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QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

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SHOWING TO-DAY

HE THRILL IN A MILLIONT

...and if you live to be a million... you'll never have another like iti

ne

!!

Stars Songs! Spectaclel Laughter! Romance! Novelty! Glamor! The wonder show of 19371

in a Million

NEXT

At the QUEEN'S

"UNDER TWO FLAGS" Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert

1.30-1 718-4.323

Introducing to the screen

the lovely queen of the silvery skates

SONJA HENIE

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ADOLPHE MENJOU JEAN HERSHOLT NED SPARKS DONAMECHE RITZ BROTHERS ARLINE JUDGE

CHANGE

At the ALHAMBRA "AVENGING WATERS." Ken Maynard Beth Marion

TÁKA ANT TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY HUB

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD

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CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY●

FAMOUS GRAND OPERA STAR IN COMEDY A musical melange ranging from modern swing tunes to an operatic aria sung by the world famed diva. THE YEARS BEST SONG AND LAUGH HIT!

PONS

Five New Songs ned a Theme

How Laughs

Shia caine from France to

had romance..and lost her heart to swingtímó

THAT GIRL FROM PARTS

CAKIE

RAYMOND

Lucille Bali

Frank Jenks EKO.RADIO PICTURE

TOMORROW. FRIDAY-SATURDAY. JOUT THRILLS ANYTHING YOU" EVER SAW! 2 YEARS TO MAKE! GREATEST OF ALL!

WEISSMULLER

TARZAN ESCAPES

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HERSHOLT Sins of Man

DON AMECHE

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ÞARRYL F, ZANUCK 2015 Càentury Production

TO-MORRÓW

A 20th-Fox

Picture

“ONE IN A MILLION"

with Sonja Benie Don Ameche

FILM story: Alms have been produced. compared with only ten in the INDUSTRY

year before. The number of im- ported story films increased in 1938 Amsterdam, April 1.

by 11.4 per cent. over 1935. Ame- Holland has, for some time past, fica still heads the list of Alm im- been endeavouring to build up her porters followed by Germany own✨ flm-industry. During the second and Britain.. business year 1836/37, 18 Dutch Transocean News Service.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CORONATION TO DIARY OF LOCAL

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Lost Horizon"

QUEEN'S:

"One In A Million"

. ORIENTAL:—–

"That Gir! From Paris"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :-

"One In A Million"

MAJESTIC:—

"A Night At The Opera"

STAR:-

"Sins Of Man"

KING'S:

Sunday

"Lost Horizon" QUEEN'S:

"One In A Million" ORIENTAL:-

"Tarzan" Escapes" ALHAMBRA!--

"One In A Million" MAJESTIC:-

"The Gay Desperado"

STAR:-

"One In A Million"

BE FILMED

Hidden Camera's In The Abbey

The whole" Coronation ceremony inside Westminster Abbey is to be Almea.

On behalf of all news-reel com- panies in Great Britain, Mr. W. J. Gell, for Pathe Pictures, and Str Gordon Craig, for British Movie- tone News, announced that the Earl Marshal (the Duke of Nor- folk) and the Coronation. Com- mittee have granted full facilities. One of the conditions on which permission was granted was that the

many cameras should be silent and hidden. In view of the dim lighting in the Abbey. sensitive Alm will have to used.

When the

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pictures have been shown to the public, the originals and a number of coples will pro- bably be preserved as historical

records.

"Every reasonable facility," it wäs oficially stated, "is to be granted for a most comprehensive record of the ceremony to be made m keeping with the dignity and solemnity of the occasion."

In view of the fact that the Abbey ceremony will be of a re- ligious nature, the aim will not be issued until the Ear! 'Marshal and the Archbishop of Canterbury have had an opportunity of view-

the plctures ing

early th the afternoon of Coronation Day at one of the West End newt-reel

ONE IN A MILLION

Scar-radiant, laugh-lavish And melody-laden with romance and drama in stunning snow-silvered settings. "One In A Million," the Twentieth Century-Fox spectacular theatres. musical smash that thrillingly glorifies the girl in a million. lovely Sonja' Hente, opens at the

Queen's and Alhambra Theatres WEEK-END RADIO

to-day.

With a hundred gorgeous girls in serisational Ice-revels amid # dazzling winter wonderland of breath-taking beauty. It's the

PROGRAMMES

(Continued from Page 4)

Signal at 9.15 p.m., 9.20 p.m.-A

wonder show of 1937 with a cast in a milion that includes, in ad~' dition to Sonja Henie, the Queen Short Religious Service, from the

Studio.

of the Silvery Skates, Adolphe | Menjou, Jean Hersholt, Ned Sparks, Don Ameche, the Ritz Brothers, Arline Judge, Borrah Minevitch and his gang. Dixie Dunbar. Leah Ray and Shirley Deane.

The daughter of a Swiss Inn- keeper. Sonja Henle is being trained by her father, Jean Her- sholt, to capture the Olympic Agure skating championship.

LOST HORIZON

The picturization of James Hi- ton's novel, "Last Horizon" showing to-day at the King's Theatre. Frank Capra directed.

Ronald Colman, Edward Everett, Horton, H. B. Warrier. Jane Wyatt, Sam Jaffe Margo, John. Howard, Thomas Mitchell and Isbell Jewell appear in this production.

Trans. III

10.00 p.m.-Big Ben; "Stars. Dr Italian Opera." 10.20 p.m.-The B.B.C. Midland Orchestra. 11.15 p.m.-A Religious Service (Church cf England), 12.05 p.m.-The Al- fredo Campoll Trio. 12.30 p.m.- Weekly Newsletter, Sports Burn- mary. and Announcements. Green- wich Time Signal at 12.45 p.m.

BERLIN

SATURDAY

D.J.A. 31.38m. (95,60 k.c.) D.J.B....... 19.74m., (15.200 k.c.} D.J.E. 16.89m. (17.760 kc.) D.J.N. .............. 31.45m. (95.40 k.c.) D.J.Q........: 19.63m. (15.280, k.6.1 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German, English). German Folk Song. 1.10 pm. Week-end Concert. 2. p.m. News In German. 2.15 p.m. The central setting of the story. Week-end Concert (continued). the Shangri-La Lamasery, is said 3.55 p.m. Greetings to our listen- to be the largest and most era. 3 p.m. News and Economic e'aborate ever bulit in Hollywood. Review in English. 3.15 p.m. To- Painstaking research was arcord-day in Germany. Sound Pictures ed every production detail, as the 3.30 p.m. He who has much to offer scene is mysterious Tibet, un- will have something for everybody! known

to any but a few white p.m. "It is so sweet to play with men. One of these, the American songs and hearts." Concert hour. explorer Harrisor, acted as techni- 5.30 p.m. News and Economić cal advisor on the film.

Review in German. 5,45 From German Folk-lore. mans

and Romans.:

TARZANS ESCAPES

Crashing through breath-taking adventures in the jungles, Tarzan and his mate, as enacted by Johnny Welsemuller and Maureen O'Sulli- van, comes to the Oriental Theatre to-morrow, Monday and Tuesday in another breath-taking adven- ture romance.

This is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Tarzan" Escapes", packed with thrills, telling the story of a human deceit directed against a primitive man of the jungle, and of the treachery of elvilized man against the jungle friend of wild beasts who has never known the tricks of his enlightened" brothers.

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

**Spring.

EVENTS

SATURDAY, APRIL 3 Anniversaries and Holidays--St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester: Jewish Passover, 8th. Day.

Cinemas.

King:Lost Horizon." Queen's:-"One In A Million.”

Central: "Chinese Picture" Oriental:-"That Gli From

Paris."

World:-"Chinese Picture" Alhambra: "One In A Million." Majestic:-"A Night At The

Орега"

Star:-"Sins Of Man.” Dances.-R. E. O. C. A. Carnival Dance and Cabaret in Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 pm.

Entertainments.-Annual Concert of 1st Hong Kong Sea Scout Group. In Salors" "Home and Seamen's Institute, 8.30 p.m.

Meetings. Annual, of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., at Jordan Road Ferry Pier, 11 am.

All Saints"" Church Charity Bazaar, Kowloon,

Miscellaneous

10 B...

Social-Siamese Students' Assen. Dinner Party at Kowloon Tonig Club, 8 p.m.; Craigengower Cricked. Club Fortnightly Whist Drive and Tombola, 9.15 p.m.

Sports (See Page 10). Moor-II Moon, 22nd. Day. Sunrise.-6.14 a.m. Sunset-6.39

D.EL.

Tides. High at 1246: Low at 21.45.

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SUNDAY, "APRIL 4. Anniversaries and Holidays. Low Sunday. First Sunday after Easter.

Cinemas.

King's: "Lost Horizon" Queen's: "One In A Million". Central:-"The Road To Glory" Oriental:-"Tatzan Escapes" World:Chinese Picture" Alhambra:—"One In A Million" Majestic: The Gay Desperado” Star: "One In A Million” Entertainments.-Military Band Concert at Peninsula: Hotel, 9 p.m. Miscellaneous.-Y. M. C. A. Dis- cussion Group. West Lounge, 9

p.nl.

Sports-(Sce Page 10

Moon-Last, Quarter, 11.53 a.m. II Moon, 23rd. Day.

Sunrise.-8.14 a.m. Sunset. 6.39

p.m:

Tides. High at 43.48; Low ht 22.57.

MONDAY, APRIL 5, Anniversaries and Holidays. Pure Brightness. (Ching-ming). St. Vincent Ferrer..

Auctions.--Crown Lands, at P. W. D. 'Offices, 3 p.m. Cinemas King's-"Lost Horizon" Queen's: "One In A Million”. Central:"The Road To Glory" Oriental:Tarzan Escapes" World:-"Chinèse Picture" Alhambra:-"One Li A Million” Majestic: The Gay Desperado” Star:-"One In A Million" Dances Cheero Club, Dance. 8 p.m.; Y. M. C. A. Service Men's Dance, 8 p.m.

Meetings Monthly, of Ladles of the Australian and New Zealand Association, 11 azi

Sports(See Page 10), Moon-II Moon, 24th. Day Sunrise. 8.15 a.m. Sunset 6.38 p.m.

p.m. Tides-High at.. 1.62 and® 12.05; Ger-Low at 5.25 and 20.25.

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LOST HORIZON

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KITTY CARLISLE • ALLAN JONES

ON THE STAGE:

"THE GAETANO GIRLS"

5 DANCING, SINGING BEAUTIES 5 IN THEIR FAREWELL PROGRAMME !

TO-MOROW AND MONDAY THE SURPRISE MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR! NINO

“THE GAY DESPERADO ' MARTINI IN

A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE p.m. 13 yes, it

you!" 6.15 pm. Sign off DJA and DVB

Moments Philips Orchestra. Igramme" from the Melbourne (German, English). 6.55 Call DJB, News in English, 8.15 p.m. Concert 8.45 pm-Manila stock quotations Studios. 9 DN, DJE (German, English). Ger- of Light Music (continued). 8.559van, Culbertson and Fritz. 8.50 Brown. 9.30 p.m. Recital from the p.m. Serial. "Father- man Folk Song. 7 p.m. Concert of p.m. Greetings to our Listeners. p.m. Local market reports 8.55 Melbourne Studios. 10 p.m. A Pro- Light Music. 8 p.m. News in Eng-9 p.m. News and Review of the pm. Stock quotations in Spanish-gramme from the Melbourne Ish. 8.15 pm. Concert of Light Week in German, and CMI DJQ L. R. Nielson & Co. 9 p.m. "Man-Studios. 10.30 p.m. Australasian Music (continued). 8.55 p.m. | 9.15 p.m. Something for Bunhattan Merry-Go-Round." 9.30 News Bervice, including market and Greetings" to our Listeners in day Evening. 9.30 p.m. Hitler. p.m. Cafiaspirina Cabaret 11 p.m. stock exchange reporta. Sporting the Netherlands East Indies. 8 p.m. Youth Programme: Singing hour sign off.

Results, Mail Bag. 10.45 D.M. News and Economic Review in all requested to join in. Folk-songs, German and Call DJQ. 9.15 p.m. 10 p.m. News and Review of

Dance Music. 11.30 p.m. Close 5 p.m. To be announced. 5.15 down. Symphonic Concert. 10 p.m. News the Week in English on -DJE, DIN;

p.m. Manila Radiolites. 5.45 p.m.

SUNDAY and Economic Review in English on off 6 DJE, DIN, DJQ in Netherlands on DJQ

p.m. Pioneers' of the

Gospel Hour. 6 pm Philippine 6 p.m. Chimes, Children's Session, In Netherlands op. DJB: DJB, 10.45 pm. To-day in Ger-10.15 p.m. Musical Show Window 7 pm. Songs and Meditations. 7.20 of Criminals and Mental Detectives Army Band Concert from Luneta, 8.30 pm. Talk "Is Our Treatment

many. Sound Pictures. 10.30 p.m.11.30 p.m. "It is Dance Music. 11.45, p.m. From Ger- to play with songs

and hearts man Folk-lore: Germans and Re-Midnight. Sign of DJN, DJE, mans. Midnight. 8ign of DJN, | DJB (Germ, Engl.). DJE, DJQ, DJB (Germ., Engl.)......

SUNDAY

MANILA

SUNDAY........

p.m. Records. 7:30 pm. Manila Satisfactdry?" 8.45 p.m. "Random Trading Centre Musicale. 8 p.m. Pages”—A Plano Miscellany. 7 p.m. DJQ Catholic Hour 8.15 pm. Studio Gems from Favourite Operan. 7.30 Music. 8.30 p.m. Mummers of the p.m. Recital by Jascha and Toasy Air, conducted by Bert Avellana. 9 Spivakovský (pland and violin). 8 p.m. Flipinas Compania de Boguros D.. Symphony Hour. 9, p.m. In- Presentation 8.15 p.m. Symphony ternational Affairs. 9.20 p.m. A Hour. 11 p.m. Sign off.

Play. 10.15 pm. Poetry Reading. 10.23 p.m.. Epilogue, 10.30 p.m. Close down.

1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (Germ., | Engl.).. German Folk Song. Outstanding Broadcasts of the Those Merry Madcaps, the Marx Week. 1.10 p.m. Light music for Brothers Groucho, Chico and Sunday, 2. p.m. News in German. Harpo spent two years in pre- 2.15 D.ML Light. music for paration for the alming of their Sunday (continued). 2.55 p.m. and music. 6.55 m. New York

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AUSTRALIA

latest comedy, "A Night at the Greetings to our Listeners. 3 5.30 am, Breakfast Hour of news | SLH-Wave Lenkth, 11:34 metres:

Opera," which la at the Majestic Theatre to-day.

Power, Kilbwait; frequency 9.58 megacycles. BÁTURDAY

BIRTHDAY DINNER AT THE GRIPPS

p.m. News and Review of the stock quotations Swan, Culbertson Week in English. 3.15

and Fritz. 4 am Sign off 9.30 p.in. Here is a pleture that is not only Symphonie Concert 4.00 p.m. am. Nielson Financial Review and

Mr. Pampal, president of the tope for the screamingly funny Mozart-Verd! Opera programme, Musical Varieties 11:15 am. Bign I p.m. Daring the afternoon F comedy you would expect from the 5.30 pm. News and and Review Philippines

8.15

p.m. U.P. corded muste 3 interspersed Philippines Bank; gave a cham- Marx Brothers, but one that is of the Week in German, 5.45 p.m. Educational Programme. 6.30 p.m. with race descriptions. 7pm. Me page-dinner party at the Hong built around an intriguing plot, an Friedrich Nietzsche's poems set Splinisi Informational Period, 6.30 bourne Central Post Office Kong Hotel on Thursday night in Interesting story and some truly to music by Grete von Zieritz. pia. Engijah Informational Perion Chimes Sporting News, honour of the birthday of his brilliant singing by two Broadway 8.15 pm. Sign of DJA and DJB 7.18 5.m. New York, stock quotations 7.20 pm. National News Bulletin alece, Miss Prince Matteo, Those stage favourites Kitty Carlisle and (German, English). 6.55 pm, Call-Bran, Culbertson and Fritz 7.16 7.30 pm. Victorian News Bulletin present Included Miss Doreen Ma, Allan Jones.

DIB, DIN, DJF (German, English). p.m. To be announced. 7.30 p.m. 7.40 p.m. A Programme by the of ZBW fame. Mr. and Mrs. N. German Folk Song. 1 p.m. Jerry and his Romancers. 1,46 p.m. A.8.0. (Bydney) Wireless Chorus Deitz. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boteinu Concert of Light Music 8 pm. To be announced. 8 p.m. Melody 8 pm Topical Revue, 8.36 A Fro- | and Mr. W. A. Zimmérn

The Galtano Girls will be on the stage,

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