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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PHILHARMONIC
Gloucester's Xmas Attraction
Superb dancing. will be provided by the Duo Artinellls at the Gloucester during the Festive Season.
Who Wants a Piece of
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IMITATION CHINA?
THE
Muni
look
Losch
was
HERE is a crop of Oriental head- lein Rainer and Herr aches in Hollywood' at this rather funny Chiness.
Then Sidney Fox was put in, but Most of them are being moment.
withdrawn. Jean unaccountably suffered by M.G.M., and those who Parker was tested but succumbed to labour with them.
make-up poisoning. Miss Lei re- started. Then she was taken out Miss Tilly again and signed.
To-day's Hollywood report has it that Miss Losch still retains the part:, that Mr. Muni still has the Oriental hump and that Miss Rainer is say- ing that she "moos' soon go home to Yurope and doesn't want dollars and hates Hollywood' because someone
looves
isn't dearly she
very near.
The headache centre is actually forly miles from Los Angeles, where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are engaged in one of Hollywood's most remark able production teats, the filming of Pearl S. Buck's all-Chinese epic, "The Good Earth."
Preparations started a year ago, Miles of water pipes were laid under a 500 acre plot of barren land. Five hundred Chinese farmers, recruited on the Coast, were sent to grow rice; raise chickens and generally engage themselves in Chinese agricultural life.
A Chinese lown was built by a Chinese architect, with Chinese restaurants, recreation centre and town hall, to house a population of over 1,000.
TEST ANSWERS
"MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS”. IS LIKE CURATE'S EGG By "FIRST NIGHT" PHILHARMONIC will probably come out with a finan- cial surplus, first for some years, as a result of the public's reception of "Maid of the Mountains". There was an excellent attendance last night, and Queen's Theatre is booked out to-night.
This Page has no hesitation | DEV. CYRIL BROWN will probably in stating that "Maid of the announce from stage of Queen's Mountains", as a finished pro- tention of producing another play Theatre to-night Philharmonle's in- duct, is far ahead of anything this season. Philharmonic's Com- Philharmonic has put over inmittee will not meet until after con-
recent years.
must
For this Philharmonic primarily thank Miss. Anne Winter, whose Teresa was superb piece of work, and Direc- tor Cyril Brown,
In addition to Anne Winter, bou- quels to Inek Grenham, Harry
Cockle, Marjorie Kidd and every
member of the ballet,
These people stand out from the rest. This Page has, readers and members of the Society will agree, been, a consistent supporter of things Philharmonic during the past twelve | months, and has publicised every de- toil of its work alnce intention of producing "Maid of the Mountains was announced. But it would be fair to neither Philharmonic nor public to withhold criticism this Page thinks is necessary.
ever,
clusion of "Maid of the Mountains** season, so that definite decision will not be forthcoming this week. How- it is believed that Producer Brown has set his heart on "Street Singer", which, like "Mald_of_the Mountains", should be excellent material for local talent.
AD.C. has no intention of resting on its laurels, and will produce one, possibly two, further plays this season. But although A.D.C. has library of some hundred plays to choose from, it cannot as yet decide which would be most suitable, and the search for material still goes on,
HULL Dress Rehearsal on Monday
until fortnight
night will precede premlere in West Lounge of European Y.M.C.A. First of all, Philharmonic cannot on following night of the Y's. A.D.C. disguise fact that its leads, with ex-production of "Jack and the Bean- ception of those. mentioned above,
stalk." For some peculiar reason, are lamentably weak. Without men- Pantomime is field that has been left tioning names, this Page believes that to Y.M.C.A., which this
year will drustic revision of casting system is produce its most ambillous effort to Inevitable if the Society is to become
date. Rehearsals the factor in our social life that it
ago were consistently ragged, but should. One of the reasons why
Producer W. Robertson has worked Hongkong's Amateur Dramatic So-
wonders during past fortnight, and ciety has been so successful is that nothing remains to be done but draw it is not afraid to ruthlessly throw
uside the curtains. "Jack and the out any principals or members of
Beanstalk" is scheduled for Tuesday, the cast who do not fit. Philhar Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday monte should take a leaf out of nights next week, with matinees on A.D.C's book in this respect.
Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
Thanks to intercession by some members of Philharmonie's Com- mittee, ridiculous ban on newspaper critics at Full Dress Rehearsal, men- tioned on this Poge last week, was removed.
The
end
This Page, however, Is, not review- ing "Muid of the Mountains on Rehearsal form. I sat through tiva performances of "Maid of the Moun- lains, enjoyed each immensely-In parts, and. checking up again last night, saw noticeable improvement. The
Act longest second and was infinitely better than the first and
last. In the first Act. stage
(happily lighting
Improved
last night) was so bad that audiences could not distinguish the players, and to a considerable extent lost the thread of the story by the time the curtain went up for the second Act. This was fault number two.
UITE the biggest attraction seen
entertainment provided by Vern Love and her ten Follies, who commence n season at the Hongkong Hotel to night. Vera Love is here for the second time in four years, her previ- បបន ' visit being in 1932, when she played King's and other local theatres with eight girls. Present cast, how- ever, is an entirely new one which has had an extraordinary run of suc cees in Shanghal, where for no less thu 2 years it has played con- sistent at the Paramount.
Qin Hongkong for some time is
Vera has three numbers scheduled for to-night, one-a Caucasian Dance which is probably the best number ever seen on the floor of Gripps. A third fault was the articulation Two other numbers will complete the by the principals. With the excep- programme. In addition to Vera and Lion of Anne Winter, Marjorie Kidd the Follies, Gelpps is presenting
whose cast-spoke-in-voices-that-could-be-the- piano
and Vlc. Labram, no member of the Maurice ordeon will dry on
you,-
clearly distinguishable in the Dress Eula Hoff and Bob Burnett, favouri- Circle. Three leading
les of long standing and Bob and members C. W. Bishop, Jack Grenham and Bertie Hellman, who look like re- R. M. Keown-have a tendency to maining in the Root Garden for talk too fastly, while an even greater
keeps. fault in others is inaudibility: Mr. certain extent, Bishop had, to D
Just
night.
checked this tendency
Much of the inaudibility was due
to the fact that the orchestra- especially when the piccolo was on the job-was drowning the speakers.
Those are.
the criticisms. The credit side is much greater than it hus been in many years. The entire Brown,
production,
Current Affairs
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the Rev. Cyril
First Baby
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The problem at the moment is what will happen to i when the last shot has been taken.
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Fifteen families have already de- cided to take up permanent resid- ence. The first child of the settle- ment, Louise Loy, has been born and duly christened, after Luise Rainer, the picture's heroine.
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Los
Chinese They have. electedl mayor, 07-year-old Moy Ming. builder and actor, the first Chinese to appear before a film camera, In D. W. Griffith's ""Broken Blossoms,"
There is strong feeling in Angeles that to destroy such a manu- ment of movie creation would be a crime, but the snag remains that it will need careful financing and the work of at least 100 Chinese farmers for a year do give it permanence.
Two solutions have been offered. One is to hand it over to a charli ablé Institution as a home for old and Indigent Chinese. The other is an offer from a group of Chinese to take it over with a view, to hiring it out for all future Chinese ex- teriors.
At the moment it seema as though the creative ingenuity of M.-G.-M. has over-reached itself by creating a little piece of California which will be for ever Northern Chilna.
Lotus Puzzle
The Alm. Itself has caused head- aches in plenty.
Six hundred thousand pounds have been spent on it to date. Parts of it have been made three times over. Paul Muni and, Luise...: Rainer, the principals, are threatening to quit from sheer exhaustion.
The main troubles have centred round the part of Lotus First an Oriental lovely, by the name of Lotus Lel, was cast in it. She made Freu-
Week-End Problems PROBLEM I.
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be
THE TELEPHONE Gladstone's number memorised by means of one of the simplest of mnemonica. If A=1, B2, C3, etc., we have:
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and the number to be memorised is GLA 7121,
PROBLEM II. WIVES
As Robluson says, both Brown and Jones are wrong. The odds that, drawing partner at random,) none of the four dances with his „own'wife, are 5 to 3 against; -
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Solution
A strong hint is conveyed in Playfair's reference to his own "presence of mind." As soon as the murder of Krupp was dis covered, the possibilliy of the murderor's escape by one of the Channel ports suggested itself the Inspector. Inquiries at Victoria now brought to ught the fact that the departure of the boal train had actually been "shot" for the movies. Play- fair at once took steps to have the "rushes" examined, and, by a fortunate chance, aw photo- graphs of Fruitingle, on the edge of the crowd," in conversation with his confederate Harkaway,
thanks to was of an in-
Next week's arrangements include 3 am. gala on Christmas Eve (Gripps and Roof), 2 a,m. dinner dance Roof on Boxing Day.
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THREE gala nights are scheduled at Gloucester this week, and Christ- mas Eve party wil Inst until 3 a.m. this illustrated on Duo Artinellis,
and the twinkling-toed Dixie Page Binitely higher standard than previous Sisters are providing the Specialty shaws Especially commendable was Siste work by the chorus and ballets, the numbers. Special arrangements are Gloucester for and in view of Improvement here being most notice- being made of the able. The two ballets, which were After Dinner patrons, directed by George Cancharoff, ther-record bookings arrangements have accommodate late- oughly deserved the applause that been made to acco brought them back for encores.
comers who forget to make reserva- lons. This Page, however, stresses exquisite the importance of making your re- Gloucester and
Costumes and scenery were of the
impeccable and
nature associated with Philharmonie servations at both undertakings. Philharmonic made a Ilongkong: late comers always get wise move this year in forming its the poor seats.. own Orchestra which, under A. B. Yule's baton, did excellent and painstaking work, and did much to ald "Maid of the Mountains" in be- Ing a success.
HILHARMONIC
/
wil! probably
hold Its Annual Dance early in January, when Members of the cost will, with their friends, celebrate success of latest production.
It is interesting to note that. Phil- harmonic celebrated its 75th Anni- versary with production of "Maid of the Mountains." The Philharmonie Society was formed on October 1, 1861, as the Hongkong Cham! So- ciety.
Appointment Tel. 57122. Permanent Waves
"Maid of the Mountains", by Frederick Lonsdale, was first pro- duced at Daly's Theatre in London under direction of Robert Evelt in We use the finest Cluster Curl 1910, will Jose Collins as Teresa oil of Lavender, non-ammonia Arthur Wontner as Baldasarre, Mark. Lester as General Malona, Lauri de Froce as Tonio and Mabel Scalby as Villoria. In Australia Gladys Mon- crieff became famous as result of her version of Teresa, when play WOR produced in 1018.
solution.
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