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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1937.
ARCADIA COMES TO
HONG KONG S
WITH ALL THE USUAL ELABORATE SETTINGS, AU THENTICITY AS TO COSTUME, BRIGHT MUSICAL SCORES AND A STRONG CAST, THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY'S "THE ARCADIANS” WHICH HAD ITS PREMIERE AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE LAST NIGHT, REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT ON THE PRODUCER, MR. W. G. ROBERTSON AND THE ENTIRE COMPANY, FOR A PERFORMANCE IDEAL METEOR.
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Harry Cockle, Willie Simpson, KOWLOON
Gordon Stopani-Thomson, Nina Va-
lentine and Anne Winter, all es- tablished Philharmonic favourites,
lead an imposing array of talen:MUNICIPAL
PROBLEMS
IN AN
and beauty and the only complaint, and that is the fault of the au- thors, rather than anyone else, is the fact that there was no parti
The monthly meeting of the General which gives enough scope for Anne Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Winter's singing.
Association was held on Tuesday, De- For a musical show, indeed, cember 14, in St. Andrew's Church Hall Those present were Mr. B. Wylie singing is rather relegated, and the (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung (Vice- witty dialogue, well put over by President), Mr. R. F. Phillips (Hon. Willie Simpson, Harry Cockle and Treasurer), Mr. R. Baldwin (Hon. Se- Anne Fullerton, takes all the hon-cretary), Miss R. Mow Fung, Messrs W. C. Felshow, Li Chor Chi, C. M. Manners, D. W. Munton, IN. Murray, The story, a satire on the modern R. Pestonji, and the Rev. J. R. Higgs
of absence were Apologies mode of living, opens in Arcadia, from the Hon. Mr. L. d'Almada, Messrs. somewhere beyond the North Pole H. Gittins and C. E. Terry.
ours.
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received:
a virtual Utopia-where vice of Correspondence concerning Traffic, any description is unknown, and Mosquitoes in Kowloon, Children's Play- grounds, Boad Surfacing - and the where time stands still
Street Sleepers Shelter Society, were
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Into this idyllic setting, a London read and approved, p
A letter from Government regarding business man, James Smith (Harry the possible removal of a cemetery to Cockle) drops.from the skies, when a site in Kowloon Tong was read his plane crashes. Astounded by sub-committee was appointed to go his tales of London, where it is into the matter
A letter was read drawing the Com common to lie and do other things mittee's attention to the Trafic "Is- equally horrible, the Arcadians de-land" in process of construction at the cide to send a mission to London injunction of Waterloo Road and Argyle an effort to convert the many sin Street. It was agreed that the Traffic sub-committee should investigate the ners to their mode of living.
matter, if possible in collaboration with the The second act shows the fashion-the Automobile Association and [able crowd at Askgood Race Course. Police Traffic Department.
where the Arcadians have embarked
A sub-committee submitted a list of
on their mission and the awkward roads which are inadequately labelled, situations into which a young couple and it was agreed to write the Hon. Ifind themselves as the result of Som-Colonial Secretary on the matter.
bre's (Anne Winter) penchant for: kissing anyone with whom she pleased.
act
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The attention of the Committee had
is been directed by Government to cer- tain experimental gas lamps st pre- Isent fitted in Jordan Road. Opinion The setting for the third
was unanimous that the lighting af- magnificent, the lighting and stage forded by these lamps was not so sa effects being brilliant. Willie Simpson tisfactory as that supplied by the gas- holds the stage for long periods with eous discharge lamps recently tried in the result that. laughs there are in Nathan Road, and it was agreed to plenty. The chorus is introduced in a write Government to this effect.
Concern natural manner and the sequence of
was expressed regarding events moves up to a fitting finale the serious increase in the numbers of with everyone even the Arcadian Mis-cases of burglary in certain Kowloon sion, which has confessed its failure-districts. It was agreed to again direct Left perfectly contented.
the attention of the Police Department.
The opinion having been generally
Harry Cockle, who heads the cast to this matter. is admirably suited to his role and plays his dual part of Smith, the Lonexpressed by members of the Commit don businessman, and Simplicitas, the tee that the Kowloon Post Office was at present understaffed, the President Until he Arcadian, with great dash.
was requested to interview the Post- appeared, there was an obvious "first
master General on the subject. performance” stiffness evident, which [his entrance immediately dispelled.
Anne Winter, as already remarked, has not enough singing to do for our liking and is therefore somewhat wast- ed, but her interpretation of Sombre, the ingenuous Arcadian girl, is suitably restrained and therefore. entirely con- vincing.
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A donation of $100 was granted by the Association to the Kowloon Food Relief Committee.
FOREIGNERS SAFE
IN NANKING
Shanghai, To-day.
With the advent of Wilie Simpson, in a part admirably suited to his droll,
a dis-t dry type of humour, there is
The 27 foreigners who remained tinct warming up" and thereafter, in-in Nanking during the siege are all terest never flags. To say that he "steals the show, is not an overstate safe, according to further reports
Ireceived in Shanghai this morning.
They consist of one Briton, two Evelyn Fullerton, in a role which requires exaggeration, causes a great Russians, six Germans and 18. deal of humour, but one felt, never- Americans. theless, that little more restraint would' have made her portrayal perfect.
ment. -
No foreign diplomatic officials re-
Hector Wiggins and Doris Blair pro-mained in Nanking, and all twenty- vide the love interest and provide it very seven are business-men, newsmen well, Amateur love-making is very and newsreel reporters-Beuter. liable to appear forced The natural
manner in which these two performed
speaks volumes for their ability. VISIT TO R.H.K.G.C
In smaller, roles, special mention must be made of Lawrie Ellis, as Bobby, the Wodehouse type of fatuous Valentine, society Englishman, Nina
as Dryope, Gordon Stopani-Thomson, as Perry Marsh, and David Kossick, as Sir George Paddock.
OFFICE
Chiang Tin-yau, 33, angoo Chinese, was charged before Mr. A special dance by George Gonchar R. Edwards this morning with off and one of his pupils Mutal Fielder breaking into the office of the was pleasing but all too short, while
the chorus, is guaranteed to please Royal Hong Kong Golf Club last the most harrassed businessman, “► mght and with assaulting Li Tim,
A very pleasant change from our the office coolie.
limited Hong Kong entertainments and Defendant denied both charges deserving of much better support than
was forthcoming, last night.-N.M.
and was remanded.