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EVERYWHERE
On Behalf Of The Jews
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934.
GENIUS OF GERALD
DU MAURIER
COMEDY PRODUCER WHO STOOD ALONE
LIFE
WORK FOR THEATRE
(By Seymour Hicks.)
The Appeal Committee of the Central British Fund for German Jewry met in London ou March 27 In order to launch its new cam- paiga on behalf of the victims of the Nazi revolution, to which lasti year over $250,000 was subscribed by British Jews. The new cam- overwhelming sorrow to speak of His Majesty's.
London.
I am asked in this moment of him a message for the manager of
manager's name, as I wanted to give
paign sims at minimum of my friendship with Sir Gerald du £300,000.
I could hardly believe the people Maurier. Alas! my poor pen is in- who informed The meeting was addressed by capable of doing him justice as an actor playing the part of a promp me that it was a Lord Reading and Lord Melchett, artist; it is only as a friend that I ter in the play! and Mr. Anthony de Rothschild can think of him in this hour. was in the chair, Stress was laid Dazed, it is an impossibility for me think perhaps his performance in Of all the pieces I saw him in, I on the timeliness of the appeal to convey what I feel for a comrade "Dear Brutus" was the finest of a Not only was it just a year since whose voice I am destined never to long Ifne. the persecution of the German hear again, Jews started, but the Festival of
brought something even to the the Passover, was the anniversary time to have journeyed up the hills
Thirty and more years is a long genius of Barrie.
His
Captain Hook
His performance in "Bull-Dog
of the liberation of the Jews from and down the the dales of the rough Drummond" was masterly; and in the Egyptians.
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"Jewery" Day For London
road on which we of the theatre view of this, it seems extraordinary trudge with heavy packs upon our that, while he took the town by [backs. And yet it has been well storm as "Rafles." he hated the
Several times he was asked to on more than one
something to put on in a hurry; but
Sunday, April 8, was set aside as "ver three decades that I. with ad-play. "Jewry" Day in the provinces, and miration, watched Gerald du Mau
from
that date until April 15,ler rising, always rising, and re-revive it, and which was London's "Jawry" Day,iving the great rewarde which occasion when he badly needed
were his by right of conquest.
there was an intensive compaign, during which every prominent Jew pledged himself to collect as much as possible from his friends by dinner parties bridge parties, and any other means he chose.
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Florence, which
claims to be the original home of football. has already begun to prepare for its an. inual match.
I have seen you when the simbe would never do so, having an nos shone on your face and heard idea that it brought him bad luck. you laugh goily back 10 the For he had several misfortunes world. I have been with you of-during the original run of the play, ten in these later days, when not the least of them being the doubts and shadows scere flung death at the Front of his brother across your path, and my heart Guy (author of that prophetic play, has beaten faster for you as I sow "An Englishman's Kome"). you still smile bravely like the fine whom he was devated. gentleman that you were.
Honoured His Father Brilliant in his boyhood, brilliant His reverence for the memory of through his whole career; brilliant his father, George du Maurier, and
to
these staccato judgments are not merely unjust but untrue, and Piazza della Signoria with all the ever do.
It takes place every year on the describes him as no other word canțhis deep appreciation of his zenius, To those who did not was a beautiful thing, and it was so far untrue as to be radically pomp and ceremony of the Middle know him well, his cheery shout, hiaj always touching to hear him speak false in purport and in the infer-Ages.
quick reply, so full of wit, those of his father as "Papa." The ex- ences to be drawn therefrom. The game, a mixture of "sacer"sts wrapped in laughter. may pression enme so naturally from his Those who stigmatise Great Bri-and "rugger," is played between have at times seemned strange. And lips that there was nothing affected two teams of 13 players. All are so they were, unless men knew, as about his use of a word so seldom tain as a defaulter, or as a would-members of old Florentine families. I did, that no one living had a heard now outside the nursery. be defaulter, do her either wit-They wear the costume of the greater need to wear a protective It does not seem ingly or unwittingly a gross in-Middle Ages: sandals, silk shirts armour for a gentle heart that beat that Charles Frohman said to me: very long ago The problem of the British War
justice.
and knee-breeches. Debt
The British Govern-
with sympathy for all his fellows, "I have engaged that young actor to the United
A cannon instead of States has not improved the
ment have repeatedly expressed starts the game.
a whistle who ran where it was ordained that du Maurier." And we both went to Each time a goal (they should only stumble. their desire for a final settlement is scared the cannon is fired.
Jace him in "The Admirable Crich- prospects of the final settlement
Sensitive to the nth degree, gen-ton." in which he was beginning to which public opinion at home!
of this debt to America. Wash-
The prize is a white ox. After grous to a fault, never did he fail to lay the foundation of his fame. ington has admitted that there eaten by the teams. sincerely desires. There is con-is a powerful case for drastic re-
the match it is roasted whole and throw to poor companions gold from Nor does it seemi so very long
lightly or well-filled pockets.
Lago that my old friend Frank siderable doubt as to the exact
The losers supply the wine.
He was a fearless man, incapabio Curzon, whom vision in every way recognised
I introduced to position under the Johnson Bill
of meannesя, even in thought. A London, said: "du Maurier is leay- of countries like Great Britain diplomacy except the actual
transparent honesty and truthful-ing Frohman. Don't you think I [ness, which were the chief compon-should be
whether behind pledge to revise. In the same
wise to take him into lents of mad made one almost wonder sometimes) To which I replied: "You would be a charming personality.partnership as my leading man?"
question very lucky if you could get him to did not lurk a worldly smile to de-is perfectly wonderful.” charged with frank simplicity there consent to come to you. I think he and vaslate if
need be, but this was This was not very clever on my never so. He was a man of the part, because all the world thought world who in his heart was still also ultimately; but, still, I like to {child.
remember the occasion.
way ex-
Your Daily Smile! Was Adam satisfied? He
which have made token payway she recognised the interde-the only girl in the world, anyhow. ments to the United States, and
pendence therefore, in
or interconnection of Modern Fairy Tales-No, I the President's
War Debts and Reparations in opinion at any rate, are not in
Once upon a time there was every default,
conceivable
king, and a man drew him As for the countries
took the kitty, which have patently and admit-
!cept that of acknowledg- tedly defaulted, the situation un-black and white. When the U.
ing #1 outright and der the Bill is clear. Their bonds and securities are expressly out-
S. Government indicated to the British Ambassador that "if the lawed, and their Governmenta
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And with this in mind. It can be It was a not long age that I wish- written that for all time the Actors' ed him "Good luck." He looked Orphanage stands as a monument to very delicate, but he was bright and blin.
cheery, and I am sure he was un-
He was
many to be aloof; but this, I think, tion to be performed.
a man considered by aware of the gravity of the opera- was only that by nature he was shy. For some reason or other, I can- What my profession loses by his not quite tell why, I wrote him a death will not be known until it has letter and sent it to recovered from
the nursing this staggering home. I did so in the hope that it would help him to make light of what he had to face. I left for
blow.
will be barred, if the President European Powers devised a rea-
There was once a man who kiss- signs the measure, from raising
sonable settlement (ie., on Re-ed his wireless set and turned on any loans in the United States.
parations) that would be the his wife. Yet, even so, a striking exception
best method of approach with a view to the revision of the Wari is made which destroys the sym-
Said the Herring
"Am I my brother's kipper?" metry, defaces the principle, and Debts due to the U. S.," the only Up to Date spoils the logic of the Bill.
possible inference was that An
Until golf us do part. exception is made in favour of such case the U. S. would be revise. The Dawes
Still Fashionable granting commercial credits to ready to Russia, and Russia is the arch-Plan, the Young Plan, the Hoo-days, but they still take
Ladies don't wear muffs in these them defaulter. Great Britain does ver Moratorium, the steady U. S. round with them. not wish and happily has no need pressure on the creditor nations to raise any Government loans at Lausanne--it would be an in- in América, and to some extent, sult to the U. S. to suggest that therefore, she can consider this [these were intended merely for a car. Johnson Bill from a detached as pious hortatory recommenda-
Determined position. Nevertheless, the case
tions to the ereditors in respect If a woman of Great Britain would seem to of Reparations from a creditor coat she'll have one, even if the values have no values in a tragic have played a very prominent who had no intention of follow-has to skin her husband. part in the discussions in both ing her own advice in respect of
Proverb Houses of Congress. The view Wur Debts.
Reparations have
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Imprint Of His Genius The imprint of his genius is left Paris, and on my arrival there re- indelibly on theatre craftsmanshipceived a very long telegram from and technique of our day. This is him which ended: "I hope I shall no moment, when hearts are for 80 you soon." with pain and heads are bowed low How often have I laughed the in suffering, to venture: "Was this
away with Vou, dear Geraid! grand comrade this or that kind of
How often have days of an artist?" Or: "Did he compare
hard work been brought to with those whom Clint and Law-
pleasant close by the magic of rence set on canvas?" Perhaps hel
your smile! was much better than them all, and,
Journ
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It is hard, extremely hard, to
if not better, he may be estimated realise that that smile is now no
fur as having been quite as good, but mare,
Marry in haste and rejoice in
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All that we are sure of is that; the leader of our job is dead..
art.
WRONGLY STAMPED
RECEIPTS.
Sincere Co. Fined $10.
was freely and crudely express-gone beyond recall. To say that publicity. ed that the making of a token this has no bearing on War
As a producer of modern comedy payment is little better than an Debts is against justice and rea-youth?"
he stood alone, for he arrived at his effects by the same natural methods actual default, and that if the son. The Johnson Bill, so far as
that he apparently employed in the
.Summoned for unlawfully ex- finances of Great Britain during|Great Britain is concerned, will prettier girl.
playing of his parts,
ecuting a receipt for $61.90, to the the past year were sufficiently not help matters. The whole
I say apparently, because if ever the necessary stamps, the Sincere Kam Lung Restaurant, without Reliable
the expart was conscious that he flourishing to show a surplus of question must be taken to the
The verger who minded his keys was watching art concealing £37,000,000 she ought to
Company, Limited, was fined '$10, use conference table again before and pews.
aurely it was when he saw the work by Mr. E. W. Humilton at the that surplus in paying her full Great Britain makes another
of this unique actor. Even Charles Central Magistracy this morning." War Debt instalment to the Un-payment.,
Hawtrey was not greater at his half of the Sincere Company, alat- Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on bes ited States. Mr. Coolidge's crisp precis of the original War Debt fatal cases of enteric fever, three
Six deaths from small-pox, three broke.. transactions, "They hired the deaths from meningitis, and 48 Tennis, money, didn't they?" is in fact deaths from tuberculos being brought up to date in the ported in the Colony during the equally crisp phrase, They've Week ending. Sunday. There were The Midnight Son
also two cases of animal rabies, two
were re-!
Ever Thought?
Woman May be the weaker greatest. vessel. but man is more often;
Five times two.
got the money to pay, haven't son of diphtheria, and one case of modern youth is from two to The average Income of they?" Yet the fact remains that relapaing fever reported.
thirty m
The first time I ever saw Geralded that this was really the
first
du Maurier on the stage was at a case, as it occurred before the two rehearsal of "The First Night at Previous convictions for simkier His Majesty's Theatre, when he offences. played the prompter to Beerbohmi (5
Tree, who appeared as the sld actor,
Mrs. C. E. Ellolit Heywood, wife
Alma Tachille, Dufard,
of Captain Elliott Heywood, R; A
the
two-h his hand and a pencil in his ear, who left by the s.. Asama Maru So natural was he, with the script P. C. was among the passengers that I asked the psalafant stage. today.
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