1937-06-05 — Page 5

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

AT 250-515 7-20-930RM AT 230-5-20-720 2 9:30 PM.

OPENING TO-DAY

3-

THEY DO EVERYTHING THAT'S SWELL THE WAY IT'S THE MOST FUNI

Thesis

bost, songs. Ne

over wrote.

"THIS YEAR'S KISSES" "ME AIN'T GOT RNYIUM" "SŁUM.

•MING ON PARK AVENUE REVE, GOT MY LOVE, TO KEEP

"YOU'RE CAUGH LUNGAT MET | THEGIAL ON (THE POLICE GRIEZIE!

4 SHOWS

1.50-5.15

1/15--20

atest real-life to Irving Berlin's

music in a show as hig

DICK

MADELEINE

POWELL CARROLL

Jouring Berlin's ON THE AVENUE

ALICE FAYE - RITZ Brothers and GEORGE BARBIER

Alan Mowbray +Care Witherspoon,

Staple Furch » By Briann Directed by Ray Del Kush

Kandel fredetir Gone Marker

Mupac and Lybica by Irving Borde

TAKE ANT TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

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ORIENTAL

THEATRE

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY A SHOW OF LAUGHTER An uproariously funny comedy of an eight year old General and his army of kids who defeat, a regiment.

BRING THE CHILDREN!

ROMANCE TO

THRILL YOUT

Loughs and throbs,

too, in 70 minutes.

of delightful en- "tertainment!

GENERAL SPANKY

wirk

MCFARLAND

PHILLIPS ... HOLMES

BALPH MORGAN

WIRVING

PICHEL

ROSINA

LAWRENCE

FLEMING

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SUN. (MON. & TUES.

"A LAVISH PRODUCTION

Here's a show that's different!" 100 glamorous girls in rhythmic ice-revels to give you the thrill in a million.

4 STAR ENTERTAINMENT !

20

Million

1937's SPECTACULAR

MUSICAL SMASHI

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BROTRENS

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT! WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY” GRETA GARBO

ROBU. TAYLOR IN “CAMILLE”

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

CHINA AND THE WEST

Dr. Kung On

The Influence

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"Dodsworth"

QUEEN'S:- 41

"On The Avenue",

ORIENTAL

"General Spanky"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA¦—

"On The Avenue" MAJESTIC:

"Sinner Take All

STAR!-

"Let's Make A Million”

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Pennies From feaven" QUEEN'S:-

"On The Avenue" . ORIENTAL:

"One In A Million”

ALHAMBRA:---

"On The Avenue" MAJESTIC:

STAR

"Sons O' Guns"

"On The Avenue"

ONE IN A MILLION

1

Bing Crosby

THE THEATRE ENIGMA

An

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, JUNE 5. Anniversaries · and Holidays- Adam Smith born, 1723.

Igor Stravinsky born, 1882,

Cinemas. (See" Page 5). + "Entertainments-Choral "Group Concert at Club de Recreio, 9 p.m. "Miscellaneous—Ron Dr. A. R Wellington, Director of Medical Services, opens the Precious Blood. Children's Hospital, Castle Peak Road, 3.30 p.m.

Sport-(See Page 10). Moon.-IV Moon, "27th. Day. Sunrise.--5.38 a.m. Sunset-7.05

D.D.

Tidès-High at 05.43 and 18.37: -Low at 12.55.

SUNDAY, JUNE 6

· Anniversaries ^-and Holidays.-- Second Sunday after Trinity. Vis- count Byng died, 1935, Sprouting Seeds (Mang chung), '

Cinemas. (See Page 5). Entertainments. Gala Perfor mance in King's Theatre, in aid of Boy's Club.

Miscellaneous. Claims against

astounding thing about Coronation week happenings was that the London theatres turned money away, despite the pomp and

Estate of Harold Bevington pageantry out of doors, the good the weather, and the bus strike. Even Foster: Ella May Ramsey; and on rainy Coronation night the Frances Margaret Bois, due; YM. theatres did well. Even theatre CA Discusion Group, in West managers admit that they were Lounge, 9 pm. Outing by Mem- agreeably surprised, for the Jubileebers of Franciscan Order, to Stan- celebrations almost emptied the ley, to visit new Carmelite Con- theatres, though they were, then vent; Formal Enclosing of Car- expecting full houses. After the melite Monastery by Mgr. Bishop Jubilee stump managers apologised H. Valtorta, 6 p.m. tor the box-office figures by sug- gesting that no play could com- the show outside. Coronation week had provided a finer street show, jammed even greater crowds into the West End. Transport has been crippled, yet every manager tells one that they did good business.

Sonja Henie, possessor of "roomful" of trophies and medalspete with for Agure-skating and bolder of World's and Olympic champion- ships, whose first screen success, the Twentieth Century-Fox specta- cular musical-hit. "One In A Million" showing at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow. Monday and Tuesday, learned to dance before she could skate,"

Sports--(See Page 10). Moon.-IV Moon, 28th Day. Sunrise.-5.38 a.. Sunset-7.05

9.m.

Tides. High at 08.27 and 20.00; Low at 00.04 and 13.50.

MONDAY, JUNE 1 Anniversaries and Holidays- Knud Rasmussen born, 1879: Augustin Daly died, 1899.

Cinemas. (See ·Page 5). Dances. Cheero Club Dance, 8 pm.

Miscellaneous.Claims against

One seeks in vain to explain this discrepancy of effect between one week of festival and another. The Having already astounded first candid manager regards explaina- | the sport world and then a much tion" as hopeless. The other kind wider public with her exhibitions forgets his apology for Jubilee ab- of unbelievable grace and rhythm sentees, waves the bus strike away on skates, Sonja leads a breath- by stating that his patrons can Social-YMC.A. Service Men's taking Ice ballet in "One In A afford taxis, and remarks that Whist Drive, in West Lounge, 9 Million," which features a tremen-any way an earthquake would not ̈p.m.; George Herlots' School dous dancing chorus on skates.

ON THE AVENUE

Swinging merrily along to the tune of the best songs ever writ- ten by the greatest writer of songs in' the world. "On The Avenue.", opening at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to-day, represents Irving Berlin at his melodious, best, in a musical that As full of pep and Bilting good

spirits.

With Dick Powell and Madeleine Carroll making a new and roman- tic twosome of musical comedy. the yely Twentieth Century-Fox musical represents B real-life romance of New York, in a show that's as big as the town. Alice Faye. The Ritz Brothers and George Barbler add both melody and mirth to the production...

SINNER TAKE ALL

the Estate of Minna Livingston Schack Mur due.

Sport (See Page' 10). Moon. IV Moon, 29 Day.

keep playgoers away from enter- | Annual Founder's Day Dinner. tainment so excellent" as his. The incalculable element in theatrical business could not be better illus- trated.

*As to-the-music-halls, the Palla- dium reports good first houses, but with audiences so tired that they sat still instead of visiting the bars. Second houses, which finish half an hour later than the theatres. were below normal. The explana-

diences cannot pay for taxis home. tion may be that inusie-hall au-

A doubting variety official hinted that perhaps the theatres were ex-

Aggerating their good fortune.

DODSWORTH

ver-

Samuel Goldwyn's most ambi- tious production, the screen sion of Sinclair Lewis' "Dods- worth," which thrilled millions as a best selling novel, and a smash. stage hit. Is to-day at the King's

A capacity audience at the Theatre... Majestic Theatre yesterday EX一 pressed enthusiastic approval of the picture "Binner Take. All," a new and thrilling mystery story from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

With Bruce Cabot, Margaret Lindsay and Joseph Callela in the leading roles, the story la A dramatic account of murder, and mystery in Manhattan. The sup-

1

Walter Huston repeats the title- role he created and played for more than two years on the stage. Ruth Chatterton appears opposite him, while Paul Lukas, Mary Astor and David Niven are also pro- minently featured.

porting cast Includes Stanley Moderator And The

Ridges, Vivienne Osborne, Theo- and there were 800 graduates go- dare von Eitz, George Zucco, 'Ray- ing out of these institutions every mond Hatton, George Lynn, Ed- year to take up careers. We had ward Pawley, Louls Natheaux, and much to learn from China; Gen- Robert Emmet O'Connor, eral Chiang Kai-shek and Mme.

Errol Taggart directed from the Chiang Kai-shek had by their per- novel by Whitman Chambers. sonal characters and their genero- | Lucien Hubbard and Sam MATI, sity towards their enemies set a former newspaper men, produced. lofty example to Christians of the whole world.

Of Christianity Dr. Kung said that the Chinese

PENNIES FROM

HEAVEN

the

Coronation

"High Seriousness' Of The Service

Sunrise.-5.38 am Sunset-7.06

p.m.

Tides. High at 04.59. and 17.08: Low at 11:44 and 23.20.

Paid Lukas in “Dodsworth'

SONGS OF OLD CHINA

Mr. Arthur Waley, already celo- brated as the translator of Chinese

poetry, drama and of "The Tale of Genji," has completed a volume of translations of 305 Chinese songs dating from 800 to 600 BC. The songs have not appeared in Eng- lish since the middle of the last century, when many of them, deal. Impressions of the Coronation, ing with courtship and marriage, which he attended as, Moderator were interpreted allegorically. Mr. of the General Assembly of the Waley, with nearly a century of in- Church of Scotland, were given by creasing knowledge of Chidese be- people believed in religious free-

the Right Rev. Professor Daniel tween him and his predecessors, dom, and it was now a part of

Lamont, D.D. in in address makes a new direct approach to The United Committee for their Constitution, China' was at Columbia's picturisation of "Pen- Christian Universities of China present going through a process of nies from Heaven" is one of the during a service in celebration of what his publishers describe as "the Coronation In St. Giles' finest collection of traditional entertained Dr. H. HL Kung. vice regeneration and emphasized the nnest musical comedies the screen president of the Executive Yuan spiritual or social side as against has ever presented Headed by Cathedral Painburgh The Very songs which antiquity has left, us." and Minister of Finance in China, the material. They believed that Bing Crosby and Madge, Evans in Pr.. Charles L. Warr conduct The book will come from Allen and

ed the service.

* | Unwin in the first week of July. at luncheon at the Florence Re-China had something in the way the leading roles this melody-ladan staurant, Rupert Street, Wra of culture to offer to the West, and drama of youthful romance com Touching on the "august pagean- cently. Dr. Kung was the Chinese it was his hope that the Christian mences its inaugural screening at try in Westminster Abbey, the Moderator said he had two Envoy. Extraordinary to the Coro- and other institutions in China the King's Theatre to-morrow. nation. The Rev. C. E. Wilson would serve to bring the culture Through the medium of gay dominans impressions One was with God and with their subjects. secretary of the Baptist Missionary and civilization of China to, the songs, laughter and romance, this that, magnificent as it was, it was and the people stood Society, presided. Marte

West, so that international co- picture unfolds the tale of a raga not obtrusive it was only the covens operation might be promoted and bond troubadour who is entrusted background, and was felt by all

The other the cause of world brotherhood be with a letter from a condemned. attained.

murderer to the family of the the murdered man. The minstrel andsvalled through

King a little girl (played by Uttle Faith: Fellows the personality star)

The Chairman, in welcoming Dr. Kung and other Chinese guests, said that they were all friends and well-wishers of China: One of the Other speakers were the Rev. T. most remarkable. features of Cocker Brown, chairman of the modern China was that the committee, and the Hey, William graduates of the Christian colleges Paton, secretary of the "ter were coming to positions of li national Missionary Council. furace in the State and in all the Among those present were the learned professions. In the last Chinese lons. In the

dozen years the number of en- Que? Bir rolled students in the colleges had Pratt Bi increased from 2,000, to over 1,000,- máy CLB

apo

her impoverished grandfather, and Que sets about trying to earn a living for them. In so doing she trails with a county, welfare Alfred Lewis, Bi: John who is supposed to send

Frederick Whyte-and- to an orphanags-

Ambassador and Mme

of the King

ducedito, s

bent on mading

themselves

rejoice

TO-DAY ON

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

ALSO

K-CONDITIONED THEATRE

5.10, 7.15 & 930 P.M. afford to miss this picture

you and she doesn't!

SINCLAIR LEWIS

島

LATEST BILLY:S1MrHÖST"

IN TECHNICOLOVA

"BROKEN TOYS

· UNITED ARTISTS PICTURK

WALTER HUSTON.

RUTH CHATTERTOP

*AUL LUKAS· MARY ́ASTOR

TO-MORROW, BING CROSBY in "PENNIES from HEAVEN":

COLUMBIA

A. SHOWS DAILY 2.10 $70 720-930

AND "THE WILHELMINE REVUE":

MAJESTIC

THEATRE:

NATHAN ROAD

KOWLOON.

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{MATINEES: 20c •30% • EVENINGS, 20%:30«-50%-70% FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THE MOST UNUSUAL MURDER. MYSTERY OF

́THIS OR ANY SEASON!

A

BRAUTIFUL HEIRESS marked for death... and a headline-hunter who didn't be leva in signs! It's the romantic kick of a.. lifetime as they match wits with the mys terious killer...for highest stakes of all!

SINNER TAKE ALL

BRUCE CABOT Margaret Lindsay

JOSEPH CALLEJA

Desfest ly Enjol taugant

Me nahocenť by Torien Halban it

COMMENCING SUNDAY

JOE E. BROWN JOAN BLONDELL

in “SONS O' GUNS”

DAILY

AT

520 720

WARNER BROS. MUSICAL HIT:

STAR

ROAD

TEL 57795

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY:

Those Pixilated" Sisters Get the Drop un Eddie!

"LET'S MAKE A MILLION"

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

Charlotte Winters

Pastor Huli

Dick Powell Madeleise Carroll TO MORROW⚫ m “ON THE AVENUE

China's Changing

Faces

Big Noses In The Fashion

the

With the

the Moderator

clinics in Shangh the knowledge that the of Chinese are seeking

and es

their faces and their fort votion

changed.

of

the Abbey

solemnly Inten

riceless interests and libert

her that

the

Common

In the

Covenant & the Empire

According to an old Chinese lef, the shape of the face,

eyes and mouth destiny. Frosperity or 1 believed to be alderinter contour of the carro

Man to mouth is the more success

FARAB CONGEZ

The King rece!

Buckingham

Crown Prince who presented

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fought, hebbe likely

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