A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1906-05-15
Summary:

The band of the Okayama Orphanage of Japan is to perform in the theatre Royal in order to raise fund for the orphanage. The children had travelled to a lot of countries. In addition there will be thrown on the screen cinematograph pictures of the late Russo-Japanese War and of events in Europe…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-11-02
Summary:

Charlie Chaplin, in the flesh, will be in Hongkong next March, accompanied by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Efforts will also be made to induce D. W. Griffith to join the party. This news was given yesterday by Mr. George Mooser, a well-known play producer and film manager. He is the…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-06-25
Summary:

In the thrilling mystery picture, 'Bavu,' the Universal-Jewel offering at the World Theatre today, there are two wonderful characters in the roles played by Wallace Beery and Estelle Taylor. 'Bavu' was filmed by Universal from Earl Carroll's New York stage success of the…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-17
Summary:

Seldom have the amusement seekers of this vicinity had such an exceptional opportunity for brilliant entertainment as is offering in the latest Warner Bros. Classic of the Screen, 'Broadway After Dark,' which, with a most remarkable constellation of stars, is to be seen here shortly.…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-18
Summary:

Broadway After Dark' is a picture of midnight adventures in New York's region of the Great White Way, scheduled for a five day's run at the World Theatre beginning today. The life of the habitues of Broadway, portrayed in this Warner Bros' Classic of the Screen by a stellar…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-19
Summary:

Broadway After Dark,' the screen version of the Owen Davis melodrama, is shown at the World Theatre today. This Warner Brothers Classic of the Screen is an honest attempt to reveal via the screen the soul of the world's greatest city, to show that beneath the outward glare and glamour…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-20
Summary:

Scenes that beggar description, episodes more bizarre than any found in the Thousand and One Nights, abound in 'Broadway After Dark,' the picture showing at the World Theatre this evening. It was adapted from the Owen Davis play and the cast is headed by such celebrities as Adolphe…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-21
Summary:

The famed Equity Ball, looked forward to by New Yorkers as the biggest event of the year, is reproduced in 'Broadway After Dark,' which is now playing at the World Theatre for today and tomorrow only. In this ball scene, one finds Fred and Dorothy Stone, Mary Eaton, Raymond Hitchcock…