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THE WIDOW

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BETTE DAVIS IN A PICTURE

THAT WINS FOR HER THE ACADEMY AWARD or 1985 !

CA BOLT OF DRAMA THAT'LL BLOW THE FUSES!

Bette Davis "DANGEROUS“ Franchot Tone

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COMMENCING SUNDAY JACK BUCHANAN in "COME OUT OF THE PANTRY

"WIDOW FROM MONTE

CARLO

Dolores Del Rio. exotic star noted for her glamorous, “Latín. type of beauty becomes an entire ly new screen personality in her latest picture. The Widow From Monte Carlo." showing at the

LAUGHTON WAS RIGHT

There is an amusing story be Hind the clothes worn by Charles Laughton $ Captain William Bligh in "Mutiny on the Eounty."

Walking in Bond-street. "London. Laughton noticed a talior's by the name of Gleves, and recalled see- ing this name in Captain Bligh's biography. He entered the shop.

"Didn't you tallor some uniforma for my friend, Captain Bligh?" aked Laughton.

"When were they tailored?" "About a hundred and fifty years | 4,0-in 1789, to be correct."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE Miss Shirley Temple As

CINEMA

* Hong Kong

KING'S:-

'The Ghost Clues West" QUEEN'S:-

("Eversong”** ORIENTAL:-

"The Widow From Monte

Carlo"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

*Country Beyond"

· MAJESTIC:

""Bird of Paradise"

STAR:-

*Dangerous'

KING'S:-

Coming

The Poor Little Rich Girf QUEEN'S:-

"The Bride Waiks Out" ORIENTAL:-

"The Singing Kid" ALHAMBRA;—

The Poor Little Rich Girl" STAR:~~

"Come Out Of The Pantry" MAJESTIC:-

"Speak Eas ly" "Sweet Music"

"EVENSONG"

A screen transcription of the West End stage success by Beverley Nichols and Edward Knoblock, the

Gaumont British picture Even

song" "opens to-day at the Queen's

with Evelyn Laye in the stellar

role,

"Eventong" is an appealing story o a prima donna who ignores the 'dictates of her heart lor her art. Maggie McNeil, of Tralee, had a. wonderful rolce which her friend, George Murray, said would bring her fame and fortune if trained in Paris. Her father forbade such a move; Paris was a wicked city. Maggie ran away, was trained by Madame Valmond. christened Irela by Kober. who secured an addition at the Paris Opera House. and""managed" her for the re- mainder of her life. Ircla possess. ed a marvellous voice, and capital after capital was at her feet for years. The thought of love was never allowed to intrude her art came first-until a persistent ad- mirer followed her to Venice and she capitulated. Her lover was an Archduke of Austria and young lover defied the Emperor, but he could not, deny the call to arms which followed the assassina- tion of his cousin. The lovers. part. The met again, on the night that an audience had demonstrated to Irela that she was no longer Deerless in her realm. Thus dis. lilusioned she could not, would not, accept Theodore's offer of marriage and died of a broken heart, while Baba who had supplanted her, sang triumphantly in the green room of the opera house.

the

Supporting Miss Laye in the cast are Fritz Kortner as Kober, her manager, Emlyn Willams. 3.5 George Murray. Alice Delyala as Madame Valmond, Muriel Aked as Tremlawe. Dennis Val Norton as Sovino, Arthur Sinclair as Pa Mc-

Nell. Patrick O'Moore as Bob Mc- Supervia s

Nell and Conchita Babe.

BIRD OF PARADISE"

Having played to almost As many legitimate theatre audiences as "Uncle Tom's Cablu." Richard Walton Tully's famous play, Bird of Paradise" will open to-day at the Majestic Theatre.

The lovely Dolores Del Rio will be seen in the exotic role of "LU- ana" created on the stage by Leon- ore Ulric. Joel McCrea, handsome hero of several of Constance Ben- nett's recent pictures, head the porting cast.

Filmed in Hawaii, this RKO-

To Laughton's surprise the tailor Radio picture is filled with the produced the original patterns. sensuous beauty of the troples, Laughton gave an order to and has been given a lavish pro- dupilcate the wardrobe. thus duction by King Vidor, creator of saving Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in such outstanding pictures as "The Hollywood a great deal of re- Big Parade." "Street Scene" and search.

"The Champ."

Oriental Theatre to-day and to- MOITOW.

Miss Del Rio appears with her back hair parted on the side, rather than in the centre, for the first time since she has been in pictures. The change adds much to her allure.

"The Poor Little Rich Girl"

WHOLESOME NURSERY PUDDING

Bliss' Shirley Temple's audience is never licited to those notoriously kind ladies who fall into raptures when their dogs do tricks. One suspects that even those who regard child prodigles with honest distrust may sometimes be found creeping shyly in to try this innocent amusement. But then, though Miss Temple. Està wonder, if only to have escaped the "outoness", of the average child setor, no one will seriously expect her to have the unconsciously pretty ways of the inexperienced nursery. In her latest picture, a fabulous affair of an only child who wants to be as other children. she avoids as skilfully as possible most of the sentimental, traps that directors still set for her.

Worshipped by her father. Mr Barry, who manufactures soup and mixes brziness idealism with an almost maternal care at home that any rightminded shall girl would find tiresome, she slips out in pursuit of freedom and an Itallan organ-grinder.

From there it is a short stęp (to the committee who put the plot together) to temporary adoption by a couple of variety artistes who see their fortune in this precocious tap-dancer. But since this is the United States the situation les under the long shadow of the kidnapper.

The two Dolans, now successfully metamorphosed into "Dolas, Do'an and 'Dolan and enjoying their new engagement in a broadcast hour advertising one of Mr. Barry's

MR. G. B. SHAW

AND HIS WOULD-

BE CENSORS

American Film Version Of "Saint Joan"

A recent Issue of the "New York Times" contained a 3,000-word Letter from Mr. George Bernard Shaw protesting in the strongest terms against the attempted..cen- sorship of the film version of "Saint Joan" by the Roman Cat- holic Church through a group called Catholic Action.

or

Mr. Shaw declares that he has received an ultimatum, saying that the changes Catholic Action re- quires must be made before the film is exhibited 20,000,000 American Roman Catholics will be warned not to attend public ex- bibitions. Mr. Shaw, replying in great detail, déclares that the stage version of the play has been acclaimed by intelligent Roman Catholics the world over and re- ters to the censors as "conceited amateurs" who do not understand the doctrines of their own Church. He gives several instances of requests made by the Celsofa which, he says, pervert history and cause the play to reflect upon the Roman Catholic Church in a way that has not been done in the original form. He says the censors demand....omission of the known historical fact that Joan was threatened with torture, al- though they do not object to the portrayal of her being burned allye. Mr. Shaw was ̋also asked to re- move the entire episode of Joan's recantation.

SOME-BARRED WORDS✨

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competitors, are already troubled by the thought of what may hap- pén to them when their charge is claimed: and somewhere in the background is a real kidnapper.

This is to more than stiffening to the sweet, a faint, judicious favouring to lemon.

The dish itself is wholesome nursery. pudding, although places fancifuly embellished.

Nursery diners will discover, culte a taste for grumpy Mr. Peck, whom Mr. "Claude Glungwater allows to be subdued to triendship and a business merger, for Mr. Jack Haley as the first and the mo foolish of the Dolans, and for Miss G'oria Stuart as an American girl of a charm unusual in prospective. step-mothers. "

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Anniversaries and

FlolidaysThes

Guardian Angels.

Anctions.--Ifonhold Furniture, Lam- mert's Hong Kong Sales Room. 2.0

p. ni

Cinema

King's The Ghon Goes West." Quana's Evensong."

Oriental:-"The Widow From Mont

Carlo

WorldChinese Picture." Alhambra Country Beyond.” Majestic --"Bird Of Paradise" Star Dangeroris,"

Lectures.-Helena May Christian Fellowship Meeting, 10.30 0.

Meetings. Andrew's Club "Com- mitter, 839 p..

Miscellaneous. - Catholic Women's Yeage (Services

Istanel) Jumble Sale.st Recreio Club, King's Park, 230 p.m. Foundation Stone Laying of Hong Kong Muslim Orphanage,

Busque Premises.

30 Shelley Stroet. 5.30 p.m.; Batreat" by Cum incl Band and Drums of 2nd Battalion Fast Lanes. at Shamshuipo,.5.15 p.in. Boris.-H. Q, R. A. Sergeants' Mess Whire Drive and Tomhoja, 8.30 p.to.; Whis Drive. Kowloon Docks. 8.45 p..

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LAST TWO DAYS AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9330 P.M. HERE IS A. "GALLOPING'GHOST

WHO MADE ..LOVE TO EVERY PRETTY GIRL HE MET !

ROBERT

DONAT

THE

Ghost Goes West

JEAN PARKER EUGENE PALLETTE Directed by RENE CLAIR Screenplay by ROBERT E SHERWOOD * ALEXANDER KORDA. productius A Londền Film · Rojosind thre Whitad Artists ALSO WALT DISNEY. PRIZE WINNING' CARTOON "THREE ORPHAN KITTENS BEAUTIFUL THORNIGOZÖUR. NEXT CHANGE

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Sports. Plodalit Tow-Hong Kong Kowloon (Hong Kong Electric B.C.. 19.00 p.in

Moon-VITI Moon, 17th. Day. Bunrise.-0.15 *m. Sunset.4.10

p.m.

Tiden High at 10.14 and 1.56: Low at $45 and 15.50.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3. Anniversaries anil Holidays.-Feast of St. Teresa at the Holy Child Join! (the Little Flower). (1897).

Bazanes-Precions Blood Coover, in well-Shamship, 3.30 p.m.

Cinemas. King's The Poor Little Rich Girl” Queen's :-"Evening." Oriental-The Widow From Monte

Carlo."

That is what comes," he writes. "of conferring power over the drama which would tax the quali- Bications of a Gregory or a Hilde- brand on a body pretending to re-

present the Vatican without much knowledge of Catholicism as o village grave-digger.“

Among individual words ordered to be deleted are the following: Paradise, God, St. Denis, religion, archbishop, deadly, holy, infernal, sacred office. babes.

Mr. Shaw refuses to admit that influence

World:"Chinese Picture. Alhambra "The Poor Little Rich

Girl.'

Majestic-Spenk Easily." Star Dangerous." Dances.-R.E.O.CA. Daade in China Fleet Club Theatre; 8.30 p.m.; Grand Carnival Dance at Hotel Cecil,

Entertainments. Gloucester Hotel

Opening of Ballroom and Lounge.

Miscellaneous-Laying of Foundation Stone of Children's Hospital, Precious Blood Convent Grounds, Shampo, p.au.; German Club holds Special Harvest Festival Celebration, ut 9.06 p.tu.

www

Bocial-Craigengower Cricket Club Whist. Drive, 9,00 p.in.

SUKERY, TEMPLE in her latest role "THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL" with Auce. Faye, Gleriş Stuart

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TO-MORROW

THE FUNNIEST PAIR IN PICTURES IN A COM DT THAT IS A RIỰT OF LAUGHTER FROM START TO FINISH; BUSTER KEATON JIMMY RUBANTE

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in SPEAK EASILY"

A METRO GOLDWYN-MAYEE COMELYBIT.

MASONS TO AGITATE

Sports. Football-First Division, Fusiliers v. (Chatham Road), 4.38 m; Club de Recreio v. St. Joseph's King's Park), 4.30 p.m.; Police v Hifles (Kowloon), 4.301 p.m.; Club Eastern Club, 4.30 p.m. South China B v. Kowloon (Cernline Hill), Second Division, Fusiliers East Lanes. Prince Edward Road), 4.30 p.m.; ties V. Boyal Navy themselves legalised Meantime (Sonicumpos), 4.30 p..: Policis

more of their lodges are to observe

4.30 p.m.

Catholic Action

East Lance call theatre-going American Roman Catholics and says that it has not the "nowledge or madnera" to re- present the Vatican. He recalls that one of the princes of the Church publicly decorated the One of the episodes partic"larly first American impersonatress of praised by critics'in métropo'itán ; Jean, cities where the 'm has been

shown, is the first native marriage GHOST GOES WEST'' feast ever to be recorded by camera and inlcrophone,

version of the hula. are amon the other highlights of "Bird of Paradise."

Freemasons are to agitate to get

Royal Engineers (Kowloon). 3.00 p.m.; Cub v. Eastern Kowloon), 3.00 p..; the law. Mouth China . Kowloon (Caroline

Hill), 3.40 p.m.; R. A Stonerullers These steps follow the revelation v. B. A. Lyonun (Chatban Bond), 3.00 that Freemasons are illegal bodies Fm. Third Division, Fusiliers...w. East Lanes. (Prince Edward Road),

3:00

St. Mm. Clab de Recreio Josep's (King's Park), 3.00, pp. Moon-VIII Moon, 18th. Day. Buarisa.15 am, Brint.-6.09

A haunted Scottish cast'e that An underwater fight with

is transported to America, com- shark, the fight of an entire vll-p'ete with its ancestral ghost, age from the deadly lave of an provides the novel setting, for "The erupting volcano. and a daring Ghost Goes West," Alexander p.m.

Korda's gay romantic comedy Tides-High at 11.09 and 22.35; "The Widow Froin Monte Carlo"

which brings Robert Donat to the Low at 14.35 and 18,21. is a gay and harious romance

King's Theatre in a dua' role.. based on the play by Ian Hay and The love scenas between Dolores: Donat le seen as Donald Gloure. A. E. W. Mason Besides. Miss Del. and McCrea pre "enid' to ha an impoverished young Scotch R'o the east includes Warren croecially enchantre, and a bean mobleman who is forced to sell his W`llam, Lou'se Fazenda. Colin tifat score of native music, prasta. ancestral castle to an American Clive, Herbert Mundin, Olin owning through the entire produc-mlonaire, and also pays the land and Warren Hymer,

tion, is an added appeal.

unless they deposit with the Clerk

| CHINA'S MONOPOLY"

The world's supply or antimony -the brittle meta lc substance used in the manufactura of gun- powder-1s almost entirely mono polished by China, This, is shown by an Investigation into the coun- try's antimony production.

It has revealed that the world's annual production of the ore ik of the Peace annually a sworn approximately. 25,000 tong, of certificate in accordance with the,, which 80 per cent comes from. Unlawful Societies Act, 1799.

China,

Heavy fines may be imposed for f

a contravention of the Act, and

caste hals. Eugene Pallette plays these may be sued for by a Com- the Millionaire and Jean Parker mon Informer, who may pocket proy'des the love interest and his half the amount recovered. daughter Peggy

Rene Ca'r directed "The Ghost handsome ghost who strolls the Goes West for London Films,

The Act also provides that if any lodge is held on Hcensed premises,

and the requirements of the law, as to the certificate, are not ob- {served, any two Justices may de

clare the licence, fortelted and no more intoxicating liquor may be. sold there.

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