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CENTRAL

HEATRO

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, "APRIL 28, 1935.

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT

2.80, 5.10, 7,15

King's.

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS"

Wedding Rehearsal."

& 9.30 P.M.

Queen's,

Under-Cover Man."

Central.

"Nagana."

Oriental,

"Ships of Hate."

World.

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

"The Lash."

KOWLOON

Not Exactly Gentlemen."

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

Star.

Majestic.

"Igloo.**

King's

ROMANCE THAT WILL WARM YOUR HEART!

LEOPARDS!.

PANTHERS!

LIONS!

NAGANA

-scores of them and other jungle beasts fighting, mauling, tearing as a thrilling background to a story of exotic loval

With the glamorous TALA BIRELL, MELVYN DOUGLAS. Directed by Erast Laemm be. Story by Lester Cohen Produced by Carl Leemula, Jr. A UMI. VERSAL PICTURE presented by Carl Laɛmals.

NEXT CHANGE

I started at the bottom. Then I

gata beiter job in a place where they didn't have sawdust on the floor. Now I'm a star with my name in lights is a name that's been dragged through the mud from Second Avenue to Broad- way. All I get out of it is glitter and share, and they take away my baby! Figure that one salt

nstance

BENNETT

From the reeking dives of the half world to the skimmering Great White Way, she's gor genus! See her in the dramatic Feareery of a million mothers,

ROCKABYE

продол

COMING

The Front Page."

** Mischief,"

Mr. Robinson Crusoe.'

Queen's.

"Faithless."

"Platinum Blonde,"

Ventral.

** Rockabyi **

World.

Star.

Explorers of the World."

"Grock."

"Love Race,

" Svengali.*

Spenk Easily."

"Sunehine Susie. "Love Race.

NAGANA AT THE

CENTRAL

STORY OF LOVE IN THE JUNGLE

Can true love come to a woman who has gone through life break- ing many men's hearts, sorene in her ability to love and to "forget" when she tired of each new lover? History proves that to such woman, sophisticated, bluse und

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FEATURING ROLAND YOUNG GEORGE GROSS MITH

JOHN LODER WENDY BARRIE LADY TREE.

DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER KORDA

A

LONDON FILM PRODUCTION.

DISTRIBUTED BY THE BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTION

CO., LTD.HONG KONG.

"A GAY SOCIETY COMEDY, WITH MANY POINTS OF A MOST ENJOYABLE EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST PRODUCTION, WHICH SETS A NEW STANDARD OF ARTISTIC POLICY IN BRITISH TALKING PICTURES".

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A PRIZE PRODUCTION OF

apparently heartloss, the grand THE FRONT PAGE" passion brings an absolutely de- vastating experience and the tre- mendous depth of her feeling brings about a complete change in her en- tire outlook. Her steely exterior drops from her, and, she becomes the adject slave of "her mas. ready, if need be, to follow him to the ends of the earth,

in the

1931

Lewis Milestone, the young dires-

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"FAITHLESS". AT

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TALLULAH BANKHEAD'S NEW SUCCESS

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NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 30th APRIL HOWARD HUGHES

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LEWIS MARY BRIAN MILESTONE EDWARD EVERETT HORTON WALTER CATLETT GEORGE E, STONE MAE CLARKE ILIM SUMMERVILLE

PRODUCTION

UNITED "ARTISTS PICTURE

"THE UNDER-COVER

MAN

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

*(April 28)

(IV Moon 4th Day) Entries close for Macao Jockey Club's Fouth extra Race meeting, 4 p.m.

Annual meeting of Shek O Deve lopment. Co., Ltd., York Building, 5.18 p.m.

St. John's Cathedral Council Meeting, 5.15 p.m.

Organ Recital, St. John's Cathe- dral, 5.30 p.m.

Hong Kong Practical Psycholo- gy Club Mooting, Lane Craw- ford's, 6 p.m.

Military Boxing, Shamshiupo, 7.45 p..

· Theatres.

Queen's: "Under Cover Man." Central: Nagana."

King's: "Wedding Rehearsal." World: The Lash."

Oriental: "Ships of Hate." Star: Not Exactly Gentleman." Majestic: "Igloo."

Радева.

Ten Dances at Gloucester Build- ing: King's Restaurant; and Hong Kong Hotel,

LYDIA MICHEL

VOCAL RECITAL AT H.K.` HOTEL

The musicul treat of the month was provided, last night by Lydia Michel, a German mezzo-soprano, who gave an excellent vocal recital in the roof garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

Lydin Michel, pupil of Iffert, Li Lehman and Mattiu Battistini, has sung in most of the musical centrica in Europe, and it is to a desire to see the world that Hong Kong owes the privilege of having been tabled to hear her: Perhaps the first thing that strikes one about Michel is her perfect breathing technique; she seems never to need

to draw a deep breath, one almost

pictures a well of breath bubbling" up of itself in her throat with some sort of valve under perfect ontrol which gives her first as much as she needs for the proper production of each note. And it follows that she has an air of singing with con- plete ease, tirelessly and comfort- | ably,

Next one notices the plexibility of her voice and the full range of emotion she is able to express, the quality of the voice and its tone.

Miss Michel, is a mezzo-soprano with a deep, rich timbre to her voice. If she has a fault it lies in

little over-artiating in her more fomal songs, when she turns to German folk songs she sings siruply, George Raft gives a superh pernaturally and charmingly. formanes Nick Darrow, the Under-Cover Man," the more forceful for its restraint. disturbed calm when, knowing that his life hangs by a hair, and sur rounded by men ready to kill him the moment he makes a false move, he plays a game of poker with one of them, is a thing to be remem bered.

And then having said that one is, inclined to retract is in part at His least, for no fault could be found. with the perfect sincerity of her. rendering of Brahma "Eappic Ode," a song which it would be so very easy to "over sing.***

This is not the ordinary type gangster film, but breaks tar who has turned out more prizely, the problem of keeping in of Such a situation form a part of winning motion pictures than any physical trim, was solved for Tal-new ground. True, there are shoot ths story of Nagana," the thriller movie-maker in the industry.lulah Bankhead during the filming ings, some shown, some not; but

The of "Faithless,"

Metro- it is the battle of wits between the ling Universal drama which opened handle the megaphone on to-day at the Central Theatre, with Front Page," which is coming to Goldwyn Mayer talkie which is Under Cove Man" and the

on the King's Theatre

at the crooks whom he suspects to be res showing frora Sunday Tale firell, exotic Viennese heauty, wit.

Queen's Theatre, Miss Bankhead ponsible for the murder of his principal female rôle.

"The Front Page

"is the rapid co-stars with Robert Montgomery father, that provides the thrills and Notorious for the multiplicity of her lovers, she finally falls genuine po comedy-drama of newspaper in this picture which Harry Beau- excitement. y in love with Melvyn Douglas in life and reporters in action, written mont directed.

Each morning during the early originally for the sluge by. Ben This rále of Dr. Radnor, head of an Baht and Charles MacArthur, and days of filming "Faithless," Miss erginization engaged in fighting the presented in film form by Bankhead would stretch out on a vages of jungle diseases in Africa, Howard Hughes, producer-director marble slab and, with the camera and follows him to a plague infest-of the $4,000,000 air spectacle, grinding, submit to the kneading e nativo vilinge, in spite of the "Hell's Angels."

and rubbing of a trained masseitse fact that he has repulsed her ad-

Incidentally, Miss Bankhead was This is Director Milestone's third ves. Braving the attacks of wild Howard Hughes production. Two having three massages a day at bensta, she finally arrives in Nagoru, Ambian Kaights," the picture this time, for each morning and an1 here begins a strange existence which launched Producer Hughes evening a masseuse, comes by ap rid the savages tribes of the into the movie business, and "The pointment to her Beverly Hills African interior. A fire brings Racket," Hughes' second produc home to work over her.

The sarcen massaging was part about a veritable stampede of wild tion, were Milestone-directed films.

won awards frum animals, and the picture reaches its Both

the of the life she leads in "Faithless climax in scenes of the wildest con-ademy of Motion Picture Arts as Carol Morgan, a girl who has

"Nagana" was directed and Sciences. "All Quiet on the been left a fortune and a

Western Front" the 1930 prize Avenue mansion. Both the fortune with George Raft. Lew Cody gives within a few days for North China Ernst L. Frank.

picture, by unanimous vote of the dlm academy and by voto of critics the story. throughout of country, was also a

wis Milestone production. Already "The Front Page is be- ing hailed by New York reviewers as the prize production of 1931 the laurels going once again to Director

fusion,

WEDDING REHEARSAL'

DEBT TO ITS BRILLIANT PRODUCER

Milestone.

I

Park

and the mansion leave her later in

bril-

The picture is excellently pro- duced and adinirably acted through Gut, and it is difficult to single out commendation; but Gregory Ratoff; any particular player for special as Martoff perhapa rhares honours finished performance as Mason, the suave, polished atch-villain, and Meanwhile, however, she is shown David Landan is convincing: 'as in palatial surroundings, with Inspetcor Conklin. Of the two servante at her beck and call, elec female parts, played by Nancy tric buttons to take the place of Carroll and Noel Francis, respec- knobs in opening doors and tively, honours must go to Noel banker and lawyer pleading with her to curtail her extravagance. Francis for her admirable study of When she fails to heed them she Connie, Mason's girl It is In The Front Page," Milestone learns what many another daughter liant piece of work. For those who Alexander Korda the brilliant as poured his finest directorial of wealth to-day is learning-that film producer, whose firat British sorts, and he has had the whole the road to life is a hard and love thrills and tense, heart clutch- production, Service for, Ladies, hearted support of the industry's rocky one. was hailed by many critics as the most progressive producer Howard Robert Montgomery is the young a film to be seen, finest English film to date, deteri

Hughes.

(Continued on prévione column). i mined to achieve an even greater success with his second picture, The Front Page" is played by "Wedding Rehearsal," and com one of the most brilliant casta ever menced by engaging a dazzling serabled for a picture. Adolphe array of stars for the leading roles. Menjou, departing for the first. ranks of stardom, providing they

After casting such well-known time from his standardized. charac are given suitable parts, adequate artists as Roland Young and John lerizations of the past, plays the Loder (who came over from role of the dapper but diabolical direction and capable photography, They are striking and beautiful America especially to play in the managing editor. Pat O'Brien, for film). George Grosmith, Lady wars stage actor on Broadway, has and, strangely enough, each a com pletely individual and distinct: Tree, Maurice Evans, Kate Cutler, the part of Hildy Johnson, the go- Edmund Breon, Lawrence Hanray getting reporter. Mary Brian is type.

and Morton. Seiten, he spent the feminine lead, and Edward Mr. Korun has a well-founded number of weeks in an exhaustive Everett Horton. the comedy sen

į reporter."

JOEL

PAUL

MCCREA LUKAS

Directed by George Cukor from the play by Luca Bronder

David O. Selanik, sacutire producer RKO-PATHE PICTURE

reputation for picking winners, search .for new creen talcotation of the year as the "rhyming one of his early finds being John Ultimately, following many camera Loder, who play opposite Joan tests nf more than fifty picked girls, Gardner in the picture.

fans" to follow carefully the future careers of Mr. Korda's choice. At present they are all under long-term contracts with

Mr. Korda announced that he had Others in the "cast include Slim

It will interesting for "film finally selected Diana Napier, Summerville, Mae Clarke, Walter Wendy Barrie, Marle Oberon and Catlett, Matt Moore, Fred Howard; Joan Gardner,

Frank McHugh, Phil Tead, Eugene Those four girls who appear in Strong, George E. Stone, Clarence. Wedding Rehearsal "), Mr. Kar II. Wilson, Spencer Charters, Maut da contends, have just the qualities rice Black and Effie Elleler. that will elevate them to the first

him.

"Wedding Rehearsal " is now showing at the King's Theatre.

1. (Continued on previons column).

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man who tries to follow her pace, but falls by the wayside. When eventually they meet again and marry, adversity looks above them, A mountain which they struggle pathetically to climb again side by

by

Faithless" is an original story Mildred Cro which Carey Wilson adapted to the screen. Featured in the supporting cret are

STUDIO Horbert, Maurice, Murphy,

, Wellington Street, Hong Kong

Louise Closser Hale, Anna Appel,. Lawrence Grant aad Henry Kolker.

Perhaps the most delightful song of the whole recital was another Brohus ong, Feinsliebehen,” Migs Michel put to the singing of this song each one of the qualities that make her voice so attractive,

euse of voice production and vital richness and flexibility of tone, interpretation,

Lydia Michel leaves Hong Kong and Japan after which she will tour America but one hopes that some thing will happen to cause her to visit Hong Kong again before she sails across the Pacific, and if 8. she may be assured that she will not and it easy to leave the Colony before she has sung to us again.

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