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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1933.

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By W. E. McKenney

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David Manners' life, and several The Motor Vessel,

times when he seemed destined for 4

"CHILE"

I often wonder if there are nut future absolutely foreign to theatri- too many players who depend upon cals, there has come an abrupt turning having arrived from Copenhagen,

In the road. At one in

time, ho applied

Gothenburg, Oslo, Dunkirk, Antwerp, 'via CANADIAN PACIFIC❘athematics too much in contract for a job with the Durlacher Art

bridge. Some players add up the lery of New York and London. He of cargo are hereby informed that Hamburg and Rotterdam consignees IN CONJUNCTION WITH number of quick tricks that they kept this job for three years. Then he all goods are being landed and placed locate in the combined two hands went down with a severe cold and at their risk into the hazardous a doctor prescribed a complete change and/or extra hazardous Godowns of many they of climate. He went to Arizona and The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and if they hold go figure they can make game, while became a cowboy on a ranch, but his and Godown Co. Ltd., where delivery

eastern accent gave him away and can another deâniio figure tells them he was fired. Ito returned to Now can be obtained as soon as the goods

York to

are landed. hunt a job and, through I have scen hande with six friends, was promised one on a sugar the goods have left the godowns and

No cint

claims will be admitted after quick tricks which produced only plantation. Going to the new position,

or eight playing tricks he stopped off in Hollywood and was all goods remaining undelivered after the 18th August 1933 4.p.m., will be and again I have been hands with introduced to James Whole, who was subject to rent. BOOKINGS NOW OPEN for 1934 ——

only two or three quick tricks that preparing to direct "Journey's End" for the screen, Manners got a lead- Hong Kong Shanghai Negaki Sobe Tokobama Honolulu Vancouver will produce game or even a slam. Ing part.

Arrive

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The Bidding South, the dealer, opened the contracting with ane diamond.

Norma Shearer In "Smilin' While he has a

directed for hand strong in Through,"

Metro-signed by quick tricks, and with tenace po with a supporting cast headed by Goldwyn-Mayer by Sidney Franklin, sitions, he cannot bid a no trump: Frederic March, Lealle Howard, O.P. As he holds a singleton. West Heggio and Ralph Forbes, comes to passed, and North made 'n one morrow to the Queen's Theatre. Is over one forcing bld of one apade.this lavish production Norma Shearer for the first time in her career plays a dual role.

tive is not as entisfied with the formal In this she duplicates the feat of verdict ns Dr. Watson appears to be

Cowl,

who starred in the original e anticipated trouble, and when next New York stage production. Miss the band of gipsics oncamps near Dr. Shearer portmys both the tragic Hylott's house, Helen Stoner Moonyeen in the hoop-skirted Vicaturmed. There are Indications torian

sequences and Kathleen her that events are treening in much Sheridan in the modern scenes around the same way as did before the death which the happier romance of the of her sister, tale centres.

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It is Miss Shearer's second venture Into the unusual, in drams. Her pre- vious departure was in "Strange In- terlude," in which she had the singu- lar experience of both speaking and hearing her silent thoughts expressed audibly.

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Irene Rich thus expressed her In debtedness during the making of Rogers' latest offering, "Down To In the speaking screen version of Earth", in which she is again his "Smilin' Through," Mies Shearer has "Most people think I started being an advantage which Jane Cowl wan East overcalled with two hearts not permitted in the stage produe his wife in his firat talkies, "They --although it was an ideal spotlon. First as the intended bride and Had To See Paris" and "So This Is NALDERA for the negative double. After then as the ward of Sir John Cartere fact is, however, that Will gave me

London", Miss

"Miss Rich explained. "The TAKADA the two-heart bid, South jumped to the role which Leslie Howard plays,

to return my first real chance thirteen years

three spades. West supported his partner's bid to four and North made a free bid of four spades, With this information South went. to six spades,

Miss Shearer is able

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to the mind of her brooding ngo, at a time when I was just begin- NANKIN inntasy lover in which moments of reveria ning to get u foothold in Hollywood. she appears twice in. a single scene. He had been signed to make a series

of pictures for Paramount, and Afty Although the story covers

in me as his leading woman lected clapse of time, duringį which Leslie Howard grows from saven of them. Why, I never under- The Play

youth to white-haired old age, Miss! stood, since I was practically unknown BURDWAN

RAWALPINDI East opened the king of hearts, It is, the star concedes, her severest

Shearer remains youthful throughout. at the time.

"Those roles established me nicely, | COMORIN which held the trick. He then dramatic test to date, not excepting! and thereafter I had no trouble getting shifted to the ten of diamonds, her difficult role in "Strange Inter-assignments. But quite aside from which the declarer won with the use.”

the distinction of playing opposite Mr. king. If the declarer could find Frederic March and Leslie Howard, Rogers, it is a marvellous experience

to the spades divided two-two, hens heads of her dramatic cast, nisu › be unspointed with him and get his knew that he was going to have have unusual trials in characterization, ideal on things at first hand. I don't been trouble in making his contract. March, like Miss Shearer, has two bellove that anyone who has However, if they were not divided, roles in the story. In the beginning with him can ever forget it".

"Down To Earth", which comes to where could he expect to find thee to Jeremy Wayne, rival of Leslie 'three spades?

Howard for the hand of Moonyeen, the King's Theatre on Wednesday la Later he

portrays the son of Jeremy Rogers ciglith talking picture, and -Remember-that-West-supported Wayne, returning to England at the continues the hectic adventures of the his partner to four hearts. What time the country is preparing to enter Polors family which began in "They could he have to justify this bid? the World War.

Had To See Paris". He does not hold the ace or king of cluba, the ace, king or queen of diamonds, the ace or king of | spades, or the king of hearta.

Therefore it would seem that the only justification in his fourheart bid was the fact that he originally held four or five heart, and either a vold or singleton spade.

The declarer should first lay down his king of spades and then

Of the three principals Lesile Ho- ward alone retains a single identity. But his role, is no less intricate, for it requires a transition, covering three distinct ages.

Besides Alise Rich, the cast includes Dorothy. Jordan and Matty Kemp in the Juvenile leads, Mary Carlisle Theodore Lodi, Brandon Hurst and Clarence Wilson. David Butler dir- As director of Miss Shearer's pro- ected for Fox Films, with Edwin duction of "Smilin' Through," Sidney Barke writing the screen play Franklin is repeating the service he dialogue from the Homer Croy story. performed in Norma Talmadge's «ll»nt] production.

"The Speckled Band"

play a small spade. When East "The Speckled Band" the Sherlock plays a small spade the declarer Holmes mystery drama now showing. should take the finesse in dum- at the Central Theatre, is in many my, which of course is good, and quarters held to be one of the best longer, drama. The great he now has the rest of the tricks. of the

in the denouement, but thrill is throughout the picture the mystery is excellently developed. A coroner's in- quest plays an important part in the pisture, the developmeginning with the deepening mystery underhand attempts of Dr. Rylott to mislead the Jury by influencing the witnesses before they give evidence,

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