Large crowds are attending the Bijou Theatre. Performances by Miss Vera Ferrace and Mr. Stephenson. The pictures are always up to the standard. The comic film 'How Max Linder Toured Around the World' is specially good. The Empire Cinematograph theatre has also had crowded houses. One…
The popular Bijou, which is now one of the established places of amusement in Hongkong, had another crowded house on Saturday. The pictures have always been kept up to the standard, and the latest, one of Pathe's coloured productions entitled 'The Gipsy's Jealousy,' being…
The programme at the Victoria Theatre includes one of those star pictures which the management has been screening regularly. The film which is run in two parts depicts the siege of Calais, the most interesting stage in the hundred years war. The characters are taken by well-known continental…
There is a photo of Miss May Hallat. She was introduced as the leading female role of 'The Thief,' by great London Production of Sir George Alexander. Mr. Henry Dallas is to present the performance at Victoria Theatre tonight.
The Dallas Comedy Company opened a short season in Hong Kong at the Victoria Theatre. 'The Thief' is from the French of Henri Bernstein, by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, and abound with big possibilities. Mr. Henry Dallas and Miss May Hallett will play the role of injured husband and erring…
The public that patronizes the better class of photoplay houses refuses to tolerate the speculate of sitting through the average vaudeville chaser in order to see a good photoplay. With the Kalem Company spend $100,000 on one photoplay, and $50,000 for several, and with the Edison and Vitagraph…
The Victoria and Bijou Theatres continue to draw fair houses notwithstanding the hot weather. By special request, the dramatic pictures 'On the steps of the Throne' is being reproduced at Victoria on Wednesday. Another very good production is the Eclair film 'The Restitution.…
The Bijou Scenic Theatre's name in French means 'jewel,' by the excellence of its productions. The Theatre is showing several interesting films: 'Round about Cario'; 'Max and the Pancakes'; 'Brighter Star'; and 'Belle of New York.'
Last night's exhibition of talking pictures at the Theatre Royal by means of The Kinetophone, the latest Edison wonder, can be rated a fine success. The pictures were witnessed by a fairly large audience, but the advertising resulting from the pleased patrons of the first performance is…
The East Cinematograph Company, Ltd. has been registered under the Hongkong Companies Ordinance. It is the intention of this Company to build several cinematograph halls in the colony and elsewhere, and a start has been made at Yaumati, where the 'Tai-Yat' (No. 1) hall is already well…
London, Jan. 20. – Cinematograph films representing the various stages and aspects of life in the Army have been produced under the auspices of the War Office. Lord Roberts and 1,000 men of the Aldershot Division witnessed the first production.
Antony and Cleopatra' will be shown at the Victoria Theatre. The production gives a complete outline of the story of Mark Anthony and the whole making presents a thrilling, dramatic picture.
The play 'The Girl on the Film' will be produced and the plot was about the trials and tribulations of a company of cinema artistes. It was also acclaimed as the best Gaiety production.
The Last Days of Pompeii,' Lord Lytton's famous novel, unfolded a story with human interest, splendid costumes, realistic surroundings and perfect details. The production is a masterpiece which must be seen to be appreciated.
Large audiences witnessed the production of 'The Last Days of Pompeii' at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday and Sundays evenings.
The Undying Story of Captain Scott and Animal Life in the Antartica' is a production from actual life. It reveals the Antartic and the lives of Captain Scott who sacrificed their lives. Although there were a few empty seats at the openings, the disappoinment faded soon enough.
A correspondent in Shanghai raises a point about the influence of cinema plays on the young minds and the need for a strict censorship on the products of the film manufacturers.
The Bijou Theatre will show a production in 'The Governor's Double' tonight and the drama 'His Guiding Star' tomorrow whereas Gibson Girls will open on a return visit next week.
Berlin, Oct. 9 – The theatres and concert halls are all open as usual, but the attendance is not large. The war figures largely in the light musical fares, and in the productions at the variety theatres, and the moving-picture places present military films of many kinds.
Bijou Theatre will show 'The Secret of the Mysterious X,' one of the Dansk-Biograf Co's dramatic productions.