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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FILMLAND NEWS

Joe E. Bro

Cagney in Shake

NEW PRODUCTI

Max Reinhardt, the great the trical producer, who is under. long- term contract to Warner Brothers and making. as his first picture, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." from the classic by Shakespeare with the music of Mendelssohà, ins been given the widest possible scope for the production.

Some notable Hollywool names, appear among the dranitic per- autin. Joe E. Brown will be seen As Flute, James Cagney As Bottom, Dick Powell as Lysonder. Jenn Muir as Helena, Mickey Rooney an Puck, Hugh Herbert ns Quince

The role of Thesebs, Duke of Athens, will be portrayed by Ian Hunter, the London stage star, who is now on his way to the United States, Donald Wouds will appear

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Oberon, Frank M'ugh as Snout, Otia Harlan ns Starveling, Grant Mitchell Acgens, Anita Louise as Titania, Hobart Cava naughn Philostfüte, Ross Alexan der as Desiring, Engene Pallett" as Sung. Arthur Treacher Stony-Tombs, and Olivia de Havi- land will have the role of Hermia, which she has played for Reinhardt the in hit stage productions in Hollywood Bowl and Chicago, Bronislava Najinska, the lerina. has hon taken from Paris to Hollywood to ennch the dancers In Max Reinhardt's ballet.

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SHOCKED BY FILM

Shocked by incidents depicted in am entitled "A Night of Folly." ghown at a Valenciennes cinema. n 17-yr-old youth set fire to thei establishment with Carpentine.

The fire brigade defeated “hist purpose, but he returned to the cinema for the next performance with a huge stink bomb, (says Router. The potency of this new weapon betrayed him, and he was arrested.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1935.'

MARINA GREEN

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Marina green crept fashions. this smart afternoon ensemble, the full-skirted cont of which in an attructive fenture, Cuffs, reria, and collar are trimmed with panels of ailk patterned in beige, red, and creum,

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DRINKS FOR THE PARTY

California Reformer

NEW GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS

DIE-HARDS ILL AT EASE

San Francisco, Jan. IG. California will enact far-reach- ing progressive laws in 1935 if Governor Frank F. Merriam re- commends to the legislature; the programme of social legislation which atate administration Officials I say ho has in mind.

While the Governor, busy with budget, tax and patronage pro- blems, is not doing any talking. those close to him any he has, in mind proposals of such liberal colouring that his mere thoughts are making some of his ultra-con- servative backers dreldedly "B- fery."

For one thing, Governor Merriam is said to be seriously considering supplementing direct unemploy ment relief with temporary pro- duction-for-use projects. He does ant intend to go far as to borrow portions of Mr. Upton Sinclair's "Ed" But he has in mind the Is-eniled Ohin plan under which the Lunemployed are offered, opportan- It to manufacture things they Jeannot afford to bay with their

Imited relief afbiwances,

If everything gorg us fulminia įtention louders say, and the Federal | Reljef. Administrator, Mr. Harry Hopkins approves, the production- for-use programme may become a | really very shortly.

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A law that would enable the sigle to extend financial aid (mortgage-ridden property owners (eing foreclosure is also being jconsidered. Sa is another bit of legislation to help worthy couples baid homes and acquire Turma.

Those in the Goverher's confid- Leher way he believes there is no French Orangende

reason why the state hould not Squeeze 6 oranges and 4 lemons, help its citizens much in the same He was found to be the author of and strain the juice into a jug,manner it makes it possible for ex- Melt 2 Jumps of sugar in 2 freak-, servire men to acquire homes and letter addressed to The pro-

bot water, and add, farms. The war veterans berrow prietress of the cinema threatening fastcuplus

aktigweitli 7 breakfastenpfuls up to $6,000 and pay it bark in terrible punishments for "this in-fold water, to the juice, Leave monthly instalments. For the ex- tolerable exhibition."

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199,300,000 ON CINEMAS

Remarkable Ogures have been complied by the United States Bureau of the Census, dealing with the entertainmente industry in that country,

jugs.

The Lille Court, however, taking till cold, then strain and leave on, service men bonds to the tune of in glass $80,000,608) have been voted. Gov- into account his extreme youth, if possible. Serve

fernor Merriam has no iden of sub- wal the fnel that he came of

Lemon Ginger Cordinl Emitting bond issues to extend this respectable family, dismissed the

Boil. rost ginger in 1 programine to others, but he does yoning moralist with a warning,

quart water for half an hour.believe it possible for, the state to Then add 1% lb. sugar and 1⁄2 oz. bulk up a fund for the purpose vitric acid and boil for a further from surplus income. quarter of an hour. Strain, leave! To such liberal legislation as un- all cold. add a teaspoonful ¦ employment insurance, a shorter sence of lemon, and bottle. Awork week and an income tax. tablespoonful of the symp ia Governor Merriam is definitely enough for a prinses of water.

eninmitted. His advisers say he has also discussed health insurance. Of all money spent in amusement.

This in favourite recipe.in Governor. Merriam is known to 78 per cent, goes into the cinegu New Zealand, Half Ba Jar favour other and even more liberal industry.

with chopped apples. All up with social legislation. He has, how- During 1940, 12,500 - cinemas in holling water, cover, and leave for ever, expressed the fear of conse Anterien grossed about £99,300,000. | Four days. Then strain the liquid quences should California adopt a During the same period each through a hair sieve, and to every far-reaching programpie while cinema made an average gross allan add 1 b, good crystallised neighbouring states £8,000 ani a weekly gross of £154, Sugar. Sur til dissolved, pour Such a condition, he fears, might All other amusements grussel into screw-top bottles, and leave attract thousands of unemployed £22,800,000,

for ten days, when the cider will and aged from other states into be realy for use.

California.-United Prean,

The legitimate theatres acrint ed for only two per cent, of the gross intake into all amsvidents.

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Apple Cider

Ginger Beer

Paur two gallons bolling water

offer less.

making of which in the desert in Egypt he met his bride.

(over 11⁄2 lb. loaf sugar, 2 nza.|Register Office, London, recently, to 5,000 PROPOSALS A YEAR

bruised ginger, 2 oza, cream of Robert Edward Stevenson, a 20. tartar, and a sliced lemon, Leave year-old film director, who took Mae West gets more proposals till nearly cold, then add three part in the production of "The of marringe than any other film | teang'oonfuls yeast spread on Camels are Coming," in which star in Hollywood says Reuter.) toast, Leave for three or four Annu Les featured, and during the Her secretaries stopped counting hours, then strain and pour into them a long time ago, but there ewtop kottles, Jestimate that 5,000 is about the

annual average.

"On part of the site occupied by Ginger Rogers keeps a record of her proposals. She has had 255, the

Gaumont Palace HOW

In since January 1, but the volume is Chelsea, there formerly stood No. beginning to fall off now that she 39. King's Road, where the late has married Low Ayres, Joan Mr. Friese Greene, the "father" of

The bride wore a two-piece en- Blondell, who is married and is the cinematography, had his experi-semble of what she termed "thun- mother of two children, gets two mental laboratory.

der-cloud blue" with an upturned or three proposals a month.

invented.

Jack Hulbert, the flin star, who Camels are Conting." and Mar- played opposite Anna Lee in "The guerite Allen, the flim actress, were among the witnesses.

A bas-relief portrait of Mr. hit on her platinum blonde hair, So far us is known, no film star Friese Green has been placed in but the distinctive features of her has accepted a proposal of marriage the centre of the facade of the new dress were a large blue glass neck- by mall and very few of such pro-building to commemorate the in-loce which turned over her cont posals are answered.

vention of the motion picture as we like a collar, and a belt made of know it to-day.

the same coloured glass round her waist.

FILMS' BIRTHPLACE

GLASS WEDDING RING Anna Lee, the 21-year-old fim" were stur, was married at Kensington

A modern cinema seating 2,700 people has Just been opened on the apot where motion pictures

SALESMÄN SAM

"My wedding ring is of the same coloured glass,” she told a repo. ter. suppose it is unique to have a glass wedding ring.

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They have joint responsibilitión. 8 The regimental contractor can

make a mess of this,

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11 "A poor player that struts and his hour upon the stage." ("Macbeth")

12 Iris seems to get tired.

15 Address,

16 Dan lost in part of London.

17 Such regular customers are men

of ne paris.

20 An abstainer, among liquids of which he approves not, improves. 22 A child's game that appears, 'te

have lost touch,

23 Better.

24 May be written in cypher, so to

speak.

27 He leaves nothing to the imagin-

ation,

28 Accuse.

29 They put up the money-for the

little bed inside, perhaps.

Down

1 Most of it might be a heart, and all of it is concerned with it. 2 Sometimes have it after division, 3 Modesty, 4 Restricted.

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7 Light measure (hyphen).

9 A race for waitresses? (hyphen-

nted).

3 Greek credit,

14 There's a lot in such stuff.

18 Did this

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race employ avoirdu-

19 The origin of many races,

50 An Indlan.

21 Met lees (anagramı),

25 Years stenl Fire from the mind

na vigour from the" (Byron's Childe Harald.")

26 Priceless, as it were,

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