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CENTRAL

CHEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD, WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons

and the Theatre Tal. 20790.

SHOWING TO-DAY

ال:

A6 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. EMIL » JANNINGS EUROPE'S IDOL OF

THE SCREEN ·

IN

HIS FIRST GREAT; TALKING PICTURE

"TEMPEST"

(STORMS OF PASSION). "

A UFA PRODUCTION

WITH ENGLISH SUB-TITLES

NEXT CHANGE

UNITED PHOTOPLAYTM .COOF HONG KONG

PRESENTS

A SYNCHRONIZED VERSION OF THE FAMOUS

SILENT

PICTURE

"WAY DOWN EAST"

WITH

RICHARD BARTHELNESS LILLIAN GISH

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Melody Cruise."

King's

Queen'a

The Solitaire Man

Central.

"Tempest".

Oriental."

"Flying Devils,”

Lee Theatre

"A Chinese Picture."

KOWLOON

Alhambra...

Star

"Gold Diggers of 1933.

"Orders is Orders,”

Majestic.

City Lighte"

Queen's

Coming

Broadway To Hollywood". "Terror Aboard."

College" Haimor."

King's

"Hold me Tight."

Ace of Aces,"

Central

"Way Down East."

Oriental

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS AT [2.30.6.10.7.15 & 9.30. P.M

"Flying Devils:"

Star:

"Gabriel over the White

House"!

"Song of the Eagle,"

"Murdur in the Zoo."

An.RKO

RADIO PICTURE

Alhambra.

"Torch Singer.

"Take a Chance.”

BROADWAY TO

HOLLYWOOD

•KINGS•

OCEANS

MELODY CRUISE

NAUGHTYCALI NUTTYCALI MUSICALI

With

CHARLIE RUGGLES PHIL HARRIS

GRETA NISSEN, MARJORIE GATESON, HELEN MACK, Chick Chandler, June Brew» ster, Shirley Chambers

Music and Lyrics by Will Jason and Val Burton. Directed by Mark Sandrich." Merian C Cooper, executive Producer. Associate producer, Louis Brock. SEE THE BRIDGE OF THIGHS!.

of course! HEAR THE HIT SONG, "ISN'T THIS

A NIGHT FOR LOVE!"..

AT THE KING'S

Dazzling Pageant Of "MELODY CRUISE" HOLD ME TIGHT

The Theatre

in

Melody Cruise," RKO-Radio Pictures' musical production at the King's Theatre, affers the first worthy opportunities to four per- sons concerned with the picture.

After devoting himself for up.

the

A varitable "Who's Who" of the stage and screen appears "Broadway to Hollywood, dass ling pageant of half-a-century in the theatre in which the graet proximately twelve years to names of Hollywood and Broad-direction of two-real comedies, way unite. The great Metro-Mark Sandrich steps out as co- Goldwyn-Mayer spectacle in which author and director of "Melody a story drumming with the Heart Cruise" He wrote the story with beats of human drama is surround- Ben Holmes, and was assigned the ed by the pageantry of theatredom direction of the picture following from the days of Tony Pastor to his successful direction of "Se the modern talking-film era, comes This Is Harris.” to-morrow to the Queen's.

"Melody" Cruise" marks the first Its brilliant aggregation of stars appearance of Phil Harris 3 includes Alice Brady, Jackie Coo- full fledged feature player, in a. per, Jimmy Durante Frank Mor- full length feature. Known to mil gan, Madge Evans, Eddie Quillan, lions of radio fans and hordes of Tay Templeton, May Robson and visitors throughout his nightly mu- Russell Hardie. The story starts sig and singing at the Cocoanut in the first dawn of vaudeville. It Grove, in Los Angeles, Harris was then goes down time to the reign finally induced after a year and a of Lillian Russell with "Diamond' Jim Brady gleaming from a thea half, to play in Sandrich's "So

This Is Harris." He drew favora

team

"BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL, 25813. & 25332

-NEXT CHANGE

COMMENCING SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY.

FRESH He's

BOSSY

He's lost his job

But I'm going to mary him.".

Crox

of

The famous starring James Dunn and Sally Ellers will be seen in their Afth picture to- gether, "Hold Me Tight" which comes to the King's Theatre be- ginning Sunday.

··Fox Film Presents,

HOLD ME TIGHT

Sally EILERS James DUNN

Frank McHugh Directed by David Butler Story by Gertrude Rigda Screen play by Gladys Lehman

GOLD

DIARY OF LOCALLEN'S

EVENTS

TO-DAY

February 2.

Anniversaries and Holidays:- Purification, Candlemas.

Auctions Leasehold Property Sale, China Auction Rooms, 3 Fm.: Postage Stamps, Lammert's Jales Room,5.15 p.m. Cinemas

King's

Melody. Cruise." Queen's;—"The Solitare Man Central:-The Tempest." Oriental; "Flying Devils." World: "Chinese Picture." Lce:-"Chinese Picture."

Alhambra:-Gold-Diggers of

Hong

1933."

Majestic:-"City Lights." Star:-"Orders Is Orders."

Dances: Royal

Kong Yacht Club Dinner Dance,' Roof Garden, Peninsula Hotel: Police Branch, M.C.L. Dance, Lane Craw- ford's Restaurant. 9. pim.

Meetings: Adjourned, Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd, Queen's Theatre;, Noon.

Miscellaneous:

Bishop Hall's

Discussion Group, Bishop's House, 8.30 p.m.

Moon:-XII. Moon, 19th Day,

Principal Malls.

Inward, from

America

"

and

Europe via Siberia by Pres. Harri- son; Outward air mall for Europe by Bhutan, 4 p.m.; steamer 5 p.m.;. for America and Europe via Siberia by Pres. Jackson; 5 p.m.

Spóris Billiards-Wille Smith v. M. N, Rakusen (Kowloon C.C.), 8.30 p.m. Cricket: R.A.M..C v. St. Joseph's. Hockey: HM.S. Medway "Officers v. H.KS.R.A.. 4.30 ...p.m.; H.M.S... Cumberland v. Hong Kong Hockey Club "A" 5 p.m.

Miscellaneous: Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Annual Dinner (Penin- sula Hotel)

Sunrise:7.02 a.m.: Sunset: -6.12

p.m.

Tides: High at 11:57 and 22.54; Low at 5.20 and 16.16.

DIGGERS

リ

יי

OF 1933

Alhambra Theatre

If one is seeking diversion they cannot do better than take in the "Gold Diggers of 1933", the musi cal comedy now playing at the Alhambra Theatre. This is one of the outstanding films of the year, very much on the lines of 42nd | There are few starring conbina- Street". The comedy work of the stars is one of the high spots of the tions on the screen with histories picture, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blan as intresting as those two young dell, Ginger Rogers, Alice Mac- players.

"Bad Ever since

Girl"

Mahon are exceedingly clever in startled cinemagoers with two their portrayals as the gold dig characterizations as natural andgers, Warren William and Guy effective as any the

had Kibbee contribute their share" in presented to date, Fox has con-making this the tremendous suc- tinued the combination success- eesy it undoubtedly is. The chorus' ful "Dance Team" "Over the and team work is spectacular, in- |

and FUL," "Sailor's Luck"

now terspresed with catchy songs and "Hold Me Tight", entitle the hy dance hits. phenated name

01 Dunn-Ellers to a place in the film Hall of Famë.

screen

mcat

Clarence, Nordstrum as the young song writer is the possessor of & wonderful voice and his rendering Known familiarly as Jimmy, of the songs introduced in the pie- Dunn had his humble beginnings, ture is very good. was as did Sally, in New York City gratifying to see quite a number of where both attended the public the fans from this side of the towa schools. Both worked as extras attend, and we feel sure they were in pictures before the big break" not disappointed at the fare offer- and both were embryo business ed In conclusion we urge all who Chich Chandler, of big time vau-persons before" entering on their are interested in a splendid enter- tainment not to miss the one now deville and recently star of the acting careers. "Great Magno," receives his first They have mutual points of in-showing at the new Alhambra

theatre. major movie role in Melody terest, too; all the way down the Cruise", as does June Brewster, Une. Both love horses and dogs, formerly of the

Earl Carroll both like to fly and both sing-

moderately well. Their chief quality, a naturalness and frank- ness that brought new quality to film portrayals, has created a new standard for screen teams.

tre box. and shows three generable comment, and is now featured tiona of

marching troupers'

in "Melody Cruise." proudly down the years.

REVIVES OLD SONG HIT Fay Templeton sings the oldtime song hit, "Rosie Posie." There are dazzling Abortina Rasch ballets In the great modern finale on arvanities''. Hollywood sound stage, the huge **March of Time" ballet with five

"Melody Cruise" also casts Char- TO DAY TO SUNDAY hundred dancers climaxes the plot.lie Ruggles, Helen Mack, Greata These are all part of stage se Nissen, Shirley Chambers, Mar- quences and form an integral part jorie Gateson and Florence Roberts, of the story of three generations of

AT 12.30. 2.30, 5.30. 7.30 & 9,30 P.M.

A CHINESE PICTURE

PRICES AS USUAL.

"TEMPEST"

a vaudeville family.

#

rant grandson that "the show must

SMILING THROUGH"

At The Oriental Theatre

Jane Cowl stage play which Holly-

The history of this family, co-story is then brought up to modern vers almost sixty years of show days with the action centering on go on" in a stirring dramatic "Smilin' Through the famous: dom. Alice Brady and Frack the grandson who becomes a Holly episode, concluded with a gigantic Morgan play the original dancing wood star. The climax shows the Talkie ballet typifying the pro-wood's feminine stars have long. team at Tony Pastor's. Their so old grand-father teaching hig er-gress of the entertainment world. played by Jackie Cooper, grows up and joins the Act. Later this son

is played by Russell Hardie, He: marries Madge Evans and tke

ning a robbery, apeing the anncti monious reformer or blinded w murderous jealousy, he typifies the city thief whose outlook is excam- passed by his own, small vanities and whose thieving instinct is more Batural than acquired,

"Tempest introduced a mw- comer to the local screen in Ala Sten, whose beauty is equalled by her young ability. Her "Anna" of "Tempest" is a provocative, brainless creature, who is crudely alluring fashion, uses her body to.

Emil Jannings For gain her own small ends, or to

Central

divert the inevitable reprisals in vited by her locus behaviour.

The story of Tempest" in far from elevating one, but it deals with its theme in a convincing and It is so long since we have seen uncompromising fashion, petit Emil Jannings on the screen, that ting no sentimentality or theatri we had almost forgotten the artis cality to add any false glamour to try with which, any one of his por- boldly presented incidents in Hor- trayals dignifies the screen. But in did lives. The director, from the Tempest" which is showing at opening scenes in a prison, to the the Contral Theatre today as the final moment of the thief's plodo thief whose philosophip attitude philosophic submission to hate, towards prison is not reflected in paints the development in divo that with which he regards his strokes that arrest the attention woman be return to us in a char and substain high interogh at a acterization as finished in detail as "high level. oven for those those it is instinct with life. Whether knowledge of the Garman Iguago be is making boisterous love, plan- is even less than our own. /

◄ SHOWS.

DAILY ** 2.30-5.13 7.15-8.30

TAKE ANY TRAN OR MAMPY VALLEY, BUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

PLEMING

#ROAD

TEL 284TS

2 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

A RECKLESS REVEL

OF DEATH DEFYING STUNTS. Professional stunt flyers will thrill you with spectacular "erack. ups" and sensational head-on collisions in mid air, exciting parachute jumps by daring girla in this mighty melodrama of the air.

FLYIN

DEVILS

Diricted by Runnell Birdwalk; Dould hawajasociace pros “duces, MERIAH C. COOPER, e, producer. .RKO-RÁDIO· Picture.

Murder In the

sky!...

Wich

"Here today and dead" tomorrow** was the slogan of the trade!

BRUCE CABOT ARLINE JUDGE ERIC LINDEN RALPH BELLAMY

been yearning to bring to the. talking screen, come's to the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday. Norma Shearer takes the starring role.

The combination of Norma Shearer with Fredric March, Leslie Howard, O. P. Heggie and Ralph Forbes represents., as brilliant as; assemblage of artists as could be wished far, Norm Shearer in this picture turns away from the. sophistication of her past roles. In her dual characters of Moon" yeen and "Kathleen she attains an ethereal charm as the one and touches new dramatic heights as: the other.

Fredric March also has two roles. In both he is the suitor for Norma's hand. He is a finely sensative characterization and he proves again that he is one of the screen's mos versatile actors. Lesile Howard, too, carries a dramatic burden. He retains the same character throughout the story and makes a transition from outh to old age. In this he gains new laurels, as do O. P. Heggle, Ralph Forbes, Beryl Mercer, David Terrence, Margaret Seddon and Forrester Harvey

"Smilin' Through is the senti mental story of a man who, unable fo forget a tragedy which hap- pened Afty years earlier in this Life, seeks to gain vengeance by thwarting the son of the man who destroyed his happiness. In each. instance. Norma Shearer is the: girl involved.

SATURDAY

February.3.

Anniversaries and Holidays Blaize's Day.

Cinemas.. King's: "Melody Cruise.". Queen's "The Solitaire Man.” Central:The Tempest." Oriental:-"Flying Devils."" World: "Chinese Picture."

LeeChinese Picture." Alhambra Gold-Diggers of

1933."

Majestie:-City Lights." Star: "Orders is Orders."

Dances-H.M.S. Tamar's Dance, Garris Lecture Hall, 8.30 p.m.

Entertainments; Hong Kong.

University Arts Association pre- sents, "The Importance of Being Earnest," by Oscar Wilde, in the Great Hall of the University, 9.15

u.m.

Miscellaneous:-Jumble Sale, St. Andrew's Church Hall 3 p.m...

Moon-XII. Moon, 20th Day,

Principal Mails. Inward from Australia by Tanda; Outward for Australia by Nellore. 2.30.a.m.; for Europe via Sueź by Haruna Maru 10.30 am,

Sports.

Cricket. First Division: Craigen- gower: v. Civil Service (L); Second Division: Royal Navy Y. EAS.C. (); Civil Service v. Craigengower (11.

Team V. Football.-Interport Combined Chinese (Kowloon F.C.)"

Second Division: Kowloon v. Navy; Young Indiaris v. Lincolns: Club v.. Royal Artillery: South China ` v. Chinese Athletic; Third Division: University v. Royal Engineers: Re- creto v Radio; Borderers v." Lin- colns: South China 7. Royal Air Force.

Rugby-Interport XV. "v. Rest (Sookunpoo).

MAJESTIC

THEATRES

Nashan Road, Kowloon. Tel.67222 TO-DAY & TOMORROW

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

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

IN

CITY LIGHTS"

10-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30

The

He stirs fomi mine hearts to #ighs and

thrills ashe finds the com bination to safes : 'boudoirs 1

an

OLITAIRE

MAN

with

HERBERT MARSHALL" MARY BOLAND...

LIONEL

MAY

ATWIL).

ROBSON ELIZABETH ALLAN

A Metro Goldwyn Mayer RETURN

TO-MORROW

THE

CAVALCADE OF THE

THEATRE!

BROADWAY

TO

HOLLYWOD

ALICE BRADY JACKIE COOPER JIMMY DURANTE

FRANK MORGAN

MADGE EVANS

· EDDIE QUILLAN

FAY TEMPLETON

MAY ROBSON RUSSELL HARDIE ALBERTINA RASCH

Dancing Dick 2009

Directed by WILLARI MACK

STAR

TU-DAY & 10-MORRO At 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9 20 P A RIOTOUS COMEDI

"Orders is

Orders

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD JAMES GLEASON:

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