A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1922-07-29
Summary:

The last screening of 'Everywoman' will take place at the Coronet on Sunday. Monday will have Blanche Sweet and Harold Lloyd in a tip-top comedy and a film of 1922 Derby with a slow motion picture of the finish.

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1922-07-31
Summary:

The winning of Captain Cuttle in 1922 Derby just arrived and is being screened as on the items in Coronet Theatre today. The rest of the programme included 'Her Unwilling Husband' starring Blanche Sweet and there is also Harold Lloyd in 'Now or Never.'

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1922-07-31
Summary:

Today, Coronet Theatre is going to screen the famous 1922 Derby which was won by Captain Cuttle. The Theatre will also present two comedies, 'Her Unwilling Husband,' starring Blanche Sweet and 'Now or Never,' starring Harold Lloyd.

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-10-27
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Headline: Carol Dempster
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-10-27
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-09
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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1923-11-14
Summary:

Tomorrow, Coronet Theatre will be screening David W. Griffith's production entitled 'The Love Flower.' The film features Richard Bartholmess [sic].

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-11-15
Summary:

D. W. Griffiths latest production 'The Love Flower,' is now at the Coronet. The film starred Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster. Film plot included.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-15
Summary:

The Coronet is playing up to its reputation for good pictures. Tonight it offers David Griffith's latest, 'The Love Flower.' The theme deals with the wonderful love of a daughter for her heart-broken father. Herbert Rawlinson [sic] has the main part. Film synopsis included.

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-11-16
Summary:

The new film at the Coronet, featuring Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster, is a powerful drama, presented in the masterful David Wark Griffith fashion. Film plot included.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-16
Summary:

The Coronet is playing up to its reputation for good pictures. Tonight it offers David Griffith's latest, 'The Love Flower.' The theme deals with the wonderful love of a daughter for her heart-broken father. The film is from the pen of Ralph Stock, the famous author of 'The…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-11-17
Summary:

The Lover Flower,' a romance made by D. W. Griffith, will be shown for two more days in the Coronet. On Monday, Jack Pickford's 'Garrison's Finish' will be next.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1923-11-17
Summary:

Coronet Theatre is going to screen the D. W. Griffith production entitled 'The Love Flower,' for two more days. On the other hand, tomorrow, Star Theatre will be screening 'Salome.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-17
Summary:

Richard Barthelmess is the star of 'The Love Flower,' the film now showing at the Coronet. Carol Dempster has the part of a young girl who takes a solemn oath to murder her father's enemies. To set off the strong story, there are some lovely tropical 'shots,' which help…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-04-30
Summary:

Cinema-goers must laugh their last laugh over Buster Keaton in 'The Scarecrow' and sigh their last sigh over Lon Chaney in 'Nomads of the North' this evening for these two excellent pictures will have been replaced tomorrow by the great Universal picture 'The Hunchback…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1924-05-01
Summary:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame' is probably the most expensive picture ever made, and is now showing at the Coronet Theatre. This is based on a famous story by Victor Hugo. Lon Chaney needed half hour each day to make up as the Hunchback. The other cast members include Ernest Torrence and…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1924-05-01
Summary:

Coronet Theatre is currently screening 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' this evening. The story is inspired by Victor Hugo's famous classic 'Notre-Dame de Paris' and presents a vivid picture of Paris in the Middle Ages. One of the wonders of the film is the exhibition of…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-01
Summary:

Victor Hugo was eminent as one of the greatest dramatic poet of his day before he gave to the world, in 1831, his great tragic romance, 'Notre Dame de Paris,' the magnificent film version of which comes to the Coronet Theatre this evening under its original title of 'The Hunchback…

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Headline: Hongkong Nights
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-02
Summary:

The new Queen's Theatre, erected by the Hongkong Engineering and Construction Company, is an example of what the Colony can do to provide for the comfort of the theatre-going population. Nor are there many theatres in the Far East much better than our maligned municipal venture – the…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1924-05-03
Summary:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame' is now showing at the Coronet Theatre. This is based on a famous story by Victor Hugo. Film plot included.