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MONDAY.

"Reserved for Ladlen."..

In Paramount's "Reserved for Ladies," featuring Leslie Howard, who recently played oppose Ann Harding in "Devotion," motion picture fans will see Elizabeth Allan, one of England's most popular stage and The next time universities start

screen personalities. This strikingly handing out honorary degrees they handsome and intriguing star of the would do well to consider Victor Me-English screen plays the loading Laglen for a B.C., Bachelor of Goo- graphy, for there is barely a spot on the globe that is unfamiliar to the big, amiable he-man of the screon, who plays the leading male role in Elisan Landi's new Fox drama, Wicked," opening next Thursday at the King's Theatre.

from

first

And Vic did not acquire his know. ledge from books, either, but rather hand information gained from: his own world-wide travels, England, South Africa, Australia, Hawail, Fiji Islands, Tahiti, Candup, Bombay and Ceylon, Mesopotamin and Bagdad, these are but some of the places he has visited in his wan- dering

min

His knowledge of the castors of the world's various countries makes McLagen 1 very valuable around the Fox lot. Not only is he Able to portray characters of many nationalities, but also to give pert advice to production directors

of pictures. in the

preparation "Wicked" tells the story of a young

whose honeymoon in couple,

interrupt- ed when the husband, ostensibly a bank clerk, but in renlity a bank rob Seeking ber, is shot.

the protection of his own home he involves the wife who is later sent to prison.

McLaglen plays the role of "Scott Burrows, the man who sticks by the wife, enacted by Miss Land, through Allan friendship for the husband. Dinchart, former stage star, Una Merkel, and Theodore Van Eltz are also featured. Alan Dwnn directed.

"The Sin Slip."

Powerful roles that give personality full play and exercise the emotions are Mary Astor's favourites. This she told an interviewer who called on her after her latest production "The Sin Ship." Radio Pictures' melodrama, had been previewed and declared triumph both for her and for Louis Wolheim who played a featured roh and also directed. It comes to the Queen's Theatre.

feminine role opposite Howard and shares the honours of the plcture with that clover actor.

Bins Allan is rated as a shining

Sho light in the screen firmament. has a long list of stage and screen Fuccessor to her credit

Like most successful nercen artists her dramatic training started on the stage. After five yents with a Shakespearean stock company, she broke into leading roles in many recent plays of the London stage. Her

performances atirring

in Ringer," "77 Park Lane," "The "Michael and Mary." Ok Daddy," "Mr. Faththeart" and "Alibi," rained her to the status of a favourite.

Iler extraordinary performance be- fore the footlights in "Alibi” resulted In her selection for the same part in Le screen production. Other picture assignments followed in rapid succes. sion, which include "The Rosary." "Black Coffee," "Many Waters," "Michael and Mary" and "Chin Chin Chinaman."

Just after the completion of her Intest screen picture, Miss Allan mar- ried William O'Bryan, her business nnnger. It was while "Bencried for Ladies was being filmed that her en ragement to Mr. Bryan was announ red. The pair had planned a big sup- per party to celebrate the announce- mest of their engagement. The hour was net at 11.15. At that time, how- ever, the east was just making ready for the filming of one of the intense love scenes in which Howard and Miss Allan are the central figures,

Miss Allan could have delayed the "hooting" until the next day, but she char to finish the scene then rather than spoil the high emotional teasing to which the cast had been raised by repented rehearsals, Thus she delayed her engagement in real life until she was

art to safely Leslie Howard for the Bercen

A half-hour later a telephone was wildly ringing for the actress who was strangely inte for a must im- portant social function. But the pic- was finished. "Reserved for Ladies," the feature at the King's Theatre to-day.

"After appearing in 'Holiday with Ann Harding. Miss Astor declaredture " fenred I would never have such u wonderful part again, but, as Kitty Marsden in the Radio Pictures play, I found all the opportunity I could de sire.

It is a most unusual story and one that for me contained an entirely novel dramatic element.

21

"In this play I am stranded aboard

vessel on the high

ram in the grip of four elemen-

int men. Three of them uncouth brates of the sea. Louis Wolheim, the ship's captain and his mates, Hugh and Herbert and Alan Roscoe. the other n cruelly intelligent thief Bleeing from Justice.

My only protection is my looks and my wits. There isn't a handsome hern in the whole plot. I am on my I found myself realizing that it was inevitable for one of these men to conquer m

just as ther audience must realise it.

own.

· Universal Comedy Drama

truck

In a day of hackneyed pluts and eternal triangles the Central Theatre taken decided pleasure in announcing refreshingly original Universal's "Reckless Living" for showing

two days only from to-day, Cyril Gard ner has taken apart the race and its slang-dishing outside-the-law "bookies" and "phone rooms" to give you a glimpse into the inside of the their checked-suited gamblers

and the assistance methoils. With

of Ricardo Cortez, Mae Clarke and Nor- man Foster, he permits you to find all of the ingredients of good enter. tainment in these cleverly exposed

svereis.

Cortez, famous as star of the silent pictures, is an even greater slar of the

Following "Ten Conts

#

"It is the first time in my career Italicies;, Maltese Falcon" and "ler

HOW

brilliant brilliant

his

Mac

that I have had to fall in love with a rullian and I found the experience a

semi-villainous, bland most stirring and entertaining part

character in Reckless to play."

is heralded as one of the most "Personal Maid."

portrayals of an equally Pat O'Brien, stage actor for

Clark of twelve

in

j years,

appearing

the Bridger บ บง motion pictures, is never disconcerted

of art and attractive- when he forgets the lines of a seene,

Norman Foster,

Slim Sum- and always seems to have at his merville, Mario Prevest, Robert Em- tongue's end some apt improvision mett D'Conner and Thomas Jackson, that prevents the scene being rui

ruined. the screen's greatest detectives; and O'Brien,

appearing with Nancy, the band of race track bookies leave Carroll in "Personal Maid," nuw show- virtually nothing to be desired in ing at the Oriental Theatre, forgot their performances. line during the filming of one of the picture's love scenes, but, so quickly and cleverly did he improvise a sub- stitute, that the scene was saved.

When Director Monta Bell offered congratulations, O'Brien said: learned to do that in stock. My first

The sparkling, siangy film, adapted to the screen from the stage play, "On the Up and Up" by Courtney Torrett and Tom Reed combines mile

-minute dialogue, pathos, romance and unusualness of plot in one big You must Bee lesson

rather entertaining picture. in such work was n

in Plainfield, "Reckless living." It is full severe car. Playing in N, my part required me to conceni comedy, pathos and the joy of life. myself in a trunk from which I could

spy on the leading Indy. At the end

of the scene I was supposed to raise

the top of the trunk and get out.

I

"But, one day, the top locked un me in some way and I couldn't get out. I thought I would smother, and the sent my efforts to free myself trunk rolling around the stage. thought the scene was ruined when hard the leading lady call out: Rilly, are you a ghost? Yelling at the top of my voice replied: "No, but it's only a question of time be- fore I will be."

"The leading lady came and unlock- ed the trunk. I got aut, und the netlon went on as if nothing unusual had happened. For the audience It was all part of the play. And never #ince then have I worried when a Hino slips my memory."

DUE SHORTLY

"You'll be talking about THE CHAMP

all winter."

at the QUEEN'S

of

AUGUST 8, 1932.

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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following is the list of local oharo quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Banka, $1640 X. Div.

b.

Hongkong (Lon. Reg) £114 Chartered Banka, £13 n. Mercantile Bank, A. &. B. £21 n. Mercantile Bank C., £9% n. ̧ East Asia, 3112 'n.

Am: 0. Finance Corp., $25 n. China O. Fin, Ord.. Tis.6 n. Chinn 0. Fiu. Pref. Tis.3.60 n.

Insurances,

Canton Ins., $i410 n.

Union Ins., $485 8. China Underwriters, $2.80 b.

China Fire, $620 b.

H. K. Fire Ine.. $1200 n. Internation Asscc. Tia. 4 n.

Shipping.

b.

Douginses, $26 n. II.K. Steamboats, $22 Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $45 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), 332 n. Shell (Bearer) 45/- n. Union Waterboats, $20 b.

Mining.

Benguets, $10% n. Kailans, 23/6 n. Langkate (Single), Tls.4 1). S'hai Explorations, Th.2.10 n. S'hai Loans, Tis.2.10 n. Raubs, $39 b. Venz: Goldfields, $1.n. Benguet Exp., 31 cts. n.

Docks, etc.

I.K. & K. Wharvés $140% n. II. K. &. W. Docka, $18 b. S. China Motors A., $10 n. S. China Motor B., Sk n. Providente (old), $4.85 17. Providenta (now), $2.30 n. Hongkews, Tk. 218 n.

New Engineerings, Tls, & n. Shanghai Docks, Tls, 80 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc. Hotela (old), $10.60 b. Hotels (new), $10,40 x ILK. Lands, $77%1⁄2 b. S'hai Lands, Tls.25% n. Metropolitan Lands, The. 10 n. Humphreys, $16 n.

.

Asin Realties "A", $156 μ. Asia Realties "B", $263% ». Chinese Estates, $105 MA. China Realties, Tls. 11.40 n. China Debentures Tla. 96% n.

Cottons. Ewo Cottons, Tls. 13.50 b). S'hai Cottons. Tls. 70 n. Zoong Sings, Tis. 10.60 n. Wing On Textiles (S.) $145 m.

Public Utilities. Thamways, $22.90 ga. Peak Trams (old). $16 m. Peak Trams (new), $7% n. Star Ferries, $93 b.

Yaumati Ferrica (old), $34 b. Yaumati Ferries (new), $38 b. China Lights (old), $17.80 b. China Lights (new), $17.00 . H.K. Electrica, $77 b. Macao Electrics, $24 n. Sandakan Lights, $12 m. Telephones (F.P.), $30 s. X. Div, Telephones (P.P.), $23 b. X. Div. China Busen, Tia.12 ne Singapore Tractions, 2/-. Singapore Pref. 12/6 n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars. $23 n. Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Tis.14 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Tis.t3⁄41⁄21⁄2 n. Canton Ices. $6

Cements (com.), $15.70 s. Cements (old), $10% n. Cements (new), $5 n. I. K. Ropes, $13 1. Agriculturals, $10% n.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $27.30 b. Watsons (old), $12

»,

China Sports Ltd., $10 n.

Watsons (new), $12%

Der. A. Wings, $1 n.

.

Lane Crawfords, $5. Mackintoshs, $21 n.

Sinceres, $16.75 n. Wm. Powells, $3,35 n. Wing On (H. K.), $265 n.

Miscellaneous, Amusements, $19% b. Entertainments, $13%1⁄2 n. S. C. Enterprises, $3% . Macao "Greyhounds", $10 m. Wallace Harpers, $12.90 m. Constructions (old), $7.50 b. Constructions (new), $1.70 n. B. Ind. G. $ Bonds, $58% n. H.K. Govt, Loans, 3% Pre. sa.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Across

If we substitute an A for an R.

we get an extremist.

5 Mother's quarrel for the dog.

A fox-hunting excavator.

10 She waits most of us.

11 Add an abstainer, and we get a

pretty little

bird-but bettor

leave out.

12 Little Alexander is often this in

Amerien.

13 Grnin

in store.

16 The cows' neuralgia is moving. 17 Their anger led to J1 famous

question.

18 Rigorous.

21 Sometimes it is magic.

2-1

One of the things chevalier lacked.

25 A dark hope wins,

St fumous

26 Dice make the gambler's drink. zu Merge and merger.

10 The waiting maid sounds very ill. 41 What the Chancellor of the Ex-

chequer does to us.

32 Queen of crosses,

Down

1 Polk etc. (anag))

2 If a cat misy laugh, may not an

A.I.A. grip?

3 Product of Siam,

4 In this orange dye the gypsy for once is in nodish surroundings.

It is a pity this ruler has no charin.

6 Following a certain course, this

word is an opener.

7 Mr. Pickwick got on rather badly

here.

8 In olden times this would be

rrucased eftsoon.

14 Condition singular in England;

reversed, plural in Franco,

10

A

regular retreat.

18 An Incomplete fact indeed is

inarred.

19 Frightened, naturally; Scarface

is ready for battle again.

20 Beheaded cowards become in-

spired caterers,

21 Descent that is hardly a fair

test for a car.

22 Secure.

23 The problem might be cullod

this. 27 Metal.

28 When one is loose there in a luck

of sanity.

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