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‘ALICE ADAMS”

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1935.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"Metropolitan"

"QUEEN'S :---

"The Broadway Gondoller" ORIENTAL:---

"Happiness Aband"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

"Way Down East" MAJESTIC:

"She"

STAR:--

"Black Fury"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Alice Adams" QUEEN'S:——

"Picture Saзtcher" ORIENTAL:

"Charlie Chan In Egypt" "Casino de Paris" ***Stranded"

STAR:-

"Star of Midnight" ALHAMBRA:~

"Little Big Shot"

|"BROADWAY GONDOLIER'

Dick Powell As An Operatic Singer

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YACHTING

Macao Race For Potts Challenge Cup

The following yachts started at 7.30 yesterday morning in the Macao Race for the Potta Challenge Cup..

MISS BERGNER'S

NEXT FILM

"AS YOU LIKE IT

Laurence Olivier As Orlando

most

Weather condition's were ideal and it looked like an exceptionally, By Our Film Correspondani). good race, and it was thought they

Laurence Olivier Is to play would complete the 70 mile course Orlando, to Elisabeth Bergner's in good time.

Rosalind in the new im version Aruma, 1 La Cigale, 3; Norse of "As You Like It." This ap- man, 5 & 8; Luana, 9:pointment "closes the competition Typhoon, 10: Tern, 13: Wanderer, or what is probaby we 18; Quest, 17; Monsoon. 18; Ses coveted prize in screen-acting in Lark V., 20: Cherub. 21; Mistral, the country to-day. No one who 22; Cutty, 23; Penguin, 24: Sal has seen Mr. Olivier in nia stage | Long, -27.

Jerformances of Romeo and Mer" cutio can doubt that he has all the quality to play the part, and to play it, as Miss Bergner would wish it with passion and poetry. Dr. Czinner, Miss Bergner's hus- band and the director of the picture, is convinced that, be has Found the right man.

Sixteen yachts startled, which was one more than the last year's race, when it was won by Mr. Cock In Sea Lark V.

"LITTLE BIG SHOT"

Opportunity knocked on the door of a little blue-eyed, dark-haired girl who answered the knock

The little girl is Sybil Jason, who reached Hollywood by the round-about way of London, from Capetown, South Africa, where she was born and where ber parenta still live. #

is to

"As You Like It will go on the floor, at Elstree on Monday, after many weeks' preliminary work n the script. Henry Ainley play the melancholy Jaques, His son, Richard Airley, wil: appear as Silvio, the shepherd boy. The whole fm has been planned by Dr. Cainner as a gay.' lyric adven- Bergner's Eght touch and the ture of youth and morning. fitted high adventure of her mood.

H

Sybil is five years old and for three years of that, brief lifespan she has been busy entertaining others with her music, her dancing

The choice of Laurence Olivier and her maiery. Her fame as a

for Orlando is a subject of mutua baby entertainer spread to England congratulation. Mr. Olivier is in year ago when she was takene doubts about his own oppor- there by farry Jacobson, her uncle,tunity. He is at heart a and introduced

Etage London actor, who audiencee..

has ordinarily little kindliness towards the cinema. Picture engagements there follow-

to

with

ed and Irving Ahser, head of War But he welcomes the chance of Dick Powell has a good voiceer Bros. studios in England, be playing, in any medium.

came so impressed with her remark. Miss Bergner. able ability that he brought screen tests of her to Hollywood to show

and if he confines himself singing jazz pieces, he is alright. but when trying to be the second Caruso, he falls flat,

In "Broadway Gondoller

A BIG CHANCE "I have always wanted," he tolù

to his employers. Eables carried me to play Shakespeare decently

back an offer of a contract which

LAST

TWO-DAYS KINGS C

Lawrence

aurence HIBBETT METROPOLITAN

KATHARINE HEPBURN

SHOWING TO-DAY

in

SUNDAY

ALICE ADAMS"

RKO RETO

MAJESTIC At 2.30, 5.20,

From H. RIDER.

THEATRES

7.20 & 9.20 PM.

MERIAN C・ COOPER

creator of “King Kong”. startles the world again!

AGGARD'S novel

SHE

Powell's role was not at all impres- was eventually sccepted and which-not with genlus God forbid}~ION" KNEES AT BARI

the

has lately been approved by the Los Angeles courts.

roster.

just decently and Intelligently,

out.

sive. Of all the songs he sings in

I had hoped to do it with Romeo this pinture, which is showing at

Queen's Theatre. he only to know what it is all about, is the Romeo, but in the theatre. Per- Now Sybil Jason, still too little Do, good heavens, not a screen shines in the number entitled "Anewest star on the Warner Bros. haps I did. I don't know. Any- Rose In Your Hair.”.

Her first American pio-how, I don't believe I could have "Broadway Oondoller" ༢༢ the ture, Little Big Shot," comes to been nearly as rotten, or half s piece de resistuace for the Christ the Alhambra on Saturday, with good,

as the critics made mas season is a poor, fare, and it | Robert Armstrong and Glenda But in the meantime I hope 1 is to be hoped that the manage- Farrell, ment of the Queen's Theatre will

can do something with Orando... Michael Curtiz directed the picmething reasonably intelligent, select something better for the ure from the screen play by "Jerry No one can play

Wald, Julia, J. Epstein and Robert

with "Bergner Andrews, based on the story by without earning something from Harrison Jacobs. Lyrics and music her. I suppose she is the nest are by Mort Dixon and Allie

Rosalina Wrubel.

In the theatre to-day. She has played Reaalind so often

New Year..

Louise Fazends play

One of the most vivid character-

Joan Blondell, Adolphe Menjou: izations of recent years. will be

their parts brought to the screen of the Kingwell More than that nothing, can Theatre on Sunday with Katharobe said in support of the picture. Hepburn in the title role. "Alice -C. L C. Adams," written by booth Tar kington in 1921, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1029 and was one of the most talked-of novels of its day.

were

Four radio singers almost brought production to a complete standstill at. Warner Bros., studio recently. The story revolves about a young The quartetto that almost disrupt girl and her family in a small towned the filing schedule for, the day in the Middle West, Greatly em

was The four Milla Brothers na barrassed by her shabby home, lack tionally famed as "Four Boys And of money and the resulting social oblivion, she strives to cover her hurt pride with a mask of pret ence. When she stop trying to deceive herself and the man she loves she wins the things which she desires.

"Alice Adams" is an unvarnish ed picture of the heartaches faced by thousands of girls who seek to break loose from the fetters imposed upon them by poverty and win social re cognition.

"

Katharine Hepburn gives to the part a wealth of subtle understand. ing and an appealing pathos that strikes right to the heart." "Not ince her sensational performance in Morning Glory," which won her the Academy Award, has the star had role which offered much an opportunity for striking inter pretation.]]

“METROPOLITAN

[

At eighteen months of age she ould sing iu porrect tune. Within

that there can't be a line of the

must

OF THE LORDS

Lord de Clifford Allowed Bail

Loudon, Dec. 6. Lord de Clifford surrendered him. self at the Bar of the House of Lords yesterday, and was released again on bail pending the opening of his trial on December 12.

Lord de Clifford went to the Eart Arriving early with his solicitor, Marshal's office to await the core-

.

dialogue or a detail of the part that she doesn't know exactly a year after that she had started what to do with. It's a big to pick out songs she knew on the chance for me to play with her. fony, piano. When she was three years I wish you weren't so enthusias collor, in full-bottomed wig and

Lord Hailsham, the Lord Chan old she impersonated Mauricetic about the cinema. It's the gown sat on the Woolsack. The Chevalier in a theatre performance fact that Berger understands Brat mention of the trial was when nocompanied by a large orchestra. Rosalind as a stage actress that Lord Shaftesbury, the Lord At five she had become a favour seems to me the most interesting Steward of the Household, read a A Guitar" on the stage and raits of Loades and won fame as thing

message from the King, which dio." They

working in singer, dancer, mimic and pianist,

"Laurence Olivier is the

said:-- Broadway Gondolier," now show-She practically "atole" the two ing at the Queen's Theatre.

moving pictures in which she sp. d'incult man in the world to In When

news spread among the peared and then In her spare time.terview, He has the idea workers on the lot to the effect that which she somehow found, the unique, I think, amongst the Mills Bros., were singing on launched upon a career as a radioactors-that what he thinks one of the sound stages all roads entertainer. As if that weren't doesn't matter.

He doesn't like automatically led there.

enough, she found time to make to talk, because he "makes some recordings.

it ruess of things." He simply wants This very busy individual is to be judged by what he does. Sybil Jason, a five and a half year and

adds, disparagingly. that old actress who was born in Cape what he has done so far is nut town, South Africa, and who reso darned good. cently arrived in Hollywood where.

"METROPOLITAN”

At The King's Theatre

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"I have received your address praying that I will give orders for the fitting up of the Royal Gallery for the trial of Edward Southwell Lord de Clifford, in- dicted for felony, and that I will appoint a Lord High Steward. during the continuance of the trial. I will give directions as *cordingly."

"MY LORD, YOU MAY RISE” The Clerk of the. Central Criminal Court then appeared at the Bar of the House.

the has plunged into an intensive But even the se't-disparage career under the banner of Warner ment of an actor can't stop the For sheer musical merit, no Bros., with whom she has been tide of events. It has been ob-

The Clerk, in wig and gown, car more distinguished picture has signed under a long term contract. nus dace "Moscow Nights" that led a large envelope full of papers. ever come from Hollywood than Short" which

Now playing in "Little Big Olivier, whether he likes it For The Lord Chancellor, addressing the

coines Lawrence Tibbet starring hambra on Saturday with Glenda is a feeling in the air-you can't

to the Al-not, is a screen "comer." There nim, said, "What have you there 1” vehicle. "Metropolitan" which is Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Ed-explain it

The Clerk, My lord, I beg to or change it that band in the writ of certiorari having its run at the King's ward Everett Horton, Jack Lo Olivier, who fears and dislikes the directed to the Justices and Judges Rue Arthur Vinton, J. Carroll cinema, is going to be a cinema of the Central Criminal Court in Naish and others.

star of some authority. No one, pursuance of the orders of your fordship's House of yesterday's I am sure, would shun the idea | zlata. more completely than Olivier himself. But there it is.

Theatre.

་་

The picture does not rest on music alone. It has in it a well The magic of great song is the rounded plot, an engrossing story, principal attraction at the King's drama and its full share of Theatre, whore Lawrence Tibbett is

comedy. Tibbett's voice which is currently starring in 20th Century heard to good advantage sings Fox's "Metropolitan," the bright | selections from such operatie and charming romance of a young favourites as "Pagliacci" "Car- zinger."

men," and "Barber of Sevilla.” Pictured with sympathy, vigour | "Black" Fury," heralded as the and an abundance of sparkling

Tibbett has a very capable sup one picture Paul Muni has made comedy, Metropolitan" traocs Tib

porting csat which includes Which is comparable to his notable bett's career as a young singer who Virginia, Bruce, Alice Bardy, Luis success in "I'm a Fugitive from a can brook ne delay, launches out on Alberni, Cesar Romero and others Chain Gang." has been booked by

the world on his own, mesta dis The picture is a delight from a to Star Theatre and wil open to-day appointment, romance and, ne last 20. MO.

Based on the story. "Jan Vol- recognition. "kanik." by Judge M. A. Musmanno,

His trail crosses that of Virginia and the play "Bohunk," by Harry Bruce, and there is affection between them immediately. But because R Irving, "Black Fury" brings

Alice Brady, who controls the money back action to the screen as it

in their operatio company, is jeal- outlines the loves and hates, the rusly fond of him, they must con- sorrows and joys, the hope and ceal their affection, despair of these men and women Between placating Alice Brady whose lives are devoted to bring and attending to the wild aries of ing forth fuel from the earth. George Marion, Br., the orchestral "Ecreeped to a large part under-conductor. Tibbett has his work cat ground in the interior of one of out for im When, at last, Miss Western Pennsylvania's greatest Brady desurts the company all bis

anguish seems to have gone for no coal mines, "Black Fury show thing. But ingenuity and courage with startling fidelity the dangers solves the problem, and the climax and hazards encountered hourly presenta Tibbett as the hero of the by those intrepid men to whom evening, wildly applauded after his destin is a constant companion. sensational debut.

“PICTURE SNATCHER'

"WAY DOWN EAST””).

For one thing, the studios afe In adapting the great American preciate him. In spite of hla melodrama, "Way Down East, to militant shyness. Laurence Olivier, the screen for Fox Fim, scenarists invincibly ukeable. He is cre Howard Eastbrook and William of those unusual younger actors Hurlbut, have done a remarkable who combine a conscience for job of modernizing dialogue and hard work with an impulse that action without violating the spirit in a more tiresome man would be of the original play.

called gentas. He is the sort of

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The Lord Chancellor Hand them La..

The Clerk handed the papers to one of the House of Lords clerks and bowing, retired. The Usher of the Black Rod left with him, and returned with Lord de Clifford, who, as he reached the Bur of the House, knelt on both knots,

Portrayed by 5,000

•ployers includiaz HELEN GAHAGAN RANDOLPH SCOTT HELEN MACK NIGEL BRUCE

Directed by Bring Fichei

· Lansing C Holden

RADIC

ALNAMBRA

FREATRE:

LAST TIMES TODAY

At 1.20, -1.20, 7,20 & 9.30 P.M.

BETRAYED BY LOVE

she is SAVED by lovel

WAY

DOWN EAST

A FOX FICTURE

ROCHELLE HUDSON HENRY FONDA

ISLIM SUMMERVILLE

TO-MORROW SYBIL in "LITTLE BIG SHOT” JASON

The Lord Chancellor: My lord, -you may rinse.

Lord de Clifford rose, and the Lord Chancellor continued: "My... lord, this is a fit opportunity for your lordship to address the House if you wish to say any thing. If not, you may retire.!!

Lorn de Clifford bowed to the Lord Chancellor, and without saying anything turned and left;" with the Black "Rod,

A motion to release Lord de Clifford un bail-foo surety and £50 in his own recognisances was adopted.

Fat the tures

All the homespun humour and fellow whom the floor staff like a pulse in the cheek, to get the tures in Hollywood, but whom the the bleak, austere sternness of the to deal with: who is a help and--meaning over. He himself calls English screen only discovered story of New England; life during not an incubus to the production characteristically, "Just a after his performance in "Moscow

trick"

the early nineties is retained in manager.";

Nights," is to be a busy man in the the new film version which comes

A HARD WORKER

Most important of all, he has near future. He has exchanged to the Alhambra on Christmas Nothing is too much trouble for way with dialogue. It is an in the heavier part of Romeo with Moviegoers recognize that there is | Day, 14

him; he neither spares himself,dividual and sharply pertinent John Gielgud in the stage pro no faster entertainment these days Although the theme of the story nor expects other people to spare delivery.not unfitted to the young duction of Romeo and Juliet," than a James Cagrisy picture, and will never grow old or dated, the him. He submits to the tyranny poetry of Shakespeare's romantice, but still plays Mercutio eight his latest Warner Bros. hit,Pic cuthors of the screen play have, of every mechanical detall. He Miss Bergner, who prizes the times a week Flim work on ture Snatcher," coming attraction modernized its treatment and have will rehearse twenty times to get right manipulation or the at the Queen's Theatre, is no ex adapted the story to the times.

In the Bergner picture should carry ception. In fact it is probably

the right feel of a sequence. But more than all else in shake him well on Into the New Year the fastest paced film that he had

the final performance, the real spearean playing, feels that it is and as soon as is finished, aver made

"take," when it comes, rives an in keeping with musical and Korda has a new assignment for bero in dialogue, brilliant acting by Dag among the virile red-blooded He allows the part to possess You Like It Orlando, H. Bo the Queen Elizabeth In an far as action, story, punch, "Picture Snatober," is outstanding effect of complete spontaneity, welltempered performance of him. He is to play ney and the fine, supporting cast, tares which have made Warner him, and then he plays as a good salind, she knows, must be impul called, 1 believe,

ure, now including Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bros. the recognized producers of actor should/from every mus

Prisoner of Bellamy and Alice, White, superb the most entertaining pictures of and nerve centre using the tant

sive, rager, and young

the Armada, and It seems de Laurence Olivier, ten by A. EW Mason as a kind direction and unflagging paod, the current season.

angle of the throat, the beat of who has played in

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