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MUSICAL NOTES.

A NEW FORTNIGHTLY. FEATURE.

The Dearth of Musical Treats

Review of Thi

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[BY ALLEGRO.]*~...

WHERE SHALL P LIVE?

PROBLEM FOR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL WOMAN:

**Que of the problemy with which

unisir that there was not a clean May in London when

there, on my own. d Not boarding

house" tant and I tried a

room

good many of them--had furnished like those, and not one" offered the use of a tennis court twice week let alone the run of

so many women and girls who taken bathing shed on a perfectly de- up a profession have to face is the lightful beach questionWhere shal I five t The single, room, a large mised "Some of course remain at home,pls but most givie, who take up work one, is really too good to be true, i find that for one reason or another and nd it is occupied at the pro- Past experience has proved that they prefer, to be "on their own.”

ment I had better not say anything thero is so little of musical internat may be that the possession of about it, but the double rooms are Fach to write about in Hong Kong, that money of their own earning makes very neanly as attractive.

them feel that, they have the right room is divided in two by a curtain my resolva to, insert these Musical to spend that money as they like which can be drawn or not "as de- Notes in the Daily Preis, on without the criticism, often kindly aired, and when drawn leaves two tornate Tuesdays, may weaken even meant no doubt, of the parents good sized rooms each with enough before the editor and the public who have been accustomed te pro-windows and ample space. The grow tired of them. Such Mus-vide everything for them. In other furnishing has been done with n ings na may here appear need not, cases living at home is impossible. view to giving each residentia however, be confined to local topics, owing to the distanes which has realy nice bed sitting room. The and something worth recounting to be covered between home and wardrobe, a double affair with a may often be found if search in coffee

full length mirror in side, and the made.a little further afield.

There are three solutions of the neat little dressing chest roof problem; a hotel or boarding house, dark oak The divan bed hus a lodgings, or women's chib or large drawer underneath it which hostel. The first is generally costly will take all the occupant's posses if good.and in any case means asians, and has a bed spread and lonely life, while the second oftere covers of plain coloured means, a tyranny on the part of the material, bhus in one room, and andlady far more real than parent.roca in the other. There are in ni management. The club or hostel addition a small table and two or remains.

three chairs.

Past experience has also proved that among music-lovers there exist many with diverse and decided opinions, who may take exception to the most innocent of remarks, and the ensuing arguments between critics" and others have frequenti ly enlivened the correspondence columns during the silly season. ⠀⠀ Sooner or later I shall probably fall Many girls-though few women of foul of a Bach fiend, or some experience-fight shy of these in protagonist of Prokdilaff, somo stitutions. They are afraid of en- thoroughly bad itinerant pianist countering all sorts of rules and advertising himself as a Master regulations. But the fear in gener. of the Keyboard," or perhaps say quite unfounded because apologist for our Theatre Royal women's clubs are usually run by Then, at any rate, there will be those who thoroughly understand something to write about, even their job, though my opponent be the only man to read these Notes 1

RENT Paved

..

***On this occasion, however, nothing is less likely than a controversy The question of chief interest to the local musical world is: What has happened that only one artist has visited us since March, and not a single one, so far as is known, going to perform in Hong Kong this Autumn Why this unusual lull in the regular procession of first-class artists to which we have become accustomed ? Last year, after the English Singers, we had Zimbalist and Fuentes. In 1929,

| Galli - Cuřej, Moiseiwitschi ind Segovia came here. In 1928, we had Thibaud and Cecilia Hanson in the height of summur. This year, Everyone came all of a sudden. about February and March. If they had been spread out over a longer period, the audiences would have been larger and the enjoyment greater.

delightfully suncy dining room, concert room with an excellent piano and a small library, make up the rest of the house, and the situation with the K.C.C. playing ficks in front is cool and open,

There are as far as I could make out po tiresome rides.The resi dents are allowed to smoke if they wish, and they ena entertain friends. of either sex to a meal in the hostel

Wonde lucky in having here in

To come down to practical mat Hong Kong a women's club which is as pleasant as any in the world tem, the food is excellent and the the Helena alay Institute. Therent extradedinarily low? from 875 fact that there is always along to $120 per month. The actual waiting list speaks for itself. It figure being based on the income would appear, though, that very of the resident in question few people are aware that a second Helena May Hostel, in Austin Road, Kowloon, was opened some months ago. This hostel has one, commodation for five residents and is a really delightful place.

I was shown" over it the other

day and felt that it was extremely

Continued on next,

a

disappointment Had one of them been held in Hong Kong, instead of both on the Peninsula, the resul would have been very different, l

It never rains bat ir poura and the announcement that on the day after To Dal Monte's, recitál and three days after. Mariendt We First of all, we heard Clara Butt were to have performance by the and Kennerley Rumford. These two famous Sakharof Dancers (in com artists were past their prime and pany with A pianist and violinist) their repertoire was very hackneyed, made us wish that the Powers that but there were many in the tese could en frrange things that theyé nectable-sized audience who were celebrities would not descend upon genuinely delighted to hear them us all at once. However, just again for old timca sako," and people had invited guests and made their concorts may be put down as all arrangements to Boo the Znki one of the events of the season.

They wore quickly followed by the In due course; it was advertised to haroffs, the concert was postponed.. Westminster Glee Singers, who very take place some ten days later, and boldly booked the Theatre for eight a great deal of spade-work was done performances in a week. This con- by enthusiasts, in an endeavour to curt party proved very popular, but secure for these artists an atten when they returned in five weeks dance really worthy of them. and attempted to give another Guests were invited again, partics "' scason"? at a moment's notice, it were fixed up, and publicity yns. was inevitable that the results were duly given to the forthcoming financially disappointing to them." musical and terpischorean -enter To trial eight artista, six choir boys, tainment dayanalalamande a tutor, three wives (of different. singers, of course 1) and two advance formance, a wire was received stat Within a day or so of the per agents round the world, maintaining baldly that it was cancelled: ing their pay during long voyages, not even an explanation was given was to any the loast a very rath To say that this caused intense undertaking. To bring them to annoyance to the musical public China when exchange was at 113 here is to put it mildly. We felt fis lowest and their steamer expense everyone who has ever served in the and salaries were in gold, was an Army has often felt, that we wete net of sheer madness:

being: diddled about "and were being made "the bloomin' onious Faat on the heels of the West every time The Musical Society minster Singers, on their first visit, received an indignant letter of pro- camo Tati dal Monte, one of the test from a prominent local resident leading coloratuta singers of to- who had invited nearly a score of day. Although she was well known guests to the entertainment, Bile! in Europe, America and Australis, had at the last minute to devise her fame had not reached the Får other means of amusing several Enst, and a judicious publicity cam irreconcilables who had only Maste paign was necessary to ensure that in common, and was naturally very she should attract the attention is peeved about it. But it was tot deserved. The Hong Kong Musical the fault of the Bociety. They Society did its beat, in sending rut could only forward the complaint. timely, matices of the date on which to the proper quarter-Mr. Strok. the consert was to take plnod, And to this day they have not red according to the first advices fmm ceived an acknowledgement or Mr. Strok, But no advertisemente single word of regret or explana- appeared in the papera!, Six days tion. We can only hope that this before the supposed date of the zon" | unfortunate experience will not he cert, Mesara Moutries and the repeated, and that the next visiting Musical Society) were still without artist will be adequately heralded, any confirmation of the date; to catch 'Ifa proper host, and keen | tickets were printed; nothing was faith with the public here, gue

prepared even the Ball was not

*

booked!! They were only authoris

Since then, with the exception of

ed to proceed on a Wednesday whenYours Chiller who unknown and the Concert was to take place on the following Monday, Naturally, those fortunate enough to hear her uncanounced-gave more delight to people had not kept the date open than any woman artist we can re- and in consequence, Toti Dal Monte sang to a very poor house which member hearing in Hong Kong, no was fun disappointing to her as it Performer of nots has given a con was to the handful of enthusiasts cert here Szeged, the famous who heard her. It is useless to ing in June. Two months haze violinist, was supposed to be som throw blume on the Hong Kong public when they are not given a clapsed and his visit so

his visit noems as far fair chance to support a concert..!

I suppose we shall again Behr somebody greater sidewhere Two days before her recital, we day. In the meantime, we must fall were privileged to hear the interest back on our own resouross ing instrument of M. Martenot, the be a concert at St inventor of the so-called Music Kowloon, on September 5y

the organ und. It fipe.

from the Ether" The concert was

uncesful that second "one # will be an open dinjoner

given, but the latter, way rather a (Continued on uçat Column.)

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