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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.

TO

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DAY AT THE

CINEMA

TO-DAY ONLY at 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30

1.-The Band of the 2nd. Battalion the 'East Lan-

cashire Regt.

2-Picture of Funeral of KING GEORGE V· ·. 3.- MARGARET SULLAVAN

in Paramount's

So Red the Rose

with WALTER CONNOLLY — RANDOLPH SCOTT

TO-MORROW

BETTE DAVIS

IN HER GREATEST HIT

"FRONT PAGE WOMAN”

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with GEORGE BRENT

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MATHESON LANG AND NOVA PILBEAM

*LITTLE FRIEND”

BEHOLD VIERTEL

The world's greatest chlid actress in ■ role that tugs at the heart strings

-NEXT CHANGE IN CALIENTE"

·WITH

DOLORES DEL BIO PAT O'BRIEN

FRONT PAGE WOMAN

THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

Sea history's most famous mutiny was filmed without a trace of mutiny in the crew.

Put more than a hundred brawny men on the deck of a 90 foot

aling ship for many weeks and dissension and grievances between members of the crew are expected

to arise.

"Navy Wife"

In Caliente MAJESTIC:—

"Black Fury".

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Paul Lukas, who has earned such wide popularity in suave and urbane roles,

Athos' takes up rapler In "The Three Musketeers" to add lusty action to his usual

finesse.

An expert swordsman, he bril- liantly demonstrates his prowess in the famous fights between the Musketeers and the cardinal's guards, which are thrilling high- lights of the picture. As the be- trayed. husband

Richelieu's OI alluring spy, Milady de Winter, Lukas is the mystic, woman-hating

A scene from "Little Friend" now showing at the Star. Theatre.

LITTLE FRIEND

Out of hundreds of young ap- plicants for the important role of Felicity Hughes, in the film "Little Friend," "fourteen years' 'old Nova Pubelm was chosen by Berthold Vertel, the director.

His judgment in "giving the role

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KING GEORGE'S

LAST COUNCIL

The New Form Of Prayer

» London, Jan. 25. Str. Joka simon, the Home e- cretary, wita the King's permis. sion Lifted a little further the vell on the moving scene at Sand- ringham on Monday, wwer the Council of state was set up.

The Archbishop of Canterbury- described in the House of Lords on Thursday the late King'a gal- lant but pathetic effort, to sign nis last State paper with his own hand. -

From the Homé BecretaryTM

waras it is plain mat despite nis resolution to sign, the late King's strength was unequal to the task But as he had made marks on' und State paper, in the presence of the Councillors, it was accepted as" an approved Order in Council.

This is, of course, strictly in keeping with précèdent. King John never "algried" Magna Carta

to this child with the large ex-He only set his mark upon. It. pressive eyes is justified. Her in- terpretation of the psychology of A child devoted to her parents, who sees her happiness die when they drift apart, is almost un- canny in its perception F

DR. LANG'S MOVING TRIBUTE

Nova does not set the part of Felicity, she lives it, and her poig- nant cry of "Mummy!" when that adored parent turns from, her, is something that the most blase of Almgoers will long remember.

Without the use of explanatory dialogue, one can understand and terror that has appreciate the Felicity Hughes in its grip.

This child makes you sorrow and great little laugh with her a

actress.

Berthold Viertel, the director of "Little Friend," has made a film

that is a brilliant study of an al- most everyday tragedy that will nake many ponder. He has handled the problem of married unhappiness and its effects on a sensitive child with great under- standing..

NAVY WIFE

member of the celebrated trio.

He shares hero honours with Walter, Abel, Morani Olsen, and Oasiow Stevens who portray d'Artagnan, Porthos and Aramis respectively in RKO Radio's pro-

The age-old question, "can love duction of the Dumas classic

come after marriage." receives re- which comes to the King's Theatre,ply in "Navy Wife," a Fox picture

"THE RAINMAKERS"

which comes Wednesday to the Alhambra Theatre. Claire Trevor and Ralph Bellamy are co-featured | in this screen version of the novel, "Beauty's Daughter," by Kathleen Norris.

Swift as a speed boat. novel as 2 circus and packed with laugh- ter, **The Rainmakers." which Miss Trevor, a Naval nurse, operis on Saturday at the Alham- marries Ralph Bellamy, in the role bra Theatre, deserves rating of a Navy doator, knowing that be among the best comedy features does not love her and wants only given to the screen by Bert Wheel-a home and a mother for his crip- er and Robert Woolsey.

pied daughter. She soon discovers Placing Wheeler and Woolsey.in that the memory of a dead wife the roles of scientide "rainmak-is an almost unsurmountable bar ers," "The Rainmakers" offers into a happy marriage. limited opportunity for and humour.

suspense Another woman intrudes into their lives. She is convinced that Starting with a recital of the her husband will never love her. woes of the bean-growing farmers Just as Miss Trevor is about to call of "Lima Junction" in California, her marriage a complete failure the picture cuts back to a wild and leave her husband, a surprise scene showing "Roscoe the Rala- climax brings a happy ending to HMS. Bounty, which sailed the maker" (Bob Woolsey) riding to this romantic story. Pacific's blue water for Metro-the rescue through, a terrifle dust A highly capable cast is featured Goldwyn-Mayer's "Mutiny in the storm. En route he picks up Bertin support of Miss Trevor and Bounty," which is showing at the King's and Alhambra. Theatres, is the exception.

Irving G. Thalberg left no stone unturned to provide comfort and contentment for the stars, players and working crews who spent such

The Archbishop'a quotation from the close of "Samson Agonistes," Nothing is here for tears..... nobly ended a great tribute to the late King.

Since ip followed Immediately

moving reference upon a Queen's Mary fortitude and.cour- age, I may be permitted to quote the lines of a more modern poer

to

as expressing the sympathy with which, as Dr. Lang sald, she is to-day surrounded.

Tennyson's last words to Queen Victoria in dedicating "Idylls of the King" to the Prince Consort memory run:.

May all love, His love, unseen but felt, o'ersha-

dow Thee,

The love of all Thy sons encorn-

pass Thee, The

love of all Thy daughters "cherish Thee,

The love of all Thy people comfort

Thee,

Till God's love set Thee at his

side again!

PRAYERS FOR THE QUEEN- MUTHER

Gaureagoers co-morrɑw will hear" prayers for the Queen-Mother for the first time since Advent, 1925.

The new form of prayer for the Goyal family-yet to be official) - announced," but already in use-is the shortest since Edward VII. was

born in 1841.

It has petitions only for the King, the Queen-Mother and all the Royal family.

The title "Queen-Mother" is an attractive variant of the more for- mal "Queen-Dowager," The last Queen to use the latter style was

Adelaide, the widow of William IV., who was not the mother of a Sovereign.

Queen Alexandra, who Wad was the first to use that title since Queen-Mother from 1910. to 1825,

Henrietta Maria, widow of Char- les I, who died in 1866.

DESIGNERS OF THE CATAFALQUE

The catafalque in Westminster Wheeler as his assistant. ⠀・・ Bellamy. It includes Warren Hy-Hall, so impressive in its dignified Arriving in Lima Junction, the mer, Jane Darwell, George Irving simplicity, was designed by the two scientists run afoul of trouble and Ben Lyon. Allan Dwan direct-architectural division of the Of- in the persons of the town's ed "Navy Wife," which was pro- Ace of Works in London.

leading citizen and his drugstoreduced under the supervision of Sol. cowboy son. To complicate mat-MC" Wurtzel. ters further, Bert falls in love with

a long period either on the the local banker's daughter. Bounty's deck or in the camp Through the hilarious use of maintained by the company at the their rainmaking machine, Bert Catalina isthmus.

and Bob overcome all obstacies. Wholesome, hot food was one at however, and the plcttire races the principal agencies in keeping swiftly to an uproarious climax. a huge company of men content

and satisfied in the face of unusual hardships.

No meal was served to his men without Director Frank Lloyd per-

SO RED THE ROSÉ

King Vider and Lawrence. Stal-

EIGHT BIRDS WORTH £18,500

Crystal Palace Show

Instead of adapting the designs

of the catafalque used in 1910 they drew entirely new ones.

The chler differences are that King George's comin resta some alx inches higher anal that the steps of the base are a foot broa- der at each end.”

TO-DAY ONLY AT THE

KING'S ALHAMBRA

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MUTINY

BOUNTY

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$2,000,000 SENSATION!

The mutiny that thundered over the decks of the "Bounty" lives again on the screens of the world! Out of this floating Hall... into an island Paradise, the rebels found love and forgetfulness in the arms of native beauties! The TRUE story of the world's greatest romantic adventure. Cost of thousands.

THE

Charles LAUGHTON Clark GABLE

with

FRANCHOT TONE

DONALD CRISP

HERBERT MUNDAN · EDDIE QUILLAN DUDLEY DIGGES

A FRAMS LLOYD PRODUCTION Associate Producer: ALBERT LENN

POTURI

ALSO LATEST HEARST METROTONE NEWS -To-MonBow AT THE KING'S-To-MORROW AT THE ALHAMBRA

'THE THREE MUSKETEERS" with WALTIN ADEL-PAUL "Luxas MARGOT (BAHANE—FRATHER ÄNGEL

LAN KETERKO-RADIO Pictuяz

"NAVY WIFE": with CLAIRE TREVOR

·Ralph Bellamy--Jane DarwILL 20TH CENTURY FOX PICTURE,

TO-DAY MAJESTIC

&

TO-MORROW TERESSES THEATRE

LO MING YAU

PRESENT

"TIEN L'UEN"

WITH AN ALL

STAR CAST

At 2.30, 6.20,

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

THURSDAY

"BLACK

FURY

PAUL MUNI

KAREN MORLEY

CRIPPLED MAN WALKS

AFTER INFLUENZA,

الا

Germ Cures Paralysis?

Otherwise guards bave been

London, Jan. 25, mounted according to regimentul

After being wheeled about in an precedence the Life Guards be ing the first, the Blues second, invalid chair for 14 years, John and the Grenadier Guards third Heuchan, 81, of Motherwell, Lan- arkanire, is how able to walk. He VIVE LE ROY!

gives the credit for his remark- Amid all the other Bass at half-able cure to the influenas germ.

Simplicity is given by having single candies around the catafal Her if any of the four round the London, Jan. 24. - que. At King Edward's lying-in-catafalque falls out

Yesterday morning between 11.40 state" candelabra" were used. Eight birds, on which a combin-

As the regiments of the House- and noon the guard was provided sonally inspecting it. When the Ings, the two men who caled selling price of £18,500 has

The general effect is also enhan- by Lieutenant-Colonels command" Bounty was at sea, hot lunches-laborated on that great alm, "The been placed, were exhibited by one and plenty of it were sped from Big Parade have joined talenta man at the Crystal Palace, Lon- ced by having two low curbs run-ing regiments of Foot Guards. the isthmus camp to the Bounty, again and the result of this col-don, yesterday, when the 68th Naning the length of Westminster Hall instead of the high barrier even though the vessel was ten or laboration is the beautiful Para-tional Show of Cage Birda was twenty miles away;

mount's romance "So Red The Opened. The birds on view formed used in 1910. The public are al- lowed a closer view on this oc- Singing provided another diver-Rose closing to-day at the a world's record entry.

More than 5000. a wonderful caston sion, which was always encouraged Queen's Theatru starring Margaret by Director Lloyd

and variety of colour and song worth TWENTY MINUTES GUARD sbosrdahip Bulavan, Randolph. Scott

hundreds of thousands of pounds, For this reason the duty of between scenes. Beginning with Walter Connelly. Donald Crisp. Eddie Quillan, Stan- Stallings, one of America's were judged for trophies and standing guard is made more ard-mast one new yesterday at the Until 1921 Heuchan was em

prizes many times bigger than ucus. All the officer sees as he masthead. This was theployed at Dalzell Steelworks, Mo- in his role of Curt Devin, nawa- ley Fields and Dave Thursflay, the foremost, playrights

stands with bowed head over his standard over Buckingham paper reporter, in the Warner Bros. quartet increased to a "community author of "What Price Glory" themselves. production Front Page Woman.", chorus," with Charles Laughton adapted "So Red The Rose Mr. Fred Hopkins, Apple Tree sword reversed is the feet of those lace. who ale past the catafalque, t At

Victoria's funeral commencing to-morrow at the raising his tenor, though slightly to the screen Like "The Big House, Horley,

nasal, to the foretopunast peak Parade the new alm, which

Truls is apt to produce drziness, King Edward Ville's steams Gable, in these choras ensembles, is Paramount's scan version of

to consequence the periods of lesson in the constitutional ma- revealed a sort of basso profundo Stark Young's best-selling novel,

standing on guard are limited to xim that the King never dies.- and Franchot Tone developed has a War background, the War

twenty minutes nicely as a crooner,

George Brent feuis quite at home

Queen's Theatre.

Brent's father was publisher of A newspaper in his native Ireland and George himself was slated for ́a journalistic career in his child-

hood. He turned soldier instead]: subsequently answering the call to jstage.

The supporting cast of the fast, Bette Davis has the feminine moving comedy-drama includes

between the States.'

and

Unlike "The Big Parade, how ever, So Red The Rose" is not primarily a war picture Father shows how the War of that

lead in Front Page Woman. Roscoe. Karns, Winifred Shaw, affected the lives of an

Walter Walker, J. Carroll Naish Southern family Gordon Westcott and J. Farroll reared to respect the MacDonalds

their own

She plays the role of Ellen Gar- field, sob-sister on another news paper and a rival of Brentä.

Burrey, was the exhibitor of the handful worth fortune. They comprised a little black woodpecker valued at £6000, an Australian spinebill worth 25000, three other birds worth £2000 aplece, and three worth £500 each

More than 1000 of the birds 10 the show were budgerigars, some them valued at £1000 each.

les of which là types were lbifed, ranged in value from 2101000

As the regiments of the House hold Cavalry and Foot Guards are changed every six hours, this gives most offcers forty minutes be tween each spell of duty.

In the interval they wait in the reut room at the end of the hall, The officer standing outalde”, this

With the other mourners he crossed the Solent in the Victoria and Abert, following the Alberta, on which was the Queen's comm.

Noticing that the Victoria and Albert's Standard was also at half- mast, he asked the captain for an explanation

"The Queen is dead, siri" came

at the top of the stairs is a re- | the reply

therwell. He was then attacked bý paralysis of the legs and back and became a complete invalid. Recently he had a bad attack of influenza. Recovering from this, hé" found that the power of his legs was gradually returning Els condition : Improved rapidly and he is now able to walk without asdstaric

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