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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27, 1932.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

SPECIAL REDUCTIONS.

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PLAYERS

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50's tin

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50's tin

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CHINESE WEDDING.

MARRIAGE OF A POPULAR LOCAL COUPLE,

An exceedingly pretty wedding took place at the Hongkong Hotel grill room yesterday afternoon when Miss Fay Shren-kwan Li became the bride of Mr. Chan Man- chan.

Bon

Banker & Co. Ltd., while the Ung, Miss Eva Thomas und Mas bride, com,

of Mr. Chun Anna, Thomas as bridesmaids, The Chung-chien, a prominent local duties of best mno were performed merchant, is a Master of Science of by Mr. Lo Tung-fan. Mayanchusetts Institute of Tech- nolgy, U.S.A., and is

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

One of the most forceful humen dramas on the screen to-lay wan taken from Hie by Guy Bolton and Robert Milton. The characters in it are sold to be real. During a visit to England some years ago they were nitting in a theatre with a party of friends when their host called their attention, to a beautiful woman occu- pying an upper box with a titled gentleman. During the entire even-. ing the host referred to the lady in the box. Finally after the show, hi invited Bolton and Miton to his club. After passing a pleasant hair hour their host turned to them and salā, "Surely you inust think my actions this evening rather unnaal." Bolton remarked that he hadn't noticed any- thing particularly unusual. Their hot instated however, that he was not quite himself and felt that an explanation He also remarked that he wn due. thought this an excellent time to tell a story that he had carried within himself for a number of years and since, Bolton and Milton were Ameri- cans and wouldn't know any of the principala he felt safe in telling it to them. They latened altesively fur nearly two hours to one of the most amazing tales they had ever henri,

Bolton, realizing the motion pleture value of the story, asked permission Lo write it is a screen story and after promising not to use the right names if the principals, was given permis.

The story, true to life, and really stranger than fiction, is coming to the Queen' Thentre to-morrow ander the title of "The Lady Refuser,”

"Only S Wack,"

In his years as a vormedy favourite on the winge of every English-spruk- ing Camry, Lou Etrol dever found more exactitur aurlionce than the which day witness h Farba: Collapsing kim Parmon: H Hywood studio.

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As the conical crook who head- the fun die oon of "Only Saps Work," Brrel wees going through life anties; int of big scenes of the play.

But even in spite of an assistant director's insistatier that everyone res main qu'et during the recording of The scene, there were many workers prevent who haul great difficulty in suppressinet muthueta of laughter.

1 the sen of smiling faces Errol sputted the solemn visnge of a vete yan stage watchman, The comedian outdil bimself to make the dour face crack into a laugh. He ended with a particularly hilarious knee-collapse,

ard

a becaud grin lighted the bleak "pan" of the Balchninn.

At the same Instant there was n nuled serens and a warning' shout.

The strugle to stifle his tirth chai heen tự much for an electrician of the overhead light crew. Rocklag with muppressed laughter, he had lost bis balance, and only a frantic clutch at a friendly bom kept him feng falling thrity feet.

It was a triumph for the genius at Errol

"Only Saps Work" will be seen and heard at the King's Theatre on Fri- day next. His tumor on one of the fa molts mystery-farers by Owen Davis, the distinguished Amerienn playwright.

"Bad Girl,"

"Bad Girl." long-awaited Fox Film version of Vinn Delmar's celebrated novel, 14 showing the King's

AL Theatre to-day.

As the young husband, James Dunn, recent recruit from the New York stage, makes what preview agcounta have called the season's most impres Hive Herren debut. Elwin Burke's adaptation of the story Is said to place quite as much emphasis on the young husband os un thè wife in this drama of adolescent love, marringo and maternity,

Sally Eilers, remembered for her rerent colourful portrayals on "Quick Millions and "The Binck Camel," will be seen as the girl-bride heroine in the title role, Her characterization in this tensely human and deeply erational role is said easily to eclipse anything she has done before.

Briefly, the story deals with the meeting of a young New York shop giri with a ruin mechanic. They fall in love, rather too well than wisely and

forced inte

11 hurric @marriage. Then they fired that an

heir is coming.

Their joys, sorrows and emotional vicissitudes during the following months form the basis of the drama that ensues. Minna Combell acts the ever-present friend of the young wife, Frank Borzare directed the picture which is claimed to be the most touch. ing presentation of motherhood ever screened,

"A Free Soul."

The man who offered his kingdom for a horse realized the health-giving qualities found in the sport of horse- back riding. The spart of sports, horse-back riding is coming back in vogne with a vengeance. Bridle paths are dotted with smartly-dressed Dauratriennes and equestrians and dude ranches are flourishing. Western saddles and chaps are preferred by some, while others feel more at home in the postage-stamp English saddles, Both give the followers that exuber- ance and rest so needed in this age. of rase and luxury. Norma Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's star of "A Free Soul" which is showing at the Queen's Theatre is an accomplished horsewoman.

In "A Free Soul" she has an op- portunity of displaying her ability for she rides with her lending man, Lesile Howard in one of the scenes of the Picture. Dressed in sports

sweater

And beret and Jodphurs and trim boots she makes on attractive picture connected Following the ceremony, a recep. In the saddle, Cantering, trotting with the Claude Neon Lights Co., tion was given when over five hun-arding and galloping, all are in- Ltd., Shanghai,

dred guests

dulged in with the ease of a veteran. were entertained, For keeping that "younthful figure" The wedding was aplomuised in among those present boing many accordance with the Chinese, civit prominent local merchants and re-achieving that "achool-girl com- ceremony, and Hon. Dr. S. W. Teo, sidents,

O.B.E.. LL.D.,

officiated. The The newly married couple will Miss Li is a daughter of Mr. bride was given away by her father, leave for Shanghai and Hangehow Li Hoi-tung, Managing Director of and won attended by Miss May to spend their honeymoon.

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plexion" Man Shearer elten horar. back riding on the ideal exercise

As for allent comfort, a nausilive here enn give one more strength than ozen friends, according to Miss Shearer's way of thinking.

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One of the sequences of the pieture-op Capa? portrays the bombing of an aban duned Fench town. To get the proplus per atmosphere of an early morning attack, the company headeci by Direc- tor John Robertson, was required to report fer work at 3.30 .nt, while actual shooting began before four.

Expert engineers were on hand to ser that the charge at dynamite was properly placed and timed so that there would be no danger wither to the comapny or to property adjacent

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These terelific explosions necessary since the scenes were not

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