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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930.
MUSIC DRAMA
ROUND THE CINEMAS
"THE GIRL FROM HAVANA'" COMING SOON.
LOLA LANE'S SUCCESS.
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THE
FILMS
Playing Bryce Cardign, in Peter player. He tramped the country- B. Kyne's great story of the Red-side and gave performances at woods, "The Valley of the Glants" inns and barns and other strange at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, places. Singing is hungry work, this week, Sills surpasses any of his but often enough in those early past performance and gives a re- markable characterisation.
"The Valley of the Glants” is a If any one should have a firmory of the lumber industry on the belief in the truth of the Biblical injunction that bread cast upon the water will return a hundred
foli, it is Lola Lane, fascinating screen leading woman of Fox Movietone production,
It was because she volunteered. with her talented sister Leota, at
Pacific Coast, and of a romance that grows out of rivalry between two rival lumber kings. The story by Kyne was an intereating and enthralling one, and in bring
ing it to the screen First National Pictures has lost none of the beauty and romance of the original,
In beautiful settings amid the a benefit concert in Des Moines, giant trees of the Pacific North- Lowa, a few years ago, that Lola West, this graphic story is unfolded obtained the chance to demon-in a manner that holds interest from strate her abilities. They came start to finish. There is, confict, under the notice of Gas Edwards, struggle, and action throughout, fumed vaudeville producer. He
and one of the most thrilling scenes was playing in town and also con-
ever shown on the screen tributed to the programme.
in pro- vided in the wreck of the logging train which plunges down a moun- tain side, breaking away from the engine running into a sharp curve, and over a sixty-foot cliff into a river. The scene
has never been
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days he had to keep his audience rocking with laughter before the wherewithal for a good square meal was forthcoming.
Mr. Lytton's first performance as an "actor" was in his father's stables, when he and some youth ful friends gave a display, and the price of admission was "an orange
or a handful of nuts,"
CHINA
MAIL.
BEER AND STOUT AT UNITED STATES OF
MALAYAN ZOO.
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Board of Licensing Justices.
The popularity of the Singapore
EUROPE PLAN.
American Writer's View.
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"What about a United States of Zoo on the sea coast at Ponggol Europe?" writes a North American- with tourists and the local public Newspaper Alliance correspondent. was referred to by counsel before
The world is getting smaller the Singapore Board of Licensing every day. Trade between nations Justices.
two hundred years ago was slow and insignificant.
When the machine age arrived
The list before the Board was al W. S. Gil-short one, there being only two bert himself presented Lytton with applications for public houses and with the discovery of steam, each a gold-headed walking-stick as a
one for a billiard rooni. Appear-nation found its factories and farms of memento
his frst Savoy triumph. He was called upon at Tajiri, Mr. R.L.L. Braddell applied be consumed by its own people.
ing on behalf of Mr. Sailoku could produce much more than could
Oakappie in "Ruddigore" in place licence for the new Alkaft Gardens national trade has assumed greater an hour's notice or so to play Robin
for A first-class public house From that day to this, inter- of George Grosamith, who had sud- denly been taken seriously ill.
at Upper Serangoon Road. Mr. and greater importance. Braddell said that he would be Mr. Lytton has some good stories
Every nation to-day must stand satisfied with a first-class licence on its own feet, economically. Of to tell of Gilbert.
One of the confined to the sale of beer alone course, for u time any nation can things he is proud of is that in the
and not stout, and Japanese beer go on living on borrowed money. whole of the more than forty years at that
but building a civilisation on bor- during which he has been playing
"I have been informed by an ex-rowed money is like building on in the operas he has never scamp
pert on beers that Japanese beer aand. cd" a line or gone too hastily over is not so intoxicating. If it is 80
always hear
No nation can go on living in- or not I have no personal ex- definitely unless the sum total of In reply to counsel, who said is equal to the amount of its im its exports-visible and Invisible- that he understood that the Chief ports-that Is, unless it sells to the sale of beer but that Dr. Dawit buys from other nations. Police Officer had no objection to other nations as much In value as
a passage.
"I can
As a result, Lola was signed duplicated for the motion picture 'W. S. saying "Don't hurry that perience," added Mr. Braddell.
The meeting brought contracts for the Lane sisters, roles in the Greenwich Follies at the Shubert Theatre in New York within two weeks; immediate success, and vaudeville and revue engagements.
for the feminine lead in the Fox Movietone production, "Speak- euxy," which preceded her role in "The Girl From Havanu." soon to ho seen here at the Queen's Theatre.
"THE LADY LIES."
We had the pleasure yesterday of sucing two of Broadway's favourite actors. in their first appearance to gether in a screen play. The Claudette Colbert and they made a celors are Walter. Huston and tremendous impression on jus in their Paramount play "The Lady Lies."
Assigned to roles which required consuminate acting, Miss Colbert and Huston endowed their parts. with that very quality of thespian skill. In other, less competent hands, the roles of the successful lawyer and of the beautiful charmer who had come into his life might fall into the limbo of forgotten screen portrayals. But with this
camera, and extreme.
Is thrilling in the
passage, Lytton, Remember that those twelve words were once two pages of closely written manuscript: I had to sacrifice that and condense it. Don't grudge me those twelve worda"." Jack Point
Mr. Lytton's favourite part.-- Manchester Guardian,
son had, Mr. Wilson said that the
Sills is supported by a fine cast, including Doris Kenyon, the chat ming and talented featured player who plays opposite him. Paul
Most European nations to-day Hurst gives a good performance as in "The Yeomen of the Guard" in Buard was of the opinion that a cannot meet this test of economic third class licence for beer alone sovereignty. Thus political sover- could be granted.
eignty becomes a shell. Mr. Braddell anid that he would
Europe has thirty-two nations. like a first class licence as the each trying to live-cach trying to Alkaff Gardens were kept open sell as much at least outside of Its until 12 o'clock at night and many borders as it bays. So the great people remained there until that
obstruction to world hour. "People in Singapore fre- particularly in Europe, is the rala- progress, quently stay out until 12 but there ing of tariff walls, which are put up Is no likelihood of any diatur-higher and higher every year to bance," Mr. Braddell remarked. keep out the goods offered by other
the "heavy" and the cast includes Arthur Stone, Phil Brady, Tola Much Avril, and Charles Sellan. of the picture was photographed in the Big Trees country of the Call- fornia, and the scenes are particu- larly beautiful.
"The Valley of the Giants" is superb entertainment and another great pleture from Milton Sills.
SAVOYARDS' SHOCK.
Mr. Henry Lytton Threatens
to Retire.
MUSICAL PUBLICATION.
Task of Duchess of Athole.
A task of love on which the busy Duchess of Atholl has been engag. ed for some time past is the setting to music of some of the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson, There will be great interest in musical circles all over the country at the publication of the collection in the near future,
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A Fine Player. Music is, of course, the favourite relaxation of the Duchess, but it
nations.
Mr. F. R. Maliard, A.S.P., who represented the Chief Police Foreign Minister Briand's idea in Officer, said that the police would have no objection to the sale of beer only.
A first class licence for beer only was granted.
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The Singapore Zoo.
a nutshell together,
as fast
the ate
is this: Let
drop tariff
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us get walls
we can, elimin-: stupid obstructions
to an expanding trade, and thus eventually become as strong in
P. R. Mistry, for a full third class eight American states have become In applying on behalf of Mr. eur part of the world as the forty- public house ligence in respect of by their free-trade policy, in their
masters of performances of Gilbert and Sul-is not so widely known that she is the Singapore Zoo at Pouggol, Mr. Part of the world. We, in Europe,
pair, bolh of them pantomime, the story is carried through with a perpetual tensity of fine, absorbing drama-romance.
The plot has to do with the ma- chinations of a scheming family- the children and relatives of Huston, who is beneath his social standing and they attempt to intervene.
A beautiful romance thus seems to be headed for the rocks when the two children of the widower be-
ment seat of their father's be-
one of the finest amateur musi-
Mr. Henry A. Lytton, the famous Savoyard, who at sixty-three has now appeared in more than 15,000 livan opera, is not going to retire
yet. True, he horrified the cians living at the present day. audience at the Savoy Theatre re-Should her circumstances demand "retiring," but Mrs. Lytton assured ing on the concert platforma. cently by mentioning the word it she could earn a handsome live
a reporter recently that there can
both singing and the piano under For several years she studied Sir Hubert Parry at the Royal Col- lege of Music in London, and she has composed several charming songs of her own.
be no thought of such a thing until the end of his contracts, and hap- pily the contracts have still a long time to run.
"I can't want him to retire at come contrite, assume the judg-miss it so terribly. When men are all," said Mrs. Lytton; "he would
haviour and manage to effect a finale very fond of their work, that meets with the approval of all concerned. The children, Patricia Decring and Tom Brown, are new- comers to the screen, but they will doubtless be seen again, as their
work in the film is far and above the average of child-acting.
Charles Ruggles, veteran musical
they often collapse when they retire, and he simply loves his work. Re- tirement is all right for those whose work wearies them. Sing in his bath? I should just think he does. You can hear him all over the house, and outside too.
"Besides, he's never been fitter
the United States
J. Braga said that the zoo was the have four times as many people to only place of its kind in Singapore trade with se and was popular with tourists and the local public. During the week, only tourists visited the place but
Rave.
An excellent idea. Some day-
fty years or five handred years
a large number of people went from now-it will work. But now, there during the week-ends. After with both England and Germany dark there were practically no suspicious, and Russia completely visitors and no intoxicants would out of the picture, and Mussolini's be sold,
arm-to-the-teeth policy in force, the Briand conception is just an idea- Mr. Maliard objected to the aplistic dream. The Harp. Another Society lady, whose love plication on the grounds that the
Still, dreams do come true some- of music is not confined to apprecia- Japanese fishing pond at Ponggol times! This one will, I believe, tion of the talent of others is Lady was only about a hundred yards even if this generation does not live Britain, who plays that most away and that it already had a fail neglected of instruments, the harp.first-class licence.
to see it Free Press. Her technical ability and the that if the licence for the Sings. sweetness of tone she conjures pore Zoo was granted it would be from the strings cause her to be one too many. in great demand át musical after- noons and evenings during the
comedy and stage comle, provided in health, and some say he's sing Lordon season.
the fun rellet in the plece.
His
work alone is worth the trip to the Central, Theatre. Here's a smart, intelligent play you should not miss.
"VALLEY OF THE GIANTS"
ing better than ever. His bobbies outdoor sports, and, of course, his are fishing, golf, shooting, and all
music."
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An Expert. Lady Britain also composes music for the harp.
She is no mere amatour, and her work has been highly praised by experts,
Once A Barnstormer. Mr. Lytton has had a romantic carcer-far more romantic than Some years ago she won the first many of the roles in which he has prize for an original composition Milton Sills has added another į played. As a youth he had a at Boston, U.S.A., and In 1922 she remarkable performance to his al- golden voice and spent a happy but led the Band of Harps at the Welsh ready long list of screen successes. I hazardous time да a strolling National Eisteddfod.
He thought
Mr. Wilson said that the fact that the Japanese fishing pond had a first class licence only took away the grounds of objection by the police and thought that if the fish- ing could have a licente the Singa-] pore Zoo could have one as well.
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The Board granted the applica- tion but confined the licence to the sale of beer and stout only,
An application for a billiard room licence for 195 Upper Seran goon Road by Teo Tes Tea was re- fumed.
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