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KING'S THEATRE PLANS

CAPITAL XMAS PROGRAMME

Now Making Arrangements With Fox Film For The

&

Screening Of "Here's To Romance"

Lovers of music will be afforded" In "Here's to Romance" she per- a grand opportunity of hearing forms for the first time on the and enjoying both operatic and screen the famous Swan Dance popular airs on the screen as a which she learned from Pavlows, Christmas treat, if arrangements and also plays an important role unfortunately not, yet quite com- in the love story. pleted. fall into schedule as plan- ned by film executives locally.

It is sincerely hoped that all the pending arrangements will be com- pleted in the limited time, so that the flm entitled "Here's to Ro- mance" starring Nino Martini, claimed to be the greatest tenor | since Caruso, and who makes a sensational debut, may be screened for Xmas entertainment.

I saw a private preview of this nim on Saturday, and I predict

that lovers of music have

Bacudero 13 a Spanish SYDSY dancer, born at Valladolid, capital of old Castle. He offers a vigorous group of dances that give the spirit of Spain. Escudero bas been dancing professionally since the age of twelve.

REPLETE WITH DRAMA 11 Musically the action of the pic- ture shifts from the Opera Comique in Paris, to the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. One sees the behind-the-scene workings to make a star of a promising singer-

& glorious surprise awaiting them in the screen debut of Ning the rivalries of headliners Martint This romantic idol of the breakdown of a great voice at radio and opera whose voice has the moment when its owner is get- thrilled the millions, now cape his ting his supreme chance to make disgrace, and slow triumphs with a"singing and act- good.. the

ascent from the bottom once more, ing performance in "Here's to Romance," the new Fox picture that is glorified by the outstanding stars of radio, opera, ballet, stage | and 'screen.

With its glorious love story, it brings the drama and comedy at- trials of a singer. tendant on the heart-consuming

*

I understand that should this Marcini heads a cast composed of alm be filmed at the King's Mme: Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Theatre, Miss Daisy O Keefe will the beloved grand old lady of stage a ballet number at a special opera; Genevieve Tobin, Anita

noon performance for the beneft of Louise and Reginald Denny, stage the kiddies, and which will alow and screen favourites: Maria Gamthem ample time to get home for barelli, the world's greatest their Christmas tima-S.MCN. ballerina; and Vincente Escudero,

the Spanish dancer. Rarely is such

a cast brought together in a single picture. This array of talent con. tributes to make this attraction an event.

ROMANTIC STORY OF A TENOR "Here's to Romance" deals with the private Hire and loves of a world-famous tenör

whore

the

SERVICE TO READERS millions love for his golden voice,

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and whom two women love for himself with a dangerous love.

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Melodies of to-day are offered by Con Conrad famous and prolide maestro of American popular song writing. He wrote two new num- bers for "Here's to Romance"-the theme song bearing the same title 25 the picture, and "Midnight in Paris."

GREATEST SINCE CARUSO Martini has been called the greatest 'tenor since Caruso He has the distinction of being the on' man in more than a century who can sing "I Puritani" in its original key, touching the F about the high C, He was born in ́ Verona. Italy, and as a boy played in the woods and gardens sur rounding the legendary tomb of Romeo and Juliet. At, ten his voice. was discovered by the choirmaster of San Fermo's Church.

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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES

Broadcast by Z.B.W. On 355 Metres

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Fro-

gramme.

12.30 pm-Recorded Music

1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather

Report.

1.16 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or-

Chestru

1.30 pm.-Reuter Press Bulleting,

etc.,

2.15 p.in.--Close Down..

5-8 p.m-European Programme. 5-8.30 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong

Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra, * 6.30-7 pm-From the Studio,

A Recital by Protessor 6. Make zo's Pupils., PROGRAMME.

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7.17-7.30 p.m. Songs by Stuart

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Crows (Eastburn,?

Wolly

Robertson (Enas-Baritone).

2 The Mermaid; Pally,

Doodle (arr. W.H.M.)

3. The Road to the Isles: Wrap up in my old Tarpaulin Jacket (Traditional).

Fae

4. Down among the Dead Men: Funiculi, Funicula (Denza).“

7.30-7,50 p.m.-Song Mediaries,

Clarice Mayne Mediey. Cavalcade Sulte- Honeysuckle and the Bee (Fitz); If you want to know the time ask a policeman (Rogers)-- 7.50-8 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Cinema Review by Bikouette.

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Piano Solos--A Bouquet for Cole

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All because and Starz. Song-Things' might have been

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€40 pm-English Informationsi

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BERLIN PROGRAMME

pm-Call - DJA........., DJB, ⠀· DJN

(Germ." Engl.).

German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ

Engi).

9.15 pm-Folk Songs. 0.30 pm-Topical Talk, 9.45 pm-News in English on DJA

and in Dutch on DJB, DIN, 10 p.m.-The Seven Men from

Swabia"

Two famous grand opera singers, Glovanni Zenatello and Maria Gay, Impressed by him took him to their home for vocal training when he was eighteen years of age...

Three years later he made his opera debut as the Duke in Rigo- letto. He next toured the con- tinent, concertized in" the musical

Berlin, Dec. 12. capitals of Europe, and came to the

General Chiang Kai-she's Com- United States in 1931 under con- miss.on, headed by Colonel Shih tract to the Philadelphia Grand Tsen-Ly has decided, to prolong its Opera Company as leading tenor. stay in Germany for another Mme. Schumann-Heink is a month in order to complete its household word everywhere, Dur-programme," ing the World War she sacrificed Colonal Shih, interviewed by her career to sing for soldiers in Reuter, said he had studied the cantonments, and in hospitals; she Nazi party organisation and it is still "Mother Schumann-Heink aliated organisations, and will to members of the American now devote time to studying the Legion. In "Here's to Romanca administration of Germany, its her dynamic personality has full municipalities, and especially the 8 pin-Philippine Charity Sweep11.15 sway. She has been compared, as organisation of the police, finances actress, with the late Marie education and social welfare. Dressler.

8.15 p.m-Masonic BroadcastHon, At & farewell banquet to Mr. Lu TWO DISTINGUISHED DANCERS Chung-hsieh, Baron von Neurath,

Delgado on "The In Maria Gambarelli a balletophile Foreign Minister, presented the de- 8.30 pm The Voice of the Herald

fluence of Masonry." since she was eight, made her parting Chinese Minister with a 8.45 pm-Stock Quotations and debut with the Metropolitan Opera alver tray with the Reich eagle Incal Market Reports, 2 Company at fourteen She studied and the swastika engraved there- p.m.-Princess Pat Players pre- under Paviowa who chose her as on The Foreign Minister cordial-sent song of the Idande, "the one destined to be my succes ly thanked Mr. Liu for his sincere 9.30 p.m.-Legaspi Garden Crches- sor." Europe acclaimed her in a co-operation during his two years successful tour

of office in Berlin.

1.

stakes Programme.

10.30 pm Sign of,

A Song Play by Millöcker. Conductor: Johannes Müller. Direction: Ernst Wilhelmy,

p.m.-News in German on DIA DJB, DJN 1130 p.m.-To-day in Germany.

Sound Pictures

We go a-shopping for Christ- 11.45 pm-Relayed from Berlin:

A Visit to the Berlin Christmas

#Fair

12.15 am-

in English on EXTA utch on DJÁKNA

IVB DJN