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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE

1934.

CINEMA SCREENINGS ARRIVES TO-MORROW. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Once more novelty and freshness are unusually noticeable in the latest motion picture put out by Joseph M. Schenck-Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures, "Looking for Trou ble, which is showing at the Queen's Theatre. Even ainee 20th Century be gan making pictures Inst year under the immediate supervision of Mr. Zanuck, that brilliant and original producer has distinguished all of his firm's films by an entirely new quality, and "Looking for Trouble," carrics

MARCUS TROUPÈ COMING

FROM SHANGHAI

The Marcus Show of seventy persons will reach Hongkong to- morrow afternoon aboard tha N.Y.K, liner Tatsuta Maru from Shanghai. The big troupe closed a six week run there on Tuesday and embarked yesterday for this Colony and a limited engagement will open on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.

on that policy. Mr. Zanuck an Maru docks at Kowloon, until From shortly after the Tatsuta pounced purpose aves to make pictures that would avoid all the usual" plots, curtain time on Sunday afternoon, characters and situations to make the stage of the Queen's will be a pletures that would use fresh materials scene of considerablu activity, Pres and backgrounds hitherto not om- ployed in motion picturos to get parations for the opening por away from the beaten paths and the formance of "La Vie Paree," the "old hokum." In making "Looking for Trouble," 20th Century has admir first of the Marcus cycle of three uhly kept Mr. Zanuck's pronilse, for extravaganzas, will require forty- it la n story about the men, known in their own trade na "trouble shooters," oight hours. For ten who seek out and repair all the various mechanics have been engaged in kinds of trouble" that

develop Installing additional equipment over miles and miles of telephone backstage at the theatre, in order

days

wires, and—because everyone has at some time or other seen "trouble that all of the wealth of para- shooters" at work, and because such phernalia carried by the Marcus dangerous and exciting work has never been used fully as a motion Show may be utilised. plcture background-this background makes "Looking for Trouble" promise Bookings for the opening per- to be one of the most interesting ple- formaNCEA

are unusually large. Lures of the year. An absorbing love The managements of the company story against this novel background add further intorest in the coming and theatre yesterday warned the appearance of the

picture here: public that a species of grafter, Spencer Tracy and Jnek Oakid are heretofore unknown to Hongkong. starred as the "trouble shooting" buddies, while Constance Cummings threatened to invade the Colony. and Arilac Judge play their respective The pronouncement referred to telephone operator sweethearts. Judith Wood, Morgan Conway, Paul Harvey ticket speculators. According to and others complete the impressive a representative of the company, east of this United Artists relcase.

now in Hongkong, this gentry was in evidence at both Tokyo and Shanghai.

"The Show-On"

Hilarious comedy, deftly blended with moments of heart-stirring pattios, is the m' fare at the Alhambra

As a result many theatre goers in both cities were muleted for ex. orbitant prices, far in excess of

Theatre. The picture is "The Show On", adaptation of one of the most faniour stage plays of the modern the

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"ANDRE LEBON” Arrived llongkong on Sunday, Dia 3rd June, 1934,

named steamer are hereby informed From MARSEILLES ác. Consignees of Cargo by the above that their goods with the exception at Opfum, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk In the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whenco delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.

Goods not cleared within 7 days

ject to rent.

All claims must be send to the including date of arrival, will be sub-

June, 1934, or they will not be recognized.

undersigned before Wednesday, 18th

Damaged Packages must be left in consignees, and the Company's Sur- the Godowns for examination by the veyor Messrs:--Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 am, on Friday, the 8th Revenue Omeer in attendance when June, 1934. Consignees must have

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All claims against the steamor must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 23rd. June 1934, or they will not be recognized. To comply with the General Bond- must have a Revenue Officer in at ed Warehouse Regulations consigneer

when damaged duliable

engine, duparts without them. Lukas, tendance

eunting romance, engages an atomo- goods are examined. bile to take them ou

their destina- All broken, chafed, and damaged ions-but there's

3 slip: Goods are to be left in the Godown, James Whate has bundled these de- where they will be examined on the lightful situations with a finesse 8th. June 1934, at 10 a.m., by Messrs. which his knowledge of European Goddard and Douglas. manners, custome and mutlook on love,, has given him.

***31[dnight Club"

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be counter- signed by, "GIDE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, 2nd, Juno 1934.

theatre. The star is Spencer Tracy, ably nided and abetted by Madge office. Evane, Lois Wilson and others of nole. Audiences will roar with laugh. ter from beginning to end. After the monkey-business of routine comedy are riding to Monte Carle breaks that has been seen on the screen when the train, equipped with a new down nearby, and complications enste often this senson, "The Show Of" is: delightful and believable. It is the plory of J. Aubrey Piper, a young man who thought himself about the most important person on earth. The show gets its title, "The Show Of from this character, pinyed by Tracy, Hle rings true in every scene. lie is a character lifted out of life. Ho is the man who thinks he knows every thing about everything, and doesn't hesitate to tell the world how good he is. Madge Evans, who scored na The gentlemen of the movies stit heavily in Dinner at Eight" and has prefer blondes. That, at least, was become known on the most popular the impression gathered by spectators leading lady of the screen, gives a at the Bining of E. Phillips Oppen- marvellous performance us the girl heim's "Midnight Club", the meldo who falls for Tracy'a fast line of talk, drama in which Clive Brook, George marrion him, and then discovers that Raft. Alison Skipworth and Helen The Danish Motor Vessel, he's just a blow-hard. Because she Vinson are co-starred, now at the loves him she tries to softon his falls, King's Theatre. Out of fifty sequences to bring him to a realization his of the picture, only ten were brunettes, having, arrived from Copenhagen, worthlessness and almost breaks her They were picked from among Holly Oslo, Hamburg, Gothenburg, Antwerp heart in the effort. But for the most wood's select group of dress extras, and Genoa, consignees of cargo are part the play is built for comedy, and and most of them just happened to be hereby informed that all goods are Farners a continguts stream of laughs of the fair-haired variety, including being landed and placed at their risk is one of the better attractions of Miss Vinson, who enacts the leading hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong the hazardous and/or extra the season and is well worth seeing feminine role. Several years ago a general poli of the various studio casting offices revealed that blonde The gay atmosphere of an outdoor film actresses out-numbered brimettes carnlvai is much the same in any by a vant margin. The check-up on

No claima will be admitted after language. And it usually spells Paramount's "Midnight Club" set is the goods have left the godowns and "Homance." This fact is demons good proof that the blonde quota has all goods remaining undelivered after trated in "By Candlelight", Univer- not been reduced. Rather it has 11th June, 1934, 4 p.m., will be nub. sai's sophisticated Continental comedy gained since the last poll was taken,ject to rent.

"By Candlelight“

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Quicker,

Sunday, with Elissa Landi and Paully every large net. "Midnight Club" Lukas in starring roles, and a cast. is the story of an Americas detective's which also includes Nils Asther, attempt to break up a great London Esther Ralston. Lawrence Grant, jewel theft ring. Raft is cast as the Dorothy Revier, Lois January, Wabur- detective. his first "straight" charite. ton Gou.ble and other serven favour- terization in some time and Brook an ites. Several scenes in the picture the leader of the thieves. take place in the grounds, of, a little carnival in Austria, showing a crude- ness which is unheard of in the United States of the present day. The motive for the merry-go-round, for example, in provided by a horse har herned in the centre of the contrep- tion and pulling the carousel around after the manner of a treadmill when. ever the attendant desires to take his customers for ride. The wooden horses are tiny effigies suspended on poles from above, and the machine hus no floor whatever. But the traditional carnival spirit is every- where present, and the peasants on holiday bent enjoy themselves to the fullest extent. This carnival la visited by Elissa Landi and Paul Lukas when the engine of the train on which they

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