SCENES
FROM SHAKESPEARE.
Last Night's Programme at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1817.
and noi a mere baffoon ; and Mr. Hay's, seting showed that he reslines this.
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"business" was, in cur opinion easily superior to that of any oʻber of last night's artists. The "Twelfth Night” scene was an Ariel'c song "Fall" · Fathom near perfect is it could be, and Five," set for aborus and orchestra was rendered all the funnier by by Charles Wood, came sa s the Theatre Royel,
the introduction of a little "spook" pleasing interlude, and pidgin at the end, by the Clown. ncceeded by King Henry's speech Another triumph was added The Hon. Mr. Cland Severn before the walls of Hateur, în last right to the long list already followed, with Jaquea" soliloquy, which Mr. Sinclair made a most achieved by Hongkong's A.D.O., which he recited very feelingly, satisfactory baroie figure sad dis- by the splendid aging of the eves it be erred a little on the played his remarkable gift for various Shakespeare scenes per aids of monotony. Ilis make-up, location to positively the beati formed in honour of St. George's it should te added, was Erat advantage. Mrs. Logan followed Day-in some respecta a bigger clses. The "Mideummer Night's with Bosalind's Epilogus- triomph then any, for everything Dream" spectacle was another one of the daintient pieces of had been arranged on short notice. of the popular pieces of the work that we have seen this Marked taste had been exeroin evening. The ballet, arranged vary abia artist undertake. Here ed in the decorating of the body by Mrs. Hay and Mrs. P. Tod, again her absolate pataralness of the theatre, whils the stage was to Hendelssohn's well-known and the clearness of bar word appointments were sa pearly as Fende Gapriccioso-and we ing won her the house's ungrudg possible unexceptionable. Ia
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Isot Hongkongitee Ecarce the choice, for it meant that The cncluding item was the ly recognised their gloomy either the musicians, the dancers epilogus from Elgar's "Banner of old house of entertainment, or the composer (or perhaps all St. George," sang in splendid thorough was the transformation. three) must suffer some injustice. style by the chorus, and ending A proscenium, most beautifully The Rondo in question is about with a well-excoated tableau-
esigned and constructed by Mr. as difficult a piece of music forvision of St. George-in which W. A. Cornell, concealed the dancers to follow as can well be the Saint was finely impersonated sccustomed dowdiness of the conesired of, and the brilliant by Mr. F. A. Mackintosh. The stage, and any stranger to the ball performance of Mrs. Tod (Titania) whole programme is a standing would certainly have wondered and ber attendant sprites proof tha: Hongkong can "do how Hongkong can find so much and fsiries and elves was things" when it chooses, and we st which to grumble in its heavily discounted, by this fact. would offer very hearty con theatre. The
costumes. too, Nor were things any better for the gratulations to all concerned- *The jeremiads attered by some designed by Mrs. O. H. P. Hay, pianist, Miss Aileen Lillie, who with special reference to Mr. would lead as to believe that Ger- were a fine piece of artistry, was obliged, in places, to alter the Sinclair, the producer, and helped to set a distinct time for the sake of the dancing.
many was the source of all drugs The chorus was as follows:- of any importance," said Mr. F. ball-mark of quality on the whole In all other respects the scene had Mrs Bentley, Mrs Carter, Mrs A. Hocking, of the London Hoe- performance. Needless to my everything to recommend it. The Cossart, Miss Crees, Mre Edwards, pital, at the Society of Arts. the boose was as fall as it could etage effects, the costumes and the Miss Edkins. Mre Edmonds, Miss Mr. Hocking said that of 80 well be, and, to our way of think wonderfully' dainty movemente Griffin, Miss Goodall, Mies vegetable drugs ased at the Loa ing, the audience showed itself and poses of some twenty little Goggio, Mrs W. M. Humphreys, don Hospital, few were produced far more "live" and appreciative girls who took part in the ballet, Mian Hickie, Miss Jack, Miss in the Central Empires. Those than is the wont of those who constituted quite a little fairyland, Jennings, Mra usually extend their patronage to and one would not, for a good Miss
Johnstone, imported from Germany--such au A. Lillie, Miss the drams in this Colony.
Haconite, belladonna, valerian, and deal, have missed the sight, Lillie, Miss Dorothy May. Mim so forth-could be obtained else- At the rise of the curtain the
Doring the interval the band of E. Mow Fang, Mian L. Neave, where, and some of them had National Anthem was sung by a the 25th Middlesex, under Mr. Miss Piaroy, Hise Packham, Mise always grown in this country. large and excellent choir, the first Lawrie Owen, played Richard A. Robson, Miss Richards, Miss The same was largely true of and laet verace in choras, while the Howgill's "Pastorale". This fine J. Rodger, Mr Stringer, Miss animal substances (except lano second verse was given as a solo by band is a very decided acquisi-Stone, Hrs Stark, Hisa Scott, line), of alkaloids such as mor- Mrs. Bill in a most pleasing mention to the Colony, and the more Miss Sells, Mrs A. E. Wright, phine, and of compounds such as per. Mr. CAP. Hay then opened Hongkong people hear of it Misa L. White, Mrs Warden, ether and chloroform. the proceedings with the Jester's the better pleased will they Miss Witchell, Mrs Wynne, Prologue from "Benry VIII," and
Our dependence on Germany TO BE LET.-Kowloon, FUR- be. The first items of the Mrs Young, Mr Blackburn, was for synthetica" such as ED ROOM. Board if desired. the best praise that can be given second part of the programme Miss Cooper, Mrs Goodall, Mrs antipyrin, novocain, phenacetin, Apply 6, Victoria View, bim is the frank admission that were the two battlements scenes Goldsmith, Mra Hill, Mrs Lake, resorcio, sapizin, and similar he felt his part throughout, and and the oelebrated eoliloquy from Mr Stabbing, Mre Sostars, Miss drugs, but these were now being compelled his audience to feel it. "Hamlet" the most ambitions Williams, Mr A. H. Compton, Mr manufactured in large quantities Only a real actor could have be attempt of the evening. Mr. G. Davis, Mr C. Edgoumbe, Mr in this country. come as he did, to the life the Sinclair's Hamlet began scine D. M. Goodall, Mr A. B. Hearne, genuine Tudor showman, holding what uncertainly, with a notice Mr H. Hayward, Me T. Hitt, Mr. of potash and bromine, the first of A dificulty was in the supply bis bearers breathless wilable coldness sed a hint of shy E. Jones, Mr G H. Plats, Mr F. which had largely been supplied caziosity as to what was to follow.nese; bat it very rapidly improved, Schnepel, Mr V. Stannard, Mr by Germany, but other sources Mr. Hay's Prologue was, down to reaching a high pitch of excel-J. W. White, Mr F. A. Biden, Mr were now being hoped for. the very last word, a wholly lence at the end of the first scene J. A. E. Bullock, Mr E. W. If we were to obpe with refined and forceful interpreta which it preserved during the Carpenter, Mr W. W. Dell, Mr strenuous cria to regain the THERE is a vacancy in the tion of the great master's lines.
Victoria Gaol for a Hospital second and third. His convers W. J. Dexter, Mr W. H. Edmonds, trade enjoyed by the enemy be-, Warder. The always popular Habert and ational passes with Ophelia had a Mr. J. W, Frost, Mr A. Efore the war, State aid in some Salary:-1960 to $1,200 per Arthur scene from King Jobb" real-life stampabout them, and the Greenfield, Mr G. B. Haskets, form seemed necessary. Datyaanum on completion of a year's followed. Little Miss Veronics soliloquy that precedes Ophelia's Mr J. Ince, Mr G. H. Piercy, Mr free alcohol was a necessity, while satisfactory probation, together Batterfield made an ideal Prince entry was given with the atmost 8. Paul, Mr H. L. Stringer, the medical profession should aid with $40 per Arthur; indeed she gave us one sympathy. We have, it is true, Mr H. Sykes, Mr H. Smith, by not preferring, as hitherto, the Allowance. of the test bits of child-acting w
seen Mr. Sinclair in have seen. The girl has ability de- which, in our opinion, suited thanks of the
parts and Mr A. E. Wright, The German products. cidedly above the average, and this him better, but to say so is Day Committee and the or St. George's has been satisfactorily develop not to detract from bia ed by very efficient training. She unquestionably big showing last peare" are due to the following
ganisers of "Scenes from Shakes- SHIPOWNER'S MAXIMS. was most convincingly pathetic night. Miss Reta Hazeland has ladies and gentlemen for their throughout, and deserved to the been well taught, and has obvious kind services:-To Mrs C. H. P. fall the prolonged applanse ac natural ability for stage work; Hay-for designing and supervis corded to her. Mr Bollock was her Ophelia was most highly ing the making of the costumes. quite good too, as Hubert, though creditable, and those who saw her To Mr Denman Faller for writ perhaps a trifle on the heavy side. will feel justified in expecting ing the incidental music, doing HP., head of the Moor Line of Sir Walter Ranciman, Bart, Aa prelude to the next scene-Act great thinge of her later. Mr. part of the orchestrating, train- II, Scene 3 of "Twelfth Night Ballock was far better se the ing the chorus and supervis- cargo steamships, presiding at came a new eciting of "Who is Ghost than in the "King John" ing the music generally; also the annual meeting of the com Silvie?" for chorus and orahee scene, and his deep voice was for doing all the lighting pany at Newcastle said, that the trs: the work of Mr. Dauman very much of su saset. His make To Mr W. A. Cornell-for question arose whether anything Faller, and very fine work too, to up was good, and be which the choir did fall justice. thoroughly successful in produs Preston-for
We stage construction. To Mr A. had been done since the war to prompting and help to push on the building of The "Twelfth Night" excerpt ing the "thrill that one natural- sesisting on the stage. To Mr G. ships and the tilling of land. was, by common consent, one of ly demands of such a character. Dancan-for
Let me give these admonitions designing Bnd the special successes of the even~| Mr. B. E. Mariel filled up the making the armour worn by St. to the numberless departments ing, and Mr. J. J. Dawar deserves! gap between "Hamlet" and the George. To the men of H. M. gwhich are always preaching about | particularly to be congratulated, Merry Wives of Windsor" scene Tamer for decorating the theatre, our duty and our faalta," said for be was called upon, at a few by singing the song of Amiens To the ladies and gentlemen Sir Walter:-
Krom
Sir W. Runciman's Advice" to Ministers.
Drop your advertising and your waste of public money."
Stop your talk of standardised ship
Get to work on dupliosta types. There are hundreds of them. Give
hours notice, to take the very As You Like it")" Under the assisting in the choral items. difficult role of Malvolio, original Greenwood Tree", This has Thanks to the generosity of a ly assigned to Mr E. L. Sim- been set by Mr. Norman Peterkin private donor, the fact which CO OBJ in the
cost of who, with Mr. Denman Faller, prodaction has been entirely audience could possibly have was responsible for the huge covered, Bo guessed from
that the bia
easy saco sa that attended the musical proceeds of this performance the orders to shipbuilders who and clever bandling of his part. side of the evening's programme will be paid into the St. George's have been sccustomed for half Mr. Hay, as the Clown, again put The song is a fine, straightfor Day Charity Fond., Thanks are in some ultra-delicate work, Bug ward piece of music, admirably also due to Meests. Moatrie & century to produce them fort gesting, without any artificiality wedded to the words, and Mr. Co., Ltd., Mr. G. Martin, of Wm. nightly and monthly. af style, all the quaint mixture of Mariel interpreted it so well that Powell & Co., Ltd., Messrs. Arm all merchant, vessels with pathos and semi-cynical humour the audience showed strong die the Hongkong Electric Cogans that will cutzange those in
position to break the rule that Lid., Moere. Ksysmally & Co., German submarines.
that one associates with the "Fool" of old time. Mr. North-forbade encores.
Mesars, Bon Tia, Mosara. Ai cote Ba the bibulons and
The two "Merry Wives" scenes Mon and Hing Cheong, Madame
Destroy the raiders. Cease wasting men and money
rollicking Sir Toby Beloh, was efforded scope for some exoop Flint, Miss Fairall, fears over the steation of fussy new positively priceless, and eff. tionally good acting by Mrs. Hay Kwong Tay Lay, the Hongkong departments.
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asily convinced those pressat that Olivia would have been (Mistress Page) and Mr. E. David Telegraph, the heartily glad to rid her house of son (Mistress Ford). Both were Morning Post, the Hongkong Daily Bach & noisy cooupant. Scarcely beautifully garbed, and their per Press, vnd the China Mai. less successfat was Mr. Leefe, in formance throughout was quite of
Window-dressing is not ba-
sizes. Stop it, and concentrate on the production and completion of ships.
Don't frighten the public by the more difficult part of the twos the best; full of spirit and, in 'A German- Secret Code:
words, Reassure them by deeds. According to the flagon cor- that of Sir Andrew Agusoheek, both casse, with a very clever an-
derlying note of honeet anger at respondent of the Morning Post, it any period of our history?”” anid "I do not think you will find în It takes good ran to play the Falstaff's smorone proposals, That is now belisted in Germany that Sir Walter Runciman, fool well; and Mr. Leefe played versatile man Mr. Hay was at the United States is in possession instacos where the wholesome * single good to see Mrs William Logan good in Falstoff as in the Jester's of the ker to the German secret vitals of our indispensable well- hack again on the City Halletage Park. And this is no small trib-code. German officials are re-being, hire been so rathlessly Her charm of manner and her nie, for it is quite apparent that ported to be convinced that it
attacked - by -some, pretentione beautifully distinct enunciation the role is one that it is all too was not through Mexico that the were much marked as over, farcical Sha sepeare intended tents of the famous Zimmermann and a total lack of commercia easy to overdo and to render United States learned the con gentlemen who have no trace of high commercial thought in them Her Maria, was as fall of life as alta to be a resl human being Note,
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