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THE AFFAIRS OF CHRISTOPHER

CELLINI

(Continued from Page 2)

."And string this Benvenuto Cel-

Hal up at once-but if you do

STRONG

Now At The Star

With Katharine Hepburn, Colin so, let Ottavanio, being your am-Clive, Helen Chandler, Bilite Burke bitious cousin, explain that it was and Ralph Forbes in the leading he who ordered the hanging.”

role. RKO-Radio Pictures" "Chris- "Explain? And to whom my topher Strong" can't help being Lady?"

the interesting and absorbing eight reels of dramatic" action which engrossed last night's au- dience at the Star Theatre.

"Can't you Bee? You have great acumen, my Lord. It is surprising that you cannot see that if this goldsmith be harged by us, we must explain to the great House of D'Este!"

The Duchess decided to play à high card. She turned as to leave, being

Interested no more in the hanging of Benvenuto.

The House of D'Estel" the Duke cried. To become an enemy of that "great, house, or even to be in dislavour was the most seri- ́ous thing that could happen to a

dignitary or a state,

Miss Hepburn is as dramatically exciting as the speed of her cars and planes; as attractive as Eve and

modern as cellophane. Her refreshing glamour is inviting and impressive

In "Christopher Strong" Cynthia delves into love and finds it more thrilling, fantastic and hazardous than speeding. She meets Chris Strong. a staid British statesman who has been absorbed in diplo- macy and a conservative wife for twenty years.

The whirr of Cynthia's plane

Benvenuto stared silence; a word one way might mean ub- erty. a word the other way roars into a maddening din when" death.

"Stay, my Lady. I do not un- derstand." the Duke cried.

The Duchess pretended to hest- tate, as though bored with trying to save him.

I

"Pray explain what all of this might be about the House of D'Este?"

she learns she is to have a child. | With the grandeur and magnif- cence which swept Christopher off his feet. Cynthia makes a fatal, decisive, sensational move -which returns him to his wife, career and daughter. Colin

Clive's Christopher masterly and superb. Billie Burke ably depicts the patient wife who waits silently to retrieve her straying husband. Helen Chand- she saidler and Ralph Forbes are cast in "Oh, nothing at all." airily and with a trace of haugh-Important roles. ticess. "It has merely come to

1/

Slowly the Duchess came back. She seemed to be still a trifle bored and annoyed,

my ears through a most trust- worthy relative, as a secret warn-

ing, that the House of D'Este has ENTER MADAME

heard rumors of your several de-

cisions to hang Cellla, Not but what I believe he should have been hanged long ago, not that at all. my Lord."

"But what warning? What in- terest could the great House

of

D'Este have in a mere murderous

U

prilanderer like this Benvenuto here?"t

Coming On Sunday

To The Queen's

is

Paramount's "Enter Madame' coming on Sunday to the Queen's

"The House of D'Este recog- Theatre-features Elissa Landi and

that

Cary Grant in a romantic comedy with an operatic background.

The story concerns itself with u temperamental operatic diva who marries and simultaneously. Her husband, of course, is neglected and she almost has to lose love before she realizes that she has found it.

carries on a career

nizes in the man's talents seem to offset the killings, most of which they have learned, were in self defence or to avenge out rageous insults like those made to him by that stupid oaf of a nephew of yours, Count Maffio."

**But he is Florentine, my Lady. By the Saints, if I am the Duke of Florence can't I hang whomsoever it might please me?" "They consider this man more than a Florentine. The all-pow- erful Cardinal Ippolito D'Este Featured in this new film are has planned to take this goldsmith Lynne Overman, Sharon Lynne, from you. This I know to be Adrian Rosley, Paul Porcasi and. ⚫ true."

"What?

il

How

What's this? dared you, my Lady, hold from me the information?"

Directed by Enter Madame"

Elliott Nugent, presented as a play in New York was originally and enjoyed a successful run of 100 performances.

two nationally known singers, Richard Bonelli of the Metroplitan Opera Company and Nina Koshetz, colouratura soprano while actual

Il Trovatore" scenes from the operas "La Tosca,"

and Cavalliera' Rusticana" serve as the background for the action of the picture.

"You have been too deep in state affairs to give me the slight est of consideration of late, my Lord-at least you said it was af- fairs of state-I am. not sure of my her name"

"There is no. 'Her. Affairs of state have beset me."

To cover his confusion he turn-

ed to Benvenuto and scowled.

Кот-клет

Yes your venuto lled, gravely.

. "You did?

Ben-

not

Excellency,"

And you dared let me know that others were

trying to take you from me?

Cardinal Ippolito D'Este is

not

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935.

LAST TWO DAYS. AT

8.30, 5.10.7.15

9.30 P.M.

KINGS:

A GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION

ON THE SCREEN

ANNA NEAGLE &

FERDNAND GRAAVEY

in

"The Queen's Affairs'

Phylily Castro

ON THE STAGE

AT ALL PERFORMANCES

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TML. No. 2531:

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SATURDAY

YOUR

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE

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SISTERS

SENSATIONAL AUSTRA-

·LIAN TAP-DANCERS · IN NEW AND FASCINATING DANCES AND SONGS, FEATURING THEIR PHENOMENAL STAIR- CASE DANCE.

Jane Trowt

Which Is The Winner?

Two of the six contestants who entered for the Shirley Temple Tap Dance Contest, which was held at the Dancing | Display · given by Miss Daisy O'Keefe at the King's Theatre. The win- ner of the contest will be announced before the screening of the Fox Füm "Bright Eyes" at the 230 performance

on Sa-

turday:

“THE QUEEN'Ssident who deposes her.

AFFAIR"

between the Queen and the Fre-

insensible to "this fact. There is Now Showing At

but one Cellin!! Cellini the genius"

"Silence knave!! the Duchess. ordered, fearing that Benvenuto would overdo it. "I will speak." the Duke. "The he turned to cardinal plans to keep this man, Cellini, in Tivoli for a period of ten years, designing precious works of art."

"The insolence of him! "Why not, indeed, my Lord," this goldsmith a Florentine?. Is the Duchess sald, sweetly, "so he not now making golden plates

"for our table?" that the Cardinal may, in turn, hang you-which he could do easily."

"My Lord, I did not know-” “Lying, again." I best hang you,

then no Cardinal.shall get you.”

yop beset me with words.”

او

The King-s

Showing at the King's Theatre

Action is developed in the king- dom itself, and in America, Paris and a mountain holiday resort The latter sequences were photo- graphed on and around Lake Garda and the Dolomites, and offer unusual scente beauty......

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A FOX Picture with

JAMES DUNN

Produced by Sol M. Wurte!

“PARDNERS”

Jackie Cooper At

His Best

Different people have different tastes that's a saying as old as the hills, but like everything else It must have the exception to prove the rule. The exception in this case is that though each cinema fan bas his or her own favourite, they all have one "com- mon" favourite Jackle

Cooper. This little freckled boy is indeed a star worthy of the name. He was only recently seen on the local screen in "Peck's Bad Boy" and who will forget the way he played his part in "The "Champ " - and. "Treasure Island"? And now, as if to crown all bis previous successes, he comes to the Alhambra Theatre in "Pardners.”

As the name conveys, the story is one which deals with the wild and woolly: west, but why spoil & perfectly good picture by even try- ing to describe it? There is no alternative-you inus; see it to ap- preciate Jackie at his best, so the obvious thing for you to do is to go, to the Alhambra Theatre.-F. Mela.

Hoffe's dialogue is notable for its crispness and wit

The revolution engineered and

successfully carried through by Graavey's leadership has been stirringly treated, and Herbert Wilcox's handling of crowds a thousand strong deserves great praise.

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The Queen's Affair"

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Anha Neagle wears a complete range of exquisite modern clathes and her sports outfit, tallor-made costume, velvet -evening dress," and negligee, to mention but a The story mores swiftly andrew wor prove of intense interest vividly from its opening in a New to women. York departmental store to its to-day after its sensational sud-happy and ironicat conclusion in the throne room of the Roval. cess in London is Herbert Wilcox's

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with much Neagle and Fernand Graavey. humour extracted from the essen-" They are supported by an excel- tial humanity of those whom

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"They are finished, my Lord." Benvenuto said.

"Look to this, ・ my Lord,”

the

Dutchess went on, "this Cardinal

10

"Be allent. I cannot think when

picture, which deals satirically guise. indulging in twentieth D. art director's decorative ability, the cast of "A Wicked Woman" "Or when I do not," the Duch. Ippolito D'Este has never loved with the political fortunes of a century back-chat and the plea-They have been beautifully photo-Maver studios. The picture in

mythical kingdom and the feud sures of speed-boating. Monckton graphed by F. A. Young

ess

commented, but the Duke either did not hear or preferred. to pretend that he did not. He turned to Benvenuto again.

"You said "you did know, then you said you did not know...”

"My Lord," Benvenuto Bald. calmly, "you did not permit me to finish. I did not know that you could be so insensible as not to realize that the Cardinal would demand me!

"And why?" Tha Duke was a trifle suspicious,

Benvenuto

Genius Cellinf

thought = rapidly. The D'Estes were forever build ing new palaces and villas.

For his new villa, my Lord "It is to be the most artistic in all Europe and he naturally wants the greatest artist in all Europe

fabricate decorations and fur

8. If you have been in- ible to the fact, or advised no appreciation of nuto sneered openly

at Ottava

inall sure that his

any of the de Medicis over well,

and he is so powerful that he can. afford to affront you, take

en-

Florence and help himself to such of your works of art as he might care for his villa, Now, he knows that this Cellini is really your protege, that only your discern- ing eye, your superior apprecia- ton of true art and your couragement have made him the artist in gold that he now is. Tt you

were to hang him he would get you down first as a fool to destroy this genius, sec- and as his enemy to rob him of the Cellini's talents, and with whole Papal party back of him," he would march here against you in hastea.

"Let him rob you of a dead man if he chooses," Ottavanió sald desperately.

"Well thought out, Ottavanio,” the Duke agreed

It till doesn't look as though Benvenuta could escape, despite the Ducherr intervention. Don't miss 2 single word of this unusual story- You may Do not miss to-morrow's instal

ace, the ment,

mith in all

TO-DAY

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SATURDAY

QUEEN'S

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Charles Brabin, the director, and the casting office made hundreds of testa They had to find William Henry, Jean Parker and Betty Furness as children, and a baby that could resemble ten-year-old George Billings, for the picture.

Miss Parker's role as child was finally played by little Marilyn Harria, Miss Furness by Betty. Jene Graham, and "Bill" Henry ar a child was enacted by Jackie Baarle, noted for his work in "No Greater Glory." Little Art Barry III, grandson of the vaudeville star, who also played in the pic.. ture, "was chosen as the baby to grow up into George Billings

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Others in the cast include DeWitt Zelda Jennings, Paul Harvey, Bears, Aamuel Hinds and Purnell Pratt

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