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FORGING LINKS OF MALAYAN UNITY
F
OR Southeast Asia the arrival in Singe- pore of Mrs Malcolm MacDonald, the 85- years old Canadian wife of the Commissioner - General,
By GEOFFREY MURRAY
a
London Theatre:
Costumes Make Audience Dingy
-F
By Ronald Roper
London, Mar. 29, process, assisted by "professors” "manners makyth Patrick Braun and
man," clothes play a
superlative part in im-.
Bellman.
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Geoffrey
Clogs's mind taking their entertainment
parting royalty to Michael FOR those who Redgrave King Richard 11 with more than a dash of culture in the first-of-a four-play or "straight education, the little Shakespearean epic of Eng- Mercury Theatre repaye a.visit land being presented at the just now. Memorial Theatre, Strat- ford.
The
attraction is Misa Beth Dean, from America, who wilt partner Victor Carell is in the. Tanya Mosowitsch's tradition of those specialist per choice of luscious costumes tonal dances on
formera who Interpret tradi
the stage. for this production had the This is a cult which enjoys a effect of reducing even a
the following
Unitea kech States, distinguished firat - night
mainly among thusiastic university men and audience to comparative women, as real-life "background dinginess, especially as they to ethnic studies. In Britain had also to compete with these exhibitions
taken-80-seriously.---...
are rarely 280,000 worth of theatre re-
Nobody who sees her on the novations and improvements
stage, however, would deny installed for the Festival the entertainment value of Miss Dean's peculiar art Not only with reconstructed For Mr Redgrave, how
accuracy the move- ever, his sartorial splendour ments of North
American, appeared an aid to render Mexican, Polynesian, Moorl and
Australian aboriginal ing his part in what 0018 but her execution of the critic described as "a fiam- obviously that of a highly train- boyant, honey-sweet way." ed dancer whose skill it would witch Despite some shortcomings, be an equal delight to
any less unusual medium, this is the best Richard II since John Gielgud brought
season.
lustre to the role.
has she tech technical
Mences MEANWHILE Palladium audi.
LB TO-
are congratulating Harry Andrews brings themselves on having struck a fine contempt to the charac- real out-fashioned ter of Bolingbroke, Hugh date), music-hall bil
freshing in its humour as it is Griffiths is a granite John of incredible in, its equilibrium.
American artist Hoagy Car- When he arrived in South- Gaunt, and Michael Gwyrm
sings and plays nis cast Asia this short stocky man plays the Duke of York with michael
stage in the open-necked shirt and the delightful humour. Heather way back to the London
with a charm which isn't so white trousers was soon on terms Stannard is the Queen.
sleepy as it looks; Jimmy James of easy familiarity with Malaya, Memorial Theatre apart, upholds the reputation of Eng- while Edlib Chinese, Indians, and Europeans, most of the 15,000 Strat- lish comedians;
Crocker, whose bears are us
at home on low-slung motor- Mr MacDonald was quick to fordians are eagerly looking Cro
various problems forward to a share in the cycles as on high-built bicycles, facing Malaya. Perhaps the harvest from the million leaves no doubt that she could
do anything with animals.
the
and her two children, aged ing through immense enter Characteristically he lightened eight and seven, is u por prises, an unconventionality the shadows of those days with tent. Their coming Ja that cuts through the forma speech in which he compared
was the need to bring the proof, as he said in his talk lism of diplomacy, and a the number of casualties in blitz
there, no real tourists whom Shakespeare on February 6 when he
for the areas and in reception areas,
different races in the country is expected to draw to his friendly concern broadcast, good wishes for
and woman ordinary man
"Every enemy bomb dropped closer together and to get them birthplace between now and the Chinese New Year, of
charac- en boroughs killed or injured to solve their differences through next October. everywhere have
CO discussion and friendly the Commissioner-General's terised his public acta dur three people, but in rural dis firm faith in the capacity of ing the 20 years in which he or injure three people," he said.
tricts it took 13 bombs to kill operation. this global nerve-centre to has lived in the world's eye. I must admit however, in all honesty, that every bomb that maintain freedom and pro- gress against any threats
has fallen in the countryside has from within or without.
Anyone who confides his doubts to Mr Malcolm Mac- Donald about the future of Malaya is told firmly that such pessimism is unwar- ranted. There are difficul- ties, he admits he would be wilfully turning his back upon reality if he did not
but he is brimful of con- fidence that they can be - triumphantly-surmounted.
Optimism, modesty, and humour are, indeed, the qualities by which Mr Mac. Donald's friends best know him. A capacity for carry-
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He was born at Lossiemouth, in Northern Scotland, in 1901, the son of Mr Ramsay Mac- Donald, who was later to become Prime Minister of Britain and a world figure. The background of his life, therefore, has always been the hurly-burly of politics, He was elected to Parliament as Socialist in 1920, at his third attempt.
Running Sore
DURING the financial crisis of
1931, when his father, with Philip Spowden-and-J,- H... Thomas, left the Labour Party to form a National Government, Malcolm MacDonald war one of the few Labour politicians who followed them. He was ope nointed Under-Secretary for the Dominions and rose steadily in the Government
A few years later he started the Commonwealth by flying to
MACDONALD
Largely as initiative, the Communities inkon Committee was formed for this purpose in January, 1940. The Committee consists of the political leaders of the various communities and, al- though an inofficial body, com- mands considerable influence in the country. Mr MacDonald at- tends its meetings as an obser-
ver.
noar-Spring, Collie Koox, TAKING a look at Paris in the the radio critic, hnd the uner- pected pleasure of meeting film stars Laurel and Hardy in a real-life "situation." He arrived at his hotel to find the lift stuck between floors with the two comedians inside.
a result of his IN London first-nighters
have been mainly depen dent on an Edwardian pre- sentation of Somerset Maug-
This is what happened: ham's anti-clerical satire,
"After a great deal of noise- "Loaves and Fishes."
and French-on the part of the The story relies for its rescuers, the lift was man
hall level and, to somewhat heartless comedy handled to on the stresses and strains Laurel, looking sadder than ringing cheers, out stepped Mr
of class consciousness as ever, and Mr Hardy, immense, provoked between a raffish beret-crowned and imperturb peer, a snobbish vicar, his able."
Knox learnedl daughter and the young straight from the star's mouth man "beneath" her who is about the 301st picture they
the jilted, and
fiance's have waited five years to make rough-diamond parents from together, the delay being en- Peckham.
Major Aim
To help forge the HE Committee's major aim is
Then Collle
tirely due lack of a suitable
The 1951 audience at New story. the Boltons could afford to lean.
links of a singlo Malayan nationality among
B.
frame shook
said "Laurel, "Stan and I pack and laugh while the Vicar #Now we think we have got different races and on this Mr daughter
cast, with others from (Jeasies Spencer) ore
ship, on an child of wrecked
island, MacDonald spoke at the found-proves herself a true ing of the University of Malaya her father (Ksmeton Reeves), and there we set up a gover
We allow no taxes, no with the connivance of her noble ment in October 1949. The peoples of uncle (Julian d'Albie).
laws, no police, no prisons and no bills, Malaya, he said, were marching If one prefers a plece which
"Then the outside world along the road in nationhood and smacks of the university campus
to the Watergate hears of our paradise and it was essential that those whose one gocs
to our Island" (Mr homes and undivided loyalties Theatre for "Too Many Thumbs" ducks
which telescopes the
giant evolution ardy's Jay in Malaya should think theory into an evening's enter wi
ter with sighs)—"no
wo
And it Palestine unaccompanied, in an also killed 1 of a hen and of "progresdvely less of their dis-talon during
tainment
which one necessary to bring in laws. effort to resolve the clash
a plg. 01 of a sheep, .006 of a tinctions of race and more of wrestles not too seriously with police . . you
know what between Jaws and Arabs by on-
are. And the infuriated the-spot discussions. The bid
their common heritage and char problems which inevitably arise people
when life passes rapidly from settlers, expecting heaven and failed. But that same year, 1930,
acter as people of Malaya,”
the chimpanzee stage via cave- for such is life, finding the Mr MacDonald had a notable Malaya heard later the serpe
to usual hell, decide to hang us" when he Mr MacDonald's relaxations man and ordinary mortal success
peacemaker, strain of humour
But Atoll K is not due to negotiating
Anglo-Irish broadcast on the day that the are simple. In Britain he co-
Philip Lindsey obviously en- reach the screen till the "sum- that did much to heal Communists had intended pro-joyed playing golf; in Canada,he joys being the Treaty
intr. subject of this had in claiming a a running sore that
Soviet Republic leamed to ski; lately he has flamed relations between the two there,
the unavoidable leamed to find pleasure in a day countries, it was said, for 50 absence of the Chier yenra. That pact, marked Mr MacDonald us a major statesman,
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cow, and 0007 (recurring) of a 'rabbit,"
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indoed, of the Republic," Mrld at the races.
When Mr Churchill became Britain's wartime leader in 1040, he appointel Mr MacDonald us Minister of Health, charg63,000
said, it is my duty to come to the microphone do announce de is unavoidably absent."
Mr MacDonald had cut adrift
But best of all, wherever he is, he enjoys watch.. ing birds, "The lovellest sight in life," he believes, "are the hovering of the kestrel and the
light of the tern."
To such a man the bright
from United Kingdom politics Commissioner for Canada. His beauty of Malaya and all its with in 1941 to become Brittin's High the evacuation of children from blitzed London mission there was marked by potentialities of wealth and to enfety areas and the setting the same energy and imagina.. happiness are a magnet and a up of a vast network of first- tion that he had shown as a challenge. It is no wonder that aid ports, ambulance services, member of the British Govern doctors and nurses to succour ment, All welcomed him as those wounded in the bombing. a friend.
he accepted "with enthusiasm"
an invitation to remain there at fils post for a further period,
CAN'T SPEND FAST ENOUGH
From NEWELL ROGERS
creases.
NEW YORK. are 20 percent better, its taxes notes from the cashier's drawer ut a bank in Wise, Virginia. No HWashington's bureau- the Treasury
quickly are up 60 percent.
So much money is rolling into-one saw him, Carelessly ho that the poor dropped £350 outaldo, was seep, crats hand out defence con- income tax payer may get a taken back into the bank, and tracts for hundreds of mil- break-or, at least no moro in- arrested. lions they still cannot,
HUNGER beauty" 'ald? spend money fast enough, ISLANDS of floating ice 20. Hollywood. . cameraman:-:: Leo dengan ayamilea wide near the North Pole Tover insists that the Aira stars Instead of the deficit – are being suggested by army are most gorgeous “just before everyone has expected and officers with Arctle experience as lunch aird dinner beauty, facles
sites for air bassa, Picked crows with full stomachs. grumbled about it seems are now spending Wook on BABY born to My Lavonda that there will bo a £1,400 million surplus at the end testing survival equipment">
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