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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1926.
NOTABLE SUCCESS. "When a felon's not enaged in his employment" brought down the house,
ו. קיי
"Pirates of Penzance” In
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TALENTED AMATEURS.
Fine Singing and Good Team Work.
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The scenery, designed by Mr. R. S. W. Paterson, and painted by Mr. Chan Sid-fung, and the stage lighting affecta by Messrs. Colbe and Derrick are all that could be desired. The same can also be said of the men's costumes by Burkin- shaw (Liverpool), Ah Men and Hing Cheong, and ladies" dresses 'by 'Åh to complete this very satisfactory || Hung and the Plonvar Silk Store... stage picture.
I have already referred to the work of the chorus. With regard to the miner principals, it may be said with Hittle fear of contradic tica, that each played his or her part in a manner which did much
"TOO WELL-DRESSED.
The Orchestra. "Let me add that Mr. W. R. Flen At the Theatre Royal last night, Ing's conducting was beyond 1 we were taken another step or two proach. Under his very sure an backwards in the direction of early sympathetic guidance the orchestra. Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Now playing combined delicacy and body would ever dream of troubling vitality in a style that proved rarely about the particular apder in which exhilarating, and gave an added the Savoy operas are staked by the feeling of freshness to the music Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, at every turo. since, with nearly all of them, Time seems almost to have stood. ati For, even adriitting a few Ipages in "The Pirates of Penzance") where, naturally enough, Sullivan's hand had not come to full maturity, who will deny the musie's extra Keown, Fordinary aptness, to the words and Frederic this apprentiee).
situations: its charm and easy. M. Richards. vivacity or the brilliance of the Samuel this Lieutenant) composer's flashes of humour? R S. W. Paterson.
This is a show to see,
-H.
Dramatis Personae." Major, General Stanley. Mr. A. J. Brock..
The Pirate King,, Mr., R:
M.
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Mr.
"The Pirates," moreover, · wei
Sergeant of Police, Engr.-Lient seg. Gilbert as his most absurdlyA S. Bedells, R.N. whimsicalas Frederic, that exam-
put it.
ROBBERS FAIL TO PASS AS WORKMEN,
Sentence of eighteen months' hard labour was, imposed on a "boy" employed at Repulse Bay Hotel who was convicted at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday of having been in unlawful poa- Isession of a dagger.
Evidence was given by a Chi- nese detective who seized the de- fendant as he rushed from a house in company with three other men. The "dagger" found in his possession consisted of A sharpened three-cornered file.
The woman of the house sald that when asked his business he replied that he had come to white-wash the house. As he was. Mabel (General Stanley's daugi too well dressed to be a workman plary "slave pf duty," would have ter), Mrs, A. M. Bowes-Smith.
witness became alarmed: Shu It was pleasant last evening to ter), Mrs. W. R. Fleming.
Edith (General Stanley's daugh-accused him of being a robber and rushing to the back door, and that most of his companiona. vied with him in perennial youth-ter), Miss D. Puncheon.
Kate (General Stanley's Baugh gave the alarm.
fulness of spirits. They gave us, Isabel (General Stanley's daugh at any rate, as good as, and imoneter), Miss V. M. Jefford.
or two respects better & perform- Rath (Pirate Maid-of-all-work), anee than any that, F Can recall Mrs. G. Watt. and I have seen many amateur productions of this opera..
Good Team Work..
BC
The Chorus.....
Mr. McCallum, who appeared! for accused, submitted that the whole case was a put up job by the Chinese detective in conjunc- tion with the defendant's alleged friend who had previously bor. rowed money from him:
The Court convicted the defen- dant and passed sentence of eighteen months' hard labour.
LOST.
The chorus consists of Mesdames Alpbaster, Cary,. "Clark, Cornaby, I hope that, without being
Farrar, Greenway, Hayward, cused of displaying undue gener Fooper, Herder, Holidge, Hurt sity. I may say that one looks, 49 Millard, Magill, Marcel Strange. matter of course, for first rate team Wallace, Misses Aris. Cole. Dunn, work where the "Phil" is concern Clay, Razavet, Shaw, "Sparton ed: yet, with one or two exceptions Stuart, and Stubbings and Messrs. which will be noted later, Thelmann-Ward, Baldwin, Baraut, LOST. Op the 10th instant" Pirates, as it seemed to me, show Dennett, Bert, Brown, Hargreaves between the World Theatre, The ed them to better advantage than Brown, Bray, Harmon, Halward. Top station, A GOLD LINK Post Office and the Peak Tramway in some of their productions during Harvey, Honre, Jefford, Jeffreys NECK CHAIN with PENDANT recent years. This applies with Pethiek. "Frovan, Rycroft. Rushton. BLUE ENAMEL and PEARLS. particular force to the work of the Spencelarh, Sutherland. Taylor Finder will be rewarded on chern, whose singing sustained a. D. Thomas, E. C. Thomas. Thon-returning it to Box No. 455 clo very high level throughout.
son and Westlake.
Were Major-General Stanley's "pure and peerless" daughters for their parti inspired to give Of their vocal best by the pleasure they must have ex- perienced in being tricked out in such ravishingly pretty dresses and hats? In any case, they were most pleasing to look at, as well as to hear. Practically all the prin cipals were familur, from the model Major-Generat downwards. Mr. A. J. Brock gives one the impresion that. this is hot his first appearance in this role. He reeled or the famous patter song once or twice) at a rate which precluded perfect clearness and made it difficult at, moments for the orchestrá to keep' pace with him.
The Singing,
The chief singing honours went to Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith, whose delightfully fresh, sympathetic Voice has never, perhaps, sounded mdre appealing, either in "Poor Wandering One"-sung with exem- plary purity and neatness-or the delicious "Oh! Leave me not to pine alone," in which her soft, de- licate tones werd & delight to hear. In this one of Sullivan's happiest, inspirations--the expressive deli eney of her singing was hardly. matched by Mr. D. M. Richards, the Frederic of the CARL. Mr. Richards, who, be it said at once, was word perfect, gave me the im- pression that he was too conscious of his audience. As the Pirate
was
| King. Mr. R. M. Keown
far more comfortable when singing. His rendering of "Oh, better far to. live and die" was all that the most Fardent. Savoyard could wish for. I have not seen Mrs. Katt before. I sincerely hope that I sbull. dec-and, "Incidentally, hear- [her 'again. As Ruth, the Pirate Maid-of-all-work, this artists was most appropriately cast. I noticeĮ that a morning contemporary has described this as being "superb," -I agree.
Clover Acting, Engr.-Lieut. A. B. Bedellä gave'a,
Set- first rate impression of the geant of Police. As a matter of fact, in my humble opinion, this way the cloverost place of work of tho whele performance. Lieut. Bodells! reminded me very much of Leo Sheffield, who plays the part in the ·D'Oyly · Carte Com- pany. This, of course, la not A long part. Perhaps it can scarcely be called a big part. Nevertheless, it is abysmo-means easy part. It di certainly a part which can very
be oruc done. The agu
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