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ENTRAL

THEATRE

TANE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND VOR

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Thotre Tel 25720.

FINAL SHOWNGS TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE MANAGEMENT. WISHES ALL ITS PATRONS A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

The GREATEST Musical Romance

KALL TIME

FREDERICK LONSDALES GREAT MUSICAL ROMANCE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

King's

HONG KONG

"There goes the Bride".

Quaen'a,

"Tugboat Annie."

Central,

"The Maid of the Mountains.” Oriental,

star.

"Payment Deforved.”

KOWLOON

"Hindle Wakes."

Majestic.

"Listle Orphan Anaiq."

Theatre Calendar

KING'S THEATRE

Wednesday. Friday-Mad Game Saturday,-"Berkeley Squdre." The Power and The Glory."

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Tug Boat Annis."

CENTRAL THEATRE

Wednesday Last Showing Maid Of The Mountains...

Thursday, Friday.-"Einergency

Sat. Wed. "Tarzan the Fear-

NANCY BROWN HARRY WELCHMAN!| BASS" BETTY STOCKFELD ALBERT BURDON-

The maid& Mountains

DIRECTED by

TUGBOAT ANNIE

"Min and BillTM For The Queen's

Thrills, laughs and neurt throws all mingle in the reunion of Mak'an

LUPINO LANE Dressler and Wallace seery.

TOMORROW

Something must be done about this hospital graft!

Love

was while these man race with

Emergency Coll

'A dramatic expo-

sure of the ambu- lance chasing rocker

QUAL BILL BOVD WYNNE GIBSON WILLIAM GARGAN KITTY FURNESS GEORGE & STOMS

Dkected by Edward Cohn from the R.KD screen play by John 8. Clymar and RADIO Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Merian C. Picture Cooper, 'executive producer.

BEAUTY FOR SALE

Now At The Queen's

aza.

Dc- loved team of “Min

Bill', who are again co-starred at the

Theatre Queen's

in "Tugboat

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2,30,5.10,7.15

& 9.30. P.M

•KINGS:

THE MANAGEMENT WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. A BRIGHT AND BREEZY

·MUSICAL COMEDY ! OWEN NARES

JERRY VERNO-CAROL GOODNER

JESSIE MATTHEWS

L

AND

IN

EW

"THERE GOES THE BRIDE"

A GAINSBOROUGH-BRITISH LION PICTURE.

"THERE GOES THE "THE MAD GAME”

BRIDE"

Jessie Matthews'. Leap to Stardom

Annie," Aimization of the famous by Albert de Courville, that

Saturday Evening" Post stories' or

P

shiftless

A gaiety star in a fim deed) master of the arc of revue

by

Spencer Tracy's Latest Success

"Therd Game." the new Fox Film production with Spencer. the stellar role, comes to Theatre to-morrow, It dealing with America's cing crime the kidnap

a battling feminine tugboat cap-coction, creates a fascinating pre-rac

"There Goes The Bride" The story concerns itself with tain and her sanguinary adven- cedent.

an ex-gangster and former beer tures.

showing at the King's Theatre, a Miss Dressler plays Annie. witli Gainsborough-British Lion Pic-buron who is double crossed by Beery cast as her

bu 'ture, distributed

Ideal, is his associates and railroaded to

a five-year term good-natured mate, Captain Ter-

pron for While in prison his former alde ry. They battle and make up

In the beer Facket turns to kid- again for countless laughs; there is a dramatic note of mother love

napping as a means of livelihood. The ruthless daring of this new and a gigantic thrill in the climax

leader terrorizes the country and when Beery enters a blazing fire-

the Government declares war on box to repair à boiler at sea and

all kidnappers. Because of his thus save a storm-tossed liner,

Jessie Matthews' first really im- purtant picture, and by reason of her splendid success in the piquant revue "star has been sign. ed by Gainsborough Pictures for a sertés of important follow.

films to

Miss Matthews, who in this pic- ture definitely established a place for herself in stardom, sings de-

catchy lightfully two

numbers. "1 Stay With You" and "Look- ing For You," composed by Fred

Cufford and

Grey, Raymond

are. certain which

prove tremendous hits with film-goers.

to

years ago, Charles Cochran star- red Miss Matthews in many of his famous spectacles. such 3.5 "Wake Up and Dream.”

"Hold

Most of the picture was filmed in Puget Sound in the actual locales of the Norman Rellly Raine stories. which gives the picture an extraordinary sense of authenticity. Miss Dressler pilots

and tug a sea-going

competes with the whole water-front in the vivid maritime drama, directed First introduced to the London by Mervyn Le Roy of "Gold Dig-stage by Andre Charlot a few gers" and "Little Caesar" fame.

Episodes in several of the Post stories are used. Annie and Ter- ry raise their boy to be a sea captain; he seeks to remove them from" the squalid tug that is their home. Terry lapses into his old drinking habits and is disowned by his son, but comes through in the stirring. sacrifice at the finish. Her vivid personality and innate Robert Young, who scored Sense of humour. are cleverly ex- "Hell Below," is seen as the young ploited in a film which, does not captain. Maureen O'Sullivan has ag for a moment. Owen Nares, the romantic feminine lead, and complete with moustache, has a the cast

includes Willard | particularly fine part, one which Robertson. Tammany Young. will certainly enhance his already Frankle Darro, Jack Pennick and considerable popularity, Paul Hurst.

also

at some of the boudoir gossip related. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that the picture rises to gossipy and spicy mo- ments that result hilariously. Director Richard Boleslavsky has | tackled this from the man's angle,

My Hand" at the Galety was one of her recent starring vehicles, and by common consent she has leaped to fame in a surprisingly short-period.

MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS"

as well as the woman's and the Last Day Of Showing

result is a happy combination of satire and realism.

The

Spencer Tracy and Claire Trerar in d scens frem "The Mad Game," the new For drama that depicts the rapages of the kidnap racket.

1PC

how

he

knowledge of the underworld, the Warden releases the ex-gangster} to help the Government wipe out "this new menace.

Every

Theatre fans are reminded that a while there once in

cast is particularly meri-

With an impenetrable, disguise with picture torious

musical comedy and an inside track" on comes to the screen.

important this delightful many.

operate, names sharing outstanding pro- The Maid Of The Mountains" is modern racketeers that meets every appetite in en-

minence. There are, for example, being shown for the last time to gains entrance into his former tertainment.

"Beauty ·for Bale," the new the lovely Madge Evans and the day. If you like good music wealde's gang. He learns the hiding Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature, capable Otto Kruger, in the lead recommend this, the vocal num- place where the two latest victims Is Alice bers are well rendered and you are being held captive and loses showing from to-morrow at the Ing roles.. Then there

And wife will

yourself humming his life in a successful attempt to Queen's Theatre is just such a Brady na. Kruger's fluttery

of hig Because picture. It has everything in the who bounces in at the climactic the airs long after you have left rescue them. way of popular appeal. It packs moment with divorce that paves the theatre. The principal leads efforts, the police are successful are played by Miss Nancy Browne in their crusade against the kid- a human, dramatic punch as well the way to a happy ending."

has UNA. MERKEL AS GOLD-DIGGER and Harry Welchman who .It

both napping racket. as racy, swift comedy,

volces. The Spencer Tracy, in There is Una Merkel, as the posses marvellous

the lending simplicity and sophistication, And, most of all, it has a popular gold digger of the beauty parlour chorus work too is splendid. As role as the ex-gangster, has, a

part that is said to be background in the beauty salon trio: Phillips Holmes, who makes the Governor Malone and locale.

love to the trusting manicurist: Alde-de-camp, Gus McNaughton important as the one he portray- as. Una's adoring and Wallace Lupino will keep you. ed as Killer Mears in "The Last As in "Our Dancing Daughters" May Robson and its equally successful com mother: Eadle Nugent, Hedda amused throughout the picture. Mile." Claire Trevor has the lead nim Hopper, Florine McKinney, Isobel The film on the whole affords one cpposite him, and the supporting panion pictures, the new

cast include Ralph Morgan, John deals with the lives and loves of Jewell, Loulée Carter, John Roche a delightful couple hours of ex- three young women. Here, in the and Charles Grapevin, in other cellent entertainment. The haunt Milijan, Matt McHugh, Kathleen

ing melodies

are once more Burke, Mary. Mason, Howard Lally, Falth Baldwin story, they happen featured roles. to work in an ultra-smart beauty Particularly interesting are the brought to your ears by a great Willard Robertson, John David-

back-stage scenes in the beauty cast. Others in

cast

son, Paul Fix and Jerry Dovine. establishment.

The direction is by Irving Cum-

*

his

are.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332

TO-MORROW

KIDNAPPED JE

on her honeymoon! A Federal Judge's son and his bride seized as hostages by a gang of racketeers... Here's a picture that dramatizes today's headlines!

FOX FILM Presents

The MAD GAME

with

SPENCER TRACY CLAIRE TREVOR RALPH MORGAN Directed by trving Cummings

Story by

William Conselman

“EMERGENCY CALL"

At The Central

an

Following the policy of choosing t's heroes from colourful, figures, RKO-Radio Pictures has produced "Emergency Call"

exciting drama of the daredevils who man the

which scream ambulance down the streets of any big city: In "Emergency Call" coming to the Central Theatre to-morrow with Bill Boyd, William Gargan, Wynne Gibson. George E. Stone and Betty Furness, the actionful background of an interne's life is expanded in a thrilling manner.

With automobile accidents con- stantly increasing, the whine of the ambulance siren has become a familiar sound. The swaying car, the driving maniac crouched behind the wheel and the white- clad figure perched beside him are common figures. The manner in which these reckless Samaritans escape the death which rides with them on every trip; the stirring adventures they encounter at the end of their "wild jaunts; the sinister forces they are called upon to combat; their death- defying efforts to save victims' 1lves-all are vividly revealed in dramatic action in "Emergency Call"

The moviation of the pictures centers on the efforts of Bill Boyd. as a surgeon, and William Gargan, as a driver, to combat racketeers end ambulance chasers. Not only do they have to fight illness and death, but they are plunged into desperate combat with

these gangsters who stop at nothing to nulet the halt, sick and injured.

MAE WEST

Golden Voices

MUSIC EARNINGS ON HOLLYWOOD SCALE

£1,000 A Concert For Menuhin

(By H. E. Wortham) Music has charms, as everyone

it knows. But has

moncy-the money, I mean, which falls into the laps of the film stars?

The question arose apropos of Mr.. Frank Joyce's facts and figures of earnings at Hollywood as related by Mr. Campbell Dixon in The Daily Telegraph.

Anxious to vindicate music from any inferiority in a matter which Interests all artists, I sought out a musical director and begged him to tell me everything he knew.

Here is the result:

#

H E. Wortham: Greta Garbo makes at least £50,000 a year. Is there any musician earning anything like that?

Musical Director: (He wished to remain anonymous, but then he had not Mr. Joyce's youth or good looks): Without a doubt. HEW. Who would come at the

top of the list?

Ye-

M.D. One can't say exactly be- cause musical stars don't have salaries. But take young hudi Menuhla. He gives about 35 concerts A year. On many of them he receives sums runn- ing well into four figures. At the Albert Hall, for instance. where he is to play. Reckon the 'average at £1,000. Add to that royalties on records. The result is not too bad for a boy of 16. It might be considerably môre. If "NE" "parents" weren't careful not to let him' overwork. H.E.W.: What about Kreisler? M.D. impressively): Tremendous. I should say that even before the war he was making as much as the £100,000 a yent Marion Davies" now earns at Hollywood Both he and Pa- derewski in those days received anything trom £500 to £1,000 for playing at a private party.

SCHNABEL IN AMERICA

any pianists H.E.W.: Are there

to-day keeping. the wolf chain- ed up in the paddock? M.D.: Not a Hollywood wolf. HEW. (remembering Beethoven's respect for money): What about Schnabel?

M.D.: He can't be doing too badly in America just now. Carnegie Hall to capacity represents about 2,000, and he is keeping it filled pretty full. HE.W. And singers. Tauber, for

instance?

M.D. (with An expansive yet slightly anxious smile): Any- thing you like to name. But, then. consider his voice-and his public, McCormack is anot- her tenor who on his income must belong to the millionaire class:

HEW.: Who is the highest-paid

soprano?

M.D. (with decision): There isn't one at the moment. But Gall Curci is said to have made over half a million dollars on one winter's tour in the U.S.A. 'She repeated these annually, for about five years. H.E.W. On the whole, then, you think music has got the Alms. beaten so far as the "dough" is concerned?

*

M.D.: The worst päld profession

in the world.

much preparatory work has been undertaken on costumes and de-

-COT.

In addition to the above films, which are scheduled for almost immediate production, Gaumont- British and Gainsborough have a full programme in view. As at This talented star comes from present planned, the programme

a family of Vaudevillians, Her Juld be as follows:—.. sister: Beverly, and her brother,

Walter Forde, after he has com Jack West. Jr., are vaudeville ac-pleted "Chu Chin Chow,"

will tors. Her father was a former make, a naval picture "Brown on featherweight Bghter and

actor.

Resolution" and again after that She neither smokes nor drinks, a film of the Arctic, under the and does not believe in dieting title Northbound." Declares men prefer stout women. In addition to Magnolia Street, to the ones with boyish figures. from the famous novel by Louis Belleves in make-up, but should Folding, Victor Saville will make consult experts on this subject. Aim of the life of Ceell Rhodes, It annoys her when she hears for which the unit will women remark that they do not south Africa.

to

use any as their husbands object. Another film scheduled for pro Thinks every woman should ald duction is "Brave New World," that. nature with a little-common ́sen-

se, when it comes to - using lip stick or rouge.

FORTHCOMING PRO- DUCTIONS

intertaining and satirical study of

2 future of humanity under the progress of science. 2

A new story has also been writ ten for Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge under the title "The Camels are Coming," the title alone of which is rich with pro- mise for the exploitation of the The next picture scheduled for humour of this famous pair. In production at Shepherd's Bush is the story Jack will be seen as a Evergreen. Victor Saville will di- Royal Air Force pilot in Egypt.

A: tím is also in preparation rect and the fim will star Jessle as

Matthews and Sonnie Hale.

which will put upon the screen the Production should begin during novel of Rodolphe Lothar. Its next week In the meantime, final title is "Little Friend" and its di

Berthold Viertel preparations are being made and rector will be Victor Saville has conducted ex- who is also collaborating on the tensive tests for the cast..

Cha Chin Chow

the Every woman knows the secrets parlour. The settings are lavish Betty Stockfield, Albert, Burdon. told in the Intimacy of such and expansive and the outdoor Renee Gadd, Gus McNaughton mings from the story by William feminine sanctuaries. Even a' views add pictorial charm to the Garry Marsh, Wallace Lupino and 1 Conselman who collaborated with

Dennis Hoey..

Henry Johnson on the screen play. I Broadway columnist would blush production

་

Walter Forde, who recently.com pleted Jack Ahoy!, is now engag- ed on the preparation of Chu Chin Chow."

This picture will go into produc

Just after Christmas. Already,

story..

"Road House" is also down for production, under the direction of Milton Rosmer and starring Bor- don Harker and Violet Loraine. Maurice Elvey will make "Covent Garden" after he has finished "Princess Charming."

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7,26 & 9.30 p.m.

THEY'RE AT IT

AGAIN /

A smack on the

lips-a crack on. the jaw I

None other than Marie and Wally, your sweethearts bringing you good cheer for the New.. Year!

marie

DRESSLER

Wallace

BEERY

TUGBOAT ANNIER

directed by MERVYN LEROY

with HOBART

YOUNG

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN

» Marc Gntuurija Mayer romaka

TO-MORROW

Meet CAROL, JANE and LETTY

three daughters 'of # modern skin-game who choose thrilling paths

mance!

to

TO

BEAUTY SALE

for

with

MADGE EVANS

ALICE

BRADY

Otto Kruger, Una Merkel

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

At 280, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M

A JOYOUS COMEDY

OF BLACKFOOL

HINDLE

WAKES

with

BELLE CHRYSTALL,

SYBIL THORNDYKE.

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