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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S THEATRE

HONGKONG DAILY AT 230-515-7-20-9:30 PM. TEL 31453

• SHOWING TO-DAY

N.B.Second Show Starts At 5 p.m. Sharp,

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GENERAL

Radio Programmes

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VIRGINIA CITY

**West of Dodge City, there was no law...and there lay Virginia City{*

... RANDOLPH SCOTT HUMPHREY BOGARTAN MENDON SALAR HALE

Loures in Bag" WILLIAMA

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TO-DAY ONLY

COOPER GEORGE

SOULS at SEA

FRANCES DEE HINDY WILCOXOK: HARRY LAREN-BUFERT

TU- MORROW

A Paramount Picture

Marlene Dietrich James Stewart in "DESTRY RIDES AGAIN"

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DAILY AT 2.30.5.15, 7.20,&9.30,P.MJ

MATINEES:--25%, 10%, 10% EVENINGS: 23% 18cm 60%, 70%. $0.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

A WHIRLWIND OF FUN! Two hungry little angels muscling in on the heaven where pink conts and caviar grow!....but they pay their way with a million in laughs!

Pardon 'em? You'll laugh for more!

PARDON OUR NERVE

LYNN BARI

JUNE GALE. GUINN WILLIAMS MICHAEL WHALEN EDWARD BROPHY -

A 201 Century-fəx Pietusa

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

MORE EXCITING AND COLORFUL THAN "JESSE JAMES":

HENRY FONDA 'THE RETURN OF

FRANK JAMES

IN TECHNICOLOR

GENE TIERNEY JACKIE COOPER

HENRY HULL

JOHN CANNAQINI ET EDWARD NEONHI NG • DỌNALD MEER EDRAL COLLINS – GEDNGE HAHHIER

A 16th Centuryakur Picture

New Movie Invention

Realistic Reproduction Of entailed is a

Voices, Music

$40 attachment of pating machines and a probable Investment of $1,500 for additional Following five years of experi- amplifiers and horns in the thea- mentation, Warner Brothers have tre. Thus it is claimed any thea- disclosed that their engineers have tre having sound systems with perfected an Improved sound- adequate, power capacity and 'two- recording technique which makes way horns will not become obsolete possible more realistic reproduction with the introduction of the new of volees, music and other sounds control track. in motion pictures.

The Warners plan to install The new device, developed in co- Vitasound at the Strand "Theatre operation, with RCA engineers, here next month with the release known as Vitasound and is said to lof "Santa Fe Trail" and other approach in some respects the new Warner houses will be equipped as Fantasound used in "Fantasia” in jquickly as the apparattis becomes that it gives sound greater depth available. RCA has asked the Re- and range. But unlike Fantasound (search Council of the Academy of (also an RCA product), which em-Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ploys eight sound tracks, the War to standardise the new equipment ner development only requires use so that it can be put to the widest of two sound tracks.

possible use.

This, it is said, makes Vitasound The development of Vitasound easily adaptable to commercial was carried out under the super- use Decause i does not involve vision of Major Nathan Levinson, any appreciable replacement of head of the studio's sound depart- present studio and theatre equipment, and is the outgrowth of ex- ment. The improved effect are periments which started in 1935, achieved through a second, or when a somewhat similar system control, sound track, which stamped directly on release prints of funk

is was tried out in a few theetres here and in England to give greater range to sound effects in “A Mid- It is estimated the only expense summer Night's Dream”

"

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PROGRAMME FROM THE STUDIO

Variety Requests

7.00

London Relay-The News. 715 London Relay-Newslettër þy 10. M. Green.

1.30 Folk Musja,

COMING EVENTS

ALAB

7-Tides: High 4.38 pm, and 3.13 Am Low 6.52 a.m. and 1154 pm.

Sunset: 6,40 a.m.; Sanset: 6.20 p.m. Auxiliary Nursing, Service Dance. Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ladies' Working Party (D.W.O.F.1 Govt. House, 9 a.m.-17 noon.

Crown Land Sale, D.O. South, 111 B.,

The American Square Dance (Reel and Jig Time)--Folk Dance Orchestra

Lecture: Prof. P. B. Wilkinson on University Symdromes," cond by Ronnie Munro.

Hungaria "Coronary folk after original

(melodies).

Union Assembly Room, 8.30 p.m.

Women's George Boulanger and His Orchestra.

Advisory Committee of Happy Swiss Memories (arr. Beta) HK. Branch of National Assen, for Swiss Ensemble, cond. by G. Betz. Promotion of New Life Neapolitan Folk Song Medley-Caro- Bazaar at University. lina Mandoline Orchestra. Fantasia

12.15 p.m. Short, Service of Inster on Norwegian Folk Songs-Norwegian

cession.

Light Symphony Orchestra,

Movemen

8-Tides: High 1.27 a.m.- Sunrise: 6.39 a.m.; Sanset: 6.30 p.m. Annual Meeting of Bank of Eas

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Asia, Ltd.. ? b.m. Report and Announcements,

8.03 Selections from Light Opera.

H.M.S. Pinafore Sclection (Gilbert

12.30 Gounod's "Faust" Act II. Characters and Soloists in order af appearance: Valentine-Harold Wil lans (Baritone): Siebel-Doris Vane (Soprano); Mephistopheles Robert Easton (Bass); Faust-Heddle Nash and Sullivan) The B.B.S. Theatro

Orchestra. The Chocolate Soldier' Tenor); Marguerite-Miriam Licette (Soprano) and The B.B.C. Choir with Vocal Gema (0. Straus)--The Colum

bla Light Opera Company. Illac Orchestra cond. by Sir Thomas Bee-

Time' Selection (Schubert) - The cham.

New Mayfair Orch. 'Monsieur Bea- caire Vocal Gems (Messager-Light Opera Company with Orchestra. 1.03 Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins,

.R.30 Special Czechoslovakian ..Ragtime Cowboy Joe (Abrahams &gramme In Commemoration of the Others); Sailing On the Robert E. Lee Birth of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk.

Ringle & Others): Where Did Ro-

9.00 London Relay-The News binson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night; You Made Me Love You (McCarthy-Monaco).

Tommy Dorsey and His Or

1.00 Local Time Sigual and Wen- ther Report.

1.15 chestra.

Pro-

Business Girls' Club, Supper Dane in aid of Y.W.C.A. Finance Csay- palm. Peninsula Hotel 8.30 p.m.

Entries close for HKC.C. Termi

Tournament, & p.m.

9-Tides: High 8,02 a.m. and 5.43 pm. Low 1246 p.m. and 11.07 am.

Sunrise: 638 am; Sunset: 6.30 pm. YM.C.A. Discussion "Group, e p.m. Annual Meeting of Filipino Club, King's Park. 3.30 p.m.

10-Tides: High 807 am, and 647; pm. Low 129 m. and 12.28 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.37 23mm; Sunset! 6.31 pm. Ladies' Working Party (BW.OF), 9.15 London RelayQuestions of Govt. "House, 9 am-12 noon. the Bour."

9.30 Request Variety Programmine, Vocal-I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (Arlen)-Dorothy Lantour with Fox-Trots-Shake Down the Stars: Orchestra. Slow Pox-Trot Indian! The Start Hour. Swing Fox-Trots-summer-Geraldo and His Orchestru. Peckin' With the Pengutos; Daven Vocal-Silver on the Sage ( The port Bites. Fox-Trot Looking for Texans')-Bing Crosby with Orches- Yesterday.

tra. Rumba-Mario La O-Letuona

+

GAY NEW HIT FOR AHERNE!

Brian

Aherne does such an amusing job in "The Lady in Question," according to

1.30 Reuter & Bugby Press, Wea-Cuban Boys. Vocal -- Sentimental ther Forecast and Announcements. Gentleman from Georgia (Parish Perkins) The Boswell Sisters with 1.45 Variety.

advance Organ-Caravan (Ellington): Soli-Orchestra. Swing Fex-Trot-And th tude (Ellington) Henry Croudson Angles Sing-Benny Goodman & His reports, that Columbia wants to Orchestra. Vocal-A Broken Rosary bring the actor back in another Humorous Fourth Form At St Michaels (Hay) Will Hay and His James Melton (Tenor) with Organ, comedy romance and in another Fox-Trot-Mys Prayer-Ambrose and character role. Which brings up Scholars. Xylophone Xylophonia

Els Orchestra. Vocal-Dancing on an interesting point: Breen); Octarimba-Lady of Madrid

Columbla's chances in getting Damerell and Others) Joe Green the Ceiling (film Evergreen”—Jessie with Milt Herth (Organ). Comedian Matthews (Soprano) with Orchestra the star to do a "repeat"

5.45 "News in French (on Short) Wave only).

→ The Skipper of the Mercantile Marine (Waite); Corporal McDougall (Toms)-Will Fyffe with Orch.

,

10.00 London Relay *Corres pondence Columns.'

.

Because of its "policy of borrow- Ing stars, rather than maintaining a large roster, Columbia has always been more or less at the Sidney Hornblow reviews what peo mercy of other lots. Not that the ple in Britain are writing to the pa- other studios crack down" in any way an appearance in a Columbia Request Variety Programme picture is tantamount to greatly increased fan favour and, therefore,

2.15

Close down.

6.45

Indian Programme.

6.30

Closing Local Stock Qunia-

pers.

tions.

10.15 continued.

.

6.32 Compositions of Erle Coates & Coleridge Taylor.

Three Dreem Dances (Coleridge- Vocal-'at Connu de Vous-Charles greatly increased box-office returns'

FoxTrot - TaylorLondon Palladium Orchestre Trenet with Orchestra.

when the borrowed stars return to cond by Clifford Greenwood.

(from That's right their home lots. "The Chatterbox Three Men', Suite (Eric Coates) wrong)-Ambrose and His Orchestra,

In "The Lady in Question." at Light Symphony Orch, cond. by Eric Vocal-Donkey's Serenade (film Fire-

the Majestic Theatre, Aherne is Coates. Tamindful of the Poses y')-Gracie Fields with Orchestra

Coleridze Taylor-Arthur Reckless Comedian-A Clean Story - Ronale starred with Rita Hayworth, a Raritone) with Orchestra. Valsette Frankau.

Orch, and Vocal - Wel! Columbia Player, in a delightful from Wood Nymphs Eric Coates) Meet Again Parker-Charles-Felly comedy romance which, Hollywood Light Symphony Orchestra conducted Mendelssohl's

Serenaders preview critics agree, does much by Eric Coates.

Cont'd Page 8, Col. 4 to boost the stock of both players.

Hawalian

LEE THEATRE

THE CHINA GALA PREMIERE TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M.

He's Here!

Charlie Chaplin

in his new comedy

The GREAT DICTATOR

Produced, written and directed by Charles ChaplAN-

with PAULETTE GODDARD,

JACK OAKIM • 'Henry DanIELL Reginald Gardiner » Bizly GILBERT MAURICE MOSCOVICH

Released thru United Artists.

Daily from Saturday March 8th

Showing at 2.30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7.20 p.m. & 9.40 p.m.

PRICES: 50 0.

$2.20 75 o., $1.50,

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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941. —PAGE

KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

IF YOU CAN SEE ONLY ONE PICTURE THIS SEASON

... SEE THIS ONE

LORETTA

YOUNG

THE YEAR'S GAYEST LOVE

MELVYN

and DOUGLAS

ON THE RUN

FUN HIT!

HE STAYED FOR BREAKFAST

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Also "CROP CHASERS" (Colour Cartoon) And DOCUMENTARY FILM "BRITAIN AT BAY"

NEXT CHANGE

BING CROSBY - GLORIA JEAN 12. IF I HAD MY WAY"

A NEW

• Univerza}

Picture

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RU KOWLOON DAILYAT 230-520-720-930. TEL 56856

TO-DAY ONLY

"SO-MO"

Starring Chen Yuen Shang

and

Mei Hsih

A Chinese Picture

in

Mandarin Dialect

TO-MORROW.

MIRIAM HOPKINS

A CITY OF GOLD

...MEN OF BRASS

RULED BY LEAN

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Iwan RANDOLPH SCOTT · HUMPHREY BOGARY - FRAME MAKING À ALAM MAIN » GOK PRg Jay" PRIAMA Devarė by KIČKÁM, CURTLE « A WARNA MOL-Piet Reti Pudus » Osanat berves they by Robot Beskowe » Books by Man Walrat

SHOWS DAILY 2.30-5.18

7.15-9.30

ODAYS

ONLY

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TEL: 28473

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY • TO-MORROW

AN EXCITING TROPICAL TALE OF JUNGLE LOVE!

Dorothy is a singer in a cafe in Kangoon, in search of adventure she goes to the Burma teak forests and meets with a thousand hair-raising escapades.

IT'S PACKED WITH LAUGHTER ROMANCE AND SONGI

A THOUSAND LOVE THRILLS........JUNGLE THRILLS!

Dorothy Lamour Robert Preston

Preston Foster

MOON OVER BURMA

STARTS

DORIS NOLAN ALBERT BASSERMAN Directed by 200NS KING

SUNDAY: "LA CONGA NIGHTS

HOGA. HERBERT

By far the funniest laugh riot you ever BRW.

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