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PENINSULA. HOTEL
BAND CONCERT
Splendid Programme For Next Sunday
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.
HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES
RIVAL CLAIMS OF ARMIES ON MADRID
FRONT:: GENERAL FRANCO
RECRUITS MOORS
SALAMANCA, TO-DAY.
With the band of the Royal ..Ulster Rifles, conducted by H. Alfred Hole, ARC.M., providing the main attraction and Miss Eva Turner and Mr. A. A. Barton con-
THE REBEL OFFENSIVE ON THE ARAGON FRONT HAS tributing to the programme in some RESULTED IN THE CAPTURE OF THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE, delightful solos, next Sunday's con- THE VILLAGE OF VIVEL DEL RIO, ACCORDING TO AN OFFI- cert at the Peninsula Hotel will CIAL COMMUNIQUE. provide rare
2 Colony's music lovers.
treat for the
The Government troops were
The programme, which could forced to withdraw leaving 100 Carlos Barrebar, former director scarcely have been better chosen, dead, while it is also claimed of the Marxist newspaper "Clari- is as follows:
that a loyalist attack on Vacia dad," has been appointed his suc- 1. Nibelungen March. Richard Wagner. Madrid was repulsed with heavy cessor.
This celebrated march, written by
losses. Wagner as a complement to his great masterpiece, is generally played as a However,
serious every
Meanwhile it is reported that the a message from shortage of food in beseiged Madrid Fanfare at Bayreuth to attract the Almeria gives a different picture is becoming more audience to their seats at the theatre of the fighting from the Govern-day. after the Interval. The March is con- structed on melodies and fanfare con- ment viewpoint tained in the four sections of the Ring and is most effective for Military Band
Excerpts from the Opera
2.
The Defence Council is sending GOVERNMENT CLAIMS out daily squads to forage for food Following an action around Ca-in the country districts east of the diar, in which the rebels are said city.
"Madame Butterfly"....Puccini. Introducing many of the poignant, to have suffered many casualties, bat delightful themes in what is, possi- the loyalists claim to have taken
STEAMER SEIZED. Another loyalist steamer has bly, Puccini's popular opera. His possession of positions dominating been captured by the insurgents. music is always melodious and often Sierra de la Salpu Jarras, 20 miles She is the "Nuria No. 3,” which vigorous and impressive.
along the coast, north-west of Mo-left. Oran, on January 30 for Alicante, but was stopped off Melilla by a rebel cruiser.
The
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Miss Eva Turner.
Overture to an Irish Comedy,
tril
John Ansell This success, the message says, A very cleverly constructed work. which may be said to illustrate the soul enables them to control communica of Ireland. The principal themes used tions between the coast and the alternate between characteristic dance mountains-Reuter. rhythms and a broad, smooth-flowing- melody full of tenderness and feeling. 5. Polonaise in A..
5. Mr. Albert A. Barton.
Chopin.
7. Viennoise Memories of Lebar,
MOORISH REINFORCEMENTS
Algeciras, To-day.
General Franco is still rushing Moorish troops to Spain, as these arr. Henry Hallfreinforcements will apparently be Containing favourite extracts from needed more than ever now that "The Merry Widow", "Gipsy Love", "The Count of Luxembourg etc.
INTERVAL -
8.
Overture
"The Barber of Seville”,
Rossini
the non-intervention agreement will stop the further arrival of foreign volunteers.
A Spanish steamer from Ceuta a force of 2,500 Much of the Italian Opera music of yesterday landed Rossini's period is now either seldom Moors, while it is learned that an- heard or completely forgotten, but this, other Spanish vessel has arrived at his "Chef d'oeuvre in Comic Opera”, is
still a great attraction, and the Over Malaga with 3,500 Moorish soldiers ture always a favourite item in the on board. Reuter.
Opera and in musical programmes gen- erally. This light-hearted, melodious
whom it is said, "he had more gaiety
ASSENSIO RESIGNS
Paris, To-day.
work is illustrative of the man, of The under Secretary for War in than propriety, more wit than dignity, the Valencia Government, General more love of independence than good Asensio, has resigned, according to taste".
9. Excerpts from
"The Yeoman of the Guard”,
Sullivan. Comic
reports reaching here from Valen cia.
ABDICATION ECHO
Differing from the other Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, the "Yeoman" stands out as real light
As a presentation of awards for opera, in that in this case only, the famous pair departed from their usual bravery of fishermen at Hythe, style, the satirical element being ep Kent, it was announced that since tirely missing. The opera is no less the Abdication of Edward VIII, enjoyable, in fact remains ever one of the Royal National Lifeboat Insti- the strong favourites. A
The Selection contains some of the tution had been without a president, best-known to movements, including and that as a result there was no "When Maiden Loves" "Strange Ad- one to sign the vellum awards- venture", "The Tower Song, "When a One award to Harry A. Griggs, Wooer goes Awooing", "I Have a Song to Sing 0", etc., etc. 10. Miss Eva Turner.
..
11. Two Numbers fro The Suite
"Casse Noisette"...Tschaikowsky (a) Valse des Fleurs. (b) Danse Trepak.
12. Phantasy.
skipper of the Hythe lifeboat Vis-, countess Wakefield, cannot be hand- ed to him until a new president has been officially appointed.
The award was made for fine sea- manship in launching the Hythe "Cock Robin & Co. Stutely lifeboat on the night of Dec. 13 and This very clever and interesting little rescuing the crew of three of the work was composed originally for the Folkestone motor vessel Josephine Military Band It is built up on a'
IL number of Nursery Rhymes, each one
of which is worked out with many in- ·- genietis devices.
To expedite work on the Cunard-
After a short introduction, "Oh, White Star liner No. 552 at. Clydebank, dear, what can the matter be" is in-railway tracks have been laid inside the
troduced with appropriate bustle. A shippi
short reference to Three Blind Mice"
is followed by "Ding Dong Bell" This
is followed by "OhWhere is my Little
Drivers and guards escaped uninju
Dog Gone" and Lavender's Blue" ed when two goods trains collided
the
Newcastle line, one cut?
After an abrupt ending, we have "Cock
Robin skilfully interwoven with the ting the other in
crew-and 103 passengers. have been detained by the rebel au thorities-Trans-Ocean.
Baron von Neurath, who left -Berlin far Vienna yesterday on an
important diplomatic mission.
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT IN MUNICH
Munich, To-day. The Duke and Duchess of Kent arrived here on Sunday from Lon- don..
They intend spending three weeks in Munich as the guests of one of the Duchess' sisters.Trans-Ocean.
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