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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 14th, 1927.
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TELEVISION INVENTION.
SIR HENRY IRVING'S DARING MESSAGE.
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A remarkable episode in the life of the late Sir Henry Irving, which gives striking proof of the great actor's unquenchable loyalty to his friends, is" recorded by Mr. H. Chance Newton, the dramatic critic, Cues and Curtain Calls," published by the Badley Hood (19. ed.).
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"One day while Irving was at hás zenith at the Lyceum," writes Mr. Newton, "be received a sum mons to attend Buckingham Palace.
A Court official informed Irving
that the Queen wished him to be presented to her, she wanted to congratulate him on the wonderful work which he had achieved at the Lyceum in reviving the glories of the British drama.
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日四拾月叁年七廿百九仟登英
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day.
California (tourist ship) due. H.ECO Tennis Tournament. K.0.0. Tennis Tournament be After five years of experiment gina Dances: E.K. Hotel, Hotel sad research, Mr. Charles Baxter, Tea
a Birmingham engineer ene- Savoy King Edward Hotel, and seeded in devising s k telecamera | Cafe Parisien, 430 p.m. which will reproduce moving ob-
cte in black and white, by day. light or artificial light, and though his tests have so far only been through a wall from one room into another, he is confident of results over much great" distances, for space, he says, does not matter when once the image can be repro- duced at all.
...
Rugby Practice Match, Happy Valley, &.30 p.m.
Old Felstedian Society dinner, Hotel Savoy.
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisian, 8 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Torrent." World Theatre: "Little Robin- son Crusoe.”
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Matter of Time.
"Irving, of course, expressed his respectful and loyal joy that her
So far the black and white moving Majesty should thus signify her images which he has succeeded in desire to honour him and his pro-reproducing by television were not fession, and then turned to leave. sufficiently clearly defined.
"Suddenly the Court official call-would not as yet be quickly reccg In the case of a man the features ed Irving back, and said that he isable, but the ultimate clarity of had forgotten to say that Queen image, he is convinced, is only a Victoria had also expressed a wish matter of time. Nor is it yet pos- that Mr. Irving would, on no asible to transmit colours, though Majesty was to honour him by her periments to this end. congratulations
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Describing his experiments," Mr. Baxter said one of the difficulties "This pulled Irving up with a was to find a suitable electric cell round turn, and, expressing his which was easily and quickly in- disappointment that his brothers fuenced by light falling upon it. and sisters in his art were to be
His first testa with apparatus for exploring" the view to be trans kept in ignorance of the proposed honour to him and them, added:mitted were carried out with
May I venture to inquire the volving mirrors reason why her Majesty desires this strange aeoreng.) "
Tuesday.
HK.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
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Principal Mails-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Porthos), 2.30 p.m.; Europe vid Siberia (Khyber), 10.30 4.1.
Wednesday, reH.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament,
Tea Dances: .E. Hotel, Hotel Revolving Discs,
Savoy, King Edward Hotel, and Subsequently be perimented Cafe Parisien, 4.30 Well, you see, Mr Irving with mirrors, attich
Distribution of prizes by Mir aaid the urbane functionary, Her forks and finally with revolving
volving W. Hornell, C.L. MA (Vice PALACE HOTEL. Majesty seems to think that if it perforated discs. The projector; an Chancellor H.K. University) at St. became known that she had honour-
the Joseph's College, 5.15 p.m. apparatus for reproducing ed you in this manner, some other view, was not unlike a magic lan-
Hockey Club. 579 Punjabia, actors might assume that they, too, tern with similar discs to those on ...C. ground, & p.m. ought to be thus honoured by being the mirror. These discs, he ex-
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 presented to ber, for example, Mr.plained, were arranged to run in Arthur Roberta-or. Mr. Toolel
exact unison with Irving, checking a feeling of explorer."
My indignation, made answer: dear sir, you have mentioned two very great favourites of the stage to which I have the honour to be- long. Although I have not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Arthur Roberta personally, I know him to be a most humorous and delightful comedian.
Mr. Toole.
"As to the second gentleman whom you have named, Mr. John L Toole, I have had the great honour of knowing and of loving him for many, many years. would be deeply grateful if you would do me the favour of telling our beloved Queen these few facts:
that
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Mr. Tang Bang Tian's Company of illusionists and acrobats, etc.,
Queen's Theatre:
The greatest difficulty he encoun- Theatre Royal, 9.18 P Circle."
tered was in getting the dises at the receiving end to run in unison with those at the transmitting end. The current for transmitting tele- vision would be received on the ordinary aerial whence it would be filtered to actuate the projecting lantern. The view would then be thrown upon screen in a suitably darkened rod.
Sound and View Waves.
The sound and view, wares, be added, could easily ba separated by a simple device attached to the re- ceiving sek
The distance over, which views could thus be transmitted was only limited in the same way as ordi- aary broadcasting was ausceptible to atmospheric vagaries.
World Theatre: "Classified." Star Theatre: "The Woman Con-
"The Lover of Camille." quers,;!!
Thursday, H.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Tea Dances: E.K. Hotel, Hotel. Saroy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. Musicale, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Choral Evensong, St. John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m.
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 p.m.,
Debate, European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, 9 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Flaming Frontier."
"The Lost
World Theatre: World"
Star Theatro: "Bride of the Storm;""Waking up the Town.
Friday.
H.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy, King Edward Hotel, and
"In the first place, Mr. Toole is a comedian who, throughout his long and honourable career, has given delight aye, and solace Referring to earlier experiments to hundreds of thousands of with television, Mr. Baxter said playgocra many parts of the they suffered from the drawback
old world. In doing this, my
that they could only transmit studio Iriend Toole has earned very views by an intense light which rice fortune, a large part of
For indoor work his method well aware, he has ceaselessly was to illuminate the person by a devoted to the sacred cause of travelling spot of lighty moved at charity. Furthermore, Johanie such a rate that the subject appear. Toole pays her Majesty's taxes ed to be continuously illuminated. with promptitude and despatch. He is also, as all who knew him can tell her Majesty, a sym- pathetic, practical, noble-hearted Christian gentleman !
which, as we who know him are jeatly handicapped the i sub-1 Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.
Also, kindly tell her Majesty that when I was a poor, young, struggling actor, tramping from town to town in search of engage.
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ments, and meeting only with Ecoroful rebuffs and bitter dia- "Germany's recovery in the past appointments, and, indeed, in, two and a half years is a miracle terrible straits, to earn my bread, beyond explaining, but it is none Mr. Toole found me, befriended the less trae to say that the pro- me, gave me work, rescued me, greas made is in excess of that from want, and inspired me with foreseen by many even of the more hope and courage, and never left optimistic observers," states the me till he saw me well on the road monthly review of the Midland to something like. prosperity Bank, of which Mr. Reginald Me and, I may add, something very Kenan is chairman. There is a much like honour.
Bociety of St. George Annual Meeting, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
Lantern. Lecture: Glimpses of Indian Life," by Rey. J. C."Knight Antsey, Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiera Home,.8 p.m. Service men invited.
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, B p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Flaming Frontier.
World Theatre: "The World"
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Yachting: Service Members Pre- concluding assertion that "the re-sented Cup "for racing yachta, "So, my dear sir, if a glorious covery so made by Germany is suff friend and splendid fellow like ciently remarkable to rule out any old Johnnie Toole isn't worthy of dogmatic statements as to future
possibilities." being presented to her Gracious Undoubtedly, it is stated, " Majesty, I'm damned well sure Henry Irving is not so I wish period of severe competition is in'
store for British fadastry." you good-day!"
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Then out stalked the noble- hearted Irving from the precincts of that royal palace!
"The next thing we heard was that Queen Victoria had made Henry Irving-born Brodribb the first knight of the theatrical pro- fession."
Bunday. Galf: "Bogey Pool, Fanling. Yachting Club Ladies. Macao Inaugural Race Meeting (second day).
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Galf: Bogey Pool, Fanling, Macao Inaugural Race Meeting. Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 p.m.
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