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TO-D\Y\ ONLY at 2.30, 6:15. 7.20 x 9.30

A COLLEGE MUSICAL, BURBLING OVER WITH GAY COMEDY, GORGEOUS GIRLS AND,

A GLIFTERING GALAXY OF STARS

COLLEGIATE

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PRESIDENT JACK OAKIE AND DEAN JOE PANNER TURN THE 3R'S INTO A RIOT OF ROLLICKING ROMANON 1

TO-MORROW

HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE"

with CAROLE LOMBARD - FRED MAGMURRAY

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ORIENTAL

FLEMING

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FREE SPECIAL TO-DAY ! A PHTOGRAPH OF YOUR CHILDREN! Each child attending our show TO-DAY will receive an order on the Hong Kong Studi, 44 Quoa's Road, which will entitle the

to Une 34 x4 Photo FREE.

LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY

MARVELLOUS PICTURE! WONDERFUL STORY! ENTIRE PRODUCTION IN COLOUR The private life of a woman of the 'world!

Astonishing portrayal of history's most glamorous adventuress !

FRANCES DEZ 1. CEDRIC HARDWICKE

MILIE BUAKE » » ALISON SE)PWORTH

„ESONELA PICTUES

MIRIAM HOPKINS

BECKY SHARP

ROUJEN MAKOULIAN

Octo

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„TOʻMORROW MONDAY TUESDAY.

TWO MILION DOLLAR SCREEN PRODUCTION! A MIGHTY MOTION PICTURE THAT STIRRED THE WORLD!

The greatest entertainment since the birth of talking-pietur, a ↑

ON

MUTINY BOUNTY

Starring CHARLES.

CLARK

LAUGHTON GABLE

with FRANCHOTTONE

NERDENT MURDER . ENDIB QUILLIN

HURLEY BILOTS · DONALD CRISP

MATINEES: 20c-30¢ © EVENINGS: 20¢.-30c.-50c,-70c.

FINAL

SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

MAJESTIC. At 230, 6.20,

THEATRE

7.20 & 9.20 P K.

THE

PHANTOM EMPIRE

Beneath TM Earth

IN THE HANDS OF MURAMIAT VICIOUS QUEENI

(FIRST CHAPTER)

NEXT CHANGE :-PHANTOM. EMPIRE (FinalChafter)

3. KOWLOON v. R.H.K.

GOLF CLUB

"MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY"

will be seen at the Oriental. Thea-

HONG KONG DAILY

PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CORRESPONDENCE HONG KONG GOLF | SHOWING

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Strike Me Pink" QUEEN'S:

"Collegiate"

ORIENTAL:-

"Becky Sharp"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Remember Last Night?"

MAJESTIC

"Phantom Empire"

(First Chapter)

STAB:-

"Les Miserables"

SINGS:-

Sunday

"Strike Me Pink" QUEEN'S:—

"Hands Across The Table" ORIENTAL:-

"Mutiny on the Bounty" ALHAMBRA:--

"Rendezvous"

MAJESTIC:-

"Phantom Empire"

(Final Chicpter).

STAR:~~

"Les Miserablės"

"STRIKE ME

PINK"

At The King's

The outstanding comedy h. of Ine new film season sped into town yesterday when "Strike Me Ping," Eddie Cantor's sixth annual scrcen musica for Samuel Gold- wyn showing at the King's Theatre with Ethel Merman, Sally Ellers, Parky karkus. the Greek dialectician of radio fame, William Frawley and the loveilest Goldwyn Girls ever aiding and abe:ting the proceedings.

Magnificently mourited. In the true Goldwyn tradition, this fast-. moving and eye-gladdening fun festival presents the saucer-eyed comedian in his funniest "role 36 the alternately mouse-like and ag- gressive Eddie Pink. graduate of a correspondence school course in dorninani personailty development. entitled "Man or Mouse, What Are You?".

Beccuse Eddie tries to do a favour for his pal Butch Carson. (Gordon Jones), he suddenly Ends himse.f managing Dreamland Amusement Park which is menaced by a gang of ruthless slot machine rc.cketcers. Inspired by

picture, Eddie

悲

newspaper

Hong Kong Musical Society

(The Editor of "The Hong Kong Daily Prea")

StrTu Society will esteem it a favour 1 you Wilt allow your Lolumns to be used for the pur- pose of drawing the attention of 45 members to the Lorthcoming piano and Long recita. by Madame Bonenfant and Frau murer.

These aristes made a profound Impression on all those who' at- tended thelp concert on the 14th February ist. The concert is to we repeated on the 15th instant at the Helena May Institute 2t

CLUB

Starting Times For Fanling

a.m.

OLD COURSE

ነጊ

8.20 ... J. Rodger, K. S. Robertson 9.24 R. Young, A. Sommerfe.t 9.28 H. C. Hopkins, F. M. Elks 9.32 E. des Voeux, T. C. Monag-

han

9.36 CB. Robertson, A. Webster 9.40 HF Sommers. T. J. Draper 9.44 K, K. Rounds, J. W. Mayhew 9.48 W. N. A. Smaley, S. P. Lang-

ley

·

9.52 H, H. Beddow, R. A. Rodgers

.15 p.m. in response to earnest 9.56 I. H. Geare, H. H. Mundy requests made by many music, 10.00 S. I Dodwel

Bedgwick

Commodore

overs in Hong Kong, who had either been present or who had. 10.04 P. LLeefe, G. H. Bond heard enthusiastle reports from 10.08 W. N. Buyers, J. MacFarlane others.

10.12 J. F. Robinson, F. A. M. E'-

Hott

We are authorised to say that His Excellency the Governor S 10.16 J. R. Masson, D. L. Newbig- amongst those who have encourag-·

• ging

10.28

thews

W. Mulcahy, H. G. Waling-

ton

10.32 R. L. S. Webb, A. K. Macken -

mate"

ed the artists to return and has 10.20 L Goldman, E. Grimble indicated his intention of again 10.24 K. S. Morrison, E. D. Mat- being present on Wednesday week.

May we take this opportunity explaining that one of the princi- pal atms of this Society is to en- sure that its members get to hear of exceptional musical events. If 10,36 J. A. R. Selby. J. B. Mack'e this incidentally helps to increase 10.40 A.-T. Lay, E. Bathurst the attendance at the concert hall 10.44 W. W. C. Shewan, T. J. Price and thus provides encouragement 10.48 J. Angwin, W. Pittendrigh to an artist, so much the better. 10.52 H. N. Williamson, J. S. Dykes In case the ordinary method of 10.56 A. Anderson, W. J. S. Key publicity by posters may fall to 11.00 J. A. D. Morrison, N. K. Lit- come to their notice in time in)

tlejohn

prevent them from being other 11.04 W: E. Hunt, Còmdr. Mac- wise engaged. this specia' notice.

Dona'd

shop

*

is inserted, for the benefit of those 11.08 Comdr, Price, Wing Cdr. Bl- who were unable to attend on the last occasion. or of those who are inxious" to hear this programme again.

worships Joyce Lennox. a glamor- ous night club singer in the per- son of Ethel Merman. He learns however that she is the wife of one of the gang and has been using his affection to get the crooked slot machines installed in "Dreamland." Eddie secures evid- ence which will put the gang on the spot. Before he can present it to the authorities, however, he is involved in a wild roller coaster chase, one of the funniest and most thrilling scenes

film in

him.

NEW COURSE “

9.28 Mrs. Sommers, Mrs. Draper 9.38 W. T. Yoxall, E. G. Price 9.44 Mrs. Goldman, Miss Hanock 9.52 *Mrs. Mackenzie, Miss Sɩeven -

SOT

I am, etc. CATHERINE KING.

Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong Music Society. 10.00 H. and Mrs. Overy

Fredric March as Jean Valjean and Charles Laughton as the detective, Javert, in Darryl Zanuck's 20th Century Blmization of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables," released through United ArtistsTM

and showing to-day at the Star Theatre.

"LES MISERABLES"

"RENDEZVOUS”.

TO-DAY

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

5

KINGS., 5.10,

7.45 & 9.30 P.M. HE SHOOTS THE CHUTES TO ROMANCE AND RIOTOUS MERRIMINTI

"Men on Neves* in Eddies challenge. to the laughing workd in this win million dollar extraquase al qargeous girls aprosciona comedy and sparkling music?

Strike Me Pink

ETHEL MERMAN SAILY FILERS

SPARKYAKARKUS

SOMETOWYNE GIRLS |

GORGEOUS

-ADDED SUPER ATTRACTION......

THE PRIZE WINNING SHORT OF THE YEAR. WALT DISNEY'S

United Artists

SILLY SYMPHONY in TECHNICOLOUR WHO KILIED COCK ROBIN?"

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RO, KOWLOON-DAJLY AT 2 30.3.20·750 & 9.30 #TEL. 56836

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

FAST SOCIETY AND MADCAP MILLION- AIRES ON A SENSATION SPREE! YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT!

Edward ARNOLD »

Sally

Constance CUMMINGS. EILERS and Robert YOUNG In

"REMEMBER

LAST NIGHT?"

JAMES WHALE'S Trumph of Triumphs! with Robert ARMSTRONG • Louise'HENRY Gregory RATOFF * Reginald DENNY

A Vahersal Picture

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11:

TO-MORROW

POWELL Rendezvous

Maro-

Youwyr

ד י

ROSALIND -

RUSSELL BARNES

Mayiz POUR LABÉ AMBLINGZAR SORTED + CAMBRES, INS

GEORGIA SWEPT BY TORNADO

New York, Apr. 2.

At least forty have been killed and four hundred injured as the result of a disastrous tornado, fol- lowed by torrential rains, which is sweeping Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.

Thirty-three are dead in Cordels (Georgia) alone, which is the cen- tre of the storm.

Eye-witnesses state that the tor- nado splintered houses ke dyna- mite, mangling the victims,

Fredric March, Charles Lauch-

Deep-dyed secrets of the famous "Black *Chamber" of World War ton and Sir Cedric Hardwicke history, landing victorious in the head the brilliant cast of "Les analytiqnl

fame are unfolded under tite arms of Claribel, who runs the

"genius of William shooting gallery and truly loves Miserables," Darryl Zanuck's 20th | Powel in his new Metro-Goldwyn - The new baseball stadium. at Century production of "the Victor Mayer picture, "Rendezvous," open- Cordela has been converted into a Hugo classic, which comes to the

ing to-moTTOW' at the Alhambra hospital, and the Governor, of Theatre

Georgia tias despatched two cum- Star Theatre for three days which

"Black Chamber" presents Powell pantes of the National Guard and is showing to-day.

in the most unusual characteriza-five Army doctors to the scene. tion of his career. Where before Three trains were derailed by he has confined his knowledge Inland-slides. One plunged criminology to physical detective French Broad River, the passen- graduates from a newspaper puzzle work, in his newest role Powell gers miraculously escaping.

The damage is estimated at over ed'tor to the outstanding trapper of international spies.

Through the web of counter- plonage is interwoven a three- cornered romance involving Powell, Rosai'nd Russell and Binile launches the Barnes.

Dances."

Ethe Merman is grand and puts over some, of the film's song hits in her inimitable style. You'll be hearing plenty of "Firs You Have Me High, Then You Have. March is seen is the hero, Jean Mubny on the Bounty," Metro Me Low," "Shake It Off" "The Valjean, who spends five bitter The following players will take Goldwyn-Mayer's sea cassie which Calabash Pipe" and "The Lady years in the galleys of a French prison ship for the theft of a loaf ire on Sunday, Monday and Tues- Sally Ellers is A delight as of bread and finds his whole fe day sa pic.ure that must take the Claribel, *Parkyakarkus helped highest place of all sea dramas Eddie keep last night's audience shadowed by this petty crime. converted to the mouen picture in the aisles as his numb-skulled Laughton is cast as Javert, the bodyguard and William Frawley ts fanatical detective who, hcunda swell in another of his familiar him and Hardwicke plays the hard-boiled roles. Helen Lowell,beneficent, Bishop Bienvenu whose Gorden Jones, Brian Donlevy, Jack kindness and trust

Rue, Sunnie O'Dea and Edward brutalized convict on the road to Brophy also shine

part in the annual Golf match between Happy Valley End Eow don Golf Club to be played at Kowloon on Good Friday, April 10, Kowloon. Golf Club:-D: C. Wu- son, R. K. Colin, W. Tay.or. A. J. Dennis, G. Chilne, T. Paton, J. D. Thompson, A. L. Eastman, H. H. Mundy, F. C. Bany, W. C. Simp- son, G. P. Murphy, Henderson, E. O. Murphy. W. Stoker, W. Ahern.

Reserves: E. J. Judd and A Andrews.

screen.

'Three stars top a notable cast of

more than nity featured payers but the oustanding star of all is the sturdy litte square-rigger, "HMS. Bounty," which figured in one of the most dramatic chap- ters of sea drama more than 150 years ago..

"Mutiny, on the Bounty" is the true story of a sc'entific, expel- tion of a group of men who rise

High the breath of life that only the original Bligh could give it.

Clark Gable appears дя the leader of the mutineers. Fletcher Christian, and through his charze

HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE

a million dollärs.— Keuter.

FURTHER DEATHS

into

Greensboro, Apríl 2. Seven persons have been killed in this North Carolus city and scores injured by a tornado which also, did nearly $1,500,000 damage in a few minute..- Reuter

A nobler life.

Richard Boleslawski directed "Los Miserables" from ah screen play by W. P. Lipscomb, The distinguished pair worked in the same capacflies on Zanuck's recent

Paramount art production of "Clive of India.” director, who has designed ocunt shop set adjoining the beauty rar Rochelle Hudson, Frances Drake, pa larish, boudoirs, reception lour, also designed by Dreier,

rooms and other elaborate interior Florence Eldridge, who is Mrs.

"Hans Dreier.

R.H.K. Golf Club:-K. 8, Robert in mutiny against the tyranny of terization climbs are more notch | Fredric March in private life.aets, raversed his ideas completely where black marble and indirect

son, A. T. Brayley, A. McKehor

nity.

ESTARE

TO-DAY, TO-MORROW,

* MONDAY ONE OF THE GREATEST ĮSTORIES EVER TOLDI

JOSIF 12.

SCHNICK

Victor Hugo's

Les

Miserables

20.

Fredric

MARCH LAUGHTON

*@: DARRYL. ZANUCK "Production

TUESDAY, OBB DAY ONLY 1 TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND"

their captain and who are even- W, A. Stewart, A. D. Humphreys, tually tracked down by the long higher as the most popular male Jessie, Ralph and little Marilynne in designing a beauty parlour set lighting characteris, its moder

Knowlden head the feminine con- for Miss Carole Lombard's newest. W. S. Huller. F. E. Booker, W, J. arm of England's sea, law and led star of the films.

the wake of her Franchot Tone, as Midshipman tingent of the supporting cast picture. The beauty shop of Dreier A great deal of potion takes bar in Buller. J. A. R. Selby C. B, Robert- back to an ignoble death on a

while John Beal, who scored in in Paramount's Hands Across place on these two sets in Hands one dream and many complica son. D. Forbes, W. W. C. Shewan, yardarmı.

Byam, too makes his place in the the title role of "The Little Minis The Tabin opening to-day at the Across The Table" in which Miations uicluding the two men of screen imelight more secure. P. Morrison. E. D. Matthews, T. R.

Charles Laughton, as Captain space forbids the laurel wreaths ter, and Ferdinand Cottschalk Queen's Theatre, runs on severe Lombard is cast in the role of her to-one a wealthy Invalid, the Rowell, H. T. Buxton.

Birb

are prominent among the support-simple lines, absence of the usual manicurist whose one ambition is other a penniless socialite, Freit far surpasses My per due others in the cast for there ing males in this Joseph M. gadgets with only the barest sig- to capture a rich bushead and quit MacMurry, Ralph Bellamy Astrid formance of his spectacular screen

are more than afty but orchids Schenck. presentation lensed, gestion of silver, onyx and judo boing a working girl, ... Many | Alisya, and Mario Prevost era career. He gives the role

offre awarded to Producer Thalberg through United Artist.

Far more impressive in the harbar lively reventa Follow Miss Lom-}|the cast

Reserves:-Dr. G. M. Hargreaves and 9. E. Edgar.

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