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“AFTERWARDS.”

A NEW POEM BY THOMAS HARDY

More than eighty-six years have passed over the hung of Thomas Messrs. Enoch and Sona Hurdy, believed by many critics to rank first among living English Ltd.. the well-known music pubnovelists and high up on the rester lishers of. Great Marlborough of modern poets, as well His age Street, London, we have received a give a particular appeal to this

selection from number of the latest songs, the Poems," published by Macmillan; majority of which make a welcome addition to a modern musle library.

"I'm a Cornish Man," is a rousing West Country number in which tho composer, Mr. Dick Henty-whose work we have not had the pleasure of reviewing upon previous casions, has thrown himself whole- heartedly into the obvious enthu Blasm of his lyric-writer. Mr. William Hewlett.

This is a number which, we feel sure, will prove most popular with singers of this type of song,

"Collected":

When the Present has latched "its postern behind my tremulous stay.

And the May month Baps its glad

green leaves like wings, Delicate-Almed as new-spun

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will the neighbours say, "He was a man who notice such things?"

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it be in the dusk when, like a

eyelid's soundless blink,

FIRST MAORI FILM.

SPECTACULAR NEW ZEALAND DRAMA.

CANADIAN PIONEERS,

"Hine Mon," a New Zealand film production of a Maori legend, acted entirely by Maoris, will be exhibited in. Britain shortly

The legend which is a simple tribal story of love and hate, has been re-bancted in the original loca tions of Lake Rotorua and in the sinister and fire-swopt volcanic areas with their. hot springs goy- sers, choking vapours of sulphur, and gushing wells of boiling mud, which are Now Zealand's, ceris heritage.

Hine Moa was a Princess of the Arawa tribe who fell in love with

The dewfa-hawk comes crossingTutanekal. Prince of the Ngati

the shades to alight Upon the wind-warped upland

thorn, a gazer may think To him this must have been a

familiar sight

The major portion (excuse the pun, dear reader) is written in fat. but Mr. Henty.has, perhaps wisely..anchored his retrain in the key of D sharp major. Composeru! of this type of melody seem to have a penchant for setting their melodies in B fiator (perhaps more if often) in E flat major keys. By transposing his refrain the poser has given tenors of the robust type an excellent vehicle with which to let themselves go, and, after all,

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tribe, and sought him by swimming across the Rotorua Lake with its dangerous eddies and current.

The love drama, played in the atmosphere of Macri tribal life and customs, has a quaint and novel interest. The hero and villain have their trial of strength not in the boxing ring or with knives and re-

contest. without yolvers; but by the "Whakatu wae- should:wue," a Maori

nocturnal I pass during some

blackneses, moth and warm, When the hedgehog travela fur-

tively over the lawn. One may say, "He strove that such

innocent creatures

HENRY MİLLİR, WARN D. C

Greek dancers training on the shores of the Aegean Sea for the Delphic festival to be given next spring in the ancient theatre of Delphi with a revival of "Prometheus Bound," which will be given as nearly as possible in the same manner as when produced by the author Aeschylus about 2.500 years ago. The costumes are based on studies of vases of the era and all evidence which would lead to exact reproduction. ·

what more do singers of this type of song require?

A Veteran.

It seems an almost incredible feat for a man in the same year to com pose an opera, to "take silk." and see his first great-grandson, born; but this is what happened, when he was seventy-seven, to Mr. Fred. E Weatheriey, whose latest song, "The Star of Old," is included among Messrs. Enoch's latest numbers.

We do not think that anyone will venture the opinion that this num ber is up to the standard of some of Mr. Weatherley's better-known numbers. The composer. Mr. Fred. Royle has not exactly contributed his full share of the quota required in an endeavour such as this, for the melody is so obviously weak in purts that one wonders that the lyric-writer ever agreed to its pub lication. In his book, "Piano and Gown," which, incidentally, we have only recently been, reading,--- Mr. Weatherley tells us that most of his popular songs have been set to music exactly as he wrote them.

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come to no harm,

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and now he is gone."

when bearing that I have been stilled at last they stand at the door,

Watching the full-starred heavens

that winter sees,

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wil meet my face no more. "He was one who had an eye for

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And will any say when my ball of quittance is heard in the gloom, cuts a And a crossing breeze

pause in its out-rollings, Till they rise again, as they were a

new bell's boom, "He heara it not now, bet used

to notice such things?".

PRINCE'S KINEMA VISIT.

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Valley of Fire. When the hero is unjustly ac- cused of abusing the hospitality of friendly tribe, the people decide that the Gods shall try his inne- cence, and he is cast forth to enter the Valley of Fire and face the

Ordeal of the Four Elements, which is in effect, a journey through the volcanic vapours and over the trea- which cherous, scorching, rocks

the form the trembling crust of pent-up inferno beneath..

This desperate human gamble with nature's fiery terrore is some- the way of film thrills. The hero enters the Valley thing new in of Fire through a big cave in which some remarkable photographic effects have been achieved with the

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NEW FILM STAR.

A FIND BY THE LONDON SOCIETY.

When Mr. Adrian Brunnel begins British the production of a new film to be called "Apres la Guerre," he will Have playing for him two actresses of exceptional interest. Miss Ellatine Terrisa is one, and Mile. Nadia Sibirskaya the other.

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The latter is a discovery of the Alm Society, which showed "Menil- montant." the second picture in which this brilliant girl starred, directed by her husband, Dmitri Kirsanoff. The members and guests of the Film Society were astonished at the depth, Gish particularly declared that power of her acting: Miss Dorothy Mile. Sibirskaya was unrivalled by Later in 1926. Mr. Douglas Fair- any film "star" banks and Miss Mary Pickford in the House of Commong Col.

specially 'to tee called

Mile. Dar (Soc., Southwark) drew atten- Sibirskaya when they wore intion to the fact that two musical France, her fame having reached plays appearing in the West End Hollywood meantime, though she of London had during 12 months has refused all offers to go paid royalties of more than £100,000 America.

to the American holders of the Both "Menilmontant and the pre-rights. He asked the Chancellor vious film in which she appeared of the Exchequer if legislation were artistic but not commercial would be introduced so that these successes, and hitherto whe been known only to the small in of London and Paris.

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Mr. Ronald McNeill (Financial amounts were taxed at source.

ald of magnesium flares which are tellectual section of the film world Secretary, Treasury) replied: that

also used on other occasions to pro- duce fine night effects of tribal

Mr. Seymour Hicks, who arrived ceremonies.

The scenic values are exceptional at Southampton from the United "Hine. Moa" is In the doldrums just as much as we

are in respect to new plays." ' played by a beautiful Maori mald

the Chancellor was not prepared to make any statement at present.

Col. Day: Is the right hon. gentle- man aware that 14 thentres in Lon-

and that royalties of between £300 and 2400 a week are going to Ameri- can authors and that: no income tax is paid on this money?

"The Star of Old," is certainly not Street, W., to see the King Edward's and the Maoria prove themselves States, said: "America seems to be don are playing American plays

one belonging to that category.

Wild Rose Lane," "

Hospital Fund fim, prepared for use in kinemas, to urge the cause of the fund,

"Wild Rose Lane" described as being "from the album 'Songs of the

Under the title, "A Hundred Hedgerow," at once inspires us to

Years of Progress," this short pic- express the desire to hear the re- maining four items in the suite. Mr.ture contrasted the casual, costly Easthope Martin has thrown himself treatment meted out to sufferers in heart and soul into Miss Helen the old days with modern hospital Taylor's theme, and a truly pleas facilities. ing result has been attained. This is a song which will, undoubtedly, prové more than popular. The per- feet rhythm of the melody and the general joyfulness of the whole number will find for it a hearty wel- come in the library of all lovers of Mr. Martin's work.

Mr. Martin, of course, is well khown for his "Songs of Open Coun- try," and his motting to John Mase-

Beid's poem "June Twilight" but one is inclined to doubt whether he' has yet offered us anything better than this...

very fine actors.

and "Tuanekái" is a handsome and muscular young giant.

A Melbourne telegram states that in discussing the Films Bills ther eath performance must exhibit at Legislative Assembly agreed that least 2,000 feet of Britisn. film of Aus- which at least 200 must be tralian.

"Ruddigora" (1887), one of the least familiar of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, was revived in capital style under Dr. Malcolm Sargent at the Princes theatre.

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In a reply to Mr. Neil McLean asid (Soc., Govan), Mr. McNeill that the problem of the payment of income tax by foreign authors producing plays in Britain was that of the machinery for, collecting the duty in certain cases. The matter was engaging the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The centenary of the death of Beethoven, March 26, 1927, is to be commemorated in his native town, Bonn, by an addition to the wall- known museum maintained in the Students at London University are house where he was born. It will to be given instruction in music by ta' the form of a scientific means of an electrically driven me search institute and a library, A cured by a glass of water, but it A new, waltz-song "Miroir chanical piano which has been in which is to contain coples of avery.will disappear under the healing and d'Amoir, by Rene Demaret (lyrics stalled in the new music library of thing which had been published soothing effect of Chamberlain's. Cough by Sydney Ellacott) may prove the university buildings in Imperial about the great musician in books, Remedy. Every user is a friend. It is

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