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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY FEBRUARY

1930

"A Pleasure To See.".

CINEMA NOTES.

PICTURIZATION OF GREAT NOVEL"

When Thornton Wilder astound- ed the literary world with "The Bridge of Luis Rey", readers speculated and marvelled. Out of all the controversy and discussion came one unanimous statement "They'll never be able to make a moving picture of it."

But it scaps that the one definito thing the amazed, critics said about the book was wrong. For now playing at the Queen's Theatre is a play with talking sequences that on the screen, is Some, girls have such a delight as great a sensation as was the fully fresh natural complexion and original novel in literature. "The reflect such radiant health and Bridge of San Luis Rey" not only charm that the sight of them gives was made into a motion picture pleasure wherever they go. There-but into an astoundingly good are others, on the contrary, who, one... whilat possessed of beautiful features, can only be looked upon with feelings of sadness because of their sickly appearance, despite whatever artificial mean they may adopt to try to hide the ravages of ill-health.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Behind the Scenes.

AT A MANNEQUIN PARADE.

The mannequin, Izaguidly elegant and carefully abignac, sauntera round the

room, Sho Wears M thousand-guinen sable coat, a hat to go home and dream about, and as with A magnificoat

sture, sho throws opon hor coat to show the, vivdly embroid- ered lining sho rövanls a princesa has, apparently, been moulded to dress of raisin crepe do Chine that'

her slim figura." Jowellery, shoes, stockings, bags and oven complexion are en suite

Scrambling for Elegance.

But behind the Boonca in 22 that

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ' vivid transcription of the Pulizer prize winning novel is unlike any pleture in the world. It has literally placed thoughts ahead of characters on the screen. It lays bare human lives and from them lets the audience assemble, an It is a mistake to suppose that idea. It was done by several lipstick and cosmetics make good methods, primarily by the greatest different story. In a room outwardly the signs of anaemta or cast over assembled for a single seams to be full of dresses girls of those other debilitating troubles picture, with every player hand scramble for the various parts of from which so many women suffer picked to fit the particular role. their elegant ensembles. One com- at intervals. The only way to The idea of the novel was strict-plains that she "cannot walk" in brown antin aboca-although restore natural plumpricas and ly adhered to, and utmost fidelity her colour to the cheeks, rosiness to was used by Charles Brabia in for three days an expert has the lips, sparkle to the eyes, truc directing. Strange light effects tried in vain to fit. her to her and Impressionistic settings add- womanliness to the figure, ised to the effectiveness of it all.

Another has split, a through the blood, by purifying The spectacular wreck of the frock at the side-seam and an and enriching the blood. Not only great

agitated wardrobe mistresa" is- bridge, the massive do Dr. Williams' Pink Pills do this, cathedral scenes and the intimate bustling round hor with anfety-pink but they revitalize the nerves, life stories of the characters all Another has laddered her stocking, A fourth voice complains loudly regulate the bodily functions, blend in a gripping whole.

that another mannequin has gone, revive the appetite, build up the 'whole system. ···

"up-stage" in her favourite, scarlet hat. And no on indefinitely, and with variations.

Lily Damits as the fiery dancer is one of the outstanding spots in

In brief, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the play, Ernest Torrence is are a powerful remedy for all dis-pathetic and sometimes comical orders which are traceable to im-figure as Unelo Plo, and Henry poverished blood and general B. Walthall is seen as the priest, weakness of the nervous system, the Juniper. Pepita, the con and they are equally good for vent girl, is played beautifully men as well as women. Chemists by Raquel Torres, and Emily overywhere sell them $1.50 per the character honours as

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Marquesa and the Viceroy. Don remember, nothing is just as Alvarado and Duncan. Rinaldo goods as

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Careful Watching.

princess

At one parade four women were in charge of seven mannequins becauno, n manager of the firm ex-

careles plained, the girls are 80 in slipping in and out of the.frocks that valuable models are damaged unless thero is proper supervision.

Another show, on a larger senle entailed 100 mannequins To die- play the drennen to the hundreds of wamion present they had to walk, in that, mincing gail which in technically corroot but terribly tir ing, for over a mila twice in an of Afternoon with one change

Ench of the costume between. hundred pair of shoes worn had, in consequence, to be carefully. filled.

That Off-the Eyebrows Angle.

The Rough Riders." Theodore Roosevelt was par. tfeular about who went to war with him. He organized the only "exclusive regiment" in history when he assembled the Rough Riders for the fight with Spain. A harassed "stage manager" in- Thousands applied for enlistment spected each girl as she passed, in the outfit and thousands were adjusting the "it" of a cont orj refused... Family connexions, ex-in poarly every case, pushingn cellent reputations, wealth and Loque or boret to the fashionable

thing. "off-the-eye-brows" angle. › breeding didn't mean a

"And" she complained, "they What Roosevelt wanted was the fincat aggregation of mounted will all pull their hate over their fighting men he could got and he oyce the minute they get round chose his men for atoutness of that corner." heart, sharpness of eye and mind and the ability to sit a bad horse.

All these types are 'seen In Paramount's picturization of "The Rough, Riders" written for the screen by Hiermann Hage- dorn, biographer for Theodore Roosevelt, and directed by Victor Fleming. The pictures in showing at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon. It has a cast of thou- sands with five well-known stare, Emmett Mary Astor, Charles Mack, Charles Farrell, Noah

now

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Frank Hopper as Roosevelt. This picture is recommended 'to all lovers of stirring historical drumu.

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Women and Music. interpretation of a musical master-

piece by a world-famous orchestra.

The Everlasting Small Talk. --- Magical moments thus lost are {By 'a. Disillusioned. Male.)

nover recaptured. To discern this trait in women, it is not noces- Nothing is more irritating to a music-lover than chattering Bary to wait until you take one to They during a recital.,

a public festival of music.. Particularly irritating when the chatterers aro

inflict their everlasting small talk friends or relations, because they on even gramophone lovers.. have to be lived with afterwards, tunes nor the most famous of Not even the most haunting of and may long remember and cast up one's looks of hatred or heated singers is accorded more defer ence in the matter of silence than

words.

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Of the sexes, women are easily the average passer-by bestows on

a barrel-organ. the worst offendors. No matter

Much might be forgiven the how good the performance to fair sex in matters musical, werO which they are supposed to be it not that they are such arrant listening, they still chatter, and

hypocrites. what can be more annoying?

Tell a feminine friend that you Imagine. They have been pro have just acquired, at great vided, gratis, with a good seat expense, a set of racorda by, say, settled.comfortably, handed a pro- Caruso or Galli-Curci. Tell her gramme opened at the appropriate the recording is a marvellous place place, provided with chocolates of work, and that one has only and cigarettes, and then-when to close one's eyes to imagine the the mere male who has paid for singer is actually in the room, and all this is being wafted away into it's a certainty that she'll say, a heavenly dream-world of emotion "Oh, how lovely! You really by the magical notes of an instru-must let me hear them sometima." ment played by a master hand, he "Certainly," your misguided is jerked back to earth by his com generosity prompts you to reply. panion who insists од hie and you forego an important. en- answering sono fool question like, "Don't you think, dear, agement in order to make a con-

venient date for her.. that Blank's chocolates are Then, when the time arrives and so much nicer than those we had she is comfortably seated in your last week?"

best armchair, and you've switch- Or else she has spotted some-ed on the gramophone, she will one she knows and she must needs Interrupt the most glorious notes point her out and give you of the artist with some such re- resume of the latest scandalous mark ng, "Yes, it's quite nice, deer, story current about that "friend." but what kind of needles do you regardless of the fact that all use? Wo UBG———-” &C. &C. around her floate the inspired. Oh, aren't women wonderfül!

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

POP-FRECKLES 15 LATE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL TO DAY....... THE”. TEACHER MUST HAVE KEPT HIM IN FOR

SOMETHING"

IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE-IT- MAYBE HE DID * SOMETHING. TO BE"

PUNISHED

FOR !!

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AFTER THIS !!

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Across

12 Bign of the zodiac.

13 Not those.

14 Combating-ground.

15 That place.

16 Wandering person.

18 Cry of a cow.

20 Telegraphic codo,

22 Rospects.

24 Stringed instrument.

27 Kit lightly.

31 Consumed.*

32 Subterfuge

85 Bothor.

30 Adapted.

37 Works..

38 Fear.

40 Dealers in cloth.

42 Knowledge.

44 Noblemen.

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47 Attempt.

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51 Consecrate,

54 Tarried.

58 Wicked.

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61 Repress

63 Rigid.

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Down.

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4 Pastoral pipe.

5 Censure.

E Prime mover.

7 Stalk

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The pharynx.

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Disensed state of the system.

23 Track of animal

24 Deadly.

25 Discourage.

26 Grants loans.

28 Yields aniseed..

20 Duties.

30-Covered with down.

88 Proverb.

84 Paragraphs.

89 Becams woven, -

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48 Comfort

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