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CENTRAL

THEATRE

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel: 23720.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King's "

TARK QUEEN'S RD., WASTBOUND BUR

Duck Soup."

Queen's

"Meet the Baron."

Central

"Pardon My Gun."

Orientai.

"Fra Diavola."

KOWLOON

Alhambra

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

SPECIAL MATINEE AT 12.30

A NEW BRAND OF WEST-

ERN-FILLED WITH COMEDY, DRAMA, MUSIC AND SONGS

RKO-PATHE PRESENTS

'PARDON MY GUN '

WITH

SALLY STARR-GEORGE

DURYER AND ABE LYMAN AND HIS BAND SPECIAL- ITY NUMBERS BY IDA MAY CHADWICK AND * AL RUB.. BER LEGS" NORMAN.

NEXT CHANGE

HALF MAN-

при

HALF - BEAST-

WHAT IS HE?

A PICTURE

OF A

THOUSAND

THRILLS

JUNGLE MYSTERY

with TOM TYLER

Star.

This Day and Age."

All Comedy Programme."-

Majestic.

"The Kill from Spain."

Theatre Calendar

KING'S THEATRE

Wednesday:-

"Duck Soup."

"The Private Life of Henry

the VIII." "Emperor Jones."

QUEEN'S THEATRE 14-7 "Meet The Baron." ALHAMBRA THEATRE 13-16 This Day and Age." 17-20 "So this Is Africa,"

· CENTRAL THEATRE

"Don Quixote."

"Pardon My Gun."

"Jungle Mystery.".

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1934,

SHOWING

**KINGS:

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 P.M..

HE'S THE DICTATOR

but the only thing he ever dictated was a letter to his dentist

THE

4M

NEXT

ORIENTAL THEATRE

CHANGE

"Fra Diavolo."

LEE THEATRE

Chinese Theatricals.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25319

* 25332

MARX BROS.

3

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"DUCK SOUP

A Paramount Picture Directed by Leo McCorcy SPECIAL MATINEE PERFORMANCES TO-DAY AT 12'NOON and 15th-16th-17th FEB. SPECIAL PRICES: D. CIRCLE $1.10 F. STALLS-50 cts. B. STALLS-70) cts.

CHARLES LAUGHTON

IN

UNITED

"THE PRIVATE LIFE ARTISTS OF HENRY VIII" PICTURE

"AT THE KING'S THEATRE

Scene from Henry VII

The Private Life of Henry the VIII

KING'S THEATRE

1 "The King's theatre are offering

"The Private Life of Henry the" VIII" commencing Sunday 18th. This episode in English history is too well known to be repeated here, but we would like to men- tion the fact that the leads are In the hands of artists who under- Stand Ane acting. Charles Laugh- ton as the much married monarch attains heights hitherto unknown, and the various Queens played by Vendy. Barrie, Marie Oberon, Elsa Lanchester; Binate Barnes and Everley Gregg ädd much to the success of the Alm. Robert 'Donat as Culpeper who is in love with Katherine Howard, who loses bis life in the end is worthy of special mention. On the whole the cast has been well chosen and the scene splendid. We urge all who are in- terested in good entertainment not to miss it.

NOÁH BEERY, JE, CECELIA PARKER AND MANY OTHERS IN A SMASHING ADVENTURE FILM BASED ON THE FAMOUS STORY, "THE IVORY TRAIL BY

TALBOT MUNDY.

"DUCK SOUP" King's Theatre

"Duck's Boup" the Paramount Alm which commences its run to- day at the King's theatre is the latest Marx Brothers comedy. The title has nothing whatever to do with the alm, in fact it is no in- dication of the contents of the picture. Insanity being the chief key-note. There is no plot but Just a good deal of nonsense which will.evoke roars of laughter as it is intended it should: A col- losal mansion is built as a fitting dwelling for. Groucho who is cast as the dictator of Freedonia. The *settings in this film are most ela- borate. Raquel Torres plays the leading feminine lead. Others in

the cast:-

Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Ear- po Marx, Zeppo Marx, Raquel Tor- res, Louis Calhern, Margaret Du- mont, Verna Hillie, Leonid Kinsky, Edmund Breese and Edwin Max- well. This is a Paramount pic- ture, directed by Leo McCarey.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

11

'EMPEROR JONES MEET THE BARON

King's Theatre

of

Queen's Theatre

"Emperor Jones," "a United Ab tists presentation

Jack Pearl," famous "Baron O'Neill's famous drama, the leading Jimmy Durante, Cavors in Pearl's Eugene Munchausen" of the radio, and role taken by Paul Robeson as Bru- first motion picture, "Meet the tus Jones the Pullman porter who murders his pal Jeff (Frank Wil Baron," which is playing at the son) in a dice game and flees to while they were at it Pear! "sold" Incidentally. Queen's Theatre.. Halti where he becomes ruler of n domain of blacks. Ranking next

Jinmay the idea of a debut on to Robeson in the matter of his- The new picture shows the face

radio trionic honours is Duddley Digges

who fills the part of Smithers the of the man whose voice is familiar Cockney Trader...

to millions of radio listeners and

Robeson's acting has seldom, If the film proves him to be a most ever been surpassed and he is at, accomplished actor. Amid the his finest in the difficult Jung-hilarity Pearl takes the audience le sequences where he is pursued into a broadcasting station and by hallucinations and ghosts of his with Ben Bard bows them "how own imagination, his mind filled he does " with the trail of murder he has left .. behind.

Misical Background -

In "Meet the Baron" Durante and

Frank Wilson, Fred! Washington and Ruby Elzy give good perform- ances in supporting roles.

ed and the picture has been. Unusual camera effects and pho-handsomely mounted in every res- tographic angles have been achiev- į pect.

THE CROWNED HEADS OF COMEDY

JACK

PEARL

*BARON MUNCHAUSEN”

Jimmy DURANTE Meet THE BARON

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

STAR

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TO-DAY

WEDNESDAY,

February 14.

Anniversaries and Holidays. Bank Holiday, St. Valentine, Ash Pednesday. Chinese New Year!

Cinemas.

King'a:"Duck Soup."

Queen's: Meet The Baron.!!

| Central:-"Pardon My Gun."

Oriental:"Fra Diavolo,”, World: "Chinese Picture." Tai Ping:-"King Kong." Alhambra:-This Day And Age”. Majestic:The Kid From Spain" |Star:-"Peg O'My Heart."

Union Meetings: - Kowloon Church Women's Guild, 10 am.....

Miscellaneous: Whist Drive,

Seamen's Institute, 9 p.

Moon: New Moon, 8.43 am. I' Moon, lat. Day

Sport

ན་

Football-Div. I, S.W.B. N. E

Lanca

Cricket. Hongkong C. C V. United Services; Indian R.C. v. Hongkong Press; Second Division, Royal Navy v. Royal Engineers (L)

Hockey. Interport, Hongkong

v. Macao (King'r Park), 3.30 p.m.; Royal Signals v. Central British;

Borderers v.. Hongkong Hockey

5

The 4 Marx Brothers In “Duck Soup" coming on

+

Wednesday

at the King'

Club seniors, 3 p.m.; German Club totality in Rosapp Island, South v. St. Andrew's.

Scas,

Yachting. Royal Hongkong. Sunrise:-8.56 n.m. Sunset: --6.19 Yacht Ch's Illingworth Cup Race pm. for cruisers, 10.03 a.m.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m

NEXT CHANGE

in

NIGHT FLIGHT

SARRYMORE WAYES GABLE

BARRYMORE

MONTGOMERY LOT

STARS ¿e de ROMANCE -... of the SKIES

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

METRO'S THIRD ALL-COMEDY PROGRAMME

OLIVER & HARDY in "Another Fine Mess"

including

Colourton

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY ALHAMBRA

The First Spectacle Modern Timest

TUL APRC

CECIL B. DeMILLE'S THIS DAY AND AGE

PITTS & TODD

"On The Loose

非

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m."

-NEXT CHANGE

Their GREATEST, LAUGH MAKER

WHEELER WOLSEY

SO THIS IS AFRICA

*

Tides: High at. 10.40 and 91.38; Sun: Total Eclipse observed in Low at 3.35 and 14.56.

* SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15

7.15-8.30

TĄKE ȘI TRAN ON MAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING

# ROAD

WANCHA

TEL. 28473

4 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY to SATURDAY

EXTRA DAILY MATINEES AT 12 O'CLOCK SEE THESE FUNNY BOGUS BANDITS THEY DO THEIR BEST TO GET HANGED

Ston LAUREL Oliver HARDY

DENNIS KING

TRA DIAVOLO

FUNNIER THAN EVER BEFORE.

"The Baron" undergo hilarious, most beautiful chorines, singing and adventures it a girls' college, "The dancing to music by Jimmy Me- Baren" and Zasu Pitta make love Hugh and Dorothy Fielda

a freezing, icebox. He and Walter Lang, of "The Warrior's Durante make a triumphant entry Husband" fame, directed with deft aboard an elephant. There are all skill a mixture of human interest, sorts of Bereamingly funny compli-hilarious comedy and diverting cations against which is a pattern music. An all-comerly" cast of no

inusic and dancing, for the mean proportions appears, includ "students" in the girls' college are ing Ted Healy and his stooges and bevy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's the amusing Edna May Oliver.

of

CHAPLIN GETS

BUSY

Preparations are at last under way for Charlie Chaplin's new film. The Chaplin studios which have remained as quiet as the interior as a pyramid for over three years are now a hive of industry... Car- penters are now piling up "newly purchased lumber, electricians are swarming round the framework of the old fashioned open-air stage covered with canvas, the so many monkeys. The "sweat room" -an ante-chamber where story writers, director, and stars sit for hours discussing sequences, has taken OIL & new coat of fresh paint. The leading lady's dressing room, once the property of Edna Purviance has been completely redecorated in stiver 'and old rose, just as a surprise for Paulette Goddard--who is to be Chaplin's screen heroine, as well as his real life sweetheart. There are no de- tailed particulars' about the story yet avaliable, but. Chaplin says that the new picture will be ready.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nalban Boad, Kowloon. - Tel: 57222|

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

[At [2.80, 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 P.M.

for release by the end of May 1934, EDDIE CANTOR

and that Miss Goddard will play a sort of Jackie Coogani, “"Kid” role. Chaplin will again be the Tagged tramp, and the poverty of the man will draw them together In mutual sympathy. It will be idealistic romance with the come- dian. giving up his heroine in the last scenes, A

Chaplin and Miss Goddard are to be married some time in June. The ceremony It Is sald will take place on his yacht "Panaces" an- chored of Catalina Taland and, a honeymoon abroad Paulette was one of the dancing beauties in

The Kid From Spain."

IN

"THE KID FROM

SPAIN

WITA

LYDA ROBERTI

AND

THE GOLDWYN GRES

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