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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1946.

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STAGE, SCREEN, RADIO AUTUMN BOOM

Thriller Is

Picked As

New A.D. C. Show

BY "FIRST NIGHT"

MLYN WILLIAMS' highly-successful

E psycho-thriller "Night Must Fall has been

decided upon by Amateur Dramatic Society as first of three plays promised for forthcoming

season,

It will be produced at China Fleet Culb Theatre. on November 4,5,6,7.

Cast not yet definitely settled, but birdie whispers that Don, MacAlister. will toke murderer's role so success- fully played by author in lengthy Duchess Theatre (London) season. E. G. Smith-Wright is producing and

arts rehearsals on Monday. "Night must

1 Fall" ran at Duchess for over a year, was one of bis hilts of

of 1935-30. Author-actor Emlyn Williams, who played lead, is known to Hongkongites for brilliant nerformances in film

"Fridny

the Thieternth." in which he played role of blackmailer, role that made him famous on stage. He was also the murderer in screen alaptation of Exl- gar Wallace's "Case of the Frightened Williams was born in 1905, Lady received education at County School, Holywell and at Christ Church, Ox- ford. His other plays are "A Has Been Arranged." "Full Moon," "Vigil," "Vessels De- parting." "Spring, 1600," Script of "Night Must Fall" Is in "Famous Plays of 1935" (Gollanez),

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Ginmo

FF you go to Gripos Saturday night

BOB AND BERTIE

Best Screen

Session Is Starting Soon

BY "FIRST NIGHT"

FOR the most imposing OR October, November, Hongkong's three

line-up of first-class pictures in the history of the cinema.

With one of these films-"The Great Ziegfeld" -you are going to be asked to sit in either the King's or Alhambra for three hours. It is one of the longest films ever released.

PHILHARMONIC CAST

LINED UP FOR

IS

MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS PENDING return of Producer Rev. Cyril Brown from Japan, Philharmonic are keeping mum about cast for "Maid of the Mountains." but little dickie-bird has whispered what will be probable constitution.

st published below is subject to alteration and "First. Night" doesn't vouch for its accuracy. However, dickie-bird reveals that it's cast at present lined up:

FILMS Week-End

next dressed in monkey jacket Of Good

you won't be chucked out on your ear, despite advertisements, slickers. cards which state that evening dress

is compulsory for, Gala opening of Root Garden.

Caption was raade in error.

What

Pictures

Advertising Manager meant was that OUTSTANDING interest for fans "Dinner Dress is compulsary," 10 nothing short of shorts or slocks will be infra dig.

Bob and Berlle Hellman arrived North yesterday, commenced from double-plané rehearsals for big night, wh

when they will appear in con-

junction with popular Pat Sykes, J. A. Andrew. Young Viennese couple have been holidaying in Japan after 18 months of Shanghai's hertie life. Popular with many Hongkongites especially members of the German, French and Austrian Dutch, Swiss,

assured of communities, they are hearty hand-claps before they even open Hd of planos on Saturday night next weekt.

Incidentally, if ZBW could-wrangle permission, they would be able to -secure in Dob and Bertie (short for Bertha!) two artistes who have made enviable reputation as radio broad- casters in nearly every country in Europe. Zeesen, Eindhoven, Vienna are three short-wave stations that have carried their music around the world,

THIS Page unhesitatingly recom-

mends Max Malini's forthcoming show (Gloucester. p.m. Wednesday, Thursday) best of its kind ever seen in Hongkong. It readers, ac- cepting this Page's recommendation, clo not think they have received their $3 worth of fun and amusement at Malini's show. "First Night" is pre- pared to emulate one of the Magl clan's feats by swallowing one (1) felt hat, new,

To Hongkong old-timers who have regularly visited Malini's shows dur- ing the past 25 years, no recom- mendation is needed.

WHAT is the difference between

WHA

the Blues and a slow. fox-trot? Answer will be supplied by Miss Pat Sykes and Jim Andrew, popular de- monstrators of modern ballroom

Hotel

to- terpsichore at the Hongkong night and if you have ideas about entering the Colony dancing cham- pionships next week, advise you to slip

along and take note.

Andrew says slow F.T. is going to he severest test for competitors, and dancers will agree; smooth rhythm essential, but how to obtain it is question.

After last week's triumph, anti- cipaled Gripps will not be big enough to hold all who will want to see this fine couple in action. They assure me they are going to pull out their best dances to-night, and that's say ing about all you can for ballroom dancing.

FLASH:

Anna May Wong expects to arrive in Hongkong next week, will stay with sister for Tew days before, proceeding to Europe, where she is booked to make French im. Holiday In north has been top-notch, she AVCIS.

peared,

до

"TELEGRAPH" advertising showed Its pulling-power this month in publie response to Gloucester Hotel's adverts. of forthcoming Gala opening top-floor Ballroom. of

renovated Week after initial advertisment

Gloucester put out "Full House" sign, announces so many dle appointed patrons that they've de cided to repeat Gala three days later.. Queenie and the Hawalian Trou badours, plus Cossack Dance Band Innovation, are big attractions.

in "Suzy" is that Jean Harlow is blonde again and commits bigamy. Quite apart from these obvious excitements there is a little of every- thing pucked into ninety minutes here that the casual cinema-goer can ask for.

This is one of the old type of melodramas where a lot happens and a great number of loose threads are left to be gathered up in an exelting finale.

Harlow is an American chorus- girl down on her very altractive uppers in London but with two great ambitions, "to become a great actor like Hamlet" and to introduce new blood into the English aristocracy. She abandons both to marry Fran- chot Tone, a young Irish Inventor.

A beautiful German spy shoots him.

Harlow flees to Paris and marries Cary Grant, a philandering avlation hero, whose explolis make Richthofen look like on amateur in a Flying Flea.

acters

The spy turns up again. So does Franchot Tone. Spectacular deaths of the two less satisfactory char-

paves

the way to a "Bengal Lancer" ending with the medal pinned to Cary Grant's airplane and the German air foren raining floral tributes from the sky,

It is all very satisfactory.

Rhythm on the Range

Alhambra, To-morrow. WELL, doggone it, if it ain't Bad

Bing Crosby, the Spokane Scorpion, heading the cowboys back into, town.

Bing was born in Spokane, near Washington. The nearest he ever got to a range was probably in his mother's kitchen, but after singing the praises of round-ups, wagon wheels, and old faithfuls for so many years, it is only right that they should have given him place of hon our in Hollywood's present stumperle

Kiority Yippee."

It is the best ride that Bing had for many tuneful June

to

has

noons.

His success in this part has already got every radio tenor in America begging nightly for his boots and saddle.

It is a rollicking happy-go-lucky ufair of an heiress who slows away on a cattle train and falla in with o cowhand returning from a Madison- square Garden rodeo with the object of his affections-a two-ton Hereford bull.

Four new screen personalities add. greatly to the entertainment. Frances Farmer, ex-university graduate, wal- tress, usherette, beauty-prize winner and. dramatic conch, seems to me to have everything R coming stur should have and a little besides.

Bob Burns,

cowboy with a Will Rogers wit, a Ned Sparks delivery, and an instrument of his own in- vention called a baznoka, comes from among the radio topnotchers.

is team-mate is Martha Roye, a boisterous young woman with an Indiarubber face and a high-pressure manner, who graduates from night clubs where she was known as the As a comedy "Queen of Swing," team they are star material,

There are plenty more cowboys scheduled to ride into town during the next few months, but I shall be surprised if any provide more all-round entertainment than Crosby and the boys and girls from the Fry- ing Pan Ranch.

Baldasarre

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Beppo

Carlo

Pletro

Andrea

Tanto

Crumpet

Mayor of Santo Angelo

Vittoria

Teresa

W. C. Schnabel H. M. Cockle

R. M.. Keown❘

P. Wilson C.W.E. Bishop P. C. Frost J.C.M. Gresham

Vic Lubrumi

W. GU Dorin Hunt Mrs. D. J. Valentine Anne Winter

Ruggini has not yet been cast, and role will remain unfilled until return of Rev. Cyril Brown from Japan, where he is holidaying, presumably, in order to work up enough vim and vigour to carry him through arduous task of shaping leaders and chorus before opening dute on December 10. During absence of Cyril Brown, Assistant Producer R. J. Shringley its paces. is putting cust through Meanwhile Mr. A. B. Yule is burn- ing midnight oil preparing muslenl score, George Goncharoff (whom this Page tipped three months ago as tely arranger of dance sequences) is preparing bumper chorus numbers.

Philharmonic is so overwhelmed with good amateurs this season that it has been able to arrange under- studies for all leading players.

Another Things to Come"-will take 2 hours to watch. It is halter as the best fim to come of a British sludlo.

Most of the big pictures for October, November will be played simultaneously at the Alhambra and either the King's or Quern's

"Poor Little Rich Girl" (Shirley Temple) will open October pro-

Both grammes at

and King's Alhambra. Queen's and Alhambra will show ali-Technicolor "Danoling Tiraies" about mid-October. This will be followed (at Alhambra and King's) by "Under Two Flags" (Ronald Colman).

At end of October Alhambra and Queen's will simultaneously screen Shakespeare's "As You Like It", Elisabeth Bergner playing with Rusalind. London newspapers are raving about previews, class Berg- ner's performance as best in her career.

(Queen's

"Mary of Seatland" will open November programmes for Queen's and Alhambra. This features Fre- dric March and Kathleen Hepburn. It will be followed by "The Great Ziegfeld" (King's, Alhambra) and

1937" BIT Broadcast of and Alhambra)..

December programmes will open at Queen's and Alhambra with "Swing Time", Ginger Rogers' and Fred Astairs' new top-notcher,

Additionally, the three first-run thentres

#re screening exclusive

Alma.

Queen's will. shortly show "Bride Walks Out", has tentatively fixed October 13-14 for re-screening of » popular "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", King's has booked London Films' turned "Ghost Goes West" to follow Come" "Suzy" with "Things to scheduled for early October. Other exclusives to King's scheduled for October release are "Further Aven- tures of Tarzan". "La Vie Pari- slenne".

PRITISH Mmakers are failing into

evil Hollywood habit of boosting bunk and letting top-notch pictures go through without lots of publicity or advertising.

Such

an Instance occurred this week when "While Parents Sleep"- came to King's. Because pressmen did not see film until actually screen- was no publicity, except people saw one of puffs, lew

Anne Winter will be understudied by Eve Turner who, like Anne, comes from Portsmouth's A.D.C. In ed, there Portsmouth, "Miss" Turner principal role in "Beggar's

studio

snart about by all the

most delightful comedies to come

who have heurd her marvellous voice. In Anne Winter, Eva Turner, Philharmonic have two acquisitions who have and will considerably raise Society's prestige.

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Nino Valentina has Marjorte Kidd understudy. Mrs. Kidd Is niso recent Philharmonie nequisition, coming from Shumeen with husband some months, ngo.

Most of "Maid of the Mountains" players, however, are old Philhar- monicans. W. C.. Schnabel played Captain Grossmere in "A Country Girl", and in gure play H. M. Cockle played Douglas Verity. R. M. Keown was a Pirate King in 1926 and a Captain in 1927. Both Jack Gren- ham and Anne Winter made local Philharmonic debuts in "A Country Gl", and gave performances that brought plenty of deserved kudos,

"Maid of the Mountains" will be produced nt Queen's Theatre, December 10, 17, 18, 19, with Matinee on last day.

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out of B & D studios.

Jot name of this film down in your note-book for second screening, and make a date to see it.

Hongkong's A.D.C. could do wonders with material in script I they decided to make this retired- colonel's-navy-and Guards - sons escupades plat one of their three 1936-37 productions,

his departure for

JUST before

Cochin-Chinn on Wednesday.

Josef von Sternberg, famed Holly- wood director ambling around the world, reycaled to me that he would possibly turn his attentions to British pictures when he arrives in Europe next year.

"I'm not hurrying my holiday, and won't reach Europe for some time." he said. "However, my good friend Alexander Korda

have and

been corresponding, and there is a possibility that I may direct a pleture or two in London before I return to Hollywood."

It is noteworthy that Marlene Dietrich, whose nume rocketed to stardom under von Sternberg's able direction, is making a film for Alexander Korda. Possibility is (although von Sternberg wouldn't admit it) that he will direct a Dietrich pleture for London films.

Von Sternberg in full of enthusiasm for Hongkong, but deplores the lack of publicity.

or

"What your country needs is one two good Hollywood publicity

agents," were his parting words."

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CAPE D'Agullar's new 314- klowatt short-waver, which will carry "Voice of Ilongkong" lo every corner of the world, is already on the air. Test trans- missions have been carried out for past week on 10 metres, reports have been received from- many outside centres, telling of greatly improved reception, per-: fect

modulation. New transmitter, fristalled on recommendation of recent Trade Commission, is for express pur- DORE of touristically boosting Hongkong to outside world. Transmissions will be duplicates of present ZDW programmes, which Indleates that BOMO pepping-up will be needed at ZBW If outside listeners are to maintain ZCK as one of their favourites once novelty has worn of.