THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1941.
SOLDIER TAUGHT STAR TO BE HIS DOUBLE
BESIDE THE FILM SET of a trapper's hut in the Arctic Circle a young French-Canadian soldier in uniform recently watched his pupil - film star Laurence Olivier with pride.
He had reason. For he was seeing Laur- ence Olivier play the final scenes of the role of trapper and fur trader in which the French- Canadian soldier had coached him.
The soldier is Corporal Tony Ontraet, whose home is at Tuk Tuk, Eskimo village in the Arctic Circle.
The Alm in which the soldier ! was terhnical ady asam IN **49th Parallel a boost-Bratan film to the cost of which the Muustry al Information advanced £22,086 ut public money
Its propaganda value is that it tells dramatically of how Cana dians not of British berth rallied to the British cause when WH12
IF SIAMESE TWIN COMMITTED MURDER?
"What
would
be
the legal result if one of the Siamese Twins committed murder
while her sister Was dozing?"
This question, first asked by a New York columnist, has set all the city arguing and
"MRS. DOT" puzzling.
CAST
The YMCA ADC are mak- mg excellent progress with "Mrs Tot" the Somerset Maugham taree, which will be presented in the West Lounge on May 1, 2 and
YMCA War Chart
ities
The story deals with the venture of a German submartie (3 in aid of 420w wircked oli the Canadian const cond of their attempls to make their
the WAY DVPE
Mis Dot, a wealthy and vavier- 49th! Parallel the frontier line between us young widow, determined to Canada and the United States "get her 1111 despite all ob
The company
secured the loan stacles. n. played by Mr Fred- of Ongues as Wehon al ads ever, and die" Dalzel Mrs Dalziel he left camp to
HK Stage. bug live at Denham Newcomer to the Studies, Bucks
was a keen A.DC dan at home, and handles her part with lar same sparice and efficiency that have made her so well known 141 loval sporting circles
"I'm a trapper in peace-limme," he sart. "In winter I trap any thing that has a dollar
foxes. wolves. wolverines. and grizzly and polar bears I trade with the Eskimos and the Indians
Land Of No Night
"In summer I prospret for gold, and radium
"Often times I go nine months without seeing a white man. In summer it's the land of no night. The sun never sets, ao ther s no regular bedtime just go to sleep when I get to feeling
tired.
"Life was going от smooth until one day I heard on a radio that war had started. Well, sir,
I just left everything. pulicd cut right away to join up.
i
man at whom
A the young Ms. Bot has set her cap, Davidd Ingleby plays the part of Gerald Halstane, a hard-tip bachelor who hecomes Lord Hol ington and a man of means in the first art Mr Ingleby took part in many shows in England and is well known i Army entertainments in Hung Kong
They ore
quarrelling about it in the cafes, offices, sub- ways, clubs
Could any Court ac- quit the murderess, even for the sake of her innocent twin, and thus allow the mur- deress again to menace society?
On the other hand, could any Court con- demn the murderess to the electric chair or life imprisonment, thus sending her in- nocent twin also to this fate?
The question is even making lawyers dizzy.
daughter."
but enjoy the part hamiles it with
Ralph Dormer has a "made to marriageable measure" part as Jiminie Bleukin- | Norah seems to sop th cynical millionaire thoroughly and bachelor trend of Ho'hngton, who skill and entidener collaborates. with Mrs Dot 10 Nethe Sellinger "the marriage- hook
young nati for Isabe daughter" IS played by own good of course "Rate" needs | Peggy Sharp, who looks just as
the
"I travelled 1,400 mules by boat | hut いいい and flew the rest to Edmonton. E [ which sunted him better was travelling thirty-tour days.
Thi im job was a lot of fun You should see my fan mail The girls want to know what I look like
1 had to teach Olivier how to shape hi mouth to speak French - Canadian, and tell him how they dress even how they cul their tobarey and fill their pipes i sug- Kested Ptle song they sing It's in the films.
no introduction to HK audiences sweet as she is meant to be
he is an old hat at the game. The smaller parts are in very i
has he had a part capable hands: Wm. Kirby is the perfect man-servant as Charles. Freddie Perkins Mrs Dot's Halstane's right hand man: Rita nephew and secretary light- | Cole takes the part of Mrs. Dot's hearted youngster of 22 who can'Aunt Eliza, on amtable, sensible read women at a glance for so he) per, on who sees much and says thinks), { - played by Freddie litte; Bill Colledge is Mr Rexon Clemo Freddie is too young to the fussy solicitor: Frank Willis, have many past Successes 10 the dunning tailor; and Lewin speak of, but his future in this Benn, valer to Blenkinsop. respect looks bright indeed. Fred- die has that little something"
|
Booking plans are new open at Anderson Music Co.. and the¦ Y.M.C.A. and tickets are priced at $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00.
} Servicemen will be admitted to Thursday night's performance at
It may come as something of a surprise seeing Norah Witche as I said to Laurence Olivier, alter | Lady Sellinger an impecunious the scene. "Your for has given so ety dame who "cannot afford you an excellent school report "
to be romantic when she has a half price. Olivier laughed. "He was cer- tainly a great help."
"CENSORED" HIS TOMBSTONE
Sir Walter Monckton, Director General of the Ministry of Infor- mation told Harrow Schoolboys, recently how he came across a Ministry censor who “appeared to be working," but was writing this "epitaph":
"Here at length in sweet repose A
censor lies; but who, God knows,
When raving Pressmen shot him
dead.
Filled, like his pencil, full of lead, E'en in his grave, though, he was
game,
He rose and blackened out his
name."
Sir Walter told the boys that the duty of the Ministry was to give the people news in a simple form.
ROYAL VENISON **FOR EVACUEES
Windsor Great Park's Royal deer are being reduced by half as
LIKES CAVE LIFE--- NEVER GOES OUT
(By A Special Correspondent)
CAVE LIFE SUITS a woman, bombed out of her home, so well that she has not been out for three months.
She is Mrs. Kate Thorpe, eighty-five, one of the 4,000 people who sleep nightly in the caves at Chisle- hurst, Kent. Many of these people have no homes now. But the caves have modern attractions:—A cinema, kitchens, canteens and electric light. Wash- ing accommodation is being installed.
When the men go to work, the| Mrs. Thorpe is looked after by women spend the day tidying their her niece, Mrs. Rayner. furniture, preparing meals, car- ing for the children, mending and of the time," said Mrs. Rayner. "I stay in here with her most knitting, and only go out for a "Just nip out for a few minutes' walk in the afternoon sunlight.
But Mrs. Thorpe sits all day in fresh air to get the food." the dim candlelight. She has not left her pitch for three months.
"I was bombed out of my home in Peckham," she says.
At first she, used to take dally
a war-time economy, measure. The walks in the fresh air, "But now older animals are being gradually I never go outside,” she said. 'killed off, and, by command of "For twelve weeks I've not seen the King, the venison is being dis-the daylight. The air raids affected tributed to evacuees in the dis-my nerves, and I can't walk far. trict,
Besides, it's cosy here,"
Mrs. Finley is one of the oldest Inhabitants. She came to live in the caves at the beginning of September.
Pride of all shelterers is "Sun. shine Alley." This is a cave where a dozen families sleep..
They have cleaned it and laid linoleum-on' the floor, hung up rugs and curtains.
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