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COLONIAL SECRETARY.
SIR P. CUNLIFFE LISTER. ARRIVES IN MOMBASA
London, Feb. 17.
Bir Tho Colonial Secretary, Philip Cunliffe Lister, arrived at The Hongkong Amateur Drama- Mombasa from Nairobi to-day and tic Club has added another out-will leave for England to-morrow standing success to its long list by the Dunluce Castle,
of productions, extending over a He was greeted enthusiastically period of more than sixty years. by a large crowd and appears to its latest production is Anthony have made a complete recovery Armstrong's drama "Ten Minute from hie illness, which, head- All which opened at the Royal mitted, had been more serious than Naval Canteen Theatre on Satur- was previously disclosed.—Britinh. day night.
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The spacious theatre was filled almost to capacity and the final fall of the curtain drow well merited applause. There was not n single inw In the production of the play and all who were respon- sible for the presentation. are to be complimented on the thorough- ness and effectiveness of their elforts. Deserving special congra- tulation is Fay Crossman under whose able direction the play was produced.
The play itself is contred round an intricate murder in which the perpetrator of the crime avoids suspicion with a water-tight alibl resulting from an ingenious dis
It is crepancy of ten minuten. absolutely essential therefore that the lines be timed to perfection as the 'props" include a clock on the wait visible to everyone. The ac- curacy of production was apparent in that at no time did the lines and
ne clock fail to correspond.
The setting of all three acts is the flat of Phillip Sevilla in Bloomsbury which is tastefully furnished and made even more effective by well-toned lighting.
THE STORY.
also did Eric Brooks in the role of Hunter, Sevilla's servant.
As the "Yard" men Phillip Bayly Jones (Detective Inspector Pom- bar) and Kenneth Kemble (Datec- tive Sergeant Brace) were excop) tionally good. The former, as a 'tee of the old school made a pleasing contrast to his younger salatant. Their lines gave them. plenty of scope for displaying their abilities and they put over the amusing Incidents with effect to relieve tense altuations.
Sydney West appeared in the part of Monsieur Colibert, the proprietor of the Soho restaurant,
WOR:
Cast and Others.
The cast in order of, appearance Hunter (Sevilla's Servant)
Erie Brooka;i Phillip Sevilla
7. Roberts; Belty Findon
Veronica Evans; Colin Derwent
Gerald Nigel; Sir Miles Standing Roger Lindsell; Dect. Inspector Pember
Philip Bayly Jones; Deel. Sergt. Braco Kenneth Kemble; Mons. Colibert ..... Sydney West; The Play was Produced by Fay nlay Grossman, the action of the taking place in Phillip Sevilla's flat in Bloomsbury. Act 1
The Dream; Act II
The Fulfilment; Act III
The Consequence. The Amateur Dramatic Club grate-{
Elliott, fully acknowledges the assi given by: Commodore F. O.B.E., R.N., and Officers of H.M. Ships; Miss Minna Waithem;
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The story tells of the blind in- fatuation of a young girl, Betty Findon, for Phillip Sevills, a man with 12 unsavoury reputation. She decides to go away with him to Paris as his mistress until he Despite can obtain his divorce.
CONCENTRATION OF FLEÉT entreaties by Colin Derwent,
IN THE PACIFIC young barrister, himself in love with Betty, who hints of other girls
Washington, Feb. 17. The announcement that the being taken to Paris by Sevilla and
That the situation in the Far fleats will be concentrated in the eventually finding their way to B. V. Senrie: Mr. C. B. Ensterbrook East is still perturbing the naval Pacific refutes the report issued the houses of ill-repute in S. Mr. A. G. Piovanelli; Mr. P.
that the Atlantic America, she will not turn from Newman; Chief Petty Oficer Hill and military authorities le indicat- some time ngo her purpose. But Betty's passport (Canton Manager); The Hongkong & ed by the decision to transfer the Fleet would remain on its own
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The Atlantic fleet had been in postponed until this can be done, van; and the local Press.
In addition to the Atlantic and the Pacific for a long period, Colin, knowing Sevilla's love for money, offers him £1,000 to leave The performance will be repeat- Pacifle fleets, thirteen new war- following the China-Japan trouble, manoeuvres, off Betty alone and to this he agrees. ed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday ships will be despatched to the ostensibly for
Pacife. Sevilla meanwhile has the pass-and-Saturday of this week. port renewed, visned America.
for $.
After a rather unpleasant inter! view Sevilla druga Colin and while ander the influence of the drug Colin has a dream in which he murders Sevilla and throws eus. picion from him with a ten-minute alibi through which the Authori ties find no loop-hole. He then `awakeng-and-leaves-the flat..
The second act sees the fulfil- ment of the dream, and the third the working of the alibi. It would be unfair to disclose the intricate process adopted by Colin with his alibi to avoid suspicion so I will leave the story at that.
FAULTLESS ACTING.
The drama calls for much ability in every role and the entire cast is to be congratulated on the abir interpretation of the characters they were called upon to portray. Cast as Betty Findon, the giri in the play infatuated by Philip Sevilla, Veronica Evans gave a really impressive and faultless piece of acting. Here was prob- ably the most difficult and exact- ing part of all, owing to the varied emotional aspects, but her presen- tution left nothing to be desired. She lived the part throughout. She possesses a most natural stage manner coupled with a fine speak- ing voice which was admirably suited to the theatre.
Playing opposite her was J. Roberts as Phillip Sevilla, the "villain of the piece." He gave an important role, acting with a naturalness which ono seldom Anda in an amateur. The part calls for careful judgment of emphasis and acting, and ability in these respects was not lacking. Gerald Nikel, as Colin Derwent, the rising young barrister en- deavouring to get Betty from the clutches of Sevilla, could probably have made a little more of his part. He was not quite forceful enough. This was apparent in the first act in his scenes with Sevilla. He appeared to be strained at times and was inclined to rush his ilnes a little. This, however, wore off as the action progressod and in the last act a fitted the part admirably. Cólin Derwent Is by no means an easy character to portray and the acting during the murder calls for great concentra tion. The general tendency is to rush this scene and so lose its effectiveness, but Nigel had his every movement timad and so spread out as to hold the audience where another might make the scone drag.
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Roger Lindsell, although in only a small part, mado a very good Sir Miles Standing, Interpreting. the character with precision, as
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