1941-04-04 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

AT 2:30-5:15-7:20-9:30 TEL 31453 * AT 230-520-720-9:30 TEL.56856

· CLAVDESZE

SHOWING TO-DAY

AAY

COLBERT MILLAND

The girl correspondent and the wor

nce...1940's love affald `

Paramount prisen

ARISE, MY

LOVE”

Directed by MITCHELL LEISEN

Next Change. At QUEEN'S Next Change At ALHAMBRA

"TUGBOAT ANNIE

SAILS AGAIN!

with Marjorie Rambeau

SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5,15 7:15-9.30

MORE

"THE ROMANCE OF

THE WESTERN CHAMBER '

A Chinese Picture

TAKE ART TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

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DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW. SEE TO-DAY'S SENSATIONAL SPY MENACE AT SEA!

A story based on three inportant incidents in World War II, sinking of the Athenia, rescue of 300 British soldiers from the Nazi ship Altmark and the scuttling of the Graf Spee at Montevideo.

FAILURE OF NAZIS IN TWO-TO-ONE BLITZKRIEG !

MYSTERY SEA RAIDER

with

SPY RING strikes at seal

CAROLE LANDIS HENRY WILCOXON ONSLOW STEVENS

Directed by

EDWARD DMYTRYK-

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY

Andy

Richard

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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

I JUST CAME BACK FROM A

VISIT TO HELL...

I spent my life in a small German town, teach- ing the kindliness and tol erdince that decent people live by. One day armed, men in brown shirts broke into my home... tere me away from my daughter.... threw me into a Nazi con- centration.camp. What I have to tell you isn't prop aganda...just the realistic truth that every American has a fight to know!"

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Whis pictury cirries a message of in spring truth deeply encourage!" ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

James Roosevelt. "PASTOR HALL

WILFRID LAWSON - NOVA PILBEAM SEYMOUR HICKS

Charter Film Production

Produced by dư: Belling

Based over én Event Tuļķer

Directed by Run ituullag BELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTN

Also: ROAD TO VICTORY

LATEST = DOCUMENTARY PICTURE OF EUROPEAN WAR

COMING EVENTS

4-Tides: 2,24 a.m. and 1.15 p.. Low 6.05 a.. and 3.14 p.m.

Sunrise: 644 amg Sunset: 649 pm, Sino-British Cultural Assen, lunch- tau to Governor, Hongkong Hotel, 1

b.m.

Lecture: Dr. L. Shu-fan on "Moderi") Methods in the Treatment of Fuimon- Jary. Tuberculosis." H.K. University,

5.30 p.m.

Z

Lingnan University Party to Mr. B. S. Fang,

B

Cheero Club Darts & Table Tennis. Lecture: Volunteer Nursing Detach- ment, ARP. Headquarters, 5.30 p.m.

First Aid Practical Lessons, SCM. Post Board Room, 5.30 pm, "

Catholic Cathedral Lenten Discus. sten. 6 pm1.

GENERAL

Librare, Savreme

Radio Programmes

HONGKONG

On Warelongiba af 285

moires (545 ko'm) *

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NEWSLETTER BY O. M., GREEN RELAYED FROM LONDON

Classical Requesta "

8.00 Local Time Signal. -8.03 An Hour of English Variety.

Vocal-F. D. R. Joues Roma; Fur low the White Line-Arthur Askey 'W: Jack Hylton and Some of His Boya Comedienne-The South is the Face for Me (Braham and Others); Why Has A Cow Got Four Legs - Cicoly Courtneldge assisted by Wison Mal- lett. Organ - My Wishing Song (Kabal and Burke)-Jesse Crawford Humorous--Arguments ---- Clapham and Dwyer," Organ The Old Spinning' Wheel (H)-Jesse Crawford. Vocal 12.15 jm Short Service of Inter-¦ --Willow, Tit Willow (Parr Davies)-- cession.

Arthur Askey with Jack Hylton and Some of His Boys. Vocal-Our Great 12.50

est Successes-Cicely Courtneldge and Korsakov,

Jack Hulbert with Orchestra. Bu May Night-Overture-London Symmorous The Seaside (Crick an phony Orchestra cond by Albert Others); Clothes (Crick and Others)— Cortes. Song of the Viking Guest Murgatroyd and Winterbottoms with Seven-A-Side Hockey Matches in (from Sadko)-Theodore Chaliapine Planc. Orch. The Dancing Years--- Aid of Bomber Fund, King's Park, 3 (Bass) with Orchestra. Capricato Es-Selection (Novello)-The Drury Lane

pagnol, Op. 34: Alborada-Varlazoni-Theatre Orchestra Comedian --Cele canto gitano-Fan-bratin' (film Limelight Tap Your dango asturiano-The Lamoureux OrTootsies (film Jack of all Trades') —

Cränson Hindoue Jack Hulbert with Orchestre. chestra of Paris.

9.00 London Helay-The News. 9.15 London Relay -Questions of the How'

Ladies' Working Party (B.W.QF). Govt. House, a a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

5-Tides: High 4.42 am, and 2.18! p.m. Low 6.17 am and 101 pm,

Sunrise: 6.13 a.m.; Sunset: 640 pm Wah Yan Past Students' Assén. Dinner Dance, Peninsula Hotel. pm.

pm.

8

Compositions of

Bimsky-

6-Tides: High 6.08 a.m. and 337 Alborada-Scena e p.au Low 635 a.m. and 1.58 pm. Sunrise: 6.12 a.m.; Sunset: 649 April Meeting of Macao Jockey

Unib.

Band Concert in ald at Bombe: Pand. Peninsula Hotel, 9 pun,

Chinese YM.C.A.. Eowloon. lectur Fun Brass and Wood-Wind Instru

mental Music" 7.30 pt.

7-Tides: High 449 am and 5.0+ p.m. Low 10.47 am.

Sunrise: 6.11 a.m.; Sunset: 641 pm General Meeting of Education So ciety of IX. University. Union Assembly Room, 5.15 p.m.

Governor to Taspect St. John Am bulance Brigade, R: Naval Recreation Ground, 5.30 p.m.

גל.p

Crown Land Sale, P.W.D. Offices, 3

8-Tides: High 7.16 am, and 6.21 fm* Low 12.47 am. and 12.22 p.m.

Sunrise: 610 am; Sunset: 6.41 p.m. Annual Meeting of West Comiy So- ciety, Jacobean Room, HK Hotel, 6.30 p.m.

•

Claims against Estate of Mr. EL F. Morton due.

General Meeting of Science Society of R.K. University, Ropin "E", 8.30 p.in.

ANOTHER SCOOP BY ORIENTAL THEATRE

of

Vic Hugo, manager

the Oriental Theatre, has recorded another scoup to his credit. By special

the arrangements with. United Artists. Corporation, through negotiations with Mr. Joe C. Goltz, their Far Eastern representative, the Oriental Thea tre has secured the rights to

show the biggest technicolor pro-

duction that has ever come out of Hollywood, "The Thief 01 Bagdad."

Consistent with

the

best Vic

(from 'Sadko-Alexandre Kombitzky (Tenor) with Orchestra.

1.00 Local Time Signal - 101: Turner Layton (Vocal) and Harold Ramsay (Organ).

9.38 Request Classical Programme. The Vlage That Nobody Knows

1812 Overture (Tchaikowsky) The (Simpson-Haydn Wood; Night Nur- Philharmonic Orchestra with the sery (Kelly and Arundale) Turner Ural Cossacks'. Choir. Spanish Dance Layton (Vocal) at the Plano St. Louis (Granados) Yehudi Menuhin Vio Blues (Handy);, Rodeo March Harold in w. Plano. Ah! Moon of My De- Ramsay) - Harold Ramsay (Organ). Right In a Persian Garden'-Leh. Let's Make Memories Tonight (from mann)-Tudor Davies (Tenor) with 'All Clear")-Turner Layton (Vocal) at Orchestra Rimgarian Dance No. 11 the Plano Six Great Melodies-Intro: in D Minor (Brahms)-Yehudi Menu- Londonderry, Air; Cherry Ripe; Annie hin (Violin) w. Plano acc. Accelera- Laurie: Black Eyes: Loreleit o Sale tion-Waltz Joh. Strauss--Orchestra. Mio Harold Ramsay (Organ). Day Mascotte.

After Day (Green and Mmber); I 8:45 News in French (on Have Eyes (Alm Paris Honeymoon") Wave only).. Turner Layton (Vocal) at the Plano.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements.

Short

10.00 London Relay--Correspondence Column' by Sidney Horniblow,

10.15 Request Classical Programme continued.

1.45 Popular Film Selections 'Bitter Sweet - Selection - Jack 'Ruy Blas!-Overture (Mendelssohn. Hylton and His Orchestra with Vocal Symphony Orchestra cend. by Dr.j Refrain. Wanting You: Lover Come Malcolm Sargent. Spring Had Come Back To Me (both from The New (Hiawatha'-Coleridge-Taylor) - Elsie Moon"-Romberg) —–—– Lawrence Tibbett Suddaby (Soprano) with Orchestra. A (Baritone) w. Plano acc. 'Balalaika' Trumpet Voluntary (for Brass and --Selection New Mayfair Orchestra. Organ) (Purcell)-Sir Hamilton Harty Life is a Dream ("The Southerner") -- cond. the Halle Orchestra. Solo Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone) with Or- Trumpet: Alex. Harris Organist:

chestra.

2.15 Close down.

5.45 Indian Programme. 6.30 Closing Local Stock

tions.

den.

Harold Dawber Onaway Awake! Be- loved (Hiawatha Coleridge-Taylor-

Tudor Davies (Tenor) with Orchestra. Molly On The Shore (Grainger: — Quota-Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Gar Brahms' Waltzes Nos. 1, 2 and 632 A French Variety Programme. 3, Op. 39-Anatole Kitain, Invitation Parade D'Oiseau-One Step-Ac to the Waltz, Op. 65. (Weber)-Leopold cordeoniste Alexander & His Orches- tra. Mon Amour de Badet); Pleurait (Revil Maurice Chevalier (Vocal) with Orch.

640

I

Stokowski and the Philadelphia Or chestra Let The Bright Seraphim (Samson Handel) --Elsie - Suddaby (Soprano) with Orchestra. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Beethoven); 3rd Movement Only-Presto Philadel-

Studio "Talk-on The National Orphans by Dr. Irene Ho Cheng.“ Association for the Clare of War bhia Symphony Orchestra cond. by

G.45 French Variety Programme continued.

4

Leopold Stokowski

1100 Close down.

SHORT WAVE

Calis G.S.G,

G.S.B.

G.S.H

DAVENTRY

Wavelength

17.79b.c. (16.86ra.) 9.51m.c. (31.35m) 21.47DLC. (31.87m.) 15.18m.c. (19.79m.)

NEWS IN ENGLISH

Transmission I-News Sum-

Au Fond De Tes Teux (de Lima); Hug traditions, no fancy prices Oul Je Suis De Paris (Oberfeld): -- will be charged and it will be the | Mistinguett (Vocal) with Orchestra first time that "The Thief of Fille Lisait Marie-Claire (Charlys); Bagdad" has been shown at less L'Assemblee Du Village (Alexander)—— than roadshow prices. Those who L'Accordeoniste Alexander and His Or missed the picture when

chestra. Four Ea Payse (Borel)--Jean it was shown at the King's Theatre a

Cyrano with Chorus and Orchestra. short time ago, when it played to

7.00 London Relay-The News. crowded houses at 70c., $1.50, $2.20.

7.15 London Belay-0. M. Green's G.8.0. and $3.00, will now be able to see

Newsletter. this remarkable picture at popu-

7.30 Dance Music. lar prices.

Fox-lrot-The Day We Meet Again "The Thief of Bagdad" has-Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Ho shown to record-breaking bust-tal Orphans. Rumba-Maracas; Paso- ness wherever shown at roadshow doble-Nino De Jerez-Tejada & His prices, In Shanghai, where it Orchestra. Fox-Trots-One Look at was shown simultaneously in the You (film 'A Night at Earl Carroll's”); Nanking and Metropolitan Thea-A Million Dreams Ago; Quicksteps --- tres. It did a record business No Mama, No; Sweet Little Sweet- $336,558.00 for the run, which is heart-Joe Loss & His Orch. Waltzes about $100,000" more

-Two Hearts in Waltz Time: Don't Trans I & II-News Bum- 135 previous record beld by

Ask Me Why-Harry Horlick and Els

mary "Gone

Orchestra. with the Wind."

Full Bulletin

than

of

"The Thief of Bagdad" will be shown at the Oriental, begin- ning on Wednesday, April 9.

NEW CROSBY

SONGS

New songs performed in the ir- resistible Crosby manner, the. second appearance of the gifted songbird, Gloria Jean, and the ad- dition of five of the most famous of old-time vaudevillians are pro- mised in Universal's new offering. "If I Had My Way," starring Crosby and Gloria Jean, which comes to the Majestic Theatre.

In the matter of tuneful melo- dles, eight songs are to be heard. These are "Meet the Sun 'Half Way." "I Haven't Time to be a Millionaire," and "Pessimistic Character." performed as duets by Bing and Gloria Had My Way" a solo by Crosby, and "Little Gray Home in the West" a solo by Gloria "April Played the Fiddle," by Bing and the Six Hits and a Misa, and. Eddie. Leonard singing {. his always remembered "Ida”: and. Blanche Ring singing her unforget- table Rings on My Fingers" with the Six Hits and a Miss.

mary

Full Bulletin Transmission V-News Sun-

mary

Full Bulletin

do. des

4.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m."

6.45 pm.

1.00 pm.

9,00 p.m.

.12.00 mid-

night

7.30 am.

8.30 AJ,

STAR THEATRE

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TO-DAY. ONLY

An Entirely New MGM Comedy, Programme!

TO MORROW

COMING SOON

THEM "THAR · HILLS

THICKER THAN WATER

HOW TO SLEEP.

EVERY 'SUNDAY

NATURR✨, IN · THE 'WRONG

ALIAS ST, NICK

CALICO DRAGON

BASKETBALL.

TECHNIQUE

BRIAN AHERNE • RITA HAYWORTH.

21⁄2 ** THE LADY IN QUESTION "

THE GREAT DICTATOR”

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1941. -PAGE 3

KING'S

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SHOWING TODAY

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A PICTURE LIKE THIS! The Screen makes a greater show of the stage's

mirthful

THE

. miracle musical!

BOYS from SYRACUSE

ALLAN "JONES MARTHA RAYE-JOE PENNER ROSEMARY LANE IRENE HERVEY Chas. SUTTERWORTH - ALAN MOWBRAY ERIC BLORE · SAMUEL 5. HINDS

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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Stars! Comedy Hit-Songs in One of the Brightest Films of the Season!

They're

SING-SATIONAL)

That melody man is here...with.

Glorious Gloria Jaan!

Bing CROSBY GLORIA JEAN

Had My Way

Charles

WINKINGER - BRENDEL

ALLYN JOSLYN • CLAIRE DODD.. NANA BRYANT ·

"Produced and Directed by DAVID BUTLER -

COMMENCING SUNDAY

A Swell New "Four Daughters" Story With the Same

Grand Cast and Characters!

PRISCILLA LANE ROSEMARY LANÉ LOLA LANE GALE PAGE

"FOUR WIVES

A Warner Bros. Picture

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A Picture For the Entire Family!

It's A Howl! It's A Scream! It's A Panic!

stan

LAUREL HARDY

MAIN THEIR BIGGEST AND MORRIEST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE:SHOW

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Norma Shearer, Fredrie March, Charles Laughton

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