1939-02-22 — Page 5

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KON

→ KOWLOON

47 230-515-7-20-930 RM AT 230 5'20·720 & 9:30 PM

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

N.B.

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This picture will not be shown elsewhere in this Colony for at least six months !

STAGED ON A SCALE THAT BEGGARS WORDS! Out of the storing glory pt. Kipling's fadia they come!.. Three red-blası ahi qunpow then t

Keras for tous!

roaring for baltie at ready

GUNGA ΠΙΝ

CARY GRANT-VICTOR MCLAGLEN

and

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.

Sam Jaffa". Ekiseda Martelli Jean Frutine

EXO RADIO'S TOWERING SHOW DI SHOWSI

PANDRO S. BIRMAN in charge of production Produced and directed by GEO008 STEVENS. From a story by Ben Hecki and Charles MacArthur Screen Play: by Joel Sayre and Fred Gelot

SHOWING.

TO-MORROW

4 SHOWS

DAILY

7.M=0.00

"SAY IT IN FRENCH”

with

RAY MILLAND · OLYMPE BRADNA A Paramount Comedy

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ORIENTAL

BURINIDA

ROAD

TEL 16479

SPECIAL DOUBLE - HEADER TODAY!"

EXTRA VAUDEVILLE FEATURE! SENSATIONAL PICTURE! TWO BIG SHOWS IN ONE.

THE PICTURE WITH A THOUSAND THRILLING MOMENTS: Monster of science drawing bis world-shattering rays from distant heavenly bodies, fearing no man or thing but his own unearthly powers,

DESTRUCTION TO ALL HE TOUCHED OR LOOKED UPON 1

The

Carl Laemmle presents The GREAT

KARLOFF

and Bela LUGOSI 1.

Universal's Stivafifle.

Sensation!

INVISIBLE RAY

· An Edmund Grainger

Production

FEATURE STAGE ATTRACTION AT ALL PERFORMANCES 1

THE FAMOUS

NOVAC DUO

THE WORLD'S MOST

Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Alexander's Ragtime Band"

QUEEN'S:

"

"Gunga Din”

ORIENTAL:

*The Invisible Ray"

CATHAY:

"Tazan's Revenge”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Gongs Din" -

STAR.

"Wings In The Dark" MAJESTIC:

**The Drum**

KING'S:

31

Coming

"Marie Antoinette" QUERN'S:

"Say It In French" "Ride A Crooked Mile" ORIENTAL:

"Racket Bustars"

"Men With Wings" CATHAY:

"Little Miss Broadway" ALHAMBRA;

"Bay It In French" "Ride A Crooked Mile"

STAR

"The Road To Reno" MAJESTIC:

"There's Always A Woman”

Solution Na 249.

10.

CINEMA & GENERAL

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1939. -PAGE 5

Norma Shearer and Robert Morley in a scene from "Marie Antoinette," the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pro- duction which comes to the King's Theatre this week.

JAMES CAIN'S STORY FOR THE SCREEN

A

"The Modern Cinderella." forthcoming novel by James M Cain, author of "The Postman Always Rings Twice." "Serenade" and other best sellers, has been purchased by Universal as a star-· ring vehicle for Irene Dunne.

ARTISTS USE HEPBURN AS MODEL

Katharine Hepburn, artist's model!

15

Between, scenes on "Holiday,” Miss Hepburn posed for three different artists—a painter, : & caricaturist and a sculptor.

The painter, Robert Moore, son of The picture will be produced and a promment New Orleans banker, directed by John M. Stahi but will and the winner of New York and his ACROSS: 1. Again, 4. Chain. not be made until after the first European scholarships for Near, 11, Glen., 13, Dreams. 14, of the year when Miss Irene Dunne brilliant work, was making a cover Ransom. 15, Atomi. 17, Dun. 18, completes a previous commitment portrait of Miss Hepburn for a Stampede. 21. Properly. 23, Nap with Paramount. Meanwhile Stahl nationally-known" magazine.

The caricaturist, Dezso Lanyi, dis- 23, Part. 27, Lusane. 30, Eleven, 32, is preparing to film the Charles Aloe, 33, Lone 34, Trisi. 35, Penny. Bonner novel, "Bull by the Horns."tinguished European artist brought DOWN: 2, Gals. 3, Inns. 5, Hile. 6. which is being rapidly adapted, and to this country by Esquire and Coronet magazines, was making a Inmate. 7. "Nest. 8. Crumb. 9, will be cast soon.

Admitted. 11, Grade, 12 Endear. 16, Both of the new Stahl productions "carica-sculpture" in clay, a aly. Smelting. 19, Denial. 20, Spree 22, will be given lavish treatment. Ostler. 24. Spill. 26, Rant. 28, Bage.)

29, Noon. 31, Va.

CROSSWORD

NO. 240

ACROSS

1 Motherly

(8)

$ Metal (4) 8. Entire (8) Bustle (4)

11 Weapons

(4)

13 Essential

(5)

16 Volcano

(4)

18 Empower

(6)

20 Nearly (6)

21 Above (4)

23 Hurled (5)

24 Guiding

strap (4)

130

召

Bursting

(8)

15

(8).

17 Back of neck (4)

28 Wander (4)

29 Punish (8)

30 Profound

(4)

31 Forefather

(8)

7 Left alone

*(8)

noWN

10 Eggshaped

Base (4)

(4)

12 Encounter

(4)

14 Dared (8)

4 Painter (6)

15 Vehicle

28 Haze (4) 27. Fruit (4)

I

2 Job (4)

3 Governor

(5)

19 Grass plot

(4)

22. Parentless

child (8).

25 Result (5)

subtle distortion from the normal which is almost psycheanalytic. In its probing of the inner personality. And the sculptor, Lew Ayres, was nard at work on a bust of Miss the Hepburn destined to grace historic halls of the University of Alabama,

Lanyi, who has exhibited and won gold medals in Budapest, Vienna, Munich," Berlin, Parig and London, plans his caricature of Hepburn for a book, "100 Fainous Hollywoodiang.”

Ayres, who has always modelled ELI a hobby recently decided to devote himself to it seriously. He converted his Columbia dressing room into

lo during his rest bours.

200 YEAR OLD. CLOCK

||

Despite rough weather en route,

a 200-year-old grandfather clock |has arrived in Sydney from Eng-

land without losing a second,

The pendulum quivered during heavy seas in the Indian Ocean, but the clock kept time. It was shipped to Sydney for Mr. K. R. Brocklehurts, who bought it when he was in England a few months

made The clock · was

by" Marlborough clock maker who died in 1740,

agu.

A miniature piano, only three Inches long. Is the envy of the world's model makers. It is the handiwork of a Hungarian, and its -two octaves have keys so small that thay have to be played with knitting needles.

KING'S

SHOWING TODAY AT 230, 50, 735 9.30 PM

SAKONG DRAMA.Hich in membe

uricher be this booming maindia of

brving Berlin, richest in the thrilling "Brace the brewilling Barbary Casette pinal The mightiest managers in the march of Astorias recreated in the your's most tallied-ekow picturál

Irving Berlin's ADER RAGTIME BA

NOTE:

TYRONE POWER ·· ALICE FAYE A DON AMECHE

ETHEL MERMAN

JEAN ́NERSHOL JOHN CARRADINI

JACK HALEY

HELEN WESTLEY PAUL MURST

TODIE COXLINS

WALLY VETNON・・ RUTH TERRY'

20th Century-Fox

Picture

The Admission Prices of the 2.30 show during the showing of "Alexander's Bagtime Band” will be increased to sama në ska avening.

** TYKONE POWER in NORMA SHEAPER

NEXT CHANGE M.G.M. PIOTURK

MARIE ANTOINETTE"

HANKOW

KOWLOON

STARE

DARY AT

520

720

$7795

TODAY ONLY

MYRNA LÖY CARY GRANT

.in

"WINGS

IN THE

DARK

A Paramount Picture

TO-MORROW: "THE ROAD TO RENO”

130 $30 720-220

MAJESTIC

THEATRE S

MAINEES. 20430 EVEN65 70 DES

SHOWING TO-DAY

THE GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT OF THE YEAR!! AN ALL TECHNICOLOUR PROGRAMME !

Brave Men....

AND THE BRAVE WOMEN WHO FOLLOW THEM!

GO WITH THEM...through the Khyber

Pand Watch the bitter struggle between East od West Thrill the love story of a bezve wonino wbe followed her casa noong sashing wribe. A jestic opisode in the historic drama all Tadin.

SENSATIONAL

ACROBATIC

DANCERS

NEVER ANYTHING

SO THRILLING

SEEN BEFORE!-

O MATINÉES: 20c-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c. →

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. MAILS,—(Bee Page 16).

SOLUTION TU¬MORROW

EMPIRE SOCIETY

Mr. W. O. Freeman, FRES formerly Director of Agriculture, Trinidad, who is making & tour of the Far East on behalf of the Royal Empire Society, London, was on a visit to Teluk Anson recently as the guest of the District Officer, Lower Perak.

He delivered lectures at the Lower Perak Club and the Lower Pezak Malay Club. He also addressed the Lower Perak Planters at their

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HADDY VALLEY BUS

CATHAY

Daily at 2.30, 5.18, Z. 20 × 9:30 PM.

WANCHM ROAD, VANCHA), TELEPHONE -N2 20538

EXTENDED FOR ONE MORE DAY! TO-DAY DEFINITELY THE LAST 4 SHOWS!

reneral meeting on The Objects WALT DISNEY'S

and Aims of the Royal Empire

Accompanied by Mr. R. N. Turner,]

---Washington's Birthday, St. MEETINGS General Committee, Society."

!

Reter's Chair at Antioch, Ash st, B. & S. Home, 5.30 pm: KMCB. Asistant, District Officer, Wednesday. Distribution - of loon Union Church Women's Ashes.

Guild Meeting, 10 am.; HK. Lower Perak), and Mr. E. F. Allen, AUCTIONS: Crown Lands at Sunday School Assen, in Kow (Agricultural Omcer), Mr. Freeman Pad! P.WD. Office, 3 pm,

loon Unlon Church or Hall, 645 visited the Sungei Manik

Irrigation Area and the rubber and CINEMAS.-Christian Filmşə “Hu-

manity," at King's Theatre, in MISCELLANEOUS.--Gin Guides coconut plantations on the Bagan aid of Refugees, 11 am...

Assen. Thinking Day Ceremony Datoh road.

From Malaya Mr. Freeman will DANCES Cheero Club Dance; 8.30; and Presentation of the Prince

of Wales Banner. at Central proceed to Bumatra, British School Hall, 6.30 DES!

.....

ENTERTAINMENTS. - YMCA¦

*100%

Bervices Concert, 8.30 pm; Cathedral Women's Fellowship | Choir Recital at Hop" Yat Working Party, Cathedral Hall, BÓCIAL-Whist Drive and Tom- ́hola・in. ^ «Garrison... Sergeants' Church, Bonham Road, 815 pm,” 10 am.

Mess, 9 p.m. for Relief of Refugees

SPORTE-(Bee Page 2). SUNRISE-6.51. a.m. BUNKET,

MOON--Chinese T. Moon, 4th Day.

LECTURES. "Running Repaira" RELIGIOUS—The way of the

for Motor Ambulance

Drivers,

at Volunteer Hara, 11 am. First Aid, at St, John

Ambu- lance Hars, 8 p.m.

Cross" in Catholic Cathedral, 6.30 p.m.; Bald Evensong with address, at St. John's Ca=| thedral, 6.30 p.m.

6.23. p.m. TIDES--High at 11.37 and 21.07.

Low at 05.12 and 17.05,

FIRST FULL LENGTH PRODUCTION.

Snow White

and the Seven Dwarf

Alf in Multiplane TECHNICOLOR Dierkobed by LEO RÁDIO PICTURES

POPULAR PRICES Matinees: Stalls 2c Girafe 80c. Logo:40 0. Evening: 20c, 80c. 50 c. 70s. Logo 80 c. Servicemen 140 c. to Circle Stalls

TOMORROW -- “TARZAN'S REVENGE

The Perfout TARZAN in the Tarzan Thrill of all time!.

6.9

Alexander Korda

DRUMS

"

SABU RAYMOND MASSEY DESMOND JESTER POGER LIVESEY VALERIE HOBSON

Added Attraction :

DONALD DUCK ta "MODERN INVENTION” Walt Disney's Silly Symphony in Colour

NEXT CHANGE

The Greatest Adventure Picture Of The Season GARY COOPER in

THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO

A United Artista Picture

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