A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-05-23 - 1919-05-31
Summary:

The most stupendous attraction ever offered: 'Tarzan of the Apes' to be followed by 'The Romance of Tarzan.' May 24 remarks: 'Tarzan of the Apes' by Edgar Rice Burroughs. May 28 remarks: Film plot included.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-05-24
Summary:

The wide success commanded by Edgar Burroughs' story 'Tarzan and the Apes' [sic] has encouraged the National Film Corporation to make a long step forward in its enterprises by reproducing the story on the screen. The film has since fully justified its existence, and the money it…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-05-26 - 1919-05-31
Summary:

Tonight, 'Tarzan of the Apes.' Price details included. Booking at Robinson's.

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-06-02 - 1919-06-05
Summary:

The Romance of Tarzan,' the concluding chapters of 'Tarzan of the Apes.' Jun 2 remarks: Booking at Robinson's. Price details included.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-06-02
Summary:

The Romance of Tarzan' which presents the concluding chapters of 'Tarzan of the Apes' from the book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, please the eye with the same scenic magnificence that distinguished the first Tarzan film, and in addition provides an even more dramatic and closely-knit…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-07-01 - 1919-07-01
Summary:

Tonight, 'Tarzan of the Apes.' Price and schedule details included. Booking at Robinson's.

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-07-07 - 1919-07-07
Summary:

Tonight, 'The Romance of Tarzan,' being the concluding chapters of 'Tarzan of the Apes.' Popular Prices. Booking at Robinson's.

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-07-30 - 1919-07-31
Summary:

F. Marshall Sanderson will present on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. D. W. Griffith's colossal spectacle 'Intolerance'. The picture that has all the stars: Lillian Gish, Constance Talmadge, Bessie Love, Miriam Cooper and Elmo Lincoln (Tarzan). Sir Herbert Tree - Douglas Fairbanks -…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1919-11-08 - 1919-11-11
Summary:

Hongkong's favourite cinema star Nazimova in 'Toys of Fate.' Booking at Robinson's. November 10 remarks: Ever better than 'Revelation.' Matinee: The 'Tarzan' story complete in 15 reels. November 10 remarks: 'Tarzan of the Apes' and 'The…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1920-01-26 - 1920-01-28
Summary:

Tonight till Thursday, 'A Modern Lorelei!' Lovely scenery! Beautiful girls! Booking at Theatre. January 28 remarks: 7.15 p.m. 'Tarzan of the Apes.'

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-15 - 1922-09-18
Summary:

Tonight, Harold Lloyd in 'A Sailor Made Man.' September 18 Remarks: On page 4, another ad. saying it is a enormous success. All records broken except that for 'The Kid.'

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-15 - 1922-09-16
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15, 'A Sailor Made Man.' Kowloon Theatre: Tonight at 9.15 only, Mary Pickford in 'Heart o' the Hills,' a First National attraction.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-15
Summary:

Unlike the past, when a comedy was nothing but a mad fight pursued through a thousand feet of film by an infuriated mob, nowadays a comedian has to content himself with just such a situation as any ordinary person might find himself in. Harold Lloyd is a prime example of this new cult of…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-16
Summary:

Yesterday, Coronet Theatre screened the four-reel Harold Lloyd comedy 'A Sailor-Made Man.' The picture conveys the idea of destruction after a typhoon.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-18 - 1922-09-18
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15, 'A Sailor Made Man,' and film of the Swatow Disaster. Kowloon Theatre: Tonight at 9.15 only, 'The Revenge of Tarzan,' not a serial.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-19 - 1922-09-19
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15, 'A Sailor Made Man,' and film of the Swatow Disaster. Kowloon Theatre: Tonight at 5.45 & 9.15, for one day only, Frank Keenan in the 'Midnight Stage.' Special matinee at 5.45.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-19
Summary:

Coronet Theatre has decided to screen the four-reel Harold Lloyd comedy 'A Sailor-Made Man' for one extra day. The screening of 'The Girl in the Taxi' has been postponed to tomorrow.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-09-22 - 1922-09-23
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15, original cast in 'The Girl in the Taxi.' Kowloon Theatre: Tonight at 9.15, tomorrow at 5.45 and 9.15, Harold Lloyd in 'A Sailor Made Man.'

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1923-04-10 - 1923-04-10
Summary:

The Coronet: Showing till Wed. at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Nazimova in 'A Doll's House.' The Star: Tue. & Wed. at 5.30 and 9.15, 'Double Bill,' Robert Warwick in 'An Adventure in Hearts,' and 'A Sailor Made Man.'

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1923-04-11 - 1923-04-11
Summary:

The Coronet: Wed. to Mon. at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Max Linder in 'The Three Must Get Theres.' The Star: Tue. & Wed. at 5.30 and 9.15, 'Double Bill,' Robert Warwick in 'An Adventure in Hearts,' and 'A Sailor Made Man.'