENCH GIRLS

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