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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930.

MUSICIANS AND THE SOUND-FILM.

No. 22.338线振卅百叁仟式萬弍第日陸廿月正年午庚

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIMETABLE.

On and after DECEMBER 614, 1929, until Further Notios (all previous

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A MENACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY.

GRAMOPHONES AND CINEMA OPERA AFFECT STUDY.

fly foster the notion that any sort of technical proficiency is not only unnecessary but even to be looked upon with disdain, or at least suspicion.

Executive Skili.

The development of the grame. If the kinema vere destined to phone and its influence was dis set the standard for the add cussed by Mr. Christopher Stone, entertainment we should be in a London editor of The Gramophone, bad way, for the artistic standards at the antial conference of the of the kinema, generally speaking, Incorporated Society of Musicians are the standards of the servants hall, and the popular gramophone at Chester last month.

"I deplore this tendency to be The gramophone, he said, was the records are far below the standard legitimate offspring of the phono- of musicians. Now is the time for little excutive skill. One frequent- graph and the telephone. From you to take the development ofly hears the remark at competitive its disreputable obscene childhoodulus seriously. Nothing can pre-musical festivale to my mind per- in the gutter and the side-show, to vent operas being filmed with every aicious institutions that technique its Baunting, vulgar adolescence, device of sound and colour that matters little unless the message of the gramophone has gone on to its money and inventive genius can yours of gentility," he said, "Those produce The musical side of this masicians who have helped it to vast entertainment trust will be grow have found that it involved stupendous. You who have any ex- leas of caste among their peera perience of talkies will know the My friends and relatives think it unutterable degradation of Wagner the oddest thing that I should be and Verdi we may expect unless mixed up with gramophones and go musicians fling themselves into the to the B,B.C. each week to broad- fray. cast records of divine music säd devilish jazz.

the composer is conveyed. We ought to take Dr. Johnson's advice and elear our minds of cant. Technique simply means nothing more than to do one job properly, and no one work properly with- can interpret a

out technique. (AX | AM AM | 2.X. | P.M., P.M.

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Musicians must help mechanical music to aim high rather than, ai hitherto, take an almost malicious pleasure in watching its struggles

and failures."

Buergy' and Apathy. This is an age of speed and noise, and we cannot get away from Mr. R. J. Forbes, principal of it, but there is still a great deal the Manchester College of Music, of apathy. The long-playing, resaid that no mechanical perfection cord, for instance, which would be could compensate for the loss of personal contact between drtist and works, movements of symphonies, listener. concertos, operas, &c., only waits for the musician to say,We must have "it.'

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"Mechanical music docs not threaten the composition or the performance of music, or even the teaching of it. More and thede mand for new composers felt, and for greater orchestras, permanent opera, and world-famous virtuosi. What is doomed is mediocrity. The second-rate, composer and artist ara

is every yea?

Disastrous Effect,

Dr. Malcolm Sargent, the conduc- tor, said that it was just as easy to make children enjoy muaie na to make them like sweats. They were intensely receptive to music. We of the child mind, but I feel that hear such a lot about the psychology the more we know about it, the less we seem able to get ahead."

Dr. Sargent, referring to the children's orchestral concerts at Westminster, said bildren should nct be brought "in lumps" from schools, but should be brought chiefly because they wished to come. "I am prepared to believe," he it was important that they should said, that the gramophone, the pay something if they could repricing piano, and wireless do possibly afford to do so. Children anrumense amount of good in received, understood, and appre bringing admirable performances ciated modern music better than of the great masterpieces of music adults, since they were used to dis within the reach of everyone, and cords and therefore were not shock I am open to the conviction that ined by them. time they will create an enormous new public. with a taste for all that is bigh in music. But in the mean-

Plight of the Ballad Singer.

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To-day.

(February 24.) Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley. 1

Cricket: Volunteers v. Combined

LANE CRAWFORD'S League, H.F.C.C. ground,

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1-8, Wyndham St. (5.G.M.P. Bldg.) 0.417311-Fruit 12, Tea 13-Coffee

Monthly Meeting, H.K. Art Club, 5.30 p.m.

Odette Darthys Concert: Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

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Queen's Theatre: "Masquerade." World Theatre: Poril of the Junglo" and "Cowboy Kid."

Star Theatre: "A Lady of Chance."

Majestic Theatre; "Sporting

Lovers.

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.20 p.m.

Wednesday. (February 28.). Annual Race Meeting, Happy, Valley.

Lammert's Auction: Household Furniture, 17, Jordan Road (top floor), Kowloon, 10.30 a.m.

Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting, St. George'a Building, 10.30 a.m.

Lecture by Father Cooney, B.J.. St. "Electricity and Progress," Patrick's Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Cricket: Volunteers v. United. Services, H.K.C.C. ground.

Motor-cycle Reliability Trial Din ner, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Wonder of Women."

World Theatre: "For Wives European Mails: Inward: Only." Eurape vid Negapatam, papers Star Theatre: "The Song and only (Sui Sang), Europe via Dance Man." San Francisco (President Cleve

Majestic Theatre: "The Pas-

land), 5. p.m. and via Siberia (Pre-sionate Quest." sident Cleveland), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, (February 25,)

Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

Cricket: Volunteers v. Kowloon. Lanimert's Auctions: Household

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Thursday, (February 27.) Fanling Hunt and Race Club;

Furniture, 41, Humphrey's Build-Hounds Meet at Hunter's Arms, ing, 10 a.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Masquerade." World Theatre:" "For Wives Only."#

Star Theatre: "The Song and Danco Man."

Majestic, Theatre:

zionate Quest."

3,30 p.m.

Cammert's Auction: Household Furniture, 3, Aigburth Hall, May Road, 2.30 p.m.,

Bank of East Asia, Ltd.: 11th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders,

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m

European Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Suez (Rawalpindi). Outward: Europe vid San Fran elico and via Biberia (Asama) Maru), 8.30 a.m, ‚'

Friday.

(February 28.)

Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 am.

Lammert's Auction Household. Furniture, 20, Armend Buildings, Kowloon, II a.m.

Kowloon Residents Association, Annual General Meeting, St. An drew's Church Hall, Kowloon,

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English Singers," Theatre Royal, 2.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Wonder of Women.

World Theatre; "Black Diamand Express"

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Star Theatre: "Glorious Betsy " Majestic Theatre:" "The Gorilla." Tes Dances: H.K. Hotel, Penia- sula Hotel, & pita

Dinner Dances: Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, BAY p.m.

Saturday

(March 1

Annual Race Meeting Happy. Valley.

Golf: Captain's Cup, Fauling. League Cricket: Div. I.: Uni- Div. 11: versity v. C.S.C.C. C.8.C.C. v. University, H.K.0.0. "The Pac-10, Des Voeux Hond Central, 4.30. R.A.S.C., Recreio v. R.A.O.C.

p.m.

Queen's Theatres "Wonder of Women."

Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels, 5.30 pm

European Mails:-Outward: Europa vid Marseilles (Andre | Lebon), 2.30 p.m.

World Theatre: "Black Diamond Express."

Star, Theatre "Glorious Batay." Majestic Theatre "The Gorilla." Ten Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

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