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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER

14, 1935.

ENTERTAINMENT

PANTO

SHEARER WON'T BE PANTINGS.....

JULIET

THE hunt for Romeo is over..

Terrified actors may now, re- move their false beards and ses their friends again. Mr. Irving Thulberg has announced in Holly- wood that his plan to star his wife, Norma Shearer, in a film of "Romes and Juliet" will most probably be abandoned.

Mr. T. decides this as a result of the "spotty" business now being done by Warner's £400,000 "Midsummer Night's Dronm." Mr. T.'s actual word, are: "If the Dream takings don't pick up, Jullet's out.

World-famous

actors have been

hiding under stones at the threat of being cast for the film.

rensons,

For two

The part of Romeo in the playin

notoriously bad;

Miss Shearer IN

notoriously good. Some great career

might have been wrecked en such a... grim lee shore,

鼹

But Marion Davies Will Play

Plenty Of Romance At The Y.M.C.A.

THE European Y.M.C.A.

amateur dramatic club

is full of romance theso days. A few birds twit tering in the trees (stage) would make a more ap- propriate setting than the cat (Bobbie Selk) and dog (Johnny Luke) which you'll see in the pantomine "Dick Whittington" next week.

Although only one member of the cast will flash an engage- ment ring, actually three are ready to forsake single blessed- ness. Audrey Steele, the popu-

Rival producers stand firm. In "Twelfth Night'.. ar radio comedienne, who takes

nbashed by Mr. Thalberg'a retreat. So far as they are concerned any thing, including Shakespeare, goes.

· Daventry's Christmas broadcast to the Empire includes a mesange from His Majesty the King, who will be Readers of this pings are hereby introduced this year by a girl in New warned that Marion Davies, aided by Cosmopolitan Pictures (a subsidiary Zealand, and the usual greetings from of Warner Bros.), proposes Viola in "Twelfth Night."

osts of the Empire.

will.

for

he Day, 1996;

participate in these greetings, Mr. Basil Dean knows it, too, but it our new short wave telephony trans- is not going to stop him doing his mitter will be in operation then, link- ing to the heart of the British own "Twelfth Night film.

Commonwealth.

Wendy Barrie doesn't sing or dance Charles Laughton comes out in "Big Broadenst of 1996." -Para- easy top in the Landan ilgs que tlonnaire (actora popularity section). He gains 11,009 votes. George Arliss conies second with 6.915.

Must toll this one, taken from church notice in Shanghat:

Subject of Sunday evening seemon→

"Do you know what Hell is?" Come and hear our new organist rendering Bach.

more

mount's offering at the Queen's. She plays role of secretary to Princess Lydia Rollerli, and is much subdued than in Fox's "It's a Small World," in which she played opposite Spencer Tracy.

Wendy is reported to have deelded 1.07 Innke tracks for her home- town in the Enst early in New Your. She will be assurred of warm come from dad, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, and host of friends and admirers.

wel-

the role of Principal Boy, is the feminine member who is en- gaged. On the male side are W. A. Chidlow, whose bride-to- be, Miss E. M. Blake, arrived by the Pando on Thursday, and Johnny Luke, whose fiancee, Miss "Pat" Coughlin, is due here before the end of the year.

Incidentally, "Dick Whitting- ton" is going to be worth while seeing. Opposite Audrey Steele will be Noreen Cooper, who takes the Principal Girl role, while other members of the cast are Oscar Eager ("Idle Jack"} "Robby" the Alderman," "Bob" Selk as the cat and Mr. Simpson as the inevitable Dame. And, believe me, some Dame!

NOT TRIBESMEN THESE

Just Cowan and Bailey in another one of their clover costume. numbers that are pleasing the patrons of the Roof Garden nightly.

Fox Gives A Lunch

To Its

Its Critics

"Clark Gable Means

Nothing toMe"

-Says Elizabeth Allen

"Please tell my husband it is The a lie-an atrocious lic." voice of Miss Elizabeth' Allan, Brtish film star, quivered with indignation as she denied rumours linking her name with that of Clark Gable,

Her husband and manager, Mr. (W. J. ("Bill") O'Bryen, lives in

London.

"I am hoping to wall for home this week, and I don't want these stupid rumours to apoi! things,” said Miss Allan.

"Believe me, I didn't even know that Clark Gable was in New York | until I met him at a party. That started all this acandal.

"I am not the only one who has suffered; rumour has start- ed affairs between him and most of the women at that party,

"My husband and I are still very. happily married. I spoke to him: on the telephone a fortnight ngo, and yesterday I sent him a cable telling him I was coming home. I am only in New York awaiting the O.K. before I leave.

JUST A FRIEND

"It is possible I shall have to gu

to the coast to re-inke some of the

scenes in my new picture, 'A Tale of Two Cities.' -

KAW

BLADES

THIS

MAD

ARS

ALLENS

REPRESENTED

BY.

THE JARDINE

"Clark Gable means absolute- ENGINEERING ly, nothing to me-nothing—| · you understand?

"I made a picture with him two years ago, and I know him ny a friend."

The panto, will be produced in OX Film Corporation of China gives its first luncheen to-day. Guosts will peated it again:-

the West Lounge Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights next week, with matiness on Wednesday and Friday.

be ita critics, pls Film filia staff and mayes one or two others.

Object: (1) To announce Fox's polley, regarding forthcoming produe tions, (2) To preview n fiini.

~

It's a novel iden for this part of world, but often tione elsewhere. sides it's Christmas.

Be-

Just to make sure, Miss Allen re-

"There is definitely no romance with Clark Gable;, there never has been, and there never will be.

"I am coming home to my hua- hand."

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