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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936.

QUEEN'S

RE-OPENING

TO-MORROW, AUG. 1st AIR COOLED &

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

COMMENCING WITH A UPER-MU-ICAL

FROM W RNER BROS.

THE SINGIN'EST, SWINGIN'EST VARIETY SHOW OF THE SEASON!...

Come on along and listen to the year's grandest colu fection of celebrities-singing, dancing, and fanghing their way to screen happiness in the big Warner Bros. hit critics bail as "an entertainment knockout'l

AL JOLSON The SINGING KID

TO-DAY &

SOMETHING NEW-A!..

M's Lareu la Sing-z' - the big dan in musical novalty everyone's' paving abonti Only one of tho awali tenen by E. V. Kúrkuva. and Harold Arleni

With SYBIL JASON - YACHT CLUB BOYS CAB CALLOWAY & Band Edw. Everett HORTON

ALLEN JENKINS - LYLE TALBOT • CLAIRE DO00 Directed by William Keighley.

SHOWING SATURDAY

MAJESTIC

TO-MORROW THEATRE:

JAMES

CACHET SWAPS DIS

G-CON FOR BARE FISTE

to rate the world's man fan

(at Viglente vergonaut

CAGNEY

The Indent and fax A hoty, ab 1966

FRISCO KID

MARGARET LINDSAY RICARDO CORTEZ2

LILI DAMITA

STARE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY}

BRISSON

CARL

HIP CAF

The gals foll for his songs... the guys fall from his fists.

vint

Artino Judga Willan Frænday Mady Christians Endla Davis

& Paramount PlĘŽENS

ALSO

BOREEN SOUVENIRS"

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY "ONLY ! * **An ** Old Favourite " From Warner Bros. THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM”

At 2.30, 6:20.

↑ 20 & 9,20 P W

SUNDAY

"HEARTACHES"

FIRST CHINESE "

TALKING PICTURE.

IN TECHNICOLOUR

STARRING

提

WBI KIM FONG

"NAVAL CONTRUCTION PROGRAMME

TWO SHIP TO BE BUILT

IMMEDIATELY *

'London, July 29.

SHIP CAFE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING:S:-

"Half Angel" ORIENTAL:-

"Colleen"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :----

"If You Could Only Cook" MAJESTIC:

"Frisco Kid" '

STAR:-

"Ship Cafe" -

KING'S:-

Coming

"Come Out of The Pantry"

STAR:-

"The Mystery of The Wax

Museum"

MAJESTIC-

Chinese Picture.

HALF ANGEL.

บ

Gay!

with thrilling mystery and sparkling dialogue with exciting romance in "Half Angel," opened yesterday at the King's Theatre with Frances Dez. Brian Donlevy and droll Charles Butterworth featured at the head' of an imposing cast, that Henry. Stephenson. and Sara Hadën.

"Half Angel" raises itself beyond che ordinary in the opening scenes. with Miss Dee on trial for the 'father. poisen murder of her Everybody is convinced of her guilt with the exception of Erlan Donlevy, a dashing reporter, and comical Charles Butterworth, his "Stooge."

Donlevy's paper is paying Miss Dee's expenses during the trial, hoping to secure her fe story. Unexpectedly, the jury returns a verdict of "not guilty" and Don levy rushes to her side. Miss Dee is whisked away; however, by Helen Westley, whose hobby is helping those in trouble..

CINDERALLA TALE AT THE ALHAMBRA

"IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK"

Jean Arthur who has been on the screen of the Alhambra Thea- tre since Sunday in "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" in which she filed the role of a star reporter is once again the feminine attraction at the Alhambra where she appears In the Columbia flm "It You Could Only Cook." This time she is starred opposite the suave Herbert Marshall whose film “The Lady. Consents" (Ann Harding) was shown here a couple of weeks

ago.

"If You Could Only Cook" is a clever Cinderalla tale. Herbert Marshall, a society man, in pursuit of romance seeks employment in- cognito. He obtains work in the pantry of a gangster's mansion and there finds Jean Arthur also engaged in household work, As the gangster, Leo Carrilo gives a first class performance as does that deep-vpiced Lionel Stander as one of the nfembers of the gang.

Of course, Miss Arthur falls "in love with Marshall. On the day appointed for the wedding of Mar- shall to a society woman. Carrilo is "everything fixed up."

The hold up. led by Stander. during the wedding service. Is hilarious and provides one of the numerous comedy, situations that punctuate the production.

Miss Arthur is as capable as ever and Marshall also is splendid. The supporting cast is competent.

Appearing on the stage at all performances in conjunction with the film are Yola and Paul, the calebrated Continental dance team. who already gained warm praise with their appearances at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. Yola and Paal entertain with a splendid programme of dancing and both individual and duo items are executed with remarkable skil and grace.-"Redincam."

*

The police Immediately arrest her and with her past record there

appears little chance for Miss Dee. to prove her innocence," Miss Westley's house contains a weird assortment of ex-criminais. Donlevy still believes in her, High spirited and gay, with a Her husband. Henry Stephenson, however, and he continues

He ull- refreshing Hit and lift. "Ship strongly resents her work but is vestigating the crime. Care" which is showing at the unable to dissuads her from It.earths a series of strange clues Star Theatre to-day, emerges as a To add to the complications, three

and, convinced of a suspect's guilt, merry concoction of fun, brightly maniacs escape from

traps him with a thrilling and entertaining in its alternating asylum, among them being exciting ruse.

mirthful, and musical moments.

Carl Brisson rises to new heights.

a 'near-by

Stephenson's half-brother.

Donlevy, still on the trall of Miss Dee's story, follows her to the

in this reviewer's estimation, if a

house. He enters her room new type of role that gives him ample scope, to express

through a second-story window his ver-

and she, panic-stricken, agrees to satile talents, in every direction, as a singer,

dancer, fighter, light meet him at the front gate. She returns to the house to find Helen comedian and dramatic actor.

Westley and Stephenson apparent Arline Judge, as cute a tricky dying-both of polson! as ever graced a screen, appears to advantage 35 3 hard-bolled, wise-cracking, warmhearted c4- baret dancer, tossing her role of with an air of grace and ease, proving indubitably that she is highly capable of doing something more than dumb-bell baby-face co-ed portrayals.

"Ship Cafe" serves also to intro- duce to film fans the virile voiced Eddie Davis, one of Broadway's mest colourful figures and an ace entertainer in his own Metier.

His spontaneous enthusiasm, his obvious sincerity carries him to the front ranks LA singer- comedian.

Mady Christ.ans as the wealthy, attractive countess who takes it upon herself to sponsor Brisson's singing career by making him her gigolo, leaving nothing to be de- sired.

Centering around the amusing adventures of Brisson as a sing- ing ship stoker, the picture opens aboard a passenger vessel. Bris- son's readiness to fight langs him in fall upon his arrival in America. There he meets Frawley who offers ahim a job as bouncer in his water-

in the House of Commons to- day the First Lord of the Admir alty announced that it been de uided to give orders for two new battleships of the 1936 programme to Vickers, Armstrong at Walker on-Tyne and Cammell Laird Birkenhead. Arrangements

It is almost impossible to des. cribe the hilarious comedy that is Interwoven with the mystery, romance and suspense Donlevy

is refreshingly gay as the irrepres- sible reporter while Charles But- terworth has never been funnier than in his role of Donlevy's middle hended, butter-fingered, "stooge."

for font cale. upon his release. He A scene from "The Singing Kid a Warner Bros. picture, com

Brisson

ing to the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. The cast includes Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Edward Everett Horton. The Yacht Club Boys, Cab Calloway and his famous band.

LAWRENCE BOOK IN ALLENBY'S WILL

London, July 14. Lord Allenby, who died in May at

the laying down of these ships accepts, and falls in love with were being made in full accord-Miss Judge," the club's dancer. ance with the declared polley of Davis, the restaurant's entertainer the Government to press on with falis ill, and Brisson takes his the naval replacement and the place, becoming an overnight new construction programme with singing sensation. A champ boxer,. all possible speed. It was the in-with 1 group of society friends tention that the keels should be visits the place, and lald at the earliest moment per-knocks him out in an argument, mitted by the Washington Naya! thus making the spot a successfu! Treaty, namely in January 1937, society. "rendezvous. Miss Chris Sir Samuel Hoare added that with tians on the pretext of a good job the age of 75, left £29,545. regard to the enquiry made by the in a swanky night club, makes Minister for the Coordination of bim her gigolo. Brisson finally Defence into the vulnerabilty of¡ relents, renounces her and returns. capital ships he had received an to Miss Judge." advance copy of the draft report The Alm's hit tunes include from which it appeared the de- "Fatal Fascination," and "Change signs of battleships would not be Your Mind" written by Lew affected by the recommendatioris, Gensler, Haran Thompson and British Wireless.

Ray Nobia.

Among his bequests were the following!!

To the Most Honourable Order of the Bath his Mantle as Knight Grand Cross of the Order.

His Banner as Knight Grand Cross, which hangs in the King! Henry VII Chapel, Westminster

Abbey, to Haileybury College this.) old school),

the residue of the property to his wife for life, and on her death.

batori, His Field-marshal's swords. decorations, and his copy of "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T. E Lawrence, "to the Royal United · Service › In- stitution

The Inlaid table presented to him at Damascus by the Enir Feisal to the Victoria and Albert Museum,

£50 to his butler. E. Powley L still in his service.

A

VAIK÷CONDITIONED THEATRE

LAST TWO-DAYS AT 2.30, 5,10. 7,15 & 9,30 PM..

HER ANGEL FACE... what did it hide?

HALF ANGEL

A nervy reporter and his nitwit

stooge

to find out!

FRANCES DEE-BRIAN DONLEVY

CHARLIES BUTTERWORTH

NEXT CHANGE

UNITED ARTISTS

RELEASE

out

JACK BUCHANAN - PAY WRAY in "COME OUT OF THE PANTRY"

ALHAMBRA

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4 SHOWS

DAILY

At All Performances

YOLA

and

PAUL

The Celebrated Continent! Dance Team----

A Real Sensation.

ON THE SCREEN

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YOU'RE AN AWFUL LIAR

BUT PLEASE DON'T STOP!

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MARSHALL

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ARTHUR

YOU COULD ONLY COOK

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