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QUEEN'S

WH

DAILY AT 2:30-515·7·20 & 9:30 ·TEL.31453

ONLY 3 SHOWS TO-DAY AT 2.30. 5.15 & 7.20 PM.

Today's your

Mirthday!

Let Joe cast your bowloscope, undar the sign of the

- planet Zowia!

Joe E. BROWN When's

You Birthdays

Marian Marsh - Fred Keating - Edgar Kennedy

Directed by Harz Breument. A DAVID L. LOEW PRODUCTION

-Rulemand through PKORADIO PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT at 9 30-"MASSED BAND CONCERT”

WEDNESDAY

WARNER BAXTER & JUNE

in

EL

LANG

WHITE HUNTER"

* SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-21

7:15+0,30

A 20th Century Fox Picture

- Tach any TraR ON KAPET VALLEY BUS -

ORIENTAL

PLINKING.

ROAD SANORAL

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Devil Doll"

QUEEN'S :-

"When's Your Birthday?”,

ORIENTAL:—

"Champagne Walta"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Racing Lady".

MAJESTIC

"Gold Diggers of 1937"

STAR:-

"Wives Never Know”

KING'S:-

Coming

"Man Of The People" QUEEN'S:-

"White Hunter" ORIENTAL:-

"Hearts Divided"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Lady From Nowhere" MAJESTIC:-

STAR:-

"Stand Up And Cheer"

"Half Angel"

RACING LADY

A drama of the turf with Sou- thern California's famous Santa Anita as the setting, provides a thrilling hour of entertainment

Now in its fifth and best edition. "Gold Diggers of 1937 " comes to the Majestic Theatre to-day, with Dick Powell and Joan Blon- dell heading an'all star cast which includes Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell, Osgood. Perkins, Lee Dixon and a score of Hollywood favourites in addition to 200 beautiful dancing girls.

Last Night Of Street DIARY OF LOCAL

Singer

(Continued from Page 1)

There was a large audience on Saturday and H.E. the Officer Ad- ministering the Government with Mrs. N. L. Smith and Miss Smith

2MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW for those who appreciate an excit-brought a party which included

DAYS

GRAND COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT

WITH AN ALL STAR CAST Pozitively the finest casts of musicians, comedians, dancers and singers ever assembled for a motion picture.

A MELANGE OF WIT, MUSIC AND BEAUTY!

A merry-go-round of love, laughs and sweet music!

Gladys

Adsiph Zaker

SWARTHOUT

Fred

MacMURRAY

CHAMPAGNE WALTZ

JACK JARIE VELŐZ and YOLANDA..

Twende &<borne Beman Bing

puncted by A Edward Sutherland

DICK POWELL-MARIAN DAVIES

WED. 'THUR Delightful Comedy Romance

FRI. SAT.

In a riot

of fun!

STARTING

SUNDAY

"HE RTS DIVIDED" WHEELER AND WOOLSEY

MUMMY'S BOYS"

.

THE GREAT ZIEGFELD”

• MATINEES: 20c-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c,-50c.-70c.

DAILY

1STAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

*Bò firm, Mrs. Bixby.

your husband needs that

sost of experience!"

NEXT CHANGE

HALF ANGEL Charles Butterworth

GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937

39

HANKOW

ROAD" KOWLOON TEL

"MA-MA!

THAT WOMAN'S HERE AGAIN!”

Adelph Zakar presents:

CHARUJE RUGGIES MARY BOLAND ADOLPHE MENIOU

Wives Never Know

Vivienne Osborne: Claude Gilingreter

A 20th C-Fox Picture, with

Frances Dée Brian Donlevy Helen Westley Henry Stephenson

Ing story and warm romance "Racing Lady." which is. showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.

The story is from a novel by Damon Runyon who has contri- buted many hits to the screen In the last few years, and a story by J. Robert Bren and Norman Hous- ton. It has Smith Ballew and Ann Dvorak for the featured leads. Ballew, as a wealthy automobile manufacturer, uses his string of thorougbred horses and his girl trainer, Ann Dvorak. solely as a publicity aide to his business. However, an interesting slant on turf sportsmanship is given audi- ences when, after Ballew has won Miss Dvorak over to his philoso- phy, that winning a race is the only thing worth while, her innate principles of fair play which Harry Carey, her father, has instilled in her from childhood, bring about rebellion and the climax of the picture.

WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

*.......

HE the G.0.0. Major General Bartholomew and Mrs. Barthola- mew, Mr. and Mrs. David Strellet and several others. During the in- terval His Excellency went round to the green-room to compliment the performers and the producer, Rev. C. J. Cyril Brown, and Mr. Lindsay Lafford.

After the show was over bouquets and baskets of flowers and sou- venirs of all descriptions were handed up to the performers who thoroughly deserved every one of

them.

It was bright, it was amusing, it was completely different from any- thing seen here before. It had a leading lady with a voice like an angel and the charm of a London chorus girl.(and that is some com- pliment, belleve me) and what is more every newspaper in the Colony praised the show. In spite of this more than half the Colony did not trouble to go. Noth- Ing can be done about such apathy, It is Hong Kong all over.

It is a marvel that our clever The inanite talent of Joe local amateurs still take the trouble Brown was never better exempli-

to try to amuse us. One of these filed than in "When's Your Birthdays they will lose interest, and day?" David L. Loew production stop doing so, and that will be a which has its run at the Queen's very very very great pity,

Theatre to-day. As a comedian of his type, we think there is no one who approaches him in CASy versatility, nor any whose fleething expressions are quite so funny to behold.

This hilarious picture has the completely novel background of astrology. The subject is Ideally. suited to comedy treatment.

After a series of lessons intended to at him for a career as an astro- loger. Brown is seen as a particul- arly clumsy bus boy in a cafe where he has the good fortune, by counting the planets, to predict for a gambler the outcome of a race. Frightened, however, he drops from sight to work in a fortune-telling concession.

si

THREE ONE-ACT

H.

PLAYS

A

Szita And Anis

(Continged from Page 1)

When seeing a very beautiful giri, clad in the minimum of silver spangels," with a figure like a Greek Goddess, and a gay young face- that laughs at danger, one is apt to forget her partner, and the fact that it is on his skill and accuracy that her life depends! The mistake of just one inch (as he whirls her round among those crowding tables) the quivering of those iron muscles that ripple so smoothly under his satin costume, and she is dashed to a death so terrible one cannot bear to contemplate It.

Szita and Anis do all this wita & smile, and seem to positively en-

Later on to the tune of Valse-

On Wednesday and Thursday,joy it!' the dramatic section of Bt. An- drew's Club is producing three one act plays at St. Andrew's Blue they gave a comic turn which Church Hall, Kowloon.

is absolutely the funniest thing ever "seen here. Their huge "au The pleces chosen are Bir Arthur dience was helpless with mirth, but Pinero's "The Playgoers," a do- recovered sufficiently to cheer them mestic episode, "Lot 13" by Laur- to the echo, and demand an encore ence Housman, and Five Birds in called The Adagio Dancers Night- a Cage" by Gertrude E. Jennings, mare... which was (if possible) comedy pure and simply."

Part of the proceeds are to be given to charity, and tickets cost $1.00. The time of commence- |ment is è p.m. on' each night,

THE DEVIL DOLL

Picturesque Lionel Barrymore brings his infallible artistry to the King's Theatre

funnier still. J

Szita and Anis are definitely a success

EVENTS

MONDAY, APRIL 19.

Anniversaries and Holidays.—81. Crescentius,

Cinemas.

King's: "The Devil Doll" Queen's: "When's Your Birth-

day?" Oriental-Champagne Waltz." Work:-"Chinese Picture.” Alhambra:-"Racing Lady." Majestic.—“Gold-Diggers Of

1937"

Star:-"Wives Never Know."

Entertainments - Mass Band Concert by the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 1st Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles, at Queen's Theatre, 9.30 p.m.

Rehearsals.Amateur Dramatics

Dress Rehearsals. St. Andrew's Club, Kowloon.

Social.-Y.M.C.A Service Men's Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9

p.m.

יי.

Sports. (See Page 10). Moon Moon, 9th. Day. Sunrise.-6.01 am Sunset-8.45

P.FL.

Tides. High at 6.08 and 18.20; Low at 8.52 and 23.45.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20,

Anniversaries and Holidays. Corn Rain. (Ku-yil). St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano.

Cinemas. King's-"Man Of The People" Queen's:-"When's Your Birth-

day?"

Oriental:"Champagne Waltz", World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Racing Lady" Majestic:"Cold-Diggers Of

"1937,"

Star:-"Wives Never Know” Meetings-Kowloon Chess Club. St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.; An- nual Meeting of A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. at Hong Kong Hote', 11.30 am.

Miscellaneous.Rotary Tin, Hong Kong Hotel,

Rehearsals Hong Kong Bingers, Drilon Church, Kennedy Road, 6.30 p.m.

Social, Craigengower Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 9.20 p.m.: Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

Sports. (See Page' 10). Moon-III Moon, 10th. Day." Bunrise 8.00 am Sunset-8.45

p.m.

Tides. High at 06.53 and 17.48; Low at 11.26.

APPOINTMENTS

His Excellency

the Officer Ad- mastering the Government has appointed Mr. F. A. Hopkins to act Cher Assistant to Becretary for

Chinese Affairs

•KINGS!

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ALLY

AT 2.30. 5.10, 7,15 & 9.80 P.M.

EYES OF DOOM!

Sending a 12-inch killer on an errand of amazing

vengeance!

A MA

BARRYMORE

ALKO CHARLEY CHABE COMEDY "Manhattaï "Monkey Business" AND LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY including

"No Holiday For Death in Madrid", "World Congress of Catholics" "George VI Busy As New Klug"

TO-MORROW

•

"MAN OF THE PEOPLE" M.G.M. PICTRUE with JUSEPH CALLEIA • FLORENCE RICE

ALHAMBRA

NATHAM AD, KOWLOON-DARY AT

3,20:220.6 030 -TEL. 56534

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY •

TO-MORROW A Columbis Picture

• SHOWS DAILY 2.30 $20 7.10-9.30

Twenty thousand hearts stand still... They're off!.... in Damon Runyon's thrill drama of the turf..

RACING ADY

ANN DVORAK SMITH BALLEW HARRY CAREY

KKO RADIO PICTURE - Directed by Wallace Fox - Produced by William Sistrova

*

"LADY FROM NOWHERE with Mary Astor

Charles Quigley

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD

KOWLOON.

TEL.57222

MATINEES. 204-302° EVENINGS, 200-30%: 50€:70))

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW WARNER BBOS,' NEW LAUGH SHOW THAT TOPS ALL MUSICAL TRIUMPHS!

A Screenful Of Skurst. DICK POWELL An Eyeful Of Girlst An Kurful Of Ebytkal. An Hour-And-A-Hall-Pul Of Starting Surprises)

JOAN BLONDELL

GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937.

VICTOR MOORE » GLENDA FARRELL - LEE SIZON - OSGOOD PERKINS • POSAUNO MARQUIS

- Moxie and Lyrics by Barry Warren & Al Dusin and itvrold Arlon & L.-Y. Härberg # Rosisal Humbers Created and Directed by BUSHY BERKELEY » & First Vintiqnai Pichare Dleaded by LLOYD BACON

WEDNESDAY, ONE DAY ONLY ! » "STAND

TIP AND CHEER?

with WARNER BAXTER " SHIRLEY TEMPLE AN OLD FAVOURITE" FROM FOX!

His Excellency the Officer Ad His Excellency the Governor has ministering the Government, in appointed Mr. F. 4. Hópkins to act accordance with instruction, re- as Buperintendent of Prisoria, dur- ing the absence on leave of Mr. 1. W. Franks, or until further no

tice:

Копя

GERMAN CLUB RECEPTION.

The acting Consul General for

celved from the Becretary of State for the Colomes, has recognised Mr. Gennaro Pagano di Mellto, as Consul-General for Italy at Hong-Germany in Hong Kong has issued It is notified that during the ab-

invitations to a reception to be held at the German Club on May sente from the Colony of Herr H. It is notified that satisfactory 1, the German National Day, from sensational new dancer, Glenda

many at Hong Kong, Mr. A. Gelew-Rex Karl F: Eray, to act as Fre-11.30 am to 12:30 pm. | Glyperich, Consul-General for Ger-

proof of the appointment of the in new gulze, will, unless cause is shown to the Farrell, Osgood Perkins, Donald

serving incomparably in Metro- contrary, be struck off the regis sky will, until further notice, be insident in this Colony of the Basel Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Devil Doll."

ter and the companies will be discharge of the Consulate-General

for Germany?! solved.

tures Victor Modre, Lee Dixon, a

Meek, Rosalind Marquis. Irene Ware and other tun-makers, play 200 dancing beauties trained by Busby Berkeley.

It is notined that at the expira- tion of three months, the names of the Fook Mun Investment Co., Ltd. and the Pushing Co., Ltd.,

scientist, who evolves a scheme ved.

In this story of a ́half-mad

www.

"

Evangelical Missionary Society during the absence of Mr. A. Ritzi has been placed in the hands of His Excellency the Governor,

"Gold Diggers of 1937"-fourth and most elaborate of the famed series of musical movies which be gan in 1929 with "Gold Diggers of

that threatens all humanity, that

His Excellency the Officer Ad- Broadway," and carried on with The most elaborate set, upon first appeared as a novel which A.

ministering the Government has "Gold, Diggers of 1933" and "1935" which the entire company appears Merritt ted Barn, Witch, O'Sulivan, combines with her to appointed Dr. Agnes Zilías Jenkins

has been booked by the Majestic in several scenes, represents Burn," the distinguished Barry- weave an adventurous love element Dovey to be a Member of the Nur- I don't understand what "Ber Theatre, and will have its first the Long Island estate of a more is a paradox of kindly in the strange story of a human ses Board for a period of three you" means-Mr. Justice Clauson. local showing-to-day,

New York theatrical producer scientist and fiendish villainy revenge that le made more tere | year, with effect from May 1. vide This 1937-edition co-stars Dick played by Victor Moore of "Of Frank Lawton, playing the rible by its" amillation with the Dr: Gwendolyn / Ruth ́ «Nash, ⠀⠀re- Powell and Joan Blondell. It fea- Theo I Bing" fame.

romantic lead opposite Maureen secrets of science.

signed

nowadays. Sir Henry Wood.

In exercise or the powers cou- ferred by section 8 or the Nursing and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance

1938, the Governor in Council has éxempted the Babing-

ton Hospital and Sanatorium from the operation of the said Ordin- ance.

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