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Ziegfeld's Name

Returns to Public

"Bitter Sweet, now Filmed, was Ziegfeld Stage Production

For

By Karl Krug

the first time since, his death over 2 year ago, theatre are emblazoming the marquees name of Florenz Ziegfeld to the show-shopping crowds of these United States.

Noel Coward's "Bitter Sweet,

time this

cinema, has as 筵

of the brought the trade-mark late producer back to the same felds he price conquered season In and season out with "Follies," а "Show Boat," ม "Sunny," a "Rio, Rita," 3 Kld Boats," a Whoopee." a "Rosalie" and a score of others, several of "which were

made into photo-

plays.

There has been much talk of a new "Folles" with Billie Burke (Mrs. Ziegfeldy as the producer. but the presentation of "Bitter Sweet" in cellulold form, coming to the King's Theatre, marks one of the first actual resurrections of the greatest name in American stagedom since the passing of its owner in a Los Angeles hospital In July, 1932.

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A Sensational Triumph

Film Patrons Wel- come Classics

-The motion picture audiences have just passed through an era that is not unlike the period in a young boy's or girl's life when they read trash detective or silly love stories, Sensationalism has run riot in our thearters. Gang- sters and bootleggers have be- come heroes and free love, has been converted into beautiful ro- mance.

That era is as surely passing as does the adolescent BIE NÓW patronizing pictures based on the classies and costume screen plays, depicting a popular historical epoch. Youth must have its fling and so mush these retractory audi-encs who have favoured salacious, unwholecome pictures

An Orgy of Trash..

in drawing the comparison be- tween our tutored youth and the film audiences 'I am reminded" by a German teacher I had as 1. young girl. My mother com- plained that I was an avid reader bus that she had to hide certain books which she felt were a bad Influence. There was the Fireside Companion, a magazing our cook bought each week; Laura Jean Libby's saccharine love tales and exciting stories by the Duchess.

The teacher, a philosopher and a student of human nuture, told my mother to cease worrying.

"In another six months," said the white-haired old man, "your daughter will be disgusted and surfelted with the trash - she is reading. She is studying litera- Lure in school and a new avenue will be opened for her. She will read Ruskin's Seasame and El- ies, and she will find Sir Walter Scott's Waverly novels much more interesting than the silly. manu- factured heroines of Laura Jean Libby.

Don't make the mistake

of taking trashy novels away form her. Let her read and find out and find out their unworthiness for herself."

The same thing has happened to our movie fans. They have had an orgy of trash. Boot- leggers have taken the place of- gentlemen. Gangsters moils have had the center of the stage. We have forgotten the teraure that has remained unflmed, Costume plays, we have informed, wouldn't do a rickel's worth of business in the theaters.

Garbo Costume Play.

England had no such scruples While against costume plays. America wasmaking up her mind, Alexander Korda produced "The Private Life of Henry VII With

English cast unknown

It "has done a phenomenal cusmess In the very theaters that had formerly closed their doors to his torical dramas.

an

~ Queen Christina” with the one and only Greta Garbo.is a costume picture," and one Mero-Goldwyn-Mayer believes will

that

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934.

Clara Bow and two of the principal players in her latest starting production for For Film, "Hoopla Her two leading men,ore Preston Foster and Richard Cromwell.

Sally Eilers With

Ben Lyon

Comic Satire on Spy Drama

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GRETA GARBO'S RETURN

Æ SHOWS

- DAILY

“Queen

Christina"

BRILLIANT ACTING AND A FEW VOICE

"After

over a year's absence from the screen, Greta Garbo hus re-asserted herself wath what the American critics des- cripe as a dazzing exhibition of personality, plus acting.

The new film is "Queen Christina," in which Miss Garbo plays the tempestuous 17th century" queen at Sweden, who dressed as man, swore like trooper, "and came to such

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tragic end. The part is said to At her like a glove, and the pic- ture, coming as it does at a time when some people were begin- ning to imagine that her throne had been usurped by Mae West and Katharine Hepburn, re- establishes her, as the undisputed queen of the movies.

.:

of

Hollywood Star Seeks Miss Garbo vis-a-vis the other

English Home

Greta, Nissen's Dream of

Perfection

made

Ben Lyon and Sally Ellers both make the nrst appearance in

The visits of Hollywood stars British tums when "I opy is

to this country have been mainly released by Wardour Fums.

Directed by

brief; just a few weeks houywood

one on two film appearances and director, Allan Dwan, this screa- is bunt,

then home to Hollywood again. mingly funny comedy

Most of the visitors have liked with a novel touch of burlesque,

been England:" they have upom the well recognised theme Ben of international espionage.

unanimous in their praise of its Lyon, as a young man about quiet, letsurely, pace, but quite 'á town is taken by an aged taxt few have-admitted that after a

the excite driver (Harry Tate) to the wrong

time they longed for the ment of Hollywood again, to say address, and being so far advan-

nothing of the Californian sun- ced, does not discover until it is

shine... no Hollywood star has too late. He gets himself mis-

been known to appreciate our taken by a band of international

London fogs! spies. for one of their secret agents, and he is sent to Paris" with papers to "plant" upon an attractive young Baroness (Sally Elers).

Of course he bungles it and the two are caught and sentenced to face the firing squad.

Their conversation, a5 the 7 march to apparent death' repre- sents one of the most adroit, touches of comic satire the talle screen has ever known. screen has ever known.

The story of the spy wrongly suspected and condemned. and of his escape just in the nick of time has been told seriously time and time again. Here it is trans- formed for the first time, Into

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movie, which gives both Sally comical tongue-in-cheek"

Ellers and Ben Lyon entirely.new type characterisations..

delight the Garbo public, this Do You Know That?

same public that formerly de- manded their Garbo in sexy dra- más.

Merian

Cooper had the foresight to pro- duce the beloved novel with the result that It has broken records wherever it was shown. Not alone because it had Katharine Hep- burn in the cast and because it was produced and directed with such care, but because the moyfe audiences, welcomed it with open arms.

The coming of "Bitter Sweet"

picture also 2

revives

A year ago Louisa M. Alcott's memories of the famous trium- Little Women" would have been virate that collaborated to bring considered worthless from the en- the play. greatest light

tainment standpoint. opera his- success in England's stage tory; to New York The piece ran for seven hundred and sixty- six performances at His Majesty's Teatre, London, where it was produced by Charles B. Cochran, the Flurenz Ziegfeld of Piccadilly Circus, with Peggy Wood in the leading feminine, role, later filled In New York by Evelyn Laye, 17

So sensational was the triumph. of "Bitter Sweet" on the other side that Mr. Ziegfeld, associated with ArchTM Selwyn, a producet not without honcur in his own right, approached Mr. Cochran with an offer to present "the operetta on these shores, and it was on October 22nd, 1020, that the American version got under way at the Tramont Theatre, Boston. On November 5th it was Ziegfeld brought into: "the Theatre, New York, where it ran for. Afteen weeks later being transferred to the Shubert for an additional five weeks. Then

moved to Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, and Montreal, termina- ting its American stand late in the Spring of 1930..” y

Coward Finally Consente Since that time, the amazingly successful Coward, with "Caval- Cade

"Private Lives" and “Design for Living" behind him, had repeatedly refused to give up the screen right to "Bitter Sweet," but & few months ago, Influenced ́np' doubt by his most faithful friend, Mr. Cochran, and a consideration high up in five figures, he turned over the screen ights to Herbert Wilcox, the Cecil B. De Mille of the British studios, bowling/

Now as an United Artists re- lekas, "Bitter Sweet” “is coming. "back" - and bringing with it the

magic name, of, Ziegfeld."

Marion Davis started work this week on "Operator 13," a story of the Civil War. Cos tumes word In that period will give the pic- ture aspecial interest at this time. 4 year ago Metro-Goldwyn-Ma- yer excutives would have hesit- ated before they would have per- mitted Marion to risk the ire of the public with a costume, drama. To-day we have received, more letters expressing interest in this picture than in any previous Dav les film.

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Janet Gaynor, has just made a delightful drama... "Carolina." based on the "House of Connelly," laid in a period following the Civil War, it has none of the mod- ern bugaboos such as gangsters, racketeers or cocktail-drinking youngestera,

"David Copperfield" will and a": ready-made audience. Jane Aus- ten's "Eride and Prejudice." and - dozens of other: old classics wil

And a welcome waiting 1nthe hearts of a public that is sick unto death of cheap heroes and heroines,

Once weget the habit of seeing good pictures we will find the audience will turntheir backs on scantily clothed girls men and women who break every, known. commandments: We are ́ funda- mentally a: decent nation and the era of unwholesome: screen- plays will pass out with prohibition, racketeers and salacións" stories of unholy love.

Marian

lovely Marsh, the Hollywood girl now making her second appearance in a BIP. film, has just bought a pure winte poze puppy., one calls h "King"

nat is because as soon as sne got him he sat on a cushion and "looked like a little king." Henry

Commander de Burgh, who acted as technical assistant on the BLP filmi "Contraband," is performing the same duties on the Clifford :Malison picture "Freedom of the Seas" just started at Elstree..

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Body Howes in his starring film "Over the Garden wall" sings a new number to Marian Marah, entitled "Why wasn't I told?" Of course he has been, but it doesn't make any diffe- rence... hes irrepressible.

Everybody wonders how

long

It will be before. WinHay. makes his: second appearance in Krittih Alms..

His first in re

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bas

Miss Greta Nissen, who appeared. In three British Inter national Mims, "Red Wagon," "On Secret Service," and "Con-

Apart from the position

stars, "Queen Christina" especially interesting for two seasons. She plays once more opposite John Gilbert, the leading man with whom she made her fame and fortune, and the is said to have developed a new screen voice.

The old monotony of tone has gone." I am told by Mr. Sam Eckman, Jun, the head of Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer in this country. "Her Voice in Queen Christina' is not so deep; she speaks much better English, and she has all sorts of infections which once were beyond her. It is not too much to say that. vocally, a new personality emerges

H.K. WIRELESS PROGRAMME

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Tart are URAM CHO PEAMPY VALLEY BOR

ORIENTAL

ROAD

WANGHAI

2 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW GREAT BIG DOUBLE COMEDY SHOW

A EAST STORY OF

THE SCREEN'S

THE FASTEST STREET FUNNIEST COMEDIAN'S

IN THE WORLD!

Robert

MONTGOMERY Sally EILERS "MADE ON BROADWAY

...!!

NOW BETTER THAN EVERÌ

| STAN

OLIVER

LAUREL HARDY

In Their New::

LAUGH

RIOT "SCRAM"

COLMAN GLAD TO BE BACK

IN HOLLYWOOD

Something like the well known song. Ronald Colman is right back where he started from." Al- most a year ago he shook the Goldwyn dust from his feet and started on a long vacation. Bets were about even whether ornot Ronnie would return. Now he is back in Hollwood""again" úînder contract to Twentieth Century, and he will continue to work at the United Artist's studio where all of his Goldwyn pictures were made.

"It seems a little strange," Colman said, "Not to see "Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It hardly seems like the same 10t?

Ronald has moved into the famous Pickford bungajów, on

traband." is so much in love with Broadcast by Z.B.W, the lot, where Mary used to hole

England that she wants to settle here, or live for at least several months each year in this country. Miss Nissens to appear on the London stage in a musical revue, after which it is expected she will again make films at Elstree. Meanwhile, she is searching beyond the outen reaches of London for a lovely old home. It must be thoroughly English and entirely non-theatrical in design and atmosphere. It need not be large

just room for Miss Nissen, ner personal maids: two little black dogs and occasional accommodation. It must be out- ible by road and rail from town.. It must above all. have a garden -one of those old world "kind... where Miss Nissen can spend part of Her leisure painting sketching and training: roses. She would insist also on living near to or not too far from-a golf course, a good tennis club," and a swimming pool.

After finishing her third Successive dini last week, the tovely Norwegian blonde spent ber first holidays since she arrived in England last Beptem- ber. She visited Rottingdean. near Britton, and spent most of her time riding. She, is a highly skilled horsewomen, and would like to live in the hunting country.

Where is the perfect English home upon which her heart is set is it in the Midlands In the Pytchley or Grafter country, or is it hidden away, in the beauty of Surrey or Hampshire?...!

Magistrate," directed for BIP. by Thomas. Bentley, 14, ghat Ameri

cans

"whow**

and Marlborough Street would describe as an achievement.

exelting · scene from Noel Coward's musical / Master-plece ini-fBitter Sweetcoming to the King's Theatreži

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on 355 Metres

1-2.15 p.-European programme. 1 pm Local Time and Weather

Report.

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1.03 p.m-Recorded music. 1.15 p..A relay of the Hong

Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room by 'courtesy of the Management (During the in- tervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studin.). 1.30 pm-Rugby Press News, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

BELAY OF CONCERT FROM

THE YM.C.A.

4.30-7.30 p.m.-Chinese program-

Studio

me.

6-6.15 pmChildren's

Concert.

7.30-10.30 p.m-European pro-

gramme.

7.30-8.15 p.m.-Variety

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8 pm (Local Time and Weather

Report), Orchestral-Noel Coward Medley -The BBC. Dance' Orchestra, VocalDuet -I. Like to go Back

in the Evening...

Vocal Duet Lazybones-Layton

and Johnstone."

Vocal Gems-Old Timers The

Big. Four

T

Vocal Duet 1 Cover the Water-

front.

Vocal Duet-Mood Indigo-Lay-

ton and Johnstone, Vocal-Whistling in the Dark. Vocal-Cuban Tango -The Vlen-

nese Seven Singing Sisters. Bong- Every Little While. Song--Try Gettin'..a Good Night's Sleep-Frances Mad. dux (Soprano). 8.16-9 p.m. Orchestral. "

-11 pm (approx)-A relay of the Concert, arranged by Mr.. G. W. E. True, from the T.M.C.A. Kowloon, by courtsey of the Committee

11 p.m. (approx:)--Rugby Mid-day

Press News.·'

11:05 p.m. (approx:)--Close Down

DAVENTRY PROGRAMME

G.M.T.

6.15 p.m.-Time Signal from Big

Ben. News Bulletin..ANON 6.30 Concert by the Midland Studio, Orchestra, directed by Frank. Centell: Eric Cross (tenor), from a Birmingham studio., (Time Signal from Greenwich at 7.0 p.m.).

7.30 p.mRecital by the New

Georgian Trio.

8. p.m-Variety 'programme 8.46 p.m.--Mr. Giille Potter (come- 2. dian); coun

p.m.-Time Signal from Green- wich. Concert by the Wireless Military Band, conductor, B. Walton O'Donnell Topliss „Green (baritone), 10.16 pm News Bulletin, 10.30-10.45. p.m.-Lew Stone and

his Band.

story, conferences and entertain her friends when they came, to the studio. Traces of Mary's long Occupancy have almost ... diaap-. peared. It looks like a man's apartment now, Ronald's favor- ite pictures are on the walls now, « There are very nice portraits of Mary, and of Charles Chaplin.. Another, shows Ronaid and Vii- ma Banky im ́one 'of" their “last co-starring appearances.

It will be almost a mouth be- fore he starts work on "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back, his first picture for Twentieth Cen- tury. He's pleased that it is to be a "Bulldog; Drummond " sttory. The original fim was one or his outstanding box office lifts, although it was released merely as a program picture.

"I'm glad to be back in Hol- think lywood", he said. that cken If I were never to make another picture I would want to come back to Califozala.

-Practically all of Ronald's friends were on the continent, so hedidn't go to London at all. But he did wander much farther afeld, touching both Hong Kong Shanghai and Japan.

"You'd be surprised at the beautiful motion pléfures theaters In

Shanghai be Eontinued. "They are 'well patronized, too. The Japanese are th emost" de- voted fans, however. They fol- low you around from dawn until dusk

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"One of the curiosities in the Japanese motion picture theatres is soon to disappear. In the past an interpreter has stood beside the screen and explained the Eng- ish, dialogue. - So; ́1f you ́ ́had laughed at a scene in a picture a minute or two later the" Jap-- anese audience would burst into shouts of appreciation. That will soon be in the past. Titles „in Japanese wij be superimposed on the films.

Of the many pictures he has made he would like most to do a talking version of "The Dark Angel the film that so definitely established the great romantic team of Colmar and BankyHe is afraid that it will remain just an unfulfilled wish. Samuel Goldwyn owns the rights, and also has ideas of retiming it. But not with Ronnie.

You see, Ronnie doesn't live there any more.

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