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“OPERATOR 13" A PIRATE STORY

"At The Oriental Theatre

"Treasury Island"

At The Queen's

As a complete contrast to her earler light-hearted screen roles A "pirate story" told by its Marion Davies contributes her author for the amusement, of finest dramatic performance in couple of youngsters, was the her new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer- †genesis of what became one of the Cosmopolitan plcture "Operator greatest of classic books of all **-13′′ showing At the

Oriental Theatre to-day, Friday and Satur- day.

Different from: other motion pictures with wartime backgrounds "Operator 13" deals with the most romantic and thrilling phase of the Civil War-the sples.

Miss Davies plays the leading role and others in the cast are Gary Cooper, Katharine Alexan- der. Douglas Dumbrille, Ted Healy, Russell Hardie, Jean Parker, Henry Wadsworth and the Four Mills Brothers, radio star entertainers.

Music plays a prominent part in the unfolding of the romantic spy story, including melodies of the Old South, as sung by the Mills Brothers, old-fashioned plantation dances and an entrancing song by Miss Davies.

THE MERRY WIDOW

Coming To The Queen's"

Songs that will never die and that have delighted the world for years, becoming ever increasingly popular are to come for the first time to the talking screen

with

Ernst Lubitch's massive produc- tion of "The Merry Widow" which "opens on Saturday at the Queen's

Theatre.

No musical romance has ever achieved the same world wide popularity as "The Merry Widow". It has been played in every coun- try and every language.

The strains of the Widow" walts are as familiar and as loved to-day in Moscow as in Buenos Aires, in New York as in Peking. No light opera in history has so perfectly and permanently gripped the public.

of the

All the famous songs Franz Lebar masterpiece are to be heard in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's presentation, co-starring Maurice Chevalier Donald.

and Jeannette Mac-

time. It is Treasure Island ". Robert Louis Stevenson's famous, tale of the high seas "and" buc- caneers, produced as a talking picture, it is now showing at the Queen's Theatre with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in car starring roles."

dre Dow

"The two children grown. One, Lloyd Osbourne, is a famous author; the other, Isobel Osbourne, is now the wife of Salisbury Field, playwright, and screen' writer, of Santa Barbara,

Adapted to the screen by John Lee Mahin and directed for Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer by Victor Fleming. ace director of such adventure stories as "Eskimo" and "Rendez- vous". "Treasure Island" is a spectacular picture which offers clean, thrilling and wholesome amusement for the whole' family.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS

·AT.

2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

KINGS:

GAY! STIRRING!

CARAVAN

THRALL TO THE QAYITY OF THESE JOYOUS SONGS;

"HAPPY, I AM HAPPY" "HA-CHA-CHA“ "WINE SONG"

From a story by Malchlar Lengyel Mask by Warner Richard Heymans

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BOOKING"

· AT THE THEATRE Txz. No. 25313 25332

SPECTACULAR!

CHARLES BOYER LORETTA YOUNG JEAN PARKER

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

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROBERT T. KANE DIRECTED BY ERIK CHARELL

SATURDAY

The cast is headed by Wallace “DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT””

Beery and Jackle Cooper. The former add as another feather to his cap with his portrayal of Long John Süver, the Immortal charac-" ter of this widely-rend Stevenson classic story of buccaneer adven- ture and the later plays the role" of Jim Hawking, young boy adven- turer and friend of that ferocious sea raider.

To Lionel Barrymore tell the

Hones, the scar-faced old pirate, happy lot of portraying Billy

jolly" when he has a few noggins of rum but surly and fearful when sober. Hls Lx 建过 ideal Barrymore role. Others in the Livesey, Bruce Nigel, Lewis Stone. cast include Otto Kruger as Dr. little Cora Sue Collins, and others good perform-

who contribute

ances..

£.S.D. OF COUNTY CRICKET

Third Highest Ever Recorded

London. Dec. 5.

WITH MARY BOLAND POLLY MORAN

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NEW SPARKS SIDNEY FOX SIDNEY BLACKMER

"CARAVAN"

Opening To-day At The King's

many

One of the "most brilliant screen productions seen here in King's Theatre. This is the uni months opens to-day at the que and lavish musical spectacle, "Caravan," produced for Fox dim: by the celebrated continental director, Erik Charell.

"DAMES"

Coming To The Alhambra

"Dames Warner Bros. newest and most spectacular musical comedy, romance, comes to Alham- bra Theatre on New

Year's Day Joan Blondell, Dick Powell and with an all star cast headed by

Ruby Keeler.

Three hundred

beautiful girls

R. K. O... RADIO

LORD RIDDELL

Great Loss To Journalism

(Specka) Air Mail Service)

London, Dec. S.

loss of Lord Riddell

Journalism will feel severely the

Four years ago he underwent the minor, operation for prostate gland:

Outstanding as Charell's Arst

dance and frolic in beautiful and the fact that he was unable to un- film effort in Hollywood "Caravan" complicated ensembles that are said dergo "the major operation

Was

should run "andavan" to be the most novel add most largely responsible for his death. tinguished career for this gifted sensational yet created by that The general public knew him producer-director in America. His master of special numbers. Busby chiefly as newspaper. proprietor,

Berkeley, initial production for Fox combines splendour of setting and a lavish- ness unusual in sound Aims with subtie comedy and sparkling dia

logue. The sweeping exteriors of "Caravan" are matched in effec- tiveness only by the delightful in- terludes of intimate comedy.

Perhaps topping all other fea- The hauntingly romantic Vilia" Lucky is the cricketer who was tures of this production are the is sung by Miss MacDonald, as are born in Yorkshire. Maurice Ley- amazing new technique and the “To-night 'Will Teach Me to Forland, of the stout heart and unique use of music that stirs you get", "Melody for Laughter and flashing bat has just received with its rhythmic swing. The "Widows are Gay". Chevalier's £3,800 from his benefit last sea-music, especially composed for the songs Include "I'm Going to son, and as a tribute to

his aim by Werner Richard Heymann, Maxim's, and "Girls, Girls, Oiris", galiant efforts in the Test Matches serves to accompany

and point Together Miss MacDonald and against the Australians. The sum the action. Outstanding are such Chevaller sing "The Merry widow is the third highest a profession song numbers as the "Wine Sons." Waltz" A male chorus renders has ever received. The record is "Hacha-cha" and "Happy. I Am "We'll Go to Cafe De Paris". £4,017 "which was the beneft, Happy." ご

enjoyed by the late Royal Kilner, A brilliant cast performs this and the next was £3.703, which romantic love story of the Tokay George Hirst received. writes our wine harvest. Charles Boyer, con-

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In addition, the Franz Lehar music in its original form embel- lishes the "Can-Can" ballet at Maxim's, the Marshovian ballet, London correspondent. But alltinental star, appears as a dashing the huge Albertina Rasch waltz Yorkshire players are lucky as gypsy musician and Loretta Young ballet and other spectacular de compared with the men in other as a gay countess. Other principal tails. "

counties. Other recent benents are Jean Parker, Phillips. Holmes. have been Herbert

Sutcliffe, and Louise Fazenda, while such £3,056, Holmes 22,620," and distinguished players as Eugene Robinson £2,205..

Pallette, C. Aubrey Smith, Charley

assigned to strong roles. Grapewin and Noah Beery are

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author and man of affairs. Im- The picture is said to contain a ¦ portant as his newspaper interests number of the catchiest songs of were, they did not completely of ace songsters, Warren and Du- the year, written by three teams dominate him.

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bin, Fain and Kahal and Dixon and Sir Lascelles Carr, he negotiated When, as the London agent of Wrubel These are sung by Dick the purchase of the "News of the Powell, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blon-, World," he took only one share dell and Phil Regan, radio's "Sing-himself. He later became chair- the story, by Robert Lord and even then he did not go daily to Ing Cop."

man and chier shareholder, but Delmer Daves, carries

& definite the office; and during the last two plot which is said to be one of years he went there hardly at all. the most hilarious on record, Joan He directed his organisation by Blondell heads the cast in the zole telephone. of a chorus girl mad-cap who de- ughts in embarrassing digniñed gentlemen, and who eventually weds a millionaire moralist.

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A Great Lawyer?

Lord Riddell's real love was the Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler law. Instead of novels he read law furnish most of the romance

books. To the last a legal book was

anathema to their families. Three a pair of lovers whose match is

by his bedside...

He was undoubtedly himself a Guy Kibbes and Hugh Herbert, another famous comedians, Zasu Pitta, great lawyer, and at one time or provide a large share of

be must have · briefed the nearly every judge on the Bench

to-day...

comedy...

thar Vinton, Sammy Fain and Others in the cast include Ar-

Arthur Aylesworth,

Chevaller and Miss MacDonald head a huge cast that includes Edward Everett Horton. Una Mer kel, George. Barbier, Sterling Holloway, Donald Meek, Herman ably more than the receipts of These sums. represent consider. Bing and others of note in the the matches allotted

Sampon Raphaelson adapted the alzy. by Melchior Lår gyel. Robert elaborate presentation of the Leha players. The country have, in story to the screen from an oriT. Kane was executive producer. classic. Hundreds of gorgeously costumed players, huge and spec- tacular settings, and unique effects fresh glamour to the ple-

lend

ture.

SAVED FROM THE BOLSHEVIKS

to the

raising money by subscription. fact, ELIZ elaborate system of This is carried out by the League clubs in their own areas, and in this way as much as an additional £1,000 may be raised.

It was fortunate for Leyland that he reached the peak of his form in his benefit year. He was, in fact, a remarkably improved London, Dec. 5.

player Last summer, and he gained The Grand Duchess Marie of most of the batting honours. He Russia had just time to place her hit three centuries against the remarkable collection of coins in Australians in the Tests and each the strong-looms of a Roman was made under depressing con- bank before leaving for the wedd-ditions. Never once was he able ing of Princess Marina, who is her to go in and play in a natural niece.

style. The position of the team

She took possession of it only compelled him to set his back to last week. It was collected by her the wall, and defend with un- first husband, the Grand Duke ruffled calm. That he was at his George Michaelovitch, a noted au- mismatist. Þa

In the autumn of 1914 the col- lection was sent by a Fetrograd

best under these conditions was a Hittle surprising, because he had always. been recognised as a for- cing bat, and most successful

bank to South Russia for greater when "having a go at the bowl- safety,

lag, The fact that he is a left This précaution prevented it be-hander perhaps helped himi

ing seized by the Bolsheviks. After against the bowling of O'Reilly bis defeat Gen. Wrangel carried and Grimmett, but he could not

It away with him from the Crimea and deposited it in Cattaro

It was only a few weeks before the late King Alexander's assis

nation that the Belgrade Courts decided its ownership in favour of the Grand Duchess, as against the Boyler Government,

have succeeded unless his judg ment of their spin and flight had been uniformly correct.

Yorkshire are the first of the counties to offer any opinion in regard to the proposed change in the leg before wicket rule. They are prepared to back 16 "with" al The collection is valued at over their influence. I believe it will

500.000

be adopted.

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The Greatest: Adventure Picture of All Time!

WALLACE

His other hobby was: medicine. In the nine years of his presidency be raised over £500,000 for the Royal Free Hospital. Half of if he gave himself.

In spite of his generosity Lord Riddell died a very rich man.

QULLN'S

BEERY

Treas

CON LIONEL

2.80, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

atra- Goldwyn

JACKIE

COOPER

nd

BARRYMORE

OTTO KRUGER LEWIS STONE, NIGEL BRUCE CHAJ (CHO)SALE ANDA HUNDEED OFHWES

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

KING'S:-

"Caravan"

QUEEN'S:--

"Treasure Island" ORIENTAL:

"Operator 13"

MAJESTIC:

KOWLOON

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"Stand up and Cheer"

ALHAMBRA

"Circus Clown"

RING'S:-

Coming

"Down To Their Last "Yacht"

QUEEN'S:—

"The Merry Widow" ORIENTAL:-

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"Wonder Bar" "Silver. Dollar”.

SHOWS

" DAILY

MAJESTIC

RUTHEATRE=

Nathan Road Kawlonu. Tel 57222 TO-DAY ONLY [At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9,10 P.M.

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STANDUP and CHEER!

WARNER BAXTER

MADGE EVANS SYLVIA FROOS

JOHN BOLES JAMES DUNN AUNT JEMIMA SHIRLEY TEMPLE

TAKE AND TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS V

ORIENTALE

TO-DAY TO-MORROW & SATURDAY BIG DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME

DAVIES SPERATOR COOPER

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・Kai Larte+. Alm00-400 ∙But Honky The Fear Mille

A GREAT STORY OF ADVENTURE & ROMANCE

A girl, beautiful, dangerous, A apy in the service of the army- a man young, handsome, pledged to kill her on sight, a story of thrills, gazety, music!

DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT

Coming To The King's

STAN

OUVER

LAUREL HARDY

IN THEIR LATEST SCREAMING COMEDY

GOING

BYE BYE Talk about & comedy picture! this one is just one continuous scream of laughter!

Her Chance

Young Man Will you marry me?"

Helrest Nd, I'm afraid not Young Man-Oh come on, be a support."..

ALHAMBRA

What is said to be the best TO-DAY & TO-MORROW music of Aye well-known melody. makers will be heard in "Down to Their. Last Yacht" when that glamorous musical extravaganza comes to the King's Theatre next week.

Believing that the best of the modern. composers fail to create sure-fre song hits

at

af-

tempt, the products engaged an unusual number of tünest

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selected only the cream of their output.

Chief among those who contri- bute songs to the production is Ann Ronell, noted as author of the radio lyrics for the sensation- al success, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf." Others are Will Jason and Val Burton, composers for "Bo This Is Harzis," which re- cently won, the Academy awa and Clint Friend and Sid Mitch a well-known song writing tean

Mary Boland has the principal featured role in Down to Their Cast Yacht, RKO Radio Picture, and others in the large cast of funmakers include Bidney Sidney Blackmer, Rolly Moran, Ned Sparks and Sterling Hollo WEY.****

The picture is a musical satire of Impoverished aristocrats and. the vulgar newly-rich stranded on primitive island peopled with (voluptuous natives.

Fola sho

those

tramp them.

Declined

throw away

dear, hey do

sterday and he refused

offered

ARE

BRO

KING

CIRCUS CLOWE

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