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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1957,
Taikoo Receptionist Makes Good On
The London Stage
AKE a
T younger-
than-springtime
face, a trim figure, and a protean per- sonality. Put them together and you've got a portrait of Irene Chow Tsal-chin, a girl with acting in her blood and. the talent to make a go of it.
Teal-chin--that is the stage name she goes by-his come a long way from the receptionist's desk at Butterfield Rut Swire in Hongkong. Today, only a yen! rer her graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she already making a name for herself in lms and on television.
And small wonder when she hins go that knack for frans- farming her locks and ber personality 10 Sail {1 dozen mends. She can look wicked
Tophisticated coy,
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Tal-chin WILI Shanghai, but like so others, she come down to Hong- kung 1940, She studied at King George V School and then Look job
as a receptionist with Butterfield and Swire.
But Deling was in her blood- and in her family, Her father is the well-known Chinese actor Chow Sin-feng, and ever since
Chow Tsai-chin
she was a child she had been her offers to bring her back to England. Ay for horseback- play-acting in the smail Hongkong. But on this Teal- rking, she does that whenever dramatic group in the family elini is hesitant.
she visits friend in the which formed itself around her "I would like to go back to countryside, father.
Hongkong to make some films," She spends three nightc D
have always wanted to be she said. "But there is still so week learning Indien dan
on actress," she said, “and I am much that I can Learn in "beenuse it is good exercise and very serious about it. Even Europe, and since I am making because it is expressive." Sho when I was a little girl it used such good progress. It seems a would like very much to learn to be my hobby to shut myself shame to go away."
classical Chinese dances too.
up in a room,
make Lip all
kinds of stories,
and then net
then out,"
So when the to act
by David T.K. Wong
but she cannot find anybody to teach her.
The rest of
her arc
spent
OXFORD CAMBROGU
AVOIN ..
SCIPE AMERICA
Here is the expedition before it left London. Left to right Christopher Cook, Nigel Newbery (lender), London Christopher Cowell, Stanley Jeeves, Peter Riviere and Adrian Cowell. The oldest member is 28.-
Express Service.
Their Letters
To Hongkong
Will Be Less Regular Now.......
They're Off To The Matto Grosso This Time!
Mail from Mr E. J. Cowell's two sons, Adrian and Christopher, will be irregular from now on. They left London at the end of last month with four others on an expedition that will take them to Brazil's Matto Grosso jungle. They hope to visit some parts never seen by explorers before.
scale C. 2, 3 - $330 x 20 urge 610 x 25 - 660. Commen- became too strong, she gave up Tsai-chin livra ia a plays or reading books about the team will undertake botoni- have to float their Land Rove
cing salary in the scale shall her job and came to London to Hampstead
of age may receive a Child nove ahead.
Allowance of 7% of anlary,
Appointment on contract for
TV
APPEARANCES
4 years and will earn gra-
thda Appearances
#ag
to
On
flat
with her the theatre.
She also
and petrol Mr Cowell, joint managing director of the documentary films for the BBC the manufacturers
TV series Traveller's Tales”. supplied by on all company. Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Ltd, told me They will also shoot a num- Also they will be testing rubber ber of short film features on rafts and other equipment evenings something of their expedition yesterday.
by English women Hving in South donated
various жали facturers. Travelling with four others, ! either going to
At times the expedition will America for the BBC.
Associated-RedTusion Schools rends cal studies and will shoot films down rivers on specially con-TV have asked for educational
film material. books on Chinn to remind me for BBC television. Part of the structed rubber rafts.
The expedition Journey will be made in three of my Chineseness."
Land Rovers, and at other times "As it is important to do the organized by Oxford and Cam- Asked how she like England they will drift down Jungle collecting work untouched bridge graduates, three of whom
ground
expedition will have been concerned with and the English, Taal-chin said: rivers in rubber rafts. "I simply love England and I would not mind settling here. It is so steady and coliju. It is also close to all the rich culture
them 100.
1,000 Miles
de
the
on
has been
the
by a China Mail Reporter
probe as far north along the two earlier expeditions one Matto Grosso savannahs as it is driving from Cairo to the Cape, possible to go with Land Rovers and the other from London to equipped with low ratio goars, Singapore.
RADIO Hongkong
by
6.30 p.m., "Women Only" weekly magazine. introduced by Wendy Colbourne. Compiled Borbara Lawrence and MurrBÝ Leavitt: 6, Time Signal. Programme Summary: __0.02, Lucky [Dip ** Listeners Requests présented” by Margherita; 7, String: Gong---Max Jaffa and his Orchestra: 7.30. Timb But Jazz with Robin Day: 1.58, Weather Report; 6. Time" Bignal. The Now: 3.00, Commentary: 8.15,
Titeatre:
be determined according to Stulty at the Royal Academy of younger brother, Michael, who Dramatic Arl. After three experience and qualifications. years and a lot of hard work
is a student at the Hammer A married man with a childishe gat ter diploma, and then smith Architectural School. But
began under her influence or children under 18 years her acting career
Michael
In the Rupununi and the may very well follow in her footsteps, for he too has a part
north Matto Grosso Brazil's equivalent of America's Middle in Violent Playground.
West-they hope to collect rare specimens for botanical in- Another of Tani-chin's of Europe.
siitules in London and Rio tuity at 15% of anal basic She got a part in the Arts brothers, aged 22, and a sister,
"As for the English, I love Janeiro. They will be in these each completed Theatre
The aged eight, are already acting salary for
two regions for a total period of production of
They are simply the month of acrvice." Free first- Princess ond Swincherd, China,
wonderful. They are so sincere. more than four months. followed by class passage to and from the and
"And to think that my father Once you have made a friend In playe Colony. Quartera with heavy Television. Then she got a part
once teclared that he would you always have 道 friend.
allow any never
of his sx Belvre I came to England. I had
power winches and collapsible Adrian, Mr Cowell's 23-year- funiture provided at 10% as the main famine Interest
From my ex-
raits for river crossings," the old eldest son, was base Opera and Ballot; 0.45, Wednesday in Herbert Wilcox fim, Yangtze children to have anything to do apprehensions. of salary.
"Present Laughter" by with acting," Tsal-chin laughed. perience with many
of the But their whole expedition | expedition spokesman say? manager for the Trans-African Roel Coward; 10.10. Interlude: 10.15, Incident, But after the shool-
English people in Hongkong, I will take longer than a year.
expedition and business manu- This Week's Compost-Grex, 10.10. 2. Further details
was decided to keep the from ing
Light Variety; 16.08, Weather Re Among her hobbies Teat-chin thought I would
never like
Rather than employ To cross from the Rupununi
native ger for the Far Eastern trip. Alm as close to the facts as Its swimming, herseback them
the
of port: The Bignal. Radio News- expedition has But I find the English: to the Matto Grosso the expedi- carriers,
Christopher, 21, was ond Freel; 11:15, Goodnight Music; 11.30, Messrs. Glbb, Livingston
her part wa cut riding, Indian dancing and the people here so different, and Ion will have to travel through arranged in some parts of the the base team for the For Company,
Limited, Pule, so
rit, However, shortly there theatre. She admitted, how- am glad I was wrong."
about 1,000 miles of fungic difficult Xingu country to have Eastern expedition. Hong Kong.
after she got herself a nice part ever, that she nearly always
This one of their biggest supplies of petrol for the Land And Nigel Newbery, leader of
Rovers brought by air,
present expedition, quartermaster and mechanic In some parts of the country the Far East expedition. rough airstrips may have to bo made to enable the plane to
Another member of the team Jeeves, 18. 28-year-old Stanley | land.
much travelled Daily Mail on the Lack of food was one of the cameraman who went
Abominable Snowman famous explorer, Fawcett's big-recent
expedition in the Himalayas. gest headaches. So movement is in ears which can carry three months supplies. Each Land
will Rover
CAITY 76-gallon petrol tanks-but even then the terrain may force the expedition to abandon them and carry on, on foot or by canoe.
Lon
in the J. Arthur Rank pro- finds too cold to swim in
calle: Violent Play-
ground.
3. Applications should be duction
forwarded direct to the
Tsal-chin is currently work- Chief Secretary, Jessel-ing on ret in Violent Play- to reach him not ground, which has Stanley
T1 1 fater than 30th Septemn-Baker as is star.
picture about Juvenile de- ber, 1957.
linquency In Liverpool, where there la largo Chinese population,
To ADVERTISERS
advertising should be booked
12
HK OFFERS
than not later Hoon on Wednesdays. SUNDAY POST-HERALDscheduled Врасе for commercial September for the leading part
But till better things are in the offing. Tsa-chin
for a Alm test
In
(Copyright reserved)
headaches.
TV TALENT TIME'S FIRST NIGHT
by John Luff, China Mail Telecritic
the
the
Finance
Was
of
TONGKONG is so used to the King-size in everything that the eqtraordinary is H I just passed off as a casuni occurrence. For instance, last night saw the very turst amateur show on Television. But there was more to it than that: It was Tele vision's first big show from a remote control stage, but the links were well forged, and there were no major mishaps.
The curtains parted; in another film, oud as soon as
from some lads of the 8th Coylat the show on their sela at pedition, For the BOUTH CHINA
on the huge RASC must claim the honour of home. And nothing I write can The route in not difficult MORNING POST and the sho finishes her work in Violent cameras focussed CHINA MAIL 48 hours Playground, she will start work TTT. at the back of the stage; opening this historie Telecast, influence them because by the has been travelled by
Grant walked on, was They Charlle Chan series for John
are led by Jock Fair-time this is printed, they will people". before date of publication.
picked up by the camera, and hairn who strums a guitar and have handed in their decisions.
toices thic vocal: Jim
One of the expedition's primo Wells But I thought from a perform- Bpoolal Announcements Her work has been such that we were off.
companies So wlintever happens, the comes in with the and Classified Advertlao- two motion picture
second ance point of view, Bernado and objects is to make a number of using Land Rovers supplied by manta as usual.
In Hongkong have sirendy made Chequers Skifle Group, formed guitar; Terry Rice who had the Santos were in a class of their
cheek to call a case covered own. with newspaper a drum slapped
television,
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a lively rhythm; while Wally Peter Hung followed with a Hearl adds an Oriental touch number called Pretend. He with a flicked abacus.
didn't seem very happy' either,
I did not recognise their first The moral of this is, don't be a number, but the second was solo number arst time on TV. money from home; the Adver- That is, Judging by last night pool national anthem, “Mngule efforts. May," I asked them why they
chore that one aibility WEA
Four coger
The Collaco Sisters wound up and respon-
upon the show. I couldn't hear them placed "Scouse" Illingworth who slaps very well up in front, but I am a lively Bass, made, I think, told it came quer the air OK.
box, a from o
broom handle, for sound. They certainly looked and a piece of twine,
a very attractive trio. Ted Fretwell followed on to
bonvers Who demonstrate his ability as a didn't appear
your Whistler It was not until the screen, woko the fartet, all third item that we found some-amatkurs, who supplied the ohe overawed by the occasion, music, for the show. They en and I felt really sorry for Miss Jayed it so much that they Aurelia Leo.
were still playing long after, the The next two, socmed, vory camera had folded up.
They cool Indoed, Bernado and Ban-were lod by Terry Martia De tor, on mandoline and guitar. I the plahov Jánk fmith, played don't know what the judges the trumpat, Brian Skinher the thought. I don't know who the bass, and Gordon Clati fudges are. All I know is that drums, wi
thony arm think people somewhere tha that's how it went What lia" the Colony who were looking I'did it look like to you?
Close Down.
REDIFFUSION
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.
Wednesday Certine Symphonie Variations for plano and Orchestra” played by Daine Myra Hess and the City of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by Bad Cameron. “O Lord Most Holy" sung by Mala Choir of All Saints Church, Worcester, Moss.. unter the direction of William Bell with Henry Ickans by organist and Allen Nicholson trebio mototet Fronek's Symphony In D The financing of the expedi-
played by the Detroit tien has been helped by Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Golianez
the Paul Paray: 4. Ten Toy Two: 439. contracting. for Expedition's Book, the Sunday Comer: 6.30, Wednesday Requests
Birictly Instrumental; B, Children's In a pamphlet on their ex- Times buying the rights of the Presented by Betty; 6.29, Dirintiar
the members
add: expedition's
and Mailbag: 6.50, Dick Jurgone articles,
Show: Personality Parade-Fred Astaire; and Cameza Press Ltd handling the 15, Mat By Binonlight many expedition's photographic | Preview Of J. Arthur Bank's New
Adventure material,
Flim Starring Dirk Bogarde and Marhus Gorinet – 7:30, In addition the team will be Fadie Fisher with Axel Stordahi's Orchestra; Story of Jano Signal, and the Am News; "8.00, * Weather Report. nouncementa god Interludej Baş The Top In Popular Music: 8.30, Diamond Musta Khow; 9. The Goodi Alow Starring Peter Ballers," Harry Becombe and Spike Milligan with the Hay Ellington "cuartet. MERK Geldrey), and Wally, stotta, Oędne #tra: 150, "the Golden Butterfly By Walter Bosent and James flies, Episode B-/The New Guardian"), 10% Edmundo Ro and his Orchestra j 1930, One Night. Stands 11. Jerry'i Jumble and Junk Prevented br Jerry Lawls; 11,20, Prelude To MK- right; 13 Midnight, God Save The queen. Close Down.
China Mail Entertainment Guide
What's On Tonight
ROXY and BROADWAY: “Oh! For A Man 1” or “Will Success Spoll Rock Hunter?" The Broadway success starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall.
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Sük Stockings." Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse team up with Cole Porter in a mail, mirthfus, stockingful of enter- tainment.
QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "I Met By Moon- light: A German General is kidnapped by. -British Commando Dirk Bogarde, Marius
Goring, David Oxley and Cyril Cusack. HING'S and PRINCESS: "Jumping Jacks." Dean.
*** Martin and Jerry Lewis in a Hai Wallis farce. STAR and METROPOLE: "Foreign Intrigue". Robert Mitchum back again in a cloak, and dagger thriller.
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