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Jimmy Durante is here shown having a cup of ten with Sen- ator Royal S. Copeland of New York, on the Conte di Savoia as the liner steamed up New York harbour,

EEYORE'S

WEEKLY MISCELLANY

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Ruthless Rhymes

THE death last week of Harry)

"THE

Graham removes one of the xrandes: humorists from the ranks of English letters. Nobody caught quite so successfully as he that delightful blend of ferocity and humour which is evident throughout his original "Ruthless: Rhymes for Heartless Homes," first published in 1899, and recap- tured so thoroughly in the "More Ruthless Rhymes," issued in 1930 with priceless illustrations by Ridgewell My memory is a bit wonky on the originals, but surely that one of his best efforts BUS plaintive ditty which ran some- thing as follows:-

"O Mother dear, what is this. "pray,

That looks like raspberry jam?"

"Hush, hush, my child; 'tis your papa.

Run over by a tram."

I believe he was also responsible for

that masterpiece of ander-j statement:

The boy stood on the railway track Nor heard the engine squeal-

The driver took a little spade

And scraped him off the wheel

Other efforts of the original lot which I remember vaguely were the sad story of Little Willie, clad in one of his bright new sashes. who fell in the fire and was burned to ashes-"and now, when nights grow cold and chilly I haven't the heart to poke poor Willie"; the thrilling account of

"You beginning zuatch, Lord's? Well,

I played there" and that other really superb example of his peculiar) skill:

once

a

Willie, in his football jersey,

Fell into the River Mersey.

"Ring me up." his father said.

of

The Hollywood romance Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish filmm star, and Johnny cricket

Farrow, Ans- tralian scenario writer, is report- know

ed to be flourishing. This pic- ture of the happy couple at ber Dublin, Ireland, home seems to prove the report.

"When he reaches Birkenhead.”

-THE CHINA MAHLE THERSDAY, NOVE.

'NIGHT MUST FALL”

FINE PRODUCTION BY LOCAL A.D.C.

FIRST-CLASS ACTING IN MOVING PLAY

One might attempt to label Emlyn Williams' "Night Must Fall," triumphantly presented last evening at the Ching Fleet Club Theatre before a most enthusiastic and attentive audience by the local AD.C., by calling it a tragis farce, a farcical tragedy or a tragi-comedy. But one would still be wrong, since it resolutely refuses to fall into any preconceived category. The simplest thing to do is to call it just a play-and a very good Į play, too-and leave it at that. It is a well constructed and well written essay in the drama, and though it exploits the age-old devices of the acid-tongued old woman, the wise-cracking cook and the sentimental maid, and provides in the character of |Hubert Laurie what must surely be one of the least sympathetic jund most difficult nonentities to portray on any stage, it [approaches something like brilliance in its delineation of two jacutely-drawn characters in Dax and Olivia Grayne.

Dan, as a psychological subject, direct treatment the portrait would is dissected for us as though he have lost much of its subtlety. As were laid on an operating table. it was it bespoke a high degree of Havelock Ellis himself could not skin in the player, for which she have done it better. The whole deserves very commendation. of his sordid. mean little soul is

excellent Ruby Mathieson was laid bare; every implication of the jas the crotchety hypochondrias, clash of his “inferiority complex" Mrs. Branson, eternally obsessed on his personal associations with with her imaginary ills and-stupid | his betters is lined in and deeply enough to be taken in completely etched in a complex portrait by a clever rogue. She also which presents him. "warts and brought complete understanding to {all." His ineffable conceit, his her playing of the role in a most

*27 empty swagger, his

with satisfying performance. women" and finally his utter ruth- John Roberts was absolutely lessness when he wants something first-class in his quiet playing of hard enough are all there, as large Inspector. Belsize, which is com- as life or larger. The breakdown mended as one of those unpreten- into a pitiable, cringing cur at tious pieces of work, which so times is only to be expected, and often belie the real accomplish- takes its proper place in the com-¡ment behind them. plex picture with which we are confronted. This striking likeness

Minor Parts

A simple how at the neck and a sash Ened with white moire

lena chic and charm to this en- semble of navy blue wool Nate the hip-length jacket wort wwagger: fashion by Constance Cummings, the screen actresse

COLONY'S RELATIONS WITH CANTON

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could not have been accomplished Fay Grossman's "Mrs. Terrence assistance given in a spirit of without a deep knowledge of hu-also stood out for the player's in absolute friendliness. man nature and the technical skill telligent exploitation of mariner- welcome

to present it convincingly through isms and peculiarities which seem and

day.

Proper Fort

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The portrait, for dramatic

We shall foreign investments co-operation, particularly

to

the medium of a stage portrait.jed to live in the part; while San from Hong Kong, our close neigh- Now that our internal Emlyn Williams has triumphantly Pringle's study of the oafsh, bour. carried it off in as fine a study as romantic maid and Beth Smith-stability is reached and factors we have seen for many long Wright's pleasantly competent por such as unrest and insecurity trayal of Nurse Libby consider- arising from civil warfare, bandi- ably helped the play along.. try and the Communist menace, that Of Jerry Marsh in the utterly have been obstructing progress, purungrateful part of Hubert Laurie have diminished, we are able poses, would have been in- we can only say that he continual-accord complete protection to in {complete without a proper fellly aroused our sympathy for his vestments and industries. With

relations which The author has provided it in the masterful handling of the process friendly much more subtle characterisation of making bricks without straw, bound to lead to mutual assistance of Olivia Grayne, who has stepped water, or anything else.

and with favourable economic straight out of the pages of 2 G. Gilmore was quietly impres-conditions resulting from D. H Lawrence short story. She sive in his short role of the Lord development of shipping, railway is therefore not an original char-Chief Justice in the prologue to and air communications, I have no aster by any means; but there is the play.

doubt that Hong Kong and Canton consummate skill in the delicate

Again we must thoroughly con-lin the next few years--or perhaps delineation and gradual unfolding gratulate E. G. Smith-Wright on in the very near future will pro-] of her psychological processes polished, slick production which sper and take the premier trade

which is a delight to watch.

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Those Present

Are

the

These two characters and their appeared to us to cover most adeposition of the Far East. clashes and contacts would them-quately every phase of the job.

-Those present were: HE. Gen- selves have been sufficient to make Nothing had been overlooked and

HA. Mr. the play, but in addition there is nothing left undone to carry the eral Huang Mu-sang,

and Mme. Tseng Yangu, EE real skill in dramatic writing by show through successfully.

The presentation was consider-Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, the author to help it along, with

a nice admixture of comedy and ably enhanced by W. A. Cornell's KCE, HE. Major General and farce, a plentiful sprinkling of fine setting, while the stage man- Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew, Dr. E. Grossman and R Philip K. C. Tyan. Colonel Li "good" lines and the watertight aging of

Barry and the electric lighting Fong, General Gaston K. Wong. leohesion of properly-rounded

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effects of B. A. Starling and his Mr. H. K Phillips; C.M.G., O.B.E readster. Will Mr. Dodwell please whole.

associates, Petty Officer Vesle and Rear-Admiral and Mrs. C. G. note?

Acting Honours Leading Seaman Brimell, left Sedgwick, Hon. Mr. E. ́A. C. Acting babours of the evening nothing to be desired G. Gilmore North, Mr. Chang Yuen-nan, Hon. undoubtedly go to Nigel Way-had little to do as Prompter, and Mr. C. G. and Mrs. Alabaster, THESE brain-teasers are the month, who is indeed a find for the cover of the programme. de Hon. Mr. W. J. and Mrs. Carrie, circles, signed by Beth Smith-Wright, was Hon. Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Taylor, devil 1 have wasted local amateur very page with delightful excerpts half an hour's good time and There was obvious throughout his most tastefully done. from the 1930 lot, but will content sullied the virgin whiteness of whole performance of Dan 2 myself with only two or three several sheets of notepaper trying thorough study of the desh of the Here they are:-

to work out the following problem part as well as its bare bones.

The 1930 Lot

I

Cats And Rats

COULD All the whole of this THESE

When Percival, my youngest son, Cut his sister's throat-for fun.

I said: "Now, Percy, manners please:

You really mustn't be a tease!

I shall refuse, another time.

To take you to the pantomime."

merry.

"The quickest way? You bet I can,

said Gus,

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in

dramatic

He

Repeat Performances

the

Hon Mr. R. M. and Mrs. Hender- son, Hon. Mr. J. J. and Mrs. Pater- The play is being repeated to-son, Eon. Dr. R. H. and Mrs. night, to-morrow and on Saturday Kotewall, H.H. Mr. Justice J. J. since I saw it in a home paper:-Every inflexion of his voice, every and, as one of the best production, and Mrs. Hayden, Brigadier H. G.j "If it takes ten cats ten minutes movement, fitted into its proper and has yet given us, should and Mrs. Seth-Smith, Hon. Comdr to kill ten rats, how many cats will place in the characterisation.

any account.-G. F. Hole, BAN, Hon. Dr. A. P. 11:11 hundred rats

and Mrs. Wellington, Hon. Dr. S. fifty was superb in its moments of self-not be missed on

E. ON. S. įzainutes?"

esteem and swagger and least

W. and Mrs. T'so, Hon. Mr. L. N The Cast

Chau, Hon. Mr. M. K. and Mrs. The correspondent who poses convincing in the hysterical parts Then there is the story of the question adds: "I make the and the drunken scene-not be-

The following, was

Lo, Hon Mr. S. H. and Mrs. Dod- well, Hon. Mr. BL T. Johnson, Sir Augustus and his playful sense of answer twenty, but I am open to cause of any inherent incapability. fun:-

W. W. Hornell: Mr. V. M. Gray- ¡correction."

but rather because the author's cast:- My son. Augustus, in the street one

The Editor of the paper

re-portrait itself lacked definitiveness The Lord Chief Justice

G.. Gilmore burn, Mr. J. Brearley, CoL EL C. - day, Was feeling most exceptionally marks; "Wide open. we think, Mr. here. There was more “stage" and

So-and-so. We make the answer less "life" in these outbursts Mrs. Bramson, Ruby Mathieson Harrison, D.S.O., Wing Comdr. A. Winnie Cox G. and Mrs. Bishop, Mr. G. R. conscious striving after Olivia Grame

Jerry Marsh Sayer, Mr. W. Schofield, Mr. E. W. A stranger asked him: "Can you tell two hundred. Let's hope we are more

me, pray,

both wrong, so that five thousand effect than allowing it to evolve of Hubert Laurie

Nurse Libby Beth Smith-Wright Hamilton, Major and Mrs. B. D. The quickest way to Brompton readers may have the pleasure of its own accord.

Fay Grossman | Walker, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Pel- Cemetery?"

We have one other slight criti-Mrs. Terrence

Dora Parkoe

San Pringle ham, Major V. E. Duclos, Mr. P. writing to put us right"

make. · Dan's reading. That is all very well, but I make cien to

Inspector Belsize J. Roberts Collisson, O.BE, Col. R. C. B. pax the beastly answer: 20 cats too, halting and uneducated, of

Dan

Nigel Waymouth Anderson, M.C. Mr. and Mrs. H. COD- after a great deal of concentrated sages from "East Lyne"

B. Eutters, Mr. and Mrs. A. HA trasted strangely with the polish- effort.

The Committee of the Hong Forbes, Mr. Li Yau-tsun, CBE, Will somebody whose brain caned and graceful way in which he

Dramatic Club Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. conceive these things for the love read out of the Bible later. This Kong Amateur

and Mrs. En Tong-sen, Mr. and of Mike tell me whether I am may have been deliberate; but it gratefully acknowledges the assis. Li Sing-hui, Mr. J. R. Mason, Mr. right or wrong, and if so, why and struck one observer as an anomaly tance given by -- -

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Mrs. Thomas Tam, Mr. Lo Wing- bow?

which was immediately noticeable. Otherwise we have nothing but Little, K.C.B., and Officers of HM kit, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall, Mr. This Week's Gem

praise for a polished piece of actShipe, His Honour Sir Athol Mac-Tang Shiu-kin, MBE, Mr. Ma Gregor, Mr. Felix G HL Teni-chin, Mr. Wong Ma-lam, ing of a very high ordez.

Mr. A. G. Plovanelli, Mr. E. A. von M., C. Champkin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kobza-Nagy, Mesars, Mackintosh's, H.Taggart, ME MF. Key, Mr. A Winnie Cox's playing of the Ltd Messrs. S. Moutrie and Co. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. K "Even in Japan the summer is complex Olivia Grayne also im-the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hawkins, Mr. R. Todd Miss now coming to its end and our pressed us more and more as the Hotels Ltd, the Fong Boty Phillips, Comdr. Swery, RN, PA. If the local agents for the photographer has snapped this evening wore on it started halte Furniture Co., the South Ching ME P. 3. Howarth, It. M. B. P. "Frigidaire" would like to come little. Geisha girl who with herlingly, but developed beautifully, Morning Post, the Hong Kong Francklin, RN, Mr. Teo Tsun-on, umbrella is taking a little walk in with just that under-emphasis Daily Press, the Hong Kong Tele Capt W. J. 2. Cragg, A.D.C., and the surroundings of Tokyo.": which made it more exectives. In graph, the China Mall, and the (the Private Secretary Mr. H. 3.

Greater Tokyo, of con

fleas polished hands or with more Hong Kong Sunday Heraldi

And pushed the fellow under

neath a bus. .

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Whatever people say about my son He does enjoy his little bit of fun

Finally, there is this gem com pletely up-to-date, yet bearing all

the old characteristics:--

When baby's cries grew hard to bear

I popped him in the "Frigidaire

I never would have done so 201

I'd known that he'd be frozen stiff.”

Sweet little caption under dinky My wife said: "George, I'm so little picture in revered contem

unhappe,

Que darling's now. completely

frappe!"

across for this gratuitous adver tisement of their excellent pro- duct, I should like an 8 hp. Morris

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