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Hidden Name Puzzle

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Certain words have been cleverly hidden within the lines of this clown caricature. It contains the name of a famous movie star,

and his latest picture. Can you solve tlik?

THE MERRY WIDOW

Coming Soon To" The Queen's

The famous triumvirate of Ernst Iubitch, Maurice Chevaller and Jeanette MacDonald returns to the screen in its most glamorous achievement in "The Merry Widow," spectacular transcription of the Franz Lehar masterpiece bringing to the screen for the first time the music loved all over" the world.

Metro-

DAMES

New-Year Attraction At The Alhambra

Ever since motion pictures were in their flickering stages, movie teams have been popular. In fact, all true unions of movie players have been the result of public approval.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1934,

SHOWING TO DAY CATE 2.30.5.10.7.15) & 9,90 P.M.

•KINGS:

GAY! STIRRING!

CARAVAN

THRILL TO THE GAYITY OF

THESE JOYOUS SONGS..

#HAPPY, I AM HAPPY' "HA-CHA-CHA” "WINE SONG"

From watery by Malchler Lengyel

Music by Warner Echord Haymeen

BOOKING AT THE THEATRES TEL. No. 25318

25332

SPECTACULAR!

CHARLES BOYER LORETTA YOUNG JEAN PARKER

PHILLIPS HOLMES • LOUISE FAZENDA EUGENE PALLETTE • &. AUBREY SMITH CHARLEY GRAPEWIN - NOAH BEERY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROBERT T. KANE DIRECTED BY ERIK CHARKLE.

-SPECIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES-

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW AT 11 A.M. AND 12.45 P.M., "PUSS IN BOOTS" · ALSO "TOYLAND"

DRESS CIRCLE.

SPECIAL * BACK STALLS...

PRICES

FRONT STALLS

DOWN TO THEIR

LAST YACHT

"Down to their last. yacht," is this season's big musical extrava ganza from RKO-Radlo replete with shipwrecked socialities, beautiful fern-clad native girls. One of the recent pairings of bronzed beach boys, lilting melodies youthful personalities for the and exotic settings on. a magni- camera was that of Dick Powell Acent scale. Laid against the tro- and Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson's wife.pical splendour of a fictitious South This couple made their flm debut Sea Isle of Molakamokalu, it is a in the Warner Bros. musical spectacular modern fantasy, deal- 442nd Street," were together again ing with a party of newly rich and The much-talked-of

In "Gold Diggers of

1933" and the aristocratic poor who are Goldwyn-Mayer production com-"Footlight Parade." ing very shortly to the Queen's Theatre brings to pictures. the original continental romance with its haunting Viennese music, but on a scale seldom seen in any ple- ture. Huge settings, hundreds of gorgeously costumed people, pic turesque Abertina Rasch ballets, great musical ensembles are com- bined to make a picture of" a magnitude seldom attempted.

Chevalier as the debonair Danilo

gripping drama, as does Miss Mac. Donald in the role of Sonia. They sing all the famous song hits of the production, and elaborate

The

movie

going public voiced its approval of the screen lovers to such an extent that the combination was continued,

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Now they are co-starred with Joan Blondell in Warner Bros. mammoth musical, "Dames," which is scheduled as the new year attraction at the Alhambra Theatre.

stranded in this land of Utopia.

Driven by the tyranny of A white jungle queen, both classes ultimately elect to remain forever on this fantastical island where there is nothing to do but indulge in its unceasing pastimes of sing- ing and dancing and flirtation,

The cast includes an army of favourites with Mary Boland, Polly

PICTORIAL AND MAGAZINE ADULTS 70 cts. CHILDREN 40 cts.

50 cta.

20 cts. 40 ct.

20 ctá.

Sidney Fox, whose romance with Sidney Blackmer in RKO- Radio's ""DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT is considerably : advanced by a tropical modn on the Island of Molakam- kalu.

TREASURE ISLAND

Extended Run At The Queen's

"Treasure Island," Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer's picturization of the Robert Louis Stevenson story is enjoying an extended run at the Queen's Theatre. -

This highly amusing' and pleas- ing story will slide through as the grandest romantic adventure aim of the year,

Directed by Victor Fleming, the production is an interesting one, done in good taste, with 'some imagination and salted spasmodi- cally with humour. It is crowded with incidents and should appeal to lovers of clean adventure pic- tures

Wallace Beery and Lionel Barry- more make vivid and colourful the

The picture is a hilarious musi-Moran, Sidney Fox, Bldney, Black-

mer, Ned Sparks, Marjorie Gateson., yacht is represented as wrecked on cal comedy romance with specta-

Charles Coleman, Dot Farley, the Island of Molakamokalu, whose runs the gamut from comedy to cular number staged by Busby Sterling Holloway, Irene Frankiin natives are ruled by an eccentric pirates each portray while Jackie

Berkeley in which 300 beautiful girls "take part. Others in the and other noted funtmakers and white queen who takes the expedi songsters, Six song writers, all cast include Zadu Pitts, Guy Hib-notable in the stage and screen do on

clon captive. There is nothing to this island paradise büt bee, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Vinton

repel. So finally everybody, rich and Phil Regan

and poor slike, the queen, the na- tives and all, unite in one grand heaven of song and salutation, all class lines and barriers destroyed by the speil of Cupid, magic moon- lit nights and deep blue lagoons.

orchestral ensembles, under Ber- bert Stotsart form a musical back- ground.

Edward Everett Horton supplies comedy as the ambassador and

Una Merkel, and George Barbier are the screamingly funny king and queen. Minna Gombell, Ruth Channing. Sterling Holloway,

Donald Meek and others are in the elaborate cast.

The gay revues at Maxim's, the famous "Can-Can" dance, the great waltz number in the ball- room, with a background of 180 Rasch dancers, the much-talked-of "White Sept" and other elaborate high spots mark the Irving Thai- berg super-pleture.

Ernst Vajda and Samson Rap- faelson adapted the story to the screen, adding whimsical Lubitch touches" to the Lehar original but retaining in full its European 'favour.

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Music and Lyrics were written by three teams of noted songsters, and Warren and Dubin," Fain Kahal, and Dixon and Wrubel Ray Enright directed from the screen play by Delmer Daves based on the story by Robert Lord and Daves.

Cole Porter famous Broadway musical comedy composer, is to write a musical for Fox. He re- cently composed the music of "Nymph Errant."

..

He'd Like To

"You don't seem to think of anything but motoring. Why don't you put your wife before your car sometimes?"

"I'm scared of being found out.“

world, wrote the music. They are Ann Roanell, Will Jason, Val Bur- ton, Clif Friend, Sidney Mitchell

and Max Steiner

Endeavouring to make "Down to Their Last Yacht" superlatively lavish and magnificent, the RKO.

Mary Boland is seen as the mad- Radio studio converted two of its mammoth sound stages into one, cap queen whose lovers are 85 and therein built a setting which numerous as her moods. Bidney) is said to outdo anything in stu- Fox and Sidney Blackmer essay dia construction heretofore at the romantic leads, Ned Sparks tempted. It represents a fanciful is the comic captain of the yacht, tropical paradise of glamorous pro-and Polly Morat depicts a bots- portions. Whate

Off the island's synthetic beach Utes a grounded yacht, nearly two undred feet in length and com- plete to the last detail; upon which a family of fallen aristocrats have cruised in order to save rent, The

SHOWING

TO-DAY

The Greatest Adventure Picture of Al

Time!

WALLACE

terous promoter who makes a liv ing by boosting the vulgar newly rich up the rungs of the social ladder. Paul Bloane directed this Lou Brock production, a follow-up to the sensational "Flying Down to Rio"

Coopers co-starred with the former as Jim Hawkins, boy ad- Venturer, Otto Kruger is seen as Dr. Livesey and Nigel Bruce puffs' and blusters in old English fashion for the part of Squire Trelawney. Charles "Chic" Sale adds enter- talning comedy touches as Ben Gurn marooned pirate. Others in the cast include little Cara Sue Collins, Wm. M. Mong and Doro- thy Peterson.

· The photography is beautiful. Scenic and photographic values of old England and sea" escapes are well done," and for these and other beautiful pictures that will remain in your mind, thanks should go to Ray June, Hal Rosson and Clyde De Vinna

Known to man and boy, "Treasure Island" provides thrill ing, clean and amusing entertain- ment for the whole family.

QUILN'S

BEERY

Treas

LIONEL

Ar 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

Metro- [Goldwyn Mayer Triumph

JACKIE

COOPER

nd

BARRYMORE

OTTO KRUGER, LEWIS STONE, NIGEL BRUCE CHAS (CHO)SALE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

HONG KONG

"Caravan

QUEEN'S:

Treasure Island"

QRIENTAE:-

“Viva Villa”

KOWLOON

MAJESTIC:—

"Stand up and Cheer"?

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ALHAMBRA :--

"Circus Clown”

DUKEN'S

Coming

"The Merry Widow"

ORIENTAL-

"Wonder Bar" "Silver Dollar”

4 SHOWS

BAIL 1.30-5.18 *TJ5-8.00

MAJESTIC

THEATRET

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HATS

STANDUP and CHEER!

WARNER BAXTER

MADGE EVANS - SILVIA FROOS

JOHN BOLES - JAMES DUNNI

AUNT JEMIMA - SHIRLEY TEMPLE I

TAKE ANY TRAM ON HAPPY VALLEN BUSY

ORIENTAL

PLEMIND

ROAD

WANOMAL

1.TEL: 284TE

ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS

· SPECIAL MORNING SHOWS DAILY AT 12 O'CLOCK FAB BIGGER AND BETTER THAN ANYTHING EVER PRODUCED

FOR THE SOREEN,

VIVA

VILLA!

WALLACE

BEERY

FIRST TIME EVER SHOWN AT POPULAR PRICES MATINEES 20 ɛta & 30 cts. EVENINGS 20 cta. 30 sts. 50 sta. 80 eta, Bervice men admitted evenings dress bircle 50 cts.

THE CIRCUS CLOWN

At The Alhambra

Joe E. Brown stood under the "big top," which had been especial ly put up at the winter quarters of the ALG. Barnes circus near El Monte, Calir, for his latest First National

picture, The Circus Clown," which, opens tomorrow at the Alhambra Theatre. He looked over the gathering of circus Tolk who had been called together from all parts of the country to put on the show which is the background of Joe's comedy anties.

comedy

“There's easy two million dollars worth of circus talent around this tent right now, observed Joe. This. collection of entertainers is enough to satisfy every boy from six to sixty in the country, and would be the pride of any show owner.

Over there," he indicated, 18 Poodles Hanneford. He is about, the world's best on the back of a horse. He has his whole family at it, you know. There are nine of em and they are all cracker Jacks Poodles dad was bare- back rider and his father before him. His great-grandfather, too, made a big name for himself. “And there," he continu Mamie Ward. She's the the Flying Wards- finest mid-aizi artists ever seen:

Over there by that ret lathe.

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called

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the Flyin

ALHAMBRA

THEN FEA.

TO-DAY & TO MORROW

CIRCUS DAYS ARE

HERE AGAIN

FEATURING

BRO

CIRCUS

Dick Towell" in Dames coming to

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