165 members of the staff of the British American Tobacco Company were present on Dec. 21 at the first staff dinner of the company, given in honour of Sir Hugo and Lady Cunliffe-Owen, now visiting Shanghai. They were present in Carlton ballroom and in addition to the dinner and toasts, an…

Commendable enterprise on the part of the B. A. T. Cinema photographers resulted in moving pictures of Captain D'Oisy's arrival at Kiang-wan being screened at the Carlton Theatre in Shanghai last Tuesday night. The photographers did not reach their studio until 6 o'clock and they…

Manager Hugo, of The Star Theatre informed that the big picture 'Enemies of Women' is showing next week. The story was written by Blasco Ibanez, the author of 'The Four Horsemen.' The picture is coming here direct from its most phenomenal run at The Carlton, Shanghai, where…

Report from 'Shanghai Mercury' – Great excitement was caused in the Apollo Theatre, Shanghai, on the night of May 20 when one of the patrons discovered a large water snake, which was proved to be harmless and was removed.

Shanghai, June 15 – The trustees have decided not to rebuild the Lyceum Theatre. They will meet the Fire Department's demands.

Extensive alterations and improvements are being made upon the Lyceum Theatre at Shanghai, which has often been described as the best theatre in the Far East. The N. C. Daily News concludes: 'Safety has been attended to in its fire-exits, comfort in the many ways.' It is a pity the…

Shanghai, Nov 27 – Mr. Bernard Goldenberg, Manager of the Victoria Cinema, was found dead in his room. It is believed that the murderer escaped after removing a valuable diamond ring, worth $900, from the body. He was the Manager of the Ramos amusement. Ramos Bros. leased the old Victoria…

Reports from the North tell of phenomenal business for the cinemas that have been so fortunate as to secure Charlie Chaplin's wonderful comedy, 'The Kid.' In Shanghai, it crowded the Victoria Theatre for two weeks.

Phenomenal business has been experienced by Northern cinemas fortunate enough to secure Charlie Chaplin's wonderful comedy, 'The Kid,' according to reports received locally. In Shanghai, it crowded the Victoria Theatre for two weeks at $2 per seat, and after a further four nights…

Shanghai papers give further particulars of the murder of Mr. Bernard Goldenberg, Manager of the Victoria Theatre. The case is regarded as one of the most difficult yet handled by the local police in which a foreigner is concerned.

(To the Editor, S. C. M. Post) I feel bound to reply to Unklutch's latest sneer at 'so-called super-productions.' The pictures for which the Coronet increased prices during the past twelve months were: 'Way Down East,' 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Intolerance…

Hongkong is indeed far behind Shanghai, by comparing City Hall to other theatres in Shanghai.

The managers of the Commercial Press Co., Ld., Shanghai are now at work on a new development for the good of their employees. The moving picture department is one of the most interesting of the new features.

Shanghai, Nov 30 – The police have established the fact that threats had been made against the life of the late Mr. Goldenberg, Manager of the Victoria Cinema, who was recently murdered.

The British American Tobacco Company are taking pictures of happenings in the Orient and they will be shown at the Coronet and Star Theatre. A film was taken of the Shanghai Races. At the same performance a picture which has been delighting Kowloon audience, 'Puppets of Fate,' with…

Is it legal for an exhibitor on films in Shanghai to show a picture, the Chinese rights for which are already in the hands of another local firm of distributors? Asks the N.C.D. News. The question was raised in movie circles last July when the Ramos Amusement, Ld., the proprietors of the Olympic…

Hongkong is not the only port in the Far East that is in need of a new theatre. Our City Hall building has been the object of many a sarcastic reference and it really is time something was done in the matter. The Lyceum Theatre in Shanghai is a much more suitable building than our own, but…

In Shanghai, a new open-air moving picture theatre, the Alhambra, at 119 Range Road, between N. Szechuen and Honan Roads, was opened on July 10. The new theatre, under the management of Mr. Richard Bell, has a seating capacity of 2,000 and offers all seating space at 40 and 70 cents.

Business ties held prisoners in Hongkong, many people who would like to have gone up to Shanghai for the Spring races. These people will be able to discover from the unique film of the event which finds inclusion in the Star Theatre's new programme today. Taken for the British-American…

A bomb was thrown into the theatre of the New World building, Shanghai.