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CENTRAL

THEATRI

TAKE QUEST'S ED., WESTBOUND BUN

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol 25720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

A GREAT BRITISH CAST IN A CHARMING MUSICAL ROMANCE

Lilian Harvey

in

BEAUTIFUL O VIVACIOUS

HAPPY EVER AFTER

with JACK HULBERT SONNIE HALE AND CICELY COURTNEIDGE.

A GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE.

TO-MORROW

A SNAPPY BRITISH FILM WITH LAUGHS FOLLOWING ONE ... AFTER ANOTHER

Sydney Howard

for

Up the DERBY

EXCELLENT COMBRY YOLÁLL ENVOY -

A BRITISH & DOMINIONS

PRODUCTION

BELITTLING NEW

GERMANY

Lord Noel-Buxton's Warning

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Best of Enemies, "-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS

King's.

AT 2.30, 0.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

.AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRES

Queen's

"Made on Broadway, "

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION ! ON THE SCREEN

Central.

Happy Ever After.

Oriental.

"State Fair. "

World.

Star.

Girl in the Moou.

KOWLOON

• Wolds and Music.

Majestic.

"Wieked. "

King's. "

COMING

Dangerously Yours."

Queen's.

Billion Dollar Scandal.

Peg O' My Heart.

Central.

"Up for the Derby,

Star.

Divorce in the Family."

Under the roof of Paris. "

Blonde of Follies

Oriental.

World.

Congurilia."

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"STATE FAIR”.

At The Oriental Theatre

More than 100,000 people, among them eight of the screen's leading stars, appear in Fox Film's "State Fair which will be on for the

Their romance had a kick in it.

"a good swift kickį

BEST OF ENEMIES

with

Buddy Rogers, Marlon Nixon Frank Morgan. Joseph Cawthorn fipods Migran

FOX

ON THE STAGE

At 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 P.M. Only

THE SENSATIONAL

MACKEY TWINS

"MADE ON BROADWAY”

Montgomery's Scor- ing Role

Comedy, pathos and drama are last time at the Oriental Theatre blended in "Made on Broadway, to-day. The stars of the mem-

the expose of Manhattan's mad- moth production are Janet Gay-dest administration with Robert nor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Bally Montgomery and Sally Eilers in Eilers, Norman Foster,

Louise leading roles and now showing at Dresser, Frank Craven and Victor the Queen's Theatre.. Jory. Miss Gaynor, Rogers, Fasters and Miss Dresser are seen AS Courtenay Terrett, famous met members of a Midwest fármropolitan newspaper man, has family, enjoying their annual out ing at the state fair. Ayres plays a newspaper reporter who covers the fair for his paper, Miss Ellers portrays a carnival trapeze per- 'former, Craven characterizes country store-keeper and Jory ap- pears as a baker.

NOVELTY TAP.

DANCES

ASSISTED BY FREDDY MCWILLIAMS NOTED COLOURED MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND WISE CRACKER "MUSIC BY THE PENINSULA HOTEL ORCHESTRA.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE 9 .TBL. 25913

& 25932.

-NEXT CHANGE-

LAUGHTER, LOVE AND

LOTS OF SIZZĽEÏ

Romance

that tingles

Dangerously "Yours

with

Warner BAXTER

Miriam JORDAN Herbert MUNDIN

Fox Picture

OLD VIC'S NEXT SEASON

Miss Robson's Fine

Acting

J.

Pity and Terror

London.

should be the most memorable Lady Macbeth of her generation. She has also a remarkable capacity for snatching beauty out of

the very heart of sordidness and ugit- ness, as all who saw her Mary

FLICKERS FROM HOLLYWOOD

A DANGEROUS SCENE-

With a doctor, a. nurse and snake expert standing by in case of accident, Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick played a series of scenes, with a poisonous diamond- back rattlesnake. One of the most venomas of snakes, this reptile measured more than seven feet,

The scenes were played for Para- mount's Murders in The Zoo and show the two, as laboratory work- ers, securing venom for "experi meatal purposes. Scott held the rattlesnake while Miss Patrick held the cup at which it struck.

Peggy Hopkins Joyce's favourite stone ist a 150-carat blue white diamond said to be the largest of its kind in existence. She is ap pearing in Paramount's Interna- tional House.

Jack Oakie, Paramount player, is growing a moustache.

·

Sylvia Siduey, Paramount star, occupies Pola Negri's old dressing. room. The door still shows a dent made when Pola threw ♪ Scent bottle at her director some years Ago.

The oldest actor in Hollywood ia James Wang, a 7-year-old Chinese who plays in Paramount's Interna- tional House.

Dowie Robinson, who plays in the Paramount A Lady's Profes

ULER

►AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING 10-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20 p.m.

gittering panorama

of the wickedest strect in

the world!"

The fast-moving, hilariously.

thri lag tale of the wise guy who was the CHAMP

of Broadway but

CHUMP for

a blonds!

For is the only screen villain who ROBERT

weighs anore than 250 pounds.

Paramount are experiencing great difficulty in finding a man who can shout properly in a sea-captain. role.

Growth Of Australia's. Population

Cary Grant is the favourite actor The news that Miss Flora Rob- Patterson in "The Anatomist” will son and Mr. Charles Laughton arecognize In the toad's head her of Marlene Dietrich's little daugh

the "pre- ter, Maria.. expected to be the principal play-eye never passes over ers during the next Shakespearean clous jewel." This side of her pow- winter season at the Old Vic. Isers will not perhaps be so well enough almost to make us wish served as the other in Shake- that summer were over.. Not, per- speare's plays. For the beauty of FILLING THE OPEN SPACES haps, since the earliest days of Shakespeare's Women characters. Ellen Terry, has a roung actress either leaps to the eye, as in Des- appeared on the, Lendon stage, who demona, or simply is not there, ps has given such large promise and in Goneril and Regan, Shake- drawn on some of his most co-foretaste of achievement as has speare here affords comparatively lourful experiences to serve as a Miss Robson in the last 18 months, little scope for discovering love- basis for action of the story, with while Mr. Laughton has for three liness hiden away in unexpected Montgomery in a characterization

or four years past superimposed places, the finding of which is one

Australia's population showed a that tops all of his previous ef-

the gold of the finest acting on the of Misa Robson's rarest abilities.net estimated increase of 14,360 forts at 1.

aip sophistication. He dross of several trumpery melo- But her Evie in "For Services Rea" during the first quarter of this plays the role at a breath-taking dramas. What will he not be able dered suggests that she should be year, after allowing for a loss of tempo with every situation mount to do when given the run of mas able to play Ophella with poig 577 by migration. Of this increase ing in dramatic tension to

terpieces?

nancy, whilst one. Imagines that Victoria absorbed 6393. The Aus- powerful climax.

her Cleopatra would be A very tralian net increase for the year striking performance. In what parts may we expect !

ending March 31 was 50,343, of which Victoria's share was 12,446. Mr. Laughton would make an ex- them to find the fullest scope for! their abilities? Miss Robson, in ceedingly interesting Antony. MostThe total population" of the Com- Aristotelian phrase, can drive at actors prefer to concentrate on monwealth is

now estimated at both pity and terror. She can in the sympathetic aspects of the 6.800.000.

That of Victoria is deed cool the senses; and it would characters have to be a treatise dismal beyond: Laughton would not make

Mr. 1,817,030. Feinales exceeded males this by 1905 in the quarterly increase. the range of Macbeth's conception mistake. He camouflages nothing. that could make one's "fell of he sentimentalize nothing. He has performance of the white girl in idol. He would give hair" "start and stir as does her ambitions beyond being a matinee US Shake- "All God's Chiliun Got Wings." She speare's Antony, not the Antony of a family biography. For the same reason we should like to see his Hamlet. Too often one is given cussed by franclers who have only the noble Hamlet, the imme- come to him for massage treat diately appealing Hamlet. roles. Ellarious comedy touches ments and gym lessons. As por Hamlet who is "the glass of fash- are supplied by Eugene Pallette as trayed by Arrastrong, this man ion and the mould of form” The a butler of unusual accomplish emerges a human, believable cha-morose and cross-gartered Hamlet

"The characters of "State Fair" are the human I've ever seen in a picture", declared King. And that goes without reservations.

Furthermore, there is at least

Sally Ellers as Waitress

Bally Ellers adds another. out- one in the group that every per standing perfomance to her grow- son will understand particularly ing list of notable portrayals as well. It may be the pretty farm Mona Martine, synthetic lady of girl played by Janet Gaynor, the glamour created from a cheap cafe farmer portrayed by Will Rogers waitress by the magical touch of or the carnival girl that Bally money and powerful connections Ellers characterizes. Or perhaps supplied by Montgomery. It will be the newspaper reporter ounce of power is wrung from the Every Lew Ayres plays, the matron play characterization through a

series by Louise Dresser, or the country of hectic situations. store-keeper portrayed by Frank Craven: Somewhere along the

As an ex-wife of a restraining line, every person who sees the disposition Midge Evans shows. picture will recognize an especial- the poise and polish that has dis- ly kindred spirit.

tinguished her previous screen

MUSIC IN THE AIR

Coward Goes Again

Noel Coward has paid another visit to Music in the Air" at His LONDON, Aug. 26. Majesty's. The show reached its Lord Noel-Buxton, British ex-100th performance an Monday, Minister of Agriculture, to-day August 14th. published a "letter in the "Specta- tör," warning his countrymen against the tendency to belittle Phyllis Morris, who plays the

Once A Dresser.

prima, donna's dresser in Music in mw Germany and fall into the the "Air" and provides one of the error of acquiring the habit of see most amusing bits of byplay in the ing Germany in bad light show says that this in the third play she has to When one comes into direct con-running in which

scramble, aloit on hands and tact as I did." Lord Buxton co-

knees.

ments who aids Montgomery in his many adventures.. C. Henry Gordon, Jean Parker, Ivan Lebe- deff, David Newell, Vince Barrett and Joseph Cawthorn

supply strong supporting roles."

An entertaining blend of the the any dazzilag elements of gripping Terrett story has been accomplished by Harry Beaumont, who scored with his work on "Those Three French Girls.” and recently "Are You Listening?”

BILLION DOLLAR

SCANDAL

Robert Armstrong, who has been playing a wide variety of roles from bits to character leads for the past five years, steps zuddenly

tinues, "with young Germany as, Everyone knows how clover she is for instance, represented by the stu-at these impersonations of charla- dents of Koenigsberg University, dies, domestic and dressers, into the stellar class as a result of Mrs. Munsey in "Service" In one is constrained to adinit, bow Music in the Air, she completely his performance in "The Bilton false and untrue the ideas and disappears in one scene under the Dollar Scandal," which commences judgments are which are being formed about Germany. Moreover, Ellie.

voluminous skirts worn by Mary on Thursday at the Queen's Thea

tre. The role of Fingers Partos is The primm donna goes on with star-making role, and

it is quite wrong to decline to make

1

Armi-

up to t

any treaty with Germany, seeing her reomciliation ene with Bruno strong more than lives up to its that it is of primo necessity to as the playwright (M-Arthur Mar possibilities. rive at an agreement on the subject getson), regardless of her dressor's

of disarmament. Otherwise Cer-

The fim, a finely conceived and many could take up the standpoint stockings and dress. This is a how Fingers Fartos, ex-convict efforts to get her to put, on her finely directed melodrama, tells that the Allied Powers had not kept delicious scone their word so that Germany was

Miss Morrie who was educated atan of the hour and the cham and clever masseur, becomes the entitled to proceed with her own Cheltenham Lachss College, and pion of one hundred and twenty was formerly a journalist and It will be remembered that Lord writer of children's books, is author millions when he exposes plans for Noel-Buxton expressed himself in of that brilliant play "The Rescue a gigantic nation-wide swindle, a timilar way in a letter published Party and two other pieces, Made details of which he has heard dis- some time ago in The Timas. in Heaven" and Tinker, Tailor

armament.

mezi column).

they portray,

the

racter. His performance is easily is left behind the scenes. Perhaps one of the best of the current, Mr. Laughton will bring forward

season.

SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.13

7.15-5.30

*

the complete figure.—E.H.

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR,

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY”

BY ALL MEANS SEE THIS PICTURE | IT'S THE SEASONS. BEST PRODUCTION.

"JANIT:"

"WILL

· GAYNOR ROGERS

LEW", SIA SALLY.

AYRES EILERS

FOSTER DRESSER

CRAVEN JORY

VICTOR

HENRY KING BESPROSECTION :

FOX

STATE O

FAIR

FLEMING

WANGMAI PEL, 20478

TO-MORROW

AND

THURSDAY

THE GREATEST OF ALL

ANIMAL THRILLERS

MR. & MRS.

MARTIN JOHNSON

In the 12 years since the 1921 census, the actual increase of Aus- tralia's population was = 1,153,881, persons, of whom 77 per cent. were excess of births over deaths, or natural increase and the balance gain by immigration. The average rate of increase for the period was 1.82 per cent.

MAJESTIC

~THEATREZZO

Nathan Boad, Kowloon. Tel. 67222 TC-DAY & TO-MORKOW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Elissa Landi WICKED

Victor

huntres

MONTGOMERY SALLY EILERS MADE ON BROADWAY

with MADGE EVANS

Directed by HARRY BEAUMONT

-NEXT CHANGE

BRIBES or BULLETS?

Hell Popped When Frenzied Finance Faced the Dazzling Spotlight of Exposura!

THE

BILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL

ROBERT ARMSTRONG CONSTANCE CUMMINGS

KALDALLANDIA, PRAEN MORGAN JAMIY MEALER LIVING PACELL A Paramount Pictur

#

RUDY VALLEE

*THE MUSICAL

DOCTOR

STARI

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.20, 7:20 & 9,20,

FUN!

BEAUTY!

MUSIC!

WORDS

AND MUSIC

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