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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND NUS

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 6.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.|

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To the

SONG OF SONGS"

Admission:-Dress Circle 80 0.

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NEXT.

Back Stalls 50 c.

..35 . to Back Stalls.

"THE SECRET

CHANGE OF BLUE ROOM"

"FEMALE"

Strange And Unique

It is a strange and unique, pot not to say startling role, that Ruth 'Chatterton plays in her latest First National picture, "Female" which comes on Thurs- day to the Queen's Theatre.

It is also quite a different role has from anything which she

the portrayed before. either on stage or the screen.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

To-day

Monday, June 25,

2 Cinemas.

King's: "Bolero."

Queen's: "Riptide."

CentralSong Of Songs."

Ofiental:"Island

Souls."

Of Lost

World: "42nd Street." Alhambra:"Mayor Of Hell." Majestic: "Search For Beauty." Star:-"Bombshell.""

Entertainments.--Concert by Mr. Boris Lass, Peninsula, Hotel Lounge: Open Air "Concert, Sc. Andrew's Club, 9:15 pm..

Meetings.-Creditors' Meeting. Wat Tat Co., Ltd., Messrs. Russ & Co's, Office 6. Des Voeux Road

Central. 3 p.m.

Miscellaneous.-Lectures in Home Nursing and First Aid; conducted by Volunteer Ald Detachment, of St. John Ambulance Brigade. Women's International Club. 5.15

p.m.

Moon.-V Moon. 14th Day.

Principal Mails.

Inward from America by Pres. Lincoln.

Drive

Social Functions-Whist for Service Men. New West Lounge of European Y.M.C.A.. 8.45 p.m.

Sports.

Lawn Bowls Paris Champion- ship A. Chapman and J. Fraser v. E. W. Simmonds and J. Deakin

(Craigengower green): C. H. Basto and J. J. Basto v. M. J. Medina (Police R. C. and A. E. Coates

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.45 AND

9.30 P.M..

KINGT

AIR-CONDITIONED

THEATRE

Bolero

Starring GEORGE RAFT

CA VÁRAMOUNT PICTURE WITHE

CAROLE LOMBARD SALLY RAND E FRANCES DRAKE

PLEASE BOOK EARLY

NEXT CHANGE

"FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE” with CLAUDETTE COLBERT-BERBERT MARSHALL MARY BOLAND-WILLIAM GARGAN

green); N. M. Currie and J. BUILDING MALAY found fight at hand, free for the

Lunny v. A. R. Clarke and G.C. Mess (Civil Service green). $ p.m.

Lawn TennisMixed Doubles. Chinese R.C. y. Ladies U.S.R.C..v. Kowloon C.C.

R.C.:

VILLAGES

Sunrise.-5.40 a.m. Sunset-7.10 An Easy Task In

4.1.

Tides: High at 7.00 and 21.35; Low at 0.26 and, 14.30.

A GOOD SHOW

At The Alhambra

The Alhambra this week provides a very good entertainment indeed. Apart from the overture there are She lives. In her character role, two short pieces both musical-a

cartoon and what might be termed a sort of

a plece giving jaz Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde exis orchestral with dancing and sing- tence. being a big business womaning turns.

by day, and 2 flirt, who even The picture "Mayor of Hell stoops to pick up strangers on the street, at night.

She is an alert. ruthless, able and magnetic business

worn an..

As

the head of a vast, motor car in- Custy inherited from her father she is aggressive and capable of matching wits with the best cap- tains of industry,

To her. business and, love are as far apart as the poles." She reserves the for the daytime and the other for the night.

This, the young men who fall

for her charm. fined out, much to their chagrin. For she frequently invites ore 0: the handsome youths in her employ to her home at night where she deliberately to become one of induces him her many lovers. Then, when they supear at the office the next day with the presumption that are in the good graces of the boss, she coldly sets them in their pro- per places.

The character, as drawn in "Female," is depicted as some- thing of a super woman, who be-" cause of her wealth and bustriess genius, belleves she has the right to override the conventions of society.

She believes that marriage is not for herself, although she is greatly attracted to the male of the species. She plans, the conquest of youths she knows, much as a man of a philandering disposition seeks to win a girl.

other ways.

carrying

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is

quite unusual. It is to be hoped that American réformatories, are not as represented in the picture. The story combines the graft that le carried on in a big city with the naladministration of those who are in charge of the reformátory. We see the head of a racket using political inuence to take charge of the reformatory, and falling in love with the nurse, he is induced to make a good job, "and he com- pletely reforms the administration. The reformatory from a miniature hell becomes a happy home "for boys who otherwise would develop Into what one does, not like to think. The love interest is be- tween the racketeer and the nurse. The nurse finally reforming the racketeer.

The actors in this fim are not very well-known, but they do some Probably the very good work.

best is Dudley Digges who takes the part of Thompson the head of the reformatory. As a brutal head be makes himself thoroughly loathsome, and when the boys kill him, one would almost like to be with them. There are some very good boy actors, the most pro- minent being Frankie Darrow sa Jimmy, the tough boy who would not be broken in. Arthur Byron as the judge is excellent. -

The scenes depicting the boys going up before the court with their diverse parents, -is amusing and Instructive. In this scene we

While she cares not how she "upsets the hearts of her employee realise that there is considerable lover, she reimburses them in doubt as to whether a reformatory regular is a school or a penal system. bound army of young men on her Thompson the head leaves" po payroll wh are given gratuities in

doubt upon this point when the addition to the salaries they

boys are brought before him, as in earn.

a most brutal manner he tells them that a reformatory is nothing but a penetentiary and that they are nothing but criminals. James and Cagney asK the racketeer Madge Evans as the nurse are very good.

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she

The character. played by Miss Chatterton never is made to appear cheap, even though flirts outrageously with a stranger at a shooting gallery.

But she knows her men, or does, and this one thinks she

We are introduced into a lively. happens to high ideals that he will have no-gangster scene including some

be one with such

ne of her. It is this that brings gunplay. The love scenes are not.

in the overdone and Dorothy the nurse

when

out the really feminine character. for womanlike, she finds she cannot have what she desires most, she moves hea- ven and earth to get it.

soon

succumbs

to

Patsy the practised embraces. racketeer's Altogether this. is a programme well worth seeing.

Hawaii

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taking, in the various jungle loca- "tions they used.

TEL. No. 25319

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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

HONG KONG

"Bolero"

QUEEN'S

"Riptidė"

CENTRAL .!

"Song of Songs"

ORIENTAL

"The Island "Of Lost. Souls"

KOWLOON

AEHAMBRA...

STAR-

"Mayor of Hell"

"Bombshell"

MAJESTIC-

"Search For Beauty"

KING'S

Coming

"Four Frightened People"

QUEEN'S

"Female"

"Men In White"

CENTRAL

"The Secret Of Blue Room""

ORIENTAL-

"The Greeks Had A Word For Them"

The Bulldog Drummond" The Bombshell"

"Charlie Chan's Greatest Case"

STAR.--

Day of Reckoning""

· ALHAMBRA—-

PARAMOUNT PICTURE

"Ever in My Heart"

MANNERISMS OF THE

STARS

Among directors at the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Jack Con- way has probably the most expen- He sive absent-minded habit. crushes and twists his felt hats.

Was

When it was necessary to build two separate Malay vinges, all the prop men had to do was to cut their own bamboo, pick their own palm and pandanus leaves, and with the ald of the set builders, establish 窳 complete Malay household on short order.

Trays for food and fruit were

At no time were they forced to woven of the Hawaiian lauhala, "go adeld for anything that or pandanus, which grows in needed in the filming of the pic- abundance, and filled with cocoa- ture. Only a minute's notice was nuts mangoes, guavas, papalas ever needed when any Item was and other fruits which grow in found missing at the last minute. wild profusion all over the island, All that the property department Lauhala proved to be the most would have to do was to walk a The picture with Claudette Col-useful article on the island. Out few feet into the jungle and pick bert, Herbert Marshall, Mary Bo- of t they wove everything from land, Willam. Gargan and Leo Carrillo playing the leading roles will be shown at the King's Thea tre starting on Thursday.

Hawal may be a Paradise some people, but to the property department of the Cecil B. DeMille troupe, which went to the Islands to im Paramount's "Four Fright- ened People", it was 2 "happy hunting ground", · In more days than one.

The system of buying or renting what the company did not have in stock was entirely forgotten. Practically everything that was needed to "prop" the picture was

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY

baskets and hats to belts, bracelets and other ornaments.

The wardrobe department had itshands full making sandals and portions of primitive clothing wera by the principals and native extras, all without the trouble of having to send in requisitions for the purchase of materials."

'QULLA'S

Morma SHEARER

ROBT, MONTGOMERY RIPTIDE

WHEN A WOMAN LOVES

A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Picture

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

STAR

JEAN HARLOW

As far as the purchasing agent of the troupe Wha concerned, Hawall was Heaven.

The story of Four Frightened People" is that of four highly bred ladles and gentlemen, who are lost in the dense jungle and learn that they are really men and wo- men after all.

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

NEXT CHANGE

RUTH

CHATTERTON

"Female"

A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE.

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

LEE TRACY

in Metro's Laugh Riot

"BOMBSHELL"

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY ALHAMBRA

JAMIS

THE

THESTRE

Cagney

MAYO

YOR OF HELL

with MADGE EVANS

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

CAR SERVICE

FREE' TRANSPORTATION

for

Car and Passengers on Véhicular Ferry with Purchase of a minimum of 2-$1.10

tickets.

4 SHOWS

TRARL 230-5:3

7.15-19.30

MAJESTIC

SEA THEATRE Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel 57922 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 &·9.20 P.M

COMBINING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE! They run a health form, but they're

not in business" for their health!

SEARCH BEAUTY

FOR

with the

30 international

"Search for Beauty”,

Contest Winnum

Larry Buster.

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ROBERT

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A Purumquel Picture

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2 MORE DAYS-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

THE STRANGEST ADVENTURE PICTURE PICTURE EVER PRODUCED.

The

The fantastic imaginings of the world's greatest creative

story teller. H. G. Wells..

N-G-WELLS'

CHARLES LAUGHTON BELA LUGOST, RKHARD ARLEN LEILA HYAMS. The Panther Woman

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS"

AN ISLAND INHABITED BY A MAN-MADE RACE OF BEAST-MEN RULED BY A HALF-MAD. SCIENTIST.

BOLERO

"RIPTIDE"

George Raft's Latest Another Shearer Hit

Success

is

One of the most fascinatingly All the elements, that made varied "functions among the ele Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" one fments is the action of ocean water the most exciting and popular of and it is, this which contributed modern musical compositions, at the title of "Riptide" to Norma vehicle last have been captured by the Shearer's latest starring motion picture camera and trans- which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" is lated into the language of the presenting at the Queen's Theatre.

Paramount's screen It

The dictionary will tell you dramatic romance, "Bolero", now that a riptide is the condition playing at the King's Theatre. when water becomes roughened by

With George Raft, Carole Lom-

tides conflicting

or currents. bard, Sally. Rand, the famous fan what is remarkable about this dancer, Frances Drake, Gertrude

condition is that there is no re- Michael and William Frawley, the solution of the conflict until one Bln interpretation carries the same. excitement and emotional appeal, so evident in the music.

The story is that of a selfish, ruthless dancer who rises to fame on a ladder of women's hearts.

weakens and is diverted to an- "other direction: It is not ques- tion of triumph; it is a question of weakening and disappearance.

And this, by strict parallel," is

Rising from the squalid coal the story which Edmund Gould- flelds of Pennsylvania, Raft, as ing has both written and directed Raoul de Baere, starts his career in "Riptide." Norma Shearer as American woman. as a dancer in a small "amateur an aventurous

who has married into London night" theatre.

finds that the, dullness Within a short time, he has society, reached New York and, with the and sobriety of English life is help of a beautiful girl, wins first not enough for her, even though Success Always eager for greater she relishes it to a certain de- heights, he gets to Pairs and into gree and loves her husband mo- world renown, but with each derately, well. move farther up his ladder of fame, he leaves a broken heart.

As he reaches the peak of his success, he falls in love with Carole Lombard, as Helen," the girl whose beauty and personality has brought the acclaim of the breaks Continent. But, as wa out, Raft sees his popularity diml nishing, as the acclaim for uniform increases.

And then, by natural selection, one of these joint and conflicting currents of love weakens of its own accord and the woman is free "to continue in a single direc tion with her true companion.

Herbert Marshall plays the role of the husband in the bew Shearer drama, and the part of the American play-boy is filled To centre attention by Robert Montgomery. The im upon himself he enlists for what pressive cast also includes the he expects will be a matter of noted English stage stars, Mrs. weeks trampling oute more upon Patrick Campbell, Skeets Gallag the heart of the girl who loves her, Ralph Forbes and diyan

Tashman.

him.

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