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CENTRAL

THEATR

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

L

Advance Booking at Anderspas and the Theatre Tal. 25720.

King's

"Doctor Bull"

"The Late Christopher Beau"

Queen's

"Dinner at 8"

Central.

The Merry Monarch"

Oriental

"Hold Your Man"

Alhambra

Star.

KOWLOON

"King For A Night"

"Power and Glory'.

Majestic.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

GORGEOUS PAGEANTRY || SIGNIFICANT MÚSIC!

EMIL : JANNINGS

IN

HIS LATEST STARRING PICTURE

The Merry Monarch'

WITH

SIDNEY FOX

EUROPE'S IDOL OF THE SOREEN IN HIS

FIRST ENGLISH. TALKING PICTURE

TO-MORROW

LO MING YAU

PRESENTS

RAYMOND KING

· AND

ROSE LAI

IN

"HUMANITY"

WITH

*

GRACE LIN-LEE KENG

A UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PICTURE.

"DINNER AT EIGHT"?

"Walls Of Gold"

Coming

The Big Executive"

"Hoopla".

Queen's'

King's

Alhambra

.."Counsellor at Law"

Central

"Humanity"

Oriental

Star

"Made on Broadway"

"Week End Only" "Maid of the Mountain'

"THE MERRY MONARCH"

Now Showing At Central

The Merry Monarch" based on Pierre Louy's fancastle story of the hing with od wives, provides Emil Jannings with perhaps the most. unusual role of his varied career, Jannings is featured as the mon- arch, King Pausule, whose compre- hensive harem revolls when tiring of its variety, he takes his favourite. the spirited Diane (played by Sid-

sley Fox) to, a rustic retreat,

A revolution is staged by the remaining 3165 queens,

Granowski, who directed the line, is said to have made the fullest

Jangings has a strong supporting cast, in which Miss Sidney Fox, the lovely American star, and Armand Bernard, the popular Frecil, actor, have leading parte

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1934.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAT AT

(2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

•KINGS!

Medicine was his profession but his hobbies were youth, romance, humor and human nature

Will Rogers

DOCTOR

BULL

CAMERA THRILLS

"WHEN DISASTER STRIKES"

with" MARIAN NIXON

RALPH MORGAN ANDY DIVINI. Directed by Jatın Foru

ALSO LATEST CARTOON **BANKER'S DAUGHTER”

ON THE STAGE

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M.

Corne

statom

MOVIE TINYPES: "SLANDERS TONGUE"

THE FAMOUS LONDON AUTOR J. GRANT ANDERSON WITH HIS

GRANT ANDERSON COMEDY CO.

"THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN"

A COMEDY BY EMLYNWILLIAMS: PRICES:— 84. $3. S2. $1. (EXCLUSIVE TAX.)

"DOCTOR BULL"

Now At The King's

"

Vera Allen, New York stage star. dkin't have a thing to do one recent afternoon and as the direct result of that fact she is now playing the #leading feminine role opposite Will Rogers in Doctor Bull", the cur- Tent attraction at the King's. Thoatre.

Miss Allen. questioned by repor- possible use of his opportunities inters, told the story in her own way: The Court scenes and ceremonial "Fox Film executives were in pageantries.

terested in a well-known Juvenile leading man. I think they wanted him for "Paddy, the Next Best Thing" I bumped into him on Broadway and he told me he was en route for a screen test and begg- It is stated that it cost more thaned me to come along. 18 tuition frances to produce "The "You can help me put it over", | Merry Monarch and it took nearly he said.

went. The truth is, I was idlo a year to make.

bored and had nothing to do, be made the test with me playing opposite.

"KING FOR· A NIGHT"

An Unusual Story

A generous share of the laughs and the tears in the life of an overnight popular idol are to be found in "King for a Night,” Uni-

story, starring Chester Morris, and

Excellent Entertain-versal's gripping and unusual ment at the Queen's showing to-day at the Alhambra

Theatre. William Anthony Mc- Guire, the noted playwright, has Millicent Jurdan, wife of Oliver written a realistic and stark screen Jordan, hews of the Jordan Steam-play, and all of the players and ship Line, plans a formal dinner the director, Kurt Neumann, have to honour Lord and Lady Ferncliffe | contributed to making it an al- of London. Her husband, worried į most perfect piece of entertain- over husness, asks her to invite the ment. Morris is ably supported by nouveau-riche but powertul Dan Helen Twelvetrees; Alice White Packard and his beautiful though John Miljan and Grant Mitchell. Tuose-moraled. wife, Kitty. Invited The story is that of small as an "extra man" is Larry Ren- town boy, son of a clergyman of ault, an impoverished and fading his sister and the girl he loves screen star.. Paula Jordan, daugh- both of whom cheat at love and tor of the family, is engaged to the 'bring only sorrow and tragedy to uninteresting Ernest DeGraff, but him. At the height of his suc- is secretly in love with Renault.

Carlotta Vance, an old-time musi- bal-comedy star who has lost her beauty but not her wit, comes to visit Jordan telling him she, wants to sell bar stock in his company because she is hard-pressed for money,

holds

cessful career, when he wealth and adulation in the palm of his hand, he is overwhelmed by the wrong doing of his loved ones. The climax is vivid and gripping" in the logic of its enfoldment.

Photography by Charles Stumar 1 excellent. Universal not only Packard, through a catépaw, has given the picture realistic secures this stock as well as that of settings but has enlisted the ser- the majority of the holders and vlees of real fighters, including a plans Jordan's ruin. This is pro-world's champion, Maxie Rosen- vented by his wife, Kitty, who tells bloom to give the ring scenes au- him that the Jordan invitation is thenticity.

her one chance to get into society, thenticity.

and that if he interferes she'll

"epill"a lot of dangerous secrets.

In her rage she taunts him by tell-

ing him she has a lover, who happens fore she leaves her hotel ́ ́and, to be the young and handsome telling Paula Jordan when she family doctor, Wayne Talbot. Tal- arrives at the dinner, prevents the bot bas un understanding wife, girl from rushing to Renault's side, Lucy, who appreciates his good thereby involving herself in a scan- points and condones his weaknessdal. for women.

Compelled by his wife, Packard All these varied human factors tells Jordan that he has had a arrive at the Jordan home for narrow escape from "crooks," that. dinner - at - eight except Renault, he, Packard, has saved hiar and Drinking too much in his worry will help him. Paula, ber face a over his loss of popularity, he in- ¡mask of mingled emotions, composes sulte his last chance," the produ-herself sufficiently to talk to Ernest cer, Stengel, and his long faithful DeGraff. Kitty Packard covertly agent, Max Kaze. After a denun-"watches Dr. and Mrs. Talbot. And ciation by Kane, Renault commits then...the butler announces die- sujuide. Carlotta learns of this be- ner.

"HOOPLA" Coming To The King's

naw

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332

FROM TO-MORROW

Clara BOW HOOPLA

Preston Foster Richard Cromwell Herbert Mundin James Gleason Minna Gombell

As Al Rockett Production From the play"The Bariter" by John K. Nicholson Stage play produced by. Charles L. Wagner' Directed by Frank Lloyd

has the leading masculine role. opposite Miss Bow, and Richard Cromwell is seen as the youth who opens new vistas of love for her. Others in the splendid cast are Herbert Muhidin, James Gleason, Minna Gombell, Roger Imhof and Florence Roberts. Frank Lloyd. Clara Bow is here again! She who gave you "Cavalcade" and comes to the King's Theatre on "Berkeley Square", is the director Wednesday in her starring of "Hoopla". It is based on the production for Fox Film, "Hoopla stage play, "The Barker" by John It is a spectacular picture, filled (Kenyon Nicholson, adapted for the turbulent action, milling screen by Bradley King and Joseph crowds, riotous colour and stirring Moncure March. drama. It has inspired Clara Bow heights-more to new emotional impassioned and fiery than ever. MAE WEST IN VERY GOOD Against the kaleidoscopic back. ground of an active carnival Clara Bow gives the best performance of her career. She is carnival dancer

with

enmeshed in a love that in a love that is simple, yet strange to this magnet of man!

COMPANY

The business of keeping abreast of the times produces some startling results. "A now wax portrait model of Mae West has been installed Preston Foster, one of the

at Mariame Tussaud's, where it strongest personalities of the screen, stands between the models of Queen Elizabeth and Henry the Eighth. I believe that half the United States In me. My identity was unknown to listened in enthusiastically to a them, but they traced and located Transatlantic broadcast of the in- me. There were a lot of telegrams stallation ceremony. But what in-. and long distance telephone converterests me is this trio's proximity- sations and here I am, thrilled to the more I think about it the better

I ke it!

The next best thing I knew I was conferring with Fax represen- tatives in New York. It seems that the executive cabinet, seeing the test of the juvenile, became interested | tears".

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

DINNER

at

AMaso Goldwyn Mayw

м

8

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

QUELA'S

* Maric DRESSLER *John BARRYMORE ⭑Wallace BEERY

* Jean HARLOW

* Lionel BARRYMORE.

* Lee TRACY

★ Edmund LOWE

- Billie BURKE

STAR

At 2.30, 5.10. 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

NEXT CHANGE-

RICARDO.

CORTEZ

in

"The BIG EXECUTIVE"

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

FOX'S ORIGINAL NARRATAGE

POWER and

and GLORY

with SPENCER TRACY and COLLEEN MOORE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ALHAMBRA

CHESTER

MORRIS

17

KING FOR A NIGHT

THENERA

with HELEN TWELVETREES

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

NEXT CHANGE-

JOHN

BARRYMORE

“Counsellor

At Law

"with" BEBE DANIELS

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

Tuesday, March 20,

Cinemas

King's Doctor Bull*^ Queen's: "Dinner At Eight" Central: "The Merry Monarch" Oriental: "Hold Your Man” World: "Chinese Picture" Alhambra: "King For A Night" Majestic: "Walls Of Gold" Star: "The Power And

The Glory" Entertainments:-Grant Ander- son Company, "The Late Christo- pher Bean," King's Theatre, 9.30 p.in,

Miscellaneous: Hongkong Vo- lunteers' Practice Ceremonial Parade, 6 p.m.; Rotary Club Tiffin;- Week-night Service at "Wesley," 15 Ventris Road, Happy Valley, 8.30 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Y. P. S. Lecture on "Bach," p.m.

Moon:-II Moon, 6th Day.

-I

Principal Madis

Home Malls: Outward for America and Europe via Siberia by Taiyo Maru, 5 p.m.

Social Functions:-Reception to Mr. A. E. Wood, Chinese Merchants Club, "China Building, 4.30 p.m.

Sports

Goli

Golf.-Royal Hongkong Club Ladies' Section L G. U. com- petitions (New Course, Fanling),

Hockey.-Y. M. C. A V. Central British Association, 5 p.m.; HK. S. R. A. v. St. Andrew's 5 p.m..

Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles. L Goldman and E.-C. Fincher v. T301 Ping-fan and Tsui Yun-pul.

Sunrise.-6.28 a.m.. Sunset.---6.34

p.m.

4 SHOWS "FARELY

7.18 -8.30

MAJESTIC

==THEATRESNA Nathan Road, Kowloon," Tel. 57922 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

HER LOVE WAS TOO GREAT...100 powerful...iöa consum-- Ing ...to be placed on the block for the highest bidder}

Kathleen Nonis"

WALLS

of GOLD

SALLY EILERS! NORMAN FOSTER RALPH MORGAN

Rosita Marana

Rochelle Hudson

Kornuth Mešanno

Tides.High at 0.26 and · 12.15; 'Low at 5.26 and 19.04.

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

HERE'S A MIGHTY. GOOD PICTURE! :

JEAN HARLOW

CLARK GABLE HÖLD YOUR MAN

Rewen

Mayar

Extra added feature TED HEALY

and his Crazy Stooges in their wild comedy. NERTSERY RHYMES

PLEXING

WANDHLI

TEL. BRATS.

NO-MORROW

To

& THURSDAY ANOTHER GREAT COMEDY SHOW!

Robert MONTGOMERY Sally EILERS "MADE ON BROADWAY

ALSO SHOWING LAUREL & HARDY in SCRAM"

"BIG EXECUTIVE" "MADE ON

And A Daily Round Of Golf

Whav's the difference between the

BROADWAY"

At The Oriental Theatre

A tour of New York's most ex-

new type of stock-manipulating "bigclusive night spots1. executive" and the old type of empire-builder ?

which

The contrast is pictured in Para- mount's latest bit, "Big Executivo,"

comes on Thursday to the Queen's featuring Ricardo Cortez, Richard Bennett, Elizabeth Young and Sharon Lynne."

If anyone were to attempt a jaunt through all of the "rendezvous for relaxation" in the Metropolis during one evening it would be necessary to make an outlay of greenback's aufficient to pay off a large part of that old mortgage with enough left over to send the kiddies to the country and pay grandma's dentist

bill

The picture, directed by Erle Kenton from the story by Alios Duer Miller puta Cortez in the role of But for those who would like to the modern man of finance whose get a glimpse of famous and fortune is made by the misfortunes famous folk at play with a minimui of others. Confining his operations of monetary discomfort, a new to stock market pools, he is BJI ture has been filmed, titled entirely different type from that on Broadway", with Robert Div- portrayed by Richard Bennett, us gomery and Sally Eilera in leadin Commodore Richardson, a proto-roles. It is based on an origin type of the financiers of the past. story by Courtenay Terrett, D

The Commodore in retired from acquired a fund of informa hasinges after having been respon New Yorkers and their habit

ible for the growth of the country's ing his many years as a newspape railroad systems, banks, great in- dustries. He is content with his Intimate scenes are shown in occasional yacht trips, his daily nine Avenue "clubs where politician holes of golf, his snilling bull-deg. gather to pull the various But, when the modern "big executo release money ffom the tive" mul the Commodore's great-treasury without disturbing granddaughterfall in love, the taxpayer's lethargy. Speak empire-builder returns: to business organized on a luxurious son to break Cortez and stop the alli-reproduced for the picture ance. He succeeds, but the big peopled with suave representat executive demonstrates that he has of Manhattan's smartest amart the same perseverance that charac Montgomery fills the role sof terized the Bnsacial giant of the expert in public relations Commodore's day, and he brings the manoeuvres city politics to mit story to a happy conclusion.

own ends.

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