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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKK QUEEN'N RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25721

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HỒNG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION ! ON THE SCREEN.

A ROMANTIC LEGACY WITH A "OATCH”. IN IT!

JESSIE MATTHEWS IN

"THE MAN FROM TORONTO"

2.30, 5.10, 7.13 -

& 9.30 P.M.

'King's.

The Man From Toronto.'

Queen's,"

King of the Jungle."

Centrai,

"The Great Jasper.

Oriental.

"City Lights."

KOWLOON

WITH

No wife

Star.

could resist him... ex- cept his own!

"Läpking on the Brightside.".

IAN

Majestic.

HUNTER

"Wid Girl."

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

At 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

MEN HATED and envied him!"

WOMEN DENOUNCED

and adored him!

RICHARD

King's.

COMING

Soldiers of the King." "Cilvacndle."

Queen's.

The Story of Temple Drake." "The White Sister."

Central,

in the saga of a free

"Friends and Lövörs)

measured time in

lance lover...who

women won

GREAT JASPER

with WERA ENGELS EDNA MAY OLIVER

David O. Selmick, executive producer

Directed by J. Walter Ruben

Star."

Prosperity."

"Plunder."

"Melcily of the Heart,"

"An you Desire Me.*

“After, Is Years.”. (Chinese

World.

Oriental.

*Whoopee."

RKO

RADIO

Pictare

ALSO

A CENTURY

OF PROGRESS”

THE CHICAGO WORLD FAIR BROUGHT TO YOU TO SEE!

TOMORROW

FRIENDSHIP

BARTERED FOR

WOMAN'S KISS!

ADOLPHE

Menjou

Lety

DAMITA

LAURENCE

OLIVIER

ERICH

VOASTROHEIM

Friends

and LOVERS

Two Men They Shared Every- Thing... But Never Her Love!

FRIENDS AND

LOVERS"

At The Central Theatre

This is an excellent film with Adolphe Menjou, Lily Damita and Eric Von Stroheim in the leading roles. It has been quite some time since we saw this clever trio, and

Film).

AND

"

FRED

KERR

-ON THE STAGË-

DIRECTED

Br

SINCLAIR

HILL

A. BRITISH

GAINSBOROUGH

PICTURE

At 5.1 7.15 and 9.80 P.M. ONLY

Pictures In Hong Kong

Ocely Courtneidge and Edward Everett Horton in "Soldiers'

of the King" at the King's Theatre to-morrow.

"THE MAN FROM SOLDIERS OF THE KING

TORONTO"

Amusing Film At The King's

With Dorothy Dickson's Lovely Daughter

SITSON MA

NOTED CHINESE

VIOLINIST

ACCOMPANIED BY

HARRY ORE

WELL KNOWN LOCAL PLANIST.

BOOKING AT THE THEATHE TEL. 25919 & 25932.

-NEXT-CHANGE--

COMMENCING TO-MORROW"

ENTERTAINING" STOBY OF *MUSIC HALL ARTISTES WITH THAT GREAT COMEDY QUEEN OICELY COURT. NEIDGE RULING THE LAUGHS.

Cicely

COURTNEIDGE

in

SOLDIERS THE KING

WITH

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON *.

ANTHONY BUSHELL DOROTHY. HYSON FRANK CELLIER. REBLA Directed by

MAUBIOM ELVET.

A BRITISH GAINSBOROUGH

PICTURE.

Lly Daemita in "Friends and Lovers" Showing at the Central.

'KING OF THE

JUNGLE"

Interesting And Instructive Film

The King of the Jungle" which was shown for the first time at the King's Theatre. yesterday was described by the many people who saw it as a unique picture- Dorothy

one that holds the audience's at- Hyson, the *pretty daughter of Dorothy Dickson, the not relax till the last flicker.

tention from the start and does musical comedy star, was engaged

new

4.SHOWS

Miss

DARY 7.30-5.13 1-15-8.30

"J

brought up by friendly animals whom he in" turn · protects,, : from huntera.

Finally, however, he is trapped and brought to "civilization" by a circus man. Buster manages escape and finds refuge in the home of a pretty girl (Frances Dee) who teaches him the cus- toms of civilization and the Eng lish language.

It is a picture well-worth seeing for apart from being a "thriller"

it is a very instructive fim.

Hidden.

"Sɔ your 'little boy wasn't really lost!" N

"No. We found him under the paper."-Watchman-E-

TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

· FLEMING ROAD WANOSLAS

TEL. 280TS

TO-MORROW

Described as a jolly series of Cicely Courtneldge's

to play 21 important part in The leading role is-ably taken Alm. by Buster Crable arid the story is amusing episodes "The Man From This is called "Soldiers of the that he loses his parents in a lion Sunday Toronto," which is now showing at King." and Dorothy plays the role hunt and like "Tarzan," he is. aminer. the King's Theatre, is more than in a story of an old vaudeville that Besides being a delightful family, written specially for the comedy the film has many lovely screen by Douglas Furber. shots of the English country side Hyson, whose services were active which cannot fail to delight evenly bid for by Hollywood, is one of the most confirmed ❘ townsman. the prettiest girls in London and Jessie Matthews, of stage fame, is inherits much of her mother's excellent in the picture and shares theatrical talent. the honours with Ian Hunter and Fred Kerr.

"Soldiers of the King" is" a 1 British picture with exceptional The story is about the exceed-qualities of entertainment, coming ingly amusing adventures of two next Bunday at the King's Theatre. young people who are drawn to- Cicely Courtneidge play a dual role gether by the absurd will of an with outstanding success. She is eccentric old man. The young, both mother and daughter in the people Leila Farrar (Jessie. Mat-film, her "mother" being a study thews)- and -Fergus Wimbush (Ian of rare, charm. Hunter) have never met, and each imagines the other to be odious. The conditions of the will are that if they marry they benefit about half a million!

would like to go and look over" the girl who is supposed to be in the country.

Fergus, who is in Toronto, duly Leila, however, steals a march on arrives in England to see the bride him, and when Fegus arrives he the old man desired him to marry: finds Leila in the guise of Polly Lella, however, "resolutely refuses Perkins, a maid. Poor Fergus, is to see him, but ultimately decides so smitten by Polly's charms, that to impersonate the typist in her he almost forgets the legacy and soliciter uncle's office, and in that the object of his trip which is disguise observer the Colonial as just what Lella wished for. And, in this picture they are seen to he enters. Not knowing that the although there are a number of advantage. It is decidedly an¡ typist is the girl he is to marry, humourous complications, the only R.K.Q. production worthy of com- Fergus informs he girl's uncle (who ending that could be desired is, of ment, and the little French star is an executor of the will) that he course, forthcoming. Lily Damita will enchant you with

her dainty portrayal of a part

The picture is very good fun, ex- cellently acted and staged. Jessie Matthews and Ian Hunter are ex-

well adapted to her particular jou clash in this film are grip-cellent while special mention must style. Eric Von Stroheim as usual ping and novel. Do not miss it be made of Fred Kerr who is the plays the villain in the picture. at the Central Theatre, starting executor of the will and the girl's The scenes in which he and Men- to-morrow.

undë.

THE WORLD'S SUPER COMEDY OHARLIE CHAPLIN

LIGHTS

MONDAY TUESDAY

THE

MUSICAL COMEDY

SENSATION OF THE

SEASON

EDDIE

CANTOR

"THE GREAT

JASPER"

"

Richard Dix's Great

Part

A brand new characterization for Richard Dix is the gay, irres- ponsible and utterly irresistible lover who becomes known as "The Great Jasper in the RKO-Radio Picture of that title showing at the Central Theatre to-day.

Dix has been just about every sort of a rugged hero and adven-, turer in his long and highly suức-" cessful screen career, but this is. the first time that all his "adven- tures have worn skirts.

Jasper could no more help wink- "ing at women than he could help breathing. Having opce seen that wicked wink, no woman could help falling, and, to Jasper's amazing credit, no woman regret-

ted. No woman except his wife. Though he could not be faithful to her, neither could he stop lov- ing her and there-in lles the drama of "The Great Jasper."

Wera Engels, RKO-Radio's re- cent importation from Germany, makes her debut in American pie- ture in this film. Edna May Oliver. Florence Eldridge, Betty Furness, Bruce Cabot, Walter Walker and others give leading support to Richard Dix in "The Great Jasper" an adaptation" by H. W. Hanemann and Robert Tas- ker of Fulton Oursler's celebrated novel. J. Walter Ruben directed Most of the action of the storv takes place In" Atlantic City.

THEFT OF A RUBENS PICTURE

Early And Unconventional

Work

The theft of a Madonna and Child," painted by Rubens, from a house at Cheam has an interest apart from the value and artistic' work of the picture, which is high- ly unconventional and probably of an early period. For pictures by Rubens have been singularly for lunate in escaping such depreda. tions.

None of the important picture thefts in the past half-century has included. Rubens. Gainsborough, whose "Duchess of Devonshire "was stolen from Bond-street in 1876 and restored twenty-five years later; Vandyck, whose Concert des Anges." valued at £30,000, was stolen three years ago Romney, whose Mrs. Davenport?! 3.OH stolen; and Reynolds, whose £30,000 "Portrait of a Lady" disappeared from the Wertheimer collection in 1007, have all tempted thieves time and time again.

Rubens, through luck or lack of opportunity, seems to be almost sacrosanet.

Artist-Diplomat.

Rubers is seldom alluded to as "Sir Peter." Yet he was an Eng- sh knight, having received that honour from Charles I, during his visit to England in 1830,

He did not come to London is an artist but as a diplomat sent by Philip of Spain, to negotiate with. the English king in the matter of the Netherlands,

He found time, however, to de-: corate the Banqueting Hall at Whitehall and to paint "The Bles- sings of Peace," now in the Na tional Gallery.

MAJESTIC

THEATAE PLAZ

Nathan Boad, Kavipon. Tel.87222||

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20. p.m.

THE

KISS

OF

COURAGE

Wit Girl

CHARLES

FARRELL

JOAN

BENNETT

RALPH

BELLAMY

SVEEN

ÞAR KONDITIONED THEATRL

TO-DAY

At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

HE KNEW ONLY TO TAKE WHAT HE WANTED!..

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Nimedi

KING THE JUNGLE

CHARGING HELL

OE WILD BEASTS

LOOSE IN THE CITY!"

KING JUNGLE

THE LION MAN S EBUSTER CRABBE)

•FRANCES DEC fi Ganzmanant Gichie

CROWDED THRILLS!..... MAMMOTH SPECTACLE!

STRANGE ROMANCE!

THE

KING JUNGLE

· ALSO

THE LIGH MAN (MUSTER CRABBE) § FRANCES BEL"

A. Garamennt Pictive,

BETTY BOOP'S

LATEST

(STAR)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Vracie

FIELDS

LOOKING

on the

BRIGHT SIDE

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