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Possible Revivals.
Two other plays now taken off || but worthy of rovival are "The Lady with the Lamp" and "The Sacred Flame." The former is a study of Florence Nightingale, whom we see at various stages of her career. Captain R. Berkeley, the author, has: treated his subject in a most interesting manner, and brings home to one the forceful personality of Florence Nightingale, who triumphed over enormäons dif- ficulties in order to achieve her purpose. Florence must have been a tiresome busybody to the poli
Poste Restante Correspondence. Dr. E. A. Aylward, J. W. Blick, J. F. Brenan, Mrs. M. Brennan, Master D. Ballantyne, Mrs. W, T. Cook. E. S. Clough, J. W. Carringticians and military officials of her ton, G. Cantillon (s.x Kambove), day, but it was due to her persever. MA J. G. Campbell, C. T. ance that chaotic medical arrange- Delaney, E. Gale Co., H. H..
Hazlett, H. J. Hunt (Engineer), meats in the Army were swept away International Motor Car Co., J. M. and replaced by eficient organiza- Joseph, Miss P. Lovaine (Coynetion. She had a staunch supporter Musical Co.), Leong Seng. Hin &
Co., Bav, H. Mattocks, Mrs, W. A. in Sidney Herbert (who is a de- Mossman, A. Mauer Manager lightful character in the play) but (K.A.F.A. Specials), A. Meredith, he, poor man, was driven to Mrs. S. Newell (c/o J. Watkins), Mrs. F. G. Osborne, J. G. Pierce, premature grave by the senseless Geo. E. PAR, E. Roffe, Mrs. Rebin demands of Florence. Edith Evans son. A Rosenbauin, Mr. M. A. in the name part was & fine Smith, Miss R. L. Schaeffer, H. Schantz, W. S. Toller, R. Tridon, vigorous woman, born to command, M. Upson, R. L. Wylie, Miss Cand Gwen Frangeon Davies was W. Watson, E. S. Weir, Miss M. Q. most fascinating as Mrs. "Sidney Yen.
Herbert. The weak part of the play was, in my opinion, the Enal scene, where poor half-blind and half-witted Florence is invested with the Order of Merit, the first official recognition of her invaluable services to the nation. The irony of the situation is unmistakable, and I think it was not necessary to emphasize it by introducing a comie element,
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revues above the average. "Bitter Kwongchowan, Sweet,' an all Noel Coward pro- Canton.duction, has been extremely well Saigon. received but, personally I was is Follow Haiphong. disappointed with it.
Through," with Leslie Henson in the leading part, is, I think, & very poor show
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DAWN ASSHETON AND TAGORE.
CHEAT POET'S TRIBUTE.
Dawn Assheton, England's lead
"AL" SMITH GOES TO
WASHINGTON:
coloratura soprano folksong GIRLS TRY TO KISS. FORMER
N. Y.GOVERNOR.
interpreter, tells FLE interesting story of her visit to the University conducted by Rabindranath Tagore, India's poet. "Of all the bizarre Washington, December 13.-Wear. settings for a concert, that was ing the famous brown derby" hat the most pictureéque. Squatting which has been the feature of many About the venerable old poet sat the a heated election campaign, for Professors. Behind them were mer Governor A. L. Smith of New grouped his devoted students. I York visited Washington to-day opened the programme with an and inspected scenes over which he operatic aria that never fails to might now rule supreme had it not win the heartiest applause.. When heen for the prowess of one Her. I sang the last note for a few no- bert Hoover and his Republican ments there was silence. I thought party. nothing strange of it, for every
The visit of the defeated Presi- artist knows that this breathless dential candidate was in connection silence usually precedes a sudden with a project for crection of a outbreak of applause. This proved
is hidden in
the exception to the rule, and I dirigible mast on top of the Empire began to feel much worried. Every State building in New York. Ex- fraction of a second seemed like Governor Smith conferred with eternity. It never occurred to mej Navy Department officials who are before what a cruel punishing power interested in the idea because of silence. Frantic its note tial value for the mooring thoughts flashell through my mind, of Navy dirigibles, as well as pos trying to reason cut why the deadly sible passenger and "freight air- silence? At last I regained my ships on a trans-Atlantic service. prezence of mind, bowed and made an exit. The violin solos played by Laszlo Echwartz and the brilliant piano solos fared no better.. We looked at one another dumbfounded and hardly a word was spoken in the artists room. From then on I waited for but one thing-the end of the concert. To refrain from a total breakdown. I became absorb
Several girl clerks attempted to kisz the famed "A" as he strode through the corridors of the Navy Department. He did not rebuff them, but laughingly contrived to evade their overtures while camera men of the Press, handicapped by" poor light, tainly strove to get
snaps" of the scene,
ed in the rythmic wriggling of hun- Ex-Governor Smith did not visit- dreds of toes of my barefooted the White House. When queried audience, but soon I found that it directly, he answered with equal was all I could do to refrain from directness that he had not been in- laughing aloud. At last the end.vited.
Then Tagore came to us and ex- Following his conference and a pressed his appreciation in words brief inspection tour Around so deepfelt and sincere that I be- Washington, Mr. Smith returned came more dumbfounded than ever. by train to New York. Finally I dared to ask him why tho Prest.
killing silence? He smiled and as-
nured me that it was the greatest
United
tributo a cultured Hindu audience London, While Mrs. Minnie could pay to our art."
Holmes was in a back room of her
Dawit. Assheton and Laszlo shop at Filmer Road, Fulbom, the Schwartz will be heard at the Hong shop was cutered and her handbag Bang Hetalon Jecesizer 91, and inceput stalen from haize das counter- the Peninsula Hotel on December The bag,contained £18 in notes and
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