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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AND TO MORROW DAILY 2.30, 5.15.-7.15"≈ 8.30

JOAN MARSH

COMING TO THE KING'S

"Springtime For

Henry"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

12.30.5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

Another great drama by

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 25332

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

THE LOVE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS

·NEXT CHANGE-

The drama of

the

[the writer of

an actress, who

hilarious comedy of a bachelor's

loved two men

LUCIEN

LITTLEFIELD

errors in the spring

which had

Laughing

for eight

--but who loved

glamour more!

FRANK ALBERTSON "Springtime For Henry,”

IN

GEORGE R.BATCHELLER.

AAL GEBLATION OF

RAINBOW

OVER

BROADWAY

COMING ATTRACTION

MARY BRIAN DONALD COOK REGINALD DENNY

IN

"FOG"

"THE NINTH GUEST"

Coming To The..

Alhambra

Eight persons, friends enemies, lovers. trapped in a penthouse high above New York City, battle a hidden and ruthless foe, in the Columbia production, "The Ninth Guest," coming to the Alhambra Theatre on Friday.

Broadway

months.

comes

.to the King's

Theatre on Thursday as

picture

with

a Fox

a clever cast

of

comedians including Otto Kruger,

Nancy

Heather

Mundin.

Carroll

Angel

·

Nigel

and

Bruce.

Herbert

"Show Boat"

क

The story differs from many modern romantic comedies in that it does not depend entirely

on

to

clever tricks

of dialogue.

double meanings and smart cracks get over its entertainment. It

fundamentally

is

a comedy-

drama with highly diverting and novel situations

with very

crisp and delightful dialogue to

bear

out and embellish those

situations.

of

The story deals with the hectic life of Henry Dewlip, a modern young bachelor whose adventures are chiefly concerned, in this in- terlude, with two women...one the wife of a friend, the other a self-righteous strait-laced disciple the "decent" thing." The former is perfectly frank in her affections and doesn't give a rap who knows it. The latter sces the four carat quality of his charac- ter in the rough diamond of his adventurous personality and seeks to reform him.... that is make him good enough for her ideals of what a husband should be. Both have wedding designs on his heart. A few very clever twista give the story a surprising and entertaining inish.

Otto Kruger has the title role of Henry Dewlip, the carefree and footloose bachelor. Advance re- ports from the pre-views indicate that Kruger gives charming performance, with just the right proportions of the sublime and the ridiculous to keep things moving on & plane of high

comedy. In this he has the skill. ful co-operation of Nigel Bruce, as the dumb friend, and Herbert Mundin, as the humorous butler: provide the interest. Heather Angel and Nancy Carroll

cape is impossible. The doors are clectrified. The nearest help is

EDNA

PAUL LUKAS and CONSTANCE CUMMINGS

FERBER'S GLAMOUR

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

"WILD GIRL"

At The Oriental

"Wild Girl," the new Fox To- mance featuring Charles Farrell, Joan, Bennett and Ralph Bellamy in the principal roles, comes to the Oriental Theatre on Wednes- day and Thursday. It's a stirring tale of the California. mining camps based on the Bret Harte Story. "Salomy Jan's Kiss.”,

B

The story hinges on the tem-

madcap mountain girl and a Vir- pestuous romance between

ginia youth who has trailed his sister's betrayer to the California Sierras soon after the Civil War. The colourful episodes of the Harte tale are presented the ef- forts of the girl's other suitors to attract her interest, the meeting with the stranger, his shooting of his enemy, the holdups of a stage. coach, the forming of a Vigilante posse, the capture of the stranger. the girl's fruitless endeavours to save him from hanging, his es-

that form the climax.

With Phillip Reed, Doris Lloyd, Joseph Cawthorn. Directed by William Wyler. A B. F Zeldman, Production. Presented by Carl Laemmle.

"GLAMOUR”

JESSE L. LASKY Production

SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY

OTTO KRUGER

NANCY CARROLL HEATHER ANGEL HERBERT MUNDIN

THE QUEEN'S

Now At The King's "Hollywood Party"

Coming

A theatre within a stage, and

This paradoxical situation was another stage within the theatre..

encountered in the production of

Fifteen hundred of Hollywood's "Glamour," the Universal drama ost beautiful girls take part in based on "the eternal triangle" the latest multi-star extravaganza, which is the attraction the Hollywood Party," Metro-Gold- King's Theatre to-day, with wyn-Mayer's new conglomeration Constance Cummings and Paul of joy and music, romance and Lukas in featured roles..

comedy, spectacle and syncopation which is coming on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre.

at

In one of the scenes made in this setting Miss Cummings and Phillip Reed who is seen as the third point in the human triangle, go through the stately tread of the thumba in an impressionistic setting of Spanish design. The music. "Rhumba Botte. Was

written especially for the number.

"Glamour."

а

The girls who take part in kaleidoscope Hollywood Party" sequences were chosen from some eight thousand candidates and ap. Dear with an elaborate cast which

includes Laurel and Hardy, Jimmy Butterworth,

Durante,

Charles

Folly Moran, Lupe Velez, Frances Wiliams, Jack Pear, Ted Healy and others of note.

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•

adapted from popular story by the famous Edna Ferber, was directed by William Wyler, and the cast supporting Miss Cummings and Lukas in- The picture brings an absolutely cludes in addition to Reed, such new form of entertainment to the other popular players as Doris screen. It is basically a logical. Yola with much romance as well into Lloyd, Joseph Cawthorn. Lita play leaning toward comedy but

forty stories below, on the street. cape, and the rapid series of crises Chevret, Luis Alberni and Before the action of the picture 15 finished six of the eight guests have been murdered or driven to

Penthouses Have superseded drawing rooms as locales for mur- der on the screen, at least. Ds-suicide. ually the penthouse is used as a locale merely because penthouses äre smart; In The Ninth Guest," the penthouse is a necessary part of the plot, for the situation could not arise in a drawing room.

The eight are invited guests to a mysterious party high atop a large down-town skyscraper. When assembled, they are told by a voice over the radio that they are in rapid succession to meet death. Es-

TO-DAY Arr

3.15 & 9.00

ONLY

1

The penthouse setting in "The Ninth Quest" is one of the most elaborate yet produced for the screen. Donald Cook and Gene-

vieve Tobin are the featured play

Farrell and Miss Bennett por- tray very different characteriza- tions from the roles they have heretofore presented on the screen

Bellamy enacts the part of a

d'Avril.

BENITA HUME

typical gambler of that era, and In The Worst Woman

In Paris"

ers in the picture, with a sup with Eugene Pallete 23 porting cast composed of Hardie | Albright, Helen Flint, Nella Wal- ker, Edwin Maxwell, Edward Ellis, Samuel Hinds, Vincent Barnett and Sidney Bracey. Roy William Netli is credited with the direction.

a stage

driver, Irving Pichel as the "menaçe," Minna Gombeli, Sarah' Fadden, Willard Robertson, Mor- gan Wallace and Murdock Mac- Quarrie in prominent roles, the supporting cast is a notable one.

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY

AT 8.15 & 9.00 ONLY

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

TO SEE

CHINESE CLASSICAL PLAYS

The Marlin Opera Company starring

Miss EVELYN CHEN

THE 1934 DANCE QUEEN OF CHINA AND R-C-A VICTOR STAR

will present

SERIES of CHINESE PLAYS

CHANCE OF PROGRAMME WITH EVERY PERFORMANCE

PRICES:

$3.30, 82.20, $1.10 & 55 cts.

(INCLUSIVE OF TAX)

From the studios of Fox Film comes Jesse L. Lasky's latest re- lease, "The Worst Woman Paris,?" showing at the Alhambra to-day. It is Mr. Lasky's Birth pro- duction as a producer under the Fox banner and is heralded as an- other great achievement in the career of this veteran producer.

The story revolves around" the, notorious exploits of a Parisian demi mondaine whose affairs are the talk of the Continent. Her relationship with a wealthy play- boy of Paris cavises auch unfavour- able comment, that she leaves the gay and smart fast-living Parisien night life, to seek romance and love in the quiet of America's mid- dle west. When at last she finds the love she had always dreamed of, she realizes that the shadow ...: her past is too great an obstacle. for her to overcome. She is oblig- ed to return to Paris once more to take up her association with her former comrade.

It is reported that. Adolphe Men- jou who portrays the wealthy man about town and Bealta Hume who portrays the Parisian beauty have the most important roles in their careers. In support of Menjou and Miss Hume, the cast is headed by Harvey Stephens, who will be re membered for his outstanding per- performance with Janet Gaynor in "Paddy, the Next Best Thing,” with Helen Chandler who here. makes a return to the screen after a long "absence. The remaining members of the cast include Mar- garet Beddon, Adele St. Maur, Leonard Carey, Maldel Turner and George Irring.

The film was written and direct=" ed by Monta Bell who also colla *borated with Marion Dix in adapt- ing the story to the screen. Dia logue is by Martin Brown.

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an integral part of the drama, are woven the amazing spectacles and Hiting musics) numbers. These include the work

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:-

HONG KONG

***Glamour"

QUEEN'S:-

Marlin Opera Company CENTRAL:-

"Rainbow Over Broadway" ORIENTAL →→→→

"Gold-Diggers of 1933"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA :---

"Worst Woman In Paris"

MAJESTIC:

"Chance At Heaven"

STAR!--

"Carolina"

KING'S:

QUEEN'S

Coming

"Springtime For Henry"

****Wild Gold”

CENTRAL:

"Fog" ORIENTAL:--

"Wild Girl"

"Madame Butterfly": "Hips Hips Hooray"

“ALHAMBRA:--

"The 9th Guest".

STAR:-

!

"Playing Around”

"The Woman In Els tife"

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.15 8.30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE,

Nathan Road Kawloon. Tel. 57828 TO-DAY & TO-OBRW |At 2.80, 5.20, 7:20 & 9.30, P.M.

HE PAID THE DEVIL A FANCY PRICE

... for just one,

CHANCE AT HEAVEN"

By Viña Delmar,

author of "Bad

Girl."

With

TAKE ANY THAN ON MAPPY VALLEY BUB

JOEL MCCREA IGINGEN KOGERS

¿MARIAN XIXSNÍ

TAROT BEVINE Directed by William Seker, MERIAN C COOPER, are: utive producer

RKO RADIO Reture

ORIENTAL

LAST

4 TIMES TO-DAY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE

THE GREATEST OF ALL MUSICAL SHOWS.

Gold Diggers

OF

1933

of three great song-writing teams. Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, Rodgers and Hart wrote the famous for "Carolina in the Durante, Jack Pearl and the huge dozens of other great song hits "Hello" number, sung by Jimmy Morning," "My Blue Heaven" and

cellophane-clad chorus of beauties; Hot Chocolate Soldiers," animat- also the Singing Wires numbered by Walt Disney as a "Silly in which Frances Williams appears Symphony" for the picture, is by with another crowd of beautiful Erown and Freed of "Wedding of and daringly-clad girls.

the Painted Doli” fame..

"Pre Had My Moments" sung by

By an amazing trick of camera. June Clyde and Eddie Quillan as ingenuity "Mickey Mouse," the the lave motive, was written by cartoon, figure, actually appears.

The House of Premier Showings of the Best Pictures at the Most Populer Pricol

FROM TO-DAY

FOX FILM

Written and Directed by Mone's Bel

ALHAMBRA

A Jesse L Lasky

Production

TUENTRE

AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

Men DESIRED Her!

Women ENVIED Her!

She had more jewels than she could wear gowns that were the despair of xivals..... but she threw them all aside to find the love of her life..

WORST

WOMAN in PARIS?

with

Adolphe. Menjou

Benita Hume Harvey Stephens

Helen Chandler

FRIDAY

The Most Thrilling Gripping Lystery

ROAD WANCHAL FEL. 19478

TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY

HERE'S

- AN EXCELLENT WESTERN ACTION PICTURE. PLAYED BY AN ALL STAR CAST OF

SCREEN FAVOURITES

Wild Girl

RRELL BENNETT

BELLAMY

POK PICTURE

with human actors and stages the "Silly Synphony." A spectacular dancing number staged in a huge glass and cellophane set, the en-. trancing Musical Bar which whirls: bevies of beauties "in a rainbow- like effect, the sensational dance over the 'tables before the "Musical Wall"-a great orchestra suspend- ed in mid-air-are some of the added thrills of the novel produc-

tion

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

The Screen's most illustrious Cast glorious love story vibrant with drám

JANET GAYNOR

LIONEL BARRYMORE

la

CAROLINA

with

Robert Young

Richard Cromwell. Henrietta Crosman

TO-MORROW

CHESTER MORRIS ALICE WHITE

THE 9th GUEST Playing Around”

with Donald Cook 8. Genevieve Tobin

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