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PADDY O'DAY”

JANE WITHERS PINKY TOMLIN

RUMOUR DENIED

Belgrade, Dec. 15.

It is officially denied here that

Yugoslavia, intends to raise a loan

PHILATELISTS

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London, Dec. 15.

To the disappointment of phil-

of one milliard francs for the pur-atelists throughout the world who pose of arming, as has been as expected to reap a rich harvest on serted in the foreign press. Transocean News Service,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936.

Jack And The Beanstalk

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Earthworm Tractari"

QUEEN'S:-

"Flash Gordon" ORIENTAL:

"Modern Time”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :--

"Three Cheers For Love" MAJESTIC:-

STAR:

"Rose Marie”

"Where's George?"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Secret Interlude" 'ORIENTAL:-

"The Ghost Goes West" ALHAMBRA:--

STAR:

Two In A Crowd"

"Paddy O'Day** MAJESTIC:— s

"The New Adventure Of

Farzan"

EARTHWORN

TRACTORS"

Joe E. Brown comes to the King'a Theatre to-day in "Earthword Tractors," a First National pro-

The Season's Show For The Whole Family

The YMCA. Amateur Dramatle Club have the best all- round show of the season. Entertainment, for everybody, music, wise-cracks, dances, beautiful girls, and withal, a truly Jolly Christmas shop!

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Noreen Cooper, as principal boy. Jack of the Beanstalk, gives fascinating performance, her own intriguing personality being evi- dent in even her amallest gestures. Kathleen Winch, comes right to the front of the Colony's amateur stage, as Marguerite, the principal girl, and the tender sweetheart of Jack..

The Y Club has made a dis- covery in Leonard Starbuck of the Royal Observatory, who has had considerable histrionic experience on the amateur stage in England. Hi straight presentation of the 'dame', Widow Wanchal, while it is decidedly different from W. A. Simpson's expert clowning of pre- vions pantomimes, brings a aspect of humour into the 'get and is well balanced by the more obvious humour of Bob Henderson who plays Dizzy

new

John R. Luke, with Bob Hates and Walter Brown, in a good- humoured skit of Z.B.W. make truly convincing villains and have an excellent foll in Fairy Ariel, Winifred LawION, whose light- hearted singing, and graceful Agure, trace many scenes.

Sir Sham Shulpo, a big bad baron beery and swell, lord of the village of Dingle," and played can- vincingly by J. J. Ferguson adds to the complications of the situa tion, by being the father of the

is in love. fair Marguerite with whom Jack

The children's choruses are adorable, and the glanta, four of them, provide the rollicking that youngsters will enjoy.

And so on, ad infinitum-if you want an evening's thoroughly en- joyable entertainment book your The Choras "is hilarious, and seats, as early as possible at the their dances, together with the Anderson Music Co.

the Goncharoff ballets, and arranged | Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. The dates are by the inimitable George himself, the 22nd 23rd. 24th and 26th. ore put over with verve and instant, matinees on the 24th. and vivacity.

28th. instanIL,

FEW FORTUNES IN

FILM STORIES

duction that is said to be his most £20,000 Book Price An

hilarious comedy to date.

The picture is based or a series of stores written by William Haz- lett Upson and which "appeared in. the Saturday Evening Post. Joe brings to life on the screen the nero of these, comedies, that blundering, and

his egotistical estimation, natural born super-salesman." Alexander Botts, who somehow always wins out in the end despite his egregious mh- takes.

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Joe has two leading women in the picture, one whom he loses to adval when he leaves town and the other whom he finds is quite -willing to play second Addle when he stupidly tells her he would have married the first kiri only he discovered that she already had become a bride.

The first love is played by Carol Hughes and the second by June Travis, whose love he finally re- gains by a series of mistakes in which he almost causes her death

and then, playing the conquering hero, rescues her from a dynamite trap into which he had led her.

Not only does he win her back, but in a hilarious climax to the story, he sells her cantankerous father a flock of tractors.

Others in the large and talented cast include Guy Kibbee, Joe's father-in-law-to-be; Olim How

land, father of bla first love who lived to regret he had forbidden his daughter's marriage to Joe: Dick Foran, Joe's rival for his love: Joseph Crehan, Sara "Edwards, Charles Wilson, William Davidson, Irving Bacon and Stuart Holmes,

Raymond Enright directed the comedy from the screen play by Richard Macauley, Joe Traub and Hugh Cummings.

"FLASH GORDON”

Four years ago, Buster Crabbe, already a world-famous swimming champion, was trying to decide whether to be an acrobat, a wrest ler, a strong manin à circus, or a lawyer. But fortunately the movien got him.

The popular star, whose role is in Universal's "Flash" Gordon,” had just broken a.record or two in the Olympic Games at Los Angeles,

when

motion picture executives

noticed his splendid physique, took him out of the swimming pool and starred him in "King of the

Jungle."

Exception

The purchase, at high prices of stories for reproduction as films. of which the buying of Fannie Hurst's unpublished novel, "Great £20,000 recently Laughter," for

envious example, turas pubile attention on the appearent. ly disproportionately high returns to be obtained by writing for the

ад

creen

But the 700 omili so screen stories required annually less than 10 per cent.. receive these "as- tronomical" prices.

Producers are reallaing more and more that a good story is the first

essential in film-making: but the supply of first-class stories is unfortunately Umited.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. Anniversarios and Holidays, St. Lazarus eisan,

Cinemas.

King's "Earthworm Tractors.", Queen's :—" Flash Gordon,!! Oriental Modern Times." WorldChinese Picture." Alhambra :-Three Cheers For

Love."

MajesticRose Marie:"" Star Where's George?" Dances-St. Andrew's Club Carnival Dance, 3.00 p.m.

Entertainments-"Blaid of the Moun tains at Queen's Theatre. 9.15 p.m.; All Schools Fancy Dress Party, at Feninsula Hotel, 4.00 p.m.; C.B.S. Old Pupils' "Make Believe," at Penin als Hois. 6 p.m. Entertainment for Children (by Children of the Peak School and pupils of Miss Violet Capell, Helena May Institute," Garden Head, 3.15 p.m.

Lectures. - Theosophical Society, Lodge Room, Hong Kong Club Aaner,

{Lec.

Meetings.-Annus), of Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, Any author or playwright who at. Holona May, 5.20 p.m.; Anausd, of has shown be can consistently the Hong Kong and Canton Ten turn out first-rate material will Manufacturing Co., Ltd.. nt 2 Lower Albert Road, 11 m.; General, of always be able to command ex: Hong Kong Teachers Association, at ceptional prices. The great St. Joseph's College, 6.15 p.m. majority of stories do not achieve turer: Dr. Hargreaves, on The Aims this distinction and are sold for j and Functions of a Medical Service to prices between £200 and £1,000.

While almost every play is read before the first production, and the greater number of novels and magazine stories are read in the unpublished state, except in the 42se of very well-known author" the story will invariably command a vastly better price after. pnb | hshing.

School."); Hong Kong Philatelic Sn- einly, in South China Morning" Post- Board Room, 5.15 p.m.; Toe H Sup- per Meeting (Main Guest Night). st Seamen's Institute, 7.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous.-3.0.A Gymnasinto and Wrestling Class, 5.30 p.m.; 8t. Women's Fellowship, 3.00

Bahearsal.-A. D. C." Rehearsal sti Y.M.C.A 8.45 p.m.

Andrew's p.m.

Social-Bridge, and Mah Jong Drive at Cheera Club, 8.00 pin.; Ciril Ser- rice Cricket Club Whist Drive. 0.00 pr..

Sports." Brooke. Steel. "Coulson's

League:

£12,000 HURRICANE” Fannie Hurst is a well-known writer in America, and the pur- chase of her unpublished book UD.R.C.. P.O. Mess; C.U.C. v. Royal £20,000 is a record, the previous Welch Fusiliers: Civil Service Cricket, highest being, I understand, the Club v. E. Mear; Royal Artillery purchase of "Hurricane," by the Mess v. G.S. Mess: Signals. X.N.P. authors of “Mutiny "on" thy Moon.-- Moon, 4th. Day. Bounty," for £12.000. "Dead Bunrise.-6.56 B.10. Sunset.-5.42 End," by Sidney Kingsley,, author pan.

Tidee-High

at -19.36 and 2349;

of "Men in White," is reported to have been hought for 25,600 un-Low at 5.53 and 16.11. produced.

Some high prices have recently been paid for published works, chief of which was Sinclair Levis's "Dodsworth." which received £30,000.

In an analysis of the purchaƏN of the right to aim »play6 DEO- duced in New York during the seasons 1933-4 and 1934-5, It was found that the motion picture industry spent more than £400

000 each year.

On 33 outstanding productions He achieved his acrobatic ambi Hollywood paid £287,900. A tions in that picture swinging from some typical prices were "Dinner avarage price of £8,700 s play. trees with the ease of a trapeze at Eght £22,000; "The Wind artist (after practicing at home

and the Rain" £3,000 The Clay on the chandelier). Later in Divorce," £4,000 and Roberta,"

213,000.

a Tarzan series he rehearsed;} strángleholds on a variety of animals, emerging at the finish as

capable wrestler. Det

In "Flash Gordon" he has the Hant star in new exciting adven- opportunity to display all his tures that have never been at- talent. In this adventure aim he tempted for the screen before. -

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. Cinemas.

̈King's :-"Earthworm Tractors."

Queen's :-"Fissh" "Gordon."* Oriental The Ghost Goes Weit." World:"Chinese Picture.""

Alhambra :----"Three Cheers For

Love.

Majestic:-"The New Adventures Of

Tao."

Star: "Paddy O'D

Dances R. A. M. C. Association, Grand Carnival Dance, at Hotel Cecil, 8.80 p.m.

THEN Sports.

Badminton.—Mized Doubles League: The Lancia Y. Recreio "B"; St. Jobs Bored

Garrison Sergeante

Billiards-McE-Younger Longus, R.A.M.C.; Hong Kong 8. Rde. Royal Artillery.) Royal Welch Fusilier v. RA.H.Q.; EUR. RYP

·Moon,XI Moon, th. Day. MË Sunrise-6.56m. Sunset-3.42

Tidss-High" at 12.03 and 22.09 Low at 5:15 and 15.29.

KINGS

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Those Famous Saturday Evening Post Stories Now On the Screen!" =

JOE E BROWN

ALEXANDER

BOTTS

EARTHWORM

with JUNE TRAVIS Corál Hughes · Gene Joskhart -

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TRACTORS

GUY KIBBEE -

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Joseph Cankan · Olis Nowland

A First National Picture Bicested by Raymond Enright

AND SPECIAL TECHNICOLOUR SUBJECT "CHANGING OF THE GUARDS"

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ALHAMBRA

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A Tuneful Romance In Modern Tap Tempo

The fastest girl on feet!

ELEANORE

"THREE CHEERS FOR LOVE

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Eleanore Whitney Robert Cummings

William frowany

Jahn Hulinday

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THE BEST MUSICAL ROMANCE OF THE YEAR! ·

“ROSE MARIE, I LOVE YOU!”

The world's greatest love songs...romance that thrills...spectacle that enchants ...in M-G-M's MIGHTIEST TRIUMPH!

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NELSON EDDY

Rose Marie

Directed by W. 8. Via Dyke

Produced by Hunt Stramberg

TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN " WITH HERMAN BEIX¬WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE!

A METRO GOLDWIN - MATER EXEZAIN,

·THREE CHEERS FOR LOVE

Robert Cummings and Eleanore Whitney dance and sing their way through one of the gayest musicals of film history in "Three Cheers for Love," the Paramount "swing"upern" which opens to | day at the Alhambra, Theatre. A fast moving, novelty-filled plot is the background for the pairs

romance.

ville troupe, Bizabeth Patterson, superintendent, keeps it open for her one registered student, In. order to crash Bollywood, Frawley and the troupe arrange a school having a student body of chorus girls and a facuity of vaudeville actors, to greet the Whitoes.

The Idea is to cant glesnore in a "School" production, get Halli-:" day to come and see it, and per- suade him to buy the show, intact for hims, Cleanere falls in love "Three-Cheers for Love" pre- | with Cummings, song writer and sents whirlwind -rooted Miss I supposed "professor of music," Whitney as the daughter of a Their romance and the working Hollywood movie magnate, John out of the troupe's scheme is the

by hot step mother, socially- conscious Veda Ann Borg

The school has been on its last legs. At the instance of.

King Edward VIII" stamps, the English Post Office announces that these stamps will not be withi drawn from circulation until the edition is exhausted. Plans are already in progress for new stamps bearing the image of the new King

"be issued within two or three months, or in any case before the across yawning pits filled with ing Buster Crabbe are Jean Rogers, reptiles, wrestles with monkey | Charles Aciddleton, Priscilla Law- men, casually throws 318 pounds or son, Frank Shannon, Richard lying human nesh Over his Alexander, and Richard Tucker, Brandon Tynan have been named Frawley, head of a suranded yan shoulder, and succeeds in con- The picture follows the story re- for featured roles in PARNELL, ******

lated in Alex Raymond's newspaper adaptation of the play of the same. Flash Gordon" sahowing at the strip, and was directed by pame which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | near Tuture Queen's to-day, presents this bril- · Frederick Stephani. Ca

and it is expected that, there wil swins with shark men, swings Prominent in the cast support.// THREE JOIN CAST OF Halliday, sers 10 * gimining adheɑl #hip of genn

coronation S

Rome, Dec. 16, The Greek government officially. notified the Italian government Transocean News Service, that it has decided to establish a Consulate General at Addis-Ababa,

The Greek government's decision signifying a virtual recognition of ; fusing his enemies. was "warmly welcomed by the preâ the Italian Empire by Greece.- here which comments the step as Transocean Neign Service.

viz.

"PARNELL

Bille Burke, Edmund Gwend and

will place in production in the Joan Crawford co-starred.

Veith, PA camrengs present a number of fast nce numbers, cue ofthem the "Ping- which they originated and gaining national popula- ceptional footwork by the Olympe radna,

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