1934-08-15 — Page 8

'Art and Dramın

VIOLET MELNOTTE ROMANCE

To Marry Her Young

Manager.'

MAN WHO TOOK HER SON'S FEACE

Miss Violet Melnotte s to marry again, and her future husband is to

be Mr. Archibald Patrick Moone,

who has been for the last year her manager at the Duke of York's Theatre.

She has recently give notice to the register office at Caxton Hall, Westminster, but no date has yet been fixed for the wedding. Miss Meluolte states that she has no idea

would when the ceremony.

take place. " may not even marry Mr. Moore." she adds.

She said that she went with her maid to the register office. "I did not think that it would be neces sary for me to give notice person- ally," she said. so I sent in my maid The registrar said that he ought to see one of the parties to the marriage, and of course I went in. Oh it's you Miss Melnotte,' he said. When left invited him to eun att see my production of 'Happy Week-End', at the Duke of Turk's and sent him a box."

Miss Melnotie's age is wrapped i in mystery. Last year, when she! bravely reassumed the management of the Duke of York's, some had the temerity to say that she was nearly 80. A short time ago she gave Bupper party to celebrate her birth- day, and on the invitation card was the inscription. "1834-1931."

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1934.

The last photograph of Chancellor Adolph Hitler and the late President Paul von Hindenburg together, at Neudeck,summer home of the President, Hitler then sought Hindenburg's approval of the dismissal of Vice Chancellor von Papen. Hindenburg's rebuff

is belleved to have anved the man who once was a spy in America.

CYRIL MAUDE AS DRAMATIST

Strong Cast In His First Play.

COUNTRY HOUSE COMEDY

..

FRENCH CONSUL DEPARTS

D'Artagnan Reception Well Attended.

WEAKER TONE:

IN PRICES ON

WALL STREET

(Continued from Page 6)"," The Republic Steel Corp, show- ed a net profit for the second- quarter totalling $864,000, equal to $1.45 per Preferred stock,.com. pared with a net loss of $59,000 for the first quarter.

The market is narrowly irre gular, as a little profit-taking has appeared here and there. Mean-] while, Traders are secimingly not disposed to follow up advancos agressively in view of the uncer- tainties regarding the business outlook and a narrow trading mar; ket seems indicated.

The following telegrams from New York was received by Mesgrs. S. E. Levy from Messrs» White, Weld

Higher grain prices are expected Įto-day, which will probably attract

further liquidation.

E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report › In their market report, the American Oriental Finance Cor poration, correspondents for Messrs. E. A. Plerce and Company, New York, state:

"Stocks: There is no material change and the market still looks likely to make another attempt to go through on the upside shortly.

"Grain: Fluctuations have been confined within a moderate range, A feature during most of the aes- alon before the close_was selling by Commission Houses with Eastern connections which found a limited ¡demand. Liverpool advices are higher. Comments regarding the Russian and Canadian crops are un-

favourable. The Buenos Aires mar- Įket ruled higher. News is general- ly favourable. There is a liberal MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS Winnipeg export business ta the United Kingdom and to the Con- It is possible for a playwright to A large and distinguished gather-tinent. Weather reports regarding Certain facts are known about this remarkable woman. She made know too much about the theatre. ing attended the reception on board the corn belt are mixed. The volume of business is smaller than

58 Years Ago

her first appearance on the London The actor-dramatist is particularly the French laer, D'Artagnan yes-recently. Country offerings of cash] Blage 8 years ago, and had been tempted to suffer from this faulterday, given by the departing corn are small. The market Is'more]

When asked if she intended to re

replied: turn to the stage she "Here's a bargain. If I take up one; of my old parts again, will you, be my leading man?"

*

acling before that in the provinces. and Cyril Maude, setting out cheer-

French Consul-General, M. Georges two-sided with the appearance that fully at 72 to write his first play,

Dufuare de la Prade, who sailed for traders are inclined temporarily to has fallen to temptation..

The play, which he has written Milan to take up his new post. sell on bulges. ·

"Colton: The market is small. with Peter Garland, is "Strange Present were H. E. the General Cousins," which the Players' Thea Officer Commanding, Major-General bearish.

The Indian cotton crop report is tre has just produced. It is a

Scattered realising and Whatever Miss Melotte's age, country-house comedy of a certain, C. Borrett, Mgr. Deswazieres, hedging was absorbed by moderate she is a woman of great energy and lord of the manor who got bored Bishop H. Valtorta, Sir William trade buying on the scale down. initiative. She can treat even mis-with rural doings, and seemed to Hornell, Hon, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, There is no relief in sight in the fortune as a joke. When, at the be inclined to console himself with Inspector General of Police, Mr. T Southwest. The offtake of cotton beginning of last year, she had to a young cousin, who turned out to H. King, Deputy Inspector-General; goods is slow." take over active management again, be a crook.

Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co., re [Mr. M. J. Quist, Consul-General for she entered into the job with ex-

His lady, in self-defence, got hold the Netherlands; Mr. L. H. Gourley, Port on the opening of the market: traordinary zest. The Duke of of a young man to pose as being Consul-General for

"Stocks:-We expect industrial the United York's was put into thorough re- her cousin, and he also turned out States; Mr. II. Acino, Acting Conues to make another attempt to pair and redecorated.

to be a crook. In consequence, her sui-General for Japan; Comm. A. penetrate the 92/98 resistance level. The biggest blow that Miss ladyship's pearls were nearly, but Bianconi, Consul-General for" Italy; "Cotton: There is further seat- Meinotte has had in recent years not quite, stolen, and his lordship . H. Vandestraeten, Consul-General tered liquidation and profit taking was the death of her son on her began to think that the country. for Belglum; Dr. Gipperich, Consul-was absorbed by the domestic trade birthday in May, 1938. He had though dull, was at least safe. General for Germany; Mr. Bonachio, and Liverpool. The tone is steady

All this was quite effective, and Consul for Cuba; Mr. Iglesias, Con-on any setback." Reuter been her general manager, and said that her future husband had taken the dialogue duly got its laugh. sul for Peru; M. C. Renner, Vice-

Latest Quotations her son's place most efficiently. But both situations and dialogue Consul for France; General Gaston The following quotations" have "Mr. Moore came to mo with a re-had an air of familiarity." They Wong Keung, Rev. Fr. Biotteau, been received through Mesars, S. E. commendation from a friend, and I were effective because they had eo Rev. Bro. Aimar. M. and Mme. Mon-Levy and Company and the Ameri sent him to see my solicitor. I lit-often been effective before.

targis, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Mr. and can Oriental Finance Corpora- The most amusing situation of all Mrs. N. V. A. Croucher, Major C. flon: the knew then how much he was to

New York, Yesterday. mean to me personally, and in the was not in the play, but the casting, M. Manners, Dr. S. S. Strahan, M. for we had Marie Lohr as the wife Obl, local Agent for the Messageries

*Last To-day's work at the theatre," she added.

close close Mr. Moore is somewhere in the and her daughter, Jane Prinsep, as Maritimes; M. R. Gaubert, Manager N.Y./London Cross-Rate

5:10%" 5:09 neighbourhood of 30, although he the home-breaker. Miss Prinsep of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine M.

obviously inherits talent, and has a L. Brusset, Manager of the Banque NY Cotton--Doc.... 18.62 18.47. looks much younger. Before com-

N.Y. Rubber-Dec. .. 16.17 16.92 ing to London he had a good deal personality of her own into the bar-Franco-Chinoise; Messrs. R. Sanger Chic Wheat-Dec....100% 104% of experience in the theatre in.. Apart from this, the best and H. H. Pethick, of the Socony-Chic Corn-Dec...

South America and on Broadway.

performance was a comic character-Vacuum Corporation; Miss Helen sketch by Richard Goolden. Esme Yu, M. Van Tuong and other mem Miss Melnotte has owned theatres Church, Ben Webster, Lamont Dick-bers of the Annamite community, in London and built others atson, Molly Rankin, Patrick Wad-and others, Brixton. The Duke of York's was dington, and Henry Hallatt were] erected in 1892, and at that time others in the very strong, cast.

St. Martin's-lane was practically a

alum. People called her "Mad Melmotte" at the time, but she real ly established that particular part of the West-end as a theatrical centre. Many famous plays have been produced at the Duke York's, and for seventeen years it was the scene of Charles Frohman'e management in London,

of

REVIVAL OF “ANNA CHRISTIE."

A Notable Production

2

TAPESTRIES AND THE DROUGHT.

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Danger From Dust At Hampton Court.

Motorists who visit Hampton

CHINESE LABOUR PRAISED.

*78% 78% Silver Official . 494 49%

(Dow Jones Arg.)

Ta Last To-day.

Aves. Aves. Change 30 Industrials 91.89 91.12 0.68 off 20 Rails .... 34.65 34.38 0.28 off 20 Utilities.

20.58 20.23 0.35 of 40 Bonds...

91.67 92.20 0.58 up 11. Commodity.

Index

1862.56 0.62 off IS LEADING STOCKS

Amer Can

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Glowing tribute to Chinese Int Tel & Tel... Court Palace as they arrive at the labour engaged in stevedoring was Montgomery Ward

Mcintyre Porcupine great Forecourt are being asked to paid by Mr. C. E. Terry In the Nat Dietilérs drive very slowly. This is in order course of his address at the Rotary N.Y, Central that their cars should not raise a Club tina at the Hong Kong Hotel Socony-Vacuum dust which would certainly injure roof gardon yesterday,

Union Pacific United Aircraft-

the pictures. the tapestries and, to a less extent, "The speed at which cargo can be U.3.Steel

handled is, of course, largely depen-Westinghouse E&M Many a costly and pretentious Normally the Forecourt is water dent on the labour available, and we Business done:-630,000 production in a big theatre has given od, so as to prevent the dust rising, in Hong Kong are fortunate in our

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One case of typhoid fever and RO one case of puerperal fever were reported in the Colony during the 24 hours ended August 18.,

The body of Chan Sing, a street coolle who died while visiting his sister at No. 7 Chung, Hing Street. was removed to the Public Mortuary yesterday. He complained of chest pain while talking to his sis ter, and when he came, out of the house he collapsed and died.

Chu Kuen, an employee at Lane, 87% Crawford's bakery, Wanchal, was 110% sent to the Government Civil Hospi- 19 tal yesterday, suffering from in .40% 98% juries to his right hand after having 11% caught it in a machine. 30%

49% For stealing an opium pipe from 484 No. 509 Canton Road, Wong Kau 23 a 23-year-old unemployed, was sen 213 tenced to alt weeks hard labour by 18% ME E. I Wynne Jones at the Kow-

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New goods arrived.

From 50 cts, to 35,000,

Every article marked

in plain figures.

Pleading gullty to a charge

: being in possession of 50 false Hong Un the application of Revenue Kong 10 cent pieces last Monday, Fun Leung, a street coolle, was sen tenced to two months' hard labour, by Mr. Q: A (A. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Officer Dunlop, a bag containing 42 silver Ingots, 851 in silver coins, and 250 twenty cent places found

board the B.B. Cheung fested, was ordered to Hamilt by Mr

STATION

best in the world at hla job, and it Opening Next Monthal Magistracy this morni

the little

of The BBC's new

With very little space at their visitors, and the authorities became is disposal, Judith Furse, the producer, alarmed at the amount of dust and Roger Furse, the desig

managed to do wonders in

of atmosphere.

Jean Shepard in choice for Anne

¿emotional

tip. It is essential to windows open to ventilate the

the tapestries

Inglands inev

dustFlighted:

motorists

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The R.M.S. Empress of Russia left Vancouver for Hong Kong on Saturday, and is dus to arrive here fon August

six cas

week ended August

York Building Chater Road.

ART & CURIO

Experts.

from tuber

The R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver yesterday evening. She will leave Vancouver for Hong Kong on August 25 and is due here on September 14,

Chan

Sin, a 30-year-old unem Seployed, was sent

months*

tracy this morning radiator cap from 1175 belonging to

laf the

Joon Magis-

mopolitan»,. Dock

No. McKelvie

the same period one person outside the Kowloon Bowling Green died from typhoid fever, one from

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