A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
Displaying 1 - 20 of 22
1
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-14 - 1923-05-14
Summary:

Today only at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Alice Brady in 'The Indestructible Wife.' At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward' episodes 1 and 2. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

2
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-15 - 1923-05-16
Summary:

Tuesday and Wednesday (15th and 16th May) at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Lewis J. Selznick presents Willard Mack's 'The Valley of Doubt.' At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Francis Ford and Ella Hall in 'The Great Reward' episodes 1 and 2. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

3
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-17 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

Thursday to Saturday (17th to 19th May) at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Wanda Hawley in 'Too Much Wife.' At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward,' Thursday and Friday, episodes 1 and 2; Saturday to Tuesday, episodes 3 and 4. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

4
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-21 - 1923-05-21
Summary:

Today only at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Realart Pictures presents Bebe Daniels in 'The Speed Girl.' At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Francis Ford and Ella Hall in 'The Great Reward' episodes 3 and 4. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

5
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-22 - 1923-05-23
Summary:

Tuesday and Wednesday (22nd and 23rd May) at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., William Fox presents Pearl White in 'Beyond Price.' At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward,' Tuesday, episodes 3 and 4; Wednesday, episodes 5 and 6. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

6
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-24 - 1923-05-26
Summary:

Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th May at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Pauline Frederick in 'The Mistress of Shenstone.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Francis Ford and Ella Hall in 'The Great Reward' episodes 5 and 6. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

7
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-28 - 1923-05-28
Summary:

Today only at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Gladys Brockwell and Stuart Holmes in 'Paid Back.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward' episodes 7 and 8. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

8
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-29 - 1923-05-30
Summary:

Today and tomorrow only at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., May McAvoy in 'The Virginia Courtship.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Francis Ford and Ella Hall in 'The Great Reward' episodes 7 and 8. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

9
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-05-31 - 1923-06-02
Summary:

Thursday 31st May to Saturday 2nd June at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., R. C. Pictures Corporation presents 'A Wife's Awakening.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Francis Ford and Ella Hall in 'The Great Reward' episodes 9 and 10. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

10
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-06-04 - 1923-06-04
Summary:

Today only at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., William Fox presents Buck Jones in 'Get Your Man.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward' episodes 11 and 12. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

11
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-06-05 - 1923-06-06
Summary:

Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th June at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Robertson-Cole presents Billie Rhodes in 'The Girl of My Dreams.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward' episodes 11 and 12. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

12
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-06-07 - 1923-06-09
Summary:

Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th, June at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., William Fox presents William Farnum in 'The Conqueror.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward,' Thursday, episodes 11 and 12; Friday and Saturday, episodes 13 and 14. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

13
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-06-11 - 1923-06-11
Summary:

Today at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., Robertson-Cole presents H. D. [sic] Warner in 'A Fugitive From Matrimony.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Great Reward' episodes 13 and 14. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

14
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-07-16 - 1923-07-17
Summary:

Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th July at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., Lois Wilson supported by Jack Mulhall and Ralph Lewis in 'Broad Daylight.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Helen Holmes in 'The Fatal Fortune' episodes 1 and 2. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

15
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-07-18 - 1923-07-21
Summary:

Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st July at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., William Fox presents Thomas Carrigan in 'Checkers,' a Fox special pictures in 7 parts. 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Helen Holmes in 'The Fatal Fortune' episodes 1 and 2. Booking at the Theatre.

16
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-07-23 - 1923-07-24
Summary:

Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th July at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m., May McAvoy in 'A Homespun Vamp.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Helen Holmes in 'The Fatal Fortune' episodes 5 and 6. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

17
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-07-25 - 1923-07-28
Summary:

Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th July at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., a Robertson-Cole super-special, 'Good Women,' Gasnier's greatest society drama, with an all-star cast headed by Rosemary Theby and Hamilton Revelle. 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Helen Holmes in 'The Fatal Fortune,'…

18
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-07-30 - 1923-07-31
Summary:

Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July at 5.15 p.m and 9.15 p.m., Bebe Daniels in 'Ducks and Drakes.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Fatal Fortune' episodes 9 and 10. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

19
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-08-06 - 1923-08-07
Summary:

Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th August at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., Miss DuPont in 'The Golden Gallows.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Fatal Fortune' episodes 13 and 14. Usual prices. Booking at the Theatre.

20
Headline: World Theatre: Phone. 1337, Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-08-08 - 1923-08-11
Summary:

Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th August at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., Reginald Denny in 'The New Leather Pusher' round 10, 'When Kane Met Abel' and Mary Miles Minter in 'Tillie.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m., 'The Fatal Fortune,' Wednesday and Thursday: 13 and 14; Friday to…