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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1936.

TO

DAY AT THE THE "ILLUSION" | "ANNIE OAKLEY” CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S :-

"Rose Marie"

QUEEN'S:-

"Broadway Hos.ess"

ORIENTAL:-

"Here Comes Cookle"

Kowloon

'ALHAMBRA :--

Rose Marie"

MAJESTIC:-

"Bright Lights"

STAR:-

"He Was Her Man"

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Rose Marie"

QUEEN'S :-

Broadway Hostess"

ORIENTAL:-

"Rose of the Rancho"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Rose Marie"

MAJESTIC:---

LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY STAR

THE BIG FUN SHOW! 13 STAR VAUDEVILLE ACTS IN A GRAND SHOW OF LAUGHTER.

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Who's Got the Whole World Woozie? You tell 'em, Gracie !

Zoser perimete

Here Comes COOKIE

Pesemnant Picture with

Gracit

George BURNS. ALLEN,

George Barbler-Betty Fumess

TO MORROW MONDAY TUESDAY.

omatic Chi Monterey days crarumed with excitement.. nights filled with music...daring caballeros dashing

through danger to win dark-eyed senoritas! It's a grand picture,

A thrill-packed fiesta

of melody, romance and adventure.....!

OF

ROSE RANCHO

JOHN BOLES

GLADYS SWARTHOUT

Willie Howard Herb Williams

@ MATINEES: 20c130c ℗ EVENINGS: 20c-30c.-50t.-70c, #

STARE

TO-DAY ONLY

Together Again

in Their Biezest Dramatic Hit!

HE

WAS HER

MAN

JAMES CAGNEY

JOAN BLONDELL

VICTOR JORY • FRANK CRAVIN

TO-MORROW DIOK

BUBY POWELL and KEELER

SHIPMATES

FOREVER

HE WAS HER MAN

16

"O'Shaughnessy's Boy"

"Shipmates Forever"

**ROSE OF THE RANCHO"

At The Orienta?

A strikingly romantic dance that was populat nearly a century ago when Spanish dominance in South- ern California was just beginning to wane, will be revived in Para- mount's new musical "Rose of the Rancho" which comes to the Orien-

and

An

An Outstanding

Picture

Indian

Plcare

to

"Illusion

is

An Authentic

Story

"Annie Oakley" a coming attrac- tion at the Alhambra Theatre s an extract from American history. Grand I has an unusual theme and thi is made all the more appealing be- cause of its veracity. The picture stars Miss Barbara Stanwyck, Pres- ton Foster and Melvyn Douglas,

various

It is a picture of the days of the.. romantic Buffalo" Bid and Sitting Bull Opening in the then sleepy town of Cincinnati, Annie Oakley

friends.

wul be screened at the A.humbra Theatre on Sunday 9th instant) at 11 And I' and at the Theatre. Wanchai, at 7 pm, and

the Jame 9.30 p.m.

evening con- Sunday, 19.5h instant). siderably out of the common both in denouement and in technique. The story is an alegorical repre- sentation of the highest philoso- phical truth that human beings in this world even of the highest acddently opposed to Tobby Walker (Preston Foster) in a shooL- are type

subject

tamed or Illusions (Maya) ing match. Walker is a Lemptations in this world and people have to shot while Annie is only famed

efforts to tu her put in superhuman

Immediate neighbouring withstand these lemptations or to extricate themselves therefrom

their before they can obtain salvation.

This truth is symbolished in the story of a great Sage who actually lived centuries before, and feil in

of the meshes of a Queen chanting beauty who ru.ed over a He got Kingdoin of all women. So much engrossed in his tempta- tions that he forgot everything, and led the luxurous life wish, the Queen Kilota.a in her palace. One of his principal disciples than tried to rescue him and bring him back to his cottage from the palace of the Queen

en-

Through her good shooting In this match she is engaged by the Buffalo Bi Travelling Show and there makes a success of herse.t, this through the admiring eyes of Jeff Hogarth (Mėlyn Douglas),

To add attraction to the show Sitting Bull is persuaded to join and while there he is attacked by

Stii some drunken cowboys who smarting under the reminiscences of the earlier outrages of the In- dians. Walker saves Sitting Bull's fe, but in doing so his eyes are injured by a flash of an exploding revolver.

Ing.

This affects his shoat-

The spectac'e of a young girl de- feating a crack shot at his own game, and eventually becoming his lover is, of course, one which gives ampla opportunity for highly 'dra- matic sequences. Perhaps the most dramatic of these is when Annie

riva Oakley is wounded by Ber when he is goaded into shooting 3 coin from between her fingers dur.

But his efforis failed. and he

to

of his the cottage returns Preceptor, Gurn Machindranath, amazement to his only to find tha: his Guru was still there in the

and

Co- his hermitage,

that he had disciples told him never left the cottage.

This wonderful phenomenon is to be seen in the picture which is full of perfect acting. good photo-ing one of their exhibitions.

•

As such the picture is. worth being seen by the Chinese and foreigners also besides the In- dians,

tal Theatre on Sunday, Monday,graphy, most artistic dances and

music. sweet

In technique and Glady Tuesday, starring Swarthout and John Boles,

direction, it is not inferior to any from of the best pictures seen The "Sombero Dance," to be presented by Miss Swarthout, who

foreign countries. makes her motion picture debut after a brilliant career in opera served and on the concert stage. the glamorous Spanish maidens of old Monterey as a means of ex- pressing favour for their lovers.

"Rose of the Raucho" stands out as one of the screendom's major musical achievements, an interest- ing episode lies behind the produc tion of the dances featured in the. film

"Rose of the Rancho," which con- tains the largest number of original sungs of any picture yet filmed, has in its cast, in addition to Miss Swarthout and Beles, Charles Bick ford, H. B. Warner, the new come- de team of Willie Howard and Berb Williams, Grace Bradley, Granville and Don Charlotte Alvarado.

ed

BROADWAY HOSTESS

It had wherever it some places 18 to over theatre.

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tremendous success was released and in continuously 20 weeks in one

it ran

"ROSE MARIE"

even more.

No matter how much you liked "Naughty Marietta," that musical sensation of 1935, you're sure to like Rose Marie" Again co-starring Jeanette Mac- Donald and Nelson Eddy, this letro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production is now screening at the King's and Alhambra. Theatres.

· Like its forerunner;

Rose Marie" was directed by W. S. Van and produced by Hans A sparkling comedy drama, All-Dyke

with rollicking laughter de- Stromberg, who again combined their talents to give this picture Ightful romance, tinkling muste. gigantle spectacies and spiced ane of the finest productions to with thrills, comes to the Queen's come out of Hollywood in a long

time. Theatre to-day.

This new First National Alm

Replete with haunting music, a tepder love story, magnificent photography and backgrounds, it is truly the film sensation of the year.

Miss MacDonald plays the name role, and open a star who travels disguised into the wilds in search of her dissolute brother, a criminal Erotu justice.

Nelson Eddy portrays Bergeant Bruce, as fine & Mountie" as over rode a horse. Assigned to bring the criminal to justice, there is the a thrust

For the first time in two seasons Joan Blundell is called upon to play a strictly straight dramatic rule in the Warner Bros, picture musical, which is enacted by an "He Was Her Man," which is at

the title all star cast bears

af! the Star Theatre to-day Not that

"Broadway Hostess:" A story" of she has not played intensely emo

New York night fe la Its livest tional roles in that period, but all

aspects. The picture introduces a of her parts have been tinged with a comedy twist that made them

new and beautiful singing star to semi-serious.

the screen in the person of Wind In such pictures as "Smarty," fred Shaw, the "Lady in Red" of "I've Got Your Number," "Cou- the famous picture "In Caliente." vention City," "Havana Widows," She plays the role of a small "Footlight Parade" and others, town girl who goes to the big thers was as much comedy as

city to make good and has characterizations. drama in ber

rough time of it until Lyle Talbot, In "He Was Her Maa," which is an intensely dramatic produc- a big shot gambler, takes her her under his wing and makes tion concerning a girl of the streets who yearns to give up the prim- the toast of the town. rose path for the straight and nar Sharing singing row road. the plays her part straight from beginning to end,,

James Cagney is again playing opposite Miss Blondell in this picture, the man with whom she is infatuated although she is. be- trothed to a simple Portuguese fisherman, part portrayed by Victor Jory. Others in the cast include Frank, Craven, Harold Ralfe Huber, Russell Hopton, Harolde and Sarah Padden. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture from the screen play by Tom Bucking- ham and Niven Busch, based on the story by Robert Lord.

TWO FOR TO-NIGHT

honours with

personal duty when these two meet and fall in love.

With all its outdoor scenes made against natural backgrounds of. surpassing beauty in the mountain- lake country of the Sierra Nevadas,

An

An air of suspense is lent. to the film by the separation of the two lovers without the girl being possession of the true facts, and there is, of course, a moving, re- union, when the two are eventually Bar- thrown together once more. bara Stanwyck's style of acting well suited to portraying the rather Ann!< admirable character - which Oakley's appears to have been, and responsibility she shoulders, the for the main part with the best of har stil Preston Foster is also well cast as the blustering and con- ceited braggart who, as one might expect. shows himdef to have better side before the film is or Moroni Olsen deserves mention fer his clever portrayal of Buffalo Bl and Andy Clyde appears in a new role as a Scotsman. for once for- saking his spectacles.

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SHOWING TO-DAY SIMULTANEOUSLY

KING'S ALHAMBRA

“ HONG KONG

KOWLOON

At 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.: A 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

A CHALLENGE TO ALL SCREEN HISTORY!.

THE "MOUNTIE” GETS HIS MAN.... but so does Jeanette MacDonald In the screen's grandiest adventure -get to muxiol

M-G-M's greatest achievement in the musical picture-blend. ing gay romance, stir. ring adventure, glorious melody, dazzling spec tacle, into one gigantic screen entertainmenti The stars of "Naughty Mariotta" enchant you with the world's finest

love songs... bring you

your biggest thrill with the rugged romance of the opera star and the "mountie" whose name she scarcely knew...but whose caresses spoke the language of love!

***The stirring 'SONG OF THE MOUNTIES": sung by Nelson Eddy and chorus of 3001

JEANETTE

HAUNTING MELODIES!

"Bose Maria"\ **Indian Love Call" **Serenada Just for You"

mney other song bit i

A Maro-Goldwyn-Mayer

PWYWKI

SHELSON

MacDONALD EDDY "Bose Mariε"

with

".

James

Reginald Alian OWEN JONES · STEWART Alan MOWBRAY· Gildɛ GRAY

Directed by W S VAN DTIZ Produced by HUNT STRCITA7-

FINAL

SHOWINGS MAJESTA

TO-DAY

STARS!

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For

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

Starting Times

Fanling

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OLD COURSE· ·

Sunday, April 19.

9.20 W. N. A, Smalley, J. W. May-

hew

9.24

J. S. Dykes, E. des Voeux 9.28 G. A. Pentreath, E. Taylor $1,32 R. A. Rodgers, J. A, Shaw 9.36 D. L. Newbigging.

Wright

J.

*

941 G. T. May, R. C. Webb 248 A T. Lay. J. R. Masson *9.52 J.A.D. Morrison, A. Sommer

felt

9.56 A. McKekar, F. M. Elis

Miss Shaw is Phil Regan, Allen Rose Marie" is a pictorial work 1000 J. White. W. Paterson

the

Jenkins provides much of comedy as the body-guard of the gambler.

of art.

The musical numbers are bril- antly staged and brilliantly sung. One of them, the Totem Pole sequence, is peopled by more than Spectacular a thousand dancers,

10.04 H, A. Browning. A.HR, But-

cher 1008 J. Drummond. LJ.A. Fielden 1012 A. Anderson, J. Forbes 10.16 H. N. Williamson, N. K. L-

tlejohn

While the picture contains all the clements of a spectacle' as well as those of a musical. it is in its giant effects it will go on 10.20 T.. R. Rowe,,B. D. Evans also a drama and there is tragedy record as one of the most thrilling 10.24 1. H. Geare, H. H. Pethick and pathos as well as laughter. cenes ever brough, to the screen. music and romance.

Cdr. Marks

A strong supporting cast includes 10.28 E. M. Bryden, J. H. McElney James Stewart, Reginald Owen, 11.04 Pay. Lt. Morant Surg. Li "In the cast are Genvieve Tobin, Allan Jones, George Reges, Robert Spring Byingten, Marie Wilson Greig, Una O'Connor and Lucien Joseph King, Donald Ross, Frank Littlefield... Dawson and Harry Beymour.

NEW COURSE 1.24 R. L. 8. Webb, A. A. Bremner. 9.32 J. and Mrs. Adams

THEATRE

SONGS:

GIRLS!

GAGS!

BROWN BRIGHT LIGHT S

ANN DVORAK -- WM. GARDAN PATRICIA ELLIS Saes of Orners

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Sunday: "O'shaughnessy's Boy"

RUMJAHN'S GAME

FIGHT

Tennis Semi-Final To Tsui

BRILLIANT DRIVING

Brilliant tennis marked the semi- final of the Colony Championship

titis.

WINK

WALLACE BEERY "JACKIE COOPER

quarter after that and allowed only two games to go as far as deuce He took the next six games in a

row.

The second set was similar to the first, Rumjahn taking the first to run game and "allowing Tsui away, even more easily, with the next six for the set..

Came the last and deciding set and with Rumjahn tiring and Tsui at the top of his form the match looked all over,

WILY TSUI

With scores of 4-1 against Rum-

at the Hong Kong Cricket Club fahn the issue looked beyond doubt courts yesterday when Teut Wal- but the holder, although often a pui entered the final at the expense victim of Teur's superb court- of S. A. Rumjahn, holder of the craft, fought back doggedly and took the next Ave games. Sustain- Tou will now meet his defeated ing the effort however proved too opponent's cousin, H D, Rumjahn,much and Tauf equalised and then

wwent on w the sixth game. in the final.

The last game" was noteworthy.. The scores of 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 yester- American Court in China, gong day did not indicate the closeness not for the standard of its tennis, but for the suspense as the game to Shanghai.after

of the game althought the last deuce set hinted at the dogged went to deuce and the score, with finish by Rumjatin. The holder Tauf serving, circled monotonously certainly had all the bad luck in from deuce to advantage server. the first two sets although he was Taul was taking things very quietly definitely no match for Tsui who and Rumjahn made an effort for

has seldom played better tennis.

Tsui made few mistakes and from

each return.

PRES. HOOVER ARRIVES which Bing is cast as a singer,

WITH TOURISTS one of the three sons of Mary

a visit to to sell Q Bing Crosby, who has entertain-Boland. In an effort

Manila. The President Hoover brought a ed mons with his singing has song to a deaf music" publisher,

Mr. E O. Stoker, formerly. ad- Airplane great number of passengers when at last realized a secret ambition Bing, is hurt when

the Whanspoa Conser- to be a tap dancer. In his laten crashes. The pilot of the plane, she arrived here from Manila, the viser to Paramount picture, "Two for Miss Bennett, given the impres- majority of them being made up ancy Board and now Chief En- To-night, featuring Joan Bennet, sion by Miss Boland that Bing is of tour parties, one of which dis-gineer of the Texas Oil Company Those aboard at Shanghai, where he is return- Mory Boland and Lynne Over- an author, arranges an interview embarked here.

ing from Manila.

Five match points had been call-

mann.

coming shortly to the with her boss, Lynne Orermann; ncluded:

Senor F.de, la Cruz, Director Mr. J. H Marsman, President of

a spectator'é point of view played d with Rumjahn still battling bat Queen's Theatre.

theatrical producer. Övermann

a brilliant game for he was not on the sixth, he returned the ser "Bing is given a chance to do auxders Crosby to write a play for of the Cruz Travel Bervice, con- Marsman and Company, who is on

content to play patiently and walt vice à fook outside the ride line short tap routine. Although it is his star. Events leads the singer ducting an annual tour of the visit to Fong Kong with his strictly a comedy routine, sup to a night club in search of more Far East. The 80 members of the .

It was rather a tame ending to material for his play.

Many Party disembarked in Hong Kong. Colonel R. & Knox, Chief of for his opponent's mistakes, but and gave Tsui the match. posedly Bing's idea of what a

and out-manoeuvred such an anxious last game.. complications result Mr. B. P. Brias Rosas, owner of Staff of the Philippine Depart launched out into the attack and troupe of chorus girls should look hilarious

The final between Taul Wal-put like in action. the anger has from this misunderstanding, until the T.V.T. publications in Manila, ment of the US. Army, going to out-drove danced and is content.

Runjabi,

Rumjahn took the Orst game of and H. Rumjahn will take place.. the first set but Teul gave him no on Monday.

Two for To-night," is a gay romantic comedy, with mudic, in

a laugh provoking climax brings with a party of 20 persons for a Shanghai for a short stay before Judge M. D. returning to America accompani Bing to happy ending and the tour of Japan

Purdy, formerly Judge of the ed by Mrs. Knox. love of the girl he really loves.

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