1935-04-03 — Page 5

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

KINGSL

TELEPHONE. NOS. 25313. POX32.

COMMENCING FRIDAY, 5TH. APRIL.

eyes that saw

million horrors

[M, CORPORATION

presente

THE

Glittering gold in resplendent castles!

...Muck and mire on thundering bat- flefields!...Heroism and defeatÌ... Cowardice and glory!...Highways of culture!... Byways of depravity!... Humanity and brutality...Destruction and kindness!...Everything that made the book astounding comes to life on the screen with those guarded secrets from the archives of the- world's great nations!

FIRST WWORLD WAR

EDITED BY

LAURENCE STALLINGS

dited by Truman Talley

i assoc, tôn with Simon & Schuiter)

OPENS

TO-DAY CENTRAL

AT THE

(2.30, 5.15, 7 20 & 9.301

Queen's Road Central; Car Park: Jervois Street

Take buses No. 4 or 5 going west, 3 mln. from On Lock Yorn Stop.

The First of the 1935 GAUMON-BRITISH pictures

MUSIC

JESSIE MATTHEWS

in

EVERGREEN

adapted from C.B. COCHRANS Production.

سط

BETTY BALFOUR SONNIE HALE

of Gaumont-British Picture Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE SPECTACLE – ROMANCE

Released though B-Montieth Webb Prices: 51.50 $1.00 & 50.cts. Booking at Moutrie's.

NO POPPY GROWING Travelling Headquarters at Wu- eliminate poppy planting, follow chang have issued an order urging lug the successful campaign CHIANG'S ORDERS TO EIGHT: the provincial authorities of

PROVINCES

Honan, Hopel, Kiangsu, Choklang, against oplum smoking in these Hankow, April 2

Tukien, Klangel, Hunan and An-eight provinces-Central News Chiang Kai-shek's hui, to take effective steps: to Agency.

Marshal

WEDNESDAY,

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

APRIL 3, 1935.

Morley, Gladys George, Nat Pendle ton, Jack LaRuo, C. Henry Gordan, Raymond Hatton and Willian Bake woll

"Most Precious Thing In Life"

-Dick Cromwell plays the first un sympathetic role of His career in "You need not be told that these Columbia's "Most Precious Thing in ure war pictures, and you need, no bife", to-day's attraction at the wards to tell what they mean. To Queen's Theatre. Hitherto, Dick had add words to these pictures in futile. been cast in more or less heroic roles. You sea what was once a forest, In his latest ho in seen a young overy tres siripped bare and killed college boy, who, before, his reforma- by cannon fire. You could build a tion sate in, in snobbish, conceited city or establish thousands of pros upatart. "Most Precious Thing in parous farma with the millions that Lito" is a screen adaptation of the were poured into this one forest in original novelette "Biddy" written by the shape of ammunition." With Travis Ingham. It tolls the story of these lines began a stirring editorial two generalions of the Kelavy family, published in the Hurst newspapers with Dick the boy the modern Throughout the country at the

period. The story Starts when kin) of the publication of Laurence Stall- father first meets his mother. Father ing's "The First World War year and Mother are played by Donald ago. The editorial was one of the Cook and Jean Arthur, with the latteri most emphatte, anti-war documents in the principal role of the picture. ever ta uppoar in an American news. Anita Louise, niso featured in the paper. Now Stallings's book has production, has the role of Dick's been used as the basis for a film, also sweetheart in the modern sequence,) called "The First World War, and Lansbert Hillyer directed. created by Truman Talley and Lau rente Stallings for. Fox Filme. The secret archives of reat nations were drawn upon for material used in the

"Fog Over Frisco" a First National Alm. Many of the same dramatle mystery thriller, comes to the scenes which appear in the best-nette, Davis, Lylu Talbot, Donald Alhambra Theatre to-morrow, with welling Stalling volume likewise_pre to be seen in the Fox Film version of "The First World War" with the difference that here their principals are ster in nellon, exactly as they lived, instead of appearing merely in "still" pictures. Described as "the biggest story Fate ever Wrote", this enthralling and impressive kcreen production will begin an engagement at the King's Theatre on Friday,

"For Over Frinco"

Woods, Margaret Lindsay, and Hugh

orbert in the featured roles. The story by George Dyer deals with the operations of a band of international San Francisco whose thefts are on a bond swindlers with headquarters in gigantic scale, with murder left in their wake. Their labyrinthian net. work reaches from the highest so elety, with its beautiful and brilliant woman in their employ, down through The Night Is Young"

the speakeaster fogs to carry out such rough work as murder and kid- Ramon Navarro in romantic uni- napping. The picture is said to be forms, teamed with a piquant new one of fast action, full of suspense personality from England, chamagno- and with thrill following upon thrill. blonde Evelyn Laye, charmy

with In aciktion to its melodramatic music, romance, comedy and drain features there is a lively romance to in "The Night is Young", Metro give the production a touch of love) Goldwyn-Mayer's glamorous new interest. Viennese musical romance due on Fridny at the Queen's Theatre. Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund The height of magnificence Romberg, the team that created spectacle

stage

"Evergreen"

Something Children Often Forget.

Little children, absorbed in their games, often disregard nature's call they are too young to understand the importance of immediato. attention to such matters.

This neglect results in constipation, loss of appetite; indigestion, billousness, bad breath; the child becomes moody, fretful, feverish and gonerally out-of-sorts. When such is the case a dose of Baby's. Own Tablets will usually quickly correct the trouble, relieve the congestion, and restore normal functioning and health.

Many of the ailments to which young children are subject have their origin in the stomach. If children are to thrive they must eat well, digest what they ent, and be unfailing in

Regularity of the Daily Habit.

They can only do so when the stomach and intestines are in perfect working order; Baby's Own Tablets ensure thin,

The prescription of a British-medical-child-specialist, the tablets are pleasant in taste, so there is never any trouble in administering then. They are guaranteed absolutely pure, and equally suitable and safe for the youngest infant in arms as for children moto advanced in life. An occasional doad, when needed, of this ideal medicine for the very young will keep your little ones happy and well.

Chemists everywhere sell

For Stomach

and Toothing

• Troubles.

Wise Parents Keep Them Handy.

CIGARETTES

ARE CHEAPER!

in

State Express 555

333

333

the Gaumont-British "Desert Song" and "New Moon"Evergreen Purely been reached in wrote the libretto and haunting con- picture which opens at the Central; tinental music of the spectacular new Theatro to-day. Jessie Matthews in production, revolving about the In- the star of a brilliant cast which in perial ballet, and staged with mascluder Sonnie Hale, Beity Balfour Ardath Cork alve and spectacular settings and ("Squibs" of the old silent days), gorgeous gastunes. Novarro as the vor Maclaren. We see a farewell Barry MacKay, Hartley Power and young archduke, sings superbly, and Miss Laye, too, ling a glorious volen plus much beauty. And, contrasted to pay comedy and light-hearted romance, they also poignant dramatic moments. The story deals with a young archduke's forbidden teve alfair with a ballet girl. Dudley Murphy directed with deft skill. Clover little touches such

If there's such a thing as a perfect 34 the musical marionettes, the comedy song of Charles Butterworth,

screen mustent it is "Kid Millions" and other details and unique charm. vaganza for Samuel Goldwyn, now Eddie Cantor's new annual extra- The cast includes. Charles Butter-showing at the King's Theatre te- worth, Uns Merkel, Edward Everett day. The banjo-ered comedian Horton, Donald Cook, Henry Stephen. Ros, Rosalind Russell and others, all of the Brooklyn waterfront who turns funnier than ever as a boy Cinderelln of whom fil their roles with distineout to be the edle heir of Professor Wilson, late Egyptologist who left a Continued on Page 4.)

and then the magnificence and lavish Consulate. (Filter Tipped).

performance at the sid-time Tivoli

spectacle of a present-day revue. Hounting melodies, punctuate an al together tuneful show. There are Bandmaster (With Cash Bonus Scheme) danons on the big scale and delightful intimate touches.

tion,

"Flirtation Walk"

The most popular co-starring team on the screen to-day, Ruby Reoler and Dick Powell, make their fifth appearance together in "Firtation Walk," the new First National musi

to eal romance, which comes the Central Theatre on Bunday, Frank Borzage, famed for "Seventh Heaven" and Little Man, What. Now?" directed the new Keeler-Powell nic turg in which—l'at ̄O'Brienbåg ̄i leading role as a tough army sergeant, There are several magnificent dauce sequences, directed by Bobby Con- nolly and featuring hundreds, Hollywood's meat beautiful girls. The Hawalian dance number litru- duces Sol Houpl and his Orchestra, known to all lovers of the thenire, Others in the cast of "Flirtation Walk" are John Eldredge. Ross Alexander, Henry O'Neill, Guinn Williams, John Arledge and Glen Boles. The muste and lyrics are by the famous team of Alle Wrubel and Mort Dixon and the screen play by Delmar Daves, based on an original story by Daves and Lou Edelman.

of

"When the Gods Deatroy" Fame has been a fickle host to Walter Connolly. With ironical fastidiousness she made him one of the most sought-after Broadway character actors and by the same token, one of the least known outside an appreciative critical circle. For long, on the stage, he was "starring" In "supporting roles. Strangely, this same characteristic of his career was carried over Thto his screen work, where, for two years, ho appeared with immense success as a featured player until the production of his current hit picture, "Whom the Gods Destroy," which a showing to-day at the Star Theatre, in which he assumon the Important leading role. Appearing with Doris. Kenyon and Robert Young, ho portrays the aged, broken stage producer, believed to have died in a shipwreck, who returns as a stranger to develop and manifest In his son the spark of genlus that was his horliage. It is a role of im- mense dramatic proportions which Connolly finally achloves belated: re: cognition nach 'star'in his own right.

"Straight is the Way" "Straight Is the Way", the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer picture showing at the Oriental Theatro to-day and to morrow brings to the screen one of the most gripping...... family ́, draina' como tb us from Hollywood.. Thei story, deals with the return from prison of Benny Horowitz to the East Sido fint. He returns to find his associaten striving to lure him back into the rackoteor's), fold, He dis covers that, Monk, now the head of the gang that Bermy once ruled, has taken his place. Franchot Tone ably plays the role of Benny and proves himself thoroughly accom role. May Robson excels herself us plished to handle such a dramatic Benny mother, and Glady's George, sparkling stage star: from Now York, makes her screen debut in the role of Shirley. Others in the sup porting cast are May Robact, Kuren

"Kid Million”

FROM

FRIDAY

OBTAINABLE AT

@ $1.00

for 50

75 ch.

"I

.50

15

10

.

#

75

定

50

15

M

11

10

75

50

10

10.

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

Ня

26 Queen's Road, Hongkong.

18 Hankow Road,

WING ON'S

SPRING SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

The time to make purchases

QULLA'S

THE NIGHT IS YOUNG, AND. SO ARE WEI

Love mosta laughter, both set to Sigmund Romberg's finest melodyl

Kamon

Kowloon.

NOVARRO

Suclyn LAYE

The NIGHT IS YOUNG &

A My Cold men Mayen Puss

BUY

YOUR

SEATS

NOW!

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH EDWARD EVERETT HORTON" UNA MERKEL" DONALD COOK

Page 5Page 6