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BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE

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TEL.

KKINO

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

GALA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1933.

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE

TEL.

25313 25332

NIGHT

TO-NIGHT at 9.30 P.M.

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CAVALCADE

Noel Coward's Picture of the Generation

40 Featured Players

Cast of 3500

A FOX

Achievement

Produced at

FOX

BY THE COURTESY OF LIEUT. COL. G. T. RAIKES, D, S. Ö. THE BAND OF THE

13 BR. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS WILL PLAY AT THIS PERFORMANCE,

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SPECIAL PRICES

Fas Morletore City D. CIRCLE $5. B. STALLS $3. F. STALLS $2.

IF YOU MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE USUAL RUN.

HONG KONG'S MOST MODERN

CABARET

NOW OPEN

YELLOW DRAGON DANGING ACADEMY

Address:

KING'S THEATRE BUILDING 6TH FLOOK

TO THE LADIES

Silks at factory prices. WOMEN

Hosiery and Underwear for Men and Women. Orders taken for mending-Phone 21908 SITLANI and "I will bring you samples-

DEADLY TO LICE

Kindly To Pups

It is when they are so young that they are still innocent that puppies need most help against vermin. And just when you wonder what is the. safe thing to use you will remember Pulvex-deadly to the hardiest parasite. Sole Agents:-

WHO PLAY

Starring Beinta Kume and

Joan Barry,

"WOMEN WHO PLAY"

CHARLIE'S NEW COMPANION

Has He Found An- other Romance?

Has Charlie Chapiäin-Holly- wood's sad little man, gray hair- ed. gray-suited, and with a certain grayness of soul showing in his eyes-found romance again? This Is the question that is agitating" the film colony at Hollywood........

His constant companion these days is Paulette Goddard in all his public appearances. And Holly- wood wonders and watches!

"CAVALCADE"

Gala Opening To-night

DIANA WYNYARD AND CLIVE BROOK

The long-awaited Fox Film pro- year at Drury Lane, as à play, at- duction, "Cavalcade." · starring | tracted more attention than any Cuve Brook and Diana Wynyard, drama produced in England in a makes its local bow at the King's generation. More than a million Theatre to-night, and elaborate people stormed the theatre to see arrangements have been made for I during its run and it is expect- the premiere-the first of its kind ea that the screen audience will to be staged in Hong Kong, For far exceed this number. the opening performance, the Theatre have issued invitations to over a hundred of the Colony's leading residents who will be the official guests, and after the "per- formance, a supper, will be held in

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The film is a story of how world events affect the home and the family and covers theperiod from 1000 to the present day. The ab- sorbing story is etched against a vivid background of historical, the Hong Kong Hotel where spe- į happenings during that time. cial arrangements have been made Diana Wynyard, the bliliant for dancing to be continued until | young actress, gives some of the 2 am.

best acting of her career, and when one recalls her success in "The Devil Passes" and "Raspu- tin," one may, know what to ex- 'pect when It is said that in "Caval- cade" she far surpasses all her previous performances.

It would be interesting to note that the King's Restaurant are having a special. "Cavalcade" din- ner when free H. B. Beer will be supplied.

Regarding the picture itself, "Cavalcade" has been halled as the outstanding screen hit of re cent years, and the featured roles are in the capable hands of Diana Wynyard and Olive Brook, with Ursula

Jeans, Herbert Mundir. Пла O'Connor, Frank Lawton Irene Browne, Merle Tottenhain and Beryl Mercer in the featured supporting, parts.

So far as Olive Brook is concern ed, it is enough to say that he gave the best" performance of his career-a career crowned with many successes.

Bookings for the opening per- formance are very heavy and when the picture is eventually put on the usual run, it is expected that demand for seats will be even

"Cavalcade" which ran for a heavier.

JUNIOR DURKIN and JUNIOR COGHLIN in "HELL'S HOUSE”

Speakeasy Club the other night, HOLLYWOOD HIGH LIGHTS, "HELL'S HOUSE”

I saw them together at the

writes a correspondent to an F.M. 8. paper.

Ann Dvorak and her husband Leslie Fenter are back on the lot Their talk was spasmodic but aat Hollywood after almost a year's great understanding, a vast quiet- ness and sympathy, seemed to exist between them. The band struck up-and the sad little man quietly rose to his feet. His lady gravely rises also, they eye each other a moment as if they were absolute strangers and then they commence to dance.

Dancing to Pattern"

AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE rhumba and a tango.

vacation abroad. Ann walked out on Warner Bros, just when she was at the peak of her success, be- cause the studio refused to give her the salary she wanted. Every- thing seems to be patched up with the studio and we shall scon see her in a Warner Bros. Pro- duction.

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Marlene Dietrich started the pants craze to be comfy, and now It is something between В we are told she is laced up in Something stays in her role in "Song of precise, cautious, Latin in gesture Songs" that she can't alt down be but anything but Latin in lack of tween scenes. It is also reported extravagance. It has the exact- This is a Paramount British pro-ness of a geometrical problem, this (Continued at foot of next column, duction from the play "Spring dance, in which one foot moves Clearling" by Frederick Lonsdale

an inch or so, and the partner's Mary

Benita foot moves with it, A second's Hume, Joan Barry, Barry Jones hesitation meets with instant heal- and George Barraud in the lead-tation on the part of the God- ing roles. It is a sparkling comedy dard...

with

Newcomb.

of modern manners, with a daring

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Gloria Swanson and her mate are back in Hollywood again.. "It seems that Michael Farmer, who had a small part; in:“A Perfect Understanding", insisted upon the nimland visit, perhaps to continue his movie career. Gloria was not so keen on the trip: however. It is reported the first thing that would great them would be of law-suits.

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Their strange gravity is not dis turbed. The ritual goes on, so lemn, slow almost cautious. The dance comes to an end. So does the evening.

who pose as her friends.. Among man" or "Hi Paul" is tossed their these people who have too much way. They

during money and nothing to do there is dance with almost Imperceptible a rather attractive philanderer, motions of eyelid or lip. who starts a firtation with Bones' wife. After a vain appeal to Mar- gret to give up associating with these people, he persuadés. Mona (Mary Newcomby an actress whose work he admires, to pose sa 'n' woman of the streets, and then

The lady wraps her white velvet introduces her as a guest at hla

cape with slathers of allver fox wife's dinner party. This action fur around her revealing slender- has the desired effect, there 18 ness and makes for the door. some bitter quarreling, and hard lessons are learned on both des The sad little man in gray fumt before the final happy réconciliables a moment in his pockets. He tion. It is an excellent picture looks about as it bewildered. Be

bandled by a, clever cast.

See these two stars in Women

Who Play The Paramount British Production.

thinks a moment rises. stands completely. lost by his table-ruminating. Then he' tums about slowly as if he were on a litle turn-table, still gad eyed, lost: then he follows his lady from the room.

Bicycling is still the fad in Hol lywood so is is said, and that they will soon need policemen to han dle the "wheel" trame?! if it gets any heavier. Almost every star has her own bicycle now. -- Joan Crawford admits her little red bike is responsible for her "slick figure. This is a splendid way to keep

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Central Theatre

in

This story is convincing theme, strong in cast combined with splendid production, therefore should not be missed if you like something different in films. Ho- ward Higgins has handled this story intelligently with plenty of heart interest. It tells the story of a young boy who goes to the dogs--because he

the worships wrong kind of man. The hero in this picture happens to be a rents and goes to live with his re- youngster of 14 who loses his pa→ latives. His Uncle is thrown out

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of work, and the man is almost desperate. There is a boarder in

The home of Claudette Colbert, the house a Mr. Kelly, and this

who appears in the Paramount particular person is responsible for the downfall of the boy. He

spectacle, "The Sign of the Cross," Olga Bacfaneva, who appears in has no wall pictures, jade pieces helps Kelly in the business as he Paramount's "The Billion Dollar are the only decoration. leads to untold trouble for Shorty. terms the liquor traffic, and this Scandal," has exceptional ability His death however is th emeans by

as a painter: which other boys in similar cir-

Samuel S. Hinds, appearing in

At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.cumstances are saved. The leads Paramount's The Crime of the

A THRILLING MOTION PICTURE WHOSE GRIPPING" STORY IS DEDICATED TO THE POLICE FORCE OF THE LAND

VIGILANT COURAGEOUS BEADY SOLDIERS OF SOCIETY.” WARBING AGAINST THE CRIMINAL, THE LAWLESS, THE EVIL!

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LEO CAR RILLO AND MARY BELAN,

WITH NOAH BEEBY

HOMICIDE SQUAD

are played by Junior Coghlan and Bette Davis, supported by a large

cast.

This is playing at the Central on the 13th.

**THE WHITE SISTER'

To Be Shown At The Queen's

This beautiful and tragicro-

·mance" bears all the charm and "poignancy of the silent version. The performance of Clark Gable and Helen Hayes are equally" as sensitive and fine as those of LII- lan, Gish and Ronald Colman (in the silent picture). It is the story of a man and woman deeply in love. The man goes to war and word comes back that he has been. killed. The girl becomes a nun and the man returns only to learn that! the bonds of religion are stronger than her love for him. Helen Eayes and Clark able were never better. Lewis Stone, Latuse Closser Hale, and May Robson also" con- tribute splendid performances.

that she had an offer, to do a play in New York, but with the understanding that she is not to sppear in trousers at any time.

Century," enters the film in a hyp notic trance, stays like it for two days, is murdered" and lies on the set as a body for two weeks,

Japanese coins to the ralue of £10 were sent to Hollywood for the terfly Paramount pictures, Madame But-

A robin has also been imported for Madame Butterfly." The bird is very rare in California;

TO-NIGHT

AT THE

KING'S RESTAURANT

SPECIAL “CAVALCADE' DINNER

FROM 7 P.M.

FREE

H.B. BEER

TO ALL DINNER PATRONS.