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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Hongkong A. D. C.

To the Editor, Hỏngkong Telegraph.3.

Lionel Barrymore, as a brilliant domineering leader who rules men, but is in turn ruled by a woman who almost plunges him to ruin, is the Sir-read with much interest unique gure of a unique story in the letter of "Thespian" recalling "The Washington Masquerade," Mo- the production of "The School for tro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sensational Scandal by the Hongkong Ama- drama of national polities now shown at the Queen's Theatre. Inteur Dramatic Club about the late seventies. The year, in fact, was striking contrast to his portrayal the 1879. Mr. Brooks, Honorary Se- "Grand Hotel," is the role dominant Jeff Keane, senator and na-cretary of the A.D.C., in his letter tional 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 woman who, em- do not go back beyond 1904, when ployed by the

racket," de Mr. B. W. Mitchell produced ceives him and mains hina by guile un- "Dorothy." til the astounding dramatic climax. Barrymore probably never had greater rola In "The Claw,"

SCHOOL PRIZE DAY.

DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS OF ST. PETER'S COLLEGE

A large number of parents and friends of the pupils were present

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ASSISTING TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT

London, Feb. 25. 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, wil, towards ful scholars.

Addressing the assembly Mr. the end of mixt month pay a visit of a

headmaster, almilar charactor to Scotland. Thomas Tec, the

He will go to Glasgow and Giyan said:

We are met here to-night for Bank and to several places in the Larnarkshire and Fife coalfields, sa the distribution of the prizes to well as to Dundee. The visit will be our graduates and distinguished boys of the different classes and entirely informal and will last thro It is certainly unfortunate they wo have prepared a programma daga Arrangements are being made. by the National Council of Social Ser.: British Official Wireles

Acage, he made the role ove not been preserved, for no of music, Chinese plays, dancing. ] vices, of which the Princo la patron.

charmer, lcitrant senator under Dramatic Club." This is high

carefully selected subjects which are deemed necessary for business life, such as business economics, general commercial knowledge,

Examination Results.

This course in divided into two

amateur dramatic club in the etc., as a welcome to our good East, and possibly within the Em-wishers. In the screen adaptation, Modernized and with authentic insida pire, has associations more Con- We are deeply grateful to Mr. facts added by Samuel G. Blythe, stant, interesting and creditable Ngan Shing-kwan who has kindly famous political writer who collabora than the Hongkong A. D. C. consented to give away the prizes,

with John Meehan, he has

So eminent and exacting a critic and also to the Commercial Press, mighty portrayal. In his speech be of amateur theatricals as the late the Hwa Khu Association and the fore the senate be even outdoes his Lieut-Colonel Newnham-Davis stat- Chiuchow Residents Association bookkeeping, general office routine. famous work in "A Free Soul" Aned 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 him the best organised club that I have ed to the successful candidates, typewriting, etc. Bin "Arseno Lupin," scores as the wily found in the uttermost parts of the This is a real Incentive to great- by lobbyists to earth is the Hongkong Amateur er interest keep the control Nis Asther is effective as

In 1982, with pupils dropping the suave foreign affairs lobbyist, praise indeed. Lieut-Colonel Nown-out and others being taken in in

the wife finally ham Davis was intimately connect-their places we attained Jove affair with recipitates ment. C. Henry the secret agent in "Mata Hari," has an equally gripping role as Hinsdale, chief lobbyist, and Diane Sinclair, Re- ginald Barlow, William Collier, Sr., William Morris, Rafaela Ottinne, Bur ton Churchill and Heary Kolker also score. Charles Brabin, who directed "Sporting Blood," "Beast of the City" story, resenting Barrymore in a "Barrymoresized" role.

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the graduate examinations and of these 12 passed and they are all here at the prize giving ceremony. In the junior local examination seven candidates sat and of these two passed. Although the result of this class was below the gen- eral average yet we feel fortunate 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.

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It may be of interest to recall the cinema trend is toward the pris that although the Hongkong Ama- local charities and its loyal and mitive locale. "We are in the midst teur Dramatic Club in its preacut enthusiastic workers have never of so much civilization it is only na- form was not formally constituted failed to respond cheerfully, to to encourage boys in the practice BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. 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 the earliest days of the Colony worthy cause; but it has always horizon of the boys in books and remote jungle," says Ernest.B. Schood-

when plays were produced above a been an unwritten law. of the Club world events. suck who with Merian C. Cooper pro-

Excursions duced "The Most Dangerous Game." down in Wanchai known as the never to make an appeal to the

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"Victorin Theatre." The only en-public for support on charitable shores of Hongkong and to Castle hour or so" 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 Game" with is Caribbean outside the building, and as the go- duced plays for three quarters of and visiting trips to Shanghai and jangle. But in this latest RKO-Radin down was used principally for the a century and relied for its euc- Swatow were organised by stud- production, Cooper and Schoedasek storage of malodorous fish-maws ceas 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.

Inter-form games and outside conception and telling. In the midsted that patrons of the theatre in

mtches were often arranged as a jungle dwells

inan more dead those days were less meticulous

physical lesson to enhance the ly than the four-footed killers a man about their bodity comfort than

health of the boys, but owing. to whose

constant

fellow humnas. Against this fiend, before whom all will be the full house of supporters to the public only to book early at lack of our own exercise ground

prey is foes have fallen, a woman aligns 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 loves 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 promittee of the Club in their hunter as an advanced type of sport duction of the Hongkong A. D. C. arrangements.

"High Pressure"

What William Powell, who is star- ring in “Higli Pressure" opening on Monday at the Queen's Theatre, can-

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as at present constituted was staged in the "Theatre Royal Mai-: shed" on a site where now stands the east wing of the City Hall. The theatre was pulled down every

understand is (a) why people spring and rebuilt, generally on a should think his marrying Carole Lam-new site, every winter. bard would break up the friendship of

Richard Bartheless, Ronald Colman Since 1860 the A. D. C. has pro- and himself; and (b) why should the duced at least one play and once | fact that three men like and resquet as many as nine plays-every year, ench other he of public moment? I except for the years 1875, 1878. is the environment, perhaps, that has 1883, 1910, when, for some good made these three outstanding male reason stars and their friendshiy the wonder produced.

no doubt, no plays were

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But I would sny, if forced 10 an analysis, that understanding of each other and the ability to be in tung conversationally or otherwise, plus the willingness of each to go to Hell, if necessary, for the other two, is why our friendship began and is. cannot understand how marital hap piness een conflict with this comrade ship." Supporting Powell in "High Prestura" are Evelyn Brent, George Sidney and Evelyn Knapp,

"He Learned About Women" Susan Fleming, pretty, darkhaired Hollywood "find" and her grand- mother, the Baroness Casimir con Philp, have kissed and made up. is Fleming played the ingenue lead in

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"Chandu The Magician" All nations fear the day when science perfects the Death Ray, a gun capable of killing and destruction at sterious forces of electricity. Such enormous distances through the my

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