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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1936.
LIFE OF
SIR WILLIAM GILBERT
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manship with poor material and worse taste. It was through these his chance came, for Robertson suggested his name when a bright Christmas, plece was wanted in a hurry at St. James' Theatre. Gil- bert wrote it in ten days, it was a week, and called produced in Dulcamara. It was a great suc- cess. That was in 1866 when Ol- bert was thirty years old..
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MANY PLAYS Other plays aoon followed, and for ten years the London theatres were rarely without one of them. They were of little value, for they were practically all written to the written to pattern and Popular
Gilbert was pleased order. Yet With them and was very sensitive to any criticism of their merits. Clement Scott, the critic, had been for many years a friend of his, but when he quoted in an article a remark of Burnand referring to one of Gilbert's plays Broken Hearts as "Broken Parts," Gilbert wrote a violent letter to him and would not speak to him for years. Still he was conscious that these plays were not all that he tried to belleve they were, and of one, an adaptation from Faust, he said: "I called it Gretchen, but the pub- He called it rot."
met in 1870 that he In was Sullivan who was six years his junior then twenty-eight years old
already
man the leading and
the English musical world. In
WES he In almost everything
Gil- the complete. antithesis to bert. Gilbert was essentially rugged: tall, soldierly in appear- brisk in movement. ance, florid, direct in speech, domineering-a man of the kind that you call a strong character if you like him, and a bounder if you do not,
Sullivan was essentially smooth. Suavity was his chief characteris- tic.
He was small, dark, olive- carefully dressed and kinned, carefully manicured, with a soft emotional voice and a frequently
know the author, and it was there he was managing, and he asked Chilbert if he could give him some-that they mostly saw each other thing, suggesting that he would afterwards, and it was there that ask Sullivan to set it to music. Gilbert's personally impressed it-
It happened also that Gilbert self on Sullivan.
Sullivan bad acquired his wide had something ready, a dramatised
written for Fun. knowledge of the theatre by look- story he had which Carl Rosa would have puting down on opera in the making from the organist's gallery above to music but for the death of his
Jury. the Covent Garden stage, and he wife. It
Trial by was Carte read it, became as enthusias- tle as any theatrical manager allows himself to become, and ar- ranged for a meeting between CHI- Sullivan has bert and Sullivan.
had been very apologetic and de- ferential to everybody. In the music which he wrote for a ballet there was a pause which the stage manager did not like, and he boldly suggested to the composer to full it up with a musical passage for the celles.
DRAFT OF FRENCH
MEMORANDUM "
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia
Paris, April 8. The French Cabinet met "on Monday afternoon at the Palais des Champs d'Elysees under the Presidency of President Lebrun, to discuss the Memorandum drafted during the week-end.
The high officials of the Quay d'Orsay were still busy on Monday afternoon, making some change in that part of the Memorandum which states the constructive pro- posals.
! AMERICA STILL BEHIND
OTHER ARMIES
Chicago, Apr. 6. The American Azmy, as far as equipment is concerned, is still considerably behind the armies of other countries," declared the Sec- retary for War. Mr. George Dern,
when speaking on the anniversary
of America's entry into the Oreat
War.
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Mr. Dern declared: "Most of our aeroplanes are out of date...... the old wartime tanks which we still possess are capable of about four miles per nour.
"We are building several hun- dred new planes which will at least equal the best in use by other countries.........We have a few new tanks capable of forty miles an
hour."
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left a record of the meeting.
"It was on a very cold morning." he wrote, "with the snow falling
According to the "Paris Solr," STORY OF IRVING
these parts, the constructive plans heavily, that. Gilbert came round To my place, clad in a heavy fur
"You have opened up a new path and the legal objections raised cost. He had called to read over to me the MS.S. of Trial by Jury.of beauty in orchestration," Sulli- against the German Memorandum, van said, with an admiring look, will be published first, white the and did as he was bld.
third part, the one stating the
measures to Later, when Irving was produc-precautionary
be of the Ing Macbeth, Shakespeare taken during the time ought to have written it, at the diplomatic negotiations
not ter of the world may sometimes Lyceum Theatre, he got Sullivan destined for publication, but will involve even those nations remote- .LO. write incidental music. To merery,serve the French delegation"; ly distant."-
as a guide during the forthcoming Reuter. control, but he gave Sullivan direc- Locarno negotiations- Irving music was just noise under
tions as to the kind of noise he' Troisoccan News Seretet. wanted.
He read it through, as it seemed to me, in a perturbed sort of way, with a gradual crescendo" of in- dignation, in the manner of a man with disappointed considerably
what he had written. As soon as he had come to the last word he closed up the manuscript violently, apparently unconscious of the fact that he had achieved his purpose 50 far as I was concerned, inas- much as I was screaming with laughter the whole time."
GREAT SUCCESS
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MENACE OF AIR ATTACK
Limitation Of Armaments
London, April 8.
answer the For-
In Commons' eign Secretary said the Govern- desired by every practical ment means to avert "menace of attack from air. In the existing circums tances they considered this would be met by a conclusion of air pac) and the imitation of air arma- ments.
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When he attended rehearsals of his joint work with Gilbert, he saw Glibert in command. And Gilbert in command at a rehearsal
It would be recalled that His was something to see-and hear. Care in production was new in Majesty's Government preposed at those days, and, Glibers had learn-the Disarmament Conference that ed the producers art from watch ing T. W, Robertson. Up to Ro bertson's time "action was reserved for the big scenes.
sounds that Sullivan gave him, so rehearsal Irving did not like the he pranced up and down the stage, bellowing and squeaking and tap- many times, and few who quote it ping his feet and awaying his body -which was his method of inspir- have been able to resist, the
ing the composer, temptation to add to Sullivan's-sur-
"Much better than mine, Irving," prising admission that he Was
and there Sullivan used to cry, screaming with laughter, the re-
and then he used to jot down and mark that "soon all London was
score what his "employer" want- doing the same." The Little oper-
ed. Sullivan was always obitging. etta was intended to go with a ionger one by Offenbach just to make the programme long enough to give the audience good value for their money. It quickly be- "came the chief attraction, and this marked the decline of Offenbach In' England and the beginning of the Savoy operas. The fact that the was actually not Savoy Theatre built un seven years later is a detall that need not trouble us. In spite of the remarkable suc- As a child he was a 'Little Lord
cess of Trial by Jury, it took all Fauntleroy without the curls. he was a chorister with a lovely tre-Doyly Carte's diplomacy to get the partners to work together ble, and in music an Infant pro- digy. Ladles patted him on che again, and it was a constant strain head, deans tipped him half-on his skilful diplomacy to keep crowns. Luck "always came his them together for twenty years. way. Obstacles in the path of his musical education were smoothed away, and he succeeded at every- thing. Artistically, professionally, Socially, he was always a success. It cost him no effort either to com pose or to charm. He won praise and won hearts all over Europe; he spoke with reverence to older mustclans, and they wished him success; he asked advice of the critics and they wrote of him with to aid praise; he was gracious ladles and they uttered about and mothered him.
elevated eyebrow.
He conducted every orchestra in' England without ever offending the first violins; there was an anthem- like flavour about his music that touched the hearts of the Victor- lans; he composed The Lost Chord and Thourt Passing Hence for the drawingrooms, and Onward, Christian Soldiers for the great British public; England was at his "feet. He was praised and flattered and only partially spoll- ed. After latening to The Temp- est Dickens rushed round behind the stage
by the to grasp him. hand and say huskily: "I don't pretend to know much about
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There is no need to trace the course
their successes. The
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Sorcerer was their first full-length comic opera. Then came Pinafore and all the others that are still performed
and and welcomed whistled and quoted, and always remain fresh. It would be idle, and next to impossible, to reckon up the value of the contribution made by each of the partners. It was their work together and not their individual work that achieved the result. "A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan, and I can't and one," Gilbert exclaimed when Sullivan was
If the actors in a play had any thing to discuss, they brought chairs from the back up to the
the best possible scheme should be worked out for a complete aboll- tion of military aircraft which should be dependent on the effec- tive supervision of civil aviation. In another reply Mr. Eden re- peated whether in conjunction
footlights, sat down and talked, with air pact or by other means and then put back their chairs to the Government would continue to leave the decks cleared for action. work for the limitation of Nation-
Robertson Introduced movement.al Air Forces. and by-play and made every detall Atish Wireless. of the action a part of the whole. Gilber did the same but he was more exactini, and he had a big- ger number to deal with-for there. was the chorus-and he had to deal with actors, and still more with actresses, who were new to the thing.
FIERY TEMPER
At a rehearsal he was patience He and impatience personified. repeated a hundred times if neces- sary the particular intonation or gesture he wanted, if he found that the actor was really trying. dead, but Sullivan) but if he, or, as more often, she, needed Gilbert even more.
was not trying, he only addressed her once, and then spoke to the house and to high heaven.
SENSATIONAL ARREST IN AUSTRIA
("Hong Kour Daily Fress" Specian
Vienos. Apr. Considerable sensation was creat- ed here by the news that the for- mer Austrian Vice-Chancellor, Karl Hartleb, has been arrested at his estate in St. Georgen in Styria, on the charge of National Socialist activities.
Hartleb was formerly deputy of the Agrarian Group, and from 1927 to 1929 held the position of Vice- Chancellor in the last Belpel Ca- binet.
The Secretary of War added: "The anniversary of the Great War reminds us that war in any quar-
"PADDY O'DAY'
About the adventures of the cun- ningest colleen, ever brought to the screen, "Paddy O'Day', the new Fox picture which is now showing at the King's Theatre, werves a story of rapid fire song, dance and comedy with a heart tug.
Jane Withers, star of "Ginger and "This Is The Life," heads the new production, with Pinky Tom- lin, Rita Cansino, Jane Darewell. and George Givot-radio's Greek ambassador-backing her up.
The story of "Paddy O'Day" fol- lows the fascinating and often heart warming adventures of a motherless little Irish immigrant recently arrived in New York
"Although she has run away from" the immigration authorities at Ellis Island, numerous kindly peo- pie befriend her. Finally Pinky Tombin, eccentric young heir to milions, gives her refuge in his
house.
It is Jane's influence that creates a romance between Tom- lin and Rita Cansino and which gets them all involved in the Rus- stan show of that excitable im- pressario, George Givot. The flim Gnds its climax in the happy cul- mination of the romance and the finding of a permanent home for the little girl.
I LIVE FOR LOVE
"1 Live for Love," Warner Bros.' W com- say comedy-romance,
at the Queen's merising to-day Theatre with Dolores Del Rio and Everett Marshall, the great opera tic star, in the stellar roles.
The pot is said to carry al most It has been sometimes said that
unusual comedy twist set against the success of the operas consists
the background of a radio broad- One of the company afterwards
Miss Del R10 Until 1934 he was President of casting station. in the complete suitability of Sullivan's music to Gilbert's words, declared that Gilbert was the only
can prima donna, tempestuous and but this is not the whole explana- man he ever knew who could swear the Styria Chamber of Agriculture.plays the part of a South Ameri- tion, In fact it is not always true for Eve minutes on end without Trancear News Servi
temperamental, "who loves and hates with the passion of the ferr Latin.
was
GERMAN-LITHUANIAN RELATIONS
"Hong Kong Daïy Press" Special)
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country on the radio, is the rival
thinks she hates. After a series of terrific battles between the two. he finally sweeps her off her feet and literally leaves the Latin sultor waiting at the church.
Guy Kibbe plays the part of a radio sponsor and Berton Churchill that of a stage producer. Both are driven frantic by the two tempestuous Bouth American stars and the devil-may-care street singer in marvellously, gay scenes. Allen Jenkins and Hobart: Cal vanaugh add to the fun and more
Conrad and the famous vaudeville and musical comedy team of Shaw and Lee, in the roles of street singera
lover, whom the prima donna,
that the music, even when it is ever drawing breath or ever re- He was really most delightful, is perfectly suited.peating, nimself.
revolutionising the art of play pro- A conspicuous example is "Take a
She thinks she is in love with Pair of Sparkling Eyes" in The duction, but at the same time he
an actor from her own country, a Gondollers, one of the best of was making his name a byword in
part played by Don Alvarado, who drives his producer frantic. Mar- Sullivan's songs but, with music the theatrical profession. He ad-
to the words
mitted later that, he had quarrelled
Berlin, Apr. 6,
shall. a street anger, who even- quite unrelated
with everyone with whom he was
An Improvement in the German-tually becomes the toast of the Other examples are "Twenty Years music, but I do know I have been Ago" in Princess Ida and "Foor professionally connected, but when Lithuanian relationship appears to a very great work:"Wandering One" in The Pirates of he was producer, the quarrel was have beca foreshadowed by a semi- days of official statement here, which sta- Penzance. When the last-named one-sided. Betore his rect the Prince Consort's compost-opera was being produced in New fame, when he was producing one tes that the negotiations for the demanded of his early plays, Henry Kemble regulations of mutual trade re- orchestra York the
The result lations, which have been initiated higher pay because they said it answered him back. CHANCE MEETING
was that the manager, aghast, on March 9 by the German and When these two very dissimilar was' grand opera.
hurried Gilbert straight out of the Lithuanian delegations, resulted in GILBERT'S COMPLAINT 155 cts men were intrdouced to one an-
a complete agreement on a num- other no one ever thought that they It was Gilbert's constant com-theatre to a restaurant in the hope
that lunch would check apoplexy. ber of points. In order to clear should collaborate. The meeting plaint that Sullivan was getting
The stories of the rehearsal up certain other questions, the de- was quite a chance one; the intro- too near grand opera, just as it
mornings are numberless. Once legations have decided to make duction was made when a mutual was Sullivan's that Gilbert
quarrel with an actor
some preliminary inquiries first, friend happened to run across quite unjustined for it was usually he had a
who was just about to make his and continue their joint delibera- them both in a picture gallery, his own words that inspired the
friend was Fred Clay, the graver as well as the gayer of the entrance by a trap-door. Gilbert tions later.
The Lithuanian delegation there- composer of The Sands of Dee and music. None could criticize Gil-promptly knocked him down when I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby, who bert for introducing the words of his head appeared above the floor, fore departed for Kavno on Mon- hilarity de furnished by Eddie bed succceded Sullivan in winning the Madrigal into The Mikado or jumped on top of the trap-door day evening...
and took the part himself without Trunsscean News Service. The a music scholarship and had set "Strange Adventure" into Bome of Gilbert's operettas to Yeomen of the Guard, and stil turning a hair. music.
lesa should any criticize Bullivan, On another occasion an actor of It was after Sullivan had de- though some have done so, for giv-long experinece protested when lighted his genuine admirers and ing them the very music that they asked to repeat the same plece of dismayed his more "pretentious demanded. Though there are not "business" for the next time."
"No, sir, I object," he said. "Hong Kong Daly Fress" Specia") OLD STARS IN NEW FILM friends by composing Cox and Box able instances of music not per-
Paris, April 6. In circles close to the Foreign London, April 5
that people began to realise fectly wedded to words, in general have been on the stage quite long
is marvellously close, enough.” day lost its long struggle to com- The recent decision of the In- Bullivan's gift for composing light the union
such as
"Quite," retorted Gilbert, and Office, it is learned that the pel Mr. Edward Jones, a New York
dismissed him on the spot
Franco-British military discussions dian Legislative Assembly to ter-mule, but it was left to the sleek and in certain operas, testify dealer in old stocks, to
est and shrewest man in the thea Iolanthe, it is practically Lawless.
In similar circumstances, once have been postponed by the Bri- concerning a statement of pro- minate the agreement signed at
The secret of the successful col- trical world to see how Gubert and
after Easter, on April 15- posed securities issues.
Ottawa between the British and Sullivan could combine. This was laboration must be sought more George Grossmith's patience gave tish request, and will take place However, the Supreme Court did Indian Governments was mention- Richard D'Orly. Carte, known deeply than in a line by line ap- out and he declared:
"I've rehearsed this confounded Transocean Neur Service. not rule on the constitutionality oed in the House of Commons by largely and not altogether libel-propriateness of the music, and the Securities Act of 1835,
the Under-Secretary for India, fously as "Olly Carte," it is a very complex one, though it business until I feel a perfect
They actually worked together to certainly had its undation in the fool Mr. R. A. Butler, who, in reply, to questions said he presumed the produce a plece called 'Thesple, but dominance of Gilbert over Bullivan, Government of India would in due it was weak on both sides and for Gilbert can genuinely be said give the necessary six did not succeed. Then it happen to have inspired Sullivan. It was weeks' notice-
ed that Carte wanted a one-act during the rehearsals of Thespis British Wireless.
plece to all the bill at the theatre that the musician first came to
U.S. COURT DECISION IN
SECURITIES CASE"
Washington, Apr. 5.
The Securities Exchange Com- mission in the Supreme Court to-
Mr. Jones had challenged the Securities Act as unconstitutional after a lower court had upheld it.
OTTAWA AGREEMENT
Six Weeks' Notice Of Termination Expected
and ruled that Mr. Jones should be course forced to testify.-- Keuser.
"Ah" said Gilbert, "now that we are in agreement let us get on with the rehearsal,"
By these methods Gilbert re duced the actors to complete sub-
FRANCO-BRITISH TALKS
fection and the actresses often to
position. tears. He never could stand op-
(To be Concluded To-morrow.) ~.
Paramount's "The Preview Mur- der Mystery is certainly a Held day for former stars of the screen, Apart from Ian Keith and George
ald Denny, the Englishman, Ches- Barbier, the cast includes Regin- ter Conklin, Hank Mann, Ben Tur- pin, Conway. Tearle, Rod La Hocque, Bryant Washburn and Jack Mulhall.
The Preview Murder Mystery" is written round a marder in a Dlm studio. Ien Kelth plays the part of a film director.