THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1925.
A. D. C.
LITTLE BIT OF
FLUFF
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF LAST NIGHT'S EFFORT.
[By An Old Play-goer.]
Your typical Briton, who is always rather shy in company thoroughly enjoys a play that gives him an excuse to laugh. He a little about re- may hesitate vealing his emotions-a smile is always safe, but a loud guffaw might be considered "bad form." Last night, at the, theatre, there was plenty of hearty laughter, especially towards the end of the play. For the third and last set was by far the best; it thoroughly It was B pleased everybody. Papital show, not without some slight blemishes, but very amus ing. Everyone should see it.
Popular Comedy,
than is Macbeth.
ner.
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Mr. Hole le now well known to Hongkong play-goers. In this play he had the most diffeult part. of anyone. He was at his best in the third act, especially towards the end He seemed a little too anxious to convince us that
On the ocasion of that depart yesterday in lald of the Work on for astralíu by the,” Bertram Tully was the absolute limit of a fool, particularly in the
Welcoming on behalf of his mercurie on among the yesterday oftemoon and first act. In the opening scene his
Kart AWDCO the Bertram Tully came to us with colleagues of the FMS, bar, Mr. poorer classes of the commate, James such a shock as to be a bit unreal. H. H. J. Gompertz, the new Chief by the Society of St. Vincent de recipients of feel good wishes Of course, Mr. Hole knows all Justice, Mr. Rogers aid that they Paul amounted to $4,800% as com
Wont to Blake "pier. Mrs. Kerr about acting and the theatre and felt a better selection could not have pered with $5,000 on the day of from a large tumber of friends whe Treceived many bouquets from he made us laugh a great deal been made. A very large proportion the rose sale last year.
friend. When of the Eases coming before the court Those who succeeded in collect-
Ing the highest amounts were: He can and will do better. he impersonated the fat lady he of the F.M.B. emanated from the Miss Maria Soul 106, Mas Mr. Kerr left as Assistent Sispar was the comedian to perfection. Every industrious and enterprising Amma Basto $78, Mas Mimi Alves intendent of Police, retired, after in that costume, with that action, members of the Clue community. $160, Mrs. Graca zario $68 a. period of service with the Hong and only a very average song, he who might be said to be amdig Miss C. Xavier 858, Miss Ekong police force extending over 35 would bring down the house in any the principe lenders of commerce Grassman $48, Miss Kita The 38 years.
Let him but on and the pioneers of industry and Miss Mary Tac 368, atid Madame
Among those who bade farewel pantomine."
Cinderella" for the kiddies; they, to whom mudi was owed for the du Courtale,582 addition to Mr. and Mrs. Kerr were the Fon.
G. M. Fletcher (Acking) will shriek with delight if he is levelopment of the resources of the colectors given below the Mr. A. one of the ugly sisters. And Miss this much favoured country. It Girl Guides and Boy Scouts did Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. J.
would be "lovely followed, therefore, that just his very useful work.
R. Wood (Puisne Judge), Hon. Birkett Cinderella.
We must however, return to the Lordship's services had been rated Misses Gerade haven, Audrey Mr. J. H. Kemp, C.C.C.R.E. play. Our comedian of French and appreciated in the Colony of Leave" fame, Mr. Oscar Eager, Hongkong, so would they be equally Steel, Lily Elias. Duicina Ribeiro, Attorney-General), Mr. R. R. J nobly stepped into the shoes of the valued and appreciated in the Marie Souza, Ein Rehn E. Wodehouse, C.E.E. (Captain Super Kinola, Cissy Alxas Alda Alves, intendent of Police), Mr. T H. The most popular plays of doctor and at short notice did the States of the FM5
Similarly la "We now, my lord, dears to offer Anchy Rozario, Mercedes da Roza, King Director of Criminal In Shakespeare are the comedies, part admirably.
verist. Missea Ena (DSP), Mr. W. R. Scott Falstaff is much more of a favour-praise due to the "slavey" acted you our warment welcome and con Ritta Xavier, Mrs Cashman, telligence), Mr D. Burlingham ite with the average play-goer by Miss Vera Thwaltes. Here we Tutulations, said Mr. Rogers. Alves, Marie Eea da Silva (A.SP) Chief Detective-Inspector Even if the have two complete comedians. Mr.We feel that a better selection Alda Oliveira, Anna Busto Grint, Chief Inspector W. Kent phlegmatic Brison does take his Reynolds had a small part but could not have been hade that Helga Remedios Ignes Remedios, ant Inspectors T. Cashman, J. Ogg
Hannah your long judicial experience in Olga Ribeiro, A. Jorge, Angelipad R. Lanigan some-was amusing, Aunt pleasures sadly he likes
Stella Hadman, thing that will, provoke merri- (Mra. Hegarty) "made as laugh Hongkong, with the excellent know. Remedios,
È'ertha Vaz, [ledge you possess, of Chinese hw, Mary Gubbay, ment, especially after a good din- heartily,
As for the story. that is habits and unstoms, and their mar. M. Fisher, Dorothy Holyoak, If there is just a suspicion of "the thin edge" at odd moments bellow: all farce must have an ringe customs and rights of in- Bertha Ram, Mrs. Murray, Misses in this play. well, this is the impossible sort of a story. John herinnce, coupled with your ex- Edna Sprinkle, Mini Alveo Ho twentieth century when the official Ayres (Mr. Macready) has a night tensive knowledge of the Chinese Mil Ngan, An Poi-chan, May Li censor permits the long banned out at a dancing club with dialects, cannot fail to be of the Mrs. Warren's Profession" to be a little bit of fluff. The abutmost value to the case of justice, played in London. Women have surdity is that any man would and render your fitment, as won their independence; let us call think of such a thing when he had Chief Justice a particularly suitable a spade a spade and on with the auch a delightful wife. Then his
In conclusion, my lord, we trust dance, or the play or any jolly old wife wants. an explanation and one for the F.M.S.
That out-Fully (the impossible fool) is thing that amuses us.
Grimble, Misses Jook is not very"high brow" it is hauled in to prove an alibi. A neck-that you may, for a long time to not the outlook of my own generalace, is discovered by the jealous me he spared to grace the chair telvis Ribeiro Hilda. Gaan, K. Maxwell R. Santos Iris tion. It is, or it was, & fairly com-wife-it belongs to Miss Fluff. A you now ocenpy, and that, when Cynthia Garcia, Ricardina Luz. Gangam, S. Xavier, Master S. mon altitude of mind in London claim ja to be made against a bus your offein duties shall cease, you Etty Brewer, Ida Eca de Silva, Sha Ta-kon, Au Yeung-lam Ng company to obtain £500 to replace may also be spared to enjoy some, Noran Gill, May Marriott, Ens Man-ching. Miss, Patsy Nicol in war time.:
To be quite frank this play is the necklace for Miss Fluff whors of rest and repose, which Allen, Gladys Chan, Clothilde Mrs: Graca Ozorio, Miss Trixes had borrowed it from a Rajah, all should always and invariably follow Hyndman, Lily Tse, Irene Aslett, Dermat." Miss Pagtry Hargrave, not amongst the fret half dozen acrts of improbable things. hap life devoted to duty and the Ah Youngchang, Wai Kwok-wal, Masters V. Allen F Anslow, Yoem the first half hundred that a conscientious supporter of the pen, tremendous hilarity, a con- welfare of humanity. We give you, Master Enrique Chan, Mrs. Spink, San-fat Misses Christina George, Master A. Hosien, Madame Cour-M.. A. da Silva, M. Gardner, Grace! drata yould select for a Bst of the siderable amount of pyjama busi-ny lord, our most beauty welcome.
The Chief Justice, in reply, "thial, Misses Ko Lan-tong. Gladys Goldfinch Mary Addison, Gladys hundred bestplay. It is amusness, etc. a few cheap guffaws
Mary Arco Isabel Kinola, Lina Norm Zinemern, Gladys Grimmit ing it is flippant, it is "yo-ey." It about bedrooms, and there it is! Of thanked them very heartily for the Allen, H. McEwen, Ethel Gardner, Addison, E. Foulsen, M. Daniels, is a farce, pure and simple course ail of that "plot" is the very cordial and sisendid reception Fernandes, Agnes Pau, R. Berry, Carmelita Britte, Cinthya Alves, perhaps not altogether very pure anther's business. The amateurs which they had extended to him.
Brown, Pauline Choa, Louise Zida Barrpe, Irene Spradbery; and the people in it are none too tires-were a hit restrained at it was a great pleasure to him, he G. Johnson, Irene Deacon, M. Toti Noronha Cissy Naronia, the "teep bits" and we are not said to be welcomed by his old Choa, D. Smith, Raymonde Lan, Carmen da Roza, Carmen M. simple, it comes about thirty
friend the Legal Adviser, and he Lily Chue Dulcina Ribeiro, A. Ribeiro, Cissy Xavier Cladda years after "Our Flat and sorry for that.
Don't run away with the idea was very pleased to see bis old friend Almada Ya Brito, E. Bristo, Remedies, Olga Hes da Silva, Vera "Charly's Aunt." It is as if the author remembered those plays that the play is not good to see. Mr. Rogers. still hale, and well, A. Britto, A. Noronha, M. Xavier, Hyman, Hory Wong Kimy and wished to give us the rollick Of course it is. We have such ex-after more than thirty years. He Olga GIRL Rubin, M. Gutierrez, Barretta Lily Spantan, E. Gross- ing film that they provided with cellent acting in Hongkong that fly realised that he had mish to E Spazs, A. Garcia, E. Rozario, man, E. Chappie Stella Sprinkle, Just sufficient modernism" to we would be grateful for any earn. He had only a most super-0. Ribeiro, S. Bemedios, Beatrice Olga Botelho, Madame Nadaud, assure us that it is a play written Plays. We all have our own testes feia qnaintance with their code, Xavier B. Bauros E: Barros, M. Madame. Gosse, Misses Tam Yor- after women had won the rights and thank Heaven they vary. both Civil and Criminal. He was, Yas, Katie: Tse, G. Bowen, G.chan, Mok Sauching. Lucy Li Yat of citizenship and entry to all Maller of Taste. : fully aware of the gent respon-Remedios, A. Field, D. Bourchier, Choy, M. Benediche, C. Xaxler, The writer had a puritan ances-ibility thu lay on one who snoceed-C. Shaw, J. Holyoak, M. E. Bird, Master John Dillon, Mise Ciggy try and that may account for his ed the distinguished gentlemen who F. Pyně, A. Gutierrez, C. 8. Kuen, Dillon, Masters Howard Scott, may explain why any visit to a 16 nsk from them, for a long time, Grimble, R. Xavier, G. Rozario; Ismail, L. Murray. prejudices: On the other hand it had held that post: He would have L. K. Yok, A. Chen, Leona Xavier, Kent. Hegarty the Misis
Cissy Dillon W. Stephens, 1.Fernandes, Lily Cheran, Rá theatre still seems almost wicked patience and indulgence. He ata furn, the "Little Bit of Flu In days gone by he played truant
apbarewof work.
"The Players and the Story.
amateur dramatic society le the "The chief attraction of our local ante selected. In this farce the
i Misa, E. Birkett. She was excellent last night. She is 28 attractive as her father (in real life) is popular, and her dresses must have been the envy of all the women present. She was never
would dis his best to efkale him-
News Editor-Did you inter- view the politician from New South Wales?
Reporter Yes. Yat Choi, Dolly Maher, Rosie
Editor-What did he say? Murphy, E Osmund, Carmen
Reparter Nothing Alonco, Eleanor Hegarty, Master John Hayley Bell. Miss Daphne Editor I know that. But how Bird, Master Jackie Scott, Master many columns. of it ? Robin Hall, Miss A. Binck, Eliza- bath Hayley Bell Master David
Eric Kent,
to get into the gallery; nowadays self with regard to their laws and XE DE AREA
he would pay quite a big penance
adapt himself as best as he could to
te visit any theatre. In the far off the novel conditions in which he days it always seemed as if the found himself. He was sure that playhouse was rather improper. Ae would be given the friendly help visit to it was like backsliding, which he asked for, and on his part. would endeavour to do his best.
the really "toose lady" suggested especially as our local person was by the author she was not always mentioning "painted:
vulgar as such ladies should be Jezebels." It may be a sort ofHe thanked them all.
on the stage. It is obviously not the first time that she has been eting: she is very young but she fas all the assurance and‹ self-
one so
.
Photographs of the new Chief Justice in his "robes, and of the function inside the court, were
stolen fruits are the sweetest" that makes
thoroughly enjoy any acting that is to be seen in Hongkong. There is so little taken,
possession so essential for success chance of indulging in this favour in this sort of work, More thanite method of enjoyment. That's that, she has what might be called the pity of it.
the stage instinct; she takes to it. We want to see 'these friends of
Bambay December 2-The cot
sufficient number of operatives is
Tike a duck takes to water:She the public in something else. They lon mills have not yet resumed as might not have the patience, to enjoyed themselves; there is the not yet available. It is expected. persevere, but she could do very glamour of the footlights for all of
fine things if she stuck to what is them; they please us and we, the that at least a week will elapse be now a delight bet which always general public, are in their, debt fore most of them are able to restart. entaila drudgery if the great Therefore we ask for more.Pile. Ronter.
heights are to be climbed.
up the overdrafts in these, hard
Mrs. Bloxham did not have quite times!
London, "December 2At the Stmtida bye-election due the appofitment of the Hus. Mr. Walter Guinness as Minister ceived: 14,700 votes and Mr. Agriculture. Mr. Guiness fo Nicholls, the Liberal candidate. 8,703-Reuter.
such an engaging part, but she Ferhaps they will forgive one of her looked very charming and we their most conscious debtors for to 'could hear everything that she had
a few thoughts about plays. to say. She is clearly a great ad- dition to the ranks of our local appeal to me, it does not seera to "A Little Bit of Fluff" does not amateurs. She had a more dif-me as good a play, as it does to ficult part than the "Little Bit of the younger generation. Fluff" and she did it as well as like that sort of thing. The flap- anyone could wish. She, too, had pers and the girls with bobbed hair some pretty dresses. The black who are "start" and not yet but of date 1 dress and the altogether delightful their teens like chocolates, where hat (to a mere man it seemed to as we old buffers prefer cigaro,
They
Alsa
be yellowish, but a lady called it Yet some of us who are getting on must be able to hear every word apricot) together with the attrac-in years also like chocolates. We if we are to be satisfied. tiveness that only the eternal love the theatre; any sort of playQt. course, the spoken word. feminine can offer to what is is better than none at all; a aftly ought to be a good word now the "weaker sex" made many rate pantomine or a Greek tragedy dhe speaker should have a person- of us think of how delightful is any sort of play-acting is the lits And so we can multiply all youth especially feminine youth, magnet for our money. If we like the things that help to make.
Major Macready challenge the panto, better then the Greek Big & success. For the sake of criticism, for he suffers because tragedy, it is because we are Enger in our local plays ex- amateurs who aspire-to take·n' and not Greek and the English
de revealed best of aphasise the great importance of magnificent buffoonery. There
ing out Theaetor (de) is seen and in heard; hote, who are not heard do not Her the name of actor of
For we go to the
a most illustrious ancestor was a genius at acting. Hem
sell chuse the army.
*Why We Go to the Theatre
Whatever our nationality or out
we go to the theatre to hea
profession, but no man can bunoonery now at the theatr escape his ancestry. It was in- Hongkong." evitable that this Macready should feel the tingling in his blood;, we are lucky that fate or the Warts Offee sent him to Hongkong. He „took" a prominentiáid álmost the 82 most difficult part, lo Mr-Sinclair'a triumph "Saint JONATAM or his part, in it, sulted- hiz to perfection. Be tan dir
to attempt, the production and,
eded and is to be congruitu-
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