1935-04-06 — Page 2

LETTERS

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! EVE

Dearest, the night is over!. I belleve dear that Tosti or somebody used these words in one of those popular songs.... but really, they do spem particularly appropriate this morning. "I've only just got up! Well! it really was a night, wasn't it? Never in my life have I danced

so much

and then to think that we had

to go on to your place. I do believe that Bungho had something to do with that, because he always says that when he was in Shanghai they used to go on to the other people's houses for eggs and bacon and things... and you did seem to have it all ready. hope, dear, that, I wasn't too

garrulous.. .. but what was in that drink! Mrs. Phenaċitin phoned just now about the

matshed complained that her feet were too

tired for mere, words. I felt tempted to advise her to wear only Cordon's shoes in future.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1935,

FILMLAND NEWS

British Actor's "No" to Greta Garbo

TOO LONG AWAY

Mr., Gyles, Isham, the well- known young British actor, (son and heir of 73-year-old Sir Vore Isham, Bart), has declined....... the offer to appear with Greta Garbo In a Hollywood film, an adaptation of Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina:” ·

Speaking to a reporter, ho sold: "I'm afraid I have hid to decline the offer. My decision wan cabled to-day.

"There are two chief reasony why I have done this. Had I signed a contract to appear with Greta Garbo I should have had to remain in Hollywood for five years--that was part of the con-

tract.

"But I cannot bring myself to do this and so give up my interesta in the British stage and films.

The second reason fa that I should hate to leave my father for such a long time. He was recent ly in a rather bad accident, and 1 um looking after his estate for him.

EVENING SETS

Chiffon And Sequin Cape And Muff

INTERESTING STYLE

"Evening Capes and Mufa.". The chifon and sequin capelet ...and muff for evening is one of

Fashion's intercaling whims of the moment.

EXOTIC CREATIONS AT THE

SCHOOL DAYS OF EIGHTIES

STARTED WITH BIBLE LESSON

By AN OLD BOY

Boys of to-day, with all their! games and socletles, hat monts, and all kinds of school interests and coniforts, can scarcely realise how different were the schooldays of boys in the 'eightlus.

I did not go to achool until I was eight years old, having been taught the alphabet" and to count up to one hundred at home. I went to a private school for boys kept by a retired minister of the Free Church of Scotland. There were about thirty pupils of all ages in the school.

Imagine a class of small boys clad in clumsy tweed sults with trousers reaching below the knees, vesta buttoned up to the nock, stiff Eton collars over their coat collars, and narrow silk ties tied Into bows in front. Stockings covered the knees and heavy boots worn. Caps were compul- were gory, and they, were made of tweed. In summer round sailor hats of hord atraw were worn.

The day began with Bible

·lesson. We hud to know the Shorter Catechism and repeat Palma. Many a boy was thrushed for not knowing his Bible terson. We did all our sums on alates and world-learned to write in copybooks. We

COOKERY EXHIBITION

of

had a special master for writing. To this day I can hear him calling

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"Of course, I am extremely sorry to disappoint Miss Garbo, 1 should have enjoyed making a ple- ture with her very much, but un-i less I can go to Hollywood for one! flim and then come back I shal have to remain in England.”

Gyles Isham, who is now appear-famous chefs and meals pro

EXOTIC creations ing in a London West End play,pared for 7d a head offered is busy with a part in the Jubilee contrast at the Universal Cookery film being made by a British com- and Food Exhibition, Ardent down stroke, boya." pany. He plays the role of a horticulturists who visited the British officer during the King'a New Royal Horticultural Hall, Once a week there was a sing- serlous illness. He was president Westminster, for the opening ong lesson. A visiting master. of the Oxford University Dramatic the exhibition might well

tought us. He was a funny little Society. His family have some thought they had mistaken

man clad in a black surtout. He connection with California. date. Culinary artists had pre-concertina.

accompanied our singing on a pared baskets of spring flowers in

During the lunch interval we augar, roncs in marzipan, a bou- quet of dahlian fashioned from played a kind of football without the playground, Hugh Walpole, the novelist, talk-lobster shells-it took 18 months Koal-posts in

which was covered with thick ed of his experiences in Hollywood te make-and cooked potatoes at a luncheon in London in cele-dished to look like green peas in gravel. brate the filming of "David Corpod. One gold medallist,Mr. home to dinner. We returned to

perfield."

FILMING DICKENS

When he was allowed to write a small contribution to the scenario, he said, he thought it the simplest matter in the world. He handed in the manuscript. "I thought," he observed. "great praise would be

mine."

have the

Chuard, of St. Leonard-in showing a sugar model of Queen Mary, valued at £85.

Twenty-three of the 52 classes were devoted to the domestic see cooke, amateurs, and Army tion where housewives, domestic Navy cooks are competing. Six teen women entered dishes for a dinner for four, "economical, yet

fund

At one o'clock most of us went

school at two o'clock and stayed till four. If we didn't know our lessons we were kept in or given the tawse. Only specially bad boys were caned.

After school was over we play- games in the streets. It was considered a great thing to possess a tricycle. On Saturdays we went played games. Most of us received a Saturday penny, but there were

But when he went to see about it later he found his little effort lying on Mr. David Selznick's desk. "ourishing." not to cost more than to tea to each other's homes and Upon it was written one word,ourse menu: Vegetable soup; 71⁄2d a head. Hero was one five ""Lousy,"

Dealing with the choice of Fred-Fried herrings; mashed potatoes a few rich boys lucky enough to

and onion; watercress and brown get sixpence. die Bartholomew to play David as bread: suet pudding and syrup a boy, he said that for a long while the M.G.M. studios wore filled with eager, passionate, and horribly mnture little boys.

NEW POST FOR LOTHAR MENDES

OUR BRITISH

CROSSWORDS

· Across-

1 You may have a prejudice for

this.

4 This used to Include feathers in

the U.S.A, but

now only

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bolled shirt (two words),

9 Sen.

10 Flower holders.

and an orange. Mr. G. Reeves eighteenth century. Among the Smith, vice-chairman of the Savoy characters of the time who will Hotel, offered a 25 guineas cup for figure in he film are the elder Pitt, the best recipes for vegetable Pope.. Johnson, Boswell, Joshua "Horrible as they were," he said, soups which, he complains, are al-Reyholds, and Oliver Goldsmith. "the mothers were worse. I never moat unknown in this country. In saw anything_more_reprehensible his opinion-ho-has-the-support-of than the anger, savage look of the the Universal Cookery and Food mothers na they followed with Association (Mr. I. Kriens, chair- their eyes their children's entrance man). "Domestic cookery", 10 to Mr. Selzuick's room.

said, "has never been so bad in Lethar Mendes will in future "When Charles Laughton shaved this country as it is now. It is a direct films for London Film Pro- his head for the part of Mr. dying art, and the rising genera-ductions. He has just been signed Mienwber In a way he lookedtion are the worst cooks in history for this company, divinely perfect. But when he Service fláta, servant problems, He began his career under the 12 Continental river. began to act, Laughton himself cocktails, and the ever-growing tatorship of Max Reinhardt in 13 No one ever tears this band from felt that he was not getting into deatre for amusement have lured Berlin and Vienna, and then joined 15 The King in law cases.

a cigar. the character,

women away from their kitchens." U.F.A. ne a director. His first 10 Sha hides in a fing, nestling "All the babies in the studio

Hollywood picture was "Prince of ¡ thero comfortably. began to scream and shrick the 1890's. Later the same unit known films is probably "The

Tomptera." One of his beat 17 Powder that is useless for soon as they saw him, and Laugh- will travel to South Africa to com- Four Feathers," which he directed 22 An inside edge.

blasting, ton himself, though it meant #mence film sequences to be in for Paramount. Other films in-124 Going west many a sacrifice to him, urged us to get cluded in the screen life of Cecil clude "Dangerous Curves." "Illu.27 Sorrow for a poet.

taken a walk along this. W. C. Fields."

"I've only one little suggestion." Rhodes. Preparations are being sion," "Paramount

Parade,"

28 Obsession. said the American censor, Mr. made for the screening of a story "Ladies Man," and "Payment De- af Learn anag.).

amed "The Barrier," dealing with ferred." He also directed the Joseph Breen (according to Mr. Walpole), when the story was the heroism and fortitude of the British picture, "Jew Suss." submitted to him. "I do hope men who made the Canadian Pacl- you'll see that the changing of thee Railway possible across the

barrier of the Rockles. baby's diapers is done with | decency."

THREE EMPIRE FILMS Gaumont-British have three films glorifying the building of the British Empire on their 1935 pro- gramme.

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BINNIE BARNES AND FRANK LAWTON TOGETHER "PEG OF OLD DRURY" STARTS

Following upon Sir Cedric Har- Negotiations have been com- wicke's return from Hollywood, | pleted by Universal for the pur- Herbert Wilcar has begun shoot chase of Anthony Thorne's novel, ing at the British and Dominions; "Deiny in the Sun." It was pur Studies on "Feg of Old Drury," in chased for the use of Binnie which Sir Cedric pinys David Gar- Barnes, and Frank Lawton has A anlt is now in India engaged rick to Anna Neagle's Peg Wong been assigned as her leading man. Production will probably start on scenes for Kipling's "Soldiers ton. Three," showing the military The period of "Peg of old pioneer work on the Frontler In Drury" is the middle of the of the month,

SALESMAN SAM

at Universal City about the middle

The Less He Does, the Batter!

rape has

32 Also ran. 33 An Australian that carries bla

bat. 34 Wages neither war nor battle, and soldiers' don't amount to much.

35 Pinched, speaking colloquially.

Down

1 Real boar (anag.), 2-Haily equipped (hyphon).

3 Ruins veul when cut up all the

world over. Crona-word jelly.

There may be money in this: anyhow, change for a super. 7 Natural, during a country walk that one did the second in the firat.

SAY, WILL SOMEONE. PLEASE WAIT YES, MADAM!152 I HAVEN'T TIME TO WAIT FOR THAT SORRY, LADY, BUTY BUT YOU'RE RIGHT YOU ON ME? I'M IN A HURRY TO GET MY BE WITH YOU IN; LITTLE RUNT! WILL YOU PLEASE 'I'M LIABLE TO BE IDLE, RIGHT/AREĻAND TH'| BOSS LIKES TO SHOPPING DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. JUST A MOMENT! LWAIT ON, ME?

NOW! BUSY ANY MINUTE!

SEE ME THAT' WAY, TOO!

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18 Make up this for progress.

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21 Obviously there wasn't ono in

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23 Indicating disthiguished artist.

25 Clarge made by a little devil

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Hile him.

20 Pleasure resort in Florida. 30 Colour (rev.).

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