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TAMPERING WITH A GOOD LAW.
DAY BY DAY
THE ART OF LIFE CONSISTS IN FUT- |TING OURSELVES INTO THE PLACE OF THOSE WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND, AS WELL AS OF THOSE WHO DO NOT UN- DERSTAND U8.-Ivan Panin.
by anyone except in respect of acts ❤- dono after the High Court has de- clared a strike to be illegal. As It would take weeks or months to ob- tain such a declaration, it follows that anyone may openly organise and trying about a general strike, and that nothing can be done to in- terfere with it until an action has been tried out in the Courts to de-
The T. and O. 8.a. Malwa, from clare it illegal. Sir William Jowitt Singapore, in due here at 6 a.m. on asserts that the new Bill legalises Friday. nothing that was legal in 1926, adding that it had been contended that a general strike was illegal in 1028. It is pertinent to point out, however, that a mere contention
THE ART OF THE PRODUCER.
By C. B. PURDOM, Author of "Producing Plays."
THERE are plenty of good make a scale plan of each sceno,
An amended notification slates that the E. and A. Company's 8.8.
Ho should Nellor is due here from Moji on amateur actors; but success on tion of properties. Wednesday, p.m.
the amatour stage depends upon plan, out the positions of the actors at the critical moments of production.
Ta and any number of good showing entrances, exits and post-
Owing to the illness of General
I know that there are people who the play. To do this properly he does not suffice. It was because of Chan Ming-shu, who has been in-
disposed for several days, Commis-would dispute that statement, for should know the stage on which mont and its peculiarities, and doubts on the exact position that aloner Hau Hsung-ching acted as they consider that the right play he is to work, its size, its equip the 1927 Act definitely declared a deputy at the Provincial Council is enough in itself, or that a sum-plan is production accordingly."
cient number of capable actors can do what is necessary to please When the producer has done all general strike illegal, and we have meeting at Canton on Friday.
The speaker at the Rotary Club an audience. They are the people that, he should be ready for re- already shown how, under the terms of the amending Bill, a general meeting at Lane Crawford's re- who look upon the performance of hearsala. The first "call" should
staurant to-morrow (Tuesday) play as the outcome of a succes-be a reading; if possible the pro-, strike might very well be brought will be Capt, E. Aikman, R.N. Blon of fortunato accidents. Ama- ducer should rend the play to his the subject being "The Evolution tours who take their work serious-company, failing that, let the Recent however, know that the cany players read their own parts. He of Transport by Sea In
poople are wrông. The play and should then explain his conception Times.
the actors depend upon the pro- of the play and his methods of ducer.
working. I suggest that ho should What is the producer's function? ens explanatory as possible al- to learn their words without delay. It is to get the written play interways. He should urge the players He has to get Ho should arrange when and in acting, staging, where the rehearsals are to be
tho held.
about before it could be declared contrary to the law. In any event, we cannot see why Labour needs to Interfere with the clearly-expressed provisions of the calsting law when we are told that there is no inten- tion of legalising the general etrike, There are many other provisions of the Bill equally open to objection, but these must stand over for future reference if the occasion so warrants. A Labourite supporter of the measures recently declared that the main objection to the 1927 Act was that it placed impediments in the way of co-operation and good- will in these days of industrial dif- ficulty. We cannot see that that
HEAVY FINES TO STOP HARBOUR OFFENCES.
WOMEN ON BOARD SMALL CRAFT.
Heavy fines were imposed
វា
"Feel" of the Stage.
rehearse in
Yuen Sam-yuen, a woman earth- carrier, was yesterday the victim of serious accident at Wanchai Rond, when she was run over by preted on the stage. two-wheeled truck, heavily laden carried out
both legs costumes and lighting what with earth, and had broken above the knees. She was dramatist has written in the form admitted into the Government Cl- of dialogue and atnge directions. vil Hospitd in a serious condition. The producer in the leader of
dramatic company. He organlaca If possible, rehearse on a stage. the stage production. He controls The "feel" of a stage is quite dif- the play as a whole. He makes a ferent from that of a room and unity of the play, acting and stag-helps the actors as much as it does ing. That is why the producer the producer. The advantage to must know something of all the the producer is that it onthies him arts of the theatre: he should to get the play in focus; he can really be a master of them; but control the grouping much more perhaps that is too much to ex-effectively if he can ace it on the pect. Because so Inuch la ex-stage than he can when close up on pected of them good producers are to the actors in a room, If n stage the largest available room. AL ways remember at rehearsals the There are producers who tend actual dimensions of the acting to be concerned only with their area of the stage you are to use own idens. They make production and work within those measure- into something that can be sepa-ments. It is a good plan, if time We find examples of their work in hearse the parts as they come to- rated from the play and acting. Is limited as it usually is, to re- Russia and in many of the experi-gether in the play irrespective mental theatres in other countries. of the acts in which they appear. This gierification of production in If this is done it is well to call a wrong. The producer is not in straight through rehearsal occa- the theatre to express his own sionally.
The first nim in rehearsing ideas, but to put himself at the service of the play.
should be to establish general. Amateur companies may choose effects. Detalla should come professional actors to be their pro-after. The producer should not ducers that is, to lend them--or attempt everything at once, but they may choose one of their own work from the general to the par- number and encourage him (or ticular. He must get the play her) to train himself for the work. moving as a whole. But whoever their producer may be they owe him their absolute loyalty. The producer is the mas ter of the stage.
la so; it merely clarifies the law two boatpeople at the Marine scarce, oven on the professional cannot be obtained un terms which ought to be fully Court before the Hon, Commdr. stage. acceptable to all but the professional Hole this morning, when charges of using their bonts to convey agitator. We have no recollection
for wotnen
prostitution were of any marked opposition amongst proved,
One defendant denied With so many other more vital the working classes to the Act as charge and evidence was given by the
and urgent issues demanding at it stands; on the contrary, we have Sgt. Jessop to the effect that on tention, it is to be regretted that when it definitely stated that nearly Saturay evening, he found the the time of the House of Com-half the members of Unions have defendant's buat going alongside imons should be diverted to the claimed exemption from the politi-found six girls.
question of Trade Union law. [cal levy under provisions of the Act | However, the Labour Government which the amending Bill would re-
the .8. Kalgan.
On he
Saying that such offences were getting more frequent and that they had to be stopped, his a fine of $76 Worship fmposed with the alternative of 10 weeks' hard labour.
The male defendant pleaded
and the same
fine was
THE OLD STORY.
DEFENDANT WHO FORGOT
gave an undertaking, before it
peal. On the point of arousing in- came into office, that it would industrial fiction, we cannot but feel troduce a measure to amend the that the Hill and all the heated ar- Trade Disputes and Trades Unions gument which it must engender will guilty Act of 1927. and, to satisfy its encourage it rather than otherwise. imposed. supporters, that promise is being The law as it stands prevides ample, fulfilled. The Liberals,
at the safeguards and protection for the moment, are staying their hands, honest worker. To meddle with it as they have indicated that they as the Government is doing is only will abstain from voting on the second reading of the Bill. but they intend to press for amend- ments when the Committer Stage is reached. How far the Govern- ment will be willing to make ron. cessions remains to be set, but
in view of the altitude of aome of the Liberals, who are known to dislike vital parts of the
it is conceivable measure,
that
to rake up the memory of past con-
lets which are best forgotten,
· CORRESPONDENCE.
The Dog Case,
(To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
over
GIVEN REMINDER.
Importance of Climax.
Properties, such as chairs and tables, used in the action, and clothes that are worn, taken off or put on abould be brought into use at once. If the actual properties jur clothes are not avaliable sub-
Let us consider how a producer stitutes should be used. The pro- should proceed. He should have du er should not let the actors
do more
Charged at a previous hearing a voice in choosing the play and imagine the presence of theser for boarding the Hongpeng with the selection of the cast for it. things, because they will not suc- out permission and found guilty, Then he should study the play ceed in doing so. a boarding-house runner appear-until he knows it inside out. He
The players should should study every character, and fed again before the lon. Commdr-talls every part of the action than half their work away from
Hole at the Marine Court this
the rehearsals. with regard to an allega- until he has the whole movement and practice aro cssential for suc Private study morning. tion by the Police that defendant of the play off by heart. He should
the producer should had a previous conviction. This decide upon the general effect at ceas, and defendant denied.
which he intenda to aim. He encourage his company to under- When the casc came up again should concentrate upon climax take them. this morning, defendant ad the climax of each act, and the
Advice to Players. mitted he had been convicted climax of the play itself-so that before.
he may be able to get the point
Co-operation is the principle of His Worship.-Why did you He? of the play expressed. He must success on the stage. The pro- did not go on board the Hongpeng characters and their relation to realise that each player depends Defendant.I was net lying. I then plan out the production--the ducer must get his company to very the last time 1 was charged. each other; the scenes and their
His Worship. What has the relation to each other; the details upon the rest, and that the play You are of the scenery, properties, cos: and the stage staff working en- in the result of the entire company ship got. to do with it? fined $35.
tumes and lighting. He should thusiastically and faithfully to-
gether.
there will be some close voting Sic-Much ink has been spilt when the more controversial pro- over the recent police court case humble a dog, but in my visions come up for detailed con-opintor all your correspondents so
far seem to have missed a In his plea for the Bill, Sir Wil- †important point. liam Jowitt urged that the right The magistrate dismissed the
sideration.
that
It is to the public interest that a high standard of truthfulness be maintained in the police force, and to this end 1 think the powers that be are lacking in their duty in not pursuing the matter further.
There is every reason why this particular case should be closely investigated,
to strike must be maintained. ease the strength of the That right, however, as we have veterinary surgeon's report that the dog was dead before it was already had occasion to point out, toasted. This evidence is in exists under the Act which it is direct contradiction of the Indian #tatement that be new intemled to amend. That Act constable's
heard the day howling, and since does not in any way affect the the learned magistrate has seen fil genuine industrial atrike. Under to accept the vet,'s report, its provisions, a strike in Illegal 1 take it he must hold the view that the Indian constable's state- only if it satisfies each of two con.
ment was not correct. ditions--firstly. If it has an object other than or in addition 10 R trade dispute within the trade or industry in which the strikers are engaged; and, secondly, if it is de. signed or calculated to coerce the Government. It will thus be seen even a sympathetic strike within the industry is not affected I wonder whether their justice by the law as it stands, whilst a would permit these villagers to sympathetic strike dutafde the in-ful arrest, and also bring suit for charge the constable with unlaw-
dustry is only affected if its pur-damages for the stain to their pose is to coerce the Government, characters?-Youra etc., It is well to note also that under the 1027 Act the ringleaders ja an illegal strike were made liable to
Pun Choi was charged before ponnitles the strikers themselves Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magis- not being punished-ind the tracy this morning, with the theft protection of the Trade Dis of a serge sult, a cotton sult, a pair of black trousers, a leather putes Act of 1926 WOA re bag and a jacket, the property of moved. in the case of such Chok Puig; a pair of cotton trou. atrikes. By the Bill now introduc- sers, the property of Chan Chun; ed, however, the protection of the and a bluo cotton jacket, the pro perty of Li Pun, all of1806, Canton 1906 Act is restored even in the toad on Saturday night.. Mr. cane of strikes which it declares Butters imposed sentence of six filegal, and no penalty is incurred wecks' imprisonment.
PORKIE
"That's the trade I'm going to learn, if I ever get anything to practice on,"
The producer should aim at getting the play fully expressed In its acting. This means that the staging can be simple. So long as there is room for the actor and for the action of the play, you have the essentiale of production. Scenery, lighting and so on, im- portant as they are, follow after. Thore is no need to exhaust your.. self over staging. A simple plain curtain, neutral in colour, or black, will give you a setting for néarlý · every play.
I do not say that the amateur- need stop thero: he can go on with acono designs and the construction. of built up sets and be as elabo- rato as he pleases. But he should first work at his acting. So that. production on the amateur stage (as on the professional stage) moans first to make everything clear for the actor, and then-to- attend to decoration for the actor's back-ground.
The Health Bulletin of Eastern Porta for the week ending the 17th- inst, shows the following"cases of in-. fectious diseases and deaths there.... from: Plague, Alexandria 1 case, Baghdad 1 caso, 1 doath, Bassein 12- death and Promi-Ponh 1 case and 1′′ donth. Cholera, Bombay 20 chaos, 0 deaths, Calcutta 80 cases, 25 deaths, Madras 21 deaths, Rangoon 1 case, 1 death, Bangkok 2 cases, 1 death 'and' Balgon 1 caso"and 1 death. #Small- pox, Bombay - 2 cases. Calcutta –– 28. cases, 10 deaths, Cochin 5 cases, 1 death, Madras 4 cases, Penang 18 caser, Enigon B'cases, 2 deaths, and: Shanglial 2 deaths.