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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10,“ 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

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'Small Town Gir!"

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PACKS MORE SHIVERS THAN THE COLD SPELL

American Hails "Gripping, Graphic Dramatic Shocker"

**DAW MEAT,” SAYS HIRROR

Johaneson Claims New Hit "Pulls No Punches"

"STRIKING TRUTH" IN NEW QUEEN'S HIT

ROAD GANG

NEXT CHANGE

THE PREVIEW

MURDER, MYSTERY."

TO-DAY

&

MAJESTIC

TO-MORROW THEATRE:

The grandes

TOMBOR VOO,

welatos .....

Alexandre Dumas'

Presanied by

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At 2.30, 5.20,

·7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

With WALTER ABEL, PAUL LUKAS, MARGOT GRAHAME, HEATHER ANGEL, JAN KEITH, Alecom Ofsen, Ondow Stevens. Rosamond PacICAL, SUNDAY: "SHOW THEM NO MERCY'

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.

FOR LAUGHS AND ROARSTM

FOR HOWLS AND SCREAMS-

HEAR THE GIMME GIRLS

TELL IT TO THE MARINES!

miss PACIFIC FLEET

Warner Bros." Hit with

JOAN BLONDELL GLENDA FARRELL

Hugh Herbert

Allen Jenkins

COMMENCING SUNDAY JAMES CAGNET

FRISCO KID'

Teacher: "Johnny, Anne Boleyn?"

"

Kowloon

"The Music Goes Round"

MAJESTIC:-

'The Three Musketeers"

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STAR:--

Miss Pacific Fleet"

KING'S:-

Coming

"The Unguarded Hour"

QUEEN'S:

"Preview Murder Mystery"

ALHAMBRA -

"Silly Billies"

STAR:--

"Frisco Kid" "British Agent"

MAJESTIC:-

Show Them No Mercy"

SMALL TOWN GIRL'

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The star of the Immortal 'Seventh Heaven," Janet Gaynor, and the sensation of "Magnificent Obsession," Robert Taylor, have Joined hands to bring to the screen one of the most stirring modern romances in their latest picture. "Small Town Girl,"

now playing at the King's Theatre.

Miss Gaynor was never more lovely in her successful career than she is in the new Metro-

Goldwyn-Mayer production, For

the first time, she is allowed to dress up and in this she reveals a new Janet Gaynor.

THE AUTHOR OF THE "MARSEILLAISE”

ROUGET DE

LISLE

"

Centenary Of His Death

CELEBRATIONS IN FRANCE

Paris, June 20,

On June 28, 1838, Rouget de Lisle, who wrote the words of the Mar- sellaise, and is generally credited with having composed the also, died at the age of seventy Fix in the modest house in which be lived his retired old

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who was already the author and composer of an opera, since for- gotten, that he might supply the Army with a patriotic marching song. That very night Rouget de Lisle is sold to have written both the words and the music. He sang the song next day to his brother officers, and ne published it in Strasburg under the title, of War.. Song of the Army of the Rhine." and with a dedication to Marshal Lukner. who commanded thai Army.

In

Nobody has ever disputed Rouget de Lisie's authorship of the words of the Marsellaise-except the last verse, which he admitted as not hia. But it has been suggested that, consciously or unconsciously, he took the tune from one of other of certain religious musical compu- sitions of earlier date which con- tain passages closely resembling it.

age at Cholcey-le-Roi, about nine

ratles south-east of Paris. The centenary. is to be celebrated on the appro-

IMMEDIATE SUCCESS," priate date in the little town, In any case, its success in France. which has now almost become a

was immediate and complete. Even suburb of Paris, and also at Stras. Napoleon, though he preferred an- burg, where

revolutionary other song, "Veillons au Salut de marching song, which is now the 1'Empire," to what had become its French national anthem, was writ- rather inconveniently revolution: | ten in 1792. some months before Itary sentiments, could not displace was brought to Paris by the Mar- as the national anthem.

the

sellals battalion, which had learnt it and after which it has since been named.

As for

Rouget de Lisle, he left the Army in 1796 and returned to literature, playwriting. and musical compo- OPEN-AIR CONCERT

sition. He was responsible for a Paris... however, which was allr- comedy and for a collection of nity tle late in acquiring the song, hasį songs. He lived very quiatly, how- evidently been determined to be ever, and little would probably in advance in regard to the com- have been heard again of this quiet memoration; for it was on Friday civilian in a black wig if he had night.

that this was

carried not been a friend of the popular out before the President of the Re-i poet Béranger, who, after the suc- public in the course of the "festival cess of the July Revolution of 1830; } of military bands which is being persuaded Louis Philippe to give held during the week. It consisted | him a modest pension. It was dur- of an open-air concert of nine Ing this Revolution that he is said hundred musicians and three hun- to have made a remark which dred voices. accompanied br au showed how very peaceable a per- ambitious symbolical display of son

become-and he had

had searchlights, and it was held in the indeed always been, for he courtyard of the Invalides. which never violently revolutionary and had already. in Rouget de Lisle's had even altered two lines in the day, been the Chelsea Hospital of famous terses

had because "be Paris for more than a century, but thought them on consideration to is now the headquarters of mill- be too strong. He heard the sound tary governor of the capital and of distant street fighting, and he contains the Military Museum. said to a neighbour, "That is a bad sign. Listen. They are singing the Marseillaise."

With the sensation of the screen season, the dashing Robert Tay- lor. as her co-star, 2 perfect screen team is formed.. Audible comments from the audience pro- claimed Taylor's dramatic work to be even finer than that in "Broad- way Melody of 1936" and "Magniat Strasburg. where the news had fcent Obsession."

Taken from Ber. Ames Williams' famous novel, brought à 10 the screen by John Lee Mahin and Edith Fitzgerald, the plot of "Small Town Girl.***

concorris

a country girl who marries a handsome doctor while he is Intoxicated.

Her efforts to win his affection after she has fallen in love with him, bring tears and laughs alike from the audience.

The Hunt Strömberg production.

"THE MUSIC GOES directed by William Wellman, has

ROUND"

SPLENDID MUSICAL AT ALHAMBRA

That popular dance tune; "The Music Goes Round and Round," which the pulsating rhythm of has caught on throughout the world is heard on the screen of

the Ahambra Theatre where it is featured in the current Columbia pruduction, "The Music Goes Round" in which Harry Richman. Rochelle Hudson, Walter Connolly, Douglas Durnbrille, Lionel Stander and Henry Mollison appear. The fim

directed by Victor

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| Schertzinger.

Those who are stil. interested in the convolutions of the music can have the pleasure of hearing is played by the composers, Farley and Riley and will be thoroughly amused by Herman Bing's Teutonic rendering of the chorus, and elec- tried by Michael Bartlett's bril- llant operatic version of it.

a strong supporting cast including Binnie Barnes, Lewis Stone, Andy Devine, Elizabeth Patterson, Frank Craven and James Stewart, all of whom do well by the respective .rules.

In 1792 Rouget de Lisle was a captain in the engineers in his, early thirties, and he was stationed

Was

His death passed almost unnotic- ed; but in the few lines devoted to just arrived of the French declara- it in the papers of the day it is re- tion of war against Austria, The corded that some workmen, his mayor of the town was entertain- neighbours, placed a wreath upon ing a number of officers at dinner, the coffin, and then sang his fam- and suggested to Rouget de Lisle. ous hymn as a last farewell.

"Friendship" Ambassador Arrives from Japan

London, June 24 alm to make all possible efforts Mr. Yoshida, the new Japanese; that lie in my power, in order to Ambassador to Great Britain är help to establish a durable friend- rived in London la-day.

i ship based upon realities between

the two great Island Empires."

Soon afterwards he received me in a high-ceilinged, narrow room "Smail Town Girl" is really looking out on to the trees and swell entertainment.

traffic of Grosvenor-square.

MISS PACIFIC FLEET

He said that he felt great plea- sure in being here again and great admiration for this country, and There was a high mirror over he would do his best to promote. the fireplace and a Japanese fire that friendship. He then smiled screen in front of it. On a bureau and left me to take up the burden in one corner stood a model of a of conversation. Japanese Junk. "In the opposite

In answer to my questions he

corner was the bust of a very Oc- said he had been here in 1922 as

· AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

`SHOWING TO,DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.v.

JANET

aynor Taylor

Janet Gayner looks lovely in Cob Taylor's arms. He's the most evarding pala she ever hast

The overnight star of "Broad way Melody” in another tri- 'umph! Gosh,be's good looking!

SMALL TOWN GIRL

Millions read Ben Ames Williamı'romance.....more millions will find

it the most exciting entertainment of this screen season! with BINNIE BARNES · Lewis STONE · ANDY DEVINE ELIZABETH PATTERSON · FRANK CRAVEN JAMES STEWART

NEXT CHANGE, LORETTA YOUNG FRANCHOT TONE in.

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* HIERY BICHMAN - ROCHELLE HUDSON

Farley & Boy

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*Townd und

WALTER CONNOLLY • {ama RLEY

and their 'Reinet and

Sarees play by Ju Sverting

Story by Staway beckonen a Mule and lyrics by Lee Seaww, Hany Akar and Viow Schertzinger Directed by VICTOR SCHERTZINGERE

SUNDAY

WHEELER & WOOLSEY in “SILLY BILLIES"

4 SHOWS

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ORIENTAL

cidental young lady which might First Becretary. and had spent2DAYS TO-DAY ·

SILENT ABOUT CHINA -

Early in the spring of 1930 a rather obscure young actress, made her screen debut in a Warner Bros, picture titled "Sinner's Holi have been by Greuze. It looked as about eighteen months in the day." The picture was taken from

1 East and West had not exactly country. stage play called "Penny Ar-

met, but were at least on speak- cade," and the story concerned the lives of those semi-theatrical peo-ing terms. ple who work in amusement parks Mr. Yoshida .came forward to "You will And great changes and midway sideshows,

'speak to

through a me

marble here." I told him, and "he smiling- Juan panelled hall. which certainly ly agreed. Since then, however. looked more Eastern than Western. he had been through London un a He was a little, stout, twinkling flying visit, so the changes wil him. He has been man in a dark blue suit with horn not surprise rimmed glasses, and he was full of for a time in China, but he refus

and To-day, as a full-fledged star, good humour smiles. Heed to be drawn on to discuss the Joan is back on the midway, Cast bowed and shook hands and then present situation there-in which as the operator of a cane-rack.con sat down to talk. A secretary I thought him remarkably - wit.

The actress' hame W23 Blondell, and she had been re- cruited from the legitimate stage version of the play to enect her first motion picture part in the screen adaption.

cession booth in her latest picture, handed me a paper which read as I asked him about peace and he **Mia Pacific Fleet which comes follows:

repelled the attack by saying that The film has a story about a to the Star Theatre to-day, the

"It is with much pleasure that I there had been so many state- ired. Broadway star who runs popular comedienne is virtaally ra

tread again the soll of this great ments about peace from all sorts role she away for a holiday in the country enacting the type of

pacific---but not necessarily and takes a job as a member of portrayed in the first picture in country, between which and my of

own there exist such close ties of Pacific-people; that I could hard- 3 show-boat

troupe, which she ever appeared. theatrical

Going back out amusement park traditional friendship. To mainly wish to listen to any more, which presents urid melodramas

midway for a sequence in her latest tain and strengthen that tradi- in the ballef that they are mas-

picture is particularly interesting i tional friendship is my primary terpieces. It is enlivened by some for Joan, for it brings memories of duty. excellent interpolated dancing by coloured people, items of which are breath-taking in their speed and complicated rhythms.

a time when she was struggling to

He also smilingly declined to comment on his country's refusal, reported to-day, to accept the

"I am happy to be able to assure terms of the recent Naval Treaty. gaín recognition in the ranks of the people of this country that it But for this his reason was differ- the cinema.

"Miss Pacific Fleet" is a rollick- is the earnest desire of the Ja- ent

برم

He explained that he had

ing comedy romance, With Miss panese nation to keep and make been so intimately concerned with Blondell in the cast are Gleada closer the very friendly relations the drawing up of the 1930 Naval Allen which now exist between Japan Treaty, that he might possibly say Hugh Herbert. aged Farrell,

Warren Hull, Eddie and Great Britain.

too much. Acuff Marie Wilson and Minna Gambell

The grimly serious performance of the melodrama-all about the who was mustachioed villain, the

mother, the mortgage is very amusingly arid slyly burlesqued.

Johnny: “Anne Boleyn was a fiat

iron."

Teacher: "What on earth do you mean?"

Further bright moments are provided by Walter Connolly, as the bobulous owner of the show-

#

Jenkins

Johnny: "Well, it says here in boat; Dambrille, as producer better than he was when he ap

years ago the history book: 'Henry," having with an acidulóus wit; and Lionel peared in films some disposed of Catherine, pressed his Stander an a greatly harassed and Miss Hudson is as competent

publicity, man. Harry Richman is as ever"Redincam.” suit with Anne Boleyn.""

TWO ISLAND EMPIRES Friendly relations best

endure when based on common interests, and common interests need 'look ing. after. That can always be done with good will and mutual understanding, it will be my chief

ROAD

WINEHY

YEL. 28473

TO-MORROW•

A RIOT OF LAUGHTER!

4 DAFFY GUYS TAKE OVER A GIRLS SCHOOL AND TURN IT INTO A CO-ED 8 RING CIRCUSI

“SOME TRAM, EH, KD?" "We're the All-Amer los musical-comedy backfield of 3936,"

Collegiate

JACK

PENNER OAKIE:

FRANCES

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was her traditional policy. But, be opened again on a fresh basis, friendship with China, in her pre- Japan would not refuse to parti- sent condition was not always easy cipate. to pursue or to attain, ........

A CLOSED CHAPTER

He told me that the internal "This will say, though, he.

He then bowed and smiled and | situation of Japan after the recent said: "The Naval Treaty is now a offered his hand and I took my "putsch" was now entirely normal" closed chapter. It does not exist leave. feeling that he had spoken again. I asked him about China # great deal but had not said more ¦ once more, but all he would 187. for us any more."

But I gathered that should than he wished to say on any point was that his country had alwaya sought, China's friendship;: · that negotiations for naval limitation" in the discussion.

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