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Songs by Jule Styme and Senzy Caka

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WEBB CRAIN LOY

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1950.

RICH OPERA

SEASON

IN LONDON

Heinz

Tietjen, Artistic Director of the State Opern, British Zone of Germany, was responsible for the new production of "The Flying Dutchman" with which the resident company at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, opened its winter season.

Other outside help came from Josef -Metternich, dramatic baritone also from Berlin, who was first of a number of quest artists engaged to appear dur

the season.

Ing

""Fidello", "Tosca", The

and

Alda", "Rosenkavaller" Magic Flute"

arc among operas due for early presentation.

Sadler's Wells Opera Com- pany has added Wolf-Ferrari's "School for Fathers" to its re-

pertoire. For this English ver-

opera

Goldoni's sion, by Edward J. Dent, of the

based comedy, the original scene in a roof garden in Venice

placed by a back garden near London's St Paul's Cathedral, transferred

and the period is

10

to the middle of the 18th cen tury (nearer to the period of the Goldoni play) from

the

year 1800 of the original Woll- Ferrari version.

man

THE CLOVEN HOOF-

Self-portrait by the artist

-As GBS

Drew Himself

57.5/3

Other new productions at Sadler's Wells are to include

and the artist was of Seville," "Don Barber " special version by George Bernard Shaw.

Tucker in commemora Here is the story behind this unique sketch. Shaw, tion of the 50th anniversary of in 1931, sat for a portrait sketch for an artist in Paris. Verdi's death, to be staged in The artist sent Shaw his preliminary sketch. But the January-and the first perfor- mance in Britain of Janacek's sitter decided he could do it better himself. He picked "Katya Kabanova," to be pre-up a sheet of hotel notepaper and drew this.

It was sent to the artist with the comment: "You have not drawn my legs on the caricature scale. This does them more justice.”

sented in, the Spring.

RARELY PERFORMED Meanwhile, the London Opera Club continues its policy of presenting works rarely per- formed in Britain, and has re- cently given excellent produc- tions of Milhaud's "Le Pauvre Matelo!" (English version by Donizetti's David Harris) and

"I Campanello" (English ver- sion by Christopher Hassall),

Founded in 1948, the London Opera Club had already to its credit the first performance on any stage of "Prima Donna" by Arthur Benjamin, and the first performance in Britain of "An- gelique" by Jacques Ibert, to- of "The gether with revivals Barber of

Cornellus, "Venus by Peter

by John

and Adonis

Secrot

The

Blow, Marriage" by Domenico Cima- on the rosa, "The Husband Mat" by Jacques Offenbach and "Susanna's

Secred by Wolf-Ferrari...

The Club's next London pro- duction will be "The Triumph of Virtue," by Alessandro Scar- fatti, at the Fortune Theatre in February 1051.

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A collector saw the sketch and offered £150 for it. The artist asked Shaw if he had any objection to the sale.

of

The reply: "I have no objection," came on the back a postcard-portrait from, the author.

The original sketch is now in America.

Malik-killer

Sir Gladwyn

delights U.S.

From Frederick Cook

New York.

Sir Gladwyn Jobb, the British United Nations dolo- gato to Lake Success, would be the fast man to rogard himself as a slayer of Red dragons. But the Americans delight in his verbal duels with Moscow's Jacob Malik.

But the Americans rote Sir He is the sort of English-

the top man they like. He dresses Gladwyn pretty near

of their individual popularity well, but not too well. He, pools. takes a modest drink. He likes people, and they him.

Londoner's_Diary ;

Whisky From Denmark

Baffles

The Scotch

London.

While Britain stoically ships off much of the Scotch whisky produced to America, we have begun importing Danish whisky to help fill the gap. A London importer brought the first small consignment here in March. He tells me he is now shipping nearly 600 cases a week.

Danish

досн

of

:

of Bingets were called. When the Nearly all the imported people from various walks

whisky

to life for an occasional Informal reached the aircraft she ran

What a pity! glimpse Scotland, where it sells for dinner. There are no speeches: up the steps, hiding her face. seldom are more than a score around 878. 6d. a bottle.

of members present. The mem- Miss Dietrich's face would have The Scoto are understand- bership is little more than 50. cheered many, at the airport. ably baffled by the economics Originally Libernia and Tories She should leave this game of of the situation. But they say were equally represented. Now solitaire to Miss Garbo.

in Tories predominate. I believe that, even Danish whisky

Lord Chun- better than no whisky at all. Lord Jowith, the

cellor, is the The Other Club

member. ΟΝΕ

Mr Churchill was present at the club dinner the other night.

In

NE of Britain's most exclu- sivo clubs has been hav- ing a "strictly private" dinner, The Other Club, founded 1913 by Mr. Churchill, with the late Lords Birkenhead and Lloyd George.

only Socialist

Political Mystory

Youngest MPS

wore

gTWO, young men who

close friends at Oxford

are likely to enter the House almost simul- of Commons

Anthony taneously; Socialist Wedgwood Benn and Tory Sir Edward

Benn bas Mr Wederood.

MR HAROLD (HARLEY) been chosen by Southeast Bris This non-political club aima NE DRAYTON, one of the tol Socialisis to be their by- to bring together distinguished most powerful financial figurer election candidate. Bir Stafford

SUBSTITUTE

FOR LEATHER

-AT LAST

and

in the City, is the centre of a Crippa had a majority of near-

political mystery,

For years Mr Drayton

ly 17,000 there, so Me Weig-

has wood Benni is certain to be

Sir Edward Boyle la camii- Handsworth, Bir-

been a Liberal backer. He was elected. Liberal candidate at Bury St. Edmunds in the 1945 General date in the Election. Now the Tories claim

has joined their party. But Mr Drayton denies it.

he

Tory

mingham, by-election. majority last time was 5,000.

If they

-elected, Mr

are.

the

Ed

Churches bave joined the Church of Eng- land In attacking the But Mr Drayton again says doctrine of the Assumption of Tory the Virgin Mary, defined by

now

Mr Halllicy, Tory agent at Wedgwood Benn (25) will be Bury St. Edmunds, tells mo the youngest member of that Mr Drayton has not only House of Commons, Bir After two years' labora- joined the party: he has also ward Boyle (27) the secon

elected a vice-president youmgest. tory experiments, British been

of the local association.

And scientists have produced a thie, says Halley, means Me Dogma Controversy material which may revolu Drayton has paid a subscrip- THE Free tionise the boot and shoction. industry.

Known as "Lotex", this new he has not joined the material--a mixture of synthe Party. Neither has he given the Pope recently. The Arch-

natural rubber-ia subscription.

of Canterbury bishops "If I have been made a vice- York issued a claimed to outlast the highest

statement about

Mr however, is limited by the it is news to me," says availability of synthetic rubber; Drayton. which must be bought from As for a subscription: "I did Moderator of the Free Churches

Federal Council, fells America.

arrange for a contribution from that before making a

statement, A similar material has been one of my companley." on the market in America for And he adds: "I have joined his council wanted to soe whe- ther the Pope "Would deine the some time, but it is said to be no party.

other Assumption as a bellet essen- inferior bo the new British people I am in a state of dux. dal to enlvation, and whether product.

I am non-political."

or not he would claim infalli- Drayton lives at Bury St. bility for it.

It is his view that the dog- Edmands. He is chairman of

and

on heather soles. Produc-president at Bury St. Edmunds, the doctrine last Auburndale,

the past few months, maru-

Braalleely every shoe

CAN BE TINTED

y can also be tinted to match any type of shoe or finished to represent real leather.

Like many

Royal Banquet

Dr

Wilfaen

me

be-

od

inv

facturer in Britain has received many companies. He controls ma makes a new barrier supplies of this material to en-United Newspapers and Provin- tween Protestants and Catho able him to test it on his own

| cial ̄ Newspapers.

les, and hinders the hope products. So far all

Torica and Liberais -will ultimate reunion between them. received have been favourab

"Even Roman Catholic or want to know where Drayton The

advantages rnain "Loter" over

real leather is stands, believing that if he divines admit that there is Do that it instis much longer and changes his political colour, his scriptural or historical evidence says Ir will not mark the lightest newspapers will be Tory, too. for the Assumption,

Farndale. coloured floors or furniture.

The Apostolic Delegate

CAT THE King and Queen will at London is making no immediate tend a dinner at Claridge's reply to these strictures.

buck and dinal Griffin is not yet Juliana which, Queen Till now, it has been used in Prince Bernhard are, giving from Home. the production of ladies' casual during their state visit to Lon- Lord Samuel at `80 shoes, and men's walking shoes, don this month. It will be on TEW men can review their and it is hoped to use it over a November 22.

He's work with such much wider range of footwear.

Thirty members of the Dutch satisfaction as Lord Samuel, But it will be some time before

stall the Liberal leader, He is re- help celving Behind the public facade is shoes soled with this material royal family's domestic

from congratulations on the home will come to London to will be available a cultivated gentleman with market.

at this banquet, China, glass, political allies and opponents. nice command of languages and

on silver and flowers will also be Lord Samuel is 80. Meanwhile, experiments

Main celebration was a dia a rich store of apt classical other types of imitation leather brought from Holland. quotations.

Madame Michiels de Verdue- ner and the unveiling He speaks polished French; compounds are being carried looked only mildly impatient, his Italian is flawless, his Ger- by Rubber Technical Deve- nen, tall, slim, distinguished- portrait in the National Liberal

lopmento,

of the looking wife of the Netherlands Cub, of which he is president while the vials of Mr. Malik's man faultless. He knows a word British Rubber Development Ambassador, has chosen her it is by Frank Salisbury, wrath are poured out by radio or two of Russian.

Lord and Lady Samuel and Board, in closest collaboration gown for this dinner. It is of teh is hard. The fob

The hours with boot and shoe manufac- and television.

"shotlung pink" Bipper satin children will gather for a

their turers and the British Boot and with embroidery of diamante dinner party at their home in But when his turn comes he are gruelling. But Jebb

of his polished flourishing. He does not be Shoe Research Association. and platinum sequins all over Porchester Terrace, Bayswater. throws опе

ac lleve there is such a thing as the deadly

it. Her shoes are being special- It is nearly half a century overwork.

ly made of the same materials. Ance Lord Samuel first enter- Half-an-hour ed Parliament. Now he is one of the finest spoolters in either a fine broadcaster, 23

In debate he is a joy.

like

He Bits quietly, unruffled.

branch

India Makes

ISS MARLENE DIETRICH - House,

of his

M and half-an-hour to walt statesman whose crudition, in

on The Incident occurred Wednesday while United States clrcraft were winging toward

target area on the Yala river, phrases with The crews of the B-20's sighted curacy of a keen angler placing domestic worries afflict four Soviet-made MIG-15 jets a fly just where it ought to he

the Jebbs

their" now that at cea about 10 miles off the above the nose of his trout.

daughter Stella bas Malik has learned better than younger The Jets Korean east coast, flow along with the bombers to rise to Jebb's bait. It has joined them in New York. They until the B-20's reached their barbe concealed within it. The are looking forward to having their elder daughter Vanessa

at London Airport recently be- tegrity and sound sense takes refuge in glum target and dumped the bombs-Russlan

with, them later.

fore her aeroplane left for Paris, won admiration and respect 'n' 1 silence. United Press.

A thick plie of fan mail

She sat in her car until the Britain and overseas. pours into Sir. Gladwyn's office

Lord Samuel belongs to last minute; then she rushed day each

Не values the

Into the lounge, booked in at vintage generation. I am hap-

and doubled py opinions of people outside, who

to record that he is "very An "atomic" clock to the ticket desk, trave faith in Uno, even more

into the Customs shed.

wise well, indeed." May his than those

fellow-serve India and, if neces- of his

be available Miss Dietrich stayed in a counsel long gladiators in the world's largest |sary, other Eastern coun- telephone box until the pas- us. arena for the exchange of ver- tries, is in process of

Treasure worth millions may stay on sea bed

Cambridge University lecturor Mr Guy Pocock knows worth millions of pounds is lying. Ho whore treasure claims to have located it earlier this year when he visited |Egypt.

bal blows.

Middle East Talks Proposed

Prime Minister

"Atomic" Clock

manufacture at the

National Physical Labora SIDE GLANCES

tory here.

It will be an improved type of quartz clock with inmmunity from variations resulting from Athens, Nov. 10. varying

altitude tempertures, The treasure lies 30 ft. than-life solid silver castings of the 12 Apostios, silver, doors

Sophocles or humidity. It will operate on down in Aboukir Bay, from Malta Cathedral, and gold Venizelos said here today that the principle of oscillation of where Nelson won the and jewels which Napoleon Greece was disposed to parti-ammonia molecules similar to

the Knights of elpate in talks with Turkey and

and the energy used for atomic battle of the Nile in 1798. captured from

St Jolm at Malto,

the Arab states, if she were aalt-weapons. But no expedition is planneded to do so. He was replying to

India is Mr Pocock, a naval historian,

is dependent on Green- nowspapermen who had ques-wich for her standard time, re- Nelson's charts studied

and to recover the treasure.

There would peably be inlened him about a statement by ceived daily through the wire- French charts in the Cairo naval

Koprulu,

*Turkey | mid the idea is

is to supplement, of the French flagship position L'Orient when she blow up and

might claim it as being "would willingly accept to take rather than substitute, the

talks La her territorial waters; the part in

with the

with. Greenwich. Arab rangement Bánk.

the British might States and Greece," If such All parts will be made by In- French and

dlan tochnicians. The work is claim 1, and Malta might put conference were proposed.

M Venizelos said: "We too under the supervision of the in a word.

Egypt's permission would be would do so if it were a neces- Director of the Laboratory, Pro- necessary in any case, but Mrsity imposed by the internation-femoor Krishman, The dock is Pocock has satisiled his his-al altuatioh and apart from, the expected to be ready in about torical interest in the treasure. [Turkey-Neuter.

museum, and pinpointed the larjament about its the Turkish Foreign Minister; lesz aystem.Thic

There can be no doubt, be Cause Nelson surprised the Fretiehmen at anchor," said Mr Pocock.

L'Orient was carrying £1,- 000,000 in money and three tons

of treasure, including larger-

FERD'NAND

Gone to the Dogs

six months.

Laboratory

the ne-

By Mik

have

By Galbraith

.

to