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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 THE GREATEST CHINESE SOUND ON FILM TALKING COMEDY EVER PRODUCED. WITH ENGLISH TITLES BUTTERFLY WU

HAPPY

IN

STARS"

-COMMENCING SUNDAY-

A HEART-STARRING DRAMA OF THE FOLLIES OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE GREAT FAMINE OF 1930, IN SHENS!

RAYMOND

IN

KING

"HUMANITY

AN OUTSTANDING CHINESE FILM PRODUCED

THE UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE

SHOWING SOON

BY

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

RONALD COLMAN...

"ARROWSMITH”

HELEN HAYES

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE

COMING!

·HOWARD HUGHES

COMING!

COCK OF THE AIR

CHESTER MORRIS

Raymond King and Lay Shao Shao in one of the scenes in "Humanity" a cutstanding Chinese film, which will be shown at the Central Theatre from Sunday...

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

KING'S THEATRE

AT 2.30, 5:10, 7.16 & 9.30 P.M.S

My job as

social storetin sure allows me to know

society from the Sylvis incidy To in an awful scrape and must!

BOOKING

AT THE THEATHE

TEL. 25813

NEXT CHANGE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

HÙNG KONG.

Elag'a.

Secrets of a Secretary.".

Jontrat.

"Happy Starm, ""

You can get away with anything if your family's in the soolal swim, says this pretty social secretary,

Queen's.

SUNDAY, 5th JUNE

"Private Lives."

World.

14

Midnight Thrill."

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT

and Herbert Marshall in

SECRETS

Stay OF A

about westh.. man

Why

SECRETARY

millions

always

are

Q Garamount Glarus

Hom

of span

They LOVE to make

you LAUGH!

GIRLS

ABOUT

TOWN

A Paramount Picture

with

Kay Francis Josi McCrea Lilyan fashmax.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

'GIRLS' ABOUT TOWN."

AND LILYAN TASHMAN'S CLOTHES.

A trade notice santes:--

Motion pictures are more influen tlul in dictating the styles of the world than are the, Parisian de signers says Lilyan Tashman, one, of the best-dressed women on the screen and the co-sharer with Kay Francis of the title of Girls About Town which comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday next,

I

"Styles of feminine clothing and¦ styles of interior decoration are; ruled by what appears DD the screen," Miss Tashman says. know this is true because of "the response following the release of every pieture.

The well-dressed woman receive requests for patterns and photo.

"PRIVATE LIVES" AT; These are by no means restricted grapha and the studio is naked for

THE QUEEN'S.

NORMA SHEARER IN BREEZY COMEDY.'

& conse-

to, verbul battle and us

quanca movie patrons will be treat ed to the unusual sight of viewing Miss Shearer und Montgomery wrestling with each other, rolling uround on the floor and hitting each In "Private Loves which is other over the head with victrola

A trade aotion states-

rune

it

the

records.

now on its final Queen's Theatre the picturization

plans of settings and information as to where decorations and furnish- ing can be duplicated.".

NOTED SINGER.

TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME AT THE PENINSULA.

The following is the viny attrac tive programme to be given to-night in the Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, by the celebrated Portuguese tenor, Lomelino da Silva assisting artist and arenapanist, Miss Luba Pecker,

#

1st Part.

AIAH! (a)Questa o quella

(Opern Rigoletto). Verdi M'appari tutta amor" (Opera Martha) Flotow 2. ADLY AND. French SERENADE! (a) Serenade de D, Juan

(b)

C

SECRETS OF A

SECRETARY.”

FINE ACTING BY

CLAUDETTE COLBERT.

a Secre-

Star.

Chinese picture.

KOWLOON.

"A Man's Man."

King'a

COMING.

Girls About Town,"

#Daneers in the Dark"

Central,

"Humanity."

Arrowsmith."

"Cock of the Air?

Queen's.

"Royal Bed"? "No Lady."

Flying Feel.'

World.

Tell England.".

Story of Kiangtan ”.

(Part 2).

**Humanity **

(Chinese film).

The List of Mrs. Cheyney,"

Star.

1

Danger Lights."

"To Oblige a Lady,”

"Thunder.

Enaiest Way,"

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY ZE.W ON 355 METRES,

11 to 11.30 mm.-Stock quotations. 11.20 .m.-Chinese recorded pro-

gramme.

11.30 p.m.-European programme of

Victor records.

I p.m.-Local time and "weather re-

port.

1.30 pan-Rugby Press, news, mail

notice, ete

p.m.-Close down,

8 to Sp.m.-European programme

of Victor records.

4 to 0.23 p.m.-

Arr

Operatie.

Tosca Potpourri" (Puccini, Tavani). Marek Weber and his Orchestra.-€8804. The Twilight of the Gods Siegfried's Journey ta the Rhine (Wagner). Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates.-0007.

The Flying Dutchman-Over- ture" (Wagner).-Berlin State Opera Orchestra-9275.

Although "Secrets of ary," the Paramount talkie, which opened yesterday at the King's Theatre, contains no secrets to speak of, it constitutes a definite.. triumph for Claudetto Colbert whose vivacious personality, and piquant charm are perfectly set off hy a background of so-called society life in New York. Whether the picture is true to life may be 7 p.m.-Stock quotations, muik, no- donbted; the story however is ex

tics, etc. 0.25 to 7.20 p.m.- cellently sustained and towards the fend is highty drumatic. Miss Col

bert, as "Helen Blake, is very cnne) vincing whether she is making Whoopeo as the young, daughter of wealthy parents or лва рец niless and very much subdued social Secretary lo a society leader, whose daughter Sylvia is engaged to Lord Martin Danforth, perfectly portrayed by La Forge Horbert Marshall.

Tchaikowski (b) La four que tu m'avais

jet (Opera, Carmen).Bizet By Lomelino du Silva

2nd Part,

12 SPANISH SONCR:

(a) Granadinas, Barreray Calloja (b) Mi tierra...Jose Avilla

By Lomelino da Silva 4. PIANO SOLDS: By Miss Luba

3. ENGLISH SONGS:

(a) All for you (b) Hills

Many furniture and novelty manufacturers take advantage of this style setting to manufacture A popular items for general sale, "ac of the Paramount set dressing de cording to A. E.. Freudeman, head

partient.

Seoves of new items of decoration and furnishing will be seen 717 "Girls About Town," modern New

By Lomelino da Silva

3rd Part.

PORTUGUES SONGS

Pecker

(a) Mesinha (Little Mother)

Complications arise when. Dan- forth falls in love with Helen. Meanwhile Sylvis' has been carrying Alberto Sartion » dangerous affair with a young (b) A Feira Nova (Frontier Argentine who is posing us a singer Song) Alberto Bartinnd dancer in a night club although (c) Trovas Portuguezas

Tomas de Lima in reality he is in league with a By Lomulino da Silva gang of jewel-crooks. ···

Pecker

As Amanda, "the wife who dis-York comedy in which Kay Fran 7. PIANO SOLO: By Misa, Luba of the Noel Coward stage success in cards her husband for another, cis, Joel McCrea, and Miss Tash

man appear, he said. The 8. ARIA: "Improvviso" (Opora studio does not bother to patent.

Andrea Chenier) furniture with the result, that style. ;

Giordano

room and the high backed chair

by far the breeziest and most de- more for apite than anything else, lightful offering -- the seroon has Miss Shearer achieves the "nestare generally copied The large given us for some time. It is portrayal in faire we have beheld have been adopted in homes after breath-taking in my tempe and since the advent of talkies, She the studios introduced them to give the impression of spaciousness and moves to a hysterical climax on has always shown considerahlo pro-

luxury.... the fleet wings of sparkling dialogun.mise along these lines but the pro-

and a zatful plot that packs laughs sont vehicles proves beyond all non-grandmother, Kato, Gay, was lead.

THE SHERMAN FAMILY.

THREE GENERATIONS ON THE STAGE.

Sylvia gets hopelessly entangled in the Argentine's crooked dealing and when he is killed, Helen finds it necessary to sacrifice, her own good name to Save that of Sylvia. Lord Danforth finally straightens the tangle and marries the social Secretary.

Georges Metuxa as the Argentino gigolo appears in his first Ameri- cas-made talkie and gives & vory finished piece of acting.

է. "Secrets of a Secretary

is ono

A Concert

Dues for Two Pianos-Valse"

(Arensky).

Duet for Two Pianos Im promptu--Bocoren Schutt),-- Harold Bauer and Ossip Gab-

ilowitsch-$102.

Song- Lo! Here the Gentle

Zark"

(Bishop and Shakes- pearb). Song" Solvejg's Song" (from "Peer Gynt"-Grieg)-Madam Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano),

6024

Violin Solo-" Hungarian Dance

No. 17 (Brahms-Kreisler), Violin SoloIntus Land"" (Scott).-Fritz Kreisler.-6708, Song--She is My Daisy" (Har- per-Lauder)-Sir Harry Lau- der,-9090.

Piano Solos-(n) Mazuka in C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 8 (Chopin); (b) Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 87, No. 4" (Chopin). Piano Solo-" Nocturne in E Minor (Chopin). Vladimir De Pachmann.-4870. Song-Life is a Dream" (Froed

Straus)..

SongWithout a Song" (Rose- Elise-Youmans). Lawrence Tibbott-Baritone)--1007 Violin Solo-Thais-Meditation"

(Massenet).

Violin Solo Tambourin Chi- nuis (Kreisler).-Fritz Kreis: lor.-6844.

of the best pictures of its kind ever.20 to 9 pm-A selection of music

seen in Hong Kong

in every dicker.

jecture ber adroitness in this type ing lady for Junius Brutus Booth, Sr., father of Edwin Booth: Sher- This delicious farce concerns the of role Montgomery, as Elyot, man himself was reared in the

atmosphere of the theatre. diverting complications whist arise who also weds again, only to zo

He has acted, directed and A trade notice states:- when a divorced couple make an pent, without much leisure is splenwritten plays for both stage and Three generations of stage tradi-

screen, and as other try at marriage with fresh did and matches her skill with a

an actor, scored three separate and distinct brands tions helped Lowell Sherman in

Victor Salon Orchestra.-9991. partners and and themselves shar- cyclonic performance. Reginald of fame stage; silent pictures and the biggest task that has so far 8 p.m.-Local time and weather re-

talkies.

confronted him, as actor and direo- i port.. ing adjoining suites or their second. Denny, Una Merkel, Joan Héraholt Sherman needed all his experi-,

8.03 to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese concert. honeymoons,

and George Davis round out the ledge in directing "The Royal to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.

ence, inherited talents and know- tor in The Royal Bod," opening from the Studio..

10.30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Prest good share of the action is brilliant cast assembled by Metro Bed for it is not only the most

Sherman's father was John important production he has ever Sherman, theatrical producer. His 10.35 p.m.-Class-down. taken up in fights between the Goldwyn-Mayer. for this priceless mado, but the most massive. mother. Julian Louise Gray, wes All records in the above European reupëctive „busbands and spouses, production.

also presents him as an actor in an accomplished actress, and his programmes are supplied by Mesara,

(Coulinued on Previous Column., Tsang Fook. Piano Co

his greatest rôle to dato,

It

by Johann Strauss, "Thousand and One Nights

Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra.

0310.

"My Darling Waltz" (from The Clipsy Baron").-Berlin State Opera Orchestra.-0901. "Artists Life"-Waltz-Vienna

Philharmonic Orchestra-pots, ÷ Villags"~"Swallows! Walt="

Vienna Philharmonic Orchus- tra-9093. "Reminiscences of Vienna." (Continued on previous column.)

QUEENS TEKEE

The Air is Always Cool and Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but. Natural Ventilation. Comfortable, Healthy, and

Safe.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 8.20

ILAKUKA

RO

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

MONTGOMERY

PRIVATE LIVES

HeroGothlyn Mya

From NOEL COWARD'S great Broadway success with Regi- nald "Denny, Jean Hersholt and Una Merkel ADDED ATTRACTION M.G.M's COLORTONE REVUE GEOGRAPHY LESSONS"

The Sensational Horse

PHAR LAP

in Latest Hearst Newsreel

· NEXT CHANGE

LOWELL SHERMAN MARY ASTOR

IN

ROYAL

ABED

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20-

ILL HAINES

RE

comes through

again with a per fect pläture enter. -- tainment.f

A

JAMES CRUZE production

Hainesv

with

Josephine Dann Mae Busch

A MANS

Story