THE CHINA MAIL,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1952.
★☆★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★★★
FILM ON GILBERT AND SULLIVAN LIKELY TO BE This is
;
THE CINEMATIC EVENT
OF CORONATION YEAR
A film revolving round to the first Glibert and Sullivan | the lives and works of Gil-peru in the 1870's before the
bert and Sullivan-a subject cinema was' dreamed of.
For years, Nim producers
as British us Westminster Abbey--is likely to become
cinematic event the Coronation Year.
of
He also worked to, deplet Gil- Awit both in bert's mordant
librettist private life and as a and Sullivan's. charm and sen. have realised what rich timentality, both as a lover of
musician torn be material lay in the fascinating life and a sticcess story of the two men, tween serious composition and Вис the laws of copyright were sparking light opera music. such that, though the operas Gilliat combined the most Set in the reign of Vic-have been pirated in the United colourful Incidents from 23
they were Arst toria, the world's last great States since
written, the film rights to the Queen, the film is scheduled words and music had remained for release early next year, in the control of the D'Oyly whose founder and should be screening Carte family
Richard, managed the celo- overseas just before the brated operatic team through sides exerting their own Infinite Coronation itself.
out their turbulent career.
On the strength of the timing, and the popularity
of Gilbert and Sullivan's
BUCCORA.
ONCE DEFORE
The Alm embargo has
only
years of
stormy partnership with excerpts from the whole range of operas most suitable for punctuating and underlining the broad central theme
and
be-
to story
immortal appeal.
A COMPROMISE
Although this meant, in a tow once previously been lified cases telescoping certain periods light operas, it is assured of when a screen version of "Then the biography in order
Mikado was made in 1938. emphasise an exciting
In recent yours, the control point or present an opera to its The timing, however, Was
of the operas passed into the best advantage, both not pre-planned. It has come about purely by chance the hands of Bridget D'Oyly Carlo, Launder and Sidney Gilliat felt
of the
Vic-liat no-one would blame them climax of a long history of eir-granddaughter
in for a compromise which could Early cumstances dating right baeit 1950, she authorised the pro- only enhance the entertainment duction of a Gilbert and Sul- value of a story concerning two Uvon film, giving a carte blan- of the most popular entertainers che so the most could be made of all time.
France Beats
Ireland 3-1 At Paris
of
Paris, Nov. 11. France, making more use thoir chances in front of gael. beat Ireland 3-1 in their socce International at the Colomber Stadiumi here today before a crowd of 50,000.
in
torian Impresario.
of both the words and music.
Frank
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In this reproduction of the finale of the first performance of "Trini By Jury" at the Royalty Theatre in 1875, Harold Williams gives a delightful cameo as the 'good' Judge, with Yvonne Marsh as the jilted bride and Thomas Round as the
'heartless' defendant.
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It Should Have Been The LIFE FROM AGE 55
Of the many bidders from Excerpta from eight орегаз Hollywood und British
alm occupy 50 minutes out of two tudlos, she entrusted the pro-tours screen time. Sir Malcolm duction to Sir Alexander Kor-Sargent, with Muir Mathieson da,
as his associate. handled musical direction. Everything Kordn, in turn, handed the
was pre-recorded by well- project over to Frank Launder was
known singers of the
British and Sidney Gillat, who have musical
Including world combined on films for many Webster Booth, Elsie Morison, years,
So began the Aiming of "Git- Majorie Thomas, John Cameron, Gordon Clinton and Jennifer bert and Sullivan."
Vyvyan.
A
A
They were
accompanied br
Cillat, who wrote the screen play, aimed at making a Atra
the London Symphony Orches- The French team had more of which,
though neither the play before half-time, when biographical
tra, conducted by Sir Malcolm study nor they led 2-1. Ireland, improving musleal, would
Sargent himself. Places on the embody the
taken by midfeld in the second-halt,
actors ta chosen as the most suitable had many chances of saving the incompatibility of Gilbert and screen; were
members of the game, but lack of co-ordination Sullivan os men as well as their
perfection as represent among the forwards enabled the complementary
original D'Oyly Carte Operi French defence to break up their artists.
Company. attacks.
Irish goalkeeper Norman Up-
several good
In the Brst-
richard, made saves, especially half.
Charles Tully of Glasgow Ireland's outside-left, Celtic. scored their only goal in the last few minutes of the first- half. Joseph Ujlaki, the inside- right, scored the first goal and outside-right. Raymond Kopa, added two' more,
POPPY
DAY
FUND BOXING
At one time the French team
The Earl Haig Poppy Day had 12 men on the geld. Centre- forward Thadee Cisowsky went Fund Boxing
Compeution will at the Southern take place off for seven minutes with a strained leg,
and was replaced Playground, Wanchol, on Satur- The opening by Jean Baratee. Cisowsky re- day, November 22 turned, but the referee did not bout will start at 8.30 pan.
The
Committee Organising Bee him for a few minutes, and during this time he and Barates has produced an excellent pro- of bouts and the were both on the field-Reuter. gramme
Boxers include - many- well- "GOALLESS DRAW
known civilian and Service Toulouse, Nov. 11.
boxers. France and Scotland played a goalless' draw trught "B"
in a hard- Cp) Mulligan of the Royal International Uister Rifles and Cpl Forster of the Hongkong Signal Regi-
soccer match here today.
Play was fairly even ment who battled it out In the throughout and
there was final
of the Hongkong Land
Cham- Middleweight Defences on the whole pionship last season will meet held the upper hand, but they again in a return bout. were helped to a great extent
Cpl Mulligan won the first
little to choose between the Forces teams,
forwards.
of
Show Of The Year, But
It Was A
Film Fiasco
Says ROBERT OTTAWAY
TORE television fans and pixie cape pretending M
Amongst those who were able
were created by this to full the dual function
Per- singing and acting were Martyn year's Royal Film
George Green as
Grossmith:formance than any pro- Thomas Round, another former gramme put out. from Lime
D'Oyly Carte Grove, member of the
(London Express Service)
PIN-CHOSEN?
8
10
would How much better. It seven dwarfs, coyly have been if the Brief Encoun- be the
The only ter episode had been shown on singing Heigh Ho. point in this sort of show the screen and Miss Johnson the and Me Howard had taken å that one should recognise
If anyone could tell bow afterwardy anti said a few stars.
Me- Herbert Lom from John
chotee words. Callum in this little gang, he
the Reserves a ticket for next year's show.
In this way, I believe, publie would not only have its appetite for star-gazing satis-
would fied-but honour
have It was gone where
due. It A Is absurd that in the year of
Celin There were
Johnson Trevor were and
Howard in
Opera Company, as the defen- The Kreat
Leicestersquare dent in "Trial by Jury and bungle hos been repeated in
"The Mikado" Leeds and Nanki-Poo
Liverpool where the grin-American stars like Yvonne de Muriel Brunskili as cipal contraito; Owen Brannigan Carlo and Rock Hudson as the bass baritone and Harold supposed to appear and did snatch of the buffet scene frem.
lost The Sound Barrier we could Williams as the Judge in "Trial not turn up. They had legit- Brief Encounter that was
not give a small cheer mate excuses but I guess it in the recesses of the stage and David Lean,
Ann Todd, Sir was a case of "once bitten....distorted by a wrongly-placed Ralph Richardson, and By Jury."
Nigel mike that tipped their voices
Patrick. Especially when the with tin.
stage was cluttered by young
pro the greatest film show that can The whole thing was sultahir starlets, full of untested be devised. The chosen
pro wound up by a string of plat!-mise. duct should represent the intudes, called a "loyal address,"
And dustry at Its peak.
the put into the committee that picked- Because Mills. You're Mind must
blind, be dent, and dumb; or maybe, they just took a list of titles, closed their collective eye, und stab- bed it, with a pin.
VIVA THOSE
WHO MAKE
SUCH FILMS!
Says Sue Dawson
one
This performance should be
mouth of John
DEAR CHARITY
I know this is a charity show and I don't believe in snip- ing at a good cause but this is also a showcase for the Alm Industry.
The audience has to pay up
I'm sure that the happiest people were the crowds who watched the arrivals-outside the theatre and didn't trate inside.
pent-
The 'War'
In Malta
There is no reason why musical should not be honour- ed if it has the wit, taste, Marlon Brando-remem- and polish of Singin' in the The lucky film, and the stars Der "Streetcar Named De- Rain, but this one is garish, selected to appear, are not only lot of Buried in honoured; they get a of willess, and inept. sire"? - carries by the weak finishing of the encounter on points and it will Hollywood's most unholly- the sixth layer of script-writers, free publicity as well.
there seems to be a gilmmer of The forwards also found the be interesting to see if he can woody successes which was on idea. It was effectively con-
to twenty guineos for the show.
War-- ündeclared but "to rescue from the cealed. two goalkeepers, Tom Ledger- repeat the performance
Marie Lanza
have may
They would have been more evident has broken out wood (Partick Thistle
Henry Wong of local fame is made and
tough fight back of a mule, where it ຕ
into mil chiertained in the one-and-in Malta: a film war. fun-mail that runs
1 Scotland) and Frantz Femetter scheduled for
Gil of tho once hung, bodiless and Gunner
lions,
nines at their local Odeons, But as far as the cinema against
could not be better pleased. (France) in splendid form and
Royal Artillery, who
more was bloody, the head of one of is concerned he is little
So I make these Ruggestions they saved anything that came
runner-up in the A.B.A Cham the great human beings than a two-legged larynx for next year, it is obvious that Already on and around the their way.
this effort he helped by D
Hollywood's- 200h In the second half Scotland pionships in 1940. falled
Royal Navy are represented in modern times."
cluster of barrack-room cliches, the committee that chooses the island: penalty. Tom
the programme by A.B. Baxter, That was Edgcumb Pinchon's ranging from the angry captain alm le incompetent; so sack it. Century-Fox in force, to make Gemmell, Scotland's inside-lett,
Let each of to a heavenly meets Rifleman Short of alm in writing his novel
company submit, a "British" film based on C. S. choir of top-alm to a panel of Ave two Forester's naval
atory of the was brought down in the rear
the Roval Ulster Rifles, a Emiliano Zapata in 1941, and
sergeants. and outside-left, Billy Ormond. Northern
persons 1914-18 war, Brown On Resolu- Ireland District was also Elia Kazan's In Aiming
The final insult would have film critics and three
of taste and judgment
whotion.
the say based, because who was entrusted with the
Champion in 1051.
| "Viva Zapata, the story of the kick. shol over the
AC Lucas upholds
peared in person. I congratumat ali (naturally!) and let last war-and the title changed Reuter,
prestige of the Royal Air Force Mexicun state, who all his life late all concerned on the Tow in a needle encounter with Sg: fought against the system which with M.-G.-M. that prevented their choice be final. Farrel, also of the Royal Ulster allowed the big estates la seize his coming. That at least Rifles.
the land of the peasants.
in the best of taste. Broadway supplied most of Then there came the stage
for John Steinbeck's show, which proved the cast screen-play of the novel, and
with
bar.-
Alec Bedser To Take His Benefit Next Summer
London, Nov. 11.
Alec Bedser will take
benent
F
his
next summer ufter
nearly 18 years with Surrey,
Bedser his twin brother
who
THE PROGRAMME
is shown below:
of
It
the rebel hero of Marcks. a little been for Mr Lanza to have ap-have nothing to do with films script is, now largely about the
was
OSCAR AWARD
to Single-Handed;
In quotes
been
I put "British" And the chosen film should because Roy Boulting, one of our
ablest
has directors, that 60 receive an "Oscar,” on
aword
口 Hollywood actor
A full list of events with weights the combination is really power-grown stars would have a hard of merit that will have as much allotted
to find work in a village standing as the accolade from Jeffrey Hunter, for one of the
the Venice or Cannes film fes Ma Lu-slug v Gar Tilley (MA.;-ful with none of the excesses dramatic soelety.
one has unfortunately come to Mosquita,
Just three came out well in tivals,
ar the Sigma Hunter (Hongkong Signal associate with Alms from Holly- this part of the flasco, They Academy statuette. Regiment) (Cumberland District Champion 1951 v Ple Morrie (11. wood. Norfolks),Light Middleweight.
Ko Moon-lung y Cpl Bartlett (79 i Coy R.AS.C.)—Flyweight.
BUT ALASI
But clas! The
01 oentors
Cpl Mulligan (R.V.R.) (H.K.L.F. some other scissor-happy era Eric, aud the County Captain, Champion 1953) Cpl. Forster Lures have been indiscriminately Stuart Surridge, all accepted (longkong Signal Regiment) (Best-
10311 nipping at the celluloid. tish Command Champlon Inviations to weck's first Middleweight.
this
The result in "Vivo Zapata" dinner annual
of the Henry Wong y Gnr Gill (RA)
(Runner-up London A.BA. Cham-is that the story is apt to be Guildford area of the Surrey
muddled; pionship 2019)-Lightweight Association of Cricket Clubs.
over
chunits
AC Lucas (LAF) (TEAF Chem right out, action Hongkong FARELT 1052)--Light Welterwalght.
យ
The main object was to plon 1953) v Bgt_Farrel (R.U.R.) butchered in the middle
County's celebrate the Champlonship-winning exploits of Ipst season.-Reuter,
Snooker League
Results
are
sliced
scenog arc
AB Baxter (Royal Navy) perial Services Champion) Short (IV.) (Northern
Ireland
Champion what
(Im-incidents v Rtn there.
appear
und to ba irrelevant crop up here and
wit, ribald soldiery rud.
Heavyweight.
District Champion 1901) Light donly swoop down on a train Ng Tik-tu v Bor Dunstance carrying a startiled feminine (APIU), (Kunner-up Bingapore Dis-
Championship
1953)Light Cargo in the freight vans. This trict Welterweight.
part-Incident remains while
-Bantamweight
Han Man v L/Bdr Traynor (RA) context lies in a heap of dis-
carded clippings. L/Cpl. Callaghan (NU.N.) And Fernando the zeolot, (FARELF Champion 1733) V unr Heim (ILA.)-Wallerweiht.
played so well by Josephi Wise.
Muntell. Gene were Patrice Kelly and Tamara Toumanova. Why? They all did what came aturally to them; they sung, or they danced.
PIXILATED
American
principal roles, and, Michael Henale-who now does most of his acting in America--for the other.
Nineteen hundred and fifty-
The Rank Organisation hava two has produced some worth-
sprung Into oction. while films The Sound Barrier, already Cry, the Beloved Country, Pat They have flown out their own and Mike spring to mind. I unit, and some of their loading can't believe that the films re- stars to make a rival-and simu- hor-jected for the Royal Film Per-Latious picture
Heading well-performance are
WOSC
than The
the big guns, in beards Because You're Mine.
a star sense: Alea Gulmeks, Jack Hawkins The stage show, lí“ Its pro-and Anthony Steel. With Marie) sent form, should be scrapped. Pavlow, aaa Maltese girl, to
Among a whole heap of rors, there were seven known actors in grey
CLASSIFICATION LIST CHANGES
The following are Hongkong Jockey Club alterations to the Bony Classification List:
To Class 2:
Crackerjack
and
Norseman (from Class 1): Kentucky Lad (from Class 3).
To Class 3: Amazon and Marietta Efrom Clani 4).
Stary call-}
I don't blame the young pro- provide romantic interest for ducer, John Varley, fo
Guinness who will play o RAF failure. It is impossible to pro pliot. Buce anything acceptable In a couple of days, with snatched For their Forester adaptation rehearsals and on unwieldy the Hollywood company pre host of celebrities,
being given help by the British stars | Navy /The neweomers have en- crav-listed the aid of the combined
to Armed Services,
*Now
aro
1
By all means let the PPPORT. There's a great ing (heaven knows why) sta them life-size. of Geo. Younger -Results
the
islands already scenics suggest that Ho Hong-pang v Gnr Falkinder man, seerns nebulous character Snooker, League matches played
(CRTITOTI-COTAscious," will watch chopers from the best films of last night were;
(ELA.) (Darlington District Cham-whose purpose and presence are!
To Clans, di Bent That And New the previous year. Let them be furious race-since the Guinneas Lusitano "Blue" 5, KCC "Red" pion 1950)-Boolamwoight.
Rin McPhibia (UN) (FARELY 1o unclear as pea-soup.
Zealand from Class 6): United shown on the screen. Then lot company are bent on finishing One could name more instances Victory, trom Class 4). 0: Lusitano "White" 4, HQLF 1;
Champion · 1902) · V L/Bdr. Lang
To Ci 0: Concord (from Class the stars from those films ap-est, and establishing Malta as a
British crown colony on South China 4, Eastern "B" 1; B^ (^^ Command Champion, ad infinitum.
pear on the stage to utter a world's screens as well as in fact, What a picture, though, what | D)- Eater, "A" 4, KCC "Green" 1; 1950-01)-iddleweight.”
Fong Ki-ko
D: Exquisite Love and row pointed words about them-
Class 83: National RAF Kal Tak 5, Chargeman's (2) Group Champion acting and what an ending-Viva souvenir (from
those who can make such Almal income (from Class 10).
selves, the film, or their future.
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.
To Class
the
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