A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-08 - 1917-01-08
Summary:

Grand Band and Comedy Night; Coming film: 'The Greed' and 'The Iron Claw'

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Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-09 - 1917-01-11
Summary:

Screening of 'The Greed'; Coming film: 'Iron Claw'

3
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-16 - 1917-01-16
Summary:

Screening of 'The Greed' (3rd and 4th episodes); Interesting: 'Pathe's British Gazette' and 'Making A Great Newspaper'; Comics: 'Mother-In-Laws Return', 'Home Breaking Hound' (Keystone) and 'Mary Jane Does The Grand'

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Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-17 - 1917-01-18
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'The Greed' (3rd and 4th episodes); Interesting: 'Pathe's British Gazette' and 'Making A Great Newspaper'; Comics: 'Mother-In-Laws Return', 'Home Breaking Hound' (Keystone) and 'Mary Jane Does The Grand'

5
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-22 - 1917-01-22
Summary:

Grand Band and Comedy Night; Screening of Pathe's 'Iron Claw' (5th & 6th episodes); Keystone and other Comics; Coming film: 'The Greed'

6
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-23 - 1917-01-23
Summary:

Screening of 'The Greed' (5th and 6th episodes), Pathe's Gazette, Comic and other interesting films

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Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-25 - 1917-01-25
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'The Greed' (5th and 6th episodes), Pathe's Gazette, Comic and other interesting films

8
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-29 - 1917-01-29
Summary:

Grand Band and Comedy Night; Screening of 'Iron Claw' (7th & 8th episodes); Coming film: 'The Greed'

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Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-30 - 1917-01-30
Summary:

Screeening of 'The Greed' (7th & 8th episodes); 'The Great War', 'Pathe's British Gazette', 'Customs of the Anamese; Comics: 'The Bear Skin' and 'A Vague Suspicion'; Coming film: 'The Daughter of the People' and 'Iron…

10
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-31 - 1917-01-31
Summary:

Tonight: Screeening of 'The Greed' (7th & 8th episodes); 'The Great War', 'Pathe's British Gazette', 'Customs of the Anamese; Comics: 'The Bear Skin' and 'A Vague Suspicion'; Coming film: 'The Daughter of the People' and…

11
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-02-06 - 1917-02-06
Summary:

Screening of 'Greed' (9th & 10th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette and Various Comics; Coming film: 'Business As Usual'

12
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-02-07 - 1917-02-07
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'Greed' (9th & 10th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette and Various Comics; Coming film: 'Business As Usual'

13
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-02-13 - 1917-02-13
Summary:

Screening of 'Greed' (11th & 12th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette and Various Comics

14
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-02-14 - 1917-02-14
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'Greed' (11th & 12th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette and Various Comics

15
Headline: Victoria Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-02-20 - 1917-02-21
Summary:

Screening of 'Greed' (13th & 14th episodes); Coming film: 'Father John' and 'Via Wireless'

16
Headline: The China Mail Advertisement 1918-12-02
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1918-12-02 - 1918-12-03
Summary:

Fox Kiddie Features' is ready for presentation by the producer, William Fox. The first film of the cinema will be 'Jack and the Beanstalk.'

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Headline: Hong Kong Telegraph Advertisement 1918-12-04
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

William Fox, the producer, has taken this great new step. The 'Fox Kiddie Features' are ready for presentation, and the first of these, 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' will soon be before Hongkong cinema-goers.

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Headline: South China Morning Post Advertisement 1918-12-04
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

Moving pictures for children were inevitable from the very moment moving pictures were invented; but it has been part of the normal course of things that they should not have been actually made until this time. Only the very best that the world can produce is to be laid before the sincerely…

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Headline: The China Mail Advertisement 1918-12-04
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

Jack and the Beanstalk' is the first picture for the Kiddies. The main cast of the film are children and only a few grown people acted as parents.

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Headline: Hong Kong Telegraph Advertisement 1918-12-06
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1918-12-06 - 1918-12-07
Summary:

There are some tales that above others have a universal appeal to the young. One of the first to arise in the minds of children is 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' and this Mr. Fox has chosen for the first of his 'Pictures for the Kiddies.'