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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931... WESTERN MUSIC IN THE ORIENT

Visiting Examiner Much Impressed.

TRINITY COLLEGE'S WORK.

Ultimate Value of Examinations.

"It is a matter of the keenest. interest to me, visiting the extreme East for the first time, to see the way Orientals have taken to our Western music," gaid Dr. Mistowski. visiting examiner of Trinity College, London, in commencing his address to Rotarians at the weekly tifhin yesterday.

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BRITISH FILMS HERE

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Fine War-Time Revue Due at King's Theatre.

SEE "ROOKERY NOOK."

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Entertainments. To-day King's" "Theatre; "The Royal Family of Broadway.”

Today Queen's 'Theatre: "Reducing,"

Two of the most popular British atage plays, the famous War-time revue "Splinters," and the rollick ing force "Rookery Nook," which enjoyed such a phenomenal run in London, are to be screened at the

To-day World King's Theatre, Hong Kong, on Sun day and Tuesday next, respectively. "Arizona Kid."

To-day Star Both are first-iate "talkies" and provide hours of continuous amuse- "Cameo Kirby." ment.

To-day-Central Theatre; "The Cat Creeps."

"In twenty years' experience of India I have had the op- portunity to see the steady progress that has been made there. This is the first time I have come into contact with the Chinese and Japanese in such numbers; and I am very much impressed with the taste they show. It seems to me to be a wonderful and very excellent thing."

Referring to the standard of accomplishment reached by Orientals, principally with the piano and violin, Dr. Mistowski con-far better conception of the War as tinued. "The 'ear' in the Oriental students is very good, once they are broken in to our

Western scale, and the later results are fine,

1 shall be much interested to observe the developments when I re- turn to Hong Kong in future years,”

WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY,

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Today Majestic Theatre; "The Virginian,"

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At a special Press view to which To-morrow-Inward from Europe a China Mail representative was via Negapatam (Afrika); from invited yesterday, both "Splinters" London (Antenor),

? and "Rookery Nook" were shown.

Friday-Inward from Europe via Maru and Because, rather than in spite of, its Siberia (Kashima humour, "Splinters" gives one Hakodate Maru),

Saturday Outward for Europe seen from the British fines than the via Marseilles (Kashima Maru),

9.80 a.m. most tragic of battlefield films.

A Humorist.

Sports:

Sce Sports Diary on Page 9.

The British Tommy Was eg-

Lammerts'. Auctions. sentially a humorist, because he Monday-At 271, The Peak (8, found himself guddenly thrust in à Stewart Terrace), household furni peculiar predicament, and had to ture, 10.30 a.m. adjust himself to it. This story of) military, concert party, organised | by a rattling good officer (Lord Horne) in order to save the men Qualities of Examiners. from hours of dreadful and de- The work of an examiner, of moralising boredom, has pathos an

It is a pic course, required certain personal well as merriment.

ex-Service man qualities which sometimes were ture which every not naturally possessed by some should see, if only because it is of the best musicians. They in-one of the most realistic War films

fair-ever screened. cluded lavel-headedness,

Before dealing, with the actual work of the College, the speaker had a few words to say as to its personnel. "I am only one of a dozen or so musicians examining in every part of the world," he said. Therefore a short account of my own doings may give you some rough idea of the College's mindedness, and sympathy, also creans, no mud and blood and sick ramifications. If you multiply the capacity to recognise goodly un-British sentimentalities, but what I tell you by twelve you points in whatever method, pro-honest, good, old-fashioned laugh- will realise what is actually go-vided results were good.

ter of the kind that kept the boys ing on at Home.

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FORM AND DESIGN IN MUSIC.

(Continued from Page, 1.)

ending that you get in hymns and chants. Amen is; in fact, really a. coda.. The Amen, or plagai, cadence, can be added to almost anything, although the actual effect might be to make.

ANOTHER ATLANTIC the piece sound tou solemn. How-

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ever, if necessary, it can be dis- guised in some way, and become coda."

Dr.

Mistowski then played

Chopin's Eleventh Prelude, which he explained was in three parts. There was first a lively part, fol- lowed by a more restrained part, and the 4 repetition of the first lively portion. A coda, complated "I do not say that I myself going during those trying years.

Harbour Grace, Yesterday. the composition. The form might "I have been connected with possess all these admirable quali- "Splinters" is one of the finest Bri- Wiley Post And Harold Gatty be called the A-B-A form. It this work for about thirty years, ties," Dr. Mistowski similed," tish talking pictures ever made and took off at 5 m. to-day on a had various other names, such as in which time I have visited al- but I at least try to give that im- we recommend it to all of our trans-Atlantic flight after taking the song form, not that it was con- most every country in the world, pression. (Laughter)." There readers.

in 600 gallons of petrol-Reuter.cerned with singing, but because so and examined almost every was more than one way in art of

'Rookery Nock.”*`.

Earlier Cable,

many songs had been written in nationality. In 1925 J went arriving at good work. The ex- If you liked "Charlie's Aunt," Roosevelt Field, Yesterday. this form Character and form, of through Australia, in the follow-aminers were trained to see the "The Cuckoo in the Nest," and Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, who course, were two entirely different ing year South Africa, and in good in all work, if necessary, "Tons of Money," you are sure to plan a round-the-world flight of things. Other names for this form 1927-8-9 through India, Egypt, and to pass it in spite of person-Prince of Comedians, Tom Walls, Mae," took off this morning, for The first Prelude of Chopin, the

"Rookery Nook," with that seven days in the aeroplane "Minnie were the aria and da capo. Palestine and Cyprus. In Feb- al predilections. rnary this year I was in the Co-ordination by an examiner in the principal role. The story Harbour Grace, whence they will next example, was mainly concerned United States, and am now for with his colleagues was an abso-is too well-known to repeat here, attempt to fly to Berlin.

with the stress and strain of a the first time in the extreme- lute essential. Therefore a but we should like to point out to A neck-and-neck race is promised, rising melody, said the lecturer. Orient, on my way to Japan. council meeting was held from prospective patrons that the as Holris and Hillig, the two The form was mainly up and down, time to time at which examiners talkie" version is every whit as Danes who started on June 19, are up and down, until a high point wna conducted work in front of their good as the stage play. It is de- waiting at Harbour Grace to take reached. It could be likened to the colleagues. A discussion usually liriously funny, charming, and bril-off.

You are sure to

pulse, the peak of expression, and followed, with permission to in-liantly acted.

Post and Gaity contemplate ten the gradually dying pulse. The Moscow, and Prelude was a perfect example of several places in Siberia, flying this form. It was a simple form onthence vis Alaska and Seattle to which worked up to a distinct and

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of ex- mest convincing outburst New York, May 29. pression. Seven aeroplanes are awaiting Finally Dr. Mistowski' dealt with favourable weather for trans-At-Rameau's Study, It was, he said lantic flights. Within a week, really an A-A-A form, but there Ruth Nicholls and twelve, men, was contrast in key, or tonality, members of various expeditione, which gave it the effect of A-B hope to start their ventures.

How College Was Born. After relating his impressions of musical appreciation in the Orient; Dr. Mistowski went on to deal with the work of Trinity College. Things were in a state of flux in Britain in the '70's, he said, and as a result there was a period of national stocktaking. Old institutions and ideas were dragged into the light of day, and a good many discarded. Others were adoptel or revised to suit conditions.

dulge in criticism. I always enjoy every moment of it, from he stops, including feel rather nervous on these oc ginning to end. casions," said the speaker. "One "Splinters" will be shown feels rather more like the ex- Sunday, June 28, and "Rookery aminee than the examiner." Nook," on the following Tuesday,

The examiners' work was a June 30. Be sure to book' your. whole-time job. They made it seats. their life's work. But the mea- sure of success of the scheme could be gauged by the fact that the College examined over 70,000) candidates yearly.

Musical Appreciation, In addition, and in reply to the question as to where-en- trance fees went to, it could be said that the disinterested atti- tude of the founders had, always been observed, and strictly ad

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A. It commenced in the key of Three of the expeditions are C, then changed into G, and back around the world, projects. Miss again to C. Yet it combined the Nicholle is seeking to become the principle, of unity and variety, and first woman to fly alone across the had been used, by classical Atlantic. She intends to hop off posers.

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from Harbour Grace, Newfound After briefly discussing "ternary land, as soon AB conditions are form, Dr. Mistowski played the favourable. Her destination has "Londonderry Air," which he said not been announced, but it is pre- was a wonderful tune, with a re- sumed that it will be one of the markable example of climax oceur- capitals of Europe.

ring just at the right time. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty climax was followed by a beautiful plan, to start from Harbour Grace chord, somewhat similar in In- on a flight which has the establish- cidence to the previous and earlier ment of a new record for encircling example of Chopinto the world as its objective. V.

Dr. Mistowaki gave practical Similar projects will be under demonstration of variations on a taken by Hugh Herndon, Jr., and theme by the Russian composur Clyde Pangborne and by John Glazounow which he said brought Henry Mears and Vance, Breese out enatches of the main theme all. Herndon and Pangborne will start the way through, together with a from New York, while Mears and number of variations with points Breese will leave from Harbour peculiarly their own. Some of Grace AOS

them contained a very intense Otto Hillig, New York photo climax, the most brilliant of which grapher, and Holger Hoiriss, naturally came near the end. Danish aviator, plan to fly from Harbour Grace to Denmark and

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