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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28,

1937.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

OPENING TO-MORROW WHAT WAS THE SIN OF CRAIG'S WIFE?

Babind drawn cartains the town whispered about her...as sho

·livad her life of sham in s house locked to the worldl

HOSALIND

JOHN

RUSSELL BOLES

IN THE

Pulitzer Prize Play

CRAIG'S WIFE

was the Pulitzer

The ping that sinceridad klate

Prize

are leg bare the

hort of a bazałał wanes zał

ker sua cursumisy passian?

BILLIE BURKE JANE DARWELL DOROTHY WILSON ALMA KRUGER THOMAS MITCHELL From the play by GEORGE KELLY Dhesive by DOROTRY ADINER A COLUMBIA PICTURE

SHE KEEPS THE RIOT SQUAD ON THE JUMPI

“Ginger" Jana is in the Navy now

...and when she starts her mile-

a-minute mischief, the whole'

fleet clears decks for action!

JANE

WITHERS

THE HOLY TERROR

Tingling with

in

ANTHONY MARTIN - LEAH RAY

JOAN DAVIS · EL BRENDEL

new funes... slanting with Jane's Pep.PY..

new dance atapat

Directed by James Tinling Ausszata Producer Juhu Szoma

COMING ATTRACTION

ALHAMBRA

NY.K

CINEMA

NOTES

The charming, magnetic Maurice Chevaller returns to the screen in Columbia's newest musical romance, The Beloved Vagabond," which opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day. He's back as you'll like him, too. The irrepressible, irresistible Chevaller winging his tantalizing French tunes, playing the dramatic role of a lovable vagabond with twinkling comedy and deep understanding. As "Paragot," leader of a famous nomad orchestra, playing here, there and everywhere, with his inseparable companions, Blanquelle and Asticol, superbly play- ed by Margaret Lockwood and Des- mond

Chevalier is completely

The

story, д compact,

musical drama, concerns the adventures of Gaston de Nerac disappointed sultor for the hand of Joanna. Crest-fallen, de Nerac for- sakes his native England for France in an effort to forget. Accompanied by his young prolege, Asticol, they

live the romantle lie

life of vagabonds, Опе I day they encounter 13th French

Deasant girl.

form the Together "Orchestra

stra Paragot," de Nerac, play- Ing the accordion and singing, Ulan- quette dancing and Asticot beating the drums. When de Nerac's romance with Joanna la revived after her hus- hand's death, the happy trio dissolves. he had added one inch 15 his stature Harry Holman, Soledad Jiminez, Her- But the fascination of the open road Off to the Races," Jed Prouty and

V; and five pounds to his weight. is too strong and on the eve of his Spring Byington are again seen as the marriage to Joanna, de Nerne leaves

John Doles and Rosalind Russell, as they appear in "Craig's Wifo," showing at the King's Theatre on Thursday.

Д

freshness

and charm,

that

In man Bing and Florence Fair.

again, this time to remain with Blan-heads of the Jones Family, whose life quete as husband and winter is complicated when Uncle Sim Sum

merville, turns up with his orphan formances of the principals provide mere. Russell Gifsson nisa joins the characterizes the entire story. Direc Joneses, as a romantle interest

posite Shirley Deane. lor Kurt Bernhard has treated the story with whimsical charm, com- bining a delightful romance with a sparkling musical drama,

"Om to te Races"

"In Caliente"

op-

"William Tell"

..

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From the viewpoint of scenic splendour, the picture "Willam Tell which is showing at the Theatre to-day, has had recently, no stretches of virgin superior. Vast snow, lofty ranges of mountains pler- cing the clouds, raging torrents ΟΙ forming water tearing through gigantic "In Caliente," First National's rock openings, make a setting of latest musical, epens at the Majestic rugged "grandeur that suggest only Theatre to-day. Its all star cost is loftiness. As the scenes slide into

Rio, Pat

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his first Jones Family picture, the songs for die Berkeley production from a boat in the midst of a storm two numbers. They include "Muchachs," and his slaying of a governor. Lines six-year-old player has grown

sonit. spoken from the mouths of non-Eng- inches and added five pounds to his "Lady in Red" and the title

June

"In Caliente,"

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