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Hongkong A. D. C.

[To the Editor, Hongkong. Telegraph.1

Lionel Barrymore, as a brilliant, domaineering leader who rules men, but is in turn ruled by a woman who almost plunges him to ruin, is the Sir, I read with much interest unique "figure of a unique story in the letter of "Thespian" recalling "The Washington Masquerade," Me- the production of "The School for tro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sensational Scandal" by the Hongkong Ama- drama of national politics now being teur Dramatic Club about the late shown at the Queen's Theatre. In striking contrast to his portrayal of seventies. The year, in fact, was is the role of the 1979., Mr. Brooks, Honorary Se- "Grand Hotel," is dominant Jef Keane, senator and na-cretary of the A.D.C., In his letter tienal political power who, though the following day, deplores that men are his political tools, is never the existing records of the Club theless the tool of a women em- do not go back beyond 1904, when ployed by the lobbyist racket' de Mr. B. W. Mitchell produced ceives him and rules him by guile un-"Dorothy."

do

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933.

SCHOOL PRIZE. DAY.

DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS OF ST. PETER'S COLLEGE

PRINCE ON TOUR.

ASSISTING TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT

A large number of parents and

London, Feb, 26. friends of the pupils were present The Prince of Wales, who is taking at the concert and distribution keen practical interest in voluntary of prizes of St. Peter's College, efforts to provide occupation for the Caine Road, on Saturday evening, unemployed and has in this connexion when Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan pre- already visited several of the largest sented the awards to the success-industrial areas of England, Wales. and Northern Ireland, will, towa.ds ful scholars.

Addressing the assembly Mr. the end of next month pay a visit of a Thomas Tee, the headmaster, similar character to Scotland.

He will go to Glasgow and Clyde said:

We are met here to-night for Bank and to several places in the the distribution of the prizes to arnarkshire and Fife coalfields, as our graduates and distinguished well as to Dundee. The visit will bo boys of the different classes and entirely informal and will last three by the National Council of Social Ser- days. Arrangements are being made. vices, of which the Frince is patron, British Official Wireless.

til the astounding dramatic climax. It is certainly unfortunate they we have prepared a programme Barrymore probably never had have not been preserved, for no of music, Chinese plays, dancing greater role. In The CLAW,

the amateur dramatic club in the etc, as a welcome to our good stage, he made the role theatrical East, and possibly within the Em-lehers. history. In the screen adaptation, modernized and with authentic inside facts added by Samuel G.

famous political writer who co than the Hongkong A. D. C.

famous

in

Examination Results.

pire, has associations more con- We are deeply grateful to Mr. stant Interesting and creditable Ngan Shing-kwan who has kindly carefully selected subjects which consented to give away the prizes, are deemed necessary for business tod with John Meehan, he has So eminent and exacting a critic and also to the Commercial Press, life, such as business economics, mighty portrayal. In his speech be of amateur theatricals as the late the Hwa Kiu Association and the general commercial knowledge, fore the senate he even outdoes his Lieut-Colonel Newnham-Davis stat- Chiuchow Residents' Association bookkeeping, general office routine, ous work in "A Free Soul." Aued in a book on Amateur Acting, for the help and encouragement commercial arithmetic, shipping elaborate cast surrounds Barrymore. published in 1898, Next to Simla; by the offer of prizes to be award- and banking affairs, shorthand. Karen Morley, who played with In "Aricho

the best organised club that I have ed to the successful candidates. typewriting, etc. Lupin,"

scores as the wily found in the uttermost parts of the This is a real incentive to great- charmer, employed by lobbyists to keep the recalcitrant senator under earth to the Hongkong Amatearer interest.

This course is divided into two. control Nils

Nils Asther is effective Dramatic Club." This is high

In 1982, with pupils dropping classes, elementary and advanced. the suave foreign affairs lobbyist, praise indeed. Lieut-Colonel Newa out and others being taken in in Since the opening of this divi- whose love affair with the wife finally ham Davia was intimately connect their places we attained a total sion we have admitted 30 to 401 precipitates the astounding denoue ed with the Simla A. D. C. In the number of 221 scholars through- boya to the advanced class and ment. C. Henry Gordon, who played nineties, and perhaps nobody is out the year. The daily attend-no less than 40 to the elementary. the secret agent in "Mata Hari" has likely to quarrel with his preferance was generally good with 90

In 1932 we had 20 boys join an equally gripping role as Hinsdale, ence as expressed in 1898; but per cent, on the roll.

the graduate examinations and of chief lobbyist, and Diane Sinclair, te amateur theatricals were flourish We have added more vernacular these 12 passed and they are all ginald Barlow, William Collier, Sting in Hongkong a quarter of a subjects to our curriculum. and here at the prize giving ceremony. William Morris, Rafaela Ottiano, Bur-century before the Simla A. D. C. since we extended our connexion ton Churchill and Henry Kolker also came into being, and it is certain with the Yenching University seven candidates sat and of these In the junior local examination acore. Charles Brabin, who directed that some of the productions of 1931, five of our graduates were two passed. Although the result "Sporting Blood," "Beast of the City" Mr. W. Sinclair ten to fifteen years sent up to the said University, of this class was below the gen- und other recent hits, directed the new story, presenting Barrymore in a go, such as The Blue Bird, and in 1932 nine more were sent eral average yet we feel fortunate “Barrymore-sized" role.

Midsummer Nights Dream," "Kis- met," and "Saint Joan" were on a "The Most Dangerous Game" scale immeasurably ahead of any Invaders of distant realms, Merianthing ever attempted by the Simla C. Coopier and Ernest B. Schoedsack, A. D. C. film makers and adventurers, believe It may be of interest to recall

up.

To impart a general knowledge to senior scholars who desire to join commercial lides, we have

to earn this success because of the alterations of some subjects we have had to make to cope with the requirements of the Chinese universities.

school magazine and have provid- We have issued seasonably a ed all kinds of literary books both to encourage boys in the practice horizon of the boys in books and

the cinema trend is toward the pri-that, although the Hongkong Ama-local charities and its loyal and mitive locale. "We are in the midst teur Dramatic Club in its present enthusiastic workers have never of so much civilization it is, only na-form was not formally constituted failed to respond cheerfully to tural that we long to lose ourselves until 1860, it really dates back to extra calls on their energy in of writing and to enlarge the for

an hour or so in the danger of a remote jungle," says Ernest B. Schoed the earliest days of the Colony worthy cause; but it has always when plays were produced above a

duced "The Most Dangerous Game."

;

Excursions round the

sea

sack who with Merian C. Cooper progodown in Wanchai known as the been an unwritten law of the Club world events.

never to make an appeal to the Tai escape from the city for an "Victoria Theatre." The only. es public for support on charitable shores of Hongkong and to Castle ho or Bo" is

is provided in "The Most trance was by steep wooden steps grounds. The A. D. C. has pro- Peak were made twice last year, Dangerous Came" with its Caribbean outside the building, and as the go- duced plays for three quarters of and visiting trips to Shanghai and jungle. But in this latest RKO-Radid down was used principally for the a century and relied for its suc- Swatow were organised by stud- production. Cooper and Schoedasek storage of malodorous fish-maws cess on nothing but the quality of ent bodies during the past year. have injected a theme, startling in its and damaged rice it may be assum-its performances. conception and telling. In the midsted that patrons of the theatre în

Inter-form games and outside of the jungle dwells a man more dead-those days were less meticulous what is euphoniously termed an physical lesson to enhance the In presenting "Nine Till Six." by mtches were often arranged as a ly than the four-foot killers man about their bodily comfort than all-female" cast, the Club appeals health of the Uoys, but owing to whose constant prey, is fellow lumans. Against this end, before whom all will be the full house of supporters to the public only to book early at lack of our own exercise ground foes have fallen, a woman aligas her that we expect at the King's King's Theatre from to-day, not much inconvenience is felt. It self with the man she inves in a grip Theatre on the 14th March, the only to avoid disappointment in is hoped that in the course of ping story of barbarism based on the opening night of "Nine Till Six." seating, but to assist the manage-time, this draw back may be made prize-winning short story by Richard I do not know when the City ment of the theatre and the Com- easy. Connell The big thrill of a big game Hall was erected, but the first pro-mittee of the hunter as an advanced type of sport. duction of the Hongkong A. D. C.

Clab in their arrangements. "High Pressure"

as at present constituted WAS

C. CHAMPKIN. staged in the "Theatre Royal Mat- What William Powell, who is star shed" on a site where now stands

President, Hongkong A.D.C. "High Pressure" opening on the east wing of the City Hall. The Monday at the Queen's Theatre, can-theatre was pulled down every not understand is (a) why people spring and rebuilt, generally on a hould think his marrying Carole Lom-new site, every winter. hard would break up the friendship of

ring

Richard Barthehucas, Ronald Calman Since 1860 the A. D., C. has pro- jand himself; and (b) why should the duced at least one play--and once fact that three men like and respect as many as nine plays-every year, each other be of public moment? It except for the years 1875, 1878; the environment, perhaps, that has 1883, 1910, when, for some good made these three outstanding male reason no doubt, na plays were stars and their friendship the wonder produced..

In its long history the A, D. C.

of the colony itself. Because of it.

they have been called the Three has unobtrusively benefited many Musketeers," high-hal highbrow,

snobbish and aloof. "I'm not an

especially keen observer of psycholog Million Dollars Legs" so well that

ical affairs", "says Powell, nor do I like to talk too much about a matter

she was rewarded with an important role with Staart Erwin and Alison

as dear to me as this three-way friend- Skipworth on "He Learned About ship. But, I would say, if forced to Women", comedy now at the King's an analysis, that understanding of wi

Theatre. This is a comedy dealing

each other and the ability to be in with the adventures of a young man tune, conversationally or otherwise, with $50,000,000, and a lot of book- plus the willingness of each to go to knowledge, who suddenly decides it's Hell, if necessary, for the other two, time he learned a little bit about the is why our friendship began and is.

cannot understand how marital hap- Miss Skipworth, with Miss Fleming, world. Erwin plays that role, and piness can conflict with this comrade helps to teach him. ship." Supporting Powel! in "High Pressure" are Evelyn Brent, George i Sidney and Evelyn Knapp,

"Chandu The Magician" All nations fear the day when science perfects the Death Ray, a gun "He Learned About Women" capable of killing and destruction at Susan Fleming, pretty, darkhaired sterious forces of electricity. Such enormous distances through, the my-i Hollywood "find" and her grand--| "" mother, the Baroness Casimir con 4 a weapon is perfected by Robert Be- Philp, have kissed and made up. Missent, kindly old inventor, a principal Fleming played the ingenue lead in custs, "Chandu

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