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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

·Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 355 Metres

12.30-2.10

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gramme.

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p.m. →→→ European Pro-

1230 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quota- tions, Manila Gold Stock Quo- tations.

12.35-1 pm-Recorded Music. 1 pm-Local Time and Weather

Report.

3.03 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,

Rugby Press News, etc..

2.10 p.m. Close Down,

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm.-European Programme. 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota

tions.

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7.03-7,28 pm-Orchestral Music, 7.28-7.40

COMING TO THE

ALHAMBRA

"No More Orchids" Opening To-morrow

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A more brilliant and fascinatiog Carole Lombard than has been seen before on the screen comes to the Alhambra Theatre to- morrow, in-the, leading role of Columbia's "No More Orchids” a modern drama, of a modern girl "No More Orchids" offers. this volatile blonde screen actress more opportunity to display not only her ability to wear clothes but to carry a major dramatic role than in other of the numeros Alms she has made previously.

As a modern daughter of a wealthy banker, who is thrown into distress by financial failure, the Miss Lombard personifies

p.m.--Four Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). hundreds of charming and intel- Landligent giris in this country who 1. She is far from the

(Lambert).

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suffer the inverse social stigma

2! Love, Could I only tell thee and ostracism because "there has

(Capel).

3. The Border Ballad (Cowen).

4. Glory of the Sea (Sanderson),

been money in the family."

Her Arst sincere emotion, when she falls in love, with a young

7.40-8.40 p.m.-A Varlety Program-alert and handsame lawyer, "play-

me.

to

wealthy grandfather refuses lend her father's bank any money

ed by Lyle Talbot, meets compell- Piano Solos-King of Jazz Med-ing dramatic confilet when her

ley-Rale da Costa, Humorous-Chin Chin Cheerio- Ronald Frankau (this record is kindly loaned by a listener). Song. Masquerading in the

name of love. Humorous-The Wedding

of a

Gigolo-Eddie Pola (Come

dian).

Gradle Fields' Medley. Hawaiian. Sweet Hawaiian

Dream GirlWaltz. Underneath the Blue Hawaiian

Skies Waltz,

+

Plano Solo-Just by Your Ex

ample. Vocal-Young and Healthy. Instrumental-MySouth

Sweetheart,

Sea

Instrumental-Blue Sparks. 3.40-2 p.m. The J. Squire

Celeste Octet.

unless she marries the Prince her grandfather thinks would make a proper match "with royalty.

No more perfectly suited a cast could have been found, for the many important roles in "No More Orchids." Walter Connelly

and Louise Closer Hale," two of the finest players or the American stage and screen, play Miss Lom- bard's grandfather and grand- mother. The three of them form a screen triumverate that will long be remembered for the utter con- geniality and spontaneity of their companionship. They are not grandmother, grandfather and granddaughter-they are all one, the modern musketeers.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935.

ONLY

"BOOKING AT THE THEATRE The No. 25313 25332

WOKINGS:-

AT

2.30.5.10.7.15) & 9.30 P.M.

"UP THERE IT'S HELL!

LADY BY CHOICE

Coming Attraction

At The Queen's

Every now and then the com- bination of an excellent cast ex- cellent story and excellent direc- tion comes to the screen result is infallibly an excellent picture.

The

Such a combination of story. cast and direction is shortly to be

the screen at the Queen's Theatre in Lady by Choice" with Columbia as the producer.

Lyle Talbot plays a man with definite ideas, who refuses to con- 9-9.20 p.m.-From the Studio. sider Miss Lombard's protestations

on on the United | of love until she has proved her- "Topical Talks

Kingdom" by Mr. G. C. Pelham, self sincere. His other important 9.20-0.30 p.m.

Waltzes from pictures recently were, "The Pur- Vienna-Selection (J. Strauss, chase Price," "Three on a Match," 9.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, London. 1.p.m. Stock and Com- modity Quotations,

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and "Klondyke." The supporting

cast includes Ruthelma Stevens, Jameson Thomas and Allen" Vin- cent.

།

9.35-10,05 pm-From the Studio.

A Violin and Pianoforte Recital Already this scintillating story

established by Professor N, A. Tonoff and has

its popularity Professor S. Maklezoff.

throughout the country from its serialization in Liberty Magazine 10.05-10.30 p.m.-Musical Comedy.

Selection-Merry Widow (Lebar) under the authorship of Grace Perkins. Keene also wrote "The Song. The Dubarry-I I Am

Last Man," "War Correspondent" Dreaming (arr. Mackeben).

and "Man Against Woman." 10.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,

Rugby Mid-day Press News, Gertrude Purcell wrote the screen "Further London Stock and play.

Commodity Quotations. 10.85-11 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trot-Take a Number from

one to ten. ! Fox-Trot-Let's give three cheers

for love.

พ

Fox-Trot-Stay as sweet as you

are.

Fox-Trot-College Rhythm,

CLARK GABLE

*IS TOUGH

The above Dance numbers are In "It Happened One

from the Alm "College Rhythm" now "showing at the

Alhambra Theatre.

Fox-Trot-Yes, Sir I Love your

daughter.

Fox-Trot Have a little dream

on me. Fox-Trot-Your head on my

shoulder. Fox-Trot-If I love again, Fox-Trot-It you say

Cherie.

11 p.m.-Close Down,

BERLIN' RADIO

9.00p.m., DIA, DIN

ment (Germ., Engl) German Folk Song Programme Forecast.

Engl)

9.15 p.m., Concert

"Yes"

Announce-

Night" At The Star

Here is a picture with humour,. drama, warmth and audience ap- peal plus ai heart-thrilling romance. Special acting raves to May Robson in masterpiece characterization.

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With Miss Lombard and May Robson, in the leading role, and Roger Pryor, Walter Connolly, Arthur Hohl and Raymond Wai- burn in support, "Lady by Choice" tells the story of two women, Alebam, a publicity-seeking fan dancer, and. Patsy Patterson, an old derelict of the streets.

DOWN HERE IT'S HEAVEN!

„“Savages in tha akios..........I'm afraid, I tell you! ....... The only " way to forget is to lavat.... That's why your camssing arms must be wait-

Ing for ma always!"

WARNER

AXTER

HELL

in the

HEAVENS

Conchita

MONTENEGRO RUSSELL HARDIE

Herbert Mundin'"- Andy Bevine William Stelling » Ralph Morgan-

Produsnil by Al Ruchitt “

-THOMAS MEIGHAN, back on the screen after a two years' retire- ment, plays an important role with. JACKIE COOPER in "Peck's Bad Boy, a picture which will tug at your heart strings and bury your troubles in laughter,

Coming to the King's Theatre to-morrow.

TO-MORROW

ONLY A GROWN-UP can truly feel the joy and thrill..

Jackie Cooper *PECKS BAD BOY

with

THOMAS MEIGHAN JACKIE SEARL O. P. H ÉG GIE DOROTHY PETERSON

A Sol Lesser Production. Directed by Edward F. Cline

ON THE STAGE- ARMAND AND DIANA THE STAR DANCERS FROM HOLLYWOOD

"HELL IN THE HEAVENS"

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S :-

HONG KONG.

"Hell In The Heavens"

QUEEN'S:-

"One Is Guilty

ORIENTAL:-

"Looking For Trouble"

MAJESTIC;

KOWLOON

"Hollywood Party"

ALHAMBRA:-

· "College Rhythm”

KING'S:-

Coming

"Peck's Bad Boy"...

"The White Parade"

QUEEN'S:—

"Lady By Choice"

ORIENTAL

"Barrets of Whimpole. Street"

"Treasure Island"

"Son Of A Selor” ́a

"Merry Widow

ALHAMBRA

"No More Orchids"

“A Girl of The Limberlost"

Murdered

Their piano swayed on its polish- ed legs as she pounded out a bur- ricane of sound..

Described as a thrung and

When it was over, and a vic- spectacluar story of desperate war in the air, the newest Fox Fum lacerated composition to a crash

'torious

crescendo brought the starring vehicle for Warner Baxing conclusion, she remarked pre- ter is showing to-day at the King's tentiously to her husband, "That Theatre..

MAJESTIC

======THEATRES Natumii Hona, Kowloos. Tel. 672924 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

·AL 2.80, 5.20, 7:20 &, 9.20 P.I The largest orchestra sveriseen in a motion picture, ar on any stage- suspended in mid-air l

M's

TAKA

STARS

THEY'RE ALL IN ONE PICTURE!

LAUREL

& HARDY

• JIMMY

DURANTE LUPE VLLEZ

• POLLY MORAN JACK PEARL *FRANCES

WILLIAMS

* TED HEALT

and his

STODGES:

MICKEY MOUSE with his HOT :: CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS

* CHARLES

BUTTERWORTH. *GED, SIVOT

Hollyw

Hollywood Party

TEKE ANY TRAME OR HAPPY VÄLLEY BUS

was Siegfried's Death."" "Hell in the Heavens" is the He sighed wearily as he answer- title of the new film and it 15 ed. "I'm not surprised." said to offer one of the most ab- sorbing and Toniantle war dramas. yet produced in Hollywood. It Eells a story of daring men not afraid of death but afraid of fear; desperate for life, yet each day braving destruction in the skles.

Preview audiences in Hollywood have voted "Heli in the Heavens" the most powerful picture Warner Baxter has had in season, and all advance reports indicate that it is a film of unusual dramatic qual- ity.

John: Blystone, famous for many Screen · BUČCesses, directed "Hell in the. Heavens." It is his sixty- third picture for Fox. He is a director who never fails to deliver a punch 'production.

Conchita Montengro, who ap- peared with Warner Baxter in the Alabam's press agent has her

["memorable Fox Film, "The Cisco arrested for doing the dance. | Alabam, and their money is Kid," is otice more his leading The result is that she gets reams exhausted, the dancer declares woman. in Hell in the Heavens." of front page publicity, but draws she will try her own way, She Other notable members of a large a warning from the police court seeks out a rich young man, in-cast are Russell Hardie, young .Judge that any further per- tending to marry him for his Broadway leading man who re- formance of the same dance will money, but when she finds shecently has chalked up several get her a sentence.

loves him, breaks the engagement, screen hits in quick, succession; How Patsy brings the pair together Herbert Mundin, Andy Devine, again furnishes the climax to a William Stelling and the always very interesting story.

dependable Ralph Morgan.'

As another publicity stunt, Alabam adopts a "mother" from an old ladies' home. The mother 13 Patsy Patterson, the derelict, 鲁 Miss Robson's performance is a Vince Barnett has an outstand- who has been sent there by a complete triumph, while Miss | ing, comedy role, it is said. He kindly judge to-keep-her-off-the-Lombard as Alabam turns in herand-Mundia are seen as a pair of usual well-finished and convincing orderlies attached to the American performance. Since her appear-escadrille and quartered at a ance with John Barrymore in French chatean. J. Carrol, Naish 20th Century" she has blossomed and Johnny Arthur are other well- forth, as one of the screen's most known screen "names" who have capable players.

roles in the picture

"We want Gable-but we want streets, him tough."

Once installed in the apartment That's the tenor of literally of the dancer, Patsy refuses to thousands of fan letters received leave. She begins to interfere in by the he-man star of the screen, Alabam's business and love affairs, Clark made his reputation when gradually assuming charge of both, he started the vogue of sock 'em She tells the younger woman that in-the-jaw, treat 'em

Walter's portrayal of the police

Al Rockett is listed as producer.

4 SHOWS

5.30–5.10

ORIENTALE

THEATRE

2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

ONLY

THE SOREEN'S SCREAM

TEAM

"FLEMING

ROAD WANGHAI

A great new comedy” team, rippling with humour-bubbling. with" dags--in a whirlpool of hysteria :1

A ceazy pair of mirth-provokTM ing mad-hatters riding the crest of a, tidal wave of laughter

The New Kings of Comedy!

Greatest Screen Team of All Time

in A Paole of Fun and Rist of Laughter!,

presente

Spencer TRACY

Jack OAKIE

Looking for Trouble"

ONE IS GUILTY

rough she has made every mistake that court judge is excellent, as is also The screen story of "Hell in the Showing To-day At

stars. As: the hard-boiled gam- | 8 woman could make, and doesn't bler in "A Free Soul," and in his wish her to make the same errors.

When Patsy earlier pictures, he was cast as a

falls in her really rough sort of citizen. Then attempts to make a stage star of the producers started making a (Germ, nice boy out of him—and at once the fan letters started to come in, all demanding their Gable, with=" out dress suits and suavity.

9.45 p.m., News in-English on DJA

and in Dutch on DJN

10,00 p.m., Variety Programme

A merry hour.

11:30 p.m., Folk on Hollday.

A Radio Running Commentary

by Max Jungnickel

12.16 am., News in English on DJA and in Dutch on DJN... --

The fans will get their wish in Clark's current picture, the Col- umbia production, "It Happened One Night," now showing at the Star Theatre, in which he is co- starred with Claudette Colbert.

Gable's role is that of a hard- boiled newspaper men, who stum- bles across a runaway heiress try-

12.30 am, Close down DJA. DJing to get back to her lover in

(Germ, Engl.)'

BADIO MANILA

p.m-Studio Musical Varieties.

5.30 pm Musical Programme by

Dollar 68 Pres Jackson Orch

New York. She is helpless in the face of difficulties along the road, and Clark places her under his rough, but protecting wing.

He doem't like her and tells her so. He calls her Brat and

6.30 pm.--English Informational makes her like it. He's Immune

Period.

7. P.m Max. Lazo and his

Hawalans.

716) rumMo and Noah,

to her charms, independent of her wiles, cold to her advances and treats her rough, verbally and physically. Its the Gable the pic..

745 p.m.-" Song Recital by Nicanor ture fans want to sep. 50 gantiago

Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karnj p.m.-Banjo and guitar Novelty and Jameson Thomas hav

Andres Montero,

8.55 pm Stock

mOpera

Bign Or

10.30 p.m.

ations.

principal supporting ro production was directed by Capra, who made Lady För

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW

the work of "Arthur Hohl, and Raymond Walburn. David Bur ton's direction sympathetic and understanding.

Heavens was fashioned by Byron Morgan and Ted Parsons from the successful London stage drama, "The Ace."

QUEEN'S

An overpowering love led him to. crime to protect-that love!

ONE IS GUILTY"

RALPH BELLAMY SHIRLEY GREY Warna Hymer

K

2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.80

P.M.

The Queen's

"One Is Guilty," the Columbia mystery thriller dealing with two murders which occur in an empty apartment House opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre,

Ralph Bellamy again enacts the. starring role of "Inspector Trent which he played in "Belcze Mid- night, first of the series of ex- citing detective pictures from the Columbia studios. Shirley Grey. Willard: Robertson, Rita La Roy, Vincent Sherman and Harry Tond are the supporting players. WAO turn in excellent performances, the first named being the leading lady opposite Bellamy,

Based on an original story and screen play by Harold Bhumate. “One Is Guilty shows how the modern scientiae detectiv ravels tangled clues,

Innoc

of suspicio

ALHAMBRA

BESTEL

TO-DAY ONLY Paramount's

Musical Comedy TO CHEER & BE CHEERED Loaded with: Laughs I Lovely with Giriä!

- Lively with Roreanos 1

JOE PENNER

LANNY RO05

JACK DAKIE

KALEN MALA

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