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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1958.

CHINA The Hongkong Critic & THIS IS AMERICA

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MUSICAL

An Example

a rest.

another? But what

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New York, Monday

NY Consul Dismissed For Cursing

Bonn, Oct. 13.

Dr Hans van Saucien, West German Comul in New York, from the Foreign Service, a West Ger-

has been dismissed man Foreign Ministry

THERE is a flattering letter in the post for 5,000 American business men throughout the United States. It comes from the town of man and today,

Dr Maryville, Missouri-"home of gracious living for employer and employee in mid-America."

chauffeur for

spoker-

was alleged to have called a

the play so perforthed. That I is the same as shying. I'm tak- could believe. Then he added, ing over the Hongkong Bank he hoped that the talented cont for a week, or I'm running Gov-

von Smucken, aged 45, pany would invite him back eniment while the members take when next they performed. Il

United Nations correspondent had been wonderful evening. I could have asked. "Do you

"a dirty Jow." The spokesman Well, he is a wonderful actor know what you are saying?" Do

the assumed hilmselt, I have seen blin many Jou realise what a producer 're- The letter invites them to Europe in a taxpayers Cadillac, raid it must be

allegation was correct, though times on stage and screen, but quires? A litery and artistic move factories to the town with a taxpayers'

Dr von Saucken had denied it. In order that I do not tread his performance that night was conception of the playweight's the town 'with 00 colour one busy month. favoured rage. For as on any local corns, let me give the best I have ever seen him mind? The faculty of taking one problem.

The Journalist, involved was The State Department paid | 72-year-old Mr Max Beer, Aus- sure us fate, before one example of many that have give. Of course, everyone was form of art and turning it into

occurred recently.

delighted.

Doyen of United Only Maryville's Chamber of qui pearly wes the

$1,000 (HK$0,000) trian-bern

correspondents. many weeks are past,

And what did I say when I use? Looking through my dertpCommerce does not put it quite for the men'n alt fare. Multer Nailona I was invited to a perform was naked? I said I did not book, I find some things

German have like that.

also drew out an average of protested to the West the

uneasy armistice

ance in Hertfordshire in which

Heuss, $500 (HK$3,000) "in expenses" President, Dr Theodor The think it possible that a soup of sald. "A pleasant evening." was playing. that at present exists a relative

"This 8,600 from U.S. embassies in Aus- and returned a West German I closed my eyes population town and surround- tri, ermany, the Netherlands, decuration given him last year small town hall was packed local players could give a per- recall 1. hetween players and

oal, the excitement was terrifle, wice that rivalled the West the fact that an alarm

in recognition an and Switzerland.

work of his End Theatre at its best.

lcked away in a lordly manor PE cummunity possesses

United "On the Friday, I read the local house, I ignored the fact that abundant number of native-

coveting the critics will be broken, heightened by the fact that

Nations well-known Briti aclor Was

nigger-fren, non-union

more interesting and the old League of Natious Ard, even a local beards were paper, battle will

and the critic, be

like born, falling off and

the guest of honour flanked by kchoolteacher,

workers who believe in giving there are no American forces since 1920.—Neuler. who for some pennies from heaven. joined.

the Mayor and the Mayores,

reason signs himself Dramaticus It was impossible to criticise an honest day's work for a day's and, consequently, no Nanfis to The curtain went up to a roar gave a spread of two columns to the play because

the producer pay."

investigate in Switzerland. and the entry of the play. of applause,

lind not the elementary prin- elples of production.

The only doubt that exists is will it be battle royal with the company concerned childishly withholding tiekets or as they

du se threatened

year Or will a jage, resign en bloe?

few letters fulter to and fro between supporters of the dif- ferent divisions?

-by- JOHN LUFF

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Liberally peppered with ad- Jectives, manly performance, in- teresting study, and such thin gruel at that type, the whole two columns meant nothing. But they will be cut out and care- fully preserved for years.

It has taken me a bit of time and space to get at what I want That the amateurs are to say. let ut too gally.

An Expert

An Autocrat

clock

Yet the company In question the sponsored it; they plocied producer; they shared the guilt placing of mich ignorance an gle on perspiring faces and then wondered why the beards fell off. Such are more technical details. When it cane to per formance, up, down, and centre stage, had never been heard of. So I called it a "pleant even-

There appears to he invernal agreement that the criti should attend the public per- formatzera of the various com- Cut The ather hand. panies. there seems to be a strong body of opinion that once the critic tunds, he should confine in

Bringing the case back here to Hongkong, we are ut times faced ing" that are self to such opinions. consistent with the actors In general or the producer in par-

with the same situation, but you returned to the Editor with ticular.

the two words which would dequately sum up the night's proceedings, he would refuse to print them.

An Audience

By all means, let us have that if it is generally desired, but do not let us call it criticism. Re- viewing, pulsing. writing up

an any other terms would cover that kind of writing, but don't call it criticism.

Now of all the amateur prac- Uitioners of the Arts, the amateur actor is the only one that must have an audience, The painteT MAYFANO MUSIC COMPANY, bave can paint alone; the mileink good selection of well known Grand can practise alone (although he, Patton by Biutiner," "bach Sun Trilor", "Humiph & Sata", unfortunately can be overheard Mtonington & & Weston Broad nn 1 aan bitterly, aware even ut wonti."

„Bechstein“. uprights by this moment). the writer can "Lambert"."Euterpe". Lop

write alone,, and so on. But why examples? on multiplying KO The point is inade, amateur se- tors must have an audierice,

Now the trouble with acting is, everyone thinks he ean act, To a certain extent, this is true. Everyone, unless he should be paralysed and dumb. can walk in front of the footlights and

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cach setor was

greeted by

almost rounds of applause deafening, And when my Austie May come in bearing the irny of drinks containing a pice of poisoned wine which the pre- sented to the intended victim with such a gesture that had 1 been the 1.V., I should have bren lilled with suspicion on the

Spol.

But her facial distortion, ob- served by the audience, if not another bist of appiate by the intended vletim, carned ns, having made her brief entry, she

now made a hurried exit. noticed that the members of my family led the applause.

A Compliment

Well, so far so good, but when it was all over, and the reelpro- cal compliments were scattered across the footlights, the famous netor climbed on the stage, and without batting on cyclld told us he know the play well, as he had often played in it fi his days of repertory acting, "But," he added, "never had he seen it presented better." Tas could, he was unable to recall any occasion when he had seen

he

I I have talked this over at times with local producers, Ad- mitting to some extent that this is o, they reply that it they tried to drift a company as producer should, members of the cast would walk out.

Editor's note: that tlepends on the words].

Agreeing that in the main we are fortunately provided with a number of people who do know what they are getting at, we are, nevertheless, forced to work with a number of people who know little or nothing about theatre, but immediately they take un interest imagine that is sufficient to make them expert in all its branches.

If it were not for the critic. I am afraid that the standard here would degenerate into something similar to that I have Only last described earlier. week, sumcone said to me that they were thinking of produc- ing a play. I could say nothing, there was nothing to say. was not conceit on the part of the person, it was just plain ignorance. Produce A Play, It

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The letter says:

Bul Here ta how happy ALL that came of the tour

Maiyville solved problem - exactly ngo:-

its

20

colour' was a five-pare typed report to

years the committee. That report, in columnist Drew Pearson's words, "could have been written Negro Raymond Gunn was by any high school studen!"— total Cost ot $1.25 arrested on a "suspect" in the

n 19-year-old white (1K57.50) taxi fare to rape of

Pentagon, Washington, schoolteacher.

ference library.

sherif,

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SERVICEMAN KILLED

IN CYPRUS

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Nicosla, Oct. 13. A British Serviceinan und a re-Greek-Cypriot were killed and

wounded a Greek Cypriot in ambushes in Cyprus today,

The Briton was shot dead when a security forces vehlele was ambushed near Proxirumos village, 52 miles south-west of Nicosia In pine-forested moun- txins.

FRED COLLINS of Kocky

Within two hours mot of white men and women dragged

{rom Guin

the unprotesting him In froganarched broad

daylight through the Negro quarter of the town to Colorado, was blowing up the school where the crime had lorry tyre. It burst, Collins Was been committed, and there tied hurfed ft. Into the air and Was then knocked out when him to the roof.

the 13re cam down on his Next they drenched the head. building in petrol and set it A cheering crowd of alight. 2,000 watched.

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of movie

British troops killed a Greek- Cypriot and wounded another in a gunbattle in north-east Cyprus when a military convoy was am- bushed.

The dead serviceman is the FROM a young New Hamp- 123rd Briton to have been killed On rumours that Negroes ahire girl's letter to her senstern Cyprus since Eoka terrorism My reply is fet them. You were coming from

nearby in Washington: "All my friends began-Reuter, can do without each touchy Kansas to "avenge" the lynch- people. And they, if they reallying, the Muryville mob moved stars and I want to be different,

pre saving pictures like the theatre and all it is will Into the Neuro quarter burning so please send me photos of 12 be pleased to return on the pro-wrecking, and terrorising men, senators, but pick carefully, dueer's terms.

women, and children.

even the best are sort of Within a month every Negro funny-looking."

For this I hold to be concrete. The producer has got to be, the

absolute autoeral. He alone is

responsible, and if any actor thinks he knows more about it, then actor and nuducer should change places,

"

A Weakness

And that point is the weakest in our local productions.

So what should the poor grille do? Publish and be damned, or ents, go along with pleasants, interestings, good study? And which is best for local drama?

“Oranges & Lemons" Church To Re-open

London, Oct. 13.

at St Clement's.

had left town. Maryville solved problem in 1930.

That is how its colour

Jena Students Treason Trial

Berlin, Oct. 13.

Jena Eighteen students of University and several, young workers have been sentenced TELEVISION has caused a 30 by an East German court to And that is why Joe Jackson, per cent rise in cooking-hard labour terms of tep to 15 chairman of a Maryville indus- stove fires, says New York fire years

the West for treason, trial corporation, car boast of chief Edward F. Cavanagh,

Berlin anti-Communist Informa- "native born, algger free

tion Burenu sald today, Women Jabour."

start the evening The trial was mainly con- cooking. then

10-point pro- wander away | cerned with It is a letter that should from the stove hypnotised by ramme on German reunlica- shame America.

the screen, he says. Before they

were tion which the students know what has happened, their alleged to have worked out. neglected supper has gone up in I called for free elections in flames.

all Germany, for which the So cialist Unity (Communist) Party in East Germany was to l dissolved-Reuter.

BEEN in New York in a re- strioled parking streeta ear with the notice "Clergy" prominently displayed, Clergymen need such aigua to get near their churches these days,

рASEBALL. fan Anthony Al-

bono, anding himself with- |

ticket, climbed a out cash or

195. lamp standard outside Milwaukee's county slandhum to see the first World Series

HEARD in New York: My game. landlord in my new Manhattan

fiat came to look my family over.

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After the game he found Did we pass the inspection? "Oh, couldn't climb down. He was JE you're waxps," he said, rescued by firemen with ladders “Wasps are usually reliable." and ropes. His fine will cóst I've since found out what he more than the ticket. meant. Wamps are White Anglo-

will have a permanent home was given by the Royal Nor-Saxon Protestanta. wegian Air Force, Clement Danes. The architect, Mr W.AS. The eleven "oranges але Lloyd, has closely followed the lemons" bells have been recust Church,

A DEER from a New Jersey | whose original design of Sir Christops from the melted-downt metal of HE U.S. is bubbling and boll. York Broadway famous "oranges and her Wren, the Royal erms the old bells, lemons"

peal was silenced by bombs of the last war, will be dedicated on Sunday.

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cars

park somehow got to New

ing over a new Govern- Street. ment

Little scandal.

by little the grains of newN

Pedestrians are

shouted trickling out of the U.S. State motorists honked at it. It ran Then people chased It. Department about a my trip to away.

chased Europe by Congressmun Abra- Policemen ham J. Multer, Democratic re- chased it. The deer ron four The Queen will be presen!

presentative for Brooklyn, New blocks, then swam the Harlem to see it become the

river and scrambled on to the official above the chancel are a copy Canon AS, Glics, Chaplain-York.

But there the Brenx shore. church of the Royal Air Force, of the old Stuart arms in the in-Chief to the RAF, will be

toured serving also as a shrine of re- Wren Building,

la charge of the new St

Europe last way was blocked by the roaring membrance to R.A.F. men who A novel feature is the tele- Clement's.

autumn on behalf of the House cars on the eight-lane Decgati died in both ware.

scople pewa which can be pull-

Representatives Small super-highway. that He said today four years ed out to double their length for would attend cach Sunday and function:

airmen Business Committee. His official Rebuilding look

The deer,

terrified, cost £250.000, reporters extra seating.

to inspect Post Ex- the choir would be recruted change who visited the church: Were The £30,000 organ was sub-

(Naan) arrangements clambered on Vanburgh Castle with U.S. forces.

to a pedestrian told.

scribed for by men of the Third School of the RAF. Benevo❤

bridge, ran to pod fro-then Carved in the floor are the United States Air Force, the

Congressman Multer decided leaped, to die on the concrete 735 creste of all the R.A.F. Altar and sanctuary in the

to do the job thoroughly,

road 40 feet below. units. The names of the 125,000 wypt are the gift of the Royal

He took his wife along, also Girmen who died will be in Netherlands Air Force and the Strand,

Australia his towyer Irving Maness- scribed, in ten books which black granite front in the crypt House.

and Mrs Maniess. They toured

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from the

lent fund.

St Clement

Danes is in the opposite

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