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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFJI, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1984. '
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FINALE GROUP- “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ”
In Navy, Brown, Red
White
and
Black
another
delightful fabric
Also
Another Shipment
Of
Lacquer Taffeta
is due
THE BOMBAY SILK STORE
Now!
I'm safe
from
D'Aguilar Street
Food Debility
thanks to OVALTINE
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Quality always tells
Jused to think it was worry
-for things had been
Juli very
此 the
office. Bo I started to cultivate a more phílo-
sophie frame of mind.
I tried hard, but I was
Just as "pervy", lat less and "played-out"
ne betore.
Or perhaps -Insomnia
For month I hadn't had a really good night's sleep. 111 29
to bed earlier,"
thought. But I might
have known that sound sleep was out of the question with
nerves constantly
edge.
my Qu
I feared a nervous breakdown.
-I was getting really alarmed and. then Philo tok me about 'Ovaltine". Well-i'm how ITALIT vince faking. “Ovaltine".. 紧急 Just the KAYO nourishment I needed. For, after all, my trouble
Food Dokulty...
Wh
insist on 'OVALTINE'
King's Studio photograph of the cast of the Y.M.C.A. pantomime "Jack and the Beanstalk,"
FUNCTIONS
IT WAS
A MAD
WHIRL PH
HILHARMONIC Society's newly formed orchestra and music lovers of Hongkong generally, will learn with regret of impend- ing denarture from the Colony of Bandmaster A. B. Yule, of the 2nd Bn., Lanca- shire Regiment, who leaves for India on January 12.
Mr. Yule has been a tower of strength to Philharmonic in past two years, and has built up 4 subsidiary organisation which, many people believe, will add considerably to Colony's prestige in years to
come. Hongkong sadly lucka a Municipal Orchestra, such as is enjoyed by Shanghai, and formation of Philharmonic Orchestra was long overdue.
With departure of Mr. Yule, Phil harmonic must east around for an- other baton-wellder and it won't be easy to fill the shoes shortly to be vacated.
Mr. Yule is conducting a farewell orchestra practice at the Seamen's Institute at 8.30 p.m. on Friday, January 8.
Incidentally, membership of or chestra Is open to any Hongkong music enthusiast who can play ap propriate instruments. Practices have been in past, and doubtless will be in the future, regularly held,
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Jack and the Beanstalk VM.CA. Pantomime "Jack and the Beanstalk," already reviewed in the "Telegraph," needs little further comment from me.
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Honours casily go "Bob" Hender- son and Leonard Starbuck' who, as "Dizzy" and Widow Wanchal, were superb, and are worthy of Philhar- monic Society's attention if they're ever in need of another good comed- oper (Principal Boy) Ian. Norcen Cooper pleased the large audience that crowded West Lounge and Y's din- Ing room, temporarily converted view to enlarge West Lounge in
heavy bookings, and pluy ed a heavy role pleasingly, Kathleen Winch, "last love" of the Bachelor Gay number In Maid of the Moun tains."
was a dainty Principal Boy. "Jack and the Beanstalk," like "Mald of the Mountains, is also notable for the excellence of its hallet and the children were exquisite.
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Final performance will be given nt p.m. to-night. It will be preceded by a Matinee at 3 p.m.
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Both Sides of Harbour
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VERY Hongkong social rendezvous reported record bookings for Thursday night.
Busiest people were Vera Love and the Ten Festive Follies, who, in addi- tion to giving three numbers in Gripps at the Hongkong Hotel, had to journey across the harbour thrice to give same number of turns at the Peninsula Rose Room and
Rcof Garden,
LETTERS
Was My Face
Red!
checked this tendency last night.
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 arc the criticisms. The credil side la much greater than it
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SUPPOSE you have heard of little Audrey, whose Mother sent her to the shop for fly paper, and little Audrey Laughed and laughed and laughed because she knew that flies did not use paper.
I was reminded of this little story by your criticism of the Philharmonic Orchestra In last Saturday's Enter- tainment Page. The Philharmonie laughed and laughed and laughed because they knew there was no piccolo.*
A MEMBER of the ORCHESTRA.
Piccolo: A small flute with tones on octave higher than those of the ordinary flute. Philhar- monic's offending instrument was a flute.
BRICK
WHY don't you write some-
thing about ZBW. It is almost six months since you con- dueled your Radio Vote, In which the Postmaster General raid he was so interested. Yet, as far as I can gather, no effort whatever has been made to put into
practice the suggestions mude by readers. ZBW has been deplorable lately. It let us down badly over the Abdien- tion-of-King Edward-and-I-was- оле of the many listeners who missed his farewell broadcast. because it was not re- entirely, jayed at the effort
made to relay the Nanking specelt by Mr. H. H. Kung last week, nor has ZBW made any effort to relay Zeesen and other short wave sta- tions, as requested by an over- whelming number of your readers.
Incidentally. Just prior to the of the second set of the Rehearsal of Philhar- monic's "Maid of the Moun- Lains", ZBW broadcasted a re- cording of experts from the same play, by the London Symphony Orchestra! Imagine the effect on those who shortly afterwards heard the Hongkong Philhar- monic Society's players giving the same numbers in a necessari- Inferior style. Wake up,
Was time. No
ZBW!
TWELVE BUCKS.
John B. Kennedy is including Hong- kong on a round-the-world Itinerary ns the first radio reporter to tour the world.
He will leave Alameda Airport in California in mid-January · by Pari- American Airways' China Clipper, arrive in Hongkong towards end of month.
Chance for ZBW to get his ser vices, as he intends to give brand- ensts on route around world.
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The eleven girls received an up- H
roaricus welcome on both sides of the harbour, and performances stamp them as Arm favourites with Hong- kongiana.
Eula Hoff and Bob Burnett, who are leaving early in January to com- mence a season at Rafes in Singo- pore, also trekised across the harbour make three appearances at Penin- suln Hotel, "These two stars, who have enjoyed one of the longest and most hoppy seasons Hongkong, have entirely captivated local social- ites, and have done much to - make present dance season so popular.
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Gloucester Gaiety
Eve
LOUCESTER Hotel also reported record bookings for Christmas
and It became
necessary Root to place several tables on Verandah, which was entirely closed 1 for occasion, Dixie Sisters and Duo Artinellas, who have gained a rapidly increasing following since their first appearance on December 19 were again the main attractions.
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AMERICA'S National Broadcasting
Corporation's ace-commentator
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TONGKONG listeners will be in- terested to learn that Important developments in short-wave broad- casting are taking place in Slam to material benefit of radio fans all over the world. Siamese Government has decided to Instal powerful short wavers which will be additional to IISBPJ, already operating on 27.36 and 32.09 metres on Mondays and Thursdays from
8 to 10 p.m. H.K,T. Incidentally, the Superintendent Engineer of HSBPJ, Post and Tele Rraph Department, Bangkok, would be pleased to have reports on recep- tion from Hongkong listeners. QSL cards will be sent in response to re- quests.
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NOTHER Ink with Amerlea's fumed Buffalo Bill ends with death In New Mexico of Mrs. May Lillte, wife of Malor Gordon Lillic. Major, Lille, who lives in retirement at Taos, was Buffalo Bill's partner, is known throughout world Pawnce Bill. The Lulle's celebrated their golden wedding at Toos last month, were presented with motor car by huge crowd of their admirers. A week later the car was involved In an accident, Mrs. Lille was killed; outright.
TO ENTER FILMS?
MRS. P. O'NEILL
What A Dance Band Leader Thinks of H.K.
BURTON CRANE famed
ist and swing-enthusiast, has just returned to New York from a tour of the Far East. With Claude Lapham, well- known Unistates musician, he Das associated himself in
an article on musical and other condi- Llons he encountered whilst out here. The article appeared in a recent issue of Metronome. Here Bre their opinions of some of the centres visited:
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Hongkong-This city is very close to Manila and consequently infested with Philippine musicions. Most de- cidedly, these play better than their Chinese competitors, but
they
are only outstanding in comparison with the Chinese. In America they would be lost in the shuffle, The public is mad about dancing. Take the Repulse Bay Hotel, the Lido, the Hongkong Hotel, than which there is no finer in the whole Orient.
Shanghal-more Parislan thart Poris itself unbelievable freedom.
is a famous scaride summer Nearby
HONGKONG GIRL Tsingtao, but Shangha! itself
TO GO ON SCREEN?
ANOTHER Hongkong girl, pictured above, may sonte day make good in the film world,
Her name is Peggy O1Ñelll. She Jan left Hongkong for England, armed with an invitation to proceed to a big British film studio for a film test.
Her first break came when Douglas Fairbanks passed through here. Ha suggested that she should have a film test, and gave her a letter of xe- commendation.
One of the focal studios subse- quently made a test, and the "rushes" were sent Hobic. Mrs. O'Neill has been asked to go to the British studio for further teals.
She left by the Ranchi last week.
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Week-End Problems
PROBLEM I. RUMTIFOO
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*10,500 dollars
PROBLEM II. DIGGING THE GARDEN
34 days.
PROBLEM HI. O VAL VANE
ANGE LEE K
Famous Pairs
Herbert Sutcliffe (1) and Jack Hobbs (5) Gracie Allen (2) 'and 'George Burns (0); Mr. Eden (3) and Mrs. Eden (7); Ralph Lynn (4) and Tom Walls (8).
Adservations
1-Horlick's... 2-Buicks. 3-Mackintosh's 4-Maclean's Toothpaste. 5 Greys' Cigareties. 6-Clover Flower Shop,
requires the services of some twenty bands, of which not more than two are at present more than second-rate in ability. The elty is infested with expatrinted White Russians of ex- 'tremely inferior
Ds musicians, quality and most times of arrogant and over-
bearing mien, so much so that they
are very unpopular with the Anglo- Saxons.
The Little Club (Mr. Berg, man- ager) operates two establishments, and Mr. Berg often comes to Amer- ica In search for reasonably priced and good bands. Then there is the Paramount Ballroom, which has a sporadic - succession of success and fallure-the-Canidrome, which-oper- ates the Casanova Ballroom and a night club. There still remain establishments, many second-rate which are mostly speculative, and the author especially desires to warn all
musicians that any job in China a risky, regardless of the fact of having a contract. There seems to be a lack of responsibility that you won't find in your dealings in Japan. Tlentsin-This Is divided into several concessions, controlled by the French, English, Italians, Japanese and Russians. The town is dance mad, especially noticeable in the French and Japanese concessions, with one Rumptuous night club in the Itallon district. Most of these.. Jobs are held by resident Russians of inferior callbre, drawing good money, but no contracts are signed, with the exception of the American Country Club.
Felping-The Chinese government control this city and as a "con- sequence, permit no dance girls, such a policy militating against popularity. Singapore has the Raffles Hotel,
band
is where a
steadily employed; Soerabaya, Java, has its Cercie Ar- tistique, but here the band must be
able to put on a show as well, and also
play concert music creditably. The radio stations in India are con- trolled by immensely wealthy Parsees or Brahmins, with a distinct aversion to Importing English musicians,. As a result, the cream of concert and dance work is performed by expatriated or imported Hun- garian and Central European or chestral units of dubitable" colibre.
Is yours a PLACE
NAME?
SURNAMES may be divided into four classes, and the largest of these classes is that of local names.
No fewer than 120 villages bear the name of.. Newton; and it was from one of these that Sir Isaac Newton, the famous mathematician, took his name.
Twelve villages are called New- port, and 11 Newbold.....
The popularity of the name Nor- ton (North-town) is - because thero- are 50 places so noṁed. Button (South-town) gives its name to 77 villages.
There are also. 35 Westons, and 21 Eastburys.