1937-09-28 — Page 5

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HỒNG KÔNG

KOWLOON

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GINGER

ROGERS

SHALL WE DANCE

Music by Castga Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Directed by Mark Sandric. A

Pandro S. Betman Production.

TOMORROW

At the QUEEN'S

With

Edward Everett Komon

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:~~~

"A Day At The Races" QUEEN'S:-m

"Shall We Dance" ORIENTAL:-

"Turn Of The Moon"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

Gallian William Brisbane

Hartiet Hoctor • #KO-RADIO NOTUAL

STAR:-

TO-MORROW

At the ALHAMBRA

"MAKE WAY FOR TO-MORROW" "WINGS OVER HONOLULU "

Victor Moore

Beulah Bondi

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Ray Milland Wendy Barrie

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ORIENTAL

"Shall We Dance"

"Dark Ange!" MAJESTIC:-

"She"

Coming

"Theodora Goes Wild"

KING'S:-

QUEEN'S:-

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"Make Way For To-morrow" ORIENTAL:-

"Green Light"

ALHAMBRA:-

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY STAR

A LAUGH - PACKED "COMEDY SHOW WITH MUSIC! A funny comedy romance set to that sensational "Jam" music that's hotter then Swing rhythm. ENTIRE SHOW FILLED WITH LAUGH SURPRISES!

SPECIAL TO-DAY ! FREE TO LADIES! All ladies occupying dress circle seats will be presented with one box of RICHARD HUDNUT PERFUMERS

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Phil Hams and His Orchestra Marione Gateson Ben Blus (Kenny Baker Johnny Downs

"TURN OFF THE MOON"

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ONLY

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT SCREEN PRODUCTION!

To millions it holds the key to new happiness.

...The Story That

Changed & MIDN Lovers' Lives How Lights the Screen!

ERROL FLYNN-ANITA LOUISE

GREEN LIGHT

MARGARET LINDSAY Sir CEDRIC HARDWICKE Wafter Abri- Hesty O'Neill - A Frank Borzage Production

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TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY

Eddie Cantor in

SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT

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Victor Schertzinger. director composer and pretty well every thing else of the original singing success. "One Night of Love" .making 1 musical for Grand National. Title, "Something to Bing About." Song-and-dance star, James Cagney.

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SLOW-MOTION SPEECH

Charles Boyer has 2

"Wings Over Honolulu"

"Strike Me Pink". MAJESTIC:-

"Are We Civilized?"

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DAY AT THE RACES

Audiences in five cities virtually wrote the Anal screen plays of the new Marx comedy. "A Day at the Races," which is showing at the King's Theatre to-day.

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

BOOKINGS

Sept. 28, 27 and 28-Turn Of

The Moon (Paramount) (Charles Ruggles, Eleanore Whitney. Johnny Down).

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Sept. 29 and 30-Green Light Warner Bros. (Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret · Lindsay),

Oct. 1 and 2-The Last Train From Madrid (Paramount) (Dorothy Lamour. Lew Ayres, G- bert Roland).

Oct. 3, 4 and 5.-Pick A Star M.Q.M.) (Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Laurel-Hardy).

Oct. 6 and 7-Good Old Soak (M.G.M.) (Wallace, Beery. Betty

Furness1.

Oct. 8 and 9.-Captain's Kid (Warner Bros.) May Robson, Sybil Jaann, Guy Kibbee).

Oct. 10, 11 and 12-Sing Me A Love Song (Warner Bros. (James Melton. Patricia Elils, Hugh Her- bert).

Oct. 13 and 14-Marked Woman (Warner Bros.) (Bette Davis, Hum- phrey Bogart, Lola Lane).

NEWS ABOUT

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. Auniversaries and Holidays. Earl of Ypres born, 1852,

0. Re-

Hengler (Circus) "dled, 1887. joicing of the Law. St. Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia, M. (a. 938).

Cinemas.-(See Page 5). Lectures.---Dr. P. Ruttonjee, on

First Aid." at St. John Ambulance Hagrs.. Tai Hang Road, 5.30 p.m.

Mails. (See Para 18).

Miscellaneous Rotary Timin Hong Kong Hotel; Art · Exhibi- tion in Hop Yat Church, Bonham Road. from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; St Andrew's Mothers' Union Working Party, 3 p.m.

"Meetings.--Garden Fete Commit- tee, in Christ Church Vestry, 6 p.m.; Annual, of Kowloon Chess.

Club. at St. Andrew's Church Hall, 6 p.m.: Annual, of Hong Kong Badminton Assen., In St. Andrew's

Hong Kong Branch of the Bible Hall, 5.30 p.m.: Kwangtung "and

Un'on of China, in Emmanuel Mission Church, 216-218, Nathan

in Cathedral Hall. 5.15 p.m. Road. 5.30 p.m.: Counell Meeting"

Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers in Union Church. Kennedy Road. 8.45 pm. Mozart's "Requiem" and Elgar's "For the Fallen," YM.C.A. Pantomime Practice, 9 p.m.

Social-Chaera Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.mit Cralgengower! Cricket

PICTURE PEOPLE Club Weekly Tombola 9.20 D.M.;

HAROLD LLOYD.

LATEST

Carole Lombard as the latest nomince for Gone with the Wind is a surprise. Suggestion arose out of an attempt to cash in on the Gable-Lombard real-life ro- mance.

Repeating the successful experl- Paramount re-issued Little' ment which they first tried out ave-year-old co-starrer, No Man of with their earller hit, "A Night at Her Own. Result was an imme- the Opera," the Marx Brothers to-diate campaign to get Clark and gether with their direction, Sam Carole teamed again as Rhett and Wood, incorporated the material of Scarlett. "A Day at the Races" into a stage production and tried out the laughs on the audiences of Du uth Min- neapolis, Chicago, Cles and and San Francisco The laughter and comment of the patrons served as a barometer by which the Marx Brothers were able to decide which gage to discard and which to re- tain for the film production of "A Day at the Races."

SHALL WE DANCE

In Shall We Dance," latest of the Astaire-Rogers musicals which has its last showing at the Queen's and Alhambra "Theatres to-day, the dancing aces eclipse their own records

for galety and terpsi- chorean entertainment, and pre- sent the most engaging fim of their careers a sparkling, colour- ful story spiced with delightful comedy and decorated with songs and dance numbers in profusion.

The story, which plays a important part in this offering than in its predecessors, deals with a romance that starts in Paris and winds up in a New York roof gar- den. Miss Rogers portrays International revue favourite and Astaire a famous ballet dancer camed Peters, but who calls him- self Petron for professional pur- poses.

more

Whist Drive and Tombola at China Light and Power Recreation Club, King's Park, 9 p.m.

Sports-(See Page 101. Moon.-VII Moon, 24th. Day. Sunrise.6.13 a.m. Sunset-6.15

p.m.

Tides. High at 01.16 and 18.25: Low at 09.15 and 18.36.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Cinemas (See Page 51. Mails. (See Page 16). Sports--(See Pare" 10), Mcon.-VIII Moon, 25th Day. Sunrise.-8.14 a.m. Sunset.-8.14

p.m.

Tides.-High, at 02.36: Low at

10.48.

What nine hundred and ninety out of every thousand amateurs GERMAN engaged in casting. Gone with the Wind for Mr. Selznick want ta know is: why not Hepburn?

Meanwhile, just in case It's all a rumour, as seems likely, Carole will De co-starred with Fredric March in Nothing Sacred, also for Mr. Selznick

Story is an "original" by Ben Hecht, the tougher half of the famous Hecht-McArthur writing team.

After that Carole starts on a new Paramount contract for alx ple- tures in three years. at £30,000 a time, which is quite pretty.

Fred MacMurray also has a new seven years' contract from Para- mount. Fred and Carple will cele- brate new contracts and past suc- cesses by co-starring again in True Confessioni.

Only after that will Carole got around to the Fernand Gravet plc- ture. re-named Food for Scandal. Not much time left for Gone with the Wind.

RAGE OF PARIS

an Danielle Darrieux will sail from France on August 25 to take up her

Hollywood contract with

Universal

Danielle, one of France's favou- rite film stars, was first seen by English audiences in that musical comedy "La Crise

gay Est

The songs of "Shall We Dance" are likewise notable. George and Ira Gershwin wrote six numbers Finie.' for the film, all of which are It wasn't, however, until her catchy and "tuneful. particularly touching performance in the tragic "They Can't Take That Away." "Mayerling." with Charles Boyer. "I've Got Beginner's Luck" and that Hollywood sat up and took "Let's Call the Whole Off," and all notice. six are deftly worked into the plot of the story.

and the

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MANOEUVRES

Berlin, Sept. 26.

German manoeuvres in Mecklenburg The most interesting part of the

coincided with the arrival to-day of the Italian Premier, Signor Benito Mussolini and several foreign military advisers, who were therefore able to withness the decisive battle between the "Red" and the "Blue" armies.",

All high ranking officers of the German Army, Navy and Air Force. headed by Field Marshal von Blomberg, and the entire German Cabinet were present to witness the climax. Signor Mussolini appeared on the scene accom- panied by Marshal Badoglio, Chief of the Italian General Staff, Count Galeazzo Clano, Italian Foreign Minister.. and several other prominent members of the Italian Government. as well ELS leaders of the Fascist Party.

Chancellor Hitler showed his Italian guest to the various points of vantage, mainly in the Red territory, where Mussolni was able to follow the different catagories of German troops in action, such ag infantry artillery, air force and mechanised units.

Afterwards Chancell Hitler gave a luncheon in a special train to Marshal Bádogilo General Pariani, Italian Under-Becretary of State for War, Admiral Cavagnar! and Gene- ral Valle, whist" at the same time General Goering and Field-mar-` shal von Blomberg were guests of Mussolini in the later's special train.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY DAILY AT" 2.30, 5,10. 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

WAY ONIT IN FRONT OF ALL

They're off... and it's the dizziest, daffiast taugh-music-and-girl gallop the merTY, Marx-men have ever led! Yelf........at the rial ous steeplechase) See.... the lavish water- carnival! Learn... how not to wall-paper a rocmi Bernam...as Dr. Hackenbush (Quack! Quack)) performs a medical examination! Hear... Allan Jones sing “Blue Venetian' Waters", "Tomorrow is Another Day" and FUN-SHOWS! other hit songs!

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From H. RIDER

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creator of “King Kong" startles the world, again!

HAGGARD'S novel

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HELEN MACK

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Directed by Irving Pichal and Lansing C. Hoidan

RADIO

TO-MORROW AND THURSDAY EDWIN CAREWE'S SENSATIONAL FILM! 'ARE WE CIVILIZED ?"

A WORLD.DRAMA OF MAN'S BLOODY MARCH TO CIVILIZATIŪN SINCE MAN BEGANĮ

TURKISH PREMIER

RIOTS IN TUNIS

Paris, Sept. 26. Riots broke out among the native population in Mateur in Tunis, in the course of which one native was killed and twenty wounded. The police intervened and arrested over 100 persons.

The clashes broke out when Shelk

Talbim who has, ag- sumed the title of "Father

Mateur, and met a counter-de-

RESIGNS

Istambul, Sept. 28. The Turkish Premier, Ismet handed in his re- Inonu, has signation, which was accepted by the President,, Kemal Ataturk.

It is stated that the former Minister of National Economics, Jehal Boyar, was entrusted with Cabinet. In-

new

of the Desturi Movement," forming the lcd 2. procession of his formed quarters state that the .rc- adherents through the streets of signation of M. Ismet Inonu was due to difference of opinion on the monstration of adherents of the

question of foreign policy, it being "new Desturlari trend. Although well-known that the former Pre- the adherents of Talbim sought mier, who held this post for the police protection, this did not last 12 years, favoured a close co- They will then pay a visit to the prevent them from being sudden-operation with the Soviet Union.--

Tronaptea Nater Service. iy attacked by a large body of new Desturlans, armed with rities, batons and daggers.

anti-aircraft

Following these luncheons. Hitler Now she is going West to appear

and Mussolint appeared on the in a Buddy de Sylva musical call-aerial artillery training field at Mark Sandrich's adroit direction, ed "The Rage of Paris," in which Wustrow, where they witnessed a

demonstration of fine production values the will be supported by a number given the picture by Producer of Parisian music hall acts. Pandro S. Berman, all help to . She wI be "crumming" English up to the moment she steps on make" the new offering the most entertaining in the Astaire-Rogers the boat, and after. annals.

SHE

JI

MAE WEST

Mac West won't have the field so clear to herself in her next picture. Mae and Mr. Producer Emmanuel Cohen are begging Al Jolson to accept an important part. Other

probables are Jimmy Durante and

guns:

Krupp works in Essen and in the afternoon return to Berlin- Transocean News Service.

TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE

Paris, Sept. 20.. The Paris Tripartite Conference on Italy's participation in the Mediterranean anti-piracy patrol will be opened to-morrow by con- ferences between the British and French participants, whilst the full tripartite conference will com

meace in the afternoon under the

The story takes Leo Vincey and May Robson, it she can be bor-chairmaship of the French Minis-

rowed from M-G-M·

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The police found themselves powerless, and had to call for a detachment of marines before or-.. der could be restored 1 Transocean News Service

"GRAND MASARYK

PRIZE"

BADOGLIO TO VISIT HAMBURG

Hamburg, Sept. 28. Marshal Badoglio, Chief of the Italian General Staff, will pay a visit to Hamburg on Monday, after having inspected the North Ger- man motor highway, and pay a short visit to the ancient Hansa Bruenn, Sept. 20.

town of Luebeck, On Tuesday The German driver Rudolf Car- Marshal Badoglio and General acciola, driving a Mercedes Benz Russo will be in Berlin to take was awarded the seventh "Grand part in the great reception in Masaryk Prize of Czechoslovakia honour of Mussolini.

Bome 200,000 spectators witness

Transocean News Service.

A

and sincere

Imaginative [adaptation of H. Rider. Haggard's rooted novel to screen requirements, RKO objection to the practice of dub Radio's "She" is impressive enter- bing filmy when they are shown tainment. abroad, and has a clause in his contract forbidding his own voice Archibald Holly, English sclenista, to be dubbed.

Title, pending higher inspira-ter of Marine, M. Campluchi, into the mysterious kingdom of tlon. Is Frivolous Sal. Don't be Transocean News Service. Recently, somebody bought a Kor in a search for the source of surprised if it's a musical about: Boyer French picture for American eternal life. With them is Tanya, the Gay Nineties..

DUKE- AND DUCHESS OF distribution, and when he refused, daughter of a trade. The long

WINDSOR IN PARIS

ed him completing the 437 kilo- Paris, Sept. 26, metres course at an average speed The Duke and Duchess ofbr 138.40 kilometres per hour. Windsor arrived here from Vienna This is the seventh big internation- "Give an expert cowboy a yard on Sunday, and "were welcomed at al Grand Prix won by a Mercedes (or anything,” declares a film eritle, the station by members of the Benz in the present racing season."and he will make a lasso of it,”. British Embassy. They intend to Von Brauchtsch оп а Mercedes It would be worth treating one spend a fortnight in Paris mainly Benz WAX second and Bernd to a plate of spaghetti in a re to visit the International Exhib) Rosemeyer on an Auto Union staurant just to see him bring the tlon Transocean Neur Service

third.-7'ransocean News Service. walter to heel...

as usual, to have it dubbed, 'offered trek across the wastes to reach Kor Cagney has sung and danced him 22,000 to speak his lines in is remarkable for the beauty and on the screen before, but he must English, dubbing it himself. credibility of the photography. Deanna Durbin will follow "One be a bit rusty. He'll follow the He said no. The reason he gave After the adventurers reach Kor. Hundred Men 'and a Girl" with fashion and appear as a band-was that his English. Is still so the drama resolves itself into a "Three Smart Girls go to Town." Imperfect that he speaks extra romantic battle between "SHE" Nan Grey, Barbara Reed and Idea seems to be to make two slowly in his American pima," and immortal empress of Kor, and the Charles Winninger of the original for the price of one, a Schertzinger couldn't possibly match the speed mortal Tanya, with Leo the object "Three Emart Girls" will be in it, musical and a Cagney feature. at which he talks in French- of contention ...

but it's not a sequel!.

leader.

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