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Jotuny 14, 1849.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE PANTOMIME.
BY THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB,
mert, L. Lammert, J. Logan, W. Nicholson, B Seth, Sayer, Silas, R. Witchell, and J. Witokell. Mr. Sexton as the King was amusing in his acting, and his singing, and, dancing, were exp cellent, his song "Milord Sir Smith feingr
officer told me he had seen the rocks, and that they were on the starboard beam. I con- cluded that he meant both rocks and not merely PERFORMANCE OF “THE YELLOW DWARF the first one. I accepted what Le said as corfect, but I could see nothing of the rocks. myself The land I thought I was so close to was Ling Ting. I went to see how her head
The long list of brilliant successes achieved was about this time but I did not see it, as my by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club in attention was taken off by seeing the rock on pantomime and burlesque has perhaps led us the port bow. The engines had been put to expect too much when a performance of that parts. Mrs. Fullerton made a charming Pring
astern before she struck, but her way was not
taken off much. After she struck the engines continued going astern till she came off. I think she must have struck something near the collision bulk-head. The ship had a double bottom under the forehold. After she came off I went ahead and managed to turn her round. but could do no more. She must have gone down in close proximity to where she struck.
The Court then adjourned for tiffin. After tiff the examination of Captain
Pithie was resumed.
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By funny.
Mr. Caldwell, needless to
raised many a laugh by his comicali+, as the Queen, but we have seen this
actor to better advantage in other:
Cess Allfair; her song "Cupid and I fro character is announced, and a feeling of disap. The Serenade (a piece which has been play pointment is experienced if the result falls a little in America but has not yet been produced short of the high standard to which we have in England) was charmingly rendered and en- been accustomed. The Yellow Dwarf, or Har- lequin, the Knave of Hearts, and the Fair Prin.thusiastically encored. Mr. F. P. Harold made a handsome though rather unemotional Prince, cess," produced for the first time on Thursday Duleimar. The part of the Wicked Fairy night, 5th January, was a highly ereditable found an able exporent in Mr. J. performance, the spectacular effects being Noble, who appeared in varions guises, firstų brilliant, the dancing excellent and the sing in the Fairy's proper character, afterwards ing of the leading ladies very sweet and correct, but the plot seems to possess little dressed as a witch for a fancy dress, ball and, finally as a Chinese coolie woman with a child on of the familiar charm_we are accustomed her back, and he was lively and entertaining i#] In reply to Captain Rogers, witness said the to associate with pantomime subjects, the all of them. Mr. H. Seth was duly repulsive in only thing he would suggest as the cause of the dialogue lacks crispness, there are few topi: the part of the Yellow Dwarf, and Mr. M. V. casualty was the abi-ormal set to the westward. cal allusions, and, in short, the element of Silas as the Demon Cat did well all that was The ship was about. 18 inches from her Plimsoll humour is in short supply. While at former
required of him. Miss Sayer in her few ap mark. He did not see Gap Rock light. The pantomimes the house was kept in roars of man at the wheel was a quarter-master and re-laughter there was seldom more than a gentle pearances as the Good Fairy made a most. pleasing impression. Mr. E. P. Skrimshire, as ripple on Thursday. Everyone present enjoyed the Knave of Heats, ably impersonated the un- himself, we believe, but not with that boisterous-fortunate and misguided youth in love with ness that is permissible at a Christmas panto-every girl he met, though his love affairs did, mime. Indeed, with such fine scenic effects and not seem to distress him very greatly. As the such exquisite dancing it would be impossible Maid of Hearts Miss Murray Bain looked the not to enjoy oneself. If the dainty little Quee-part and acted gracefully and her sweet render, nie Lambert were to appear at one of the home ing of the song "Kentucky Babe." with hum. theatres London would soon be in a state of in-ming chorus, was one of the gems of the even fatuation with her. The ballets also, arranged with Mr. George Caldwell's well known skill, would do credit to any home theatre.
liable.
Answering Captain Archibald he said the 8bire all closed. He did not see Gap Rock had four watertight compartments, and
they nor did he see Green Island at the time of striking. He took no bearing of Green Island light at any time.
In answer to Captain Mowatt, witness said he did not think any mistake was made in set- ting the course.
After his evidence had been read over to him witness expressed a desire to amend his state-of ment with reference to Ling Ting bearing sonth one west when ahead. He now said that Ling Ting had nothing to do with it. Ho merely happened to ask how her head was with- out any reference to the relative position of the ship and the island.
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George Robert Ainslie. third officer of the Glenavon, said he had held the post for nearly three years. He held a mate's certificate, which was issued to him in London last September, He had been in and out of Hongkong several times. He remembered leaving Hongkong on the 29th December. He was on the bridge with the captain when the ship left her buoy The captain told him to take a four-point bearing of Chung Island and let him know when it was abeam, the distance in the log, and the time she had been on the bearing. The chart was not on the bridge where witness was. He had studied the chart before they left the buoy, so he knew which was Chung Island. He took the first bearing at 6.22 or 6.23, and took the second bearing at 6.31, or nine minates after the first. About four minutes after he had taken the second bearing he was relieved by the chief officer. When he left the bridge he left the chief officer there only. The next thing of consequence he knew was that he heard the
e engine stop and go astern.
By Captain Rogers-It was dark passing Chung Island. Lantao was high behind it. He believed he saw Chung lslan. He was positive he took Chung Island.
By Captain Evans-Before the captain left the bridge he told him to take a four-point bearing of Chung Island, but he did not point out the island to him.
By the Captain-It was 6.30 or 631 when Chung Island was abeam.
A. M. Morton, who was the fourth officer on the Glenavon, said he had been in her 14 months. He held a second mate's certificate issued in 1897. This was the fifth time he had been to Hongkong, as an officer on the bridge each time. He heard the captain say to the third officer, "Take a bearing of the island and let me know when it is abram, and the distance off." The third officer took a bearing, but he did not know the time. It was.6.34 when the third officer took the second bearing.
The court was adjourned until the next day.
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ing. Mr. H. S. Holmes as the Kitchen Maid did satisfactorily the little that fell to his share, and Mr. Arthur Chapman made an important looking Chamberlain.
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The musical numbers introduced were: hot time," duet by the Dwarf and Wicked. Fairy; Kentucky Babe," song, by Miss Bain - "I am the Good King Duleimar," song, by Mr. Harold and chorus; "Cupid and I, song from The Serenade," by Mrs. Fullerton, "The typical tune of Zanzibar," a pretty quartette from "The Serenade," by the Princess, King, Queen, and Duloimar; chorus of cooks, "The Tinkers' chorus" from "Robin Hood" "Milord Sir Smith," song, by Mr. Sexton; duet, "Don José of Seville," from "The Sere nade," by Miss Bain, Mr. Sexton, and chorus; a topical duet by Mr. Sexton and Mr. Caldwell, and the trio "Dreaming," from "The Serenade," by the King, Queen, and Wicked Fairy.
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I he plot of the piece is explained in the cast characters as follows:-The King of Hearts in an absurd moment had proposed to and been accepted by the Queen of Hearts, his lawful wedded wife, a regular "Tart-er" and mother of Princess Allfair, their only child, a sweet young thing in short frocks who gave up play- ing with her dolly for the sake of the great Royal Mint," who Prince Dulcimar, or wooes and wins her despite the opposition of the Wicked Fairy, a whose cruel machinations in conjunction with her nephew the Yellow Dwarf, an ugly gnome (all yellow and nasty-ugh!), and aided by the Demon Cat, a grim ilkin of the worst feline type, nearly spoil the magic spell of the Good Fairy, whose story about the Orange Grove almost compassed the death of the Knave of
The marches and dances equalled if they did Hearts, an unfortunate and misguided youth
not excel those at any previous pantomime and in love with every girl he meets and with a
were all loudly applauded. The principal ones special weakness for the Maid of Hearts, a
of hearts, who scorns were the Grand March of Cooks and House. dainty lass all “made him, thinking him better suited for the Kit-maids, a garland ballet, a gavotte, and the item ohen Maid, a wild rabid creature who is entirely entered on the programme in compliment to the ignored by the Chamberlain, whose amorous designer as "Grand Dance, The Georgeacald
well," in all of which the movements were executed duties compel him to keep a watchful eye ou all the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court with the greatest precision and most charming effects were produced by the mingling of the housemaids, cooks, flunkies, heralds, pages, cats,
colours of the numerous handsome costumes, moukeys, demons, and other furious and un-
In the sixth scene a pas de trois was given by. tamed animals. The cast was as follows:-
Misses Hilda Lang, Lily King, and Phylhe The King of Hearts, The Queen of Hearts,
Seth. a pas de deux by Misses M, and F. Princess Allfair,...
d'Almada Remedios, pas de quatre by Misses Mabel Seth, Ella King, Maud Parker, and M. d'Almada, and a skirt dance by Miss Anita d'Almada e Castro; and in the eighth soone a pas de six by Misses Anita d'Almada Castro, Minnie d'Almada de Castro,
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Mr. G. H. N. Sexton. .Mr. G. A. Caldwell.
Mrs. Fullerton. Prince Dulcimar,
Mr. F. P. Harold. The Wicked Fairy,
Mr. J. F. Noble. The Yellow Dwarf, Mr. H. Seth. The Demon Cat Mr. M. D. Silas, The Good Fairy, Miss Sayer. The Knave of Hearts, Mr. E. P. Skrimshire. The Maid of Hearts,.. Miss Murray-Baio.
Mr. H. S. Holmes. The Kitobon Maid, The Chamberlain. Mr. Arthur Chapman. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, etc, etc.
Mesdames A. d'Almada e Castro, M. d'Almada e Castro, Ida Armstrong, Elfrida Bobm, Olivia Bohin, Coluutt. A Herbst, J. Herbst, Mabel Hendley, May Hendley, Ella King, Laetitia King, Lily King, Elsie Lang, Hilda Lang, Queenie Lambert, Logan, landia Mitchell, Mand Parker, M. d'Almada Remedios, F. d'Almada Remedios. Maud Sayer, Mabel Seth, Phyllis Seth, Skertchley, and Waterhouse. Messrs. Aitken, H. Bain, J. Cumming, A. Chapman, J. Danby, H. Grant Smith, C. Hance, J. Hance, G. C. Hayward, C. B. Hay-
| d Almada e Remedios, F. d'Almada e Remedios, Mabel Sayer, and Mabel Seth. Too high praise cannot be accorded to these, young ladies for their very graceful perform. ance. The queen of the evening, however, as regards dancing, was little Queenie Lambert, ting mite who was carried into the nursery of the Princess as a mechanical doll and having been, set on her feet and wound up proceeded to danon a pas seul. The same little lady danced a horn- pipe in the harlequinade.
The scene of the harlequinade "Victoria Street, Kowloon," and the char
were:-Harlequin, Mr. Harold Beth; Colum bine, Miss Mabel Seth; Policeman A, I Chapman; Clown. Mr. Skrimshire; 1 Lieut Bannerman, R.E. Policem was a whistling solo with
The enquiry. Waded on the 13th ward, E M. Hayward, E. Herbst, H. S. Holmes, E. Humphreys. One of the ite
January The suspended for twelve months.
certificate was
C. Humphreys, E. Humphreys, B. Heaton, P. Heaton, H. Kennett, F. Lammert, H. A. Lam.
very clever performance, but it
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