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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26,

Women As Cinema Executives

TODAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Painted Ve!!" QUEEN S:-

"Victoria The Great" ORIENTAL:-

"Robber Barrons"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

STAR:

"Victoria The Great"

"Wild Money"

MAJESTIC:-

!

"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"

KING'S:-

Sunday

"The Painted Vell" *UEEN'S:-

"Victoria The Great" ORIENTAL:-

"Elephant Boy"

ALHAMBRA :—

"Victoria The Great"

STAR:--

"Varsity Show”

MAJESTIC:-

"Knight Without Armour"

LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA

EVENTS

1938.

Miss Dorothy DIARY OF LOCAL Arzner Is A Star Example

"Women have much to contribute to the motion picture industry, in executive capacities if they train themselves for film careers, as they do for...important positions and leadership in other businesses."

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays— Coue born 1857. Eugene Rimmell, Perfumer, died, 1887

page

Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this

Bal Masque, "Road of Silk," at the German

Dances.-Annual

This is the opinion of Dorothy Club 9.30 p.m.; Arzner, Hollywood's only Woman Entertainments.-'French With- director, who attained her ambition (out Tears," at China Fleet Club

to direct after a seven-year ap-Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

prenticeship as a secretary. script Malls-(See Taze 15).

girl, film editor and writer.

There are no reasons why Wo-

Meetings. Annual, of Hong

men should not succeed as pro-Kong and Shanghat Banking Cor- ducers and directors once they have poration, 1 Queen's Road Central, 11.30 a.m.: Annual, of th Vibro become interested and appreciate the opportunities for careers in Piling Co., Ltd., at Jacobean Room, these fields," said Miss Arzner. Hong Kong Hotel. 11.30 am "Many have earned distinction in Miscellaneous, Photographic other creative branches of the Exhibition at Cathedral Hall, noon movies as scenarista, costume de- to 9.30. p.: Entries close for 'Trinity signers. dance, directors and film Collere of Music, practical (vocal cutters."

jand instrumental) examination,

Moon-I Moon, 27th, Day.

FOUR WOMEN PRODUCERS

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Hollywood has had only tour Religious-Retreat at Tao Fong women producers in its history and Ishan Christian Institute, at Shatin, all four have been elevated to 2 p. executive rank in recent years.

Social. Tennis Party for Tea- Each has taken a different ap-chers of St. Andrew's Sunday proach, but won the same objec-schools, 2.45 pm. Tombola in Gar-

tive.

rison Lecture Hail.

Frances Marlon, a newspaper Sports-(See Page 10),

woman and war correspondent, started her career writing two- reelers for D.W. Griffith, and later p.m.

such outstanding wrote

screen

Sunrise.-6.48 6.p. Sunset.-6.35

Tides-High at 09.12 and 1846

CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY New Picture Records plays as "The Big House," "Min Low at 01.30 and 12.12.

A MOST DARING; RUTHLESS AND COLOURFUL DRAMA!

A chorus girl's amazing romances made a million paupers and ten millionaires and upset a nation.

AN EMPIRE AT THE FEET OF A CHORUS GIRL!

Mansfield zand ̧teck. Jess lim

DAYS ONLY

EDWARD ARNOLD

CARY GRANT

FRANCES FARMER

JACK LOAKIE

ROBBER BARRONS

10.ADIO Fauce

TOMORROW & MONDAY

A PASCINATING STORY OF MYSTIC INDIA ! Thousands of natives and hundreds of clephants take part in this sensational jungle thriller.

FILLED WIT EXCITEMENT AND BREATHTAKING EVENTS

ELEPHANT BOY

ALEXANDER KORDA

ON POONA DE

RUDYARD KIPLING

Jeg er

MATINEES: Z0c-30c

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

BAN ON FILM LIFTED

Greta Garh

who plays the leading role in the film adaptation of Somerset Maugham's novel, "The Painted Veil," now showing ct the King's Theatre. The picture was barred from local showing when it was origin- ally released.

Leading Events Of

A Great Reign

and Bill," "Min and Bill." "Dinner at Eight." the first all-star picture and "The Good Earth."

Irene Schreck gained her execu- tive training as secretary to the The R.K.Q-Radio Dicture, "Vic-studio manager of Metro-Goldwyn- toria the Great," had its gala Mayer. Dorothy Reld, widow of premlere showing at the Queen's Wallace Reid, made, a thorough Theatre last night, ...

study of picture technique, which Fanchon. Epic in sweep, the Slm never-led to a producer's post. theless tells a homely story of the jor Fanchon and Marco fame, first love of Queen Victoria for her directed dance numbers for piç- Consort, Prince Albert. Amidst tures, beginning with Greta Garbo's scenes of pump and spectacle, "Flesh and the Devil." such as are called forth by the

FASCINATING CAREER

episodes showing the Coronation Miss Arzner, who has been and the Diamond Jubilee, there directing for eleven years, and re- are Interspersed many intimatecently signed contract with g'impses into the family life of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

belleves the famous Queen

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that more women will become directors with the next few years.

"Directing motion pictures offers

TOMORROW

Moon:- Moon, 28th. Day. Sunrise.-6.49 a.m. Sunset,--6.25

p.m.

Tides.--Hign at 17.50. Low at

00.55.

Japan Offers Olive Branch

READJUSTMENT OF RELATIONS WITH

BRITAIN

Tokyo, Feb. 23. "If Britain faces actualities th

The Queen is brilliantly played by Anna Neagle, and Anton Wai- brook, the famous Continental

a fascinating carreer to women the Far East and comes to under- star, as Prince Albert gives an who are willing to devote their en-stand Japan's position in the equally impressive performance. tire attention to studying every Orient, readjustment of Anglo- Towards the end of the film. phase of picture-making," she de- Japanese relations would not be the Diamond Jubilee celebrations clared. "Direction as a profession very dificult." declares the com- are flimed in technicolour. As a should appeal to talented women mercial daily рарет. Chugat g'orious cu'mination of a great as greatly as the law or medicine Shogyo.

cign, the celebrations are re-The courses of preparation are markably well reproduced and the correspondingly the same, and the whole is a fitting tribute to one of rewards well worth the effort" England's best-loved Sovereigns.

There are no drawbacks, necord-

The picture is being showning to Miss Arner. simultaneously at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres,

GARBO'S 20TH STAR PICTURE

"The Painted Veil" Is Gripping Drama

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Painted ""The

Veil," Greta Garbo's new picture, which opened yesterday at the King's Theatre. brings the glamorous Swedish star back to the screen in her twentieth American production.

"A woman in Hollywood is given equal opportunity with men," she said. "It has been my experience that the industry is constantly searching for capable people, and mer and women alike are given the same consideration."

R.A.F. Plane

Missing

Garbo returns to the fold of THREE ENGAGED ON

modern women in her charac- terisation and comes through with the most gripping dramatic per- formance of her career.

LONG-DISTANCE

TEST FLIGHT

London, Feb. 24.

The wisest way for both coun- tries to readjust mutual relations, continuca, the paper, is to "con- duct a free exchange of views re- spective of the intentions regard- ing the status of the Shanghai area, where Britain has huge interests,

"This inevitably would result in any early rapprochement between the two countries."---(Reuter).

SOFIA LEADERS ARRESTED

A

Charged Bulgarian Government With Terrorism

Sofia, Feb. 24. "The Painted Veil," an adapta-

A Royal Air Force plane, prac-

Fifty prominent party leaders, Ition of Somerset Maugham's using for & world" long-distance including seven former Ministers. domestic drama of marital discord fight, which left Upper Heyford were arrested this evening at a in the seething centre of China's for a flight round Britain with secret meeting in the house of the plague-ravished regions, tells the three members of the Air Force ex-Minister, M. Vasallen. story of a modern woman married aboard, is missing. It was last

to a medical scientist who thinks heard of at 8 pm of Rothbury. in. They were first of his work before thinking of his wife.

Northumberland.

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discussing alleged terrorism by the present regime The machine is a Vickers-Wel-in connection with the election As Dr. Fane, the husband, Her-lesley, and the occupants are which was to be delivered to the and preparing a united protest fine Flight-Lieut. F.S. Gardner. Flying- Officer G.A.D. Thomson, who had been chosen by the Air Ministry to

bert Marshall contributes a performance.

King.

All of the arres ed men were

candidates In the Sergeant, George Hicks (Reuter.) election (Reuter),

RUMANIA'S NEW attempt the record right, and prospective

CONSTITUTION

Majority Votes

In Favour

Bucharcat, Feb. 24. Rumania held a reférendum on the 'new Constitution on February

21.

The voting

was

TELAVIV PORT NOW

OPENED

But Gale Prevents Ceremonies

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HERBERT HOOVER

HONOURED

KING'S

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TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY! RETURN OF AN "OLD FAVOURITE"!

JOAN CRAWFORD WILLIAM POWELL

Robt. MONTGOMERY

Joan's spot"... with the two lovingest men in pictures after her

"on the

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Last of Mrs. Cheyney

with

FRANK MORGAN JESSIE RALPH - NIGEL BRUCE

Produced by Richard Boleslaweld Lawrance Weingarten

● TOMORROW, MONDAY, TUESDAY A GRIPPING DRAMA OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE IN MODERN BUSSTA! MARLENE DIETRICH AND RÓBERT DONAT IN “KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR”

A LONDON FILM

AN ALEXANDER KORDA PRODUCTION!

FAMOUS EXPLORER

EAMC. ASSOCIATION DANCE

AT PENINSULA

Paris, Feb. 25. The former President of the United States, Mr. Herbert Hoover, yesterday received an honorary Jerusalem, Feb. 24. The new £250,000; port for pas doctor's degree from the University senger ships at Telaviv was in-of Lille. compulsory augurated today.

At a reception held. In the town voters being instructed to declare. Owing to the heavy gale, ac-hall, the Mayor of Lille, M. Charles orally "Yes" or "No" as to whe-companied by rain, the landing, of Venant.. recalled Mr. Hoover's ther they approved of the Con- passengers as well as all other activities in the north of France

The RAMC. Association is hold- stitution.

outside ceremonies had to be can-as food commissioner during the

ing dance. at the Peninsula Great War. Provisional figures show that 88 celled.

The death occurred today, fol- Hotel tonight, when the Hotel or- Before leaving Brussels for Lille per cent, voted affirmatively, only. Hitherto, the port has only been

handling goods, such as citrus and by car, Mr. Hoover thanked the lowing a short illness, or Dr. chestra will play by kind permis- fruits, but the Government in Belgian nation in a special mes Thomas William Francis Cant, sion of the management, Spot Palestine has now sanctioned passage for the generous reception M.ROS.. LR.C.P. D.TM, and novelty dances will be senger landings and embarka- and hospitality accorded to him-TROS, ERAL the well-known features of the evening's enter

tainment. Transocean) tions.(Reuter):

an insignificant number answer

ing in the negative. For example,

in Bucharest, 228,504 voted for the Constitution, and 277 against; (Reuter).

PASSES

London, Feb. 24.

explorer-Heuter).

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