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Once again, the golden voice of Grace Moore rings out from the screen, in Columbia's new musical "The King steps Out," which is scheduled to open at the King's Theatre to-day.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The King Stepå Out" QUEEN'S:—

"Spendthrift"

ORIENTAL:-

"Footlight Paride"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"The King Steps Out" MAJESTIC-

"42nd Street"

"Woman Trap" "

STAR:-

KING'S:

Coming

"Suzy*** QUEEN'S:---

"The Walking Dead" ORIENTAL:-

"Dangerous" ALHAMBRA --

"Rhythm On The Range"

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"The Garden Murder Case"

STAR:-

"I'in * Fugitive from a

Chain Gang"

"The Dark Angel"

THE DARK ANGEL"

A new Morle Oberon with an ena.rely different personality will be seen in "The Dark Ange.. the Samuel Goldwyn production which begins a three-day run at "the Star Theatre today.

The bizarre coiffures, the Orien- tal slant of the eyes, the' exotic make-up and costumes are gone and instead Merle is revealed as a sweet. lovely young English girl, very closely resembling herself. As a matter of fact, the idea be- hind the change was to attempt ta convey the charming off-stage personality that is Merle Oberon to the screCIL

Sharing stellar honours with Fredric March and. Herbert Mar- shall in th's great love

story, Merle plays pretty Kitty Vane. who since her childhood has found

STARS IMITATE STARS

In This Film. Which London Saw

When His Majesty's Theatre "opened as a cinema recently the audience was composed mainly of London theatrical people and first-nighters, who paid 24s for their seats.

And they saw on the screen, in "The Great Ziegfeld," impersona- tions of many stars whom they have known in real life.

Several of the characters actually saw themselves being imitated at the Hollywood first night,

Foremost among these was Billle Burke, who was the great Americau showman's second wife.

Miss Burke is under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the pro- ducers of the film, and it was an embarrassing moment when they had to go to her and suggest that as they had to show her when she was 25 perhaps it would be as well-er- someone else played this important part.

Miss Burke is 51 now, though she does not look that age

on the screen in her delightful comedy parts. But she did not mind a younger star having the part.

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"That's all right," she said. "I understand. What about Myma Loy? Not exactly like me, but I think he's the type." Later she coached Miss Loy in her own l- De ways and "mannerisms.

Then there was Eddie Cantor, imitator-Buddy Doyle, who appears in the film as Eddie when he was a black-faced comedian in the Ziegfeld showi

looking at his

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. Anniversarios Arch Holidays.-Our Lair of Ransom.

Auctions.-Crows' Lends,

Offer, Ping Shan. 1130 a.m

Cinemas.

L

at Lansi

King's The King: Steps Dut." Queva's "Spendthrift."

Oriental "Footlight Parade." WorldChinese Picture."' Alhambra :-The King Steps Out" Majestiend Sinet." Star:-"Woman Trap." Meetings-Hong

Kong

Philstoc Bociety, m 8. C. M. "Post" Board Room, 5.30

p.m.; To H Supper Meeting at the Seamen's Institute, To p.m. Annual, of St. Andrew's Club, p.m.

Miscellaneous,

Andrew's Wo- men's Fellowship, 3,00 pm

Social Cheer Club Kridge and Mat Jong. Drive, 8.00 p.m.; Civil Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9.00 pm.: Kowloon Union Church Whist Deiva, 8.45 p..

Sporis Hockey.Potion" "#" v. Argonauta (P.T.S., 5.00 p.m.

Albion First Quarter, 12 ·RAT, VIII Mon, 9th. Day.

Sunrise 12 a.in.

.p.m.

Sunset, -3.18

Tides -High at 1.10; "Low as 10.20.. + FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Anniversaries and

Holidays. St. Aurelia,

Cinemas.

King's The King Steps Out Queen's Spenditrifi Orisotal :—' 'Dangėrus.” World-Chinese Picture." „Alhambra :---"The King Steps Out.” Majestic :-"The Garden Murder

Cae."

Star :-"I'm A' Fugitive Promo A

Chained Gang."

Entertainments, ----Sonata Recital A! Helena May

Lectures.Helena May Christian Fel- lowship Meeting, 10.30 a.in.

Meetings Anual, ol Soup Erag St. Andrew's Society, at Messrs Jundine Matheson's Board Rowm, 5.45 p.m.; AÐ-

Will Rogers was played by an umateur actor-A. A Trimble, a stock-broker, who was taking hisual, of Kowinon Cricket Club, in (lub first and only film part. He is an expat double of the late come- dian.

William Powell who has the part of Ziegfeld, was coached by the showman's English valet, who was with him for more than 20 years, and by his accountant.

Reginald Owen plays the ac- countant, and during rehearsals of a scene in which he appeared with Mr. Powel and,, Luis Rainer 1.8 Artha Held, the famous Ziegfeld her life interwoven with the lives witty Ines which Zlegfeid actually star, the real accountant supplied

of two neighbourhood bays- cousins-Alan Trent (March) and Gerald Shannon (Marshall). far back as she can remember, Kitty has adored the indifferent Alan, and Gerald has adored her

Liljan Hellman and Mordaunt Sharp prepared the screenplay of

used when that scène was acted in real life.

To fit it for the large crowds of a. „cinema, the box office of His Majesty's was enlarged. The Aim lasts for three hours.

"The Dark Angel" from a play by COLUMBIA SIGNS NEW Guy Bolton. Sidney Franklin directed the Alm, which is re- leased through United Artists.

CHILD ACTRESS

Columbla

Others vrominent in the cast in-

Pictures this.. week clude Janet Beecher. John Hall-placed under long-term contract day. Henrietta Crosman, Frieda ive-year-old Patsy O'Connor, who Inescort. Claude Alister. Georgiesings, dances and does impersona- "Breaksion. David Torrence. Corations and characterizations. Miss

Sue Collins and Fay Chaldecott.

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"42nd STREET" ·

"42nd Street," an all-inclusive dramatic insical comedy spec- tacle of the theatre, is at the Majestle Theatre today, with aa all star cast of noted, screen and stage players.

Patsy, is a selon of "The O'Con- nors." long famous in vaudeville and made her theatrical debut at the tender age of eight months. By the time she had reached the mature age of a year and a half she was introduced as one of the regular members of the singing- dancing-acrobatic troupe of "O'Connors.".||

On this occasion Miss Moore has For her leading mar Franchot Tone, who has grown in a short time into one of the most popular stars on the screen. Tone is seen in the role of Emperor Francis Josef, who woos one daughter of The screen play, based on the Duke Maximilian-played by Wal-popular novel of Bradford Ropes, ter Connolly-and finally marries is said to contain every ingredient another. The other, one might that makes for a really great ple- | Patsy, gaining notice for her safely presume, would be the love- ly Miss Moore.

A150 seen in leading

roles are

ture. It is snappy, colourful and packed with laugh. It has, also a dramatic underlying theme and Raymond Walburn, Victor Jory, reveals the mammoth spectacle of and Walter Connolly.

a musical comedy show in pre- paration and when it is finished.

The music in "The King. Steps Out' was written by Fritz Kreis- ler, who la accepted, to be the world's butstanding exponent of the violin and a composer of class cal calibre. His famed composition "Caprice Viennois" is sung in the film by Miss Moore, with lyrics by Dorothy Fleids, who also penned the words for the other Kreleler music in the picture. Josef von *ternberg, who last directed “Crime and Punishment," brought "The The King Steps Out" to the screen

Because it is a story of the backstage world of the theatre, each member" of the cast was selected with ILA eye to stage experience 2.5 well 3.5 screer talent. The stellar names Include Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels. George Brent, Una Merkel, Ruby Keeler. Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Gmger Rogers and Allen Jenkins, all of whom have been prominent on both stage and screen.

"42nd Street" has one of the most imposing picture casts since "Grand Hotel." Behind fis WEEK OF "WHOOPEE" dramatic story of the lives and loves of the stage folk, there is Dresented а complete muscal Miss Evelyn Laye Starts

comedy show, which has been Hastings Carnival heralded as the most novel and spectacular ever produced for the screen

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House, 5.30 p.m.

Miscelaneous.-Cimius against the Estate of E. D. Kutwall due; Hong

Kong Benevolent Society, Jumble Sale. 11 leo House, Street, top floor, 2.30 pan.

Social-Cheero Club Duplicate Con- tract Bridge, 5 p.m.; R.A.3.0. Amacia tion Dance, Hotel Cecil, pan.

Sports. Hockey-Police 2nd XI v. Queen's College (P.T.S.), 5.0 p.m.

Swimming. $1757y' Schools Sports Finals (V.R.G), 3.00 p.m.; Japanese Olympic Swimmers Exhibition (Euro pean YALDI.A. pool), 4.30 3.40 pm.

Moon.-VIII Moon, 19th. Day, Suhrise.-6.13

Sourct:-0.17

p.m.

Tidon-Hight at 221; Low at 11.3.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.

*Anniversaries 'and Holidays.-King of Denmark bora. 1876 Day of roti

ment

Cinemas.

King's "The King Steps Out.". Queen's The Walking Dead." Grirutal-Dangerous." World-Chinese Picture." Alhambra The King Steps Out." Majestic Che Garden Murder

L'ave.".

Star: The Dark Angel." Bazaars-St. Paul's Hospital (French Convent), Sale of Work and Fancy Bazaar, at Canneway Bay, 10 *3.

Dances Health and Strength League Flannel Dance; Hotel Cecil, 9.00 pm

Miscellaneous-Australian Association' Motor Treasure Hunt, 8.45 p.m.; St. Androw" Church Women's Guild Conducted Jumble Sale, 3.00 p.m.; Tour of New Territory Church, 2.30 p..

Sports. Bowls-Firat Dirkien, Taikoo H.C. v. Civil Servier C.C.; Clah de Recreio v. Craigengower C.C. "B".

Football Frotball-Rong. Long Leagunt efarts.

Racing Seventh Extra Hace Meeting Happy Valley), 2.00 p.m.

Yachting Sweepstake Bacon. Moon--VIII.Moon, 11th Day.

Sunset.-6.16 Sunrise,-8.13 attacted

Tides. High as 3.50; Low at 12.35.

Going to the Coast after the ex- position. the O'Connors were promptly signed for vaudeville and achieved new successes, Miss

beauty and increasing perfection as a child entertainer. Columbia officials. A successful screen test followed, which result- ed in the young lady being placed under contract.

"SPENDTHRIFT"

p.m.

1.3.

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YOUNG ACTORS" FORM SCREEN BOYS' CLUB

The screen Boys' Club, limited to younsters who have at least A high spirited, fast moving ro- three motion picture roles to their mance, studded with laughs and credit, has been organized with enacted by a skilled cust. is being Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie shown to-day at the Queen's Cooper, Mickey Rooney. Bennie Theatre, where Walter Wagner's Barlett, David Holt, Billy Lee.. "Spendthrift” will have its initial Sherwood Bailley and

Buster screening.

Blaven, as charter members.

With Henry Fonda, Mary Brian So far as is known, the organiza- and Pat Paterson in the leading tion is the first of its kind in roles," "Spendthrift relates the Hollywood, where there bas never story of a wealthy youth who lets been a separate club for film $23,000,000, slip through his fingers, children. The Idea originated gets himself married to a gold-with Bartholoriew. Cooper and digger, and loses his last cent Rooney and the hundred or more when his fast filly fails him in the boys appearing with them in Kentucky Derby.»

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's *The Fonda, remembered for his out- Devil Is A Bissy.". A motion to in- standing work in "Trail of the clude girls in the organization was Lonesome Pine" and "The Moon's voted downto

When Miss Patricia Carr was

The musical show was staged by crowned Carnival Queen of Hast-Busby Berkeley, the noted Broad- our Home" is happily cast in his Election of officers will be the ingi by Miss Evelyn Laye, the film way director, who also created the

new role as a polo-playing million-first, business at the first official star, Hastings recently opened its dance numbers and ensembles aire who couldn't say “no” to his meeting, which will probably be week of "whoopee." 2

Spedal sories were written for friends Mary Brian. Is convincing held at the home of Director, Row- the picture by Al Dubin and Harry of the gold-digging Southern belle, and Brown, who is acting as a Warren the well known Broadway and Pet Paterson charms as the sort of god-father to the cluo lyrcist and composer. The num

Irish ass who finally brings Tunda Age limit has been set at six- bers include Tn Young and to his senses.

teen. Inasinuch as none of the Healthy," "Shume Off To Buffas," "Spendthrift" was directed by charter menibers is more than You're Getding To Be A Habit Raoul Walsh from a screen play by at least two years in the or- with Me" and the Pie plece “2nd | Walsh and Bert Hanlon based on fourteen, that gives any member Street

an original by Eric Hatch.

ganization:

Thousands of people waited at the railway station to welcome Miga Layu. They were entertained by the "Crazy Gang" headed by, Flanagan and Allen

The "Crazy Gang" later attended Miss Carr's crowning ceremony, riding on the town's fire engine.

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