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"OUR BOYS."

THE STUNTS IN LIGHT

COMEDY,

"The Stunts," who have been so sitoccAS-

At St. Andrew's Church, yesterday ful in vaudevilla, both in Hongkong and morning, Commodore Gurner sth veil. in Canton, made their first apporranco ed 24 tablet 10 the MCINGPA of the in light comedy at the Theatre Royal, ou late Burgeant Harry Linfield, who was Saturday, when they staged Our Boys "' shot by an Indian constable, whilst on before a well-filled hotte, which included duty, November 18th. There was a H.E. thc Officer Administering the large congregation, which included Bir Government and Sir William and Lady Paul Chater, CLM.G. The Bishop con. Heos Davies. The applause which was duated the service, assisted by the Rev. accorded to the Company showed that J. W. Harrington. After the reading of their new venture was much appreciated. the second Insson, the tablet, which TH Nevertheless, the standard of #UGOGES situated on the east side of the Church attained induces the hope that the com- and was draped with the Union Jack, was pany will return to vaudeville in the near unveiled

tion:-

It bore the following inscrip

To the memory of Lance-Sergeant Harry Linfield, RN.Y Police, who was shot whilst in the exccution of his duty on November 18th, at the Kowloon Naval Depot Aged 37 years."

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"Our Boya is a very old comedy. The Boys" are the sons of a pair of typical Englishmen "Bir Cleoffrey Champneys," of high birth and exalted manner, with a feeling of contempt for the lower orders" which was more cominon a quarter of a matury ago than

is to-day; and "Perkyn Middlewich, a bluff and hearty old fellow who unde hinney out of butter. The boya come horde after travelling together in Europo to find that their fathers are auxious that they should sule down in life, Talbot Champneys taking up polities and

The Bishop, who preached, took for his text St. John c. 12, 1, 23. He said that the world's greatest heroes, the world's greatest benefactors, had given up their lives that we might live in confort and luxury. All our national privileges, our national safely and prosperity, our very trade had been earned for us by blood, by the sacrifice of men, Yet, we honoured" Charles Middlewick somnierge, Анев men who had made fortunes by the unde first step towards the end in view Sir of intoxicants and tobacco, and gave them Geoffrey wants to men his son married to titles and built mansoleums for them,

"Miss Violet Melrose, au heiress of while men who had laid down their lives good birth, while "Perkyn Middlewick " for the freedom of mankind were for

will be quite satisfied if his son marries -gullen. There was one thing which spur

the heiress poor cousin, "Mary Metrow." red him to indignation, and that was to who works her way into everyone's heart Be the graves of forgotten British men by her charm of mauner. Each of the unrared for. Many of those graves were beys, however, falls in love with the gicl covered with weeds, etc., and in them were his father does not favour, and, refusing „buried men of the Royal Navy who had to obey their fathers directions, they are come ent in the early days of the last packed off from home, to sink or swim i emary as pioneers and laid down their busy London. Their efforts to earn a lives for those who were to follow at livelihood do not meet with moch avcocss. Whampoa Canton and other places. despite their Oxford education, but Nobody was able to read the inscriptions though on the verge of atarvation they on tile combatones, and nobody seemed to are too obstinate to appeal to their It almost made him ashamed of parents for help. 'Aunt Priscilla," Sir bring a Briton when in the presence of Geoffrey's sister, visits the boys dingy Chinese, who, at any rate for the most flat, and while she is cooking them some part, cared for the graves of their bene food she leaves her hat in their room. factors and ancestors. Last Bunday he" Belinda," the maid-of-all-work, has no time to remove this "incriminating" piece of evidence before first the two Fathers, and then the two girls, arrive on the scene. Fortunately, Priscilla " returns, whereupon the hat is explained and everything ends happily.

varc.

was at Macao and saw the same thing. British graves were neglected. That

initial nat remain the case.

those

fathers

They were determined, at any rate, that this should not be the ease with one mom ber of the Royal Navy who had laid down his life in doing his duty bravely. This The play is full of humorous situa- man belonged to a service which was tions. If the most was not made of one essentially risky. They had done well to or two of these situations, it was due to erect & tablet to the memory of Sergeant inexperience

the part un

of Home Harry Linfield, so that all who worship-of

taking

part. It will pod in that Church, where he himself be generally admitted that the third worshipped, might be reminded of him act, ia which the two "Roman and his devotion to duty. He understood out how their boys are faring, seemed to are impelled by affection to find that the late Sergeant Harry Linfield was go off best. If the infectious humour for an ardent member of an organisation responsible in the earlier portions of the which Porkyn Middlewick was which honoured the word of God, and play was missing, it was compensated for ho was a man who loved to worship God. by the droll and undoubtedly clever

seting of "Prisoilla." They aympathised with his mother and they respected his memory. The grain of wheat that fell into the ground and died would not be unfruitful in our nation.

Appropriate hymns were sung, and the "Dead March" was played, the congre- gation standing.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

gave a finished portrayal of the most

Mr. R. Ashby, as "Porkyn Middlewick" difficult part in the play. He had the bucolic manner Linged with contempt for the "lards and lydies," as he called them, that made his society something of an infliction to his aristocratic neighbour. Mr.

Ashby, whose capabilities as an actor are now well known, was largely ible for the success gained espous for, beaides Laking

the chief part,

he had a great deal to do with the training of the others. As Geoffrey Champneys,

H. W. Ramsey Mr.

added to his reputa

gir

uf

act, when, with supercilious glance, he tion. He was especially good in the third

In the House of Commaus on February 20th, Mr. C. Harmsworth, answering Commander Bellairs, said:-No agree looks at the butter man gradually relent ment has been made with the Chinese ing. The contrast between the two characters is then most marked. From Government to forgo the Boxer In- demnity. In recognition, however, of sons was a noticeable

the acting of the fathers to that of the China's spontaneous entry into the war, d'Almada,

drop

Mr. Dick 3.9 Talbot his Majesty's Government agreed to the started well, but made too great an effort

Champneys, postponement of the payment of their to maintain the affected accent of a share of the indemnity for period of "aut." Mr. Alfred Ramsey, as "Charles five years. No conditions were attached Middlewick," was never quite able to to this postponement, but, in informing enter into the spirit of his part, and the Chinese Government of this decision, always seemed as if in a hurry to say his Majesty's Government, in concert his lines and get off the stage. with the Allied Governments interested,

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recommended that steps should be taken Mr Thornton, as "Belinda," pre to sequester Gorman and Austrian houses vided half-an-hour of hearty laughter. of business with a view to their ultimate Her slatternly habits and appearance were liquidation. The Deutsch-Asiastische very amusing, and the way she brought Bank is at prosent in the hands of a tears into the European liquidator appointed by tho

us into a of the two fathers (aa well

the eyes of many in the Chinese Government.

audionoc) revealed her as an actress of exceptional orit. Miss Elfrida Osmund,

Mary Melrose

was more natural than she was in

Pinkie,

and made such a very jolly and lovable girl that it was not strange that her lack of

money! did not mar, her matrimonial prospecta In the House of Commons on February Miss Dorothy 24th, Colonel Yates asked whether all the Violet Melrose," a character which did

Razavet

impersonated Germans formerly employed in the Ger- not demand any great histrionis ability. man Consulate, bank, post office, trading Miss Gertrude Razavet would have been firms, and other places in the British more convincing as Aunt Priscilla" it concession of Shamcon, in China, had now she had been more sedate, boen turned out and their leases torminat-

A concerted number which was intro

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Mr. Cocil Harmsworth replied:-Under An King's regulation issued at the begin. Collaborate sketch entitled, "The ning of last November, all enuny lease raiser Miss Dorothy Bazavet nad Mr proportios in British concussions in it. Ashby putting the audience into good China were vested in the Custodian of humour with their comical efforts t Easmy Property, who was instructed at collaboration in the writing of a highly. With their sale. As regards the German Stunta did much strenuous werk

he beginning of December to prodced original" play,

Mr. P. A. Rosario, the

the organisor of Rubicota mentioned, arrangements are being made for, their repatriation, and in behind the scenes as singe manager, Tha is hoped that this will take place early "Bociedade Philharmonibal played mafise maxi mantle.

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