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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1935.

The original letter is held at Arcadia Works and its authenticity/can be verified.

I was introduced to them a short time ago by a young lady who offered me one with the ex- planation that she smoked them because they' don't burn my tongue or throat."

Now, although I am a moderate smoker, I could never smoke a cigarette without coughing over it, but I have smoked not only that one but quite a number of Craven "A" cigarettes since my introduction to them, and they have not provoked a single cough from me."

made specially to prevent sore throats

MADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, BY CARRERAS LTD

THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

(Continued from last Wednesday)

jt he is able to perform feats tar in excess of his actual physical capacity.

man.

in Kollywood as he had been on Broadway. He made good with "the gang": they admired his nerve, envied his accomplish- ments. He was a crack boxer, a good swimmer and polo. player, a fast runner, an excellent horse-"

And he was clever-into- each of his fims he managed to interpolate some sudden bit of business which improved on the scenario.

not generally known that he himself wrote many of his early scenarios, using the pen name Elton Thomas. He was often virtually his own dir- ector,

It ig

FLASHES FROM "THE WHITE PARADE" TO-DAY'S RADIO

HOLLYWOOD

William Powell has been assign ed by RKO Radlo to play the lead

OFFERS MANY HEART THROBS COMING TO THE KING'S This picture deals chiefly with John Boles plays the leading role the nursing profession the hard opposite to Loretta Young, is the rich young sultor, in fast all the actors were very well suited to their parts.

pleasure one

In "STÄR AT MIDNIGHT" a mye the human side of it, and the gets in helping atery thriller.

others. It actually portrays the We of an American nurse from the time she starts as a proba tloner, to the time she is graduat- ed. The ane acting by Loretta Young is outstanding as well as the part taken by Jane Darwell

Rouben Mamoulian will com plète the direction of "BECKY SHARP," the all-technicolour fea- ture starring Miriam Hopkins, which was begun by the late Lowell Sherman

Victor McLaglen will play the lead in "THE INFORMER," an RKO Radio production. The story deals with the Irish revolu tion John Ford will direct..

•

"Research work for "LAST DAYS OF POMPEIT has at last been. completed and actual shooting on- the film will be started very shortly. Preston Foster and Alan Hale have so far been assigned to the cast.

JOHN BOLES and LORETTA YOUNG meet only to part in the moving and romantic screen story, "The White Parade,” in which a student nurse must choose between her love and the destiny to which she is dedicated, Jesse L. Lasky produced the picture for Fox Film

Although their son, Doug, Jr., "re- mained with his mother, Fair- banks managed to see him when- ever possible.

"The White Parade" may be de- scribed as an unusual type of ple- ture, and one that will speal to most women, as a picture like this is hard to forget.

LORETTA YOUNG, a student nurse, must choose between her love for JOHN BOLES and the life of service to which she is dedicated "The White Parade." This is the touching and dramatic screen story which Jose L. Lasky has produced for Fox release.

37

THE LITTLE MINISTER

PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 355 Metres

12.30-2.15

WEDNESDAY

gramme.

p.m-European

Pro-

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

12.35-1 p.m.-Recorded Music.

i “p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

..

1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.

1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Orches- tra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of the Management)..

1.30 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins,

Rugby Press News, etc.

2.15 pmClose Down.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6-6, 16 p.m.-Chlidrens Studio Con-

cert.

7-11 p.m.-European Programmė. 7-7.35 p.m-Band|Music.

Slavonic Rhapsody (arr. Winter-

bottom).

Tidworth Tatto, 1934.

The Flamborough Sword Dance.

Tarr. Sharp).

Kirkby Maizeard Sword Dance,

-arr." Sharp).

7.35-8 p.m-Variety.

Instrumental-On a little street

in Honolulu,

Monologue The Lion and Albert

-Stanley Holloway.

Vocal Over

somebody shoulder- Derickson

Brown.

else's

Instrumental-Melody in Spring. Vocal Wrap yourself th. Cotton. Wool-Bobby Howes (Come- dian).

Instrumental Liebestraum

(Love's Dream)(arr. Walter). Vocal The Merry Widow Waltz

Jeannette Macdonald (80-* prano)

Katharine Hepburn's Greatest Local Time and Weather

Film Role To Date

Katharine Hepburn," with the laurels won in Little Women" still fresh upon her brow, comes before her enormous army of admirers once more with another great role the beloved Babble in Sir James M. Bartle's "The Little Minister."

girl from hartford had never worked so zealously, nor with such evident sparkle and enthusiasm.

On the set, and off, Hepburn was a well-spring of zeal, and as a result her admirers will find their favourite at her kaleidos- copic

best.

It appears, in fact, that Hep- burn is to become a regular

This picturization of the famous Barrie tale furnishes the flery Katharine with the richest role. Barrie actress. It is reported that

of her very brief but very vivid. film career. It is her sixth mo- tion picture role for RKO Radio will never have a better screen and it is fairly safe to say she

"The Half-Breed" threw Doug- las Fairbanks into a forest fire which had been carefully kindled in the redwood groves of Califor- nia, Amid

dam rain of burning

branches he was required to save the sheriff from turning into a cinder. Hair and eyelashes grew out again, however, and bilsters healed; in a few days be was as good as new.

"The Habit of Happiness' was rich in stunts which would have

made even Battling Nelson turn to tatting with a sigh of relief. "The Good Bad Man" was Western that contained a thrill to every foot of film, and "Reggie Mixes In" was one joyous round of assault and battery from be ginning to end In the latter ne finished off several professional thugs, imported especially for the

occasion. Three days later the company heads announced that the men were out of danger un- less blood-poisoning set in.

In "The Mystery of the Leaping Fish" he was compelled to make a human submarine of himself. "Another day of it," he grinned, "and I'd have grown fins.".

Fairbanks is one of the few movie heroes who have never had a double. In practically every picture, he risked his ilfe at least once; but he would never ask an other person to do something he is afraid to do himself. He loves it, anyway and if he can't do these things who can? Few actors have brought such super-physical equipment to the strenuous job of movie-acting.

He has always lived his pic- tures, When The Half-Breed" was being filmed in the woods of.. Northern California, he would wander far from camp, to return. with hands bleeding and ward- róbe ruined completely."

What in the name of mischier have you been doing?" the direc- tor demanded.

"Trappin," chirped Fairbanks. Beating about the woods, Bret Harte in hand he had met an old woodsman who still held to

youth. His specialty was "bob- the ancient industries of his

cats" and the bleeding hands and torn clothes came from Doug's earnest efforts to handle the "varmints" as his venerable pre- ceptor did.

When he made Westerns, he learned bronco-busting and fancy Toping from cowhands at near-by ranches. When a picture called for lin-iltsy, he didn't rest with learning just enough to get by. Every spare moment found him in a cinch with the Japanese expert. It was the same with boxing. To-day they have to hire professionals when he figures in a movie fight in every, new Aim be learned something new.

No matter where he is, or what the job, he ands something of interest, he goes on the theory that every moment is meant to be lived. It is the tremendously human quality, more than any thing else, that gatk ACTORS. He attracts Interest ause he takes interest. As one big motion picture executive said, mera brings the actor your lap. Looks den half as much yous Douglas Fairban tion aufely film star

In addition to being blessed with a strong, lithe body, he holds an interesting theory as to his capacity for stunts. It is sort of an athletic version of Kant's philosophy of the will to do. He

inks there is a cert

strength, ha batere..

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He dissented from the establish- ed custom of movie procedure from the beginning. As everyone knows, pictures in the old days were tawdry things for the most part either a rehash of old stage plays, novels and short stories, or else banal "originals."

"It's all wrong." Doug declared., "We've got to stand on our own feet. Develop our own dramat ista."

Never, make the mistake of thinking that Douglas Fairbanks starts and finishes with mere good humor and physical exuber

ance. His mind is as strong and vigorous as his body. Behind his smile is a quick and eager sym- pathy that takes account of the sadnesses of life as well as its promises. "The Habit of Hap- piness" was very much his own idea; in it was shown a midnight breadline, the misery of the alums. It isn't that he thinks himself called to uplift and re- form, but, as he expresses it,

very little bit helps"

His original arrangement with Triangle Films had specified that DW Grimth himself would sup- films. Since ervise Fairbanks this was not lived up to. left Triangle, to ally himself with Famous Players

Moder Musketeer "Wid and Woolly “Bound in Morocco's and a score more of fast, rumantle pictures followed

1919 that he began his

of Mary Pick

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whole world,

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His courtship of Mary Pickford was probably the most famous or all famous Hollywood courtships; certainly it was the most roman-portrait to paint than that of the gypsy maid who falls in love with tic. For Mary never knew when,

the shy Scotch dominie. where or how he would make his he wild Romany girl who appearance. In dashing cowboy

darts like a shadow through Cad- regalis he might scale the walls

Wood and the town of to the second story, to slide down

Thrums might have been created & bannister into her dining room;

for a star of Hepburn's persona- or be might enter through a kit-

Ilty and talents. If the great chen window in the guise of a

Jane Adams, who created the bandit. One never knew.

role on the stage and made it peculiarly her own, is remember. ed for her sweetness in the famous part, Hepburn will be thought of always for the viva city and colour of her Babble."

They were married in 1920 and moved at once into the famous home, "Pickfair,” which Doug built for Mary In Beverly His Once more, everyone thought, the human tornado had settled down. Surely Douglas Fairbanks would stay but now!

(To be continued next week)

As for the star herself, she rei veled in the opportunity to play the part. The RKO Studlo sleuths reported, durin

work no "The Little Minister," that the volatile

RKO Ratio has bought, for ber next flim another famous story by the little Scot, "Quality Street."

It is already certain that Bat- rie knows and approves her as

an artist. During the filming of "The Little Minister" the author". cabled to his friend, Robert Wat- son, the Scottish novelist acting as technical advisor of the film, saying, "I congratulate RKO for having such a fine actress as Kat- harine Hepburn for the role of Babble."

Report.

8.03-8,33 p.m.-From the Studio.

AW. Lorena-Planoforte. Captain O. P. Joce-Baritone.

Programme.

1. Pianoforte Solo:

Shepherd's Dance-German. 2. Songs

Come let's be Merry-Lane

Wilson.

Sigh no more-Aaiken. Come my own one (Sussex Butter-

folk Song)-arr. worth.

3. Pianoforte Solos:- Nocturne Fleid.

Prelude, Op. 16.-Scriabin. 4. Songs:-

Simon the Cellarer-Hatten. Some Rival has stolen my true

love away. Art. Broadwood." (Traditions 15uzrey Bong). 5. Planoforte Solos:- L'Ingeriue Ardits. Liebestreud-Kreisler.

8-33-9 pm. Symphony No.

("Italian") in A Major (Men: delssohn)-Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the Halle Orches- tra...

9-9.17 pm-Vocal Gems.

Duchess of Dantzig (Caryll); Jolly Roger.

80 outstanding was Hepburn's "popular success as Jo in "Little Women" that the problem" "of giving her worthy succeeding roles was a weighty one. Babble 917-9.30 p.m.-A Violin Recital by

Fritz Kreisler, in "The Little Minister was a happy choice, and it is certain «; that her admirers will find lu Ray, Vivid Babbie a brilliant rale for the glamorous talents and fascinating person of their favo- rite.

Rondino (Beethoven-Kreisler). Fair Rosemary (Kreisler), Jota (de Falla).

"Dance of the Marionette (Win-

ternitz).

9.30 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 pm Stock and Commodity Quotations. 9.35-10.05 p.m.---From the Studio,

Selections by The Music Makers 10:05-11' Dim—--Dance Music, 10.30 pm-Réuter Preis Bulletina, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock an Commodity Quotations

11 pm-Close Down.

BERLIN RADIO

▸ p.m., DJA DIN Announcer

German-English)

German Folk Song

Programine Eurenast (German

English

Letter Box

0.15' D'in, Light Music

9.30 p.m., Toplear Talk

9.45 pm News in English on DIA

and in Dutch on DJN

10 p.m., "Thre. Hohelt, die Tan-

11.30

Selections from the Operette by Walter Gotze

News In German andROJN

A talk about Books

11:45 p.m.” Songs, with

12.1

grato

Obli