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QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

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GARY COOPER and JEAN ARTHUR

The grandest love story of them all!

Cecil B. DeMille's

THE PLAINSMAN*

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE Robes For The Coronation

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'I:--

"Sinner Take, All” QUEEN'S :—

"The Plainsman" ORIENTAI —

"Born To Dance"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-~

MAJESTIC:-

"The Plainsulan”

"The Man Who Reclaimed:

His Head"

STAR:--

"Magnificent Obsession"

KING'S:

Coming

QUEEN'S:

"Let's Make A Million" ORIENTAL:

"Lady Be Careful" * ALHAMBRA

KING'S GOLDEN COPE

There NAS been considerable speculation as to which of the two existing golden "palliums" King George VI will wear when he is invested at his Coronation

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Those who have seen bath copes describe the George IV. one as of far finer quality. George IV, was often ostentatious, but he did like to have things done sumptuously. Be had a new- crown made for himself also, an exceptionally large one suitable to his great height, for he was described by an eye-witness at his coronation 83 being at least four inches taller than anyone mund him..

MOCK TUDOR

It seems not unreasonable to ex- pect that he will wear the one kept In Buckingham Palace, which was also worn by his father. As yet no new one has been, ordered, and the other exlating one, that made for Edward VII, is still at the Lon- don Museum, where no request has as yet been made for its removal

His extravagance also led him to to Buckingham Palace.

have a complete new set or uni- "Palllum regale" is the four-forms made for the gentlemen-at- teenth century name for this gar- arms. The design was mock Tudor, ment, also called the cope, or the imitated from a Hoibeln painting. Imperial mantle. It should not be and was so criss-crossed with gold confused with the secular gar- braid that hardly a speck of the ments in which the sovereign ar- underlying material could be seen. rives and leaves the Abbey.

It looked more, itke a Gilbert" and Bullivan costume than anything Tudor, and was, of course, com- pletely useless except for the one day of the Coronation.

He arrives dressed similarly to the peers, in a robe of state of "The Charge Of The Light crimson velvet, and he leaves

Brigade"

dressed as a prince, in a robe of purple velvet. Both these robes One solitary remaining suls of are richly furred. The Consort the set is at present at the Lon- also arrives in crimson and leaves don Museum, together with the ex- in the purple.

cellent exhibition of historical ro- Strangely enough, Queen Vic-yal garments, enabling the public torla departed from precedent and to study for theirselves the tradi left the Abbey in crimson robes, tions connected with royalty. now preserved in the London Mu- seum. No certain reason is known why she departed from custom Perhaps, as she was so young and 50 ferminine, she may have thought purple did not sult, her.

"Along Came Love"

STAR:--

"Grand Jury" MAJESTIC:-

"Murder At The Varletics"

THE PLAINSMAN

The genius of Cecil B. De Mille is turned to his native America in "The Plainsman," a tensely drama- tic and inspiring epic of America In the making, which has its run at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to-day.

"BISHOP'S GEAR"

There is Princess Charlotte's ex- quisite wedding dress, of net with ailver tinsel embroidery and 'a long, shimmering silver train. There is Queen Victoria's demure wedding evoking no ritualistic associations, but draped and trained. with metal fringes.

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The golden Imperial mantle, made like a bishop's cope, is a gar- ment of religious significance, and

CHARLES IN CROWN The exhibition is being rearrang- plays a great part in the sacringed so as to give the public some of the Sovereign. In old days Itiden" of continuity, and so many was referred to as the King's "bis- people. have asked attendants hop's gear," and shows a similar about ritual and regalia for the. parallel to a bishop's cope as the Coronation that the authorities crown to the mitre, the stole to the have arranged four public lectures bishop's stole," and the kingly ring on the subject between now, and to the bishop's ring.

May.

The Buckingham Palace cope was made for King George IV.. and is very splendid. When Ed- ward VII, was' crowned, it was over seventy years since a king had been crowned, and the long gap in tradition embarrassed those who had to prepare for the ritual vest ments and ceremonial robes.

crowns. Queen Alexandra's of pla

Among the treasures are foutz

tinum and diamonds

view, of course,

(those on artificial), Queen Adelaide's, George IV's, and Char-

les .'s, which is of a beautiful, de sign. Its orb was formed of one "entire stone of a sea-water green colour, known by the name of Ag- marine." which is now kept in the

Heretofore concerned mainly with periods in world history which. marked the beginnings of tremen- dous changes through the rise of Christianity, the influences of an- cient Rome, the pivotal meeting of the East and Western Europe en- gendered by, the Crusades, and other forces of equal import in world history, De Mille now turns bis, unique talents to the ten im- portant years between the end of the Civil War and Custer's drama- tle stand at Little Big Horn, the Consequently many of the gar- decade that marked the beginning ments made then have an unna-Tower of London. of Western expansion. "The Plains-tural, theatrical or pseudo-histori- man" is a masterful tribute to the

One surprising gap in the Lon- men who made this possible.

don Museum collection is that it in particular, is a rather tinselly does not show, the full robes of All the colourful characters affair, the cloth of gold glistening the Garter. The under-tunic and known and loved by America for like ordinary gold tissue, em-the Garter itself are shown, and it the past two generations come to broidered with rather lifeless hers to be hoped that some miember. life again in this pageant of em- aldic insignia. There is also some pire-building. "Wild Bill" Hickok,doubt as to whether it could easily lend his mantle so that one of the of the Order will see fit to give or masterfully portrayed by Gary be made to fit anyone conspicuous-most beautiful of historic costumes Cooper: "Calamity Jane." played ly not of the build of Edward VII

by lovely Jean Arthur: "Buffalo

Bill," enacted by James Ellison; General George A. Custer, played

cal look, and Edward VIL's cope

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by John Miljan, the famous Indian DIARY OF LOCAL

Chief "Sitting Bull" "Yellow Hand"

and "Painted Horse"; President Lincoln and his wartime cabinet, are all included in this film.

THE MAN

WHO RECLAIMED

HIS HEAD

The man wno nad no head in, "The Invisible" reclaims his head In the Jean Bart drama, "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head."

EVENTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 23. Anniversaries and Holidays. St. Turibius.

Auctions-Household Furniture, at 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 130

p.21.

Cinemas.

King's: "Binner Take All" Queen's: "The Plainsman.“ Oriental:"Born To Dance" World:"Chinese Picture" Alhambra.-"The Plainsman," Majestic:-"The Man Who Re

claimed His Head" Star:-"Magnificent Obsession” Dances.-Royal Vister Rifles (Sergeants' Mess) Annual St. Patrick's Bal, at Peninsula Hotel,

It was the screen which took Claude Rains' head away from him to play that remarkable picture. The Invisible Man." It is the screen which gives it back to him In "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head." a role which will be one of the most outstanding of this en- tire season. It has been booked Into the Majestic Theatre for to- 8.30 pm 'day.

Entertainments.-Classical Even-

Meetings Annual, of Institution

may be appreciated by all.

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THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD

CLAUDE RAINS JOAN BENNETT LIONEL ATWILL

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No War Until Hitler Is Ready In 1939

SWISS FEARS LEAD TO NEW FRONTIER STRENGTHENING

un in Europe for at least two or three years.

The information

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AERIAL DEFENCES

In February, 1935, after a re- ferendum Switzerland decided to increase the length of military service, and last year. It was decid ed to spend £18,000,000 on the re- organisation of her defences

A great portion of the money. Is being devoted to aerial defences, but the heavy artillery is being brought more. up to date, and fortifications are being streng- thened and increased.:

It s announced that in competi- tion with Imperial Airways the the probability of a general Dare- Switzerland does not believe in Dutch Air Lines will carry lettera and postcards for the Dutch East Indies at ordinary foreign post rates. This new tariff will come into force as soon as all the Dutch Bernie goes to show that Germany air liners will have been displaced cannot complete all her prepara by fast Douglas machines, which tions before 1939, and will carry out a bi-weekly service formation concerns both the or with mail and passengers. The ganisation of her armies and the change-over to the new machines supplies of armaments. will probably be made at the be-

that Although hopeful

their ginning of Junë."

neutrality will not be violated, the Swiss are fully conscious of Ger- In addition to the reorganisation: pleted in December this year, man military preparations in of the army, which will be com the Swiss frontier, and they realise special volunteer corps are being the temptation a weak Switzerland created for the garrisoning of the would be to the German General fortified works that are being established, notably along the Limmat at Zurich and skirting the

The whole question.

of air

It was directed by Edward Lud-ing (Repeat Concert), at Hong postage will be dealt with at an those parts of Germany opposite to wig with east which includes Kong Hotel, 9.30 p.m. Lionel Atwill, Joan Bennett, Baby Jane, Wallace Ford, Henry O'Neill, Lawrence. Grant Henry Armetta, "Rollo Lloyd, Hugh O'Connell, G

bert Emery, Bessie Barriscale and Ferdinand Gottschalk.

LADY BE CAREFUL

Gag-filled, rapid fire dialogue of gobs and gals, "Lady Be Care marks Paramount's farce comedy ful" showing at the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday and hure

international conference, in the calling of which France and Bel- of Engineers and Shipbuilders of glum have taken the initiative. Hong Kong, 6 p.m.; Annual, of Union

Waterboat Co., Ltd. at Messrs. Dodwell & Co.'s Offices. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Cheero Club Whist Drive. 8.30 Building, 11 am.; Kowloon Chess b.m. Club, St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 psa.; Annual, of Bibliotheque, Francaise, at the French Consulate, Alexandra Building, 4th floor, 5 p.m.; Annual, House, 5.30 p.m.; Teachers Associa- of Hong Kong Club, in the Club tion, at St. Paul's Girls School, 5,15 p.m.

The est newspaper-detective

The death was announced from romance of the screen. "Binner

opens to-day at the Cannes recently, of Captain Emile Take. All," King's Theatre.

Vedel, a former naval officer and The story deals with a series of close friend of Pierre Löth. They, day, mystery murdera, solved by a collaborated, in a translation of

Miscellaneous Rotary Miêu The picture features a cast head-Hong Kong Hotel; Claims against newspaperman cailsted by "King Lear" produced at the ed by Lew Ayres, seen as a timid the state of Lee Jung etherwise menaced millionaire and his daughter. Its locals is New York Theatre Antoine, and a sketch of sailor who gains a reputation for known as John Sing. John Sing prowess with women Mary Lee, Lee John and Lee Ting Dan, and its scene range from peat Captain Vedel appears in Lot's Carlisle, Larry Crabbe, houses and night clubs to police romance of Taniti, "La Mariage de Baker famed radio comic, Frank Devotional and Enrolment Service, Benny due: St. Andrew's Mothers Union stations and, under world haunta. Loti" Captain Vedel was the first Withers, and a host of screen 3 pm

ginner Take All" is crammed with exciting episodes, such as an auto wreck in a tunnel, the mys- terious killing of a millionaire huri- Cambodia, at Angkor, in Indo-shipmates

He had an adopted ed over a penthouse parapet, police China,

to reveal the splendours of the comedians. Its story new in Rehearsals Hong Kong Singers, palace of the ancient Kings of theme and treatment, revolves Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30

around an odd bet made by Ayresp.m

1.

Sports (Bee Page 10). Moon-II Moon, 11th. Day. Bunrise-8.25.a.m Sunset 6,36

Low at 1.25 and 12.38.

Tides. High at 8.22 and 19:15:

WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 24,

Cinemas. King's: Binner Take All”, Queen's: Let's Make A Million" Oriental: "Lady Be Careful" World Chinese Picture" Alhambra-Along Came Love"

Staff."-

GERMAN PREPARATIONS There is reason to believe that Rhine to: Basle not only have important précau, therefore, the Germans did tions been taken on the German attempt to invade Bwitzerland in side practically from Basle to order to turn the Maginot Line by Constance for the quartering and way of Jura and Bellegarde, they concentration of troops, notably in would have to overcome very stout cement barracks extending deeply resistance-frat along the Rhine,, underground, but railways have and secondly in the defiles of the been enlarged, and autostrades Swiss Jurassland

(wide motor roads without cross- The main Swiss armies concen- ings) have been built to important trated in the Alps Masalt would strategic points along the three further constitute a tremendous main valleys that debouch upon menace for German Hines of com- Switzerland

munication, assuming that they A severe control has been ex- succeeded in forcing a passage ercised in all this region of Ger- through Switzerland, many to prevent leakages of mill-

Majestic The Man Who Retary information,

claimed His Head" StarGrand Jury Sports-(See Page 10). Moon-II Moom, 12th Day. Sunrise 6 28 am Sunset 8.38

Religion-Lenten Service by How the gob wins the bet for his rather Hugh McNulty, Catholle chases and the surprising climax daughter, Princess Takau Pomare- friends, at the same time winning Cathedral, 6 pm. M in which the reporter traps the Vedel, child of the last Queen or the girl as n wife, forms

Bocial." ---- Cralgengower... Cricket Tides-High at 8:05 and 18.08; murderer.

Club Weekly Tombola, 9.20 p.m.; | Low at 0.39 and 11:19.

Tahiti

hilarious plot.

the'.

It is generally recognised that I'm sitting on top of the world, there are three possible lines of the Midnight Music-Makers croon- invasion of Switzerland from 'ed: Germany-via Schaffausen, - TİB "Dear inel" exclaimed the mo the Canton of Aargus, and visther of the family hastly Basle. Those points face the three maging in her workbox Id quite strategic valleys in Wurtemberg forgotten that patch for the sest And Baden

of John's, trouseri.”