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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1937,
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA Hong Kong
KING'S
"Hearts Ividėd” QUEEN'S
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Patrons of the Majestic Theatre will be interested to learn that to- day and to-morrow the manage-
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
'SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
ment are offering a doublé pro- Anniversaries and Holidays.-- |gramme-two full length films for|| St. Titus,, Disciple of St. Paul. the usual price of admission,- Tils | Suteenth Anniversary of the Ejec- will be in the nature of an ex- tion of Pope Pius X periment-bul: ifķit' meets with the support it' deserves, the double"pro-|| grammes will be a dàlly feature at this very popálar: theatre.
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One improvement in the theatre | that, is worthy of special mention is that all the ents in the stalls have been resfaced by more comfortable ones:
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First Television In A Cinema'
Broadcast From Roof Studio:
Londoners of 30 years ago would have found the scene i the Dominion Theatre recently fantastic as anything in the romances of HG Wells..
Cinemas.
King's:-"Hearta Divided” Queen's<--"As You Like It' Central-"Silly Symphony
.Programme.”
Oriental:--"Fissh: Gordon.” World:-"Chinese Ficture." -- Alhambra: The Magnificent
BruteTM
Majestic:-The Walking Dead." Star:-"The Iron-Duire” --Social. — Craigengower Cricket Club's Fortnightly Whilst Drive and Tombola, 9.30 p.m.
**Sports,
Cricket-First Division: Craigen- gower Cricket Club v. Civil Service Cricket Club (F); Army v Navy (F); Hour KorG.C. v: Inels RD. (P); Second Division: University v. Army. "A", (L); Kowloon 0.0, · V. At nine o'clock a film ended. in ¦ Police R.C. (L); Civil Service C0.0. a rapturous' close-up; an announ, v. Craigengower C.C. (F); Indian cer proclaimed the first public | R.O. v.. Hồng Kông C,C, (F). cinema demonstration of Baird Football-First Division: Chinese "Super Screen", television; and | Athletic v. Club de Recreio (Caro- trumpeters blew a fanfare,
Hne H), 4.15 p.m: 8t.. Joseph's
At once the television screen. Eastern (St. Joseph's, Happy measuring 8 feet by 61 feet, but Valley); 4:15 p.m.; Club y. South looking like a postage stamp atter | China""B" (Club), 4:15 p.m.; Kow- the cinema screen-became - loon Fusiliers (Kowloon), 4:15 MAGNIFICENT BRUTE uminated in the darkness of the P.; Seaforths v. Police (Bookun- theatre. The head and shoulders poo), 4.15 p.m.; Second Division: "The Magnificent Brute," a giant of a man appeared; he explained Lyemoon v. Eastern «St. Joseph's, of a man, is' torn between
two that
the broadcast Was being
Happy Valley), 2.45 p.m.; Club v. blondes." That is, two at one time, given from a studio high in the South China (Club), 2.45 p.m.; The battle of the blondes for his roof.
Kowloon v Fusillers. (Kowloon), affection starts at the Alhambra A second later were seen the Theatre to-day. The story
head and shoulders of Mr. George taken from Owen Francis' "Big". Lansbury. M.P. Rain seemed to be which ran in Liberty Magazine.
falling as Mr. Lansbury made his Victor McLaglen, winner of the brief speech-but the face Was last Academy award for his out-seen clearly enough, standing screen performance, is Billy Bennett, addressing the the star of this Universal fim, in audience in his familiar fashion. which he is seen as "Big" Steve"Good evening, soaks!" said that Andrews. a swaggering maker of he was glad to aastat in the steel.
"vivisection" test; and recited a burlesque ballad. Haver and Lee followed with their dialogue, Haver standing at the microphone
on the stage, and Lee answering him from the television screen tackal play here was particularly distintt.", 1
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245 pm.; Seafortha v. Police "0" Third (Sookunpoo), 1.45 p.m.; Division: RAF: v. Club de Recreio fortha v. European Police (Caroline (Chatham Road), 2.45 pm.; Sea-
E), 2.45 pm.; R.E. Y. Liga Wah Y. R.A.M.C. (Chatham Road), (Happy Valley), 2.45 p.m.; Kwong 4.15 p.m.; R.AO.C. v. Kumaon Rifles (Happy Valley), 4.15 p.m.
Probables
Hockey-Ladies' Interport Trial:
p.m.
v. Possibles (U.S.R.C.),
Shooting-Hong Kong Rifle As- sociation Spoon and Practice Shoot (Stonecutters), 2 pm.
Annual Men's Tennis Champlon
Tennis. Entries close for the
ship of the Colony, organised by the Hong Kong Cricket Club, 6 p.m.
In the steel mills, Big Steve Anda the towering BUI Morgan, his bit- terest enemy, already installed as "top" workman. Their hatred flames anew when he defeats Mor- Kan in a test of strength. The tension is increased when Big Steve takes Morgan's girl away from him Last of all, Mr. J. L. Baird said and the revengeful, Bill plots to a few words of thanks, and the ruin his rival by underhand mears. screen inded; 3,000 people who Then begins the aforementioned had watchd this first programme struggle between the blondes form the first-and only-cinema to p.m.. the possession of Steve. Binnie be fitted with a television screen Barnes, as Della. scores the first applauded for minute, then | 0.54. victory. Jean Dixon, as Blossom turned with some indifference to ases feminine strategy to gain the watch the, "talkie" news reel. advantage. The climax plts Brave against Morgan in a stirring con- flict, a battle of Titans.
William Hall portrays Morgan; Henry Armetta has a prominent
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WALKING DEAD
Moon-XII Moon, 25th. Day. Sunrise.-7.01 a.m. Sunset.-6.14
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
Anniversaries and Holidays. Quinquagesima Sunday. Saint
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¡A RIOT OF RIVALS ADD A STORM LAUGES TO MARION'S GRANDEST ROMANCE
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The
MAGNIFICENT BRUTE
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
ATLANTIC ADVENTURE" Nancy Caroll • Lloyd. Nolam
MAJESTIC
The Walking Dead," a Warner Romuald, Abbot, Twelfth An-
710 9.30 be the niversary of the Dedication of St.
role: Billy Burnud is seen as Bros picture, said to
an appealing youngster. Edward strangest and most unusual mya-Margaret's Church. Shrove Sun- North and Selmar. Jackson havetery thriller ever screened, · is day, Important parts. The picture is at the Majestie Theatre to-day. directed by Jobs G. Blystone.
HEARTS DIVIDED
Marion Davies, in her latest cosmopolitan production. "Hearts Divided," a First National release with a romantic historical back- ground, comes, to the King's Thea- tre to-day.
The picture is said to have been produced on a lavish scale with beautiful sets and colourful set-
Boris Karlo has the stellar role while the brilliant cast. includes: Ficardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Marguerite Churchill, Warren Hull, Barton MacLane and Henry O'Neill,
Cinemas.
King's:-"Hearts Divided” Queen's:-"As You Like It" Central:-"Chinese Newsreel
*Programme." Oriental:-"Curly Top" World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:--"The Magnificent
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* Bruta" 11 Majestic:-"Jane Eyre and The
13th Guest" Star: "Poppy" Miscellaneous—-—-—-Ambulance - ÂM
The picture has as its central theme the bringing back to life of a man who has been electrocuted for murder, but whose innocence of the criage is proved immediately after his execution. The victim of a band of racketeers, who have framed him, the man who was nual Ralph Shield Competition, on dead walks as in a dream among Naval Ground opposite Headquar the living, but with an uncanny tera, 4.30 àm; YMCA Disens- slom of Baltimore and its spacious instinct, seemingly supernatural, of sion Group: Musical Service, # grounds, but there are
ferreting out the men, who had p.m. in the West Lounge. quences in Washington, an out-caused his death
Sports. lying race track, and in the palace
tings. The scenes are laid largely in the historical Patterson man-
also se-
The theme is hair raising enough First First
The process of bringing the man
Division,
Bouth
of: Emperor Napoleon of France. in itself, but the strange occult China "A" v. Royal Ulster Rifles Dick Powell, who has the lead-methods by which the "dead" man (Caroline Hill), 418. p.m.; Navy v. ing masculine role, also sings songs proceeds to avenge himself is tal-Kowloon Chinese (Causeway Bay). specially written for the production culated to freeze the blood and 4.15 pm; Second Division, R.E. V by Harry Warren and At Dublin make the desh quiver,
Royal Ulster Rules (Caroline Hil), in one of which he is joined by
2.45 pm., Navy, v. Kowloon Chinese Miss Davies. Other music is furn-life is shown in detail and is (Causeway Bay), 2.45 p.m.; Third Ished in the form of spirituals done along the line of scientific ex- Division, Fustlers v. Chinese Folice sung by the famous Hall Johnson Periments conducted by eminent (Prince Edward Road); 4.16 p.m.; Choir, representing slaves in their doctors in the past several years. St. Joseph's v. RA.SC. (Bookun~
The method in particular follows poo), 2.45 pm. that of Dr. Robert Cornish, the Hockey-Nomads...v. Kumaon claims to have revivified a dead Berkeley, Calif. scientist who Rides (Marina ground), 4 p.m.
Moon-XII Moon, 28th. Day..... Bunrise.-7.00 am, Sunset-6.15
Tides Ha at 18.11;. Low st
dog.
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Quarters on the Patterson estate,
Beveral historical characters are seen in the fim, including Napo leon Bonaparte Cambaceres, sec¬ ond consul of France. Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the emperor, he used as well as the electrical ap
duplicate, of the tuting table p President Thomas Jefferson, James paratus was specially constructed 1.35, With an astonishing lack of the Madison, '' James Monroe. Johfor the peene by expert technicians. Marshall, Alexander Hamilton and A replica of the Lindbergh heart, a mechanical device that pulsates.
the Rockefeller Institats and a No-Matha. like the human organ, and which was used by Dr. Alexis Carrel, of Half Quarter, Day. St. John of bel prize winner, in his expert- mente, was also constructed by
reverential awe-with which every- one ordinarily views Shakespeare, the producers of "As You Like It."
which opens
Aaron BurT.
แ
Other players in the cast in- clude Charlie Ruggies, Clande
Twentieth Century Fox release Rain, Edward Everett Horton, at the Queen's Arthur Treacher, Henry Stevenson, Theatre to-day, will bring the play to the screen as Shakespeare Clara Blandick. John Larkin, Walt
er Kingsford and Etienne Girardot. Frank Borzage directed.
Intended it should be produced and the result is one of the screen's great achievements
scientific experts.mo
While the picture is largely one of chills and thrills, it is relieved "As You Like It is a bowling, lauded and applauded star, con- by comedy elements and a fasci fusty, gusty furce, with the keynote tributes her most brilliant screen nating romance. It was directed of riotous hilarity and romance performances in the leading role, by Michael Curtis, who handled and excitement. skilfully blended Into the plot
Laurence Olivier, Henry Ainley the famous mystery pictures, "Dr. and Sophle Stewart are featured and, The Wax Museum." The With Elizabeth Bergner starred at the head of a cast of favourites, story-15, by Ewart: Adamson, and As Rosalind, the crowded audience all of whom supply noteworthy Joseph Fields and was adapted for Wilhoi, at Her hilarious ér- • Sefformant ARON ANDRZEJA KANS the screen-by. Adamson, Peter capades.
Paul, Czinner directed and pro- Milne, Róbert Andrews and Lillie Elizabeth Bergner, to-day's most duced "As You Like It."
Hayward.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
Anniversaries and Holidays.—
Committee Dance at Ching Fleet Cnb Theatre, 8.30 pm, 16 Miscellaneous. ---- Cisims against the Estate of Basan Higgins due.
Rehearsal Philharmonic 80- clety, "Street Binger," in Cathedral Hall, 3:30 pm
Dances-Cheero Club Ladles
Bocial-YMCA Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 pm,
Moon--XII Moon, 27th Day Sunrise-6.59 am Sunset.-6.16 D.m...
Tidea-H'gh at 9.49 and 19.01; Low at 2.07 and 12.20.
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HOW GAN A MAN AVENGE HIS OWN MURDER?
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