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WHO IS THE DEST IN THE FAMILYT
Who is the best dancer among members of the Royal Family7
The fact that the Prince of Wales is a single man undoubtedly adds to his attraction as a dancing part ner, but no girl would be likely to be less thrilled if asked to fox-trot by the Duke of York, because he is
married.
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“C. A. L" writing to the "Man-
London, July' 27, chester Guardian," gives a candid The centuries-old dispute, as to criticism of the Imperial Institute's whether Shakespeare or Francis new Empire film venture which has Lord Bacon wrote the so-called been recently inaugurated at South Shakespearean plays is renewed Kensington.
again in the latest book of Lord The article is reproduced in full Sydenham of Combe, famous as the below:-
governor of Australia and India, For many years past the word as the first secretary of the Im "propaganda" has been cordially perial Defence. Committee, as one. distrusted in British film quarters. of the reorganisers of the War It has stood in people's minds, for Office, and as a public commenta- the spread of American fashions in tor on the literature and history. life, manners, clothes, food, entering Life" is the name of the new of the British people. "My work-
The Duchess of York is much keener on dancing than the Duke, and recently she took lessons at a London school. She is very inter- ented in all the new steps, and is amazingly quick at picking them up.
Although rather petite for modern tainmente; for the display of Ameri-volume which has just been pub dancing, she makes up for this small can goods, for an insidious-and lished by John Murray.
Lord Sydenham declares,that the deficiency by being one of the gay-possibly Imaginary-alienation of claim purporting that Shakespeare eat liitle partnera imaginable. No- British sentiment. We have talked wrote Shakespeare is "an intellec thing escapes her quick, bright about propaganda dárkly, as a dan- tually demoralising myth which gerous thing. And the word has has been infinitely harmful tol the eyes, and even if she has to dance taken on such sombre associations nation." In part he writes:- with a very tall man, he soon for that now when we need it for our · “Such totally different person- gets his overbearing size, in the selves, we fight shy of it, and fall ages as Lord Palmerston and Pen- light of her clever small-talk. back on the cautious euphemisms ranance, John Bright, Bismark, Whittier and Mark Lately she has learnt the Charles-of education" and "the spreading Emerson,
of Imperial knowledge."
ton and the tango, though her favourite dance is the fox-trot.
A new chapter opens this week in Twain, without knowledge of the cinema history, when the Imperial huge volume of Baconian research, Princess Mary is a good dancer, Institute begins' a regular perform-arrived at the definite conclusion ing of the Elizabethan era and ex- too, but she seems to be much hapance of these educational films at that plays embodying all the fearn- South Kensington. Entrance is pler by her own fireside than on the free to the public and the perform-hibiting an intimate acquaintance ballroom floor. She has a natural ances will be run as a supplement with law and with the life of the aptitude for rhythm, but ahe la to the conducted tours for parties courts rever have been written by nevertheless one of those people of school children which takes place an uneducated rustic who became who do not love dancing for its own daily to the permanent Empire Ex-an actor of small parts, and, who hibition. With funds provided by during his last years, while still in sake.
the Empire Marketing Board a his prime, was engaged in pretty Now that she has two small boys building of the Institute has been trading, in the ruthless collection to attend to, she has more interest converted into an excellent picture-of small debts, and in trying to in the nursery than she has in the house where English school-chil-deprive the citizens of Stratford of ballroom, naturally, but even bedren can watch with their own eyes their common lauda. fure her marriage she was always the lives and adventures and daily "That the man who wrote "Ignor- more serious-minded than her elder commonplaces of the people of the ance is the course of God, know- brother. She never seemed to find Dominions and the Colonies. In-ledge the wings by which we fly the same enjoyment in gay parties stead of the familiar cowboys of to heaven' allowed his children to and treasure hunts as did Edward the American West, instead of the be illiterate ought to be un- P., and, her keen interest in hos- pitals and nurses, and the condi- gorgeous dames of New York's West thinkable."United Press.
Side, they will see on the screen the tions of women and children gen-real-and strange-workers of Aus- erally, were an early evidence of tralia and Africa and Malaya, will her preferences.
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Repertory of 600' Films.
MUSICAL MATERIAL.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1927.
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Whether her young sons will look at mosques and harbours and share the tastes of their popular cities, "just like the pictures," but uncle remains to be seen, but if they with the added excitement of know-
The second of a series of lec- do there is no doubt that the nation ing them true,
tures on "The Growth of Musical will adore them just as much aa
Material" was given on July 5 they do the Prince of Wales.
by Mr. A. J. Leckie, Mus. Bac., ture. The most obvious rhythms Most of the young members of the: Royal Family are good dancers, but
lecturer in music at the University were naturally grasped easily by the mind. Many tunes of striking. the Prince of Wales is the keenest
of Western Australia.
"Principles concerned with time rhythm were therefore accepted as of them all. If he had more leisure
relationships between sounds are good melodies, despite their lack, at his disposal, there is not the
the basis of what is called rhythm to the critical mind, of the ele slightest doubt that he would be it in with the school curriculum, in music," said - Mr. Leckie, ment of curve. One spoke of the first-rate performer, and when one considers that he has had practical and film tours may be arranged for "Rhythm was instinctive in human carve of a melody to describe its ly no tuition, one cannot help ad. as much as four weeks ahead. The beings, hence in music the rhythmovements..up and down, in pitch:||
determination to acquaint himself with every new step.
Apart from professionals, he was one of the firet to dance the tango and the Charleston. He picked up the latter without the help of a dancing teacher, just learning what he could from his parners.
He christened It "The Kick Step," and after one attempt was just as proficient as any average daneer, who has had the benefit of a course of lessons.
As a partner, the Prince of Wales
view.
The Imperial Institute has al ready collected a long repertory of about 600 films, and an advance programme is to be given with exact times and subjects so that teachers may plan their visits to
is so interesting, and the Arrangements for carrying it
through are so admirable, that we to devlop. Rhythmic movement or outline that the emotional value are bound to be a little anxious affords a means for the expressions of a melody depended. Intensity The most primitive of emotion naturally caused a rise about the quality of the films shown. of emotions.
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We have had a good many "educa-form of music was merely a rhymic in-pitch of the volca; and so in a tional films in England already, noise used to accompany dancing. melody, the points of greatest and the majority of them are plainly The next stage was the combina emation would be those at which and pathetically dull. They do not tion of rhythmical patterns with the outline of a tune rose to its hold na audience. They cannot sounds of varying pitch, forming highest point. educate because they cannot for a a melodic fragment, "The art of moment capture a child's roving music of to-day," he said, “ie prac- goes out so tically the result of the combined imagination, which quickly to the funny and thrilling and simultaneous operation of two and pretty things of life. We must contrasted codes or principles, one hope that the Imperial Institute, relating to sounds as they occur is ideal from any woman's point of which has come to be regarded as in time, and the other to sounda Į the looking-glass of the British as they occur in time, and the He is exactly the right height. He Empire, has gone entside the ordin other to sounds as they occur in pitch." There was little or no he forgets to speak to his part- material, and found something that record of the early secular music, ls not so obsessed by dancing that ary run of educational films for its ner. On the contrary, he maintains is really worthy of the appreciation which must have exfated through
of the British child. tion and is never at a loss for an the Press recently one"Bagdad" music abowed that for the greater Of the four pictures shown to the ages, but the history of art is a little work of art. Children Part of the Christian era-up to and grown-ups will meet in enjoy the sixteenth century-music was it, and incidentally the fiction- almost entirely unrhythmic. This Alm producer, if he condescends to music was written for the services see it, will learn a great deal from of the Church, and was, of design, Its lighting and composition.
"Sport" Films.
is courteous and considerate. He
a rapid fire of amusing converan-.
apt comment on anything or any- body in the ballroom.
are pointed out to him.
is not so keen. He has natural
lacking in the... definite rhythmic pulsation which we deemed easen. tial in modern music.
Moreover, he is most anxious to learn, and is grateful when errors "Just tell me what I'm doing wrong," he said to his partner, on one occasion, "and I'll do all I can to put it right. And If I tread on
The earliest secular music, auch' your toes don't grin and bear it. One other film, "Western Aus- Just sing out and ask for another tralia," is just a little better than as the "Sumer is leumen in" of the partner,"
the average educational," thanks 12th century, however, showed that There is no doubt that Prince to ita first-class photography. Zan- definite association of rhythm with zibar," the third picture, le not. melody which was characteristic Henry might be a better dancer But the fourth, titled "Sport In of the folk-music of all European than any of his brothers, though he India," is a picture which may very countries. When in the 17th con- grace and the quality of adapting well rouse opposition to the whole tury serious composers first began himself to the steps of others. But series among conscientious teachers to give their attention to secular he is very silent, and takes his shooting, maiming, and skinning of music, they turned to folk music and parents. These scenes of the music, particularly instrumental dancing, like everything else he wild animals can serve no good for their models, and wrote sets of does, rather seriously..
dances in the rhythmic style of He has no quips for his partner, purpose. but he has a happy knack of com- If there are as the programme folk dances. And so the unrhyth plimenting them on their dancing, suggests other "sport" films of the mic melody of the early Church and begs for another "chance," as samo nature in the series, the Im composers, was gradually abandon- if you were conferring upon him perial Institute will be well advised ed, and in its place melody became the greatest favour in the world. to remove them before they set out dependent upon rhythm for one of He does not like the Charleston, to show the youngsters of Britain its most striking features. The preferring the fox-trot and the the spirit in which the men of Bri- various 'elements in melody were walts.
tain have made the Empire live. rhythm, curve, harmony and struc-
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