A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: The Opium Case
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1915-12-10
Summary:

Mr. Hazeland heard further evidence in the case in which Edmund Walter Hickrath, 31, merchant, of England, Ethel Rearden, 37, widow, of New York, and Madam Emich Delcaire, 32, of France. The witness did not know that the defendant was posing as a cinematograph proprietor.

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Headline: The Opium Case
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1915-12-16
Summary:

Mr. Hazeland heard further evidence in the case in which Edmund Walter Hickrath, 31, merchant, of England, Ethel Rearden, 37, widow, of New York, and Madam Emich Delcaire, 32, of France. A witness said Cohen told her the boxes contained cinema films.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1918-01-09
Summary:

Mr D. Rodrigues, manager of the Far Eastern Film Service (Metro Pictures) has opened an office in Hongkong. His first film 'The Great Secret' featuring Frances Bushman, will be shown at the Victoria Theatre next week. Other pictures of the Metro series will be shown. Other pictures of…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1919-09-25 - 1919-09-26
Summary:

Metro presents Ethel Barrymore in the beautiful 7-part gypsy drama, 'The Call of Her People' at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1919-09-27 - 1919-09-27
Summary:

Metro presents Ethel Barrymore in the beautiful 7-part gypsy drama, 'The Call of Her People' at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m. Tomorrow, Sunday at 5 and 9.15 p.m., 'New York' and 'Max Wants a Divorce.' Usual prices. Booking at Robinson's.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1920-01-01 - 1920-01-01
Summary:

A British enterprise claims Britons' support at the greatest British festival. Four shows a day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday, January 1st, at 2.30 p.m., Harold Lockwood in 'The Haunted Pajamas'; at 5.15 p.m., Dorothy Phillips in 'The Heart of Humanity'; at…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-10-27 - 1921-10-29
Summary:

Thursday to Saturday, Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore in 'The Kingdom of Youth,' Vanity Fair Girls in 'Oh, Promise Me' and Charlie Chaplin in the Topical Budget.

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-10-27 - 1921-10-27
Summary:

Tonight at the Coronet, Rolin's delightful comedy, 'Oh, Promise Me,' starring Eddie Boland and the Vanity Fair Girls, and 'The Kingdom of Youth' featuring Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore. It is showing until Saturday at the Coronet. Picture included.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-11-11
Summary:

A group of American star movie actresses are today the best known public figures in England, Siddons and Rachel and our adorable Ellen Terry. Our English film producers were cruelly disadvantaged by the war and have scarcely yet recovered from its disabilities and restrictions. Elsie Ferguson,…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-12-01
Summary:

Ethel Clayton appeared last night at the Hongkong Theatre in the drama 'The Web of Desire.' Besides, the comedy 'From London to Laramic' [sic], in which Harold Lloyd has the main part, will be screened. Lastly, the final episodes of the serial film 'The Lion Man'…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-12-14 - 1921-12-16
Summary:

Tonight at 5.15 and 9.15, Ethel Clayton in 'Man's Woman' and Harold Lloyd in 'The Marathon.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1921-12-15
Summary:

Harold Lloyd appears at the Hongkong Theatre in 'The Marathon' which is a comedy. The drama 'Man's Woman,' featuring Ethel Clayton, is indeed a masterpiece of cinema art. The Toto comedy, 'Nipped in the Rud,' completes the programme for the weekend.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-02-07 - 1922-02-09
Summary:

Today at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m. performances, Ethel Clayton in the new adaption for the screen of C. M. S. McLellan's 'Leah Kleschna,' 'The Girl Who Came Back.' 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. performances, 10 and 11 episodes of 'Diamond Queen' featuring Eileen Sedgwick.…

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Headline: Flickers
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-04-14
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-05-26