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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1935.

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

**Six months ago my Physician decided EASY-ACCESS" I should have, finally, to choose between INNER FOIL abstaining from smoking or giving up WRAPPING my career as a Singer.

(Patent No. 396470/-32)

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Behind The Screen In Hollywood

England's most popular screen and stage comedy star, Sydney Howard, traveled 6,000 miles to Hollywood to play a drunk-and he is a total abstainer from al- coholic beverages.

of the most blood curdling, ad- venturous stories; husky, swash- bückfing authors pen love stories and exquisite poetry, and fine, up- standing, cultured actors portray the most despicable villains, so I oelteve I'm eminently qualified to play a drunk" sald Howard. If I tumbled off your American

This actor, who is the Charlie Chaplin, Harold. Lloyd- and Eddie Cantor all rolled into one to mil- llons throughout the British Em-water... wagon.to...lend realism to

pire, never touches liquor, but his character in the Re.lance pleture, "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round' is in a constant state of hilarious inebriation.

Howard has played drunks be- fore, many of them, on both screen and stage, and he has studied real tipsy individuals in most countries, but this is the first time he has been required to simulate intoxication every min ute he is on the screen.

the character I'm afraid I would be very unconvincing and un- funny."

Halled as the greatest master of pantomime, Howard is a "natu- ral" comedian who depends large ly upon the use of his arms, legs and eyes to put over his humour. Sharing honours with the English star in "Transatlantic Merry-Go- Round" are American screen. radlo and stagë personalities " headed by Jack Benny. Nancy Carroll and

Raymond. Gine

“Frail, vmid men who lead the Showing a, the King's Theatre on most-sedonary-ves-write-some-Sunday---

Nancy Carroll and Jaefs Bénny in "arantatlantic, Merry-G

i Khir's next. Sunday

The Two Gables"

contract

to

Although under Warner's in Hollywood, Donat has a definite clause in his agreement which allows n.m 10 spend six months of the year in England. For Donat is an Englishman and to him his home in Hampstead with his wife and children means, even in the hour of brilliant suc- cess, everything in the world.

A first impression of Donat is one of casual cheerfulness and it Is this vein of cheerfulness which seems to predominate even in the. decoration of his comfortableTM home in Hampstead, some three miles from the Embassy Theatre where he first made his name.

"Two Gables" is the name of his house and that architectural fea- cure dominates the building. In- side, the Donat abode, however, it is two other things that do the dominating; one is red-haired. brown-eyed John, the other is the shy and pretty Joanna. Donat has many hobbies, but the one he likes best is that of playing with his two children, and under the frou hand of four year-old Joanna he has now mastered the terrible

Intricacies of putting her dolly and Golywog to bed and John has taught inim how to be polite to the various furry and wooden an mals which reside in the Donat nursery.

ANN HARDING

NEWS FROM MOVIE

LAND

Noel Coward's Screen Debut

Noel Coward, the famous Eng- "lish actor, playwright, composer and producer, whose first finis Paramount's The Sccundrel, has chosen a brillant production in which to make his screen debut.

There is only one love interest: in my life, and that is my little daughter, June," said Ann Hard ing, the fim star, in reply to ques-' Mons put by reporters in Holly- wood recently about, whether she was going to marry again or not.

Miss Harding said there was no truth in reports that she will shortly marry, Major Ben Saw- bridge, of the United States Army... whom she met during a repent holiday in Hawall

She is seeking to retain her right to the custody of her six- year-old daughter. Her former husband, Harry Bannister, the actor, is seeking to obtain cus- tody of the girl for himself "through" the courta.“

Written and directed by the famous team of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, whose "first Bim for Paramount was "Crime Witheat Passion," the picture is

a pungently witty and biting commentary on the New York literary set and has an astonish- ing and touching climax,

Coward was born in Teddington in 1899, was educated at Croydon, and at the age of ten began to attend a dramatic school. The following year he made his stage debut in a chlidren's play. "The Gold Fish." At 12 he was a sea-

soned "trouper" and at 17 he, was. touring in "Charlie's Aunt,"

He served during the war, and in 1930 acted in his own first play "T Leave It To You."- In November. 1924, he played the lead in his play "The Vortex" which achieved a tremendous success and made him an inter- nationally famous figure. From that time onwards he went from success to success.

The fine supporting cast of The Scoundrel includes Julie Haydon. Stanley Ridges. Rosita Moreno and Martha' Steeper.

FILMS OF COURAGE Two Alms soon to be inade at the Paramount studios in Helly- wood again strike the note of sincere patriotism which char- acterises the now famous The Lives-Of-A-Bengal Lancer.

on

The rst is The Light That Falled, the story of which is based carefully and intelligently Rudyard Kipling's famous story of the same came. Arthur Horn- blow. Paramount producer, who came over to England recently in connected with this tim, says that Mr. Kiplag is perfectly satis field with the way in which the script is written..

Gary Cooper will play the lead- ing part in The Light That Falled, but the opposite role of "Maiste" is still unfilled. ·

The other picture is The Last Outpost. The leading parts have already been given to four Eng llshmen-Sir Guy Standing, whose performance as Colodel Stone Bengal Lancer will long be Tê- membered. Cary Grant, Ray ML- land and Claude Rains.

This film will go into produc- tion in the near future.

C. AUBREY SMITH

RAFT AS AVIATOR

The Dustera story by James Edward-Grant, has been purebas- ed by Paramount as a possiDie starring picture for George Ratt. If cast, Raft will get a new type of ryle-that of a commercial,

aviator.

Raft's latest pictures for Para- mount are Stolen Harmony, and The Glass Key.

NEW HOLLYWOOD CLUB Hollywood-the city of clubs, has just formed a new one. The instigator was Jack Fie Who plays a soldier in Cecil B. De- Mille's New Paramount spectacie

The Crusades,

The club is called the V.D.M.W.

which stands for "Veterans cr DeMille Wars!" Fite. himself, has played a soldier in every one" of DeMille's spectaceless!cce "The Ten Commandments” and all the ether members have played in most

The club so for consists of 34 members. Two honorary mem- bers, a script girl and a cutter, have been giver the title yeo- manette" and suggestions are now being made for an honorary title to confer cn DeMille himself.

MAE WEST BASEBALL CLUB

Mae West, whose next Para- mount pictures are Goin' To Town and Ludu Was A Lady, has been informed that а well-known American baseball team has just changed its name to the "Mae' West Curves."

"And," writes the secretary. "If our pitcher can swerve them like that we shall never lose a game.'

BLACK-FACED COMEDIANS

SIGNED

0

Amos Andy, the famous black-faced comedians, have been added to the cast of Paramount's dramatic and musical extrava- ganza- The Big Broadcast Of 1935,

MY LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD

BY

Freddie Bartholomew

The cast already includes such names as D'ng Crosby, BT Quy Standing. Jack Oakle, Burns and Allen. Wendy Barrie and Henry -- Wadsworth.

DRAMATIC SINGER'S SUCCESS

When Paramoune's Paris In Spring comes to the local screen there is a surprise for cinema- goers.

The leading role is taken by Mary and she is that rara avis--a singer who can act, or a" dramatic actress who can sing beautifully.

appen with Sir John Hare to Light play ir. Hamlet in The That Falled.

Busy constantly on the stage of London and Broadway, he was re- cruited for the screen in 1915.

Grand Old Veteran Later he made sexeral English

"At an äge when most men are ...... retired from active business life. C. Aubrey Smith declares he's "Just beginning to live."

There'll be no retirement for this grand. old veteran,

Life is entirely too interesting," he remarked recently" between scenes of Matro-Goldwyn-Mayer's China Seas, in which he leap~- pearing with Clark Gable, Wal- lace Beery and Jean Harlow..

"When I retire I want to feel that my usežulness is over, and that is in the femote future. I would be bored to distraction with mactivity.

Smith was captaining British cricket teams in 1887, when a long-suppressed desire made him turn to the stage. In those days the theatre was considered” not quite respectable,” he explained, “and I`` deliberated for several years before deciding to have a go at it.".

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His fame as a cricketer was won at Charter House School and at Cambridge, where he was educated. He toured South Afrien and Australia with his champion- ship teams and to-toy. at an age well more than the proverbial, three score and ten, he still is- ranked as one of the best players In the Hollywood screen colony..

„STAGE DEBUT.

Smith made his stage debut in 1892 with a provincial company, and four years later appeared on the London stage. That same year he made his Arst Broadway-

pictures Since 1930 he has been in consent demand in Hollywood. Recently he scored a tremendous personal hit in Lives Of A Bengal Lancer.

He appears in China Seas, new Irving G Thalberg production directed by Tay Garrett, with a notable company of celebrities in..

stars. the three support of Among his associates in this pic ture are Lewis Stone. Rosalind Russell, Dudley Digges, William Henry, Edward Brophy, Lilian Bond. Robert Benchley, and many more of equal prominence.

MORE FILM WORK FOR BRITAIN

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So many people cannot under 'stand how boys like myself can work in pictures and enjoy real boy's Ule. I mean, they wonder if we ever have leisure time and, if we do, how we spend it

I am having most fun in learn- rope ing cowboy tricks with a and I think I am getting along pretty well, thank you. When I was on a holiday at Palm Springs recently, I had lots of fun with Lester and Johnny, my cowboy friends. They showed me how to spin a rope, to sadme a horse. and to round up the calves.

My favourite sport 19 norse- back riding. Of course. I love swimming. ternis. and badmin- ton, too.

I also have a bicycle which was given to me by a friend, and I ride it at the Metro-Goldwyn. » Mayer studios, Up to now. I 'have had only one spill and one

flat tyr

Of course, we do not, work in pictures every day. When I have.

free day. I must always co my school work in the morning. I study my script with my Aunt Cissle in the afternoon. Perhaps you know I am working in my second picture. I am playing the part of Miss Greta Garbo's son in Anna Karenina and the *script takes a lot of time to

study. I also listen to the wire-'. less and have a card game with my Aunt Cissle, which is nearly always very exciting.

PLAYING. THE “UKE"

At present, I am learning how to play the ukulele Although.. Cissie "doesn't like, it much, perhaps some day I shall learn to play well enough so that I can stand under a balcony and serenade her:

I also play the plano a bit, but I find I have not the time to practise. I prefer to listen and enjoy good music. I like to go to concerts and to listen to u good musical programme on the wireless.

I always attend the Gubert. and Sullivan operas in London.

After all this, I do not have much leisure time left. I wish I could have a little more time for gardening.. I love gardening. Cissie's hobby and raine is gar=" dening in England where my Grannie and Grandpa live. "My Grandpa likes to grow roses best and he, Cissie, and I help the gar- dener quite a lot.

DAHLIAS AND SWEET FEAS

We also grow the most wonder-. ful dahlias and sweet peas. In the greenhouse, we raise, grapes. and tomatoes and when my little cousin, Peter, comes to stay with me, we spend much time sam- pling the grapes.

Oh, I must tell you about the lovely house Peter 1 d I have bully up in one of the trees on our lawn in England. We spend hours up there playing Robinson Crusce. We raid the larder, and "take all sorts of food up there to eat. Peter's, father is an officer in the army and when we go to his house we play soldiers, as we Bee nothing but soldiers when we 20 there.

So you see, we boys in pletires have time to play and have a lot of fun after all

BRITISH FILMS. FOR AMERICA

TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W.

on 355 Metres

12.30 to 215 p.m.-European pro

gramme.

12.30 p.m.-Recorded music.

1 p.m.-Local time and weather

**pert. 1.15 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Pr

chestra.

1.30 pm. Reuter Press Bull/tins,

Rugby Press news, etc. 2.15 p.m.--Close down.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese, programme. 7 to 11 p.m.-European prog/ämme.

to 7.20 p.m.---

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Light Opữa

Vocal Gems-Mariana,

Selection-Dollar Princess (Fall) Vocal Duet--The Swing Song ("Veronique") (Messager). Winnie Melvill and Derek Oldham,

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7.20 to 7.30 p.m.-"Billy Merson

Memories."

730 to .---

From the Studio

Selections by "The Con

Trio."

PROGRAMME*

1. Ev'ry Day. 2. Whispering.

3. Someday Sweetheart (Piano

Solo).

4. I was lucky.

"5. Ah! "Sweet mystery of life.

6. What's the reason' (Piano

(Solo).

7. 'You and the night and the

music,

3. It isn't fair.

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8 p.m.--Local time and weather

report.

8.03 to 8,50 p.m.-

Variety Items Vocal-My gal Sal-The Mills

Brothers.

Song-Blue Moon.-Leslie Hut-

chinson.

Vocal-The Family Song Album. Bughie Green and his Gang.

Piano Solos-A- Cavalcade of

Martial Tunes.

Sweetmeat Joe, the Candy Man.

-Patricia Rossborough, Instrumentál Always. Albert Sandler with Sydney Torchí (Organ).

Songs-Josephine,

Slumberland-Les "Allen (Bari-

tone),

Love.

Vocal--Old Fashioned The Mills Brothers. Orchestra Talking Film Memo-

mes..

Songs--My Songs from the Shows-Marie Burke (Soprano) 2.50 to 9 p.m.-"Dixieland" Selec-

⚫tion.

9 to 9.10 p.m.

From the Studio

"A Talk to Australian Listeners.” 9 10 to 9.23 p.m.-"The Three Men"

Buite (Eric Coates). 9.23 to 9.35 pm- ·

A Recital by Elena Gerhardt

*(Mezzo-Soprano) 1-In-Spring-(Schubert).-

2. The Poet: The Rose Garland

(Schubert),"

3. Nachtigall; Standchen

9.35 to 10 pm-

(Brahma).

Military Band Music Ruy Blas Overture (Mendels-

sohn).

Tancredi Overture (Rossini). The Mill on the Rock Overture

(arr. Winterbottom).

The Caliph of Bagdad Overture

(Boleldleu))'.

10 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins.. 10.05 to 11 p.m.-A Relay of the

Hong Kong Hotel Dance Or chestra.

01.30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press

11 pm-Close down.

news..

An Important step has been taken towards consolidating the position which British flims have a publicity which will ensure suc recently secured. In the American cessful runs in other parts of the

country, market.

I understand that one of the An agreement has been signed whereby the Roxy, the second most most important cinema chains in important cinema in New York, the Bouthern States, the Malco gives the first showing of all circuit, has already followed the Gaumont-British flims which this example of the 'Roxy, last...company selects for release in this

way in America.

The expenditure of 960,000 a year on Aling to be made in Bri tain and consequently more work for British film artists is fore shadow by an announcement made by Mr Joseph Schenck when he arrived in London night from the United States

"I am to become he stated, chairman of the new Fox-Twen- tieth Century Combine, and I in- tend to begin immediately pian- ng-to-make-in Britain for 1's albution through that concern 12 fins a year I estimate that each fim will cost at least £80.- 000 and we shall use as many British artists as we possibly can To begin with we may bring some technicians over from Hollywood to get the business started, and we shall probably tent space in existing British studice,

The Retort

The laird, a very pompous man,

Sixteen films have been chosen These represent outstanding Gau.. mont-British features of the com ing months, and the Roxy manage met an old bent, farm labourer. ment has paid the company the and said to him. Why i 1. high compliment of accepting them Thomas, that you are so bent and "doubled up? Hold up your head in advance without seeing them

the same as I do!" d

There's no longer any distinction, BJ, laird, that's a dne

tion to be made between Hollywood and British finis," said Mr. Howard speech ane doot." retorted the old Cullman, managing director of man but just tak a look at that field o corn, there. Dae ye no see Roxy,

Gaumont-British oficials here that it's only the empty-headed are convinced that this arrange stalks that are staunin stracht ment will provide their dims with up?"