Petite
Elvira Bryson, of the younger set of Asheville, N. C., society, is shown in the regalia of
the `Queen of the Rhododendron Show at Asheville.
La Meri Has H.K. At Her Feet
Rarely do local audiences have an underlying current the privilege of seeing a world- our and pantomime. famed dancer in appropriate set- Dances of native India, assisted tings and music. Last night, at the by Ram Gopal, transported
one în King's Theatre, they saw La Meri a moment to that mysterious coun- and they took her to their hearts. try and as a finale, the amazingly Seldom, has such enthusiasm been beautiful Hualaley Hula in which shown over an individual artiste. La Meri gave further evidence of On many
occasions at least five her versatility when she sang, to. curtains were taken before the large her own · accompaniment on the crowd were satisfied.
ukelele, the haunting farewell song of the Islands.
La Meri's first two numbers, Go- yesca and Alegrias, dances from Spain, gave no indication of what was to follow. One felt that the artiste had not yet warmed to her work. The music seemed inade-
The native hula, which followed the e song, brought to a fitting clim- ax a delightful evening's entertain- ment. which unfortunately is -- not to be repeated in the colony on this- quate. And then came Gitanerias, visit. One can only hope that La an adaption of the Bolero. The bril-Meri will find the time at some not liant lighting effects and the haunt-too distant date, to return and give ing melody, the castinets and La lovers of the dance at its best,
further opportunity of Meri made an ensemble, that will
of witnessing a live in the mind for some time to performance which has earned the acclamation of the i most discerning audiences of the world.-N. M.
come.
!
Asturiana, which followed, was such a striking contrast that it was difficult to believe that the glam- orous Spanish senorita of the Bo- lero and the ingenuous peasant girl with the shyly coquettish smile and artless manner were portrayed by the same person. It is truly said that La Meri dons a new personal- ity with each costume.
FRENCH CONSUL LEAVING FOR HOME
M. Jules Leurquin, the
a
Consul
for France in Hong Kong, will saili on Tuesday next in the s.s. "Pre- sident Doumer" proceeding on Home leave.
Interpretive dances formed the next group in the recital and out- standing was the rendering of Fau-
·M. Albert Cadol, now French Con- nesque. The lighting effects itself sul at Swatow, will be in charge of] in the pale sunlight of the early the Consulate at Hongkong. morning. As the siin grows strong-i M. Serge Lebocq de Feularde, er and brighter, so the joy. of liv- Vice-Consul at Hongkong, is trans- ing is more realistically
ed.
The presence ofterpret-ferred to Swatow as Acting Consul
human
is then impressed on the senses. In
BROKEN LEG
to the light-hearted caperings en- Kwok Chai has been admitted to ters a feeling of alarm gradually the Queen Mary Hospital suffering growing more and more certain un-from a fractured leg. He was knock- til the little creature is sent scam-ed down by a car driven by Li Wai, pering for safety. Russian Doll in Arsenal Street, yesterday after- was full of life and movement with "noon.
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