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QUEEN'S

DAILY AT 230 - 5′15 - 7·20 R 9:30 ·TEL. 31453

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

TAUGHT EVERYTHING BUT LIFE!..

.and that ¡was some-

thing these cloistered girls bad to find out ...for themselves!!

HALBERT

RUTH

MARSHALL CHATTERTON

GIRIS DORMITORY

Darryl F. Zanuck

in Charge of Pradualen

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NEXT CHANGE

DAILY

AT

230

520

720

··920

Introducing the star idiscovery of 1936....!

SIMONE SIMON

(Pro Samu£££8' me÷ADAN) CONSTANCE COLLIER • J. EDWARD BROMBERG DIXIE DUNBAR JOHN QUALEN SHIRLEY DEANE DIRECTED BY HAVING CUMMINGS Associate Producer Raymund Gellfish Tramalay by Ladislaus Fader

"HI MARRIED A DOCTOR with PAT O'BRIEN & JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON

STAR

TO-DAY

ONLY

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL 57795

PRONOUNCED THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCEor1935

ELISABETH

BERGNER

ESCAPE ME NEVER

* MAALIT KINA É DE

DIRECTED BY DR MUL CDINNER. BERNOU

PROTEINE DIRACTORE DI FRIDOUCTIONS HERBERT WALLCOH

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! GEORGE ARLISS IN "THE LAST GENTLEMAN'

A SHOWS.

DAILY

1.10 $20

720-930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57272

MATINEES. 20-30%. » EVENINGS. 201-30e: 50:70%)

FINAL SHOWINGS. TO-DAY

3 SHOWS DAILY at 2.30, 6.00 & 9:00 p.m. FIRST SHOWINGS IN KOWLOON

AT POPULAR PRICES!

**.... The Majesty

of Shakespearel

...The Melody

of Mendelssohn!

...The Mastery

of Reinhardt?

Warner Bros. present

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

MAX BEINHARDTS Production

* 15 STARS ** JAMES CAGNEY JOE E. BROWN DICK POWELL ANITA -LOUISE Dinched by Max Relularăt and William Diutarle

TO-MOBBOW AND WEDNESDAY LITTLE MISS NOBODY

A TOXPICTURE, WER, JANE WITHERS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE LOCAL YACHTING DIARY OF LOCAL

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"The Great Ziegfeld" QUEEN'S:--

"Girls Dormitory"

ORIENTAL:

Suzy"

Kowloon

"A MIDSUMMER

NIGHT'S DREAM"

Joss Again Wins

10.3. sälled by Mr. J. P. L. stanton, wall, the 'A' Class, event In the sevente Commodore's Cup yachting series over 6.9 mies course, while Siskin (Mr. W. M. Brown won the " Class race. on Saturday.

*

Gael, 'Eunice and Owl failed to finish within the time limit in the Class event. while Ste'la (Mr. F. C. Manning) curried off the honours in the "r" and "Y" Classes race,

Detailed results are as follows:

"H" Class Started 14.25

Corrected Pos'n

EVENTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, Anniversaries and Holidaysäccas of the Queen of die Netherlands,

1890.

Cinemas.

King's

The Great Zingfuld."

Queen's

Girls' Dormitory."

Oriental

Suzy.""

Chinese Picture,"

World

Alhambra :--"~The Great Ziegfeld.” Majestic":"A Midsummer Night's

Dream."

W

Star Escape He Never." Dances.-Reel Practice, at Helena May, 5.30 p.m.; Chearo Club Dance, 8 p.m.

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Lectures.--Volunteer Nursing Detach went, as P.W.D. Offices, 5.30 p.m.

Meetings-Annual, of Ladies' Sec- tion of the Boyal Hong Kong Golf Club, at Halenă May, 11.00 mm; Hall Monthly, of Ilong Kang Football Ru farcos' Association, at Sports Club, 8.00

.p.in.

Miscellaneous. —Anthal · Safety First Campaign.

Rehearsals Make Believe" by Central British School Old Pupils. In old School Hall, Nathan Road, 8.30 .p.in

Social Service Men's Whist Drive, at European Y.M.C.A., West Lonage, 9.00 p.m.

Badminton.

Sports.

Division: Free Lancers v. St. Andrew's "A"; Recreio "B" v. Recreio "A"; "B" Division : Kowloon Tong. "Bv. St. Addrow's "B"; St. John's v. S. and S. Home; Chinese Y.3.CA. 5. Kowloon Tong

ALHAMBRA:--

"The Great Ziegfeld'

MAJESTIC:-

“A Midsummer Night's

Dream"

racht Sikir.

.17.10.19

1

STAR:--

"Escape Me Never"

(Mr. W. M. Brown) Acriel

17.11.17

2

Coming

(Mr. J. A „Kemsley, Dorother

Rolla

QUEEN'S:-

"I Married A Doctor"

Diana

ORIENTAL:-

"Captain Blood"

MAJESTIC-

"Little Miss Nobody"

JD9%

STAR:-

"The Last Gentleman"

Jan

17.15.57 Lt. Col. S. D. Reld)

17 24,01 (Major W. H.-Postle)

D.NF.

"A" Class Started 1430

Finished Pos ......... 17.14.00 (Mr. J. R. L. Stanton)

17.19.45

3

4

1

2

Isobel

Capt. J. Krogh-Moet

17.21.54 (Major B. EC. Dixon True Blue

17.25.47 (Mr. C.C. Blake) Artemis

3

4

17.25.48

5

Eve

Lobo

Gull

(Mr. G. G. Wood)

....... 17.26.40 (Major F. C. Booty)

.................... 17.32.41 (Capt. Bader) Carpenter

(Capt. D. M. Eley)

17.42.26 (Major B. B. Edwards)

17:47.23

6

7

p.m.

17.35 37

8

9

10

(Mr. B. Naess) Kittiwake

17.51.19 11

Stella

Allsa

(Miss P. M. King) TY Classes Started 14.50

17.41.35 I

(Mr. F. C. Manning)

2

3

4

The reason Warner Bros. plc- ture. "A Midsummer Night's Dream," is produced by Prof. "Painted Lady Max Reinhardt is conceded to be the world's greatest alm. is de- monstrated by the accompanying composite photograph.

This unusual picture shows few of the high lights of the production, which is on at the Majestic Theatre to-day..

Victor Jory. in the role of i "Oberon. King of the Fairies."

Anita Louise.

the irole of "Titania, Queen of the Fairies," are magnificent.

Between "Puck" and Jory the lithesome Agure of Nina Theilade, world famous prima ballerina. who leads the magnificent, ballets of the production calls for special praise.

17.50.18 (Comdr. J. Barnard, RN.) Widgeon

17.54.11 (Mr. 1. Garner)

18.00 66 Zophy. Next in Line are the regal

(Major T. C. Sharp) figures of Verree Teasdale and

Daphnie

D.NF. Ian Hunter, who have the roles

DNF of the Duke of Atheas and

the Winkie

Heron Amazon Queen

Robena James Cagney. after his trans- formation inta a monster with Sirius the head of a donkey being wooëd by Anita Louise plays a leading role.

GIRLS' DORMITORY

An experiment in "giri values"

for a straight dramatic produc-j

AMI, D.N.F.

D.N.F. DN.F

La Linda has been renamed Eve been rechristened rd Pat his Kittiwake.

MASS MARRIAGE.

tion is seen in "Girls' Dormitory 103 Couples

Twentieth Century-Fox production showing to-day at the Queen's Theatre, starring Simone Simon,

the brilliant French star, making her American debut with Herbert

Marshall and Ruth Chatterton.

Ordinarily this thing called **girl valties" 巡 restricted to

musical productions, where it is shown in the form of fantastic dance routines featuring the feminine..form" "

But Daryl Zanuck, believing the values were the same, whe ther in musical or dramatic pro- ductions, engaged 100 odd girls none over 18 years of age--for the picture.

Registered

In Canton

The 5th Mass Marriage of Can-

ton which will be formally held at

"A"; King's College v. V.A.C.

Meeting.-Referees' Aunciation Mest- iag (Sports Club), 8.00 p.m.

Mona- aloon, 10th. Day.

וי

Sunrise.-.41 AD11. Sunset.-5.38

Tlies. High at 2,53 and 17,08; Low

at 10.30 and 22.55.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

---

Anniversarios and Holidaya; --- 81.

Jaha of the Cross.

Cinemas.

King'a :-"The Great Ziegfeld.” Queen's Girls Dormitory." Oriental:-"Suzy.

World Chinese Picture." Alhambra The Great Ziegfeld." Majestic :-"Little Miss Nobody." Star The Last" Gentleman,” Dances.-Saint Andrew's Practice Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.

Entertainments.-Pianoforts Recital at Holena Misy, 9.15 p.m.

Mails-Christmas Parcel Mail for Canada, per Empress of Russia, clones at 3.60 p.m.

Meetings.Hong Kong' Teachers' As- anciation, at King's College, 5.15 p.m.; Budget Bub-Committee, st S. and S. Home.

Moon Moon, 11th. Day. Sunrise.-8.40 4.10. Sunset.-5.38

p.m.

Tides. High at 1.20 and Low at 9,38 and 20.17.

16.30:

M.C.C. FACING DEFEAT

Against Australian Eleven

\\LAST TWO DAYS SIMULTANEOUSLY

KING'S ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

THREE SHOWS DAILY AT 2.15, 5.80 & 9.00 P.M.

THE GIANT SHOW that has never been duplicated in stage or screen history! 2 years in production! A fortune to make and a joy to behold!,

THE GREAT ZIEGFELD

Bernon Pay by Wm. Anthony MaOnira.

Directed by Robert Z. Land Produced by Muni Stromberg

12 SONG

HITS

M-G-M's Sensation of the

Century Starring WILLIAM POWELL MYRNA LOY LUISE RAINER

with

-

VIRGINIA BRUCE FRANK MORGAN FANNIE BRICE RAY BOLGER.

NAT PENDLETON HARRIET HOCTOR ERNEST COSSART REGINALD OWEN JOSEPH CAWTHORN and many others

Melodies that slectrify the nation? "You", "You Never Locked Sa Beautiful Before", "You.Qofte: Puli Strings"

and "She's a Failles Girt"

AT INCREASED PRICES

TAKE ANT THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

4. SHOWS

DAILY

ORIENTALE

#LERING

ROAD MANCHAL

TEL. 247S

111--2.30

the San Yat-sen Memorial Hall on CHIPPERFIELD BOWLS 2MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW?

December 8, next, will have the highest record of participants,' as compared with those of the last four Mass Marriages, states a Can- ton squrce.

Up to date a hundred and three couples have registered at the Municipal Bureau of Social Affairs.

LIONEL BARRYMORE

SUSPENDED

A

WELL

Sydney, Nov. 21. crowd of 35,000 31w the M.C.C. lose their five remaining Arst innings wickets for only 14 rums here to-day, the innings closing for 228, to which the Aus- tralian eleven, replied with 231 | för 2

The girls are in formation, as in musical productions but this takes the form of marching to

On a very dry and dusty wicket. and from class rooms, exercises

A. G. Chipperfield caused havoc in and mass gymnastics in, ample

Possibly as a preliminary to a

the MCC. ranks, claiminw.4' wic- dresses of like cut colour and de-

renewal of the drive to "Unionise" kets for 9 runs this morning o sign.

the Actors, clamiss the remaining English The effect, insofar as the tradi- the fim industry, tional "girl values" is concerned. Equity Association has announced batamen after only 27 minutes. is the same as though these the indefinite suspension of 24 His final analysis wat: youngsters were tap dancing in a of its members for failure to join

the Screen Actors' Guild.

revue.

!

·

24

O M R W 23.14 68

Such prominent stars as Lionel Leyland batteri 356 minutes for

Brady, Jack his 80, which included five boun Barrymore, Alice Oakle, and Eric Linden and them- daries, while Robins whose Delding selves uziable to work in any Equity later on in the day was an in- production, since Equity members spiration, hit up 53 in 90 minutes, may not work with non-members, including six boundaries.

The action has had no im-

100 girls are en integral part of i the drama, Indeed, the picture couldn't do without them, yet apart from this they perform a second function of pleasing the eyes without the artificial aid of

Given just under an hour before bare legs and intricate dancing.

Constance Collier, J. Edward mediate effect on the suspended lunch. the Australian eleven had Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, John stars, not hampering their film scored 27 without loss.. Later they Qualen and Shirley Deane are work, but it would prevent their were 83 for 0, and at tea they were also featured in "Girls Dormi- appearance in the legitimate thea- 153 for 1. Having advanced their tory."

tre. in which Equity's position is their total to 221 for 2. play was 60 powerful that producers would then abandoned owing to bad. decline to engage non-members.

light Equity spent a large stim in an Don Bradman revealed perfect abortive anort to "Unionise" ud footwork and timing during Ha ! * stars in 1929, and has since been innings for $3, which included At last, the perfect entertain-biding its time, slowly but steadily eight boundaries and occupied §9 ment picture has been achieved! strengthening its stand in the minutes. Together with Brown he

It is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Alm industry as well as the then- added 103 for the second wicket

Fingleton scored 56 in 99 minutes musical'extravaganga, “The Great tre.

and Brown is 66 not out, Ziegfeld," now at the King's: and-

A great many people left the "Alhambra Theatres. It is a pic ture that possesses all, and even flows with comedy, zouse and ground, after Bradman's dismis more, than its advance notices beautiful girls, have claimed for It

'THE GREAT

ZIEGFELD"

Scores: "The Great Ziegfeld” adds en- This giant musical suggested by other triumph to Runt Strom-MC.C.: 288 (8 49, Ames 19. the life of the world's greatest berg's long list of successes and

Leyland 80, RW. Robins 53, A. G. Chipperfield 8 for 68);" showman, the late Florenz Zieg to him go a big hand for his feld, can be termed "The Greatest courage in producing a musical Australian XI: 221 for 3. D. G. Show On Earth." Not alone is it picture on such a stupendous scale Bradman (3, J. A. Fipgieton 36, w A. Brown độ not out) - crammed with drama that tugs at and making every foot of it en- 'your heart strings, but it over-tertainment in the highest degree, Rị

IF YOU KNEW SUZY AS THEY KNOW SUZYI Your heart would turn hand-springs too! Jean's the rave of gay Parse-- and the "heart trouble" of two of your favorite romantic stars!

JEAN HARLOW

3

SHE DANCES

... and what a

iheill when shu

SINGS: "Did 1" Remember?"

GREAT FRANCHOT STARS TONE

1

DAY ONLY

LEWIS'STOKE

CARY

GRANT

BERITA HUME:

WED CAPTAIN BLOOD

*

• MATINEES: 20e.-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c-79c.

ME. HERBERT MARSHALL'S RETURN

Mr. Herbert Maranali, the actor, why has been making films Hollywood for the past three years, returned to England recent- ly in Cunard. "White Star liner,

Aquitania

" An American doctor advocates trial marriages. It is up to him, first of all to prove that there are upy owners.

Accident statistica show that one can experience almost any ac- cident con a Sunday unless one practises the old-fashioned art of staying at home on that day.

This is the Best portunity

A man in Chicago was shot at thatstudio, arrangements have the other day, but a wad of dollar made it possible for me to come sotes in his pocket detected the back to England," he said on land-, bullet. It is a solemn reflection ́ing at Bouthampton, states the that if he bad been a post he "Morning Post"

would probably be dead now.

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