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ENTERTAINM

QUEENS

MEN

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

4 SHOWS

Baily

9.30-5,13

Pardon Their Gloves But the Boys Have Gone Very High Society.......

Two Fisted

A Faramount Picture with LEE TRACY ROSCOE KARNS GAIL PATRICK KENT TAYLOR Grece Bradley Billy kee

Directed by James Cruze

-TO-MORROW.

PERSONAL MAID'S SECRET" A. MARGARET LINDSAY RUTH DONNELLY

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THE SCREEN'S MOST POPULAR STARS IN THE GRANDEST MUSICAL SHOW EVER PRODUCED! "

See Them Dance The "Piccolino!"... Hear The Songs You Can't Forgett

FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS

in

TOP HAT

Comedy Cast including Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes, Erie Blore.

IKO RADIO PICTURE

Lyrics and music by IRVING BERLIN

FOR TO-MORROW-FRIDAY-SATURDAY

THE WORLD'S FOREMOST KINGS OF COMEDY IN THE FUNNIEST PICTURE OF THEIR CAREER!

There's

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HEELER POL

WOOLSET

THE RAINMAKERS

They make hoy hey

while the sun shines! There's a howl in every drop when it rains!

with

DOROTHY LEE

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FINAL

SHOWINGS MAJESTIC

TO-DAY

RADIO PICTORE

THEATRES

At 2.30, 6.20,

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

HERE AGAINI

MURDERTM*

HONEYMOON

TWO FISTED.

At The Queen's

EDNA MAY OLIVER JAMES GLEASON/

HONG KONG DAILY

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"Let 'Em Have It"

QUEEN'S!—

"Two Fisted"

ORIENTAL:-

"Top Hat"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Broadway Melody of 1936"

MAJESTIC:

"Murder On A Honeymoon"

STAR:-,

"Forsaking All Others"

KING'S:--

Coming

"Modern Times”

QUEEN'S:-

"Personal Mald's Secret" ORIENTAL:-

"The Rainmakers"

ALHAMBRA

"Sylvia Scariest"

STAR:-

"Peter Ibbetson"

OLD

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PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1936.

BEHIND THE SCREEN

IN HOLLYWOOD

Holywood turned out in forary more. Hugh Walpole. Edward Ar- and in the ful brillance that nold, Charles Boyer, Virginia Bruce, Hollywood alone can command to Harold L'oya, Al Joisan. Ruby Kee- pay a tribute to its greatest genius, ler, Sally Eilers. Ernestine Schu Charlie Chaplin, at the opening of mann-Heink. David O. Selznick. Young. "Modern Times" at Sid Grauman's Walter Wanger, Roland world-renowned Chinese Theatre. Amelia Earheart Putnam, Walter Significantly enough, while fan- P. Chrysler, the automobile manu fares of applause and fancy phrases facturer: Alfred Gwynne Vander- of praise were fling the Holly-lt and John Hay Whitney.

was being Chaplin acted as (scort wood night, alr. word brough to Chaplin that he had Paulette Goddard, his new leadirig been named a recipient of the lady in "Modern Times." He spoke Gold Meda; of the League of from the stage of the theatre and his Introduced Miss Goddard amid en- Nations

in recognition of activities an Internationa thusiastic outbursts of applause. screen figure.

1 POLICE OUT

to

A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING The Los Angeles police, forwarn- Hullywood has seen many worlded by the riotous demonstrations premieres of famous film produc- of rabid Chaplin fans at the New tions, but the historians of such York and London openings, were matters at the in capital were fully prepared to cope with any unanimous in saying that the stallar situation. As a result. Chaplin premiere Was the most although the Hollywood premiere imposing one of all. not only in the was the largest in the city's histo- size of the admiring throngs who ry, it was also one of the musi Kathered but also in the unusual ordery. number of famous personages who

were

The notification of the League presente In addition to of Nations award which came soor Chaplin's associates in the United, afterwards to Chaplin, was made

of the Artists

Pick- by N Pillat, secretary Cerporation-Mary

Mr.. ford, Samuel Goldwyn and Doug.as League's picture committee. Fairbanks, the distinguished spec- Pillat's notification read: tators included Jesse L. Lasky. "The League of Nations Motion Marlene Dietrich, Leopold Stokow- Picture Committee is an institution skl, the famous symphony orchestra organized by 53 nations officially conductor: Norma Shearer. Francis represented in the committee and Lederer, Ceci! B. de

proud Mle. King is particularly happy and Car! Brisson. Margot to thus honour the greatest per- Grahame, Lupe Velez, Johnnie sanality of the art of the cinema.. Weismuiler. Sid Grauman. Ernst and to express by this award Lubitsch. Freddle Bartholomew, the admiration that the Committee Groucho Marx. Dolores Costelo Bar-has for you."

FAVOURITES Vidor

Star Theatre's Innovation

NAME YOUR FANCY

Many of the old favourite pictures will find their way back again to the screen, if present arrangements being instituted by the management of the Star Theatre material ises.

Mr. C. Golden, the popular manager told us that beginning in June many of the old favourites will be re-shown again at that popular theatre and at presen: he has selected about 20 odd of these pletures. Patrons who are de- sirous of seeing others not on the following list are requested to sub- mit their "lancy either to the management of the theatre or to

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-The following are the old favourites so far selected:

Back Street (Universal): Bar- retts of Wimpole Street (Metro): Cimmarron (Radio); Count of

(United Monte Cristo

Artists); David Copperfield (Metro); Gay Divorcee (Radio); Forty Second Street (Warner); If I Had. A Million (Paramount); It Happened One Night (Columbia); Just Imagine

(Fox); King Kong

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CHAPLIN SINGS

In latest Film

PERSONAL MAID'S

SECRET

Hollywood, ever on the ookout for new talent has drafted another He is handsome Warren Hull whose mellow baritone voice has been heard by countless radio Eteners who tune in on the nation-wide chains.

"Modern Times," Charlie Chap-star, from radio. lin's latest film which begins at the King's Theatre this week and was previewed yesterday, is not wholly a silent film as was his last, "City Lights," nor is it wholly a talking Dim...

Hul has been given a long-term contract by Warner Bros. His first assignment is the male lead op- posite Margaret Lindsay in the Maid's radios and loud-comedy-drama "Personal

Secret," which opens to-morrow & the Queen's Theatre.

Human volees are heard but they are not by the principals and then only" through speakers.

Chaplin's voice Itself is heard in a clever burlesque song while he is

employed as a singing walter, only one of the jobs in which he finds during the film. Pitchforked into the singing walter's job, he forgets the words of his song and impro vises with a meaningless jargon of foreign-sounding words,

"Modern Time," "follows the nes of previous Chaplin alms and is certainly worth seeing..

"FORSAKING ALL OTHERS"

די :

"Forsaking All Others," the most (Radio); Madam Batterfly (Parastar-studded film since "Dinner at mount); Madam Satan (Metro):

Theatre.

Naughty Marletta (Metro); One Eight," is now playing at the Star Night of Love (Columbia); Privalo Life of Henry

(United VIII Artists); Roberta (Radio); The Scarlet Pimpernel (United Artists): The Thin Man (Metro): Trouble in Paradise (Paramount); Vien nese Nights (Warner).

"SYLVIA SCARLETT"

"now intends 10 continue his radio career in Hollywood, as nus Warner Bros.' contract permits him to do.

"Personal Maid's Secret" is 2 hilarious comedy interspersed with dramatic situations and a gamo- rous romance. The plot, carries on a Saturday Evening Post story most unusual twist and le based

by Lillian Day.

There is a talented cast includ- ing Margaret Lindsay, Hull, Anita Louise. Ruth Donnely, Arthur Treacher. Frank Albertson, Henry O'Neill, and Ronnie Cosby. Arthur

MAX AIR-CONULEONED THEATREN

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5 10 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

EARLLANČU DIÉTURIR, ONE CONSE

with his own initials carved 'on his face, he was

marked mon forever. A killar trapped by his own scherm to change his face. Doomed by a youthful army who swore to wipe the "scourge of crime from America!

:

"LET 'EM HAVE IT"

with

RICHARD ARLEN VIRGINIA BRUCE ALICE BRADY

BRUCE CABOT-

GALA PREMIÈRE THURSDAY 7th MAY at 9.30 P.M.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN MODERN TIMES",

Released Thru UNITED ARTISTS

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RD, HOWLGON-DANY AT 2,30

TO-DAY ONLY

LET'S GO! THE BIG SHOW!

IT'S THE NEWEST! Get set for the top musical show of all screen history! 15 Stars, 200 Girls in MG-M's Big Parade of melody, mirthị romance)

HIT

SONGS

(by

Brown.

Freed)

*Brockway

"

Got A Farlin' You'reFouti

*On A Sunday Afternoon

You Are My

Scar."

BROADWAY

MELODY 1936

ELEANCE POWELL show the angs and dances!

wich

Jack BENNY

·Eleanor POWELL Robert TAYLOR UNA MERKEL FRANCES LANGFORD

1.1 D SILVERS 15 Start

An M-G-M Picture

TO-MORROW: KATHARINE REPBURN IN "SYLVIA SCARLETT"

G. Collins directed the production. CHARLES

"LET 'EM HAVE IT"

With a cast as large and mag-

The laboratories and all the nificent as the last year hit, the new picture is revolutionary in equipment used by the Department several respects. In the first place of Justice operatives in hunting the cast is headed by three out-down pubic enemies were accurate- Crawford, ly duplicated in the minutest de- standing stars, Joan Clark Gable and Robert Montgo-" taif by the studio technica staff to

mery, who, while they have played in teams, have never before ap- peared together. Perfectly cast. they comprise what could be called the ace traingle of the year.

"A skirt, a skirt, my kingdom for a skirt 1"

Secondly, the new picture has a Eatharine Hepburn mentally verve and pace not the slightest offers that paraphrase of words

bit weighted or slowed down by which Shakespeare put into the

the enormity of its cast. This is mouth of Richard III, when an

due to the brilliant direction of unexpected situation arises in her new RKO Radio picture "Sylvia W. B: Van Dyke, who with this pic Scarlett, coming to the Alhambra ture excels even his smash hit, Theatre on Thursday. And indeed, "The Thin Man" and the excellent King Kichard scarcely could have individual performances of each longed for a home more ardently player.

of

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assure absolute authenticity in "Let 'Em Have It," Reliance's thrEl- packed dramatization of the Fed- eral war on organized crime, show- ing at the King's Theatre to-day.

LAUGHTON

HONOURED

Comedie Francaise Invitation To Act In Paris

FIRST IN 151 YEARS

Richard Aren, Virginia. Bruce, Mr. Charles Laughton has now Alice Brady, Bruce Cabot, Harvey accepted the Invitation of France':" Stephens, Eric Linden and Gordon first theatre, the Comédie Fran- Jones, the sensational new football | caise, to act on its stage. This is star-dim "and". head the east, the Arst time since its foundation which also includes Barbara Pep- 151 years ago that a British actor per, Dorothy Appleby and a score has been so invited. He wil, play

of others,

* "

B. act from Moliere's "LE The story, from the pen of Joseph Médecin Malgré Lu!" (Doctor in Moncure March and Elmer Harris, 8pite of Himself) at a gala, He with Me, presents Arlen Stephens and Jones rehearsed in London

three fearless Federaf operatives Alice Gachet..

"Mile. Gachet," he told a London teacher in reported,

"WE my

who pit adlence and microscopes. track

FILM REALITY

than the venturesome Sylvia Bear As a light comedienne, Jean lett, portrayed by Miss Hepburn, Crawford reveals a new side to her desired, a skirt.

many admirers. She is par exce) Masquerading in boy's clothing, lence as Mary, Parkavenue-ite who Bylvia suddenly discovers that she

is left standing at the altar one against machine guns and is in love with a handsome young artist. She is anxious to reveal minute and is pursued by two of down an unknown mobster, played

Of Dramatic Art," She acted mage from such simple, clues as

play at Lee Tracy, Gall Patrick and herself to him. in true guise, but is New York's most dashing males by Bruce Cabot, re-building his French acting at the Academy Kent Taylor are featured in the hampered by the fact that her the next,

the Academy, Curiously enough, laugh provoking comedy romance wardrobe is completely sans skirte We won't spoil the story by ex- the bite in an apple and an old with me in my first

that play was Mokère's 'Le Méda- Necessity, however, is the mother plaining who is the lucky and who c! stained glove,

Bhe will be of the Park Avenue adventures of

cin Magré Lui and invention

desperate the unlucky male in the end; a dumb pug and his smart crack-

coming with me to Paris, and will ing manager who are chumps at measures. Sylvia gets her skirt insuffice it to say that Clark Gable most unconventional manner, and Robert Montgomery both de-

watch my performance, No doubt fighting but champs at romance.

shall be ticked off afterwards. Putting too much realism into Breezy, sparkling comedy situa- but even then the romantic buttle serve her by merit of outstanding

is just begun. There's a rival-a

"Have I any fears? I haye every order his punch, Roscoe Karns, injured ions follow in rapid are

sophisticated, alluring feminine Performances.

Samuel Goldwyn, the film mag-

At the same His right hand during the filming when the two boys put a wealthy beauty-to be reckoned with.

time. I have never been so flatter-. of a boxing match scene. Karns.playboy into training, turn from

Brian Aherne, dashing English diety matron; Charles Butterworthi nate, is one of those personalities fear in the world.

ed in my life. I tili can hardly cast as a prize fighter in Para-battlers into butlers in his man actor, portrays the artist, and (of the "dead pan") as Gable's about whom an endless series of

extra convince myselfy that I should be the effect that au mount's "Two Fisted." showing ston, put on a boxing match for Princess Natalie Paley, daughter closest friend; Frances Drake as stories accumulate. The latest is

and bring of Russian royalty, is seen as the the dark-hatred siren, and Rosa- to

од the Queen's his society friends.

set just so highly honoured." the to-day only at

Mr. Laughton achieved world Theatre.

was rehearsing à bout their benefactor's dishonest bro- lovely sophisticate. Cary Grant, und Russell aa Eleanor, "the girl fainted

Edmund Gwenn and Dennie Moore friend, all turn in brillant per at 8am walked in. "Give her alt!" Johnny Indrisanp, ( ther-in-law to terms.

cried somebody. "Give her arti-fame by such performances as scene

formances. former National Amateur middle- Light hearted fun, refreshing are other featured members of the

The modernized Victorian set fcial respiration," suggested some those in the fms, "The Private and whit paced action cast directed by George Cukor. weight when he swung a viciousromance

"Sylvin Scarlett is based on right hook squarely on Indrisand's dianguish the film. Grace Brad Compton Mackenzie's widely read tings by Cedric Gibbons and E. B. body else, And Goldwyn mapped Life of Henry Vill" and "Mutiny

thing. Give her the real thing." head, pushing two knuckles out of ley, Samuel Hinds, Billy Lee and novel, "Early Life and Adventures Willis are the best you'll see this out magnificently-"Artincial no on the Bounty." He is as success- place.

of Bylvia Bearlett"

with

Florence Lake are in the cast.

Billie Burke as the nervous, 80-

year.

dim

ful on the stage.

ESTARE

TO-DAY ONE DAY ONLY !

Joan

CRAWFORD

Clark

GABLE..

Robert

MONTGOMERY

Metro Goldwyn

Maytr

PICTURE

Three stars

in the 4-star

triumph of laughs and lovel

forsaking ALL OTHERS

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH BILLIE BURKE FRANCES DRAKI

·ROSAÚND. RUSSELL

A W. 5. VAN DTKE Production

TO-MORROW

ANN HARDING

GART COOPER

in PETER

IBBETSON

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