1939-09-20 — Page 3

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Take a Vacation From Gloom and Worry. By Soelag One of the Maddest, Morriest

Marital Mixups!

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VACATION from LOVE

Dennis O'KEEFE Florence RICE Reginald OWEN + June KNIGHT

Directed by George Fitzusau rica Produced by John W. Considine Jr.

LUISE RAINER & PAULEITE GODDARD

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GENERAL

NOTED SWEDISH SCREEN

STAR FOR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1939. --PAGE

Ingrid was born in Stockholm in 1917. Her hair is dusky blonde and photographs darker; her eyes are arresting

Screenings HOLLYWOOD are, have and

KING'S

Hongkong

"News Is Made At Night" QUEEN'S:

"Vacation From Love" ORIENTAL:

"Code Of The Streets"

CATHAY:

"A Man To Remember

ALHAMBRA

Kowloon

"The Girl And The Gambler"

STAR!

"The Notorious Sophie Lang" MAJESTIC:

"Romance Of The Redwoods"

KINGS:

Coming

"Captains Fury"

"

QUEEN'S:

"Dramatic School" ORIENTAL·

"Man's Heritage"

CATHAY:

"Gunga Din"

ALHAMBRÁ;

STAR:

feature of her beauty. Ber youthful complexion registers so perfectly on the screen that she

REAL FLARE "FOR has largely dispensed with make-

DRAMATICS HOLLYWOOD HAS A NEW GIRL," "WONDER

SHE IS INGRID BERGMAN, NOTED SWEDISH SCREEN STAR. MISS BERGMAN CAN MAKE. TALKING MOTION PICTURES IN AT LEAST FOUR LANGUA- GES

The bugaboo of speaking English correctly which has cut short the American screen careers of so many European..

will star

never Worry Miss Bergman who has been studying and speaking English since early childhood. In addi tion to her native Swedish, she also speaks French and "Ger- man fluently.

For eleven years Miss Bergman Flickor. attended the Lyceum for Stockholm's celebrated school for girls, specializing in languages.

FLARE FOR DRAMATICS

up.

one

diversion

an In

Ja

SC-

the

Her music,

ts and she complished pianist. Belznick International production "Intermezzo,” which will introduce her to American audiences, she has ample opportunity to utilize this talent, for she has the role of accompanist to a violin virtuoso, played by Leslie Howard.

At one time or another she will be called upon to render fragments of Provost's Intermezzo, 'Brahm's Hungarian Dance. No. I....the Grieg! A Minor Concerto, and Sinding's popular Rustle of Spring. Liszt's i Concert Etude, the Bruch Concerto and the Beethoven Sonatina.

east

"Intermezzo" marks, in addition' to Miss Bergman's American screen debut, Leslie Howard's bow as an associate producer. The includes Edna Best, noted English star: Ceell Kellaway. John Halli- day, Eleanor Wesselhoeft, Douglas Scott, Ann Todd and Enid Bennett.

is

It was the presentation of a Gregory Ratoff school play-which brought her "Intermezzo." to the attention of the Director of Dramatic Trentre the Royal

"Three Smart "Girls Grow Up" school. Perceiving her ex-

traordinary flare for dramatics, he; persuaded her father, a prominent) photographer In Stockholm. to enroll her with him.

"Walking On Air MAJESTIC:

"Young Dr. Kildare

MYSTERY FILM AT THE KING'S TO-DAY

"News Is Made At Night"

Before Ingrid had completed her first term she was selected by a talent scout of Svensk Filmindustry for a small part in "Munkbrogreven." Before two years were out she had made eleven films, nine of which starred her.

directing

CALCUTTA GETS THE "JITTERS"

AIR RAID ALARM SOUNDED TWICE

p.m.

CALCUTTA, Sept. 19. (Reuter)— The reported approach of an un- identified aeroplane from the Bay Few screen players are more of Bengal caused an air rald alarm passionately devoted to their art to be sounded in Calcutta at 2.30 than Sigrid Bergman. During the fortnight she remained New

Royal Air Force planes, which York before her departure for took to the sky on a survey flight. Hollywood she virtually lived a returned without finding any trace A hard-fighting metropolitan the theatre; every morning and of the plane. Later it was stated editor and a dazzling giri reporter

her attending that the alarm was caused by the swing into action and bring to bay

failure to identify an Imperial Air. a modern Jekyll and Hyde in the

spent seeing Broadway plays. By ways plane which landed shortly breath-taking mystery, "News Is!

actual count she attended afterwards Made At Night." a 20th Century thirty-five pictures Fox release which opens at the plays in this brief time.

King's Theatre to-day.

Murder and revenge keep no

afternoon movies

found

evenings and her

were

and twelve

hours as Preston Foster, a stop. NEW DANCE

at-nothing editor, and Lynn Bari:)

the daring reporter, hurl them- selves at the two-fold task of free- ing a,man innocently sentenced to death, and discovering the master

mind that has victimized a nation. It's headline news, sensational and incredible, as the editor and his girl reporter, tear the mask of respectability from

地

swindler supposedly dead years and reveal a trail of and blackmail.

Solution No. 115

NUMBERS

FRED ASTAIRE AND ELEANOR POWELL

The secrecy which surrounds master the dance preparations of Elea-

frst

A second alarm was given at 3.38 p.m and caused by a Royal Air Force plane flying too high. to be identined, The all clear signal was sounded at 122 pim.

COMING EVENTS

SEPT.

20-Tides: High 1.15 am, and 3.39 pm Low 543 am, and 6.53 p.m.

Sunrise 11 am Sunset 6.23 p.m. Lecture on First Aid (Chinese) turer: Dr

Dr. (Miss) "P. C. Lal

at Queen Mary Hospital @ p.m.--Lec

YMCA. Women's Section-Annual Mtg 11 am: Lecture by Burg.

GEIL

for 13 nor Powell and Fred Astaire for Capt. G. V. Hobbs on "Anatomy" 6 murder their

picture together. p.m.; Service Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

1940," in- "Broadway Melody of

HRA Shoot, 1.45 pm. Rosary Church, Wedding Prata- dicates that something sensational Xavier, 2 pm. may be expected.

the

Helena May Institute Bandaging Class 10.30 am.

AB.P. Lectures(In Chinese) Yau- be-mail Government School. 7.30 p.m.; Metro-AR.P. Short Course, Helena May

en-

Miss Powell and Astaire have ACROSS: 1. Spurn. 4. Razor. 10, been working for two weeks

closed doors... at Rear. 11, Flag. 13. Beside. 14, hind

a property Institute, 9.30 a.m.; in English, Club Chinese, Alleys. 15, Eden. 17, Lie, 18, Grum-Goldwyn-Mayer with

Lusitano, 8.30 p bles. 21, Depicted. 3, Cow, 25, man standing guard at

Queen's College, 7.30 p.m.; (in Chin Mile, 21. Letter. 30. Edible. 32, trance and allowing no one and ese) Chinese YM.C.A., Bridge Street, Weld. 33. Ring. 34, Decay. 35. that means everyone from execu-7.30 p.m.; Shauliwan Publie Dispen-

7.30 pm. tives down to watch them. "Agree.

21-Tides: High 2.18 am, and 5:56

“Sunrise 6.11 am, Sunset 6.22 p.06.

Lecture on Home Nursing (Eng-

BETY

They have devised and rehearsed p.m. Low 16.15 am, and 7.23 p.m. DOWN: 2, Pull. 3, Rage. 5. As two steps in the "routine" that 6. Ordeal. 7. Reed. 8, Grand. 9will be done in the grand finale Obstruct. 11. Fault. 12, Allege, 16, of the picture and have two more

Impelled. 19. Excite. 20, Sword. 22, to go before the dance is complete Lecturer: Dr, (Mrs.) L. J. Dovey.

Pledge, 24. 8mart. 26, Lend, 28, Twig. 29, Else, 31. Boa.

CROSSWORD 416 NO.

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I The masses

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5 Blonde (2)

8 Rite (8)

JACK LONDON'S THRILLER'

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Cut short

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OF THE NORTHERN WILDS!

11. Pretence

(4)

13 Ways (5)

18 Wan (4)

CHARLES BICKFORD JEAN PARKER. Saree play by Michael L. Simmon

Directed by Charles Vidor «

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ROMANCE REDWOODS

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"

YOUNG DR. KILDARE”

LEW AYRES and LIONEL BARRYMORE

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18 Flood (6)

20 Native (8).

21 Cattle (4)

Beast of burden (5) 24 Precise (4)

23 Meagre (4)'

29 Watchful

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30 Symbol (4)

31 Walted on

15

6 Washing

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7 Reating (8)

it

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on

17 Lineage (43

19 Outdoor

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22 Join up (6)

(8)

DOWN

1 Treaty (4)

10 Disclose. (4)

25 Nimble (5)

12 Summit (4) 14 Teaches (8)

2 Wine (4)

3 Bodily.**

∙Kould (8).

Picture house (6)

is Thinning

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

26: "Orchestra -

(4) Horses

farm (4)

lab) at Queen Mary Hospital, & p.m. YMCA. Mahjongg Class 10 am. Annual Winter Programme Mtg., 5.15

St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship Annual Mig at St. Andrew's Hall, 3 p.m

ARP Lectures-Volunteer Head quarters, 9-10 am; Warden's Course, St. John Ambulance' Headquarters, 5.30 p.m.; in Chinese, Queen's College. 7.30

Taumati p.m.;

Government School, 7.30 p.m.

HK Y Men's Club: Chinese Din- ner at Chinese Merchants Club.

22-Tides: High 128 kan.. Low 11.30

да

Suurise 6.12 am Sunset 6.21′ 1.m. A.R.P. “Black-Out,”

YMCA, "Keep Fit" Clasa, 10.30 am; Mxd Swimming. 6 p.m.; Bad- minton, 8.30 pm

Beel Cisss for Children at Helena May Institute, 4.45 pm.

Club

Annual Meeting of Hongkong Heel

Helena May Institute, 5.30 pm.

· Foreign Station: Badio

· Di South China A.A. Swimming Cham¬ pionship, 7.30 pm..

AR.P Lectures -Chaukiwan Public Dispensary

еве

7.30 p.m.: in English, Club Lusitang 5.30 p.m. in Chinese, Chin

Chamber. YWCA Bonham Road, 7.30 pm; in

in English, St. Andrew's Church Hall. 8

8 p.m.; in English,

AR.P. in English, Diocesan Girig Junior School, 6 pm; in Chinese, Queen's College, 720 p.m.: Yaumati Government School. 7.30

23-Jockey Club Extrs Race Mert ine. Handy Valley.

Annual

,m.

Outing for Blind

South China A.A. Swimming Cham

pionship, 7.30 p.m.

Football Haiphong

Chinese, 5.20 p.m.

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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 516, 7.15 ♣ 9.30 P.M.

"DEAD 18 YEARSTM

he lived a fantastic houx!

NEWS AT NIGHT

IS MADE

PRESTON FOSTER LYNN BARI

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Secrats of a family esoter

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FRIDAY ONLY: A MESSAGE TO GARCIA” SATURDAY to TUESDAY:

28----Claims, against estate of Ernest

Ferdinand Oppenhehu due.

8t. Andrew's Club

mbined

Mtg Church Hall.

Unvelling

24 FLERA Shoot, § am. Footbal-Haiphong v. Rest of Co

pm

lony,.30

25-HE, Cricket League Annual Meeting

Crown Land Sale, P.WD, 3 pm 27-EKRA Shoot, 1.45 pm

Annual Clen.

of Fiaque at Morrison

Hall by ELE the Cavernor, 6.30 pm.

GUNGA DIN"

INDIAN HIGH COURT CHANGES

LONDON, Bept. 19 (Reuter?

29-Claims agalast estate of Charles Mr. Justice Brand, Judge of the Harold Bring in dus

Crown Land Sa D.O. South) i Rangoon High Court has "bean

hawan appointed Judge of the

80-Boy Scouts Assn Annual Swim Court of Allahabad. ming Sports, V.RC. 230 pm