1932-09-24 — Page 12

QUEENS GIRAE E

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, .7.15 & §. 20 p.m.

The GREATEST THRILL

of 1932

ARNAZS

THE

with

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER

NEIL HAMILTON MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN.

(STAR)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 620, 7.20 & 9.20 p.

BRITAIN'S

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong.

"TARZAN, THE APE MAN."

FULL HOUSES AT THE QUEEN'S

A trade notice states:- "Tarzan, the Ape Msu," at last roaches the screen with all of the rills and breath-taking adven tures of the famous Edgar Rice

TENSE DRAMA AT KING'S..

TO DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

FINAL SHOWINGS || QUEE

Tarzan the Apeman TODAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 à 9.30 p.m.

King's

The Strange Case of Clars,

Deano, Central.

The Power of Love. Orlental,

Yesterday at Peking

KOWLOON.

STRANGE CASE OF

CLARA DEANE."

Wond

YOU do ktŸ

infall and life of

#pathisa,

Plan,"

COMING.

King's...

Sinners in the Sun"

A trade notice states;

What do you consider the most. unusual event in your life?" This qucation, asked members of the cast of "The Strange Case of Clara Deane," by a newspaperman visit Burroughs story dopicted in the ing the Paramount studios recent- picture which opened on Thursdayly, elicited some unusual replies, At the Quech's Theatre. Johnny Wynne Gibson, the star of the

Weissmuller, World's champion picture, said her greatest surprise swimmer, who was cast in the title came when she realized she was róle because of his tremendous phy. playing in a successful show after sical build, is excellent in the several years in "op" plays that part, giving a vivid personification never arrived on Broadway from of the strange human being who the hinterland. Her first stage site- was raised by the apes as one of cess came in Jardegan " their own.

Richard Bennett.

Others who give creditable per

formances in the engrossing story of adventure in the African jungle include Nell Hamilton, C, Aubrey Smith, Marreca O'Sullivan, Doris Lloyd, Forrester Harvey and Curtis Naro. The direction of W. B. Van Dyke is in every way up

to the high standard set by his

withi

Pat O'Brien claimed his greatest shock came when, after signing & contract Hildy Johnson, the repor ter, instead of the managing editor, which he had played with great ** success on the stage.

Frances Dee recalled that she re-

previous success, Trader Horn."aived the greatest surprise of her life when she walked into a studio casting office, asked for work and got it! This was in 1929, and since that time Miss Dee has been

“DEVIL'S LOTTERY."

TO-MORROW'S FEATURE AT well on the way to screen success

KING'S."

A trade notico states:- Elison Landi, who scored so suc. cessfully in The Yellow Ticket," portrays a differant type of role in 4 Devil's Lottery," the Fox pic *ture that opens at the King's

Theatre to-morrow..

She appears as a womau against whom scandal has breathed hard because she has been careless in the selection of her company and hai become a social outcast. Already established as an actress of splen: did capabilities, Miss Landi in this picture gives, what, is un questionably the best performance of her career.

as a Paramount contract player.

These stars and many other -ar- tists with outstanding histrionic ro.) putations enact the story of Tho Strange Case of Clara Deane," which is now showing at the King's, Theatre.

SPLINTERS IN THE

NAVY."

HILARIOUS SHOW COMING TO THE QUEEN'S,"

A trade notice states:-

"Devil's Lottery," based on Nalbro Bartley's most successful The story of life on a battleship | novel, entrances the elements of romance, mystery, struggle, pathos and comedy. It is a powerful drama depicting what happens to people who become, suddenly rich is the result of gambling.

Victor McLagalen enacts the most vital male role, a part that gives him the best opportunity he has enjoyed in any of his recent pictures.

Others deserving mention for their convincing characterizations are Beryl Mercer, Balph Morgen, Alexander Kirkland, Paul Cava nagh and Herbert Mundin. The comedy work of Mundin stands out in bold relief.

A GALSWORTHY REVIVAL.

as told in "Splinters in the Navy is utterly irresponsible, but is great fun, and, what is more, it is whole some.

The story" speedily gets lost in a series of hilarious incidents cul- minating when the weird A.B.| horo, Joe Crabbs (Sydney: Ho- word), and his pal, Bill Nivvens, go ashore at Plymouth, and por suade Low Lake to bring his Splin ters, aboard to celebrate the ad miral's betrothal.

There is also a boxing match which is sheer joy. Everybody wil like this picture which will ba shown shortly, at the Queen's Thea

tre.

General Conynge is like the spell ing of his owu name, a bit too; quaint, a trifle too landed-gentry" to be reedible. But one doesn't re-

"LOYALTIES," AFTER TEN sent him as the counter to De Lavis

YEARS.

who has also rather more of the Disraolian aspect than is natural to a rich young Jew who likes to mingle with West End olubmen, as the papers call them, Such Jawa

London, August 23-It was in teresting to watch the revival of Mr. Galsworthy's "Loyalties" at would naturally conform to club the Garrick Theatre not only be cause the play has so much intrinsic vitality but also beckuss one could

room taste. But here again the theatre is justified of its children: too flowery De Levis at odds with English gentlemen whose up see it anew, after the lapse of a dei per lips are-stiff enough to put cade: The performance made one any face out of joint creates a, con realise how much and how donflict to which in these days of gerously quieter the method both of writing and of production has recently becoms. One thought of

muted acting and subdued tones the word melodrama almost ap plies. Well, if this be melodra, let us be thankful, let us even ask or more On second view as a realistic piece Loyalties remains definitely and and there là much of realism intit. intensely exciting.. It lina -plöt

But was prominent to-night"; It has a gooda clear-

liberate-theatrical-em-| Above all, it is not shamed of

GREAT SPY DRAMAsia and the unabashed theatrical own medium the theatre

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BLISSA

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DEVIL'S LOTTERY

Algeander Kirkland Paul Cavanagh Son Taylor Pisivation FOX PICTURE

ORIENTAL

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

A CHINESE SOUND ON-FILM. SUPER SPECIAL TALKIE.

SINGING AND TALKING---

PICTURE WITH ENGLISH

"YESTERDAY AT

PEKING

PRODUCED BY

THE SHANGHAI STAR MOTION PICTURE CO.

TO-MORROW

נה ארץ

ALL QUIET WESTERN FRONT

Devil's Lottery?

Merrily We go to Hell."

Queen's.

Splinters in the Navy."

Central:

Around the World in 80

MM

"Cock of the Air." "Fast Companions.”.

Night Work."

'Oriental;

BtAr

Minutes.

All Quiet on the Western

..: Front,'.

"A House Divided.

"Oh Callor Behave."

White Shadows is the

South Sens."

WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES.

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

DANCE MUSIC TO-NIGHT.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.50 a.m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme of

Columbia records.

1. p.m.Local time and weather report. A relay of the Heng

Orchestra Kong Hotel

by courtesy of the Management. (During the intervals recorded: music will be broadcast from the Studio

1.30 p.in.ughy Press news, eto.

2.15 p.m.-Close down..

to 7 p.m.-Chinese programmno.

7 to 11.30 p.m. A programme of

Columbia and Regál records,

·

7 to 7.27 p.m

Operatic.

CENTRAL THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

at 2.80;

0; 6.15; 7,15 & 9.30 pm.

THE NEWEST CHINESE SUPER SPECIAL

MELODRAMA WITH ENGLISH TITLES

"THE POWER OF LOVE"

WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST.

PRODUCED BY THE STAR CO. STARTING TO-MORROW

BY SPECIAL REQUEST-RE-SCREENING OF

1932 UNITED ARIISIS PICTURE

ROMP AROUND

THE WORLD WITH DOUGI

Fairbanks spend — Falibankı pep -- in a new and daringly"

successful form of seven

ROUND WORLD

All The World His Stage! Continents His Playground

UNITED

ARTISTS

PICTURE

Cyclonic pageant of laughs, pigs, thrills, romance, adventure! Conceived, acted, directed by the incomparable genius of Doug Fairbanks --- supported by a comic cust of five hundred millions!

23,000 MILES OF LAUGHS, GAGS, THRILLS & ROMANOE

HAILED BY PRESS & PUBLIO AS NOUG'S GREATEST

BOREEN ACHIEVEMENTAT

SHOWING SOON

AMERICA'S PREMIER COMEDIAN SHAKING THE WORLD'S

SIDES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY LAUGH PRODUCTION}

Migros-Overture (Thorisas) EDDIE QUILLAN.

Orchestre Symphonique. (of

Paris), conducted by Eugene Bigot-DX355...

"The Wreckers" - Overture-

(Dame Ethol Smyth),-Dame

Ethel Smyth conducting the

NIGHT WORK

British Symphony Orchestra.- with SALLY STARR, FRANCES UPTON, LORA LANE

DX2877-

Tales of Hoffman"-Selection (Offenbach). Regal Orchestra. DX164

7.27 to 8 p.m.-.-

Cinema

"Dance of the Flowers(De

libes). -Lucerne Kursaal Or- chestra.—LX29/LX30,"

Variety.

The Gipsy Baron "Overture (J. Strauss)-Bruno Walter Orchestral- "The Land of and the Symphony Orchestra.

Srailes"--Selection. — Loodon 12332 Theatre Orchestra, DX932,

0.20×10

11.30 p.m.-Dance pro- Humorous Song" The Waddin gramnie.

Mary Maclean Will Fyffe 10,30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press

•VDX276,5

Band Irving Berlin Waltz 11.30 p.m.-Close down?

Songs" - Medley, Debroy Somers Band-DX220,

Humorous

Monologue

Old Mafiam · (Not;:2) Ondo » Encha

Piece All Round.".

Humorous Monologue

Old

Sam (No. 2)—Beat the Retreat on thy Drum”-Stanley Hollo way-DX321:

Orchestral Daly's

Theatre

Waltz Memories." Charles Prentice and his Orchestra. DK310

Orchestral Waltzes from Vion- na"-Waltz Selection. London Theatre Orchestra-DX988 Band Old Contemptibles

War, Soups Medley Delroy Somers Band-DX220

|6, p.m.-Local tims and weather

report

8.03 to 8.35 pm

> The entire “musical" numisers of Iolanthe V (Gilbert, anti-S01-

red by the

Com

Bung nird.

Light 350/DBKS.

oforte Solor

All records in the above Euro- poan programmes are supplied by.

faszra. Anderson Music Co.

SUNDAY,

am to 12.13 p.m.-A relay of the Union Church Service. Freacher-The Rev. Dr. E. L

Allen

"Order of Servicesar

Voluntary.

Hynn Preise my Soul, The

King of Heaven.

Invocation and Jord's Praye

Orchestral Don Juan (Tone

Pooma) (R. Strauss.)

Bruno Walter conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orch.-L2037/85. Song- Slumber, Dear - Maid

(Handel, arr, England). Song- Abide With Me" (Lyte and Liddle). — Master - - John Bonner (Boy Soprano)--0748" "Cello Solo Reverie (Dunk

'Cello Selo Andantino. (Song the Soul) (Lemare).-W. Squire L2009

Organ Bola Hungarian Rhap

tody No. 2 (List) Quentin

M. Maclean-DX193.

8.43 to 11.30 p.m.

A relay of the Symphony Con- cert from the Peninsula Hotel, by courtesy of the management. (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio)

The E3 Carnival-March N (Weaver

In a Red Rose Garden (Gaston).

Hymn➡"Through All the Changes

ing Buones of Time.

Beripture Rending

3

Hymn Rest of the Wenry, Joy, Karls

of the Sadz

Prayer

Solo

Profundis Mr. Ra