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FREDASTAIRE

W

GINGER

Fred's "Bojangles of Harlem is toe-tinglar in

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Startling scenes!

Beautiful girls!

Thrilling stars!

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SLEEPING

Here's How For

Insomniacs

To the millions of sleepless peo- ple I give my 25 years of experi- ment with sleeping and waking hours, culminating in a complete victory over slumber. Formerly, no matter what time I went to bed, it was a certainty that I

would wake up within three or four hours. One night, happen- ing to look at myself, I was shock- ⚫ed by my personal appearance and decided to shave. This woke me completely and put me in a nor- mal state of mind, whereupon I went back to bed and immediately fell asleep. For the next three nights I hung pictures, puttied the pookcase, and read for three hours each night

-GREAT-DISCOVERY Thus I came upon the great dis- covery. In six months I so read- justed my sleeping that six per- fect hours of slumber out of 24 was quite umetent. My repose is so-complete that for 20 years 1

have not experienced anything 1 approaching a sustained dream. 1 have three hours bf perfect re- pose after I go to bed. Then I get up and work

And mark the be-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE "GINGER" ROGERS DIARY OF LOCAL

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CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"We Went To 'College" QUEEN'S:

"Swing Time” ORIENTAL:-

""Ceiling Záro“

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA 2----

"Swing TimeTM MAJESTIC :-

"Next Time We Love"

STAR:—

"Swing Tue"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Romeo and Juliet". QUEEN'S:-

"Flash Gordon"

ORIENTAL:

**Tarzan"

ALHAMBRA :-

"Back To Nature"

MAJESTIC:

"La Vie Parisienne" STAR:-

*Snowed Under"

"WE WENT TO COLLEGE"

"We Went to College." the eux- rent screen attraction at the King's Theatre, must have been expressly designed to make people forget their troubles for here is a picture which keeps its audience laughing from its opening to its final fadeout.

Charles Butterworth. Walter Abel. Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel and Edith Atwater are the prin- cipals in an outstanding

all:- comedy cast. Individually these players have provided the comedy high-light of many a film pro-": duction; collectirely, they supply a barrage of laughter and good humour Impossible to resist.

Lampooning the gay old grad who returns to his college reunion and attempts to recapture the Irresponsibility and madcap 'anties of his undergraduate days, the story presents the predicament of a staid business man attending the reunion with It's wife and

who finds himself embarrassed by the advances of a former campus "Crush" who is now a professor's wife.

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is worth. Abel gives an excellent portrayal as the business and Una Merkel is deally cast as the wife of the professor who tries in vain to liven up her tored campus life with flirtation.

How She Became

Nick Named

Youthful nicknames seldom are appropriate after a child grows up. But Ginger Rogers' appellation is her as well to-day as it did when it was first give her by her school- mates in Fort Worth, Texas.

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EVENTS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. Anniversaries and Holidays St. Damasus

Auetions, ---- Leswehold Properly, BE Laniert's Sales Roun, 3.00, p.m.; Postage Stamps, as Lammert's, 5.15 p.m.

GIRARIES.

"King's :-"We Want Tu College."

Quema's :-"Swing Tuns." Uriental:Ceiling Zero." World-Chiness Picture." Alhambra :-"Swing Time," Majestic "La Vie Parisienne." StarSwing Tima" Entertainmenta.—Plàno · Recital Mr. Harold Scott,

Hall 9.00 pm.

by

St. Andrów's

Lectures.—Helena May Cbristian Fel lowship Mooting, 10.30 a.m. Speaker: Bev. Geoffrey Allen.

Her real name is Virginia, but probably she wouldnt recognize it to-day, for nobody has ever used it since she was a freshman 'in high school.. Ginger atië became then because of her, restless energy, and Ginger she has re- mained, not only to her Texas friends but also to milions'of | picture-goers, throughout the world. The rise of this slim youngster with the gold-red” hair' to a place antong the first personalities of the screen, is very largely due to the enusual quantity of spice in her make-up. It kept her doggedly at her dancing," and put an originality and freanness into that dancing, Social. Cheero Club Duplicate - Con- until she had won the Texas Charret Bridge, 8.00 pm: Whist Drive leston championship when she was

whd Tombola in Royal Artillery" "Ser qeants' Masa, Queen's Road, 8.30 p.m. only 15.

Sports. Billiards-MoEwan-Younger League : Royal Artillery {L} v Garrison Ser geante H.K,S. Bde. RAM.C.1 Royal Ulster Rifles v. Royal Welch Fusiliers; R.N.Y.P. ♥, R.A.H.Q.

Maila --Christmas Ordinary Air Mail fie Great Britain by Imperial Airways Service.

per R. M. A. Dorado, 8.30

Miscellaneous-Bolilios Public School Prze-Giving, at King's College Hall, 3

1.0.

p.zu.

Badminton. Mixed Doubles: Kow loon Tong v. Club de Recreio "A"; St. John's To Free Lancers.

Recently she finished her thir- tieth picture, and her sixth op- posite Fred Astaire, “Swing Time." She spent weeks rehearsing the in- tricate dance steps before the film- ing began, more weeks rehearsing and dancing under the" blazing studio lights while the cameras hummed softly, all in a continuous round of work that would have ex- | Kumaon' Rifles (Marina gound), 3.00 hausted a busky ditch-digger. And the first tree day she had after all this, she played six hard sets of tennis in the morning, and nearly three hours of "badminton in the afternoon!

"

The dictionary defines "ginger" as a verb meaning "to make live- ty, mettlesome or animated; to inspirit And It would seem that Ginger Rogers is well named.

FRED ASTAIRE

CREATES WALTZ TO

"SWING" MUSIC

Fred Astaire has created a new dance for Mr. and Mrs. America.

Hockey,-1/8th Punjab Regiment v.

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Moon.-X Moon, 28th. [Day. Sugria.---5.53 Tk. 131

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Sansot.-5.40

Tides.--High at 8.40 and 19.30; Low at 2.10 and 12.50.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. Anniversaries" and Holidays, →→ St Constantius.

Auctions.--Suit Length and Over. coatings, etc., Lammert's Hong Kong Sales Room, 1 s..

Cinemas.

King's Romeo And Juliet." Queen's :-"Swing Time." "Oriental :--"Ceiling. Zero,"

World:"Chinese Picture" Alhambra :-"Swing Time." Majestic :-"La Via Parisienne." Star-Swing Time." "The Waltz in Swing Tiriè." and Miscellaneous. Claims against It is destined, in its modified form, Ratata of Joseph Welch due; Sale of for banroom popularity. Its prin- Work in aid of M.C.L, and Local cipal differences from the old waltz-Charities at St. Stephen's Girls' Col are a bit more speed in execution lege and Fairles School, 11 and a more lively character gener- Day" and Presentation of Prizes, 2.30 Taikoo Club Lawn Bowls "Closing

ally.

taken

It is the first definite dance created for the "swing," or flowing rhythm, music which has the country by storm. It is also « rejuvenation operation for the waltz,' most enduring but most

p.a.

the

a.m.;

Religious, St. Andrew's Church All Day Retreat, conducted by the Bev, F. Short; Toe H World Chain of Light Service at St. John's Cathedral, 9.00 p.m.; Nativity Play. "The Inn al Bethlehem," Kowloon Union Church; 8.30 p.m.`

Social-Craigengower Cricket Club. waist Drive and Tombolu, 9.30 p.m.

Sports. Bowls.--Olening Day at Taikoo Club,

2.30 p.m. Time."

*.

Charles Butterworth, as a cof-neglected of modern dances.

The swing waltz is introduced by lege "pal who finally helps the business man out of his predica Astaire and Ginger Rogers as oné ment, has never teen in a funnier of their more spectacular team role, playing his

"routines "Je of the

for the Current RKÖ

party: characterization for all it

Radio musical "Swing

Cricket.-First Division: Indian R.C. Those who have seen it performed

Civil Service C.C. (F; Royal Navy on the rehearsal stages expect it

v. Army (F); Kowloon C.0, v. Craigen- to revive the waltz to a popularity goner C.C. (F); Second Division: Civil greater than the old favourite Service C.C. Indian R.C. (F); T Inwinno C.C. enjoyed even in the golden era of Craigengower C.C.

-(B). harmless grandma's and grandpa's youth.

Clark Cup: "y" The amusing Hugh NaturallyAstaire"

Hockey-Caer and Miss

Ladies v. Hong Kong Ludies (Y.M.C.A. Herbert as the professor, adds Rogera present an intricate pro ground). 2.10 p.m.; Recreio v. C.B.A. immeasurably to the fun, and fessional routine of the dance. (P.T.6.), 245 p.m.; Brawn Cup: Hoag Edith Atwater, a newcomer from Basically, however, the waltz in Kong Ladies . D.G.S. (Happy Valley), the stage. Is splendid as Abel's swing time is adaptable to the 3.00p.m.; Central British Association wate.

talents of rink and file dancers. 9. "7" Ladies (C.B.A. gmond), 3.00 Joseph Santley's direction takes The screen co-stars introduce the p.m. every advantage of the hilarious new dance to the Jerome Kern situations. Here is a picture melody: "The Waitz in Swing which provides a sure-fire treat Time." for every member of the family.

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Tennis-Open Ladies' Singles Final (U.S.R.C.), 3,60 p.m.

Yoga,--X Moon, 29th. Day. Bunrise.-6.52 6.13.

Since swing tunes became the p.m.

Sunset.-5.40

And you don't have to be a cal- | music fad of the day, dancers have Tides High at 7.40 and 19.05; Tow lege grad to enjoy "We Went to stumbled, and hopped about ball-❘ at 1.32 and $2.10. College."

"PARIS IN ·SPRING"

room floors, attempting to impro- vise steps to fit the fascinating rhythm. Astaire, apparently, hks tåken their problem to heart:

Th each of hir: past "pictures, Astaire "has created dances which have been taken up by academies. private instructors and thousands of the more skilled amateur en-

One' of Oxenbach's most popular and vivacious operettas, "La Vie nediction of three golden hours in Parisienne," has been brought to the middle of the night. The the screen and will be shown at thusiasts in ballroom adaptation. crash of trame has ceased. The the Majestic Theatre To-day under Many such adaptations proved household is quiescent. No cal- the title of "Parisienne Life."

beyond the mastery of the aver- iers, no telephones, no arguments. "As the title indicates, the action In these three hours I pursue my takes place in Paris. A gay story

age dancer labours, achieving at times re of romance is interwoven with en- suits that would be quite impos-chanting and lively comedy. Paris AMONG HIS sible at any other time.

ARMS OF MORPHEUS

in' the springtime is indeed a de- lightful place for young lovers.

KITCHENER'S WRAITH

WAR SECRET

REVEALED

"Gen. 8 Ian Hamilton revealed atá dinner of the Royal Naval Division in London recently how he acted as Earl Kitchener's PREDECESSORS! "wraith" during the early days of

the wary

KIM

With the sandman's approach I The picture serves to introduce Major Tryon, the Postmaster- In this capacity he undertook | stop work and return to bed 1 Max Dearly. the fans rench General, met most of his surviving the organisation of London's de- am to a receptive state of mind comedian, to Britian audiences predecessors in that offer at the fences In Lord Kitchener's name, to approach the second phase of Dearly has been a star in fps-Guldhall luncheon to celebrate and later took command of the slumber, and within five minutes, tive France for nearly 50 years, the seventy-ifth anniversary of North of England and Beotland - regardless of what I have heen and during this time has appeared the Post Onice Savings BankOn Aug. 7. 1914, Kitchener Bent reading or writing, I am in my in many stage productions of the Former Pustmasters General who for me said Sir Ian and said last sleep, which lasts for three operetta. "The starring honours were there included Sir Herbert am going to do with you exact more hours. It is an established are shared by two well-known Samuel, Lord "dainterd, Lord what I did in the South African fact that the first sleep into which Hollywood players, Conchita Mon- ing worth, and M. Les Smith wir when you first jolted me as the sleeper falls is the most pro tenegro and Hell Hampton In The Assistant Postmasters-General my chief stan officer. You remen found. For this reason there is eluded the ipponens at the present included the Tam of bes went are stand the Cup more rehabilitation in two short Eva Moore, Carol Goodner, Austin Granard and Sir Ernest Bennett weeks tour of Natal aid the sleeps than in one long one. By Treyor and Tyl Daria.

In the presence of Lord Gain Colony while you carried on d my breaking my sleep into two parts,

ford, who is 16, it was surprising to place, and the less I heard of hear. Bir Herbert Bámuel claims to the better. I was

seniorer-Postmaster. Now I want you proses But Her-my shoes again, only

In 1910, way about. Go up to Galaford Lake, commend

each being complete and 100 per-

cent efaritent, I get twice as much It is said that the latest burg- - be benent as the sleeper who sleeps lat alarm rints a bell photo- ger seven, eight or nine hours without, graphs

Bert the intruder, and then Interruption

switches on the lights. That is whe Robert H. Darls, "Over My Left all very well, but does it make the was Shoulder!!

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On the eve of the Tunney fight Trent au old-timer,

present me and do what you think right. After that go up to Edin- burgh for a week and take come mand of Scotland with a special eye for spies and for the Forth

The secret of this comintesion, added Sir Ian, had been "gp care- fully guarded until now that tone Dempsey's stable, over" of the military or naval biogra Tunney phers or autobiographers bas rez so much as suspected it.

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