Every night at 7.00 and 9.00 o'clock; matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. World's pictures, exhibition of club swinging, Mr. A. Collins, cornet soloist Mr. Elliott and Mr. Stephenson, a dramatic humourist. 7 p.m. 50, 30, and 20 cents; 9 p.m. $1.00, 70 and 40 cents; special…
Every night at 7.00 and 9.00 o'clock; matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. World's pictures; vaudeville performance from Miss A. M. Carrington, contralto balladist, Mr. F. Burgess, exhibition of sword swinging, and Mr. R. H. Stephenson, dramatic humourist; look out for Vera…
The Victoria Theatre at an enormous expense has procured the services of Mr. A. Lauro, the eminent cinematograph film producer, who has arrived by the French Mail for the purpose of taking pictures of the Coronation events during the week. These pictures will be shown at the Victoria Theatre.…
Mr. G. P. Lammert will sell the Scenic Railway by public auction at noon tomorrow.
The inadvisability of allowing the reproduction, on the cinematograph screen, of scenes which the generality of folk regard as far too sacred for exhibition. We plead for the abolition of license but for the preservation of rational liberty and latitude. Mr. G. A. Redford, has now been entrusted…
Mr. G. A. Redford is engaged in organising the British Board of Film Censors, of which he is the director. An office had been established for the reproduction of films. The Censorship would extend all over Great Britain. There was a great advantage in having cooperation with the manufactures.…
The kinetophone is Mr. Thomas A. Edison's latest invention. Hong Kong will be able to see it in the evening of the 23rd. at the Theatre Royal. He took a newspaperman to his experimental theatre and explained that the kernel was the absolute synchronisation of the movements in the motion…
The new programme at the Hippodrome at Causeway Bay attracted a good house last night. Miss Merie did a particularly graceful equestrian turn. Signor Serra's performances, the double vaulting act of the Sister Mariani, and the Spanish dances given by some of the other ladies of the company…
There was a good attendance at the Victoria Theatre last night and an excellent programme was offered, including the dramatic film 'A Rogue of the Turf.' Misses Raynor and Montez are still in great demand. On Friday the 28th, a complimentary benefit will be given to Mr. P. Madariaga,…
The successor to Mr. Madariaga, Senior P. Villaverde, made his first appearance at the Victoria Theatre as pianist and conductor on Saturday last. The drama screened last night 'The Wreck of the Aurora' was particularly interesting. Kinetophone is soon to be introduced at the Victoria…
The Punjabis' band under Mr. Newman played at the Victoria on Saturday night. The pictures were good as ever. Dare performed. There will be another gala performance next Friday night. The film 'Britannicus' will be shown. Dares, Mr. Harry Relph, Mr. A. England, Mr. McArdle, Mr.…
Some students in St. John's Hall organized two gala nights for Monday and Tuesday next in behalf of those stricken by the floods in and around Canton. Up-to-date cinematograph films are to be shown, while eminent artists including Mrs. Marley, Mr. England, Professor Gonzalez, and his band,…
The new programme at the Victoria Theatre is the most excellent one. It contains two complete episodes from Sir A. Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes,' two sets of very fine war pictures, various comics, and probably one of the best life pictures.
The Victoria Theatre management last night gave a successful entertainment under the patronage the Hon. the Captain Superintendent of Police, to the Hong Kong Police Reserves – 50 percent of the gross proceeds going towards the Police Reserves' band fund. The Band, under Mr, Da Costa,…
On Mar 18, 1st series of the daring and sensational feature 'The Extraordinary Adventures' [sic] in 4 parts; 'Saturnin Farandoul' from the celebrated Italian novel of A. Robida; also the magnificent drama 'The Gipsy's Daughter' in 3 parts.
Tonight, a special item 'Black Box Mystery' [sic] in 15 episodes by E. P. Oppenheim, England's great mystery fiction writer, played by the British film favourite Henry Rawlinson and Anna Little.
The Friday, Saturday and Sunday programme at the Victoria Theatre was as well patronised as such an excellent bill of fare deserved to be. The Pathe Gazette was a particularly good one and the special war pictures beyond praise. The centre-piece was a beautifully staged romantic play: 'The…
The entertainment at the Victoria Theatre last night was one of the best music-hall shown that have been seen here. The Venue Amateur Dramatic Society's performance was attractive. Mr. F. Hickman, Mr. P. Levers, Mr. L. Hatton, Messrs A. King and J. Gray, Mr. S. Martin, Mr. F. Waterman, Mr.…
The entertainment which is to be given under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at the Victoria Theatre on October 12, in aid of the Joint Fund of the St. John Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross Society. The entertainment will be under the distinguished patronage of H. E…
It was evident from the packed condition of the Victoria Theatre last night that local people are prepared to open their purses for no worthy an object as the 'Our Day' Fund. Everybody was there, including H. E. the Governor, Lady and the Misses May and H. E. Major General Ventris and…