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A BRITISH PRODUCTION FEATURING LESLIE LENSON.
BY A FORMER CO-MEMMER. ¡
announcing that at the King's The tre to-morrow will be shown one of the best "talkies" that Britain has
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SENTENCE AGAINST TAILOR 14th-This day dawns fair and CRITICISED BY SOLICITOR. I up very early walking in my. garden where I perceive my soods
Hawes of Prince Edward Rund.
Leave to appeal was granted by į de germinate well, to my very great Mr. J. A. Fraser at Kowloon Mapleasure. Be then to the offer. I wonder if the foregoing title,gistuncy yesterday, when "Mr. Horace Where for an hour or so 1 play at Lo" sought permission to dy s in business and then do throw down- the cluse in which a Shanghai tailor my pen like a truant schoolboy and was sentenced to 14 days hard jab-away to the Criquette where I find so far produced, conveys all that tour and 12 strokes of the high many old friends from Shanghai, should to the residents of the Coast week for assaulting Mrs. P. Mr. D. Leach, Mr. Wilson, and Me, lony 1
Sam Tanaes who once was a member 1 wonder if it is realised that "A
It will be romembered that in the of the city watch hut now order Warm Corner" if not the fummies, initial hearing Mrs. Hawes stated conches where they shall or shall not is "certainly one of the outstanding that there had been some dispute stand. And niter, a possett or two. comedies produced on the London over a piece of work, with which maylo to the benches in the sun stage? It in a comedy, practically aho had entrusted the mat. and tol, where I do take the greatest possible a farce, which, owing to its enor-lowing, some words exchanged, the pleasure to see Me. Fincher and mous success, had a very prolonged (defendant pushed her. The latter, Mr. Simpan play. And so merrily, rus: playgoers in London wer|however, denied this and said that to tiffin time and tifin, but after-9. booking seats at 12/0 and 15/- each the complainant agreed to pay him wards, Lord, what a change there some four months ahead during the 82.50 for the work but when thin ber "And by night the tables he ran. This was for the stage pro was completed she gave him only
turned But I am full of hope. duction, but the producer (giving 31. "
This night to **Dear Brutus " of his best) was slightly hampered. In making tho application. Mr. L where little Betty Fair do play lowing to lack of stage space. said that one of the parties in the Margaret és naturți as ever I saw
Imagine then the infinite possibi guse must have told an nutruth and lilios permitting producer to be submitted it was not his client.
in my Hie. And much I hope that spread himself in making "AEven if his client was guilty of my daughter will grow up to be is Warm Corner into 'n take, and what was alleged against him-push. charming Vieter Savillo, who directed the pring Mrs, inves he was guilty of Grey, too, plays the artist, and in a rogue an she, Mr. A. duction, has certainly laken, full only petty assault, and he had never the drunken and in the sober seenes advantage of these possibilities. bofore come across case in which
anybody had been sent to prison it is hard to credit he be the san with hard labour in addition to be man. And in the last not, when ing whipped, without the option of he de cull upon his lost Margaret a fine, for such an offence.
Hic Old Company.
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The Mgistrate "remarked that he my wife; poor wretch, do weep out- was perfectly willing to grant Mr-right and I must needs. admit that banal as a matter of fact, he would Lo leave to appeal to a higher ori. I did the like. be glad. In the interests of the considered the cost if the case was defendant, however, had Mr. taken to the Court of Appeal. Would it not be better to settle the case in a lower Court.
Lo
His greatest triumph, however, in connection with this talkie comedy is in having secured all the original players, with one tion of the stage production for nis
oxer screen version. This band of play ers includes Leafie Henao. Can more be said than this to prove thas a remedy or farer. is a su crast: It is fifteen years, I think, since Leslie Henson first une the fore and was voted "King or Comedians" nerowed king rer tainly, except for sceneonal inures wraiths, but a king nevertheless, And as theatre-goers saw him then, so they see him now, for despite the passing of yeara. Henson. La-day is till the clever Henson of yesterday with the exception that, it any. thing, he has improved us a'mirin
aw a soldier, and. I think, through- provoker. He reacted the pinnaniet his entire career as an actor. of his career some years ago; he is atill at the pinnacle.
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Mr. Lo:-I have no further in- structions, your Worship. I shall [see my client about, that,
Meanwhile, defendant was allow ed bail in the sum of $1,000.
میوه
15th Lord's Day-This day to
fortably in Mr. Creed's coach, which Kwant to the rnees and very con
do give me pleasant company and my wife too, as Creed's indy is her gossip. But at the course, I could searer credit my senses and thought these yes of mine had again Gefrayed me. For the rough (uneven ground is gone, and there
is a multitude of flowers and ivery- thing set ons as dicently as pos those he tells against blauself, are it seems that my old friend Mr. The stories concerning him, and sible, to my greatest pleasure. And legion. Unfortunately I have space. Mazland do make the dear to to relate only two,
Mix-up With a Bishop.
41
A Personality on the Westiront,
blossom like the rose. But, Lord. I know of no other stage artist who has achieved this and keeping
when it comes to wagering 1 do A well-known Londop hostess ar his audience and being acclaimed
miss the mark every time and so England's premier comedian for ranging an At Home" wrote tar doth my wife, poor wretch! Which auch a number of years. What intend the party, mentioning at the upon me for that I do visit the a friend of hers asking her to at du verily believe to be a judgment the secret of this little man's suc- ecos? A thorough knowledge of hie same time, the different people who Races upon the Lord's Day, and art, hard work, and a marvelous Were to be present. Amongst these personality. I say this as one who the lady rend Leslie Henson." ani minded to vow I will not do had the pleasure of meeting and he lady decided to go to the Atlit again. But at the last I refrain, working with Leslie Henson during Home" and at the same time give the latter months of the World War. her small on & treat By well, for I know that I shall Home in He was then O/C Concert Parties as she told her son, Yon will seg Creed's Conch, and slept confort in France with the rank of hieman there who has the funniest ably the whole journey. And so to tenant. Ranning bis own show--the face in the world "to wil Lestic famous ath Army Concert Party. Henson. They arrived at the parts
bed, to tired #yen to eat ene (most of the members of which were and were formally introduced suppor. the pick of the variety stage at everyone, including Henson. home) he also superintended all the small boy stared for a moment or 18th. This day amazing stories other well-known shows, Splintw, and then with a gesture of of the young Emperor Pu Yi, that ters," etc., which, touring the dif- disgust said, "Well, I des't think the acanese will, get him up ferent areas, helped more than much of your face-why it isn't as their members realised towards the ultimate victory of the Allies.
The
funny as my fathers. But the Manchuria. But I do not believe cream of this joke lies in the free it. To the cricket early and we that it was not Leslie Henson who were aut. But it was a fine game. was present, bus the Rt. Rev. Hen
ley Henson, the very staid Bishop jvf Durham.
A Bashful Tale.
Friend of the Tommies. Henson was then at the top of the pree in his profession, and the man" at the wheel as far as his Chm- pany were concerned. He was the idol of the troops from the "C. in
The second story is told by Ren C. down to the youngest Tomimy.oy himself, and concerns the enrty Although holding minor rank he days when he was traning for the commanded Generals when arrang. Profession. It was in the far dis ing his shows, and with it all beat days when ladies of fashion
and so be the best side wins, as it did, I make little of whether it be Hong Kong or Changhai.
17th. To the Servicra, matchi wear. I find a most interesting match and Shanghai do bat all day. In the evening again to Dear
remained the mont humble of soldi- whY barrying malls áo an nơi và Brutus with Sir R. Harpelen, xnd
one evening
ars; his friends were the Tommies hang their appearance, and, I find it even better than I had more than the officers. On arriving secondary consideration, to keep thought. The report of the Cur- at. a town with his show and tearn their hands warta. Henson, then a ing that a battalion had just come bashful young nud,
yooey Commission ent, which do down from the front line, he would escorted a rather gay young lady seem the most insolent thing in the mediately arrange a specimi poron from a dance. It would seem world, as they do not advocate formance for them. He personally that he was not quite as affectionate stabilization, and so"disagree with supervised the "booking D}/ETV ae he might have been, Du₫ 18 that every private soldier had a sent, it was due more to shyness no less than two local News Sheets Many of the friendships he made in than to anything else.. The lady, if not more. those distant days he still retains finding that her amorous charms be sorry for it.
And I doubt they will, did not arouse similar feelings in "We're Both in the Army."
her escort, complained that, literal." ly, she was feeling cold. Said Hen- In connection with his various on, "Je it your hands? You friendships I remember a pleasing should have brought a muff.* **** little incident which happened have," replied the lady. "This " whilst we were together at Msays the exedian, is the only This well-known town as then the time I have been floored by late Sir Douglas Haig's Headquar- | Buswer."'
ters. A rather pompous and snob bish'major, connected with a famous institution doing good work for the
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18th-At Criquette all day. A draw.
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fighting forces, button-boled Hen- 1 could go on talking for hours son one day and queried his (Henaberus this great little comedian, his son's) being pally with an RA eccentric gestures, his extraordinari Driver (incidentally the driver was ly fury and almost elastic race, Henson's lorryman and had charge and his art as a whole. of the "propa," transferring them fram ane area to another). Heusion as an actor by seeing his film "A But I perceive hun to be a Philis But more can be learned of him Waschitz and Wolfgang Schneider. and the driver were often together, Warm Corner than anything fine for all the musical intelligen visiting the stitution for the odd can say in print. I repeat that Atain of the Colony do know that of eup of coffee almost daily. The re- mark that the. Major made was to
Warm Corner" is a film that can-all qualifications for musical ex the effect, that Henson, the artist, world are proud of. But most atterly unpronouncable name. Then t be missed, a production, that the erilence de be the possession of an had nothing in common with the of all, it is an opportunity of seeing to Kowloon where I eat very hear lorry driver who was obviously Leslie, Henson the King of Com-tily of Mr. Robinson's muştard and Jabourer in ordinary life. came Henson's rejoinder "Nothing cast, giving of his best for the sake hack in that Mr. D. Tesch did sit Rackedians, supported by a brilliant crees, but did suffer a sad draw. in common! Why we've everything of his art and his public,
common. We're both in the
beside me and he liketh it.as I army, aren't we?" And this reply Theatre are to be congratulated and
The management of the King's do. A morry Interport Dinner But up Henson during his career thanked for having secured this a 20th.-Shanghai have left us
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