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LONG WINDED DRAMA OF FAR EAST. PLAY THAT LASTS SIX NIGHTS. on Bercard China bas" put one over " Shaw, and continues er proud récord of
being the original home of all modern Western improvements, writes the New York correspondent at the Arning Shandari. When Mr. Shaw wrote his play, Methuselah requiring" "three nights for its full presentation, he donbt- less believed he was creating a new form
of dramatic entertainment and setting a record for continuous action in the theatre, a. rudits, all did was to as has abbreriate Chinese custum,
demonstrated by a troupe of forty Chinese actors and setrenges which has arrived in New York to give Oriental tramas for the delectation of the thou- Hands of Orientals who tire in and about New York's Chinatown..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 291E, 1925
GOLF HANDICAPS. WHY THEY ARE INCONSISTENT. [BY HARRY VARDON, BIX TIMES OPEN CHAMPION.}
to most sports and pastimes which lend themselves to the holding of, handicap contests-lawn tennis, billiards, running, cycle-racing and the like-there is at least an air of plausibility about the systera of handicapping.
For each event an official, who makes a profound study of form (at any rate, it is supposed to be profound) allots the Thus allowaners in accordance with his know- ledge of the entrants abilities everybody who takes part in such contests is constantly coming up for fresh assess
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..$1,140) Fales Loadin £ not. very interesting ceremony took place at Hongkong Bank the palace of the Bishop of Macao, Bishop Chartered Bank Senator Francisco Anneleto da Silva was Jose da Costa Nunes, laat Saturday, when Mercantile Bank, A. & Ƒ............... honoured before a large assembly with the F. & O. Bank. St. Gregory the Great. An excellent con- Caston Insurance. insignia of a Commander of the Order of East Asia Bank cert of sacred music was rendered at the Chin Underwriters
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Bougtong and people. It gave Bishop Nunes much- services he had rendered to his country pleasure to be able to make the presenta. Shell Transports
Star Ferrice Golf has grown up differently, and, tion.
The honour that His Holiness the Pope Waterbost The first play in the repertoire of the although the method described above
Halaben Bugars.. newcomers anished on a Saturday night, could hardly be applied to it, all the signs was conferring upon a Macao-born Porta- Oriental N
Balan Mining Ad. between midnight and one am, Sun-indicate the axistence of a widespread guese was an honour to all the sets of Chin day, having been began the previous feeling that the present state of affairs, Macao, continued the Bishop for Bengamb Monday. For six successive nights the under which at least half the handicaps an honour conferred upon one of their
De. (single) Portuguese nevept that seldom-given deat play moved through its intricate plot, in the country are wrong, might be in-brothers and they all could us Macao-born Lakats cool ined). doubling. Mr. Shaw's record with ease, proved.
coration as a high honour to themselves. Shanghai Ex, lorati Shaw's epic of the human race is told on the stage during thres to three and
The Holy See wanted to express is bish shaghai Loans as half hours per night for three night
appreciation of Macas, for high Ranhe The six day Chinese drama requires for
tinguished son of Macua, for his high Tronch its presentatios fave haars of each day,
qualities, to receive the very map- Url Cast inns preciated Order of St. Gregory the Grgat...K. & K. Whats
Hongkew............ and sometimes a hole more.
Engineerings The Catholic Church had established the H.K. & W. Docks.
Dock Order of St. Gregory the Great O- ward for great civic and military ices New rendered by its sons It was a Catholic Shanghai
sons who defend and uplit the HK & Hotels (old)
Hook kong Lands manifestation of appreciation of those of Amaraments its interests of their country.
Returning thanks. Mr. da Silva eferred Bongkeng Resitys
Humphreys Etates to the deeds of Portugal's sons in the Teritorials (f.p.)... past and the present, and their god ser- Prince's Buildings vices to the Church. He deeply appre- Rural Lands ciated the honour which had been doce Swn Cettons..
Oriental him.
Recently, I met in different places three golfers, each of whom raised, this ques tion of his own initiative and each of whom called for reform. Said a scratch man: Boll will never be what it ought to be until we have a proper system of This long-winded drama of the Far handicapping. At present, it is absurd Fast bears 3 Chinese name which is to fix up matches with strangers on the täterpreted as Ton Mach Can Happen strength of their handicaps at other Hind க four-handicap player: in a Pavilion," a title which Mr. Shaw clubs," himself might have tax to build a play At least, 50 out of every 100 of the
scratch inen should be receiving strokes
They around. Too Much, stretched over a week, culminates in the death of the some of them four or five strokes, heroine, self-indicted with a knife, after seem to think that scratch at golf is a she spends the last hour of the play sort of passpors to Heavon, and so they revealing her horror of suicide, but the stick to it. when they ought to ask for accessity for it, telling about her womanly strokes. Snid the hon. secretary of a If the handicap competitions are virtues, and otherwise summarising the elab previous six performances, so that the worth holding-and their number suggests Audience would not forget what bad oc- that most people, regard them as desir curred the previous Monday. Tuesday, able the bandicaps ought to be worth t of the week's work. It is a mis- while arranging in a proper way. They nemer, however, to speak of the heroine are ridiculous now because, 75 per cent In reality the part is played of the members of clubs never come under she.' hman, Thay Li Hing. the most review in connection with their handicaps famous Chincae actor of women's rôles. for years as a stretch.
the This Oriental impersonator of feminine sex holds, his celestial audiences spellbound. His grace, his pathetic man- nerisms, his way of displaying all the of womanhoud varied temperamenta erike equally laughter and tears as he *o withs.
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Asked why they prefer an actor instead of an actress in the leading female role, the Chinese say that actresses are in- mit, while actors know better how a woman ought to conduct herself at great crises than the women know themselves. Here is room for a modern psychologist to analyse the meaning and to discover whether the Chinese, have so suppressed their momen in actual life that they have
How-
PRIVATE GAMES.
There is perfect logic in the secretary's contention that, in handicap competitions, they should be at pains so handicap every member in accordance with his form, but the importance of the allowances lies not so much in their application to competi- tions as to the part that they play in pri- vate recreation-in the friendly matches that fill the courses a week-ends, that take place in smaller or greater numbers every day in the werk, and that constitute the mainstay of gull as a pastime.
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It is possible to contract out of the club handicaps, and it is done fairly often. Otherwise, some of the matches would not But it is far from be worth playing. lost the art of feminine astheticism, being satisfactory. It would be much test paly acters can imitate what Chinese better all the handicaps were
live" women ought to be in real life. ever this may be, the Chinese company estimates, commanding the respect of all supporting Thay Li Hing has four women the members. among its members, aged sixteen, twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-one: but their parts primarily are to lend a proper environment about the great Thay Li Hing and to increase the illusion that be is a woman instead of a man.
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THE BIBLE AND PLAGUE. STORY OF THE EAST BY SIR JAMES CANTLIE.
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(old) in his foreword to "The Conquest of
Do. (LOW)... is told by Sir James Cantlia, PECS, China Providents (comb)834) now.
Constractiradella. The doctor was Sir James him, and Dairy arms. Disease, by David Masters. the incident happened in the ainetics, when the plauge was carrying me off like lies in Hongkong, and Dr. Cantlie and his colleagues were at a fes how to prevent it.
"One morning," he says clorgy. man walked into my room, and we began. to walk about the scourge.
You will find all you way to know about the plague in the Bible he said.
"Where I asked in zement. PHILISTINES GITS!
"The passage in the Bible which, in the light of modern knockdge, is so pregnant with meaning, read:
In the First Book Samuel, Capters iv., v., and vi.,' he wwered... There are difficulties." When
"I took the Bible.and red how the holds a monthly medal or other competi-Philistines sent back the uk of the Covenant to the Israelites with two tion, it does not know what members are going to turn up to play Those who arrive compete under their fixed handi- gifts to placate the wrath of the icd caps To all intents and purposes they of Israel. These gifts were ival golden and fire golden rats-indisputable proof "Too Much Can Happen in a Pavilion" are the only people liable to come under emerods, or bubors, to signify the plague concerns the happenings in a pavilion the notice of the handicapping committee. of a wealthy merchant in the year 1923. Obers--some of whom never take part in that the Philistin's know that the plague This play was given in response to a de-competitions after acquiring what they was caused by rate,
and from the Chinese population of regard as a "satisfactory handicap-go One on your after year with a fixed allowance,
satisfactory There are two types of New York for a modern drama. hundred years back is modern for the. Chinese. Most of the best drama of handicaps. One of them is not encounter- Statements are to be China is several hundred years oldered very often. thin last century, and it is to these store. heard from time to time about individuals houses of the past, based oa Chinese his who, it is alleged, could win competitions try for the most part-like Shake and reduce their handicaps if they chose speare's historical dramas that the New to do so, but who prefer to retain their York, troupe is now turning for the rest allowances and, secure most of their pri-
For six months vate matches. f its presentations. Chinatown will have with it the delect Writing from a long experience, of able Thay Li Hing and the rest of the golfers and golf clubs, I would say that furt players. An effort to modernise the this sort of person exists in numbers so way of giving the productions has been small as to be almost negligible, and, at overwhelmingly voted down by China- any rate, the innuenda which his fellow town. So no curtain is used, and the stage members handy about his head is found. hande prepare for changes in the sets by ed en relief rather than evidence. marching across tho stage while a scene is being performed, taking the stage pro- perty with them and arranging one corner of the stage for a new scene while at another corner another scene is being acted.
A RECORD OF HAPPY DAYS. The other day I was shown a book of holiday snapshots which set me wonder ing why people do not take just a little apore trouble in mounting their pictorial souvenirs. The holiday, as described to Is, was particularly attractive; but the ptures were so badly arranged in an mium specially bought for the occasion that they made a mast disappointing re- cord.
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"What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him' They answered, Five golden emedand five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistas for one plague was on you all and of your lords. Wherefore ye shall make unnges of ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO.
our emerods and images of the mico that mar the land; and shall give ture he will lighten his had from off glory unto the God of Israi, peradven- you, and from off your gods and from off your land.'
PLAGUE AND UTS.
"It is a most astonishing thing that PRIDE AND A FALL
the Bible should link the plague with Among three golfers out of four, the rats, which, in ancient dys, were re- fervent desire is to obtain a handicap garded as large mice, and as point the lower than that which the player's form way to solve the mystery the disease," warrants And so you find men practis remarks Sir James, who says that he ing diligently in solne seasons to reduce went to Yersin and told his what he had He was inclined be sceptical, their allowances; getting nearer and nearer to the scratch mark until at length but I made him listen and be at lakt they achieve a satisfactory" handicap, and then sinking back contentedly to the realised that the Biblical association of ordinary golfing life, with its weekly round rats and plague was fantasy but of matches and its absence of the drud fact." gery of practising.
read.
Mr. Masters book itsd, The Con- quest of Disease," teens rith interesting stories of the fight of a of science against disease.
There ray appear to be something magnificently altruistic in the idea of a man deliberately acquiring a handicap so small as to make it very difficult for him to beat anybody; but as there are many others similarly disposed, he does not
A YEARLY REVISION. actually suffer in private matches. What happens, however, is that the general it would not be a bad idea if every hauling of their handicap and raised the standard of handicapping becomes too year clubs undertook a thorough over- allowances of men, who, a the 12 months, appeared to have quafie for longer starts. That would be better than the system which some clubsadopt of putting everybody up two inke when the fallen too low.
Monday, November 2nd, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
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Tuesday, November 3rd, RIGOLETTO.
Wednesday, November 4th, BUTTERFLY Thursday, November 5th, TRAVIATA. Friday, November '6th,
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saw another holiday A little later album which must be a constant joy to its owner. The book itself was unpre tentious with a plain cover simply but low.
About 75 per cent of the players in the proudly adorned with a steamship.com. pany's label, indicating that the journey country ought to have bigger handicaps The first picture in than they possess. The honours of menth was made at sea. side the cover was of native child inly medals and similar competitions are the country visited. The idea through-monopolized by the other 2 per cent, who
ut the book, which must have taken are practising assiduously so as to reduce handicapping standard appears to have many hours to prepare, was to help other their own bandicaps to a figure to which "people, who had not had the opportunity they will never be able to play-xecut· There must be sain players coming <f spending so delightful a holiday, to against people similarly placed. In due under such a decizion sho do not need visualise the country and its people, and course most of them will merge with the bigger handicaps, Theakness of most HATS
75 per cent., and their places as strugglers clubsystems is, howeve that nothing is for low handicaps will be taken by another ever done except in threase of men who win competitions, nad as they usually detachment of fresh-blown enthusiasts.
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Under each carefully arranged snap shot was a descriptive note written in white ink, which showed clearly against the dark brown surface of the paper on which it was mounted The white ink, by the way, is now obtainable in small bottles. The mounting used was double- it is safe to any that 500 of then would where I few of the bed golfers are con At the Sign of the Lantern.
I believe it has been calculated by a win only when they went their beat statistician interested in the matter that and often deteriorate disequently, the there are 700 plus and scratch men in the natural result is that hodicaps all round. golf clubs of the British Tales, And yet are lower than they it to be except.
It is for clubs to dece upon the merits
sided adhesive tape, which is far not stand ghost of a chance against a cerned. better and incidentally less harmful to few of the best. That is the result of the the photograph-than gum used all over retention of low handicaps by players of the handicapping oposals put for the back of the picture; also, it is un who cannot reproduce the form which easy matter to remove any one picture soured those handicaps. at any time.-M.W.
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IEGFRIE
The First of the Two NIBELUNG FILMS
As shown with enormous success at the Royal Albert Hall, London and
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READ WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY.
IN LONDON. London Chronicla. April 30, 1925 -I know of no other film that can compare with this one both from the standpoint of artistic settings and dramatic" _artistry. 'Biegfried' of Tho Nibelungs" is not only the best. film ever produced, but it also marks an epoch in the history of the screen, lifting it to new heights, while at the same time it places the many so-called masterpieces where they belong."
London Sunday News, May 4, 1925 with The Nibelungs," Germany can now be ranked as the first flm. producing country in the world. The critics of this country have all been very deeply impressed by this picture, and the critic" we have with us told me after seeing the pictare; The scene in the woods is the most beautiful yet seen on a screen. Two weeks ago, when, I wrote about this picture l aid it was the best drama ever made. After seeing it the second time. I amend this statement by saying that it is the ONLY drama over produced."....
London Illustrated Sunday Herald, May 4, 1926-Fritz Lung in the best director in the world, and “Siegfried." of." The Nibelungs" is the beat picture ever produred. In two weeks this will be exhibited all throughout the country, and I am sure you will agree with me in what I my."
London Daily Mail, April 80, 1925 "Siegfried, in terms of art is the zenith of screen ambition. It raises this art to new heights. It is not any of the so-called "Ring" ductions. In the picture we see the legenda embodied in medieval poems! and perpetuated through the years by tradition."
IN NEW YORK.
"Any attempt to indicate in mere words "the extraordinary' experiance which awaita at the Century Theatre during the next four weeks becomès suddenly pale and feeble in the midst of the visions of splendour which now arise magically in our mind at the very mention of the name of Siegfried."
Miss W. Waldorf, Evening Post, "Siegfrid" is undoubtedly the most beautiful film New York has ever seen."
Warten Nolan, Evening Telegrami.
"Seytrid, with musical score ar- ranged from Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, provides a tremendously, moving's evening's enterttainment."
The Moviegoer, The Bun
The picture is awe-inspiring and must have cost millions and taken years to make. We obeerfully recota- mend 'Siegfried to all patrons of the Bareen."
Harriet Underhill, Herald Tribune.
Siegfried is a startling and beautiful picture and will be bit with music lovers."
George Gerhard, Evening World. "Siegfried stands alone among Alme. The score from the Wagnerian operas was arranged by Hugo Reisen" feld in a masterly fashion. Children should be taken to see Siegfried.
Delight Evans, Morning Telegraph. "The picturisation of the Nibelungen and Norse, sagas is a worthy accog
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London Daily News, April 30, 1925-"A thunderous applause wal. comed the screening of the marvelous beautiful scenes of Seigfried."
Hanchater Guardian, April 30, 1925-Siegfried" is pictures! We bave never seen a film that could, Ku. paint so much poetry from People who see this picture will change their opinion of the German Hun.. This film is for all kinds of people-- including those who never read to the extent of even glancing at a newspaper.”
London Escuing Standard, May 4, 1925The Nibelungs is a mighty picture-the bringing of a nation to birth the making, and breaking "of the commandments ware elementary feats by comparison. Nothing like it. has ever been conceived, much less achieved."
London Star, April 30, 1923-- Siegfried's fight with the dragon will probably be the most discussed scene. Three times during the Eght last night the audience of ten thousand broke into applause."
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London Referee, April 30, 1925– Siegfried is the greatest picture ever made, I fancy that Albert Hall. with the 10,000 capacity, will be taseð to accommodate all who wish to see this screen spie
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"Siegfried is the most im mort difed picture we bart Brer seen. It a shiny cloak of mediaral splendour. It is the Norse sugas you read about in childhood come to life. It is a richly imaginative piece of work that cannot be overpraised. This is one time all doubt can be washed from the overworked saying, Go to see it, Its well worth it.” T
Mildred Spain, Daily News.
"Siegfried' is magnificent. It is a great drama, palpitating romance and dynamic action, Wonderful sets and exquisite photographic effects. The.. most wonderful production we have seen in many a long, long day."
Dorothy Herzog, Daily Mirror." "Siegfried' we predict is destined for a long run. Certainly the picture ia trimmph and answers definitely in the affirmative the oft discussed ques- tion as to whether the cinema art may effectively be employed to recreate the impressive grandeur of classic opera. It im't too much to say, that 'Sieg fried" is unquestionably the most nearly perfect production of a great classic that the screen can give us."
Regina Cannon, Evening Graphic,
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