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: 1923-05-09
Summary:

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…

122
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-10 - 1923-05-10
Summary:

At the Coronet: Today at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Anita Stewart in 'Virtuous Wives.' At the Star: Today at 5.30 and 9.15, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

123
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-11 - 1923-05-12
Summary:

Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15, Blasco Ibanez's 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

124
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-11
Summary:

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…

125
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-14 - 1923-05-14
Summary:

Owing to the tremendous demand for seats, 'The Four Horsemen' will be shown for three more days.

126
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-14 - 1923-05-15
Summary:

The Coronet: Today, tomorrow and Wednesday at 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., last three nights of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' The Star: Tonight till Wednesday at 5.30 and 9.15 p.m., the film sensational, 'Dangerous Hours.'

127
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-15 - 1923-05-16
Summary:

Tonight and tomorrow at 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., last two night of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' May 16 Remarks: Comment from Evening Dispatch included.

128
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-15
Summary:

Including a party from Government House, well over two thousand people have seen the film version of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' which the Coronet management is screening. And of this number, there can have been few for whom it was not a revelation in motion picture…

129
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-16 - 1923-05-16
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., for the last time, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' The Star: At 5.30 and 9.15 p.m., today only, the film sensational, 'Dangerous Hours.'

130
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-31 - 1923-05-31
Summary:

It shows Norma Talmadge at her best! It was proclaimed both in England and America the outstanding picture of 1922. It has pleased everybody that has seen it! The theme is such that it can only be adequately expressed upon the screen! It stands with 'Way Down East' and 'The Four…

131
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-07
Summary:

Man-Woman-Marriage,' the film which drew packed houses to the Coronet Theatre every night for a week last summer, is again to be screened in Hongkong. It is a production which bears comparison with such masterpieces as 'The Four Horsemen and 'Intolerance.' Dorothy Phillips…

132
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-23
Summary:

(By 'X. Y. Z.' for S. C. M. Post) The writer thinks that pictures are more powerful than pen and even the sword. The pictorial presentation of the emotions makes a far wider and more vivid appeal than the written story. However, often it has been prostituted to the basest form of…

133
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-25 - 1923-06-28
Summary:

Friday, June 29 at 2.30, 5.30 and 9.15, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

134
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-26
Summary:

Twin Beds,' the film version of the farce comedy stage success of the same name, commenced at the Coronet yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Carter de Haven, who are sponsoring as well as starring in the production, have produced a truly refreshing comedy. Those who missed witnessing the screening of…

135
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29 - 1923-06-29
Summary:

Positively for one day only, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' with the full musical score. Admission: 2.30 p.m., $1.00 and 50 cents; 5.15 p.m., $1.50 and 80 cents; 9.15 p.m., $2.00 and $1.00. Come and test our new cooling plant and let us know what you think about it.

136
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29 - 1923-06-29
Summary:

The film and the music. Today at 2.30, 5.15 and 9.15, for one day only, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

137
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29
Summary:

Today is the last chance residents will get of seeing the screening of the wonderful masterpiece, 'The Four Horsemen,' in Hongkong. Mr. Ray has decided to show the film again. It is a film that will live, and there are some who even prefer it to 'Intolerance.' 'The Four…

138
Headline: Pathe-Baby
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-08-08 - 1923-08-22
Summary:

Pathe-Baby will amuse and instruct your children, entertain yourself and your friends. $60.00. Non-inflammable films $1.50. More than 400 subjects with Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and ‘Snub' Pollard. Also scientific, scenic and topical films. Demonstration and sale: Hongkong Hotel…

139
Headline: Pathe
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-08-27 - 1923-08-27
Summary:

Think what your home will be like when Pathe-Baby takes its place there with its boundless educational possibilities as well as its power of entertainment: your children will be captivated by the living lessons of the screen which will make them realize what they are taught at school: Niagara…

140
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-09-12 - 1923-11-28
Summary:

It has been built like a precise machine, and no pain, trouble, or time have been spared to present you a perfect machine working with mathematical regularity and projecting a clear and sharp picture for the enjoyment of yourself and your family. Pathe-Baby, films will not burn, on sale at A.…