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BATTALIONS OF STARS."

The King's Henchman," of which the music is by Mr. Deems The problem of matnining the Taylor and the libretto by Miss public interest in alms in order to Edna St. Vincent Millay, was hail-maintain in turn the ever-increas ed on its production by all the leading number of what are now liter ing critics as "the most effectively ally picture palaces is constantly and artistically wrought American exercising the chiefs of this vast

opera that has ever reached the business. stage."

Its production before one of the most brilliant audiences in the his tory of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, was greeted with

extraordinary enthusiasm.

It is Mr. Taylor's arst opern, which, says a well-known Evening Post critic, would outasrip the bulk of recent productions if it had been composed by an Italian, and if written by a German would go the rounds of the German stages without serious competition.

The Story,...

Miss Millay is adjudged by her compatriot critics to have written one of the few really poetic opera books in any language.

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LOSS ON THE YEAR'S BUSINESS.

THE CHAIRMAN'S EXPLANA-

TION.

A loss on the year of over $6,000, was chiefly due to

a sub-tenant

absconding, and the Company hav ing to bear the full loss of rent Recently an emissary from Hully under the terms of the lease for wood-hin:self a clever director and several months, the destruction of on a very intriguing mission. His new stocks on a falling exchange, scenario writer-went to New York useless stack, and the purchasing of-i object and it may by now have

beer achieved--was to arrange for explained the Chairman at the 20th stories to be written on this in-ordinary annual meeting of share genious basis; That the writers, holders of Messrs. Gande, Price, picked men of proved popularity,

would have in mind in shaping & Co., Ltd, held yesterday, at their plots and that the personality of this the Company's office, No. 2. Ice

star. The story would be built round the chosen player House Street (St. George's Build- the fact not to be revealed until ag) the story was reaching its elimax.

more

Mr. S. C. Pang was in the chair and was supported by Mesars Kenneth Chan, Leung Yan Po (Directors) and C. Bond · (Secre

Chairman's Speech.

Lady Diana Cooper, This idea, with its limitless power of creating interest in an unmade film, seems much ingenious and effective than that tary). The shareholders present already in operation-the writing were:-Messrs. Pang of stage plays purely from a film Chow Tang Sang, Pang Kwek Fat Kwok-sui, angle and then giving them Broad- The story lends itself excellently way runs, whether successful or not, and D. Rumjahn.

sake of the prestige im- to operatic form. The opening for the scene reveals a Saxon banquet hall parted. of rugged simplicity. At

As to the films themselves,, the the table on a dais King Badgar carous's with the nobles, including Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury. The great goblets pass as Maccus, strik ing a harp, sings an epic tale of battle and death. Ladies are allow ed to be present and they sit modestly aside.

The king is a widower, and after growing weary of several years of single blessedness he chooses Aethel wold, bis Foster-brother and friend who lores not women, for the de- licate mission of seeking a wife for him. Acthelwald departs for Devon to view the maiden Adlfrida, the daughter of the Thane of Ordger. If she is ny fair as she is aaid to be he is to bring her to be Queen of England.

In The Mystic Wight. Aethelwold sees her an Hallow- een in a misty wood where he is lost and she is busy with incas tations suitable to the mystic night. They love without knowledge of each other's identity.

Too late Aethelwold realises who she is, and he is unable to carry out his mission. Instead he sends his squire to inform the king that sbe 18 only moderately fair and to beseech the royal sanction that he may wed her himself.

In the last act the unexpected visit of the king to the house of the Thane of Ordger, where the wedded lovers dwell, brings the revelation of Aethelwald's treachery, and be stabs himself.

We unreservedly recommend

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The CHAIRMAN said:--Your Direc SILKEN SHACKLES

struggle for big subjects betweea tora regret that the working for the chief U.S. organisations is in the year under review has resulted cessant. Both First National dad in a loss of 28,894.72 which after Metro-Goldwyn are announced to

have acquired the rights to The deducting the balance of 3743.13 Miracle

Both say that Rein-brought forward from proft and hardt himself will supervise the loss account for 1995 makes production. ...

debit 4 balance of 88,151.59 which your Directors propose to carry forward to this year's account.

But if Metro have got it, then Lady Diana Cooper and Lillian Gish are named as the stars,” Lady Diana, who appeared in "The Great Adventure," filmed in Eng- land some years ago, has twice ap- peared as the Madonna in Ameri- can stage productions of "The Miracle

Metro are said to have paid over £20,000 for the film. And, anyhow, they pay Lillian Gish £1,600 & week, working or cot

.

The Sl-Star Film. Two stars like Lady Diana and Miss Gish in the same film is a spectacular proceeding ensuring appropriate hox-office interest, but United Artista, who have been pur suing a policy of establishing a star monopoly, seek to go one beter, according to report.

It is proposed to pack one flm with the following dazzling array

other (no counting well"):-

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There were various causes con- tributing to the loss. Owing to the general depression of trade our turn-over for the year under re

low is the lowest as compared with previous years. During the year we were compelled to purchase our goods on a dropping exchange with- out a corresponding rise in sale competition prevailing we had to prices. In fact, owing to the keen cut down prices in most cases, thereby our profits were greatly re- duced. Our chief loss, however, was due to a subtenant absconding without paying his rent and the Company had to bear the full loss of the reat under the lease for some

months, which amounted to over 83,000. Added to the above mis as fortune, there were spine old and useless stocks amounting to about Mary Pickford, Norma Tal-$2,000 which the Directors deemed madge, Glorie Swanson, Douglas it advisable to destroy in order to Fairbanks, Constance Talmadge, make room for some saleable goods." John Barrymore.

Now that we have removed to our This combination of "stars" present premises and a fresh lease

out on does not exceed numerically, al. taken

more favourable The music, rich in texture, is though it does in individual value, terms, we sincerely trust that once written with a born theatre sense the mass assembly Mr. C. B. De conditions become more normal we "and an admirable structural sound-Mille has brought together for shall have far better results to place

"The King of Kings.' So

you at our next annual meet-i are the stars that among no fewer ing. With these few remarks I have than forty players of importance much pleasure. in proposing the for whose names there will be no adoption of the report and accounts room in the cast list are such as as presented and after they have Josef Swickard, Dale Fuller, and

been seconded I shall be pleased to George Marion.-Beening Stan

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International finance has its hoadquarters in New York, and in its eyes the United States in- dustries come first, the German second, the other big Continental interests next; and Britain next

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The General Electricity Company known law Ina. The members and (of Germany) shows a net profit of students during the Tudor period £515,100 for 1825-28, against £399,300 included Sir Edward Coke, who for 1924-26, according to an Ex- was admitted in 1871, and John change message from Berlin, enarka Selden, who was entered in 1802 being converted at 20. to the £

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The very entertaining tale of an amorous wife whose one idea of amusement was flirting.

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