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QUEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.16, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. THE SURPRISE FIM OF THE YEAR!

BOBBY BREEN

The "Bobby" of Eddie

Center radio

Bobby

in

You've marveled at his slorious voice

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I see him on the screen' ......... 'in this drama drenched with SONGI*

BREENLET'S SING |

All the adventure and

heart-throbs that could come to an 8- year-old boy are in this thrilling pictural with

HENRY

ARMETTA

AGAIN

Hear him sing "Let's Sing Again" and "Lullaby"

GEORGE HOUSTON

VIVIENNE OSBORNE

NEXT HENRY. FONDA

CHANGE io

PAT PATERSON SPENDTHRIFT"

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Taki any Tran on HAPPY VALLEY SA

DAILY

230-213

7.15-1.20

ORIENTAL

Paramount Picture

FLAMING ROAD WANGHAI

TEL 19473

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

"San Francisco

KING'S:

QUEEN'S

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"Let's Sing Again"

"The Preview Murder

Mystery"

ORIENTAL:-

CLARK GABLE IN AN

ETERNAL TRIANGLE

With Myrna Loy As Wife

And

Jean Harlow As Secretary

SUCH A BIG PROBLEM!

TO-DAY

ONLY AT THE

KING'S ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.; At 2.80, 5.10. 7.20 & 9.30 PM. WHO WOULDN'T CHANGE PLACES WITH CLARK-OR JEANETTE?

The thrill of thrills... as

your romantic idol. singing sweetheart

your

are

together for the first time!

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

"San Francisco“ MAJESTIC:

"Wife vs. Secretary"

STAR:-

"Klondike Annie":"

KING'S:-

Coming

"While Parents Sleep"

QUEEN'S:-

"Spendthrift"

ORIENTAL:-

"Bird of Paradise"

ALHAMBRA¦---

"Pride of The Marines" MAJESTIC:-

STAR:

"Payoff"

"Woman Trap"

SAN FRANCISCO'

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A new romantic team is brought to the sercer in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayor's "San Francisco," current- ly playing at the King's and Al- hambra Theatres, in Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald.

"San Francisco" has drama, and spectacle. Gable has the rough and tough type of role. Miss Mac.

2MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW. Donald has splerdid opportunity to

TERROR STRIKES HOLLYWOOD!

While the cameras turn in the glare of the big lights the udseen hand of a murderer strikes....first the star, then the director. I HOLLYWOOD'S MOST BAFFLING MYSTERY! THRILLING!

The PREVIEW Murder Mystery

DAY

Reginald Denny Frances Drake

Gurl Potrick

Roque

WED. ONLY "BIRD OF PARADISE"

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ONLY THUR

FOOTLIGHT PARADE

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MATINEES: 20.-30e ❤ EVENINGS: 20c,-30e.-50c.-70c.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30 $20

710 9 30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN GROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57272

MATINEES 20.-30. EVENINGS, 20, 30-50-70

TO-DAY AND TO-MORBOW

YOUR THREE FAVOURITE STARS IN THE GAYEST COMEDY OF THE SEASON!

Clash

Dean

GABLE HAMPU LOT C

Wife & Secretary

MAY ROBSON

JAMES STEWART

GEORGE BARBIER HOBART CAVANAUGH

▲ Alatro. Gölqen **

WEDNESDAY, ONE DAY ONLY

A HRILLING PICTURE FILLED WITH TENSE DRAMA,

ROMANCE AND RIOTOUS LAUGHTER !!!.

DUNN

JAMES CLAIRE DODD IN

"THE PAYOFF

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A. WARNER Bzos. POTURE

sing.

The story, directed by w. s. Van Dyke and produced by Bernard Hyman and John Emerson, is the story of the Barbary Coast of thir- ty years ago, opening or пету Year's Eve. 1908, and continuing through one of the most disastrous dramas of the century, the Francisco earthquake and fire,

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Perhaps the greatest surprise of the picture, however, is the strik ingly different portrayal of Tracy who abandons, his usual tough roles to contribute a sinde portrait of the priest, Father Mullin.

"LET'S SING. AGAIN”

The unfortunate course on which one child is sent by the separation of his parents is treated with ap- pealing effect in "Let's Sing Again," a drama now "showing at the Queen, Theatre.

The subject of "Let's Sing Again” is Billy, an eight-year-old boy gift- ed with a beautiful voice, confined in an orphanage, after his mother deserted her poor but aspiring hus- band, a singer. Choked with a de- sire for freedom to express his en- dowed gut of voice. Billy flees the orphanage, and charms A tent show handyman, an erstwhile opera singer in sponsoring him.

Billy's voice la developed by his guardian and the two come to New York for an audition. They wend their way to the home of a famous concert singer whose guest of honour chances to be Blily's father, now a renowed baritone. Through the medium of a song the father used to sing to his son in the cra- die, the pair are reunited in heart gripping denouement,

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Billy is portrayed by Bobby Breen in "Let's Bing Again" the debut vehicle for this child marvel. Henry Armetta and George Houston head the featured cast in this R.K.O. Radio release.

HIS TENTH BRIDE

And Yet He Despises "Modern Courting" Methods"

Unemployment and age have not deterred 83-year-old Sylvester Plumlee from matrimony. He is now on his honeymoon near Olney, Illinois," with his tenth bride. Mrs. Violet Martin, aged 64, of West Frankfort, Illinois. His ninth wife divorced him only a month

ago.

By

BILL PLAY

Would you blame a little boy for taking one stick of candy from a beautiful box-fil if you left him alone in a room with such temptation?" is the pointed question which May Robson, as Clark Gable's screen mother, asks of Myrna Loy as his screen wife. concerning an incident which occurs between Jean Harlow, the secretary, and Clark Gable, the big advertising expert, in an "eternal triangle" production entitled "Wife Versus Secretary" at the Majestic Theatre,

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psychological phase which might occur in any man's life.

That question, so mercilessly ask- portray ed, is the key-nate of this slender theme which is overburdened with a particularly Are cast of star players:

But Jean Harlow, who looks more like a gold-digger" than ever. turns out to be such a good girl: Gable such a good; hard worker. and Myrna Loy such an adaptable wife, that this great problem is simply and deftly solved in a Smother of kisses,

There is much in the production which attracts, and a great deal which undoubtedly bores, but the fact remains that Clark Qable is alven more opportunities for what the Americans term "hecking in this play than in any other in which this modern screen Bon Juan has yet appeared. Therein.ing programme, will hold the bill one presumes, is the inner appeal at the Majestic until Tuesday

This show, with a good support-

of a production which seeks tonight.

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LIFE OF GREAT IMPRESARIO

Florenz Ziegfeld

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Recently, at His Majesty's Thea- tre.. talkie-equipped for the first time. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer velled the 'r, £300.000 three-hour film dealing with the life of the ate Florenz Ziezfeld, greatest and most spectacular Impresario the world of theatre has ever known.

When M.-G.-M. decided to make this picture. a' frantic search was instituted for the writer best atted to convey the real-life glamour of Zegfeld to the screen.

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The choice eventually fell on a wilter-scenarist carrying the homely name of Willam Anthony McGuire. No better selection could have been made, for not only is McGu're an expert and experien- ced scenarist. but back in the old days he supplied Ziegfeld with some of his greatest stage successes. Of course, he knew Zlegield in- timately all h's strengths, alf his talings, his virtues, his bad points.

Principal among. Z'egfeld's idiosyn-crasics was a fascination for sending telegrams when a post- card, a phone call, or even a con- versation would have served more efficiently to convey the message.

There are a hundred störles about Ziegfeld, but the best of all is told by McGuire himself, be- cause dé figured in it. "At a time when my office and Ziegfeld's were separated by only a small yard, I received along wire from him con-- taining instructions on a show I had in hand. Thinking that be was away out of town, I repiled by night letter.

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"In the morning the yelled ac russ the yard. 'Did you get my wire?" I shouted back explaining that I had telegraphed a reply overnight.

"At that moment the wire was nanded to him. He read it, and shouted across to me, 'No, no, Bill. you don't get the idea. Don't go

out. Ti wire you back."

"He did, and I stil have that telegram."

Maybe such stories just go to prove that Florenz Ziegfeld was a fool. Yet among his strengths was the knack of devising entertain. ment that was the envy of the

world."

He created the Ziegfeld Folles, and glorified the world's loveliest girls He recruted beauty from the fringes of the earth-blonde, brunette, black, brown, belge. He gave America and Europe such shows as "Kid. Boots," "Whoopee (starring Edde Cantor, who after- wards made screen versions of both)"The Three Musketeers," to "Bally," "Show Boat," and so on.

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It took, Bylvester 38 years compile his record, beginning with GRAVES AT GALLIPOLI office. He took over the work in his first wedding in 1898.

Gallipoli during the war, Ho He claims à record in Swift longest was 18 years with his third Colonel Cyril Hughes, who has been found the soldiers' cometeries there transfers" from one wife to ante, who bore him ten children.

other. That, was ten years ago,

charge as chief administrative officer of all British cemeteries in the Near East, left Londen on Sept, 2 to join the Oronsay to return to Australia at the end of his term of

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untouched, and that there was no when wife No. 5 waited to Sylvester boasts that truth in the stories of desecration married to him in one municipal abver used what he calls "modern of the graves. The Turks had re- court-room while wife No. 4 was courting methods."err spected them and all that had bap obtaining a divorce in another. "My succcess has been due to the pened in the interval was that some His shortest marriage was his horse and buggy system of court- of the crosses had fallen.

seventh, which lasted one day. His ing." he declares.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.

Anniversaries Matthew.

Holiday St.

Cinemas, King'an Francise." Queen's :-"Let's "Slag Again," Oriental:The Preview Murder

Mystery,"

"World:"Chinese Fietare."

Alhambra :-"Sau Francisco.". Majestic Wife, Secretary." Star Khadike Annie." Dances.-First Reel Practice Dance at Helena Bay, 3H pm.! Cheero Club Dance, 8.00 .p.m.

Meetings Annual, of the Hong Kong Reel Club, at Helena May, 5.15 p.m.; Women's Guild of St. John's Calidre, in Church Ball, 3.00 pr

Social.-Y.M.C.A. Whist Drive, 9.00

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Sports. Swimming. Artay Schools Sports tests (V.R.C.), 2.30 p.m.

Moon-YI Mcou. 6th. Day. Sunrise.~6.11

Sunset 3.21

P..

at 120 and 21.40;

Tides.-High Low at 6.89 and 17.21.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22...

Anniversariex and Holidays.-St. Thomas of Villanovi

Auctions-Household Furniture, 35 Hankow Road, Rowicon, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas.

King's San Francisco." Queen's "Let's Sing Again." Oriental:-The Preview Murder.

Blyatory."

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World: Chinose Picture," Alhambra "San Francisco," Majestic Wife rs. Secretary." StarWoman Trap." Entertainments.Lecture-Recital. Gerald Sydney, at St. Andrew's Hall,

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The king ot Frisco's gaTEN bling....theg queen of its d opera! Worlds apart-but they were born to fall in love!·

Clark

GABLE

Jeanette

MACDONALD

A grand new love-team-in

San Francisco

- TO-MORROW AT THE KING'S

JEAN GILI IE

ม

"WHILE PARENTS SLEEP

with

ELLIS JEFFRETS — ENID STAMP — TAYLOR

United Artists Release

CONGRESS PARTY'S

AIM

with

Spencer TRACY

Wals

A Wrecking Policy

The Indian Congress manifesto, which is virtually the election pro gramme of the strongest party among the Indian masses. adopted recently by the Congress. Committee after long discussion,

Art outstanding point is the au: Kong Hotel: Claims against the Estate tocratic attitude of reserving the of Kenneth Eric John Ainsworth right to accept or reject office un- Dabelstein, due,

Rehearsals.-Hong "King Olar" (Elgar) Union Church, Singers, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m. 8.00 p.m.

Social-Cheero Club Whist Drive,

9.00 p.m.

Miscellaneous.Rotary Tifla, Hung

Kong

der the Reforms until after the General Election has been held Thus the people who will be ask- ed to vote for Congress candidates will have no means of knowing whether the candidates will accept office or not. The manifestă· it- self outlines a vote-catching Sunset. 6.20 panacea for reforming the land Tides. High at 13.50; Low at 7.30 burden of rent and improving the tenure system, ameliorating the

Sports Golf,-Ladies'. Autunn Meeting (Deepwater Bay).

Moon.-VII Moon. 7th. Day. Suariso,-6,12

p.m.

and 17.50.

ORDERS FOR REMOVAL

OF GRAVES

condition of India's industrial workers.

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In the same breath Congress in-

dicates that possibly the only thing It may do is to wreck the Constitu tion by the continuation of purely. obstructive tactics, this neglecting all the constructive work mention-

Orders for the removal of all graves in Chinese cemeteries as listed. ed hereunder are published in the "Government Gazette":

During the discussions bett the president, MI. Jawarhari- Portons of Sections B and C inal Nehru, and the secretary, Mr. Mount Caroline Cemetery

Rajendra Prasad. made it clear Portions of Sections B and C in that it was not necessary to con Kowloon Cemetery No 2 (Ho Man sider the question of accepting of- Tin Cemetery);

fice before the elections, as Con- Portion of Bection A in New gress members would enter the Kowloon Cemetery No. 3 (Cheung legislatures merely to wreck the! Sha Wan Cemetery);

Reforms and not to work them..

Criticisms of the manifesto are frequent to-day, and a Liberal Portions of Section A and Tren- leader at Bombay points out that ches in Kal Lung Wan East Ceme the idea of wrecking the Constitu

Portion of Bhum Wan Cemetery, "Aberdeen;

tery:

tion will not result in a better Con- Portion of Section A In Chai Wan alituation but in a worse.

Cemetery

Tung Wah Hospital Cemetery st ed out would then inevitably have The central executive, it is point- Kal Lung Wan

to reserve greater powers.

-To-Mozzow AT THE ALHAMBRA -

"PRIDE OF THE MARINES

with

CHARLES BICKFORD

FLORENCE RICE

A Columbia Picture

ESTARE

4 SHOWS DAILY

At 2.80. 5.20, 720 & 9.20 p.m. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Mas West gwas North and Alaska goes West!

Mae

WEST

Klondike Annie

VICTOR

MCLAGLEN

Siroved by Kovul Which' A Paramount Picture WED

& THURS WOMAN TRAP'

wi GERTRUDE MICH

GEORGE MURPHY

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