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CENTRAL

TAKE QUÉEN'S KD, WESTBOUND ŝas

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatro Tel. 25720.

10-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 5.15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY.

།

FRIENDSHIP

BARTERED FOR A

WOMAN'S KISS!

DOLPHE

MENJOU

DAMITA

LAURENCE

OLIVIER

VOSTROHEIM;

ERICH

riends

and LOVERS

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

"Love! „

TO-DAY AT

12.30, 289 & 7.15.

A CHINESE PICTURE.

NEXT CHANGE

SARI MARITZA

IN

MONTE CARLO

MADNESS

A BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL ROMANCE OF THE "WORLD'S' GREATEST:/

GAMBLING RESORT, A

A UFA PRODUCTION,.

MORE FROM FILMS

Carnera Finds They Pay Better Than Fights

(Special Air-Mall Service)

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

King's,

“

"Soldiers of the King'

Queen's,

"King of the Jungle."

Central.

Friends and Lovers"

Oriental.

**Whoopee."

KOWLOON

Blar.

"Prosperity."

Majestic...

"Dangerously Yours.

COMING

King's.

"Calvade

Queen's.

1)

"The Story of Temple Drake."

"The White Sister.".

Central.

"Mont Cario Madness;

3lar.

"Plunder."

Melody of the lieari."

World..

"After is Years." (Chinese

Film).

Oriental.

"ALFs Bridal Night."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1933.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

Ar

2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 F.M.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

CICELY COURTNEIDGEIS, “QUEEN " IX GRAND MUSICAL COMEDY ROMANCE

Cicely Courtneidge

brings the house down in

SOLDIERS KING

With EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

A BRITISH GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE,

Pictures In Hong Kong

‘CAVALCADE”

At The King's To-morrow

Fox Film Corporation brings "Cavalcade" to the screen of the King's Theatre on Wednesday.

of

This drama whose theme is the effect of world events on the home and family has been hailed as the greatest written in the English language in a score years. The author, Noel Coward. enjoyed the distinction of a solid year's run at Drury Lane with this play.

"SOLDIERS OF THE KING"

Triumph For Cicely. Courtneidge

at the King's Showing to-day Theatre, "Soldiers of the King," the Gainsborough picture in which Cicely Courtneldge has her first individual starring role.

That this film will enhance her already popular position with Almgoers can definitely be relled on. She is great! No Aner story A staff of experts was sent from could have been found for her, and Cicely dances through the Hollywood to see the play and to

whole film, riotously funny. In her photograph it for reference. An*

brilliant burlesque and enchant other large staff was put to working in her emotional simplicity. on the research necessary to bring

In one scene Cicely Courtneldge,

a story that covers the colourful does a burlesque on adagio aroba-

"TEMPLE DRAKE”

Miriam Hopkins In

Title Role

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25392.

NEXT CHANGE COMMENCING TO-MORROW

THRILLING ENTERTAINMENT Titanic in its Powerl Three seething decades of relent less change sweep before your eyes... plaguing nations, threat. ening empires, smashing dyllin

tion...

.a Cavalcade of mobs and monarcha...the march of time measured by the best of a mother' heart...triumphant in in courage and steadfast faith.

CAVALCADE

NOEL COWARD'S PICTURE OF THE GENERATIONE

Cast of 3500

40 Featured Players Froduced at Fox Movietone City A FOX Achievëment

"KING OF THE JUNGLE

Lions And A Four-Year Old Actor

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Some day Ronnie Cosby will won- der how he ever did it. But now It doesn't seem at alb.out of the ordinary to him that for a week Miriam Hopkins, petite blonde he played gleefully, with llons. movie star, plays the title role in loresses and lion cube, and did "The Story of Temple Drake," not acquire so much as a scratch. screen adaplation of a novel by Ronnie. aged four and a half, is William Fanditer, directed by Ste-ast" with Buster Crabbe, world phen Roberts, which opens to- champion swimmer chosen to play morrow at the Queen's Theatre. the Lion Man, and Frances Dee

of the Jungle,” animat |||| Jack LaRue, William Gargan, Wil- "King liam Collier, Jr., Irving Fichel and thrill-drama which is enjoying-a the Queen's Sir Guy Standing play the chief great reception at supporting roles.

Theatre. Temple Drake, as portrayed by Miss Hopkins, is girl of fine family who is known as "wild. Wild as she is however, the knows where to draw the line.

In his role of the Lion Man as a child. Ronnie worked with the sarae animals which attacked

Crabbe one day and sent him to the hospital. But with Ronnie they were gentle as lambs.

animal Mabel Starke, femine

Though she is in love with Gar- gan a young attorney, she refuses daredevil, Jules White, and other his offer of marriage. "I'm not animal authorities working on the that the good enough for you" she tells, production, declared him. Then she drives off with a beasts sensed the complete lack of drunken college begin search of fear in the child: more liquor, Their Tide ends up in a crash, from which they climb to and themselves virtual prisoners of LaRue, a big-city gangster. La- Rue sends the boy back to the city. "but forces. Miss Hopkins, to

only man who tries to protect her: drags her off to a tawdry room in the city.

period from 1900 to 1833 to the ties, and anyone who can sit screen with absolute accuracy of

through this without laughing costumes, equipment and histori-helplessly can assure themselves remain with him. He murders the

cal backgrounds.

that, they posses no sense of

Edward Everett Horton plays opposite Cicely Courtneidge and this fine American actor, with his subtle

humour and quaint man- neriams, is an excellent foll to the buoyant Cicely.

More than six months of pre-humour. paration by a staff that number- ed 200 preceded the actual start

Blame for the murder is placed of production. Captain Reginald

on another man, and Gargen 19 C Berkeley, a distingulined Eng

saigned to defend him. In his ush playwright, was brought over

search for evidence, he discovers from London to adapt the play

Miss Hopkim and LaRue together. for the screen, Frank Lloyd

The story concerns of troupe of

The picture reaches a startling twice wifiner of the Academy award for the best production of Variety artistes with Jenny-Maw-climax in the action that follows the year, was chosen as director favour of her daughter, Maisle, collo, their Queen, retiring in Hollywood, New York and Lon- Maisie rules them with don were scoured for the very best hand, particularly attractive Judy, actors and actresses to Interpret a new member of the troupe, of the 40 principal roles. Three whom Maisie is very fond. members of the original Drury Lane cast were brought from

It is a round the love affair of London to re-enact their parts be. Judy and a young guardsman that Alm revolvea fore the cameras, and two other the action of the London favourites were also is Judge shall not repeat her roman-

and Maisie's determination that..

ed for leading roles.

a firm

He mistake of some years before,

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A nine-week shooting schedule was arranged, one of the longest when she fell in love with

career and the in Hollywood's history since the officer with a

Wal forbidden by his screen learned to talk

In addition to the large cast of principals, thousands of extras LONDON, Aug. 30, found employment in the colour Primo Carnern, heavy weightful sequences. champion of the world, is going on The story of "

The "story of "Cavalcade" is the

tour before returning to Europe for

bis proposed fight with the South story of the Marryot family Jane. African, Donald M'Corkindale, in Robert; their two sons, Joc and Rome in late October.

In Caliterais be is to fight Max Edward; and their servants. Ellen "Baer-bit only

Two distinct recla will be made of Fanny.

on the movies. Bridges,

this fight, which will be over two

and

their daughter,

match Colonial.

Several well-known variety' sets také part, and the result is a fas- cinating study of a new type of nim background.

Cicely Courtneidge plays both mother and daughter in "Soldiers

of the King" and her make-up

and characterisation is excellent.

While it is etched on a back Robert Marryot Ursula Jeans rounds. For the American public a draw will be the outcome. For the und of historical events of the plays Fanny Fridges; Herbert

last 33 years, the story itself is Mandia is seen. 83. Bridges,

+ SHOWS

DAILY

220-513

7.15--4,200

tide, Sydney Gustard. B4410. Spag-Mary Rose...Gracie Fields

(Comedienne). B1471 Hawaiian-All Through the Nigh

Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra,

8.20.9 p.m.

B5634

Orchestral. Salut D'Amour (Elgar)New Light

Symphony Orchestra. Serenade (Pierre)...String

semble Banan Chanson Hindoue

Rimsky-Korsakov).

("Sadko

(Continued on Page 12:)

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ORIENTAL

"THEATRE

ROAD WANCHAL

En-

TEL. 28478

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY WITHOUT EXAGGERATION THIS IS CANTOR'S GREATEST" ACHIEVEMENT--//

POSITIVELY THE BEST MUSICAL SHOW THE SCİEEN HAS EVER PRODUCED. “

AKORENZ ZIEGFELD SAMUEL GOLDYW

EDDIE

CANTOR

UNITED ARTISTI DICTURE DEL

FOR TO-MORROW & THURSDAY CHINESE TALKING, PICTURE IN CANTONESE

Stalin and European public. the the principal feature its 10ys O'Conner portrays Files, Tena "A FOOLS BRIDAL NIGHT

Things have gone well with loves and tragedies is always up Brown, plays Margaret Bar- Carnera since he won the world permost.

ris: Merle Tottenham is seen as

that be is to get £19,000 for the

title. Io is reported (says Router) Diana Wynyard and Clive | Annia; Frank Lawton" us Joe Brook have the roles of Jane and Marryot, and John Warburton asy (Continued af spot of nest column) | Edward Marryot.

film, which is more than he received for his title fight with Sharkey.

THE FUNNIEST CHINESE COMEDY EVER MADE Produced by the China Sound Picture Co. of Hong Kong.

A

H.K. WIRELESS PROGRAMME

Broadcast By Z.B.W. On 355 Metres

11-11.30 nm. Stock & Exchange Quotations. Selected London & New York Stock Quotations, Weather Report, etc. * 11/30 nm-Chinese recorded pro

gramme,

19.30 p.m.-European programme of

Victor & HIV. records..

1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re

purt 1.20 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. A relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Glouces. ter Restaurant-Mr. G. W.. Boore, B.A.. ou "New and Old Telens."

2 p.n. approx: Close Down, Relay of South Wales Borderers'

Planoforte and" Violin Band.

Recital From The Studio. 4-$ p.m.-Chinese recorded' pro-

gramme.

5-6 p.m.-A relay of "the Band of the 1st Battn. South Wales Borderers, conducted by Band- master J. L. Gecks, from the Military

Hospital, Bowen Road. by kind permission of the Officer Commanding. (During the intervals recorded music" will be brondenst from the Studio).

#

4-7

4

p.m.-Chinese recorded, pro-

gramme.

-10.30 p.m.-European programme. 7 pm-Closing Local Stock Quota

tions, te

1.3.9.0 p.m.—___

Variety.

Sp.m.-(Lural Time & Weather

Report).

Band-Play Gypsy......Hungarian

Gypsy Band. B4082.

Song-Now You're Here...Frances

Day (Soprano). B417:

Piano Solo-Body and Soul......

Carroll Gibbons. B3317. Song She is Far from the Land

...Danny Malone (Tenor).

341476. Espanita......

Eylophone Solo

-

Fritz Kroeger. B3536., Humorous Song When Cupid

Chlis...Gracie, Fields. B4472 Instrumental-Lazy Night...Cedrie"

Sharp Sextet. B4410. Song The Border Ballad...Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). B4467. Piano Solo-Sweetheart...Raie da

Costa. B4102

Organ Solo-A Brown Bird Sing ing... Sydney Gustard. B4410. Humorous Song-My Lucky Day

..Gracie Fields, B4471. Hawaiian-On & Little Street in

Honolulu...Hilo Hawaiian Or.. chestra. B6430.

Band Blue Forget-me-not... Hungarian Gypsy Band. B-1082, Song It's Best ta Forget... Frances Day (Soprano).__ B4427," Piano Solo-Moonbeam Dance...

Carroll Gibbons. B3347. Son-The. Dear Little Shamrock

Danny Malone (Tenor).

·B4470, Xylophone Solo-The Dreaming

Snowdrop...Fritz Kroeger.

B3356. Song-Melody at Dawn...Gracie Fields (Comedienne). B4472 FastrumentalBy the Sleepy. La-

goon...Cedric Shorpe Sextet,

B40.

Song-The Cory of the See

Peter Daws Bass Baritone). B4407.

Piano"

Solo Can't We Meet Again...Raie da Costa. B4402.- Organ Solo-Bird Songs at Even- (Continued on previous column) -

MAJESTIC

THEATRE 2

|Nachão Boad, Kowloon. Tel. 67222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.2049.20

“DANGEROUSLY

YOURS

WARKER BAXTER HIRIAL JORDAN

VEENS

PAIR CONDITIONED, THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORRO At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.u CROWDED THRILLS!.. MAMMOTH SPECTACLE! STRANGE ROMANCE! I

CHARGING HELL

OF WILD BEASTS

LOOSE IN THE CITYI

KING JUNGLE

with

THE LION MAN (Buster Crabte)! FRANCES DEE

A Paramount Picturi

FROM THURSDAY:

Au

the

DRAKES had a

wild

THE

STORY

Wm. Faulkner's

Raming story of a girl who thought

she knew how to handle men. MIRIAM HOPKINS

JACK LA RUE WILLIAM GARGAN WILLIAM COLLIER, JE DACTED BY STOPWIN ROSLEN A Peramount Picture

OF

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At2.30, 6,20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

Marie

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