A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1905-04-29
Summary:

Lum Hing, of Canton, arrived in HongKong on Thursday morning to hunt for a job. He failed, however, and the same night walked straight in to the Ko Shing Theatre with an 'I am the world' gaze on his countenance. He was stopped by the ticket-collector, and asked for his ticket. Hing has…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-03-06 - 1909-03-08
Summary:

Special star engagement of Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-03-10 - 1909-03-18
Summary:

Great success of special star engagement of Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-03-19 - 1909-03-22
Summary:

The celebrated comedy duo and unparalleled dancers, Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-03-23 - 1909-03-29
Summary:

The celebrated comedy duo and unparalleled dancers, Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie, change of programmes every 2 days

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-03-30 - 1909-05-01
Summary:

The celebrated comedy duo and unparalleled dancers, Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie, and Miss Hilda, change of programmes every 2 days

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-05-07 - 1909-05-08
Summary:

Performanace by the famous comedy duo and expert dancers. Steve Adson & Thorne Jessie. With several new, realistic, comic and sensational moving pictures

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1909-05-07
Summary:

Sketch artistes Steve Adson and Jessie Thorne would be tendered a farewell benefit, and as this popular comedy team has been nightly amusing and entertaining crowded houses at this popular place of amusement, they should be accorded a bumper house. There are also the latest and most up-to-date…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-02-01
Summary:

Daniel Murphy, the oldest inmate of Greenville Prison, refused to accept a pardon after spending nearly 30 years in prison. Three years ago Murphy was taken out of prison for an airing. Then he saw a motor-car and a kinema film for the first time.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-02
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Headline: World Theatre
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-01-14
Summary:

Nobody's Bride,' the Universal Screen offering at the World Theatre, winds on to a dramatic succession of events which affords opportunities to Herbert Rawlinson, Alice Lake, Edna Murphy, Harry Van [sic] Meter, Frank Brownles [sic], Sidney Bracy [sic], Lillian Langdon, Phillip [sic]…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-01-10
Summary:

Norma Talmadge has never been surrounded by a stronger cast than that which appears in her latest screen production, a picturization of Bayard Vellier's [sic] tremendously popular stage play, 'Within the Laws,' which comes to the Queen's Theatre today. Film plot included. The…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-01-30
Summary:

Commencing today, picture-goers will see at the Queen's Theatre, Mary Philbin's new Universal-Jewel starring vehicle, and her first big role since 'Merry-Go-Round.' The story, 'Fools' Highway,' adapted from Owen Kildare's life-story of the Bowery, 'My…