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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1933.

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POPULAR

Keen Interest Roused At Chicago Fair.

NEW TRADE PROSPECTS SEEN Visitors to the Chinese section of the Century of Progress Interna- tlonal Exposition now being held is Chicago are reported to be showing a keen interest in all exhibits from China, according to a report from Mr. Allen D. Albert, assistant to the President of the Exposition.

Fair in Packed

LONDON'S CHIEF CONDUCTOR

THE CHINA MAIL.

Sir Henry Wood, Artist And Musician.

THE STAR SYSTEM Causes Of Its Popularity WELL-KNOWN NAMES ARE ASSETS TO THE BOX-OFFICE

By SYDNEY W. CARROLL

Not so long ago the critics and Sir Henry Wood's first love was the gossipers were all writing ar painting. When asked why he had ticles of dilating vocally at length deserted it for music, he replied upon the perniciousness of the star "Because ther was no money in it system, the virtues of team work in -unless you were willing to paint the theatre, and the folly of concen- portraits." And landscape was trating public attention upon play- what interested him.

ers rather than play.

TELLS OF HIS METHODS OF WORKING

The Strain of Conducting,

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Not so long ago the dramatist A he grow older, Sir Henry seemed paramount. The play was Wood declared that the emotional all that mattered. To-day the tension of conducting became whirligig' of time has brought its greater for him rather than less revenge to the great personabilty, He said that perhaps he found the The leading actor has once more Purchases of articles from China] classies the most exacting in this enme into his own. The star akes ese shops are said to be especially respect--but a miscellaneous pro first place in the manager's calcu- gramme anyhow, was paychologi-flations, and past records, exper heavy. The report follows:

rally more trying than one devoted tence, and talent count for all they to a single composer.

should do. "Now that the Exposition han

"I only manage- to get through

Plays are putting up a fight in reached its halfway mark, it is ap the Prom. season," he said, "ty

else while London at this moment, thanks to propriate to report to you the exising for nothing

the excellence of their casting and James In the mornings I rehearse. of the exhibitors from perience

When I haven't a rehearsal in the the fact that they are interpreted Chino. There are 10 sales depart.

hibernoon") go over my scores for by brilliant actors and actressen, which, had they been set before un ments in the village. together with the next day, From five in soven un a basis of mediocre and an excellent Chinese restaurant ad-11 res Sundays I devote to study cientious second-rate talent, would

following have stood no chaner whatever, I see no one, and never go

sinrea the the

joining the village under management of a Chinese restaura beur who lives in Chicago.

been

If

The patronage has steady increase. The throngs which have made their way through the

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for the

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kout. 1 take great care of myself. There are many arguments used

are

In this way I manage to be master against stars. They cost too much. of too nelfish (some of my owȚI

the They moods-which is

them). They throw the balance of endasetor's first business."

Youthful Energy

the work out of gear. They allow too much As Sir Henry Wood talks and their temperaments

shops have come to be steady, mukes his cigar you are impressed licence.

Here, ulur.

ing streams, and the number huyers in the streams probably ex ceeds that of any corresponding shops in all China. where, the number uf Auler ib greatest for items of lowest price.

Thus, the Min-Sun Trading Cum- Chan; pany, under Mr. Tom T. Charms of the Orient, under Miss M. L. Wu; the Embroidery Depart nent, under Dr. F. S. Ho; and the Linen Department, under Mr. Mon Chan, have probably the Kreates! Inumber of transactions.

Nevertheless, the trade

by the youth and energy of this veteran, who was conducting the Promes" nearly forty years ago.

NEW STAR RISES.

Retired Actress Leaps

To Suden Fame.

Faults Of Temperament,

They think more about the size than of their names on the bills about the welfare of the theatre They judge part rather than pieces. They allow their successes to make them swollen-headed, and their failures too

dishearten easily to

them.

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The economic side of the starring The latest romance of the screen aystem needs careful consideration.Į concerne no dazzling platinum It may be cheaper to pay one artistį blonde or romantic young leading £100 a week than another £30 for the man; its heraine is a middle-aged the same period. I have heard it Porcelain Department under Mr. Kwoman named Henrietta Crosman." said, again, that no actor is worth H. Chow, and the Lacquer Depart.

Mins Crosman was once a very more than £20 a week because no. mont, ander Mr. K. H. Tung, and well-known New York stage actress. actor drawr more than that amount. the Ivory Department, under Mr. G She always played romantic young into the theatre apart from the P. Chan, do a consistent and regular women, and, in due course, unlike piece. business with items of higher price. most leading ladies, she eventually "The number of visitors to the decided that she was too old for

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The drawing power, the box-office

Jade Pavilion is now several buch parts, and made a graceful value, of many prominent artista

red on the poorest days, and many exit. hundreds on the better days. Since

Is, it must be admitted, very limit- Years later, when she had settled ed. But who will deny that given the Exposition itself has had a total down to a life of quiet retirement. good play. It will receive greater attendance above 200,000 each day she was offered the principal part support with known and recognized for the past two weeks, it will be in the Fox Film Co.'s production of artists than it can possibly hope to seen that the better days have beenly, A. R. Wylie's story, "Pilgrim da with a company of unknowns, The sales of Jade are for age." It was a character part, ex- however hard-working and howevar objects of morerate price, and are tirely unlike anything she had ever admirable? fairly regular, wo that this depart done, and she had grave doubts as ment of the Chinese exhibits pro-te whether she could carry a whole be for the star system. It provides How grateful the actor ought to

nines to be as prosperous as any, | picture.

many.

Buyers Want Quality

She need have had none.

him with a future to look forward A Dow 10.

It promise him rewards which "in my own estimule, the experi-star was made almost overnight no all-round team work can hope to tences of the Chinese exhibitors war-

rant the hope that Chinese trade ONE COWARD PLAY

with representative American cities

can be notably increased American,

[buyers have turned away from the

cheaper wares of the Orient.

FOR LONDON.

secure.

They are ready for sales that will "Hay Fever" Revival Is office.

Only Representation.

The One Test.

I have read somewhere that the only true test of a star is the box- A sordid thought, yet. I Hear me. correct enough. When Sarah Bernhardt Arst visited. Eng- (land as a member of the Comedie

average from $1 to $5 each, But they have grown familiar with the wares of China, and not only know It is understood from Mr. Coch-Francaine the receipts of the when they are cheaply made for the riff that the revival of "Hay Fever" French company went up night American trade, but know also when will be the only representation of after night, and almost disappear- The better waren are reasonably Noel Coward's work in London thisled when her name did not appear {priced.

year. Contrary to expectation. Mr.Jon the bills.

Good table chins, good pieces of Coward did not write a new play) lacquer which will furnish dressing when he was away.

There is, however, a lot of non-

tables, or desks, together with "ver!- He will produce "Hay Fever" sense talked in our world of the Lable curios offered at reasonable which is due to open in October, theatre about this matter of stars. Įprices, can be more extensively solid with Constance Collier as Judith American managers have boast now throughout the United States Bliss, the part that was created by ed that even in England they could according to the experience of the Marie Tempest at the Ambassadors make a star" by the mere pro- merchants in the Chinese Village et in 1926, Miss Collier acted in "Hay cess of "boosting" "advertising our Exposition than theretofore." Fever" in New York two years names in huge block letters, filling

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the sky with electrically lit signs, and using other means of getting the public hypnotised into a fict!- itious interest.

This is all bunkum-at any rate 80 far as the English playgper is concerned. Merit and merit alone will make the star, with us. It may be that tastes will differ Opinions disagree, but the fact that one artist is entitled to graát- Jer prominence on the programme

than another can seldom be in gen-} eral dispute.

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