1932-04-08 — Page 17

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

Faldic Cantor in "Palny Days," which Samuel Goldwyn is bringing to the King's Theatre on next Sunday heralds the advent of a new kind of sons-and-lance picture. His "Who

Inst year was acknowledged the

"The Santa Fe Trail." Two child actresses play the lead. ing 'feminine roles in "The Santa Fe Trail," filmed Hal. "G. Evarts' novel, "Spanish Acres," and, is now showing at the King's Theatre.

Ilowever, one of the misses places

before her title "child ac treas. The players are Hosita Moreno, appearing opposite Richard Arlen, and

31112 Green, who

carrics the Junior Durkin, Mitzl is still a child juvenile interest of the picture with actress. At nine, she la

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932.

last and greatest of the first grant popularity on the Amloving the:

- lures

flood of that kind of screen enter- lainment.

inst year's musical ple ir

conventions of the legitimate dage, with orchestras hidden in treu tops, with principals breaking out in in sung with little to no provocation

forted the commonly accept-

Will

the

screen

tint Ropita held

on the South Ameri- can dancing stage at the name age.

Being an interpreter of inter

dificult Chatilan dances. Rosita's debut as a child favourite was delayed a couple of years past that of Mitzi. How- ever, their carcera are parallel..

*

The

Rosita learned to dance atmost an, and similar artificalities. Elther that

they followed the love-life-of-a- soon as she could walk: Mitzi WAN hoofer-and-the-song und-dance girl.

nimicking grown-ups before

riore. nhe talk. Both A couple

to of production numbers stage

were born into Thrown in

Kide. Quantity pro-daughter of La Pilarico families. Ronita 1 on duction of these formula stories g

and Pace sured the public. People refused to

Moreno, dancers, Mitzi's parents are go to musical pictures, even if they Joe Keno and Rose Green, vaudeville were good, they said.

performers. Rorita, and Mitzi havo lived behind the stage scenes all of

lives. their

M

Then followed

silence,

A six monthe period

with pictures

work li llence from any

musical

the

Both mande their debuts at the age,

children's dan-

of three, Rosita won songs. No new

were attempted. clog context in Mexico City at that

The pioneering Sumuel Goldwyn in

iage, while at three Mitzi first stepped

taking the first step in

predece about onto the stage an

a new order. “Palmy

triente dance routines.

master that

Busly

mtruis, Imitating

like its Sadie Burt, who happened to be on

the same

me bill with Mitzi's parents. Mitzi's

professional

stage debut was at six when she was signed for

and in- by the

DYA

es But nudeville engagement after a segut

are different kinds of numbers. Chorus girls, for instance,

don' exist in "Palmy Days." But at the same time, there are dozens

had heard her do an Imitation Moran and Mack at y

benefit For two years, Mitzi was

10

per-

Natalie headliner with her mits- dozens of Hollywood's most decorations and at eight she entered motion.

that

pictures where she has since been

five femininity, so decorative, in fact,

Al work. insists that they out- Goldwyn

They are waitresses

topee shop over

the

which Faldie Cantor presies as

efficiency expert, or they are customers in the imposing lunch room as Eddie lends them in the intricate art of drinking

and duncu

Other

wand www

song

productions in the new than nee are being prepared by the Holly-

in which

nu studion, dance is used only as a essential part of the story, not as something Brogged in

in by the neck while the story waits. Turamount, of course,

Maurier Chevalier in "The Smit ing Lieutenant," M.G.M. is working on "Sky

Sky Hing," and KC is preparing "Giet Crazy."

And so the picture fans. by refus ing to accept this

stage formi

of createl for

musical comedy, havis themelven a new kind of screen en- tertainment.

WIDino Haines in Best Rule,

"New Adventures uf Get-Rich- Quick Wallingford" hilarious rounner of high finance and love, with Willinen Haines in the role of the happy-go- lucky grafter of the George Randolph Cheater "tiet-lich-42ulch" storing will

me to the Queen's Theatre on Sun alay, and, incălenially, brings to the sciven a Haines that will surprise the

As the nimble-witted, wise-cracking bunko mian, in a story suggested by the famous Wallingford series in Cosmopolitan Magažing, Haines hus a unique blend of comedy mixed with a few tanre interest moment.. give him

tint

dramaticinity for some fine

Incidentally, the pictuce introduce c to the serven a new types of high- maker in the persoti of Jiminy "Schnozzi" Duzuns, New York', “ 1ps to Him" comic, who makes hi talkie Baldwyn-Mayer production.

dr-bust

news

11

Koalin's actual professional stage debut came when she was eight. Her parents were dancing in Buenos Aires

82;tato Camera 139522622951 JANE BEASTIERNEJ

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

Numerous Pictures

To-morrow.

There will be a large num- býr of pictures of topical in- terest in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Sup- plement.

Sporting illustrations will predominate, including many of the inter-Varsity sports at Canton between Hangkong and Lingnan, the Interport Regatta, St. Paul's College sports, and the Senior fool. ball charity match between Services and Civilians.

Also appearing will be a photo of Dr. Ma Wai-man and his bride, Miss We Lai-wing (daughter of Dr. C. C. Wu), a picture of the Canton-Honaun bridge wader construction, and groups NE the Bong- kong ambulance workers and nurses at Shanghai.

1.

Ju

wa ak

SALE

JUST

UNPACKED-

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS,

NOW

ON

SMART HATS

AT MOST LIBERAL REDUCTIONS

ALSO-

LIGHT-WEIGHT-SEASONABLE

RAIN

COATS.

OUR NEW SEASON'S STOCK

OF LADIES'-

COTTON VESTS

IS. UNEQUALLED.

NOTE THE PRICES

$1.00 TO

$1.25

ELITE STYLES

A.P.C. BUILDING.

FUNDS FOR A HUT.

HEADQUARTERS FOR THE GIRL GUIDES,

The Committee and members of the Club Lusitano inave very kind, ly offered the use of the Club for

Bridge and Mahjong Drive Wednesday. April 27 at 8 p.m. in aid of the fund for building a Guide Headquarters fat.

011

and her father brought her ente the stage one night to do a dance. The manager of the theatre was so im

dancing that pressed by her sermænd her services

Featured daneer at another theatre which

A sile for the Hut has been ab minmiged. From then until he|tained through the kindness of font teenth birthday, Bonita

His Excellency Major General favourite dancer throughout South Sandilands, C.B. and about $7,000 | Amerlea,

Fwill be required for the erection Ernest Torrence plays the Tamon val of Blackie Daw,

Wallingford's

of the Hut. Of this sum $1,000 ompanions in the gentle occupation of

have been contributed and collee- milking the unwary of their

ted by Mr. Tang Shiu-kin to whom Torrence and his saxophone at much comelies in Amerien.

The Guide Movement IN grently to the laughs in the production,

indebted. The Hut i. Leila Hynn

urgently is th heroine as the

A motion picture set furnished with needed owing to the growth of the the irrepressible Wals Hugford finally reforms, and the cast riental "props" valued at $100,000 Guide Movement in Hongkong.

F Serbes

girl

States past live

United suze to the when fifteen and for the

years has beer a vaudeville headliner 4in. and a featured dancer in musical

"East of Borneo,"

melties Guy Kibbes, Hal Hamilton,umber of

was used at Universal City for

il

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga is : Robert MeWade, Clara Blanslick and Torneo the Far Eastern drama whleh and the following ladies have pro- Est of showing great interest in the Tut Walter Walker, Sam Wood directed.

is showing at the Central Theatre mised their valuable support:- Hilarious highlights in The new

tortiny. the sleecing of the

Mrs. W. T. Southorn, Mrk. A. A. Th

selling of the story is in the Alves, Mrs. Grist, Mrs. King. Mrs. manufacturer in the hunk. the comical osape from the

Indies, and the exterior scenes. Fittst deter-

were actually photographed in Java, S. A. Lopes, Miss Lopes, Mrs. Sumatra and the Maine Straits, Newill, Mrs. C. A. da Roza, Mrs. a chemist on the clay hill, and other Interiors" were filmed at the studio, J. M. da Rocha, Mr. J. V. V. Re. sprightly igeidrats.

tive, the masquerade of Blackie

COMING SHORTLY

TO THE QUEEN'S.

MIGHTY SEQUEL TO 'BEAU GESTE

RALPH TORGES

LORESTA YOUNG

TRENE WICH LESTER VAIL

TOOD THICKS

DE

RADIO

PICTURE

and this particular setting, represent- medios, Mrs. F. X. da Silva, Mrs. ing the interior of an okt polace. I. M. Nolasco da Silva, Mrs. A found the studio property mer gather Soares and Mrs. F. 1. Silva. ing many rare old Orientul pieces. The following ladies and gentle- The prize of the collection was a men have promised to serve on the bronze Buddha standing nine feet in Central Committee:-Mrs. W. T. height, and

wlied: $25,000. Other

nt

Southern, Mr. C. A. da Roza, Mrs. smaller statues and statuettes Were scattered about the set, and Lai Chand King, Mrs. Remedios, Mr. Ho Mehra, noted East Indian technienieung, Mrs. Newill (Hon. Sepre- advisor, declared that the "waltetary and Treasurer),

Buddha", a small marble statue used

Tickets at $2 each and tables

in the picture, was one of the finest may be booked through Mrs. J. B.

Newill, 12, Leighton Hill. pieces he had ever seen.

In addition to the statuary there

WOR a

great array of real Oriental mother-of-pearl, Rugs and draperies furniture, the most valuable piece which were used also represented nj being a long ebony bench inlaid with small fortune, and sterling silver wa

used for table services.

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RENEWS HEALTH & VIGOUR

HEMATACOL

A scientific tonic containing

Cod Liver Oil

Malt

Homogłobin

Fortifics, Builds & Revivos

THE PHARMACY

FLETCHER & CO.

Tol. 20345.

Aslatic Building.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

COME ON Bis BOY LOOK WHAT

I HAVE FOR YOU.... BUYAU

GEE. HES AN AWFUL NICE DOG, ISN'T HE!!

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

share quotations issued to-day:

The following is the list of local

Banks.

Hongkong anks, 31,520 b. ' Chartered Banks, £114 n. Mercantile A. and B., £20 n. East Asia, $115 b.

A: 0. Finance Corp., $29 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1,250 . Union Ins., $170.

China Underwriters, $4 1. China Fires, $530 n. II.K. Fire In.. $1,195 n.

Shipping.

Douglases, $27 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $23 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $32 n. Union Waterboats, $19% n.

Mining.

Benguets, $13 X. Div. b. Kailans, 26/- n.

S'hal Explorations, Tls. 2.10 n. Raubs, $38 h..

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $143 b. Whampon Docks, $20 n. South China Motora $10 m Providents (old), $4.80 b. Hongkews, Tls, 220 n. New Engineers Tis, 54 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 88 n.

Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 14.75 b. Shanghai Cotton, Tls. 75* n. Zoon Singa Tls, 11

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LOOK! IN THE PAN. COME

ON!

n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

J. K. Hotels $13.60 s. Cum Rts. H. K. Hotels, Rts. $2.60 b. II. K. Lands, $78 b. S'hai Lands, Tls 25 n. Humphreys $18 n. Renities. $11.10 b. Asin Realties "A", $160 n. Asia Realties "", $30.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, 321.75 b. Peak Trannes, (old), $15,70 b. Star Ferries, $91% b. - China Lights, $21.35 n. 1. K. Electrics, $74 b. Macno Electrics. $241% n. Telephones, $41 n. China Buses, Tls. 16 . Singapore Tractions, 3/- n.

"

Industrials.

Malabons, $21 8. Canton Ices, $61⁄2 n. Cements (enm.) $18.50 b. Ropes, $15 n. X. Div.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $28.60 sa. Watsons, $16 m. Watsons Rights, $3% b. Der A. Wings. $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $5.50 n.. Mackintosh, $19 n. Sinceres, $15% n. Powells, $3.65 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $21 b. Entertainments (old) $14.90 n. Constructions (old) $5.75 n. Constructions (new). $1.85 b. S. C. Enterprises $10 s.

B. Ind. G. $ Bonds, $68% .. Lanns, $3 b. Prem,

JUST ABOUT TWO GULPS AN' THAT WHOLE

PLATE OF STUFF

IS GONE...I LIKE THIS DOG... HE'S A DANDY!!

Poor Jumbo!

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1 Antique.

Across

6 Key position in the Army.

9 Where things are made--but not

10 Mohammedan lemon,

11

Appertaining to a facial feature, 12.This ng is the one you see in

the mirror. 13 This vegetable pins back a small

16

blaw.

Chosen.

19 Like Balbus, this ancient King of Mercia was famous, in that

he, too, built a wali.

20 A "reg'lar feller" out West.

22

Frequently found in Taber,

21 Here we see father.

25 It may be sharp, but there's

money in it.

27 These, too, are attractive metal. 31 An unruly crew that sounds as though it had been saved up for

33

34

than Bfty-four, but More sprightly.

35 Figure expert.

still

36 Equality, would be obtained if 1

were in the faction.

37 I have Imbibed, I don't mind tell-

ing you here—but only ten!

Down

1 What horses do to their bits in

A foreign fleld.

2 Describes the air of the aviator.

3 Frequently of less than a dozen.

4 Pertaining to Holy Writ.

5 Hindu nacotic,

6 Re my hen (anag).

7 David's father.

8 And he that will this health deny,

down among the dead men there

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH FILES.

the

on de-

let him le (hidden).

|14 I expect, you'll take this as an insult, but don't be touchy about it.

16 Scarce winds up with humbug. 17 Set your hat jauntily by tho *quarry, and and it in an aero-

plane.

18 The "best teamnan" doesn't look

for decreases (anag.).

is

21 The polish of this country

merely varnish.

23 The rond is plain before you.

25 Mind you don't get caught by the end of this piece of leather. 26 To be really satisfied this man

could do with an extra head.

28 Common to watches and trains.

20 A genus of flowering plants

found on heaths.

NO Don't be silent.

32 What the cyclist did

sound of it,

on

the

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Paris.... Geneyn.. Berlin Oslo... The following extracts are from

Helsingfors Hongkong Telegraph for the Athens week ended April 8th, 1911.

The rate of the dollar mand was 1a. 9.9/16d.

Vienna The death occurred of Captain Bucharest

Madriti Neil Mathieson, of the NY.K. Hongkong

Brussels. | Milazi The Hongkong Goneral Chamber Stockheimi of Commerce eclebrated its jubilee Copenhagen. with a dinner, at which there was Prague

large and distinguished gather Lisbon.. inst

fleet.

kob was

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216

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300

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Yokohumu Chief Detective Inspector Han-

Montevideo presented the King's Montreal Medal for long and meritorious Silver (spot)

in the Hongkong Polico

(forward) 17.1/16.

service

Force.

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·I GUESS HO'LL WANT

ANOTHER PAN OF

FOOD !!.

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