1938-02-24 — Page 5

QUEEN'S

TOMORROW

9.15 P.M.

SMOHS *!

DAILY

2.30-5.15

7.15-9.30

DAILY AT 230-515-7·20 & 9:30 -TEL.31453"

TODAY AND TOMORROW

HERE'S WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED! Take it at least once and shake well -WITH LAUGHTER!

Prescription for ROMANCE

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE WITH AWENDY BARRIE « KENT TAYLOR

MISCHA ACER DOROTHEA KENT FRANK JENKS - HENRY HUNTER

RKO-Radio Pictures presents

VICTORIA THE GREAT"

TRAM SH HAPPY VALLEY NUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD

TEL 28473

⚫LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY.

THE SEASON'S FUNNIEST MYSTERY SENSATION!

Hawkshaw Jack and adorable Ans on the trail of a poison-pen killer that baffled Scotland Yard.

THE WISEST-CRACKING MYSTERY EVER PRODUCED!

Levél Mystery! Thrilli

and plain Hysterical

JACK QAKIE ANN SOTHERN

in

SUPER-SLEUTH

10mA EDUARDO CIANNELLI

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1938.

TODAY AT THE

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Criminals Of The Air"

QUEEN 'S:-

"Prescription For Romance"

ORIENTAL:-

"Super-Sleuth"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:--

STAR:

"Talent Scout”

"White Angel" MAJESTIC:-

"Night Must Fall"

KING'S:~~

Coming

"The Painted Vell" QUEEN'S:-

!!

Victoria The Great"

ORIENTAL

"Robber Barons"

ALHAMBRA :—

"Victoria The Great"

STAR:-

"Wild Money" MAJESTIC:-

"Thirty Days Princess"

PRESCRIPTION FOR ROMANCË

יך

Wendy Barrie Takes Lead

When motion picture scientists combine equal parts of Mischa Auer and Frank Jenks, add a spicy dash of Wendy Barrie and Kent Taylor, then pour into the mixer 2. colourful foundation of gay lovemaking and wild humor, thea- tre audiences have just what the doctor ordered in "Prescription For Romance," the romantle comedy which has its showing to- day at the Queen's Theatre.

Most of the action of the story

is laid in Budapest, Hungary, where a New York embezziër has fled to escape the clutches of the law and a sweetheart. He Ands refuge with

beautiful American doctor. who is attached Budapest, clinic,.

An Edward Small Predechen. Directed by Bam Stom13. KU-KADIO PICTURE

£

DAYS ONLY

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY

MOST SENSATIONAL PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME! A stirring drama of tremendous times, when greed met greed

in furions conflict to possess a nations gold.

FINANCIAL GIANTS IN A MIGHTY BATTLE ROYAL !

the

Tous sie.

Mansfield

and reck

Jess fim Fisk.

EDWARD ARNOLD

CARY GRANT

FRANCES FARMER

JACK, OAKIE

ROBBER

BARRONS

#KO-RADIO Naturm

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

ISTARE

720

TOMORROW

A Paramount Picture

TODAY ONLY

The Story pl

57795

immortal Florence Nightingale!

Kay Francis

in "THE

WHITE ANGEL”

with IAN HUNTER Donald Woods « 179-1 Bruce • Duqu'i Crisp Heary O N-ili-Bay Manch

Edward Everett Horton' in"" WILD MONEY”

$

woman

to a

VARIETY STARS DIARY OF LOCAL

FOR HONG KONG

HOTEL SHOW

EVENTS

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays-

Kyra, Roby And Harry Thomas Bowdler died, 1825, St.

Appear On Saturday

Kyra, Roby „and Harry. popular Continental, variety artists, will appear for a short season in the Colony commencing this Saturday at the Hong Kong Hotel.

Matthias.

Auctions. Crown Lands, at Land' Office, Ping Shan, 11.30 am.

Cinemas.—(Béc Column 3 of, this

page ›

Dances---Dance in R.A.0.3, Club, Ladies' Lounge,

Entertainments—"French With-

Andrew's

out Tears," at China Fleet Club Theatre, 9.16 p.m.; St. Club Play and Musical Fantasy.

the Hall, § p.m. Lectures-Theosophical Society,

The trio are the highest paid entertainers ever to visit the Orient. The Hong Kong Hotel has been able to secure them for a short season through the courtesy of Mr. E P. Nazzari of. the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, where the artists nave appeared with great success.

Kyra, Roby and Harry are more than mere ballroom dancers. They Kong Sharebrokers' Assen., 3.30

6 p.m.

Malis.--(See Pare, 18).

Meetings. — Annual, of Hong

rank among the best of Europe's P.m: variety stars, having appeared incester

Victoria Club, at Glou- Hotel, 5 pm: Kowloon

at Peninsula Hotel, all the leading music halls and Chess Club. varlets theatres on the Continent. 5.30 p.m.; HK Philatelic Society. Reports from Colombo credit the S. C. M. Post" Bldg., 5.30 p.m.; three as being the most polished St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, company to have toured the city. 3 p.m.

Miscellaneous.--Entries close ror The Hong Kong Hotel manage- ment are theretore, to be congraAnnual Show of Flowers and Vege- noon; Christ Church tulated for their enterprise in tables at

Duke bringing such brilliant show talent Ladies' Sewing Party, at 3

Street, 10 a.m.; Annual Joint Ex- to Hong Kong.

hibition of Camera Club and St. John's Cathedral Photographic Club, at Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Moon-I Moon, 25th Day. Social-Dinner in honour of Islington Corinthians, by HK. Football Assen.. at Hong Kong Hotel, 8 p.m.; Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Night, 7.30 p.m.; X.M.C.A. Ladies' Quest Morning: Cheero Club Bridge, 8 p.m.

ì

GRETA GARBO

The famous Swedish film actress,

who will be seen on the screen of

A struggle over this ignoble the King's Theatre tomorrow in crook now takes place between the "The l'ainted Veil, by W. Somer- detective, the newspapermen, aset Maugham.

bogus count on the make, the vengeful sweetie and the lady doctor who believes herself under obligation to Barton. In the end the detective gets both the lady doctor and the crook.

MEXICO BORDER

STORY

TOMORROW'S PREMIERE

Sports. (See Page 10). Sunrise.-6.49 s.m. Sunset.-6.24

p.m.

Tides. High at 16.40 Low at

00.01.

TOMORROW -

Aloon.--I Moon, 28th. Day.

Sunrise.-6.50 a.. Sunset.--8.24

D..

Tides. High at 15.21.

THE QUEST FOR" FILM TALENT.

"Difficulties Of Scouts

Revealed In Film

The tribulations of an unusual profession form the story basis of "Talent Scout," a First National comedy.which opens today at the Alhambra Theatre.

Donald Woods plays the title: role. His job is to dig up talent for the movies. He Ands a mar- the person of Jeanne Madden, whom he discovers

Victoria The Great" vellous singer in At Queen's Theatre at a small town amateur night

Criminals Of The Air"

Miss Madden, it "will be remem- The RKO-Radio plcture. "VIC-bered, played opposite Dick Powall Filmed In Exotic Setting toria the Great." will have its in "Stage Struck." She has a re- Mexican elopements and aerial focal gas premiere showing tomarkable voice, and is being con- smuggling are two of the features morrow at 9.15 pm, at the Queen's sidered by the Metropolitan Opera of "Criminals of the Air," the Theatre.

Company of New York. Talent Columbia picture now showing at The picture produced by Her-Scout" is her second movie.

bert Wilcox, famous British im She sings several songs in this director. and starring Anna picture, which were written for this film. In prominent support-eagle and Anton Walbrook, de- her specially by M. K. Jerome and ing parts are Rita Hayworth. John Picts the leading events in the life Jack Scholl. Gallaudet, Mare Lawrence. and and reign of Queen Victoria, and

the King's Theatre.

Rosalind Keith and Charles Quigley enact the leading roles in

Patricia Farr. Miss Hayworth per- forms many original Mexican dances.

lays particular emphasis on the Loyal affection that existed through many difficult periods between the Queen and her Con- sort. Prince Albert.

"Criminal of the Air," tells the story of a Federal undercover agent who is sent to the border town of In connection with the pre- Hernandez to aid the U. 8. Border miere. It la announced that the Patrol its fight against a well-full military Band of the 1st Bat- organized local band of smugglers talion. Seaforth Highlanders, will which has been responsible for fly-play before the actual screening. ing contraband across the Mexican The programme is as follows:- line.

1. Quick March-Bond of Friend- ship (Rogan).

MIGHT MUST FALL

Powerful Role For Robert Montgomery

Twice the aim footage that tells the daring story of "Night Must Fall" was exposed in making tests for the screen play before production · started for the new Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer pieture, which opens today at the Majestec Theatre.

"Night Must Fall" is a daring story about a murderer, but it is not a crime mystery. What fascinated London audiences for fifty-five weeks of the stage play's run there was the amazing effect upon a small rural household which re- former sulted from the arrival of the uh-

Prominent leaders in Hunan Mr. Wang Po-chun, province, including former Gover- Minister of Communications and detected killer. While each of the nor Chao Heng-ti and Messrs. row President of the Great Chiria several women of the house react Chen Chiang and Tsao Tien-chlu, University which was moved from differently to him, all are charmed have sent a petition to the Nation-Shanghai to Kwelyang some time by his blandishment. The girl who al Government, asking it to grant ago, arrived in the latter city on is most strongly convinced he is the honours of a state funeral for [February, 14, states a dispatch to the killer, likewise is most infatu- the late Mr. Hslung Hal-ling, & well the "Bip Wen Pão," According to sted: known

philanthropic Mr. Wang, the college authorities In playing the part of the ingra- worker and one time Premier of have been seeking instructions tiating bellboy who kills so he can. China under the Peking Govern- from the Ministry of Education as experience a zense of "power. ment, who passed away recently into their plan to erect permanent Robert Montgomery has a role Hong Kong, states a dispatch to school buildings in the Kweichow completely unlike any he has ever

city. the "Sin Wen Pao."

had before,

Hunanese

2. Overture-Marinarella (Fuelk). 3. Humoreske-Old Folks at Home (Robinson).

11

FRANK MORGAN ON STARDOM

Public Must Make

Decision

"Personally, I do not want star- dom, unless it is the public that makes the decision," said Frank Morgan recently. Producera can- not make stars by merely applying the word or billing the actor above the title of the" plcture.

"Stardom, the kind that

18

4. Nautica! Selections-A Life worthwhile, must be the result of

on the Ocean Wave (Binding).

Scotland for Ever.

God Save The King.

demand at the box-office. The other kind is synthetic and worth- less."

ADVENTURE IN BUDAPEST

Mischa Auer and Dorothel Keas in "Prescripilon For Romance," Universal production

KING'S

TODAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 19.30 F.M.

CRIMINALS

of the AIR

ROSALIND KEITH CHARLES QUIGLEY

Directed by C. C. Cuteum, Jr.

COLUMBIA PICTURE

TOMORROW

COLUMNIA

A

GRETA GARBO in "THE PAINTED VEIL"

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN BO, KOWLO

TODAY

YOU MAY

BE THE NEXT

£2,30-320-22

29,30 -

& TOMO HOW

Talent Scout

STAR HE'LL FIND!

DONALD WOODS JARKE HADDEN-ROSALIND BLARGWIS - FRED LAWRENCE

Directed by WILLIAM GREMENS - A First Rational Picture - Prisanted by Varass Gros,

SATURDAY

VICTORIA THE GREAT”.

Anna Neagle ---- Anton Walbrook B. B. Warner, -

An R.K.O. Radio Picture

6 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30 6.70

720-9 30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD

| KOWLOON

FEL #7222

(MATINEES. 204-30%.° EVENINGS. 20.-304-50×70))

TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY !

RETURN SHOWING BY SPECIAL REQUEST!

YES...IT'S BOB

MONTGOMERY-

winning new fame as the baby-faced kill- er in M-G-M's

sensational dramatic smash!·

MONTGOMERY Rosalind RUSSELL

NIGHT MUST FALL

DAME MAY WHITTY ALAN MARSHAL MERIE TOTTENHAM - KATHLEEN HARRISON

· Board on the sadornational Shops Play Success by Radyo Willems Directed by Elaboral Therpe • Praiased by Hour Strumbar·

TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY!

· RETURN - OF, ANOTHER "OLD FAVOURITE "I SYLVIA

SIDNEY IN

The

Office of

"THIRTY DAYS PRINCESS"

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

the Oplum- The Mongolian-Tibetan Affairs Buppression Commissioner for Sze-Commission of the National Gov-. chuen has been dissolved on orders

from the Central authorities, says ernment, which has decided to a message to the Hwa Mel Pao." hold a memorial service for the In pursuance of a re-organization late Panchen Lama in Chungking scheme recently adopted by the on March 8, háa notified various Government, the duties of the de-circles there, asking for donations funct commission have been taken of floral tributes, silk draperies over by the Department of Civil and wooden tablets for the oc- |ATẠIK...... of the provincial ad-casion.saya a dispatch to the "gin

ministration.

Wen Pao."

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