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(Continued from Paga 1.). cribed na Kool's match, for not only did the famous "leg-theorty" bowler take seven Kent wickets in the first innings, but he shared in a partnership with Gibbons in the second Worcester innings which saved his side from almost
certain defeat.
Root hit n century, while Gibbons in contributing 140 madd his best score of his frat career.
class
Kent won on the first innings, the scores being:
108.
126 runs.
badly
D
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1928.*
A "CROYDON” FOR ROME.
MUSSOLINI INAUGURATES A NEW AIRPORT,
"
THE STALLS.
A STUDY OF MOODS AND HABITS.
SPARTAN COLOURED
RACES.
EXAMPLES OF REMARKABLE “ENDURANCE.”
Itome, April 22.
[By Edgar Wallace.]
The coloured races, according Rome yesterday celebrated jointly
to Dr. E. F. Hoare, of Salford, in the holiday of the festival of werk "The stalls," said the manager the "British Medical Journal,"
birthday and the
of Rome. gravely, “are Out of Town."
make good surgical but bad me- Ancient arrases and historic ban- I agreed. That was a curious dicli cases. "My first experience nors were hung out at the Capitol, phenomenon that was witnessed in out East," he writes, "was when and windows, balconies and roofs every theatre in London in the week nigger fell down an empty in the city were guy with thousands preceding and a few days following ship's hold and landed on his back Easter Monday. The stalls had ac across the propeller shaft casing, of tricolours.
One of the most interesting cepted an Invitation to stay with Taken out as dend, he was placed features of the day was the in- dear old George or Aunt Charlotte; auguration of the new lictorial air or they had a date at Le Touquet under a gangway out of the sun. port by Signor Mussolini. It is or they were loafing down in then a few moments he recovered, hoped to make this commercial South of France, working out sya-had a drink of water and half an aerodrome by the side of the River tems in the morning and writing onion, and after two hours sleep Taber the Croydon of Rome and the out cheques in the afternoon; or was back at work again.
weren't in town.
bladder without an anaesthetic.
Kent: 290, Worcester: 88 and
Although
punished at centre of air communications for they were in Scotland, or maybe no "Later on I saw native Egypt-' certain periods in Kent's first Southern Europe. The airport has farther than Berkshire. But they fans operated on for stone in the innings, Root took 7 wickets for an hotel and Custom house.
Aviation was again represented The clubs were more or less de-After the dressings wore applied at yesterday's ceremonies by the sorted. Queer people were riding they rolled off the table and klased
new air lincs, in the Row. Of the fifty peers the operator's hand, opening of two namely, one from Rome to Sardinia invited to witness the "shooting" and another from Brindisido of the House of Lords in a film of Valona, in Albania. Do Pinedo mine, thirty-nine were out of town. acted as pilot in one of the planca It was the close season for stalls. making the first Sardinian flight.
Vorrester collapsed on a pitch which gave the bowlers every assistance and could make no more than 88. Wright took 6
wickels for 28 runs.
Following-on, a much brighter display was seen, Gibbons and Root in partnership, trouncing the Kent bowling. Root made 107 and Gibbons, 140.
ESSEX ESCAPE.
Rain Averts Defeat. Essex, dismissed in their first innings for 82, escaped defeat by Leicester as the result of the in- Iterference of rain.
The scores were:
Essex: 82 and 228. Leicester: 181.
seven Leicester runs.
wickets
י.
for 52
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The People Who Matter.
"In the war, with Indians and. Chinese, the
converse was illus- crated: a very mild attack of The celebration also included a
dysentery or beri-beri killed them On the other hand, the dress cir- at once on no adequate medical picturesque ceremony at which a wreath of laurel was laid on the cle was staying in Lown over the grounds. Yet an Arab child with "ara" of Julius Caear in the Forum holiday. I think they must still a torn-open thigh appeared almost by Italy'a war volunteers. The in-auve been recovering from tauirindifferent to its injuries, and scription on the wreath read, "To winter sports. The upper circle made an uninterrupted recovery."
the founder of the first Roman Em-was not tremendously interested in Piro from Italy's voluniceras."
|Buster; they found it rather a bore
Circus Maximus Work Begun. to have all the shops closed from happily, and peep through curtain- In the morning, Secretary Turati Friday to Tuesday; whilst the pit covered doors at long lines of addressed sixty-four thousand and the gallery, the loyalest of all speckless white shirt fronts. Fascista, representing various theatre-goers, refused to allow a Then it is that the author steals syndical organisations, in the uttle thing like Eastertide to inter-through the iron pass door on to Piazza Popolo. Signor Mascagni tere with their duties.
the stage, and whispers to the lead- conducted a concert at which hun- It is rather a pity that the stalls ing man standing in the wings: The best individual perform-dieds of massed bundsmen render-do not come to town, on one day, "The stalls are on to-night." ance was that O'Connor who tooked a tribute at the shrine of the in ten special trains, to give us au And the lending man nods grave-
Unknown Soldier,
opportunity of meeting them at the ly. The occasion is too solemn for A new park was opened, called station, with banners suitably in-words. the Colla Oppio, and the excava-scribed and brass bands playing. I love the enthusiasm of the gal tions at the Circus Maximus were Authors and actors and managers,lery and the polite approval of the
actory лис
managers and pit, but it is, or are, the stalls which alsu inaugurated. New rooms for ur the Etruscan Museum at Valle authors, as the case may be, could
"They're very difficult to-night," J. A. Small has the honour of Giulia were opened. In the after-go down in shiny silks hats; and Sir gives, or give, the pace to all plays. noon a procession of flower-decked Alfred Butt, or Sir Walter Gibbon, gnaps Bobby Howes, trying to re- being the first centurinn for the motor-curs with allegorical figures or Sir Walter de Freee could read cover his breath after a strenuous West Indies in their English tour, passed along the Carso under a rain them an address of welcome; and dance. He ne it against Oxford Uni- of flowers from windows and we would have thousands of chorus-
"They're wonderful' to-night," versity, in the second innings of balconies.
girls, flimsily attired, throwing pro-
says Dorothy Dickson. a game which was drawn in favour
perty roses in. their path.
Sometimes the stalls are electric: Thank heaven, the stalls are an-they anticipate every laugh, their of the West Indier. The scores were:
chored here until Lido yearnings
FIRST CENTURIAN, Small Claims West Indies Honour.
West Indies: 321 and 313 (for
6 wickets). Oxford U.: 264,
Small contributed 106 to the second innings total of the tourists team.
NOTTS SURPRISED.
Hammond Dedes the Bowling,
TO-DAY'S FILMS.
"SORRELL AND SON" AT THE QUEEN'S.
famous
..
pany.
send them southwards with trunk-enthusiasm flows across the foot- loads of pink and puce pyjamas.
lights in un invisible stream, and Generally speaking, the stalls do goes to the actors' heads like wine. Another night they will, be very not hunt, and the lure of the Shireslam, and have to be coaxed and leaves every plushcovered stall oc-stirred into amusement. Then The big screen version of War-cupied. And they don't shoot; the linge their challenge to the people wick Deeping's '
novel, leaping salmon and the rising may- "Sorrell and Son," is being screened fly do not so much as appear under on the stage, and whether that chal- lenge is accepted or not depends on- at the Queen's Theatre for the last the heading of "Remarks" on the tirely upon the calibre of the com- time to-day. The story le enacted daily, return. by a sterling cast including auch
The stalls are hot the idle rich— Sometimes they bring their Hammond continues in great Warner, Anna Q. Nilsson, Alice hard for their living. It may be the whole evening sorting them out. well known players us HB.I am perfectly sure they work very troubles to the theatre and spend form and although Notts opened Joyce, Nils Asther and Norman in offices looking at tapes that come You can almost hear them saying with a score of 429. Gloucester Trevor. "Sorrell and Son" was ticking from glass-domed machines, "How am I going to meet that bill passed that total with a wicket in directed by Herbert Brenon who or in coflices where nothing more ex- to-morrow?....It may not have hand, and claimed points for a made "Beau Geste" and "Peter citing happens than an occasional been her after all....I wonder if lend on the first innings.
The Noits" innings conspicuous for a century by Lar- wood, the England Test bowler.
The scores were:
Nolls: 129.
was
Gloucester: 446 (for 9 wkts.), For Notts, Larwood scored 101 (not out), while for Gloucester Hammond contributed 118 (not out).
NO MATCH.
Not Sufficient Hay.
Pan."
an
raid on the stampbook by the office dentists really do hurt?" World Theatre,
hoy, or in board-rooms, where Another night they are heirs to "Diplomacy."
excellent everybody yawns when the secret-a million pounds; have had a pri- picture dealing with secretary reads the minutes of the last vate note from the Prime Minister service methods, which will be meeting, or in showrooms where ex- asking them if they really would shown for the last time to-day at pensive motor-cars are sold at enor object to a knighthood or whether the 5.16 and 9.20 performances in mous profil-anyway, they work. they would rather have a baronetcy. the World Theatre, offers suspense Even Mr. Henry Ford would ad- Any author could write a play for and mystery as well as an appealing mit they worked. Even Lord Beaver-them that night. A theatra cat, love story." Blanche Sweet, Neil brook, who doesn't like the Stock making an accidental appearance on Hamilton and Matt Moore are the Exchange to close on Saturday, the stage, would set them rocking chief players. At" 2.30 and 7.15 would admit it. And in the even with laughter.
the Chinese drama "Lok Yeungings they have a pleasant little 'din- The gallery has no moods; the pit Bridge" will be shown.
ner, or else go home and dine with is stabilised intelligence; the upper Star Theatre,
their wives, and at the right circle are out to enjoy themselves; moment their cars draw up before the dress circle are conscious that Glamorgan failed to complete Another picture well worth see- an innings in response to Surrey's ing "The Heart of Salome," the door and they are whisked into they have paid for their seats, and
their proper sphere and become total of 245, and as less than six which will have its final screenings things of beauty to every theatrical are sure they are going to be
manager.
amused. The stalls aren't so sure; hours of play was possible, the at the Star Theatre to-day. "The
they fear the worst, and their value match does not count in the cham-Heart of Salome" is an absorbing story of a financier's spy, a part
The Play's Pacers,
38. an audience is regulated by the, plonship.
time it takes to remove from their Glamorgan had compiled 134 played by Alma Rubens. A thrill-
"The stalls are full to-day," says minds the suspicion that they (for three wickets) when raining sword duel provides the climax.:
Holmes Herbert, Barry Norton, every theatrical manager to every they've been had. Still, the stalls prevented further play.
Robert Agnew and Walter Dugan assistant theatrical manager; and are the stalls, and we're very glad appear in support of Miss Rubens, they both rub their hands and smile to see them back.
· LANCASHIRE LAPSE.
Big Match Marred by Rain.
I
It was a pity that a "needle" match like that between Middlesex and Lancashire should be marred by rain. Middlesex gained points for a lead on the first innings, but there is no means of determin- ing what would have happened had further play been possible.
Lancashire were dismissed in their first innings for 156, and in response, Middlesex hail compiled 80 runs for the loss of five wic- kets when rain interfered. No play was possible on the third day.
DERBY DO WELL Sussex May Thank Weather..
No play was possible between Sussex and Derbshize to-day though Derby had put themselves in a good position on the first two daye' play.
Derby gained points for a load of the first innings, the scores be-
ing:
Sussex: 113 and 225.
!
Derbyshire: 150 and 19 (for. 0
wickets.)-Router.
A valuable milch cow had to be slaughtered in a bank which it entered at Doncaster.
Injured in a lift crash at the Grand Hotel buildings, Charing- cross, W. C., Walter Godwin has Idied in Charing Cross Hospital.
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