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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND HUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel 25720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

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

She wouldn't have given him her stainless lips IF ONLY SHE HAD KNOWN

that he was the hated night watchman who slept in her room in the day- time and paid half the rent!.

RAFTER

RK O RADIO #tature

ROMANCE

LAUGHTER ROMANCE

with

GINGER ROGERS NORMAN FOSTER GEORGE SIDNEY Robert Benchley, Laura Bops Crowa; Gaina

Directed by William Seiter from the novel by John Wells

Marian C. Cooper

* executive produces

TOMORROW

SUN LAN CHOW

AND

WU DIP YING

IN

"BLOSSOM TIME"

A CHINESE TALKING PICTURE IN CANTONESE DIALOGUE

PRODUCED BY GREEN- VIEW FILM Co. OF U.S.A.

"

RELEASED" BY UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE CO.

LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

TO-DAY AT THE

King's "

CINEMA

HÙNG KONG

One Man's Journey."

Queen's.

"Penthouse."

Canizal.

"Rafter Romancė.”

Oriental.

Hold 'em Jail.”

Lee Theatre

"The Blue Danube".

star.

Majestic.

KOWLOON

To-day we Live"

"White Zombie."

King's

Coming

"Arizona to Broadway." "Berkeley Square."

The Power and The Glory.""

Queen's

"Luxury Liner."

"I'm no Angel.”

Central

Stari

Blosson Time."

Innocents of Chicago. "Peg O'My Heart."

Oriental

"Puttin on the Pitz." Lee Theatre.

"A Farewell to Arms."

ONE MAN'S JOURNEY

Lionel Barrymore Scores Again

All too seldom a picture of great beauty and power, with a theme which strikes a responsive cord in the heart of every beholder, comes to the screen. Such a film however, seon in "One Man's Journey RKO-Radio Picture which now showing at the King's Theatres,

16 now

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1934.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY C

AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30. P.M

KINGS

He Has Earned the Right to Play the Most Be loved Character of All... The Family Doctor!

Liont

BARRYMORE "ONE MAN'S JOURNEY"

With "MAY ROBSON DOROTHY JORDAN JOEL MCCREA FRANCES DEE A Pandro S. Berman production, directed by Joha Robertson, MERIAN C COOPER, Executive producer.

"PENTHOUSE"

A Story With Powerful Acting

Warner Barter and Myrna Loy are the featured players in ́årthur somers Roche's Penthouse * which opens tomorrow at the

'Queen's.

RKO. TRADIO

Picture.

5. STARS IN A FLESH AND BLOOD STORY THAT SEARS THE HEART.

RAFTER RO- MANCE

Excellent Fare At

The Central

-BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25318. & 26332

FROM TO-MORROW- 3,000 Miles of Laughs 50 laughs a minute... Light

sparkling zestful! .. Whips up a breezy mirth that will fan away your cares

Fox film Presents

ARIZONATO BROADWAY

with JAMES DUNN

JOAN - BENNETT

HERBERT MUNDIN

-Directed by

James Tinling

WANTED A "FOOT PROOF" CARPET

To Stand Tread Of 40 Millions

Special Air-Mail Service

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(January 9),

(XI Moon, 24th Day) Meetings Monthly, Hongkong Branch, English Association, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Lectures.-His Hon Mr. Justice J. R. Wood on "Ipoursions into Seventeenth Century Prose,” He- leqn May Instituta 5.30 p.m.

Theatres.

*

King's-One Man's Journey." Queen's-"Penthouse." Contral-Rafter Romance," Oriental:"Hold 'Em Jail.""" World:Modern Tears".

(Chinese Picture),

Majestic :--"White" Zombie.' Star: Today We Live,"

Sports.

Hockey.--Lincolna v. Hongkong Hockey Club seniors, 6 p.m.; Radio Sports v. University, 5 p.m.; Y.-M. C. A. v. H.K.S.R.A. 3.13 p.m.

Sunrise.-7.05 m.

p.m.

Sunset.-5,55

Tides.-High at 1.31 and 15.18; Low at 8.50 and 22.12.

WEDNESDAY

(January 10)

(XI Moon, 28th Day)

Anniversaries and Holidays! ----

Peace Treaty Ratified with Ger-

many, 1990.

QVLLY'S

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Ab 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. The WARNER BAXTER you liked în “42nd

Street "

a

1. n bright

#e w

story!

WARNER

BAXTER

in Arthur

Somers

Roche's

PENTHOUSE

with

Meetings: Helena May Institute, MYRNA LOY

5.30 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Peter Mauriche, Principal of Interna- tional People's "College, Denmark,

Miscellaneous Claims against Gerzie the Estates of Richard Ground-water, late of the Terrace, Kowloon Dock; and Mary Drury, late of Sydenham; due; Prize- giving-Victoria Home, near matau- rai (St Stephen's Church), Kow- loon, 3 p.m.

Theatres.

King's: "One Man's Journey.".

Central:-"Blossom Time."

(Chinese Picture). Oriental Puttin' on the Ritz."

(Chinese Picture). Majestic:Lucky Devils. Star:-"Innocents of Chicago." -

Principal Malls. Outward for America and Europe vi Siberia, Asama Mara 8.30.

Sunrise-7.05 a.. Sunset:-8,58

Queen's-Penthouse."

World: "Modern Tears."

London, December 20...p.my

NO PASSPORTS FOR WEEK-ENDS

Lionel Barrymore is" starred in this intensely human and moving

Hollywood offers a sprightly and production, and in characterizing

original comedy with brilliant the typical ecamtry doctor he rises

theme. it is being said of "Rafter to the greatest heights of his long

It is a Cosmopolitan production, Romance" the RKO-Radio Picture and brilliant career. Such players

the Metro-Goldwyn now showing at the Central Theatre as Dorothy Jordan, Joel McCrea, Almed at Frances Dee and May Robson con- Mayer Studios, and based upon with Ginger Rogers, Norman Fos-

A carpet which will withstand Tides:-High at 2.3 and 16.07; tribute impressive performances the novel by Arthur Somers Roche, ter, George Sidney and Laura Hope

141 [MÕallypur | Crews

the tramp of 40,000,000 people-and Low at 9.30 and 23.50, while juvenile interest is added by published serialy

This Itest Hollywood contribuit must be British. the fine work of several splendid tan Magazine.

As a scion of an aristocratic tion to the pleasure of nations is a Negotiations for this super- child players.

carpet are now proceeding. The "One Man's Journey tells effec- New York family, and a society Greenwitch Village tale of an am- tively and entertainingly a story of lawyer who chooses to defend no-bitious young girl who through postwo samples which have found a great man who considers himself torious racketeers, Warner Baxter, verty is forced to share an attic favour come out respectively at

one of the finest with a struggling young artist. £18 and 535 a square yard. a failure. Superb in characteriza- is said to give

This wonder of the weaver's art tion, the story is also rich in roman-performances of his long motion The boy and girl never meet in the

attic, is the boy is a night watch is required for the foyer of the tie interest, suspenseful situations picture career.

man and ocupies the room during Empire Theatre: Leicester-square. and delightful comedy, Eli Watt. MYRNA LOY AS "GERTIE” with his small son Jimmy, starts

As Gertie Waxted, a beautiful the day while she is at work. Week It is the magic carpet across which, after week they share the place, and during the next twenty years, peo-" practice almost disastrousely, when

night club girl, Myrna Loy is re-

without ever seeing each other ple will pass to the realms of Letty McGinnis is born, by losing ported by preview crities to have there. Foster believes Ginger is a cinema fancy. the mother. As the years pass, his

far surpassed any of her triumphs goggle-eyed old maid, while she practice grows, mainly in the form

in previous picture productions. -- of charity cases. Jimmy becomes With exotic roles now a part of pictures him as a holy terror. surgeon and Eli becomes the com-

her brilliant past, in "Penthouse" munity's hero with some spectacular she has taken command of one of achievements. He smoothes a crisis 1 Letty's life, who is to bear the the strongest and most lovable characterizations of her career child of Bill Bradford whose father and her romantic scenes refuses to consent to their marriage, and straightens the hindrances in Jimmy's and Joan Stockton's ro-

monce

membered.

with

While all this animosity rages, the pair meet outside the attic and, Fall in love. As the outside love grows botter, the attic hatred bursts into a volcanic climax.

"Rafter Romance was directed

The figure of forty million is no mere fantastic guess. It is based on box-office receipts.

Five years ago the carpet at the entrance was put down. It was good British workinanship. there is still a lot of life in it.

and

Paris and London Agreement

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, December 20. Following negotiations with France, the Government have in formed the French Government that they are willing to enter inte an arrangement which will permit holder of week-end tickets to go to Paris or London withojit pasa--

Warner Baxter will long be re-by William Seiter from an adapta- But it has lost its first freshness,

management. think it ports. tion and screen play, of John and the W. 8. Van Dyke, an ace director Wells novel by Sam Mintz, H. W. requires renewing. Eli Watt, the country doctor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was in Hanemann and Glenn Tryon. Miss that the best is the cheapest in who considers himself a failure charge of the production. He is Rogers and Foster portray the the long run.

remembered for his exceptional couple, with George Sidney as the achieves a triumph when he saves

Letty's life, after the greatest phy-supervision of White Shadows in highly humorous landlord

the South Seas" and Trader

cian and surgeons have given her

up.

Horn"

They argue

This announcement was made in the House of Commons this after noon by Mr. Anthony Eden, Under secretary for Foreign Affairs, During the last five years over

Already French visitors to Chan- ten million peoples have passed nel ports, he said, were being ad- the entrance. It is the wish of mitted at week-ends without pass Mae Clarke, the Broadway stage man-about-town who is accused the management that the new ports and no objection was being Miss Jordan gives the finest per- formance of her promising career favourite who has appeared in such of the murder of Mimi, a former carpet should last twenty years, raised to their coming on to London,

as "Turn Back sweetheart, and whose life is but the way they expressed it when as Letty. while the veteran May

ed through the efforts of his friend, they invited tenders was that the Robson never has appeared to bet the Clock" and "Fast workers, fer advantage than she does ns Eli's a featured role as Mimi, the Warner Baxter, who conducts carpet should resist the wear im- house-keeper. McCrea is outstand~ gorgeous night club hostess who secret investigation of the crime posed by the passage of 40,000,000

and proves that Mimi's death was people. ing as the actor's son, and Miss Dee meets a mysterious death.

climax of · azi underworld is effective in a brief role aa Phillips Holmes heads the sup-the

frame-up. McCrea's fiance. Too much credit porting cast as Siddall, the young cannot be given to John Robertson HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. for his understanding direction.

Kowloon,

Victoria,

New Territories.

LEE

THEATRE

10-DAY & TO-MORROW

AT 12.30, 2.30, 6.80, 7.30 & 9.30

BRITAIN'S SPECTACULAR MUSICAL ROMANCE

BOROVES BOUCÍKER, „JOŠERM SCHILDKANIT BRIGITTE NELM, DESMOMO SEANS

THE BLUE DANUBE

LADY ALFRED RODE AND HIS ROYAL TZIGANE BAND.

A BRITISH 5 DOMINIONS KPRODUCTION?

NEXT CHANGE

A FAREWELL TO ARMS

WITH

HELEN HAYES, GART COOPER & ADOLPAR MANJOD)

screen successes

4.SHOWS

DAILY

8.20-5.18

7.15–1.30

TAKS ANT THAN ON HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY ONLY

THE

STAR COMEDY OF

THE NEW YEAR

·BERT

WHEELER

ROST."

WOOLSEY

The All-American -Halfwits in".a. Pilion RIOT

HOLD'EM JAILI

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OLIVER

THE CRAZIEST FOOTBALL GAME YOU EVER SAW

FLEMING BORD

·TEL. 28472

TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY: A FAST MOVING MUSICAL COMEDY

HARRY RICHMAN "PUTTING THE RITZ

WONDERFUL SONG HITS

AND A BIG

Population of Britain.

In view of the fact that many people not only enter, but also leave by the main doors, the num- ber who tramp across this carpet. will, at the lowest computation; equal the entire population of the United Kingdom

The area to be covered imme diately inside the entrance doors is 212 square yards. The two staircases and landing account for another 184 square yards, but this will not require carpet of the super quality, as it will have approxi- mately only half the wear

I had an opportunity of: examining the samples submitt ed. The best from abroad did not bear comparison with the Bri tish product. Neither did the ma chine-made sample compare with those made by hand. The carpets. are an inch in' thickness, the foundation being about a quarter of an inch and the pilethree- quarters.

The secret of preserving these: Faluable carpets, I was told, is the nightly cleaning by vacuum." Once a year they are taken up and the material which is laid beneath them is renewed where necessary. At least six months will be re- quired to make the cheaper car pet for this foyer, The quality at £36 yard would take pine months. In either case, the carpet will be hand woven and hand knotted It is intended that the design shall be of a moral pattern

BEAUTY CHORUS allar to that of the carpet at

present in use,

MAJESTIC

= THEATRE Nathan Board, Kowloon. Tel. 67222 TO-DAY ONLY at 2.80, 6.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.

WHITE

SHE WAS': NOT

DEAD.. NOR ALIVE.

ZOMBIE

“BEL

performing his

very desirel:

ADDED ATTRACTION

CKEY MOUSE

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH PHILLIPS HOLMES MAE CLARKE

C. HENRY GORDON

Directed by

W. S. VAN DYKE

·FROM THURSDAY ́·

SIX DAYS OF HELL. ... SIX NIGHTS OF PARADISE!

Between Its Decks All Life Passes in Review!

LUXURY

LINER

with these passengers

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VIVIENNE OSBORN ALICE WHITE

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DUCTION

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STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 230, 5.20, 7.20 & 9:20 PM

RAWFOR OOPE

CARTOON TODAY

WE LIVE

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