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It is easy to understand why Mr. R. H. Stephenson, or 'Bob' Stephenson as his intimates call him, the popular lessee and manager of the Bijou Scenic Theatre, is looking forward with such pleasurable anticipation to his forthcoming trip to Australia. The Bijou closes down after this…
Good pictures and good dancing are the attractions at the Bijou Scenic Theatre. Miss Chinita Zerega will stay on the programme this week. Max Linder is also being a strong favourite and an entertainment in himself. The Theatre presents a fresh appearance since its redecoration and a multiplicity…
Max Linder's and other films continue to interest good houses at the Bijou Scenic Theatre. 'A Chequered Wooing' forms an attractive series.
A Magistrate's Honour' was shown in Bijou. A couple of Max Linder pictures round out the bill. Performance by Bert Flatt.
An epic tale of surging passion sweeping from the wide plains of the Argentine, through the fascinating frivolities of pre-war Paris, into the blazing turmoil of the German invasion of Northern France, will be unfolded on Monday at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, in 'The Four Horsemen of the…
Holding its own with the best of D. W. Griffith's productions and possessing an even greater significance, the film version of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' which is being screened at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, today for the first time. Readers of the novel by Vicente…
Some excellent films have been shown in Hongkong from time to time but surely nothing finer in its way than the film version of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' which crowded audiences saw for the first time at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, yesterday. The plot of the widely read…
One opinion has it that the scenes dealing with the hero's youth which occur in the first part of the film version of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' which crowded audiences are seeing at the Star Theatre in Kowloon just now, could easily have been cut out. It has been…
For the rest of the week, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' which has been screened with such pronounced success at the Star Theatre in Kowloon, is to be shown at the Coronet. The novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez upon which the picture is based deals with the life story of an ardent…
Not to be outdone by the other cinema houses which are showing big films this week, the Star Theatre, catering specially for Kowloon residents, offers a very big picture this evening. 'The Conquering Power' is its name, and when the fact has been told that it was made by the same…
12 capacity weeks on Broadway were not enough to take care of the crowds eager to see the sensational super photoplay, 'Enemies of Women,' and arrangements were made to continue the run indefinitely at the Cameo Theatre. The crowds were thrilled and entertained by the many beautiful…
Cinema patrons have nothing to grumble at the fare recently, and now, provided for them, particularly at the Coronet and Star Theatres. At the former, we have Douglas Fairbanks probably the most popular of all male screen artists. At the Star, we have Rudolph Valentino who is rapidly coming to…
Ladies Must Live' is an intriguing title for a moving picture and it can safely be said that the curiosity excited in this respect will not be disappointed when 'Ladies Must Live' comes to the Star Theatre this evening. 'Ladies Must Live' is the last picture made by the…