Waggles Could Wiggle Ears A Special Way
Solemn British justice with its white-wigged judges and flowing robes, went to the dogs recently, But, the jury asked-which dogs? It seems their identification cards got all mixed up.
New Music For 1951 Festival
William known
One thing seemed cer- tain, however-nt least one dog was very, very rich. He made i pile of money in one of Britain's biggest busi-
HORSES.
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There was Waggles and there vas Ied Wind. There White Migger and Lacklum- Rindiffin and White Cora {rn), And their names echoed all day long in London's solemn Street Court.
well- Alwyn. United
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Fought
experienced famous contemporary com redanal and posers who have been complant missioned
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950..
SAW
SAVOLD
WIN
THEY were among the 50,000 who saw Savold win the world title: ringsters George Raft and cabaret star Julie Wilson. (London Express Service)
Row
Saville Was Shocked
London.
BROADWAY IS BECOMING EXCITED OVER THE ARENA THEATRE
Greeks of 2000 years ago give U.S.
a new craze.
By Froderick Cook
NEW YORK,
TOT since the Circus Maximus was the goal of every
Naspiring young impresario has there been such
excitement as Broadway is witnessing now about the circular style of staging players busy during Broad- months, in vil. plays. Theatre-in-the-round way's torrid
lukės, seanide towns and moun- has become an American tein-top resorts, fre going craze, à couple.of thousand over to arena presentation 1 years after the Greeks and summer,
On Broadway, the next pro Romans used the same idea. auction is to be "Julius Caesar," with Basil Rathbune as Cas- KUM,
America's theatre"-that
first "Grena ia the up-to- date description opened Dalius, Texas, In an abandoned it company concert hall, when Margot Jones put on a per- formance
"Sumner of Smalte."
New York Freedley and
and
MAKING IT EASY RIVE-in cinemas are spread- ing rapkly. There are now about 1,800 of them.
CE
DRIVE-IN CINEMA
And here are 1800 like it,
The first of Vaese were not producer Vinton much more than an open space critic Brooks for cars, with a screen at one Atkinson sent back enthusins end. The 1950 open-blr einem
all kinds of extra at- But tic reports.
Broadway offers
Most revues were flops; the 100 performances, for a straight lo lure the whole other made little money;; producers waited for the box traction
play, or 280 for a musical Now office to speak.
family on a lot night.
Twenty years ago, say the they live to run theo times Some Live the children Broadway old-timem, A pro- as long to recoup the higher donkey rides. Others provide duction was u hit if it ran for costs, Few do
are bowling alleys,
The stately tailors of Saville Row cast their overnight the "Lambertville putting Kreens, deck tennis,
to write special younger and less able dogs who haughtiest sub-zero glances at what the boys around the corner sewed up to drive drape shapes works to mark the Festivale just like them.
from British streets.
of Britain 1961.
DISGUISED
Alwyn 1 Corapotang a Fr.tival March for talt erre tra which will also be available in tramption
nitary bands.
#trad Worl
Identication cards bred to
Al's won i
true, the ord,
iten from hom
T Wint on eally Warme Da fence and they
Red
F
were wan
musical
venture
in
contents.
(Sir "Cassar and Cleopatra" Cedric Hardwicke and. Lill Palmer) ran for 151 perform-
ances, and The Devil's Disciple (Maurice Evans) for 112.
But theatre-lovers have been hearfened by the Gound work
of the off-Broadway littlo
theatre groups,
il
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TENT OPERETTAS
sandpits, with free buckets and Then an nelor turned pro- spades, or miniature zoos with ducer, St John Terrill, pul on attendants to take care of the a series of operetlag lo a tent
children
while parents walch New Jersey, the lm, at Lamberville, and
flocked in, the crowds
There
circus" beczne the boxing matchez and beauty
Soine talk of show business.
ofter managers Now the arena theatre has
The first bottle-warming service and come to Broadway.
trained nurse for babies have ail-professional from
wasising tatadgred, "Epal, Sir." harrumphed housin
s tightly-which
all the family the audience sits
minor repairs the
no and make aetors, with one of Saville Row's finest. Pred trousers,
Stald Britons in suburbs were
scenery to obscure the view, is curs, "It just won't do nt all."
Some even have whers Who Their tailors tumed taking place in an hotel, with :hocked. thumb
when
the shopping and deliver they Lee Tracy in the lead in "The do
the goods to the ear before the Britain's latest effort to stem jjemmed of the new design,
Show-off." inva jon tr rxanrecatel The Thecution sale Wiggles tike
programme enda. The Dandy Cut was awarded tributing a work for symphony of tuned as Ren Wint earned zoly American men's styles it
taitor's trade **** too dandy an "Osent by a the fat six months j Edwardit. which orchestra
either titrans will
1: 115. Ant
quipped one Tri-paper--United Press, Brothers for wordis," of an overture Lof take the forbi
Thita tailor's cream gave or a short grejhonic petek, Made a prop at odds of 20-1
the FULL-LENGTH
known Latest n Other: internationally. composer, whose rume will add
significance tea artistic Festival are Dr Arthur and Sir Georite Dyson, preparing a fuil-length for large choir, orchestra
Sir Arnoll Bax, who holds
the appointntent of Mer of į Wrid, they can.
the Kone Munich,
cup-
Sure
Defence it an Obear,
Concocted
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England's best
Albemarle TALKS BACK AT
YOU DOLL The dressed would seldom think of
Luying known as the "Dandy
They howed a dog's picture the to a with The juice asked Street-where
was. Bin which dog it Bliss is witness sold that was payi work Wangles and Red Wind, he
clothes--the nuit
13
Cut"
The best-tire:sed plek Saville Row.
to
nni
Two technicians at the Lewis flight propulsion laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, Und their spare-time enjoynient in making doli that docs almost every- thing but think.
Titor Nagey and Clive Yeo- mana have invented a doll that can talk by actual movement of
said.. and
Amid rhouts of laughter, the to a specially written Prosecution put a woman on the visite text,
Dyson retting! a
She was Mire Francs Considered the Iwer
110g Lewis now poem of Ceell Day da a coau; for voices in unison.Meara, wife of Waggles form-zzy hand-painted
American drape shoulders--now Alan contributing their share Irish owner
She said she knew the dog it vnding even hallowed Berke
Square-the of Festival miele are Dr tior-wes Waggles. He wiggled biley
Albemarle dan Jacoli, who is composinst ears, the said.
"Dandy Cut" has cuffs on the what will be an important a- "Are you seriously suggesting sleeves, slanted pockets, notched
to the limited repertoire it as elifion for
an unusual thing for a lapels on the vest. There are mouth. It can mower ques of original works for military reyhound to rock its ears? thero cuffs on the tromers, which bands: Alan Rawsthorne, who Defence attorney asked.
have a raised outside seam. 1.
a concerto for plato writing a
Mrs O'Meara raid no. Wangles 3r
"Men Edmund wiggled them a special way, the
hesitate 10 accept A television advertiser is in- orchestra:
will provide fil.
change," X Rubbra, who
Saville Row Lallur terested in the doll for use in fts Festival setting of the Te Deum Laughler began argin. The sold, then dodged in his shop how, and a department store for choir and orchestra and Dr Jußre adjourned. the Court.jar a youth swung around the buyer wants to make them for Thomas Wood, who will com-
corner twirling United Press,
a key chain | children. voice pose cantata for male chorus al brass hand with trxi
g Christopher Hassall.
ATOM GUN DECLARED POSSIBLE
General J; Lawson Collins, American Army Chief of said in New York: Staff, "The army is satisfied that it can develop an artillery piece which would fire an atomic projectile and guided missiles carrying atomic warheads."
He made the statement 24 hours after Defence Depart- ment officials denied that the U.S. has developed an atomie warhead for shells and guided missiles.
Sald General Collins: "I think. that new weapons can play n material part in making it proc- ticable for Western Europe to defend itsel
TANK-BUSTERS
"Considerable success is be- ing achieved with new antl- tank equipment_ wileh would give Western European coun- tric protection ngalust the tremendous number of tanks possessed by their potential enemy.
"Atomic weapons for use by an army certainly can be de- veloped. We ne working on systems, methods, and weapons by which we could use the atomic bomb by arming troops in support of army operations. "We do not believe the chemy has such weapons because there is a limit to his Industrial capa- city and to his research anil development field.
"We think we
ahead."
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K. O. CANNON
SEEING
THE
tions and even laugh at your jokes if no one else will.
SIGHTS
VISITING the ancient Colosseum in Rome, like thousands of other sightseers before them, are film stars Deborah Kerr and Robert Taylor. They are playing the leading roles in a picture being made in The Eternal City. (Acme)
YOU CAN SINIKE CARESSE OFF YOUR LIST OF
SUSPECTS.VIDOTO. AGNERO, SHE VISITED
ZUCCI THAT NIGHT MEANING
TO KILL HIM FOR THE MOTIVE YOU SUGGESTED. WHAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THE GUN SHE'D BORROWED
WAS LOADED WITH
BLANKS:
WITH WHISPER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
THAT WAS A NARROW SQUEAK; EITHER CARESSE MIRACULOUSLY MISSED [ME-OR SHE WAS USINO)
·BLANKS JUST TO LA
SCARE ME.
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HUWAT MUS
DIMEISE
Que difficulty has been en- countered b what the profes- It is Con call "selling a line."
convention
of the theatre an actor comer to that when the "map" line of his speech he faces the audience.
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CLASSICS DO WELL
DURING the 1949-50 Broad- way season, which has now officially closed, 18 productions weve what may loosely be classified as "raight drama,"
10 were were comedied, WHICH WAY? .
musicals, six were revues, three Gilbert and Sullivan "Well.**
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"with were Tracy.
12 the audience
were classical af around you, operas, and what do you do? How can you revival, decide whether
All the to face north,
clamics did well, and very
Shaw Well routh, east or weal?"
the pick of Nevertheless, Inany of the Shakespeare were summer theatres, which keep the Broadway crop.
sone
'Children Born
To
Hang'
LILLY PALMER
161 Broadway "performances as
Cleopatra.
which kave
given work by writers such
Scon
Moliere, O'Casey, Strindberg and Erskine Cald-
well.
WEST END HITS
long list of West End is to launch lise now censon in New York looks like Using Lesley Storm's "Black Chiffon." with Flora Robson in the lead. Following
FIRST of the
afterwards- will bo Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not For Burning."
Another London hit expected G. Broadway is the comedy, "On Monday Next."
Q
Of Minds
Warning Of Won By Communism
An attack on Communism was made by Mr Lester Pearson, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs, speaking as guest of honour at a dinner of the Canada Club in London.
People In Britain,
he
wald,
"We must never forget wel permanent solution to this prob- Children "born to be hanged" can now be scien- are competing with a fight- tem by increased sales of British tifically detected in early age and satisfactorily treating political faith," said Mr foods in our country." ed. A general check on children between 2 and Pearson.. "False and dun- must not eight would discover any with pathological and pay-gerous as Communist philo-.
United States. They had been chopathic tendencies, the Royal Commission on Copi-sophy is, it has captured the market for her goods in the some of the best minda of able to develop this market tal Punishment was told recently,
our generation.
Dr Edward Glover, chair-1 He said in a written report. of the scientific com-"It sufficient trouble were taken 11821
pathological cases liable to com- mittee of the Institute for mit murder could be detected the Scientific Treatment of during early childhood." Delinquency, sald that last
Several psychopathie rases
be surprised to and Canada vigorously expanding
of
enormously since the end the war, and the United States "It has captured the con- was now their best customer. - sciences of a few men of good
"We hope circunstances will will and high latention in our
not force us to make a choice of countries, This intellectual and markets between the United moral threat cannot be ignored Kingdom and the United States.
year the institute examined among children were already or simply repressed." It could We do not wish to have
being sent to clinics for treat and treated nearly 500 munt. criminals, mostly sent from magistrates' courts.
SECOND BRIDGE FOR
Dr Glover said that capital punishment as a deterrent had no effect on pathological cases.
A number of psychopaths had ben executed for murder. The institute believed thje wis wrong. Theirs was gravely disordered mental state.
PRESS DUTY
ure
too
be met only by affirming faith many of our eggs in one basket.
in our own ideals and our in- tention to apply them in prac- tice.
Too many people equaled Communism with social pro- Kress in spite of what was known of the misery and tyranny behind the Iron Curtain. It was the fifth columu of a reactionary, out-model, Out- "Doctors treating delinquent datert political faith. A road. cases have observed that when jblock in the way of progresu. Jaccounts of executions
published some patients have become more opposed to treat- ment and more prone to relapse, Preparations for the con- "This does not imply that fur. atruction of the £6,000,000 ther concealment of the carry- int out of executions would new rund bridge over the solve any problem. Forth have included tunnel tests to ensure that would have a still worse reneral effect, and the announcement of it will withstand all thee execution is a duty of the gales that blow up the river Press."
FORTH
wind
and designs allowing for a strain of 33 tons to the square inch.
Its suspension cables, which will contain 18,000 individual strands of wire each, will hang from towers half as high again
St Paul's Cathedral.
Forth
Its companion, the railway bridge, 11⁄2 miles long, took seven years to build and contains 50,000 tons of steel and men rivets. Thirty. 8,000,000 are occupied for three whole years before they finally paint the whole of the 100 acres of steelwork-and then they im- mediately start at the beginning again. Women are prohibited by a special railway law from crossing the bridge.
SERIES OF SPANS
The longest bridge in the world is the 81⁄2 mile structure connecting San Francisco with Oakland, California, in a series of spans. The Darlington-made 21⁄2 miles stretch across the Inwer Zambest River in Afrivo forms the Jongest rallway bridge.
Most heavily-loaded single span bridge in the world is at Sydney and is 3,770 ft. long. Opened in 1032 and costing £0,000,000, it carries 40 railway tracks and two footways, each 10. feat flo.
The Floating Arch at Hobart, Tasmanin, is unique amond major bridges. It comprises | 24 pontoons of steel "and" con». crete, about : 25,000 toni of Boating concrete, und is 4,000 foot long.
Take It From The Schnozzle
TRADE PROBLEMS
Men, if you're fighting Earlier, Mr Pearson had said the flabby 508, tako a tip
relations economic
between from Jimmy Durante. Canada and the United King- Get out in the
suo, walk dom wero perplexing and around In circles, and wave difficult problem.. It would take your arms vigorously at the "Obviously secret executions more than a shift in trude same time.
few months to figures for u
"You'd be surprised at all do solve t
blondes dat wave back," "Dul," he addet, "I hope we Durante grinned. ure now on the way to funding a
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
ADRIFT on driftwood in the Thames two swans in· playful mood-found their floating island a novel travel..
topic. (London Express Service)
Durante says he's been walking and waving dally for ycars."
"Da proof's in dn pudding. Look-it my figure," Durante said. "T'in cementrical B5 college boy."
Mcn who follow Duranio's system don't need a gymnasium, a trainer, a set of instructions, or money. Just the free curth and air. Durante has walked and waved on New York strecta and night club rooftops, stepping gingerly among sun- bathing showgirl. He has been in swimming in his Hollywood pool only three times but he's walked around it thousands,
· STİCKS TO PROGRAMME · He has followed hilo finess programme between the parking lot and the studio in Hollywood, on the deck of a trans-Atlantic Uner and among the historic ruins of Rome.
"Thut'o what makes my stem so. sensational," be said. "No restructions."
You may look and feel a bit willy waving your, orms on your way to the office, · but Durante guarantees you'll be a lot healthier.
"I'm consistently in the pink condition," be mid. “I been five feet almost eight inches éven since I maturated and I been weighin' 155 pounds over since
repeal
the 18th amendament
"When you consider dat coupla 'pounds of dat is nowo, you - can see - what-a-glik-like figger I sport."."