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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 230; 5:15; 7:18 & 9.30-

THE LATEST CHINESE SUPER DRAMA WITH ENGLISH TITLES

BUTTERFLY WU

"LOVE'S

IN

TRIANGLE"

with an All Star Cast Produced by SHAI STAR CO

SHOWING SOON

A HEART-STIRRING DRAMA OF THE FOLLIES OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AGAINST THE BACKGROUND

OF THE GREAT FAMINE OF 1930 IN SHENSI

RAYMOND KING

IN "

HUMANITY

AN OUTSTANDING CHINESE FILM PRODUCED BY

UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE.

ALSO

THE LATEST 1992 UNITED

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

RONALD COLMAN

ARROWSMITH"

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE with HELEN HAYES

COMING! COMING! HOWARD HUGHES

COCK OF THE AIR

CHESTER MORRIS

SECRETS OF A NOTED TENOR.

SECRETARY."

AN ENGLISH STAR'S' WARDROBE

A trade notice states:-

To challenge the sartorial prestige if William Powell, Clive Brook, and the others enmes George Motaxa, newest Paramount talki find, fresh from London with ons

of the most extensive wardrobes yes to be seen in New York where he made his talkie debut in Secrets of a Seretary" which comes to the King's on Wednesday

next.

Metaxa enjoys the reputation of being one of the best-dressed men in England." And that, we might as well admit, means one of the best. dressed men in the world.

Metaxa for the past several years has been the idol of the British musical comedy stags. One of his most recent engagements thern was opposita Peggy Wood in the glori- ous success, "Bitter Swest."

... It was while dashing, about ́dear. old Piendilly Circus and Bond Street that he took the notion to build up his wardrobe into come- thing of Gargantana proportions.

When he arrived in New York to play his Brat American talkie Fale opposite Claudette Colbert in "Secrets of a Secretary" he brought the following items of masculine attire:-

. Forty-six suits of clothes, includ - ing threo dinner, jackets, and throw full dross nuits; 10 overcoats; 100

· shirts; 100 pairs of socks; 60 ties; 8

Lomelino da Silva, the world- famous Portuguese tenor, as the Duke of Mantua in #Bigo- latto." He will give a concert an Thursday night in the Bose Room, Peninsula Hotel,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 30 1932

LAST TWO DAYS

AT-3.80, 8.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM..

KING'S THEATRE

PICTURE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25818

NEXT CHANGE WEDNESDAY, 1st. JUBE

FON. FOR A MANA

MAKES APPOINTMENT

WITH GIRL HE ROBBED

Eat Wien Shu Menta Smittee, Reid-Up Men Shs la Aceam. packed by Polica.

A handiamo Broeklyn youth sat Julighet till in the East B ty-oprenja Mirost peiser atalion and sadly dicidad that hold-up man who zula kila with shamare charól" Wit: ''He was held under a' sharge of att: and robbery.

• Idol' Mipaday night, scoseding to

PRIVATE LIVES."

AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE,

"Private Lives" is based on Noel Coward's stage play, and is another triumph for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's

As Amanda, the young wife who divorces. her husband to marry an-

13 with Jeanette MacDonald Reginald Denny Marjorie White

other, Norma Shearer who is always Miss Helen Twelvetrees.

good in, this type of part, is soon

at her best. She has a good sing

OF A

SECRETS SECRETARY

a Paramount Picture

with

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT Herbert Marshall Georges Metaxa

GOSSIP & FACT.

TODAY AT THE CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Dentrali

Love's Trianglo

Queen's."

Private Lives."!

King').

Oh For a Man"

World.

Star.

Midnight Thrill" Chinese picture

KOWLOON.

"The Bad One.

COMING.

Central.

"Humanity."

Arrowsmith."

Cock of the Air."

Queen's,

J

"Royal Bed."

"No Lady,"

"Flying Fool.'

King's;

“Tell England,”.

"Secrets of a Secretary."

"Dancers in the Dark."

World

Star.

"Story of Kiangion"

(Part 2).

"A Man's Man."

"Danger Lights."

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

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BROADCAST BY Z.B.W ON 355 METRES.

EUROPEAN CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO.

artists, script girla and department 11 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations.

the Well,

12.30 p.m.-European programme of

1 p.m.-Local time and weather

report.

An interesting event is expected heads, employed can the set, listan 11.30 a.m.--Chinese programme. ing voice; and this is the first time in the autumn in the family of Missing intently to the actor-director she has used it in making a film. She and Robert Montgomery, as her Helen Twelvetrees, the film explain, not only the mechanics of ex-husband participate in rather and her husband, Mi unusual duet, entitled "Someday Woody. Mias Twelvetrees played Frank

scene, but its atory motif Victor records. ' find you," specially composed,

Keer, and everyone has an oppor.p.m.-Close down.

"He always does that," says 1.30 p.m.-Mail notice, etc. tunity to affer suggestions befure 5 to 7 p.m.-Chiness programme. even the rehearsals. And their sug-17 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro- gestions are not confined to their granime. own particular work, either!"

Hollywood Chips,

by Noel Coward for the stage, pro leading parts in "An American) duction Montgomery whistles the Tragedy," "The Grand Parade" tune while Nornia accompanies him and other successes! singing.

They are ably supported by Una Merkel and Reginald Denny, who do much towards making the play

& Success,

Prince Edward Theatre,

"Several alterations will be made The action is mainly taken up by at the Prince Edward Theatre." the squabbles between the respective London for the John Murray Aa- husbands and wives, and there are some Amusing scenes in which Nomu

derson revuB.

For instance, an

Marlene Dietrich starrod in her) Shearer and Montgomery are seen apron-stage vill bo introduced with vary first American-made fl--- going for each other like wild cats, the result, of course, that the bar, Richard Arlen started his career in wrestling with each other, andrier between the audience and the the motion picture business as a smashing all the furniture in the room. The acting and directing is performers will be lessened, au imam delivery boy. Paul Lukas was excellent, from start to finish. portant point when a revue is pru boru.on a railroad train as it was

This is the fourth film in which duced in a large theatre. Norma Shearer, and Montgomery

speeding toward Badapest - have appeared together, and it Tho. spectacular side of a showy Dorothy Arzner is the only wo makes still another success for this can, of couro, look after itself, nan director under pair.

contract in The Alm is an example of Sidney

but comedy scenes are apt to be Hollywood.-Irving Pichel's Franklin's discriminating. direc- difficult with a huge auditorium tract with Paramount stipulates tion, and is a picture which should and a mass of space between the that he is to act, write or direct, not on missed-it is now showing footlights and the first row of

at the Queen's Theatre.

E. L'

stalla. "

FINE ACTING

BY JEANETTE

MACDONALD.

George Graves' Advice..

.

!

Carole Lombard,

7 to 9 pm- programme of Victor records supplied by Mesars. Tsang Fork Piano Co. "p.m. Stock quotations, mail

notice, etc.

7.03 to 7.30 p.m.:

Operatio

"Don Carlos" (Verdi)-Oh Fatal

Gift.

Faust (Clounod) Flower Song-Margarete Matzenauert (Contralto)-0318. con-

Was

t

Caroje Lombard was a student. at Los Angelos high school for three It was George Graves who, giv years? Her grandfather ing advice as to how to get a joke directer of the company that laid across in a certain theatre even the first transatlantic cable? Sho larger than the Prinos Edward, de-

has two. athletio medals won at clared that the only thing to do high school-for sprinting and "OH, FOR A MAN" AT THE is to shut your eyes and bark broad jumping? She so much pre-

KING'S.

into the chasm,"

fers blondes that if she were Jeanetta MacDonald is a very

Dion Titheridge is writing some brunette she would take the neces charming personality, and she is special scenes for Violet Loraine sary steps to change herself?' particularly good at playing the for the Prince Edward revue, in beautiful woman being silly, She

does it so well in Oh, Fors which the leading comedian will The Luncheon Hour. Man that last night at the King's be Jon Cook, an American who is Theatre she had a staid, Hong Kong said to be extremely diverting. Audienco letting itself go with laughter and the wags shouting the kind of encouraging writicisms you would expect had she been there in tho flesh

put her up against the music of

Director of Hits.

Although Lowell Sherman, bas

#

are

Cavalleria Rusticana "-Selec tion (Masengni). Creatore's Band-33813, "Aida" (Verdi)-Heavenly Aida. "Boheme" (Puccini)-Rudolph's Narrative. Giovanni Martinel-

(Tenor).-6595.

p.m. Local time and weather,

report.

7.30 to 8.13 p.

R a

Variety.

Vocal Duct Side by Side."- Vocal Duet Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away."Aileen Stanley and Johnny Marvin.--90714 Saxophone Solo Marilyn Saxophone Solo — "! Saxema??

Itudy Wiedoelt.--21152. Chorus

Evenin

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The

Chorus Comin' Home,"

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SHOWING TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 AND 8:20.

EGILERURI

Come with these two popular stars and see with the help of the brilliant playwright Noel Coward, what takes place behind the drawn curtains of

ZOZLUOMERY

PRIVATE

LIVES

From NOEL GOWARD'S great Broadway success with Begi- nald Denny, Jean Hersholt

and Una Merkel ADDED ATTRACTION - M.G.M's COLORTONE BEVUE "GEOGRAPHY LESSONS”

The Sensational Horse

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Duet for Two Pianos Raga — JOSEPHUCBCK ANG

muffin."

the Paper Dolls.”-Victor. Är- den and Phil Ohman.-2199. Song" Where the Shy Little

Violets Grow."

Screen stars are granted an hour's respite from the camera and gleam- “ ing lights on the set avery day for lunch. Jeanette has, also, directed but three pictures, they the hour besides at Edmund What do the players do during good light-opera- voice and her Its; 24 pairs of shors, 24 pajamas sense thout his efforts not to be pleasing, but it was hardly fair to question was asked of Charles Kerr, Lowe and Claudette Cibert, who Duet for Two Pianos-“ Dance of song in an Italian garden was most are all distinct hits Why This and 12 dressing gowns.

come a mere prince-congot, and His tailor in London hus 12 sds presumably you are suppose to fool Wagner, the most exacting of all Sherman'a assistant director, where su-featured in Sensation,'”

Terry for hun. Reginald Denny-composera of key patterns on file by means

to his interpretera. is in a position to know the me

two lunch-hour "sleepers of which Metaxa ordera his clothes struggles with a part that hardly ing blunder.

made up with slanty criminal oves However, that was merely a direct-thods of his chief. Korr indicated Having the principal roles, they without bothering about Sttinge.

any actor could have made either.

As foil to her caprice and her a group packed around Lowell work the hardest and the little In "Seczaty of a Secretary" hetvincing or sympathetic. There tantrums, is her dresser, cool and Sherman standing in the center of miesta" of less than a half bour plays the role of a South American piece of acting by a professor of acting by a lady whose name is not king's office during the filming of is, by the way a delightful little unperturbed, a beautiful piece of a luxurious Oriental rug in the fortune hunter who marries Miss music, whom Jeanette engages to given on the programme.

teach the loutish hero, to sing. Colbert, a wealthy New York so

But what a pity that Jeanette Radio Pictures," The Royal Bed In spite of the bad directing of should be wasted on a Blm like appearing soon at the Queen's elety girl, for her money. When Hamilton MacFadden and the "Ob, For a Man! The story is her father dies and sho Joss the stupid story (to say no worse of of a popular prima donna who com

Theatre. family fortune, he deserta ber and Laura and her band of devot burgler, and duly marries him it) the noting of Jeanette, her pletely falls for a big handsome. manke love to the younger daughtered friends, carry the performance The burgler is no gallant Rames Au Inspection of the group - likes to be surrounded with a gay, of the family to whom Claudette through, and though it pote's out

vealed not only cameramen and wise-cracking crowd at lunch. The Ying boon forced to become a socini

where it began at least it escapes Any suggestion, of dullness. secretary.

sound technicians, but grips hour is spent in pleasant repartes KB

disctricians, wardrobe men, makeup and laughter.

but a mean-minded gangster from the gutter who tries to be the he man. Thare is a lot of film non (Continued on previous column)

The huddle process!" he said.

afteracun grind of film-making. refreshes them for the gruelling Nancy Carroll lies on a coach and halfdream about things, and places which are very remote and distant

Song" Sweethearts on Parade."i

OLORES

The BAD ONE EDMUND

LOWE

Johnny Marvin,-21820. Hawaiian Orchestra"Palolo-

Hula," "SA Hawaiian Orchestra mony Boys-419 Ulaula."--Sum-Ku-West Har-E RİZMAURICE.

from the confines of a motion pic8.15 to 8.35 p.m.- ture stadio Tallulah Bankhead

Lope

ques Thibaud (Violinist) and Alfred Cortot (Pianist Jac "Trio in G Major" (Haydn).

Pablo Casals ('Cellist)-3045/ 040

8.35 to 9 pm

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