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THE QUEEN'S AFFAIR

The King's Next

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Attraction

For the first time in British him history a romantle co-starring team is being #sponsored by a British film studio.

to a peak of stardom by careful grooming, part of which process has consisted of a judicious "mix- ing" of her roles, so that she has not suffered the acute danger of becoming types.

Admittedly, it was no far cry from the Clk of "Good Night Vienna" to the Hermione of "The Flag Leutenant," But they were

The combination of Anna.the parts which first introduced Neagle and Fernand Graavey won

"Anaa sympathetically to the such praise in "Bitter. 'Sweet"

public. that there was an immediate call for more

them together.

introducing

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Her acting ability was put to a stringent test pictures

In **The Little Damozel," when she played "The Queen's Affair” is the hard-boiled cabaret singer, and it Arst picture to answer this dewas an abrupt transition from mand. It is to have a special Jull, in that picture, to the sweet presentation at the King's Theatre on Wednesday.

Victorian miss and charming wise old lady of Etter Sweet,"

A point of interest la that

Now she appears as a regal and whereas "Bitter Sweet' was

commanding figure, familar with Costume picture, "The Queen's the life of New York and Paris. Affair" is set in modern times. called back from her travels and Anna Neagle wears beautiful | abroad to assume à throre. modern clothes throughout, speci-young and beautiful queen. cul- ally designed for her by Doris tured sophisticated and witty. Zinkelsen,

So with Fero and Graavey from

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There is also a considerable the romantic Victorian music change in the style of the subject master of "Bitter Sweet" he be- matter, för "The Queen's Affair" "comes the forceful, active huma- Is essentially a lighthearted and rous young President who falls in satirical story: In contrast with laye with the Queen he has de- the tenderness and wistfulness posed when, ignorant of her true of "Bitter Sweet."

identity, he meets her at a hok-

Miss Neagle has been brought! day resort.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30.5.10.7,15) &9.30 P.M."

KINGS

ALL OVER BUT THE SHOOTIN

Bert

WHEELER

RobeWOOLSEY

They're fit.

to kill" in

KENTUCKY KERNELS

The story of a Bluegrass feud

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL No. 25813 26332

NEXT CHANGE-

She came to revenge-She stayed to love-the crowning- romantic drama of the year.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:--

HONG KONG

"Kentucky Kernels"

QUEEN'S:-

"Biography of A Bachelor

Girl"

ORIENTAL:-

"Merry Widow"

KOWLOON

MAJETIO

HELATHEATREM

Nathan Biad, Kowloon, Tel. 57222, TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

LOVE SHE LONGED FOR... and love came to'

tushine and her, bringing life!

tuned to

Romance the beat of your heart .. as three great stars unite their talents in one magnificent entertain- ment "

MAJESTIC-

"The Barretts of Wimpole

Street"

ALHAMBRA :--~

"Private Scandal"

The Barretts of WIMPOLE STREET

SHEARER

MARCH Chartss LAUGHTON

"Coming

With MARY

CARLISLE

*SPANKY"

MCFARLAND

NOAH BEERY

Directed by George Stevens. Story, screen play, music and lyrics, by Bart Kalmar and Harry Ruby

NEW COMEDY AT

THE KING'S

"Kentucky Kernels”

Beautiful belles and a frenzied feud are mixed together in a mint fulep of merriment labeled "Ken- tucky Kernels" in the new come-

Anna Neagle and Fernand Graavey 'in the "Queen's Affairs" coming | dy attraction which is showing at

to the King's Theatre on Wednesday..

THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI

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He ordered the table set over by the balcony, where it was more pleasant.

He sent for one of the Ladies- in-Waiting. Della Santini came.

"Will it please my lady to break- fast' with me?" he asked.

"She stul, sleeps, my lord." "Very well, when she awakens tell her I shall be engaged for a

his

A WICKED WOMAN

Due At The Queen's

Shortly

Mady Christians, glamorous Vien- reso star of "The Waltz. Dream" and other European hits, makes her debut the latest outstanding per- sonality of the American screen in "A Wicked Woman," Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's gripping drama of a woman's soul, which is due shortly at the Queen's Theatre.

murder

her

an-

the King's Theatre to-day. “

Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool- sey, the inimitable comedy enter tainers, are starred in "Kntucky Kerrels" and, when it is said that they are in their best form in this picture, it is enough surety for excellent entertainment.

Concerning an age-old feud be- tween two Kentucky clans, the plot abounds in exciting action and hilarious situations. - An un- foreseen crisis makes Bert and Bob foster fathers of a child heir to a Southern plantation and it Ig in this connection that most of the amusement is forthcoming.

"Kentucky Kernels" introduces new popular melody, "One Little Kiss," written and composed by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar,

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and sung by Wheeler, Woolsey, and Noah Beery, Mary Carlisle with a background wich dances by an eye-filling chorus of gorgeous girls for a background.

"The Queen's Affair'

"A Wicked Woman"

RKO RADIO Picture

ANNA NEAGLE & FERNAND GRAAVEY

KING'S:--

QUEEN'S

ff

The Queen's Affair"

4 SHOWS

1-30-3.19

T.15-20

JACKIE COOPER AT THE QUEEN'S

IN 'PARDNERS'

Coming To The Alhambra

Jackle Cooper is starred in Paramount's Partners" the aim suggested by Wil James famous book of the same name, which comes to the Alhambra Theatre.. on Wednesday. In the cast, are

Lila Lee, Addison Richards, John Wray and Gavin Gordon.

Jackle plays the role of Scooter O'Neal brought up in Chicago and sent West to a ranch by his father when the latter faces aiTest. Scooter is hardly on his way when the latter commits suicide.

The boy reaches the ranch and is met by 'Dobe' Jones, the "lone cow-boy." The man does no want the boy, but when he hears of the suicide, he cannot bring himself to send the youngster back to an orphan asylum.

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Scooter learns, that Dobe's wife has run away with Jim Weston

and that Dobe's aim in fe how is to find them and kill Jim Scooter tries to argue with "Dobe about this and, in his anger, the mart tells the bay of his father's suicide.

The boy's grief endears him to

while in a special conference."

Now and then someone would call at the shop of Benvenuto, but

In her first American picture, the Duke's orders had been that Miss Christians leaves for a time he was not to leave and no one the musical romances in which she Fine performances in the minor was to enter until the plates were starred abroad to play the intense-roles are given by "Spanky" Me- | completed, and 50 these callers ly dramatic role of Naomi Trice, Farland, "Sleep, 'n' Eat," negro were not admitted.

Each

Woman of the swamp lands, who is comic who scored in "Little Miss Dobe, who promises not to seek time. someone called. forced through extenuating eir Marker." "Lucille Laverne, Willam killing Jim. It is Dobe's love for Benvenuto would step into

Pawley; Frank McGlynn, Jr. and his. revenge.. He finds Jim ard living room and thence to his

Louis Mason... George Stevens Eleanor, but tell them that he directed this PRO-Radio Picture. will not molest. them, but Jim

Preceding the feature fim is fearing a trap, reaches for his the usual pewreel while Ruth | gun. 'Dobe returns the fre, Etting in "An old Epanish Orion" wounding Scooter, then fires again provides plenty of fun. On the the boy that anally brings him whole the programme is very ac- peace and happiness and saves ceptable and we highly recommed him from the Justice that threa a visit to the King's-F. Mela. tens to send him to the gallows.

sleeping room, where Angela lay sleeping like a log. He still wore his chain mail and, in readiness beside the window, was a cloak to which was attached a bag of gold.

cumstances to worthy husband.

An idea of the intense dramatic power this role entails is reveal ed in the information that when the story was first purchased it was intended as a vehicle for Helen Hayes. Miss Christians WOR the role instead after a series of screen

The chances were an hundred | testa,

to one, he was certain, that Duke "A Wicked Woman" is based on Alessandro would send soldiers the original story by Anne Austin to drag him to the gallows, or which appeared serially in House hang him to his own rafters, be- hold Magazine. It was produced

fore

the day was done. Ben- by Harry Rapf who gave the screen the memorable. "Broadway

venuto did not intend to be thus Melody" and who has been res SHOWING Ingloriously hanged if he could ponsible for the discovery of escape. He was willing to take numerous, outstanding stars, in- this chance in regard to the gold cluding Joan Crawford, The direc plates, as a possible means of tor, Charles Brahin, is noted for gaining leniency, pos

The Washington Masquerade"

The all-important conference and many other hits. regarding possible warfare with Venice, dragged through the day and there was to be another ses-

aion the next day, “,

"One thousand ducats?" crted

However, the next day the reply the Duchess. She had entered

from Pisa as to whether that

city would lend aid to Florence,

without being seen...

"If you think that too high, my Lady"

and thus znake it possible for Too high!" the Duchess cried, Florence to plan a surprise at- tack and be the aggressor instead scornfully, "No! Let your offer of the defender, had not been stand, and I will offer two thou- sand ducats more for the head of received

Benvenuto Cellini brought to me on a salver!"

"I have more important matters at hand, we will convene to morrow rather than wall" Duke Alessandro declared.

I want, he told his chancellor, Ottavanio that scoundrel, Ben- venuto Cellini, captured at once. I will offer one thousand ducats for his head!".

It looks as though Benvensio maden grave mistake when he went back to Florence from the shepherd a cot on the hillside How's this big offer going to alir the averious soldiers to acont Head to-morrow's "instalment

TO-DAY

Biography Of A Bachelor Girl

With such well-known stars, Ann Harding and Robert Montgomery in the leading roles, "Biography of the Queen's Theatre, provides ex- 2 Bachelor Girl" now showing at

cellent entertainment and. is A picture well worth seeing.

The film which has charm and appeal and bright dialogue, cen- tres around the struggle of a young woman with a doubtful re- putation and a hard-boiled editor" of a weekly magazine as to whe- ther the former should write the story of her e and thus rum her many ex-admirers,

Ann Harding gives a perfect characterisation of the sophisti- cated woman while Robert Mont- gomery has never been seen bet ter as the hard-boiled editor. Chief credit, however, must go to Edward

Everett Horton who, as one of the ex-admirers, supplies |practically "all the humour in the picture. Una Merkel gives ex- cellent support as his financee

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well as Edward Arnold and Charles Richman.

Intelligent

A foreman builder was shart of hands for a job, and happened to

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*THE

MOST LOVED MUSICAL ROMANCE IN THE WORLD

CHEVALIER MacDONALD

En LUBITSCH

THE WORLD'S' SUPREME SPECTACLE OF MUSIC, LOVE AND LAUGHTER!

Naughty bat nice-brilliant with wit glamorous with romance the triumph of the great Lubitsch.

FOR LOVE OF

YOU

Showing At The Star

A magniücently staged melange 0% comedy, music; song and spy à tramp passing the building spectacle is the feature attrac-

site.

Hi!" he called out, "do you want some work?"

What sort of work?" asked the man cautiously...

tion at the Star Theatre for two more days where "FOR LOVE OF YOU' offers a variety of enter tainment calculated to please all tastes

"Well, could you do anything with this shovel?" the foreman known asked.

Tus," replied the tramp. brightening up; "I could fry a nice bit of bacon on it."

QUEEN'S

ANN HARDING. MONTGOMER

The stars of When Ladies Meet

gether again in the@grandest entertainment of the season

Biography OF BACHELOR GI

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON EDWARD ARNOLD UNA

AT 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.80

P.M.

Needless to say all ends well, with Diana and "hubby" making up their differences and the two fun-makers emerging safely from their many escapades.

All who love music with their fun will enjoy the operatic ren-"" derings of Franco Foresta.” These include selections: from Verdi's "Pag- "Otello" Leo-cavallc's

acclOffenbach's "Barcarolle" and "The Pearl Fisher" by Bizet. The theme song was specially -composed by Franz Vienna

It is safe to say that "FOR LOVE OF "YOU" is an out-of-the ordinary attraction, calculated to Please cinema, patrons in general and fun and mude lovers in par- ticular

ALKAMBRA

UMENTEE

The fumm provided by the well- Arthur comedy team Riscoe arid Nauntor Wayne is clean and hilarious, and the sing- ing by Franco Foresta of excerpts TO-DAY & TO-MORROW from famous operas and of the Elting theme song from whịch the picture takes its tittle is of high quality. This tenor is gifted with a voice of remarkable clarity. and range a talent to which is added Excellent acting.

Diana Napler has the chief female role to which she brings an at- Tactive figure and pleasing per- sonality, nor is Pearl Osgood, na the American girl, less effective:: - Scenically, "FORLOVE OF YOU" is a riot of beautiful set- tings, the carnival scere on the Grand Canal, Venice, in particu- lar, with its fleet of gondolas, affording a delight to the eye

The action whose

colou

two

in the

set in Verice, in surroundings the

ome enmeshed

rivate

SCANDAL

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