ART AND DRAMA
FAMOUS THEATRE TO
BE MODERNISED Revolving Stage For St. James'
HUNDRED YEARS OF ITS HISTORY
1
The stage of one of the most famous theatres in London is being. entirely reconstructed and modern- fred.
Workmen are busy round the spot where Mrs. Patrick Campbell play- an a memor- ed Paul Tanqueray
able May night in 1893, und where George Alexander's company first touched off the veral rockets of "The Importance
Earnest."
of
Reing
com-
When the allerations are plete the St. James's, in King Street, R.W. the dignifled theatre of Sir John Hare and the Kendals, of Sir George Alexander, and, for the last fifteen, years, of Mr. Gil- bert Miller, will possess the second largest revolving stage in Britain.
No other theatre of the same: size in England will have so largei a stage. It is actually wider and
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1934,
Admiral Keisuka Okada is the Premier of the Japanese Empire now, but he still has to entertain bis grandchildren, on his knees when he gets home. This photograph was taken as he returned home after five days of work in organising the new Cabinet.
deeper than the ground floor of the SIR DAN GODFREY'S
auditorium, and I was told recent-
Jy that the revolve" is exceeded
in circumference only by, that of the London Coliseum.
The St. James's, standing apart) from the cluster of playhouses Inj Avenue and Pic-1 the Shaftesbury
Circus area, is a theatre cadilly
definite at il with traditions "atmosphere" of its own.
a
In De.
FAREWELL
Resigning Bournemouth Conductorship
RETIRES THIS MONTH
REGISTRY OFFICE WEDDING
Mr. John Pearne Married To Miss McLaughlin
AMERICAN BRIDE
Reginald
Mr. John
CANONIZATION OF
ST. JOHN BOSCO
Arrangements For Local Celebration
COMMITTEES ELECTED
Arrangements for the celebration jof the canonization of St. John' Bosco were discussed at a' meeting of local residents at Club Lusitano' last evening.
Present at the meeting were the Rev. Frs. Bernardini, Spada, Braga, L. Rossi, Wieczorek, Buri, and Hourigan; Dr. F. M..Graca Ozorio, Mr. T. Murphy, Mr. E. V. M. R. de Bousa, Mr. F. H. Barnes, Mr. L.. A. Barton, Mr. J. Almeida and others.
The main features will be reli- gious commemoration services, a social reception with a programme! of music and gymnastic displays by the boys of the Salesian Institutes, both of Hong Kong and Macao. • The Committee
The following were elected: Pre- sident, Mgr: Henry Valtorta; vice- Presidents, Rev. Fr. Wiezorek and Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga; Hon. Secre- tary, Rev. Fr. Hourigan; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. L. A. Barton.
Finance Committee: Chev. J. M.' Alves, Rev. Fr. Bernandini, Mr.-M. A. Cooper and Mr. J. Almeida.
Music Directors: Rev. Fr. Buri
and Prof. A. Gualdi.
J. P. Braga, Mrs. A. R. Wellington,
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Reception Committee: Hon. Mr.
Mrs. Simon Tse Yan, the Misses L. and M. Loureiro, Mr. W. Fitz-Gib- bon, Mr. Robert Choa and Mr. An- Anthony drew Tse.
It was decided to hold the cele- Sir Dan Godfrey retires from Pearne, son of the late Captain cember, 1936, It will be a hundred the position of conductor of the John A. Pearne, former Port Pilot brations at Kowloon, the exact date years old. During the Nineties it Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra at Swatow and Mrs. Sarah A. Pike and venue to be announced in due
service of of Kowloon, was married at the course. was the most fashionable theatre in on "Sunday next, after London, and it has never lost its forty-one years. To-day he will Registrar's Office. on Saturday to conduct his laal Wednesday sym-Miss Rose Marie McLaughlin, of prestige.
phony concert, which is to be Dinuba, California. broadcast. On Saturday there is to
The Theatre's Story
It story began on December 14.
be a public banquet at Bournemouth,
1835, when John Braham opened in Sir Dan's honour.
with management
his
The bridegroom Is the Commer- cial Representative of the Radio Corporation of America Com- "Agnes His career provides a memorable munications, Inc., and also Sorel." Later it housed all manner page in the story of modern Eng-Manager of the Purity Drinking of productions, including, I wash music. The number of native Water Co. of Hong Kong. reminded recently, the Christy
composers whose works have been
under the direction of John Hare
whom
the
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
(Continued from Page 6).
Silver Forward 21415/16 (last close), Minstrels. whose performance "drew performed at Sir Dan's symphony Hankins, Dinuba, Calif., Mr. and tors bought
The bride is a niece of Mrs. Rose 224 (last recd.), 3/16 up (change).
Silver Report:-India and specula-
China sold.
Offerings tears" from Thackeray. In 1885, concerts is no less thun 220, by
842 different compositions Mrs. E. M. Bachrach, Manila, Mrs. small Market steady.
Gold: 140/11 (last close), 141/2% G. Whalen, Baguio, and Mr. and and the Kendals, the St. James's have been given including 116 first
Mrs. J. W. Miller, Redlands, Calif. (last recd.), 8% up (change).
London/N.Y. Selling Rate: 4.98 Since graduating from the Notre (last close), 4.97% (last recd.), -1% Dan Godfrey's first Bournemouth follow-concert was on May 22, 1893. His Dame Academy at Watsonville, the down (change)
London/Paris Selling Rate: 74./1| bride has spent much time travel-
changed,
became the leading theatre in the West End; Mrs. Lang!ry appeared there in 1800, and she was
performances.
ed by the George Alexander regime, and then consisted of twenty-veling and it was while on a visit to last close), 74.71 (last roed.)
Liverpool Cotton Out: 6.80. (Inst close), 6.72 (last recd.), 08 down (change).
Liverpool Wheat-Oct.: 5/2% (last
which lasted until Sir George's "double-handed" performers that
is, musicians who could serve both Manila two years ago that she first death in March, 1918.
for a military band and an orches-met Mr. Pearne. She has been on The St. James's was at its meri
a world cruise since January and dian in the early 'Nineties, Wilde's tra. In 1895 their number was in-
had "Lady Windermere's Fan"
companied by her aunt, Mrs. Rose (change). Hankins.
been succeeded by R. C. Carton's creased to thirty-three, and weekly recently arrived in Hong Kong a close), 5/0% (last roed.), 1% down
The honeymoon is being spent
symphony concerts were instituted "Liberty Hall," and then, on the in the same year. Since then Sir night of May 27, 1893, came the Dan has conducted nearly 2,000 greatest premiere of all-the ar symphony concerts, including $50 Repulse Bay Hotel: rival of Pinero's drama, "The performances of Beethoven's sym Second Mrs. Tranqueray."
phonies, 235 of Brahms's, and 120
When the curtain, fell on the second act, it seemed as if the au- dience, carried away by the com- bination of Mra. Patrick Campbell's acting and Pinero's fine play, would never cease applauding. Many pao- ple, indeed, raised loud cries for "Author"-but Pinero did not ap pear until the end of one of the mast eventful evenings in modern stage history.
Other Successes
In 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest" drew all London to King Street. Later, cloaks flapped and swords clashed in Anthony Hope's Ruritanian drama "The Pri soner of Zenda": Alexander revived "Much Ado About Nothing," and staged Phillips's poetle tragedy, "Paolo and Francesca, and during the next decade success followed
of Tchaikovsky's.
PASSION PLAY FOR PARIS
Full Aberammergau Cast To Go
Paris. Oberammergau's famous Passion Play is to be transported complete to Paris in October.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
London Rubber Oct-Dec: (buyers) at 74 (last close), 77/16 (last recd.),
1/18 down (change),
London Rubber Oct-Dec.: (sellers) 7-9/16 (int close), 7-9/16 unchanged. London Rubber Oct-Dec.: at noon (buyers) 7-7/16 (last red.)
London's Forecast
A forecast from London on the pro bable trend of the New York market, states:-
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In spite of cautiousness, which is Leung King, a Chinese earth still likely owing to the continued un- coolie, was admitted to the Kowloon certain domestle situation, Wall Street Hospital yesterday, suffering from la expected to open flrm.
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Latest Unotations
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Brussels
little Milan
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Jeff Dickson, the boxing promo- and will sall for Manila at mid- ter, announces that he has com-night.
The following quotations have pleted arrangements to present the
been received through Messrs. 8. E Passion Play at the Palais des For the larceny of two irons, they and Company and the Amari Sports boxing stadium.
property of Mrs. Stevens, of No. can "Orfental - Finance Corpora- The entire cast of 225 players 115 Wongnelchong Road, ground on: will be brought to Paris. floor, Ko Hei, unemployed, was Mr. Dickson is confident the pre-sentenced to three months hard sentation of the play will pack the labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at stadium, which seats 25,000 people, the Central Magistracy this mor Playgoers remember "If I Were
The proceeds, after the deductioning. Sergeant Fitches prosecuted. King"
"Old Heidelberg," and
of expenses, will be devoted to Finero's "His House In Order charity organisations caring for notable example of the "four wheel-
poor children.
success.
er" drama-Sutro's "John Glayde's
Honour" and Jerome's "The Fa COMEDIE FRANCAISE Ing of the Third Floor Back," in the last of which Forbes-Robertson appeared as the Stranger. Nor, in later years, must one omit A. E. W Mason's "The Witness for the Defence" and Louis N. Parker's
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22:40
118
110%
215
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Hong Kong Forward New York
-1/7
22%
497
N. Y./London- Cross-Rate N. T. Cotton
New York, Yesterday
clase "elbra
4.93% 4.96%%
Amsterdam Berlin Oslo Athens -Rio
Bombay
7:2612
$12.35 19.90%
Yokohama
1/2 11/82
Dee
12.60
16.88
War Loan 8%%
105. 11/182
New goods arrived.
Montreal
#Geneva "Vlekha
Stockholm
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From 50 cts. to $5,000.
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Every article marked
19.89
in plain figures.
77%
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493
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1/5%
1/16.
Dec
Pleading guilty to charges of the N. Y. Rubber... theft of two radiator caps from Chic Wheat- care Nos 8511 and 2739, from #: Dec.
garage at the rear of No. 82 Caine Chic Card- Road yesterday, Fung Kam-ho, un- Dec.
Silver employed, was sentenced to four
Official months hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy this morning,
Sentence
The French Ambassador to Lon- French Revolution drams, The don was at home recently at the Aristocrat."
Since Mr. Gilbert Miller, the pre-French Embassy to meet M. Albert-labour was
Lambert, the doyen of the Comedie banish
sent lessee, assumed control fifteen Francaise and other members of years ago, the theatre-continuing
49% (Doe Jones-[vgU:
ys Today's Bept: 27 Close Change
90.45 92.72 2.27 up 17 HED 10,27 121 39 19.80 20.64 0.84 up 91.7901.72 0.04 oft
20 Industriala 20. Rail 12 months hard 20 Utilities
on So Yu, 860 Bonds EW Hamilton 11 Commodity In-
01:17 61.40 0.25 up ntral: Magistraty = this?
17 Leading Stocks
to maintain the St. James's tradi-company now appearing at the morning for returning to the
tion has been consistently for
tunate. George Arllas appeared there in "The Green Goddess," which revealed William Archer's unsuspected gifts as a melodrama- tist the late Sir Gerald -dp Maurier, who made the.
le headquarters for som two emphatic success Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Hardwicke
Evans at the h
and
Nadex m
Cambridge Theatre, London,
NEW P. G. WODEHOUSE
* COMEDY
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mer Tel &
Auburn
Cases
Bucharest
Shanghai
Bliver Spo
615 Bellers 44%
1/6 1/16
Wireless Service. Fellers Official,
SHARP RISE IN US, SILK SALES
sales cent
2000
RSION
EGYPTIAN COTTON -
INDUSTRY
York Building
Chater Road.
ART & CURIO
Experts.
US. COTTON CROP LARGER THAN THOUGHT
New York, To-day.
Legal Agreement For American cotton ginning figures
Fixing Prices
Important organisati
London, To-day.
of 8,180,797 bales, against 8,102,101 bales last year indi cates a larger crop than the De partment of Agekulture had
cast United Fi Levy and Com
per