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CAUSES OF BAD DEPORTMENT

"Flabby Body Flabby Mind"

SURGEON ADVISES BALLET DANCING

Psychological causes for faulty. posture are described. by an ortho- paedic surgeon in the current issue

"FEAR CAUSES FLAT FEET"

The hypersensitive child, easily alarmed, often with nightmares and a slight stammer, tends phy- sically to have flat feet, knock- knees, round shoulders a position, so it is alleged, of tear. The child with "obsessions" may likewise show queer habits of galt and pos- The patient in an anxiety state" has tense muscles maintain- ing the faulty posture.

ture.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The King's Vacation" QUEEN'S:-

"Step Lively. Jeeves" ORIENTAL:-..

"Two In A Growd"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-..

Western Frontier” MAJESTIC-

"China Clipper"

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"High Tension",

KING'S:-

Coming

"3 Men On A Horse" QUEEN'S :-

"Swing High, Swing Low" ORIENTAL:-

"The Longest Night" ALHAMBRA:-

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The Whole Town's Talking"

"3 Smart Girls"

STAR:-

Childhood Memories Of The Screen Stars

They may be glamorous stars of the silver screen to-day, 'seem- Ingly unapproachable int thel glory and brightness but most of them can remember the homely events of their childhood, when fame was still far of

A number of film favourites were chatting in the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer restaurant during the luncheon hour one day re- cently. They began exchanging reminiscences of their outstanding childhood memories, much to the amusement of the

constantly rowing group of workers about them.

Virginia Bruce was the first to dispel whatever feeling might have existed that screen lumina-, zles were, even as children.. above the ordinary embarrassments or other simple happenings which occur to any of us. She told of her very first childhood memory: "I was lying on a red plush carpet in the very centre of the family's format parlour. Standing over me, surrounding me on all sides. was what seemed to be a huge army of friends and rela- tions. All were laughing and admiring. I belleve I was between two and three years old. I know that I didn't have any clothes

THE KING'S VACATION | ont”

Twenty-three extras who looked encugh alike to possibly belong to one family, with only two of them of the same apparent age or height. were recruited with con- siderable trouble by the Warner Bros. for use in one scene in the new George Arilsa picture, ""The King's Vacation," now showing at the King's Theatre,

"The King's ́ ́ Vacation" is a modern comedy drama in which Arliss steps down from the throne to take a most surprising vacation. Arliss Is supported, by an excellent cast including Dick Powell. Patricia Ellis, Dudley Digges, O. P. Heggle, Marjorie Gateson and Florence Arlies. The story is by Ernest Pascal, who also adapted it to the screen in collaboration with Maude T. Howell. The picture was directed by John Adolf).

STEP LIVELY, JEEVES!

Jeeves, so sad-eyed, so gentle, so utterly, utterly proper, thought gangland to be a bit of all right. They could swindle him, bam- boozle him and buffet him about, but he insists on proper manners, and so the underworld is in s deuce of a dither when P. G. Wodehouse's tamed "gentleman's 'gentleman" goes berserk for a delightful period of gleeful buffoo- nery in the second sage of the sully blighter's misadventures in "Step Lively; Jeeves!" The Twen- tleth-Fox picture, featuring the imcomparable Arthur Treacher in the title role, which opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day.

Patricia Ellis and Robert Kent are Jeeves' only friends in the strange America he is seeing for the first time as the unwitting dupe of Alan Dinehart and Ġeorge Givot. a couple of swindlers trying hard to make a dishonest living.

"CHINA CLIPPER"

"China Clipper." the new First National production which 15. scheduled as the feature attrac- tion at the Majestic Theatre to- day, is a glamorous romance of the

as

When the laughter had subsided, the group turned to Clark Gable for his story.

"My recollection is of an en- tirely different nature. I can't recall

any event early us Virginia's. My memory isn't as good as hers. Nor do I recall any single day, rather a whole series of them. When I was about ten. I went to spend the summer at my grandparents' farm. It was a huge place, with rolling. sunny hillsides,

to do with a Christmas party held when I was fourteen years old." said Jeanette

"I had, by that time, been studying volce, and dancing for some time, but, unfortunately, I did not have the luxury of having a piano I could call my own.

"

TOO EXPENSIVE "I had begged and hinted broadly to my family as the holl- day drew nearer, but up to the day before christmas there were shakes from negative

parental heada "1oo expensive' and 'not enough room in the house' were the most familiar excuses.

On

"So, I was resigned to my fate, so resigned, in fact, that Christmas eve, I didn't even in- clude the usual request for the plano in my prayers.

"Imagine, therefore, my joy on Christmas day. at dinner. When all presents were being opened. the curtains of the living room, which had been mysteriously drawn, were parted" to reveal a shiny baby grand plano, with a huge card attached, addressed to mei"

When the "ah's" and the "ah's" had subsided sufficiently, Jean Harlow admitted that she had had a childhood experience that she would never forget.

"Like most little girls," smiled Jean, who like to imitate actresses, I used to find great delight in put- ting on 'plays, in some spare room in the house, much to the delight of all my playmates.

"I was very proud of my shows and even went so far as to 'sell' tickets, for so many pins aplece. to all the neighbourhood children for each performance."

"But, alas, it all came to an shadowy woodlands, inglorious end, when I decided to winding creeks and even a small put on a 'super-spectacular' pro- river There I spent some mar-duction, and borrowed' all my There was по mother's dresses and cut sewed them to at my rather diminutive figure."

vellous months.

human companionship for miles around. But I've never had, such all alone, walk for miles, or ride wonderful days. Id roam around.

the lonely trails, And often I'd pass almost an entire lazy day on the bank of the river, fishing."

1

Further delving into the past was discontinued at this point when, as though by pre-arrange- ment, all "participants" glanced at their watches and with a The group next centred their "Why, look at the time" dashed attention on Jeanette MacDonald. | madly back to their respective

"My favourite recollection „has

sets.

Donald Duck in a scene from Walt Disney's Mickey Mome production, "Dan Donald” released through. Ushid Artistsi

MODIE AND LEMAUX

air, marking a milestone in the New Dance Number

pictorial history of daring aviation."

There is an exceptionally tal-

ented cast which includes Pat Passing near the Gloucester O'Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross ballroom the other morning. 1 Alexander... · Humphrey Bogart, heard strains of music from the 'Marie Wilson and Henry B. Wal-Barid, and "was halled by two thall in the principal roles.

Voices. Going through

cheerful

Lemaux told me he thought the weather was just too awful, and

long distance fights of the plo- and Lemaux in great form, trying- The picture treats of the daring the heavy curtains I found Modle

neers of aviation, men who gam- out a wonderful new dance. bled with death to drive their make regular air service possible. ships through storm and for to

The picture winds up in a glor- ious climax with the men of vi- sion finally conquering the ele- ments. The picture was directed by Raymond Enright.

Sassoon

so they had decided to put on their gatest; dances to cheer up. their public.

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Anniversaries and Holidays

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Entertainments. -Concert: at Queen's Theatre, by Mme., Anna Lovtson, Lyric Soprano.

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Sports(See Page 10). Moon-IV. Moon, 10th. Day. *- THURSDAY, MAY 20 Anniversaries and Holidays

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Land Office, Ping Shan, 11.30 am

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Lectures-Thepsophical Society,

China

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The commonly accepted view that badly-planned school furni-

HOTEL GUESTS · ture and certain types of clothing are, to blame for deformities of

The following are the latest ar-

Meetings-Annual, of Douglas posture is dismissed by the writer rivals at the Gloucester Hotel.

Steamship Co. Ltd., at P. and O. in "The Lancet" as exaggerated.

Mr. and Mrs. Gellion, Mts, V, B.

Building, noon; Kowloon Union G. R. Chesterton born, 1874; died 1 Road Central noon; Women's of "The Lancet."

I asked Lemaux what he thought Church Women's Guild, 10 am.: June 14, 1936, "A child who is determined to sit Boisselier, and Miss Wilma Bols-

Guild of St. John's Cathedral, in Admitting that under-nutrition badly," he states, "will do so at any seller. Miss L Sassoon, Miss Fof the Dragon procession, and be Hong Kong Union Church

Auctions. Clown Lands, at the Hall, 3 pm, St. Andrew's and rapid growth play important desk-it would be far more ration-

sald that he had been quite thrill-men'e Guid, 10.39 a.m.; 8. and 8, parta in producing all varieties of al to blame a boring lesson that

Hong Kong Hotel

ed as he had never seen anything | Home, House Committee, 5.30 p.m.; "curvature" of the spine, this ex-tails to hold his attention.”

Mr. and Mrs. Loltan Blumen ilke these Chinese. Dragons before, Christ Church Committee, 6 p.m.. pert points out that the patient It follows from these views that feld, Mrs. M. Hampson, Mr. E. B. and thought they were quite uni- in the Vestry, who is flabby in body is likely to be treatment of postural deformities McBain, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mrs..que flabby in mind.

must be on a wide basia, Physical Uydens. exercises alone will not necessarily do good. Patients must be taught not only how to get rid of a faulty atance, but how to adopt new post- tions. Ballet dancing is recom-

He quotes another orthopaedic surgeon, who said: "To diagnose a scoliosis (curvature) look at the child's back; to find its cause, look at the mother's face.”.

art nekeis-

mended, but "for freatment to be successful the patient really, must, want to be cured and make up his mind to succeed."

Miscellaneous-Official Opening Both. Modle and Lemaux say of CM8. Heep Yunn School, near they absolutely love Hong Kong, Kowloon City, by Blahop Mok of They are both keen on swimmins Canton. 3.30 pm... and put in a lot of time at Repulse Bay, where the observant ones have probably seen them—A¢wo,

Social Whist Drive and Tom- bola, Garrison Bergeants' Mess; Queen's Road, '8.30 p.m.

Cinema Kings:-""The King's Vacation/ Queen's "Step Lively, Jeeves." Oriental:-"Tvé In. As Crowd." World:—Chinese Picture" Alhambra."She's Dangerous," Majestic:-"China Clipper." Star:-"Three, Smart, Girls,” Entertainments. Concert Queen's Theatre.

at

Club Committes, 8.30 p.m.; Toe H. Supper Meeting at Seamen's In- (stitute, 7:30 pm.

against

Miscellaneous Claims the Estates of Dhunjibhoy Borabl Dady-Burjors and Gladys Darling Lee Warner, due; Entries close tor Cheero Club Duplicate Contract Bridge Tournament.

Moon-IV Moon, 11th. Day: Sports-(See Page 10), ***

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