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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
Hong Kong
"The Longest Night" QUEEN'S:-
“My Man Godfrey" 'ORIENTAL:-
"Hooray For Love"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:—
"Atlantic Adventure” MAJESTIC :-
STAR
"Cynara""
"Eagle's Brood"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Tarzan Escapes" QUEEN'S:-
"That Girl From Paris" ORIENTAL:- ·
"Earthworm Tractors"
ALHAMBRAT
"That Girl From Paris" STAR:-
"Secret Interlude". MAJESTIC:
"Our Relations"
AS YOU LIKE IT
There's surprise in store for all movie fans who don't include Shakespeare in their mat of favou- rite movie authors...
For, at the Queen's Theatre to- day. Elisabeth Bergner brings to the screen "As You Like It," the most joyous of all romances and the gayest of all Shakespeare's plays...
Elisabeth Bergner, as Rosalind,
The falls in love with Orlando, latter's rascally brother, Oliver. informs the reigning duke (a usurper, ruling in place of Rosa- lind's father) that Orlando is a loyalist, and the duke banishe him.
Rosalind, in the guise of a boy. and her cousin Celia, follow Or lando to the Forest of Arden Where, under the greenwood trees, the disguised Rosalind meets Ür- lando.
the
Then comes drama and excite- ment as Rosalind Ands her father and tells him of the villainous deed of the duke. With thrill following thrill, always blended with riotous hilarity, the Alm comes to the brilliant climax, that has made "As You Like It" one of the most beloved of all Shakespeare's plays.
HOORAY FOR LOVE
Cosmopolitan New York, the New York of bright lights, gay 'crowds and theatres, furnishes the in- spiration for the up-to-the-minutę Bets designed to stage RKO Radio's tuneful romanice, "Hooray. For Love" showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow,
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Home For Duke
Of Windsor
To Take Over Castle
In Austria
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I learn op good authority that
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9. Anniversaries and Holidays, --- Shrove Tuesday. st. Cyril of
Alexandria.
Auctions-Household. furniture.
the Duke of Windsor has arranged | 35. Hankow Road, Kowloon, 230
to take over the Castle Enzesteld from Baron and Baroness Eugene de Rothschlid for some months, writes a Vienna correspondent.
Baron de Rothschild will be leaving for Paris" within the next few days. His wite will remain for a short period longer to see that all staff arrangements are satisfactorily settled for the Duke, who was unaccompanied by any servants when he came from Eng-
land.
It is not the custom of Baron and Baroness de Rothschild to re- main at Enzesteld for more than about six weeks at this time of year. and they have already ex- tended their stay considerably..
VISIT TO PRESIDENT
A
To emphasise the private nature of his stay here, the Duke has re- trained even from courtesy visits to official Austrian personalities until recently when he paid a pure ly private call on President Mikins. His Ute at Castle Enzesteld has, by his own wish. been extremely quiet. He reads the British and foreign Press exhaustively. the rest he has been mainly con- cerned
For
with seeking to recover from the strain from which he was suffering on his arrival.
"I learn that he has no Intention of attending the Opera Ball in Vienna, as has been rumoured, or any other of the big balls of the carnival season.
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TELEPHONE TALKS
Each evening. he has dined at the castle with
host and Equerry, Com-
tostess. and his mander C. E. Lambe.
"It is reported that Major E. D. Metcalfe, at one time Equerry to the Duke when he was Prince of Wales. may return to him in a similar capacity now for a tem- porary period.
"According to a reliable report the Duke expects to receive a visit at Castle Erzesfeld next month from his sister, the Princess Royal, In official circles it is not denied that various meinbers of the Royal family may come out to see their brother during the coming weeks.
The Duke maintains constant telephonic communication with
his family in England.
CYNARA
Ronald Colman in "Cynara," filmed by King Vidar from the international stage success, is, pre- sented by Samuel Goldwyn at the Majestic Theatre to-day. Playing opposite Mr. Colman are Kay Fran cla, as sleek and finely groomed as ever, and Phyllis Barry, a new- comer, in the dual feminine roles, and Henry Stephenson, in the part he created in the New York stage
It's a care free story of love and ambition along the great White Way, a tale of a boy and girl try- ing to break into the theatrical game by way of night club, radio and musical comedy. As a result 'the sets afford the audience tas- cinating glimpses behind" the Ecenes of 3 great broadcasting | production, station, a sinart night club, and a musical revue.
P.M.
Cinemas.
King's —The Longest Night"
• Queen's;"My Man Godfrey" Oriental:"Hooray For Love”. World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Atlantic
Adventure"
Majestic:-"Cynara.” 'Star:-"Eagle's Brood."
Meetings-Volunteer Caramittee Meeting at Headquarters, 5.30 p.m. Kowloon Tong Men's Fellowship Meeting, 18.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous -- Rotary', Tian, Hong Kong Hotel Kowloon Union Church Y.PS. Address by Rev. J. D. MacLean, 8.45 p.m.
Rehearsals-Elijah" Hong Kong Bingers, Upton Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 pm
Social-Craigengower Cricket Club Tombola, 9 pm; Police Branch. of Ministering League, Whist and Mah Jong Drive, at St. John's
3 Cathedral Hall pm.; Cheero Club Whist Drive, 9.30 p.m.; 8t Andrew's Church Annual - Choir: Social. In Church Hall, 7 p.m.
Sports. Billards Junior Championship: Yuen Hong-liu v. J. C. Remedios (Kowloon Q.C.); F. P. Sequeira v.
tute), 6.30 p.m. Wong Yul-chee (Engineers' Insti
ንኝ
Football-Third Division: 'R. W.
Fusiliers v. Kumaon Rifles (Cha-
tham Road), 4.15 p.m.
D.m
Moon.-XII Moon, 28th Day.... Sunrise.-6.59 am Bunset-6.18
Tides-High at 9.40° and 19.46; Low at 240 and 13.21.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Anniversaries and Holidays. --- Ash Wednesday.
Cinemas.
King's The Longest Night” Queen's: The Girl From Paris" Oriental: Hooray For Love" World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Atlantic
Adventure"
Majestic: "Our Relations" Star:-"Eagle's Brood." Meetings K'loon Union Church Women's Guild.-10`a.m.
Miscellaneous-Kowloon Union Church Y. P. S. · All-Day Hike. 9 a.m.
Social-Mah Jong Drive, Kov- loo Union Church Women's Child, 3 p.m.; Whist Drive and Tombola, Garrison Sergeants' Mess, Queen's Road, 8.30 p.m.
Sports. Shooting.-Hong Kong 'Rifle As-
(Amy Rifle Range, Kowloon City), sociation Spoon and Practice Shoot
2 p.m.
Moon.-XI Moon. 29th. Day. Sunrise.-8.58 m. Sunset-0.17
p.m.
Tides-High at 9.48 and 20.35; Low at 3.15 and 14.07.
Fire In The Furious
Devonport Inquiry
Fire broke out In H.M.S. Furi- ous, the aircraft-carrier, a Devon. port.
The Furious was about to leave the "Cynara" is, of course, the story the dockyard for Plymouth Sound of a 'man and a wite, devoted, up-
in preparation for her. departure One of the largest sets is the rightful, and of how, when the wife
with other ships of the Home Fleet broadcasting 'station built for the
went away, the husband casually terranen, when oil fuel in the
en the spring raise to the Medi radio sequence. It is ad exact became involved he meant to be boiler-room was found to be on Copy of a metropolitan station kind-to a shopgirl with turbulent fire. The fire was quickly extingui AN UNUSUAL WESTERN Bets representing the front and
Eyes, that foretold tragedy even shed with back-stage of a theatre were built through Arcadian romance, and or but the departure of Furious from no personal injuries, including audience and orchestra pits, balcony and stage. Most uni-plate the wreck of their lives and
how a wife came home to contem- Devonport has been deferred que and amusing of all the sets is the bit of a Harlem street built to stage the clever dancing act of Bill Robinson and Jeni LeGon.
WITH
"WILLIAM BOYD
JIMMY ELLISON ANNA MARTINEZ WILLIAM FARNUM
PARAMOUNT PICTURE
THURS. ROBERT TAYLOR in "SECRET INTERLUDE'
LORETTA YOUNG
ATLANTIC
ADVENTURE
Men,"
and the laugh-provoking Harry Langdon, "Atlantic" Adven- ture" presents a wealth of fine acting
THE LONGEST NIGHT.
It may seem incredible that despite the number of mystery stories on the screen an entirely novel plot is possible but here is. The Longest Night." which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" brought to the screen of the King's Theatre to-day, is placed entirely in + mammoth department store..
to face with him the task of build ing anew.
It is a quiet, buman story that might have come out of yesterday's
Headlines.
A full inquiry into the cause of the outbreak is being made.
1.
The Furious has undergone more chaages than most ships in the Royal Navy. Completed in 1917 as a supercruiser planned by Lord Its story is an every Fisher, ber main armament con- day story. It happens to anyone.sisted of two 18-inch guns--the No melodramatics, no villains, no largest naval guns theatrics, It is
of modern But she was never com- this humanly times manic drama upon which Vidor alteratione, during which the 18- missioned as a cruiser, and after
Francis and Miss Barry, and Mr. and his players, Mr. Colman, Miss inch guns were removed, she be stephenson worked against a back- then the rapid development of came a seaplane carrier. Since round of luxury and well-being naval flying has led to various and nice-living.
changes being made.
Coronation Naval Review
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A triple murder mystery- played for fun and laughs and thrills! Bob Young and Florence Rice take care of the romance-and how. about Ted Healy for howls!
LONGEST NIGHT
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Directed by Errol Taggart Produced by Lucian Hubbard and Samuel Maxx
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ROLALD COLMAN CYNARA
KING VIDOR ;
MUNIZER ERTISTS, PICTURE
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
OLIVER
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LAUREL AND HARDY in “OUR RELATIONS
A METRO-GOLDWYN MATER HIT-
Robert Young plays the lead with Florence Rice, an extremely at- tractive young lady who is on the "Atlantic Adventure," the "new The story,,deals with an ex- way to stardom according to Holly- Columbia drama of villainy on the reporter who, because his annces wood Indications. An usually
This year also each Power will be ket battleships, vessels as intereste high" seas, which opens at the Al-has jilted him, atows away on a capable cast includes Tea Healy, hambra Theatre "to-day, is not as ship, paly to find his friend, Julie Haydon, Catharine Doucet title of Master of the Merchant aavies to send chipe to represent
The King having assumed the tions are to be sent to foreign invited to send one ship.
ing in their way as was the battle It seems probable that most of over fresh from the builders hands limited as its title for it should photographer, and his fance also Janet Beecher, Leslie Fenton, 6d Navy, it is now certain that the them. There has been no big as the leading navica
cruiser Von der Taun, which came,
find no trouble whatsoever in en- aboard as stowaways. When aney Kitty McHugh, John Hyams
will send in 1911. It is a point of interest joying tremendous patronage, whe- | duo of jewel thieves, gangsters and | and Minor Watson.
merchant service will be represented smblage of foreign ships at any cruisers, since no new battleships that was in the lines for that re that not a single British warship ther it's Atlantic or, Pacife, The an escaping murderer turn up in Errol Taggart, directed the pic at the Coronation naval review in naval ceremony since George V's have been built for so many years view now existe, but five of the film is everybody's entertainment. quick muccession, the reporter gets ture and he has done an excellent May, as it was on the occasion of Coronation in 1911. Then seven- and cruiser design represents foreign ships are still in commis Featuring such popular players into one dangerous scrape after job. Luicen Hubbard and Samuele Jubilee in 1933. This year's toen navies were represented, all of modern tendencies better than the ion, though mostly for quite sub- as Nancy Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, a another. In an effort to break up Mark were the producers and comparative newcomer who scored the crime machine and get back Robert Andrews wrote the screen Bathering at Spithead, however, them except Japan by one ship. bigger but older ships, Germany Marco, for example, is now a wire- sidiary purposes. The Italian San In "Stolen Harfibby", "and"" "G- |·his job and And`his lovely flance.
play.
will differ from that, since invita There were two Japanese vessels. may possibly send one of her porte-controlled target ship
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