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CENTRAL

THEATRI

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel 95720

COMMENCING TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5,15,.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

OUT OF MADNESS HE CREATED THEM!"

And

Out of Madness They De stroyed Him.

Seeking in Beast Fury the Girl Who Was ALL-

HUMAN!

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

ORAINEES LARGITION BELA 114OR RICHARD ARLEN LEILA HYLPS

and the

Panther Woman

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

King's

HONG KONG

"Charlie Chan's Greatest

Queen's.

Case."

#nd Street."

Central.

"Island of Lost Souls."

Oriental.

"The Half naked truth."

Lee Theatre

Star.

"Yes, Mr. Brown."

KOWLOON

"Men Must Fight"..

Majestic.

King's

Madame Batterfly".

Coming

My Weakness''.

Nine O'Clock Revue."

HONG KONG G DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933.

SHOWING

TO-DAY:

MAT. [2.305.10.7.15

& 9.30. P.M.

KINGS

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION !

ON THE SCREEN

MURDER KEPT THEM APARTI

78}*

with

The boy's uncle stabbed to death... the girl's father suspected then Charlie Chan comes upon the scene, ealinly and coolly he solves his

CHARLIE CHAN'S

Greatest

CASE

WARNER OLAND】 HEATHER ANGELY

From a novel by Earl Derr Biggers

Directed by Nemlień Mďadder

ON THE STAGE

greatest case and reunites these two youthful lovers

FOR TWO DAYS ONLY

AT 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY, REX STORY PRESENTS

THE NINE · O'CLOCK REVUE

Queen's

Another Language.”.

Turn Back The Clock."

A FAST

Central

MOVING

Paramoun

"Deluge."

A Maid of the Mountaica."

SNAPPY

Star.

"Fra Diavolo."

COMEDY

"Alibi,"

EYE

World.

FEAST

WITH

NINE

TALENTED ARTISTS

SIX

BEAUTIFUL

CALIFORNIA

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 26313 & 25332

FROM SUNDAY-

SHE'S THE CUTEST THING IN PICTURES

Jilian Harvey

...a little bundle of deviltry

who fascinatos.

LEW AYRES

in this deliciously spicy musical romance with "the most beautiful girls and the funniest coin- edians in Hollywood.

akness

"CHARLIE CHAN"

And His Witty. Remarks

A motion picturo property man, while ou location, is little mure than an incipient kleptomaniao That's a confession from Mack Elliott, Fox studio prop man who has been "propping" in Hollywood for the last 4 years, having start- ed with Universal in 1809.

"Two years ago Elliott waa prop- ping for the picture,. "Charlie Chan Carries On" and 20companied the troupe on its loention trip to Honolulu." He same back loaded with clothes, coral, passenger lista,

GILLY'S

SHOWING TO-DAY". At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 8.30 p.m.

Most sensa- tional show

idea ever con- ceived by the miracle minds of Hollywood!

42

STREET

NEXT CHANGE

Thousands

expect it

to happen

-Our World Destroyed |

Only a handful of humans. survive to Macart

Over"!

DELUGE

KO

Gripping Imagmative

Spectacle.

PEGGY SHANNON LOIS WILSON SIDNEY BLACKMER Matt Moors, Edward Van Sloan, Samuele Hinde, Rolf Harolde Dired by Felix & Fan from the book by 5. Fowler Wright. Samuel Blichof sau, produce

"Shet-Gun "Pass.”

"River Red Haza.". (Chinese

Film).

"To-day we live."

Oriental

"King Kong."

HENRY TO GIVE A

BENEFIT SHOW

42ND STREET

Imaginative Film

At Queen's

Abner Dillon finances a show to

At The Ko Shing star Dorothy Brock, au actress with

Theatre

Under the patronage of His Ex- cellenty the Governor, and Lady Pecl. Henry, the incomparable "en- tertainer who has delighted theatre. goers in Hong Kong, will give a benefit performance at Shing Theatre, Friday December 29, the entire proceeds going to the St. John Ambulance Medical Rene- Welfare volence New Territory Work

the

Ko

Henry opens a farewell engage- ment at the Ko Shing Theatre Tuesday December 28th for three nights and the last night of the en "gagement will be devoted to this benefit. Henry is original, thereiu has been his unbounded, success. The effects which he produces ad- mittedly illusions, are clever and his sand paintings are a novelty For this engagement Mr. Heary will offer some of his latest creations. Acts, that have been described by "MY WEAKNESS"ravellera, and by those who have seen the fakirs of India at their best, will be seen here for the first

RADIQ

Picture

Delightful Lillian Harvey Again

Lillian Harvey's memory' and sel-possession are the marvel of Fox Studio, where she was co-

..time..

LEE THEATRE

LATEST WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM

whom he is enamoured. Dorothy, however, is in love with Pat Den- ning, her former vaudeville part- nor. They continue to meet. al- though she is "playing up" to her angel..

Julian Marsh, a famous stage director, is engaged to put on the show. The doctors have told him it will kill him, but he is broke and wants to get enough money to re- tire.

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Lorraine, sweetheart of his stage manager; and Ann are two of the chorus girls. They are old timers and take under their wing an am bitious girl just breaking in, Peggy Sawyer. Peggy is also be friended by Billy, the Juvenile and has a great liking for him,

to

*

SUNSHINE

GIRLS

9.0 Clock Revue

Playing Friday and Saturday at King's,

FILM STAR VERY ILL ́

Following Operation For. Appendicitis

(Special Air-Mail Service)

28

The appendicitis Attack an acute one, and Miss O'Sullivan

MONS. JOSEPH AVENOL RETURNS

Paris, December 17.

M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary General of the League of Nations, who just arrived from a number of academic sessions in London in

an

M. Avenol's programme in the French capital will include early visit to Fresident of the Re- public Lebrun.—Transoceani,

Pat sees Peggy at the theatre one

London, November 29. the course of which the first blue- night and takes her home. On Miss Maureen O'Bullivan, the prints for remodelling the League leaving ber, he is slugged by men

film star, who underwent an of Nations were stretched, attend- engaged by Marsh, who fears his operation for appendicitis was re-ed the annual convention of the affair with Dorothy will be disported to be in a critical condi- French League of Nations Society covered by Dillon who might then tion last week. Her physician here this afternoon. withdraw his backing, Peggy takes has been forced to send to San Pat to her room where they are

Erancisco for serum to counteract discovered by the landlady and peritonitis. ordered out. Neither having any money. they then go to Pat's hotel.

decide Pat and Dorothy "break," she feeling that his re- ceat failures has been caused by his giving up too much for her.

Marsh finally whips his show into "shape and is ready for the opening. Pat accidentally meets Peggy on the street and Dorothy sees the two

sion Pat has double-crossed her.

The night before the premierę she insults Dillon in her jealous rage. He refuses to finance the show further unless Dorothy is

starred with Lew Ayres in B.G. T-DAY & TO-MORROW together. She jumpa to the conclu-

DeSylva's "My Weakness". an

original musical picture,

which

will be shown at the King's

Theatre next Sunday.

"Don't you ever forget your lines? demanded David Butler: she had her director, after

finished a particularly hard 'scene without a slip.

"I set a record in "Germany on the last picture I made there. before coming to Hollywood", she answered.

worked for six **I

weeks on the production, making three versions at the same time."

in English. German and French. before I blew, up on a line.

The nervous tension Anally did it. I think, as everyone was on edge Just waiting for me to forget a line and malding bets on how long it would be before I broke. When I finally made a slip, everyone on the set let out a tremendous cheer right in the middle of the scene".

There will be no Dinner Dance In the Roof Garden Chinese Re- staurant of, the Hongkong Hotel, on December 22, 23 and 24, but Chinese Dinners will be ser On 22 and 23 the usual Dinner Dance will function in the Gril Room and on Christmas Eve De-

cember 24the Gala Carnival

Jack

BUCHANAN

YES

MBBROWN

Jack Buchanan BancNS AND SINGAƒ A SNAPPY BRITISH. MUSICAL COMEDY.

POPULAR PRICES

50 cts., 35 cts. & 20 cs PERFORMANCES DAILY

Dinner Dance will feature until At 12.30, 2.30, 5.80, 7.30 & 9,30

as Mr. Farrow had been divorced- some yeara previously.

had to be, rushed to hospital.

Miss O'Sullivan's engagement was announced recently to Mr. Mias O'Sullivan was discovered John Farow, the film producer. by Count John M'Cormack, Their marriage has been awaiting Irish tenor, during the filming of a special dispensation from Rome, "Song of My Heart" in Ireland.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.30–K15

7.15--8.30

DAYS

TAKE ANY TRAM 16 MAPPY VALLEY BUB-

PLEXING

ORIENTALE

WANGHAI

the

TEL. 22ATE

finally talked into going on if 2 BAYE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Dorothy will apologize. Marsh and the producers rush to Dorothy's rooms to break up the affair with Pat, which they think is the cause of the tantrum. Peggy overbears some of the conversation and fears Pat will be slugged again, so she. goes to Dorothy's room to warn

them.

Dorothy goes into another fit of rage at sight of Paggy, falls and breaks her ankle. In the meantime, Aon has made up to Dillon and be brings her to Marsh and tells him she must have the star role. Marsh knows it is impossible. Ann finally admits it, but tells him Peggy can play the part. Marsh sees she is his only chance.

Peggy is frightened, but she knows her work and at once goes into rehearsal. While resting Bill comes to her and tells her of hist love Dorothy also bobbleg into the room to tell her she has made up with Pás and wishes Peggy BUCCOBB, Peggy goes on and is a decided hit Marsh is nearly dead, but happy because Peggy has pulled him-through He hears the crowds praise Peggy to his own disparage- ment. but is satisfied, “

Just another show" he says, at the fade-out.

A MILLION-LAUGH POWER ROMANCE...based on the actual confession of a theatrical press agent. exposing the publicity tricks of the man who made stare in a day.

HE MADE THIS GIRL

A Star Over Night!

In the morning she danced in a side- show. Sundown saw the world at her feet!

The magic of a high pressure press agent is disclosed for the first time on the screen in a romance crammed with

sensation!

LUPE VELEZ

"In a million laugh-p

"The HALE

LEE TRACY ame of bunk and ballyhoo

NAKED TRUTH”

THE HALF NAKED TRUTH

Lilian Harvey, making her initial april pearance in an American Aim, and Charles Butterworth, ons, of the fore- most comedians of the stage and screen, in a scene from "My Weakness," new production with music from Fox. IPB

Warner Bros. mighty extravaganza with 14 GREAT STARS 50 FEATURED PER- FORMERS 200

··· DAZZLING BEAUTIES!

bills of fare, folders stationery beads, newspaper and a hundred other odds and ends of typical Hawaiian "props"...

So some weeks ago when he was assigned to the picture, "Charlie Chan's Greatest Care", again with a 'Honolulu setting, he was able to "dress" the sets ancurately and with no delay

"We don't really "steal" things", he grinned as he explained the situation to Warner Oland and Heather Angel, who are co-fea- tured in the new Chan adventure. "We practically always ask the permission of the hotel clerk, the beat steward, or whoever is in charge. I also purchase a number of little items, often out of my own pocket. As a property man I just can't pass some things. I probably Own personally enough odds and ends I've bought on hundreds ni location trips to start a curio shop.

No honest property

FROM SUNDAY

"WHERE IS THE MAN I MARRIED?”

ma will HELENAYES

ever pass up an opportunity to ada to the studio's collection of bills of fare, stationery, baggage checks and labels, advertising posters and si milar items. They give an impres sion of authenticity to a set that is very important. And you never know you'll need them."

The picture is now on at the King's and it is excellent, entertain-

ment,

MAJESTIC

====THEATRESCISSA Nathan Boad, Kawloon. Tel. 57232| TO-DAY & TO-MORHOW |At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 ₫ 9.20 p.m.

„BER LOVE WAS "FOREVER"L' HIS. "UNTIL MY SHIP SAILS"

ADAME UTTERF

Matchless Love

Story of a Geisha Girl: and a Yankee Sallor-

STEVIA SIDNEY

CARY GRANT EXARTE RØGGLES

-NEXT CHANGE

THE REBEL

VILMA BANKY.

ROBERT MONTGOMERY

Another Language

STAR

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

DIANA WYNYARD

AND

LEWIS STONE

IN

MEN MUST FIGHT

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