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KING'S: The Four Feathers (United Artista). Alexander Korda pre- sentation of AE W. Mason's story of a man branded as a coward. A stirring film, finely acted and done in excellent technicolour. With Ralph Richard- son John Clements and June Duprez

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QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA-Way Down South (EKO). Bobby Breen and Some seasoned actor - cluding Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan. Stem Duna, and Sally Blane in a picture of the old South. Not as great as "Show Boat," but enjoyable. if you like Bobby-

GENERAL

Radio Programmes

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On Wavelengths of 353 metres (845 kom) 31.49 metres (9.52 mogacycles).

TCHAIKOWSKY, SYMPHONY NO.

IN E MINOR, OP. B1".

Talk from Studio

12.15 p.m. cession.

5

Short Service of Inter-

Young) The Dixie Devils with Vocal Chorus.

1.28 Coleridge-Taylor--Petite Suite De Concert,

London Symphony Orchestra con. ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sergent.

8.45

'ment.

J

Landon Belay-News Supple-

4.55 A Programme of Dance Music. Fox-Trots-A Little Bit Later on; Sing Me A Swing Sang-Chick Webb and His Orchestra. Tanga-Stempru Unidos; El Que A Hierro Mata-Or- questa Tipica Francisco Canara Fox- Trots Ol' Man Mose; I'm Gonna Clap My Hands-Nat Conella and Georgians. Fox-Trots Jungle Drums

Als

ORIENTAL: Captain Fury (United

Artists), Brian Aherne as a coo viet Robin Hood in pioneer Aus- tralia.

His performance and the comedy of Victor McLaglen are

12.30 London Plano-Accordons Band Back Bay Shume-Artie Shaw & His the best things in a conventional

and the Boswell Bisters.

Orchestra. Wallz-The Girl You Used adventure story given an original

To Be (alm Mr. Dodd takes the Air'); Goodbye To Summer (Botterell and outd setting and good production Phillips) All Ashore (Billy Hill)-The Dodd takes the

Quickstep- Am I In Love? (alm Mr. CATHAY: The Story of Vernon and London Piano-Accordeon Band under and His Ballroom Orchestra Blues-- the Air) Victor Silvester Irene Castle (RKO). Real ro the direction of Scott Wood

Dinah When The Swallows Nest Again Jop mance of a famous dancing team.

(Lewis-Young-Akst-The Boswell Sia Loss and His Orchestra. Wiltz-The Charmingly enacted by Fred As-

ters (Vocal Trio) with Guitar accomp Dance Goes On (from 'Over She Goes') taire and Ginger Rogers. Not

Holiday Hits-Medley. Intro:

GoodyMantovani and His much excitement, but interesting. Goody: Hold me tight, I'm falling:

Tipics Orcha Poor little Angeline; Alone; the

astra Tango My Lost Love Quickstep MAJESTIC: Wathering

Heights from Alsace Lorraine, Sweetheare-use an education Maxwell Ste (United Artists). Stark drama of Let's grow

theart. wart's Ballroom Melody Fox-Trot thwarted love and family hatred. Piano-Accordeon Band.

old together - Landon Put Me Behind

Slow

Fox-Trot adapted

Putting I'm

chind Bars; Bronte's powerful novel.

faithfully from Emily Al My Eggs In One Basket (from Roses In December (1)mm nuta ne sh good acting and good Yorkshire

Follow the Ples: Let Yourself Go Party-Carrol Gibbons and the Sa- Go voy Hotel Orcheans. Waltz-Waltz of atmosphere are the main attrac-well Sisters (Vocal Trio) with Orches-Trot

(from Follow the Fleet) The Boa the Gipsies London Rhapsody'): Fox- tions of a flm that, despite a few

tral accomp. Where The Mountains Munro and His Orchestra,

Ten Pretty Girls Forate poor moments, bas a vigorous,

Fox-Trots sombre appeal.”

Meet The Ses (Butler and Tilsley): A Rendezvous With A Dream (Alm Remembrance (Melf and Others-Poopy); The State Of My Heart- STAB: Let Freedom Ring (MGM). The London Piano-Accordeon Band

Strong drama of settlers' fight for

Maurice Winnick and His Orchestra rights, with Nelson Eddy singing and battling.

Virginia Bruce. Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold and Victor McLaglen are also in

COMING EVENTS

OCT.

10-Tiles: High 647 a.. and 7.54 p.m.: Lew 12.37 am and 129 pm

Sunrise: 6.17 p.m. Sunset 6.83 p.m. Double Tenth Anniversary, General Holiday.

Sighth Extra Race Meeting, at Happy Valley, Second Day.

YMCA, Bridge Class 10. s.m.: Mad. Swimming 6 p.m.: Badminton 3.30 p.m.

Inter-School Soccer. R.: Football Club ground. 2.30 p.m.

Charity Soccer at HK. Football Club ground, 4 pm

Army Rugger Trials, Sockünpoo. 3

p.zn.

Cricket: H.K.CC. vs. K.C.C, at Clas Ground, 11 am,

China A.A.F. Sports Caroline HI'L 11-Tlies: High 7.50 am and 8.28 p.zn. Low 1.35 am and 2.05 m.

Sunrise: 6.17 am Sunset 6.04 p.m. HKRA. Shoot, 1.45 p.m. M.C.L. Pesk Children's Club,

Work

at Peak Club. 3.30 p.m. YMCA Badminton 10 am (al

Whist Drive 8.30 p.Di dav);

Lawn Bowls: HE. the Governor's Teamn

of

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea

ther Report.

1.03 Violin Solo by Joseph Szigeti. Rondo (Schubert Op. 53-arr, Fried- berg),

8.00 Local Time Slenal, Weather Report and Announcements.

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tion

Musical Comedy Selection "The Gold Diggers of 1833"-Balec- The. BB.G. Dance Orchestra 101 Haydn Symphony In G Major with Vocal Chorus, "C. B. Cochran's ("Miltary"),

1930 Revue"-Vocal Gems-Light Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra con- Selection (Novello)-Drury Lane Then Opera Company. "Glamorous Night" ducted by Bruno Walter,

tre Orchestra. «

"8.30

1.30 Beater and Rugby Press, Wea ther Forecast and Announcements.

Concert Waltzes and Tangos.

1.45|_ Murgatroyd and WinterbottomTangos-Buen Amigo; Night On The with Tessic O'Shea in a Variety Pro-La-Flata-Juan Llosses and His Tan- gramme."

go Orchestra. Walzs Under The Rainbow (Waldteufel); (Frankad

North S and Wares

(Krannig)-Orchestra Mas- (Prankau and nam

was-

Humorous-Clothes Others); The Seaside

Others Murgatroyd and Winterbot The Tango

cotta Tangos-Dreams in Spring

Creek

tom with Monte Crick at the Piano: Renard Dance Orchestra.

Of My Reart-Robert Piano Charlie Kanz Piano Medier No: Joyce Waltz Medier Intro: Passing Archibald Love: Everything's been done before the birds began to sing: Dreaming;

10-Intro: I'm in the

for of Salome: A thousand Kisses: Dancing Time, in the Midde of a senge d'Antomne. Kiss

Charles And T to Cheek; My Bus Waltz Medley-Intro: Night of Gland- Heaven-Charlie Kunz Vocal-No Wonder

ness: Shy Glances; She's A

Smiles Blushing Bride Oh! Oh! Oh! what a silly place to (Dubin and Others); Oh Oh Ohi

www Figens: Tempation Viennese Waltz

kiss a girl

8.38 Songs by Peter Dawson, (Base- (Gülbert)-Tessie O'Shee with her banjulele and Orchiste Baritone). OT

Orchestra.

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8.0

Organ-Waltz Selection Intro: 111 Sylvia (Speaks) —with Organ See You Again: Falling in Love Again; comp. by Herbert Dawson Young Love will Find a Way: The Desert. Briton's Heritage (Hennessy)--with. SaleReginald Dixon

Song: Deep in my Heart; Dream Lover Plano accomp.

Vocal-In Your Arms Tonight Lockton and Gehl Love, Forever I Adore You (Miler & De Michell) Ronald Murgatroyd (Tenor) with Violta and Plano.

va, K.C.C. at KC.C.. 3.30 pm. Rugby Trial at Hory Valley. Wedding at RegBarv: Aluens-Rudek.

il &

12-YM.C.A. Mahlong 10 am: AD.C. Rebearsal. 830 p.m.; Panto- mine Rehearsal 8.30 pm

Max Malini at Cathedral HAI,

5.39

10.7.

Entries Close for H.K. Jockey Club's 9th Extra Race Mig. 12 noon.

8.7

13-YMCA "Keep Pit" Class 10.30 Lecture by Mrs. A. M. Peters "A Short Course in First Aid for AR.

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2.15 Close down.

6.00 Light Variety.

3.05 Studio-Comments on Recent Events.

915 London Belay--The News. 9.30 Beethoven-Sonata In C Sharp Minor ("Mooul'ght"), Op. 21, No. 2.

Fron Petri (Piano).

9.43 Songs by Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano)

Orch-Love Is Love, Anywhere (film Let's Fall In Love'); Let's Fall In Love (from the film)-Carroll Gibbons

In Play the Innocent Country Maid (Plano) and His Boy Friends. Vocal (Die Fledermaur Strauss). Wo Du Oh, My Goodness (film Foor Little Hingehst, Da Will Auch Ich Hinge- Spinach Baby (film Poor Little Rich Wang An Melne Wang (Heine-Jen- Rich Girl'); You've Gotta Eat Your hen, Op. 8. (Hildach); Lahn' Deine Git-Mae Questel (The Betty BOOD Ben)

Girl). Banjo-Melodies Of Yester

Black 401.

Intro: Nobody's Sweetheart; 9.53 Violin Bolos by Whispering: Avalon: Margie; Ch nat

"Efrem Zimba- p. 6 p.m.; Mxd. f rimming & pm: stole my gat On & sate), Romance in G (Beethoven, Op. Badminton 8.30 p.m.

dream: In- Carmen-Fantasy (Bizeta, Sara- Methodist Ladies Society. Mahjongg Southern Plantation Intro: Old:

dans; Somebody Party, Soldiers and Boldlers Home 3 Joe; Oht Suzanna; My old Kentucky DIIL

10.10 Tchaikovsky--Symphony No. Army Children's School Swimming for the Robert E. Lee-Kan Harvey New Symphony Orchestra conduct-

Home; Dide; Swanee River: Wating & in E Minor, Op. 54. Sports, U.S.R.C. Fool, 3.p.m.

with Piano accomp. Instru, -- Poor

(Golden Butterfly

and Hubbell: ed by Sir Landon Ronald Sweet Sue, Just You

1100 Close down. (Harris and

THE

GARY COOPEE, JEAN ARTHUR in Cecil B. DeMille's

PLAINSMAN

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"14 R.E.O.C.A.. Peninsula Hotel

Y.M.C.A. Badminton 10 am: Ame rican Tennis Tournament, 2 pm

Mersman Hongkong China. Ltd, Annual Meeting. 10 am

Annual

Dinner,

HOW THE STARS LEARN

THEIR DIALOGUE

Mickey Rooney, face upturned, eyes closed and lips moving. stopped short. A second later he wae off again, pacing the floor. and "cracking his knuckles."

Mickey wasn't getling silly, just getting into what he calls "the dramatic groove." He was learning dialogue for a forth- coming picture.

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15-American Tennis Tourney at Civil Service Club, 2 p.m.

Inauguration of City Defence Corps (Kaifong Vigliantes).

To Visit

8. China Tennis Team Macac

16-HF. Ladles Hockey Assn. An- nnal Mtg., Cloucester Hotel, 8.15 p.m. Cathedral Group V.D.MA. Annual Mix.. 5 p.m.

1

"Wuthering Heights" WOMEN IN TROUSERS

Opens At Majestic

To day

BANNED BY VICAR

The Rev. F. E Coryton, viçar [of St. John's Weymouth, will not allow women in trousers to attend

Wih Merle Oberon and Laurence services at his church.

YMCA. Pantominë Rehearsal, 8.30 Olivier heading a cast of prom-He said: "If a trousered woman

p.zi.

inent players, Samuel Goldwyn's comes to one of my services I Extate of most important and most out- shall nak ber to leave.”

standing

17-Cisima

against Frances Helen Grey dus.

Land Eale at Talpo, 11.30 s.m HK, Rotary Tinn Mig. 1. p. Speaker: Dr. Arthur Woo "Round the World in 18 Days"

18-HRRA Shoot, 1,48 p.m. Rugby

Trial at Happy Valley, 19-7MCA

Pantanins Rehearsal, Andrew's Hall, Christ Church 8.45 p.m. TM.CA Lecture by Mrs. A. M. Peters First Aid for Ges," & p.m. Happy Valley

21-Ninth Extra Race Meeting at

8.30

4

,

campaign against beach pyjamas. He says:..

production to date, Baven 'years ago Mr. Coryton led "Wuthering Heights," opens to-day a at the Majestic Theatre.

Wuthering Heights," based on

"Matters, have gone a good", deal'; the great love story of the Emily further since beach pyjamas ap- Eronts novel of the same name, was peated and I denounced them in made from a brilliant screenplay a sermon.. witten jointly by two of Hollywood's The trouble is that when az foremost scenarists, Ben Hecht evil becomes popular it becomes. and Charles MacArthur, 4

Du addition, the new picture has permanent. I believe that the last that skillful craftsman, William nation before it is overtaken by the advantage of direction by step in the degradation of a Wyler who has previously given calamity is immodesty and indis- the world of entertainment such cretion. In "women.

Rooney always sort of "lets him. After hearing the dialogue three self go when memorizing lines, or rour times, he usually has it He, as do many actors, ands con memorized. centrating much ealer when giv-! With slight variation, Nat Pend- ing vent to spur-of-the-moment leton uses the same system He activity.

reads his lines aloud to a home re- JUDY GARLAND'

cording machine. Then he sits in Another who just can't sit down bed and listens to the records un when learning lines is Judy Gar- til he has the lines down pat. land. She sets her script on a

20.0.A. Supper Dance, Feninsula MORE LASTING table and walks around It saying

Hotel the dialogue to herself. When the best by arst writing them in long- 8.30 p.m.

June Preisser learns her lines!

22 Colony Golf Championships. 33-YMOA Pantomine Rehearsal, forgets, she runs a finger down the hand. This helps make a more script to the forgotten phrase to, lasting impression on her, she says.

24-Claims against state of the "These Three," "Dodsworth" and unusual pictures as "Dead End," Rev. John Keers due. réfresh her memory.

Blowing cigarette smoke rings as is in bed, just before falling asleep.. The best time for concentrating

36-BL Andrew's Club Social Even- "Jezebel.” “Wathering Heights" is

P. he walks in slow deliberate circles belleves Lew Ayres.

unquestionably his greatest direc- YMCA Pantomine Rehearsal, 8.30torial job to date. around pieces of furniture is seem to stick in my mind better

The lines p Charles Winninger's pet "routine" after sleeping on them all night," Peters "First Aid for Clas" 6 pm. TM.OA Ladies Night, 7.30 pm 27-YM.C.A. Lécture By Mara," A. M. when learning the script.

3--HKRA.. Shock 9 su

mg.

$11.

HECO, in ald of War Organization, Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourney at

8.30 m

30YMCA Pantovine Retiesraal,

:he says. ED. ROBINSON --

Melvyn Douglas finds a deserted Edward G. Robinson always corner on the sound stage, and manages to find a pih with which proceeds to walk up and down in to puncture innumerable holes in a straight line to absorb his dia- an' unsmoked cigar, while he's logue. He often find gesticulating 31Licencing Board Meeting. memorizing dialogue,

with his hands a help.

⚫ FREDDIE. BARTHOLOMEW

The only time to study dialogue

Propping his feet on a table and breaking matchsticks is the Robert Young System for learning, 18 while lying on the floor, says lines more than once. (He doesn't dialogue.

Freddie Bartholomew, who has try to get them letter perfect, just Guy Kibben learns his lines by always practised this method with the general idea. having someone read and re-read good results.

them-alend, a paragraph at a time: Frank Morgan never reads his

of

Mr. John Counsell and his bride three weeks, Miss Mary Kerridge, leading man and leading lady of the Windsor Repertory Company, were involved in a crash

MR. "REX" LEEPER dear Aix-les-Bains while driving

Leeper, 51-years-old Australian, asas bruised; her husband was The appointment of Mr. R. W. A. Comsell, thrown from the car, | home from their honeymoon. Mry,

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister bure. Flenipotentiary at Bucharest is an- nounced

Mr. "Rex" Leeper, as he is

known, has been a Counsellor of Buspended by the Shanghai

head of the news department for the Chinese-A the Foreign Office since 1993, and Municipal Council for three wee

some reary."

NewMojresumed

He recently assisted Lord Perth Monday, states a “When doing scene I generally in the shadow arrangements for a sage!)- No reason ad-lib” he laught

British Information departament the BMC, for the

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