A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1907-09-25
Summary:

Tonight only a special series of pictures will be shown at Weismann's Rooms. The programme will include 'A Slave's Love,' 'The Servant Hypnotist,' 'The Maniac Juggler,' 'The Dancing Swine,' 'The Nurse's Strike,' ' The Red…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1907-10-05
Summary:

New pictures will be shown in Weismann's Rooms tonight, including: 'Life of Marie Antoinette,' 'The Hen with the Golden Eggs,' 'The Opium Smoker' and others of serious and comic characters.

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1907-10-19
Summary:

Cinematograph Pathe at Weismann's Rooms will put on a new set of pictures, include 'A Pair of Boots Please,' 'Cock Fighting in Seville,' 'Private Atkins minds the Baby,' 'The Fortune,' 'A Tragic Moment,' 'A Daring Maid,' 'The…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1912-04-13
Summary:

Mr R. H. Stephenson, the popular manager of the Bijou, Scenic Theatre, has secured an interesting new programme of pictures which will be shown tonight. They include 'The Opium Smoker,' which is a most realistic nautical drama, as well as several comic films, include 'The Aligator…

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Headline: The Cinemas
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1912-04-18
Summary:

Hongkong has had little cause to complain of lack of entertainment for many months past, yet through it all the Victoria and Bijou Cinemagraphs have maintained their own as attractions and seldom fail to draw large houses. At the Victoria, the Quealys made success, while the sisters Price were…

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Headline: Bijou Theatre
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1913-05-12
Summary:

At the Bijou, Miss Violet Bonnet is delighting all comers with her songs, and the pictures are good. They include another funny Max Linder episode and a new and highly sensational Nick Winter story. The Pathe Gazette and Gaumont Graphic both contain some fine photographs of events in Europe and…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1913-09-24
Summary:

An excellent programme has been arranged for the entertainment of patrons of the Bijou, especially on Miss Carlyn Phillips and Miss Violet Elbe. The pictorial portion of the programme has been most carefully selected and includes Pathe's Gazette of world happenings and a famous Nick Winter…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1913-09-26
Summary:

Miss Carlyn Philips and Miss Violet Elbe (the Raggedy Two), are immensely popular with the patrons of the Bijou. They have nice songs, costumes, and dance. The programme at the Bijou this week is an exceptionally good one, consisting of a Pathe Gazette and a 'Nick Winter' film in three…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1915-05-29
Summary:

The Bijou Theatre screens the famous Edison 'talking pictures' for a few nights. 'Artist Love' and 'Modern Satan'[sic] are also worth seeing.

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Headline: Bijou Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1915-05-31
Summary:

The Bijou Theatre is putting on a fine programme including the Edison Kinetaphone [sic], 'Artist Love' and 'Madame Satan'[sic] which is drawing very good houses.