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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFD, BATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929.

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Also a shipment of

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BAPEN

ENTERTAINMENT PAGE

PHILHARMONIC

ON PARADE

Mr. R. J. Shrigley,

Commitee member,

Mrs. D. J. Valentine, Committee member,

Mr. R. M. Keown, "Beppo."

Mr. George Goncharoff, Dancing Instructor.

THERE'LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE

OLD HOME TOWN TO-NIGHT

BEAUTY will be on parade at the Hongkong Hotel-from next Satur

day. Spurred on by the belief that 1937 is going to be the most joyous, mad and lavish year of entertainment the Colony has known since the Great War, the Management of the Hongkong Hotel has gone to considerable trouble and expense in securing cabaret entertainment of an extraordinary high nature.

Setting a pace that will be hard to maintain for the rest of the season, the Gripps and Roof Garden are opening the Christmas rounds next Saturday with Vera Love and ten other beautiful girls, whose photos you'll find elsewhere in this issue.

Eula Hoff and Bob Burnett, who have proved the year's most popular duo with their extraordinary dancing fents, have been held over by popular demand, and will also entertain during the festive season.

Christmas Eve celebrations at the, Hongkong Hotel will not end until 3.a.m., while on, New Year's Eve, merrymnkers will be able to keep going until 4 a.m., the latest for many

years,

Incidentally, as an added inducement (as if it were needed), the Management has de- cided to reduce the price of chumpagne on Christmas and New Year's Eves from $19 to $17.

Over 300 reservations have already been made for New Year's Eve. First come gels the cream of the tables, late-comers will probably get the cold, fresh air. Moral-book early.

"DOMEO AND JULIET" after-theatre crowds lust night received special treat at Hongkong Hotel, whet Norman Brooks and His Bund, whom you'll hear 'regularly from now on, were Introduced to'dante-goers.

These American lads, specially imported by Hongkong Hotel, gave Gripplans an idea last night what real dance musie is like. Brooks has selected the top-notchers in dance musi- cians to form his Orchestra, and has succeeded in welding together a dance-band combination that is something out of the hat for Hongkong.

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OUTSTANDING programme of gaiety has also been scheduled for Christmas, New Year by

Gloucester Hotel, who have for your amusement and entertainment six artistes; in four separate teams. On the bill are the Duo Artineliis, dancers of unusual worth, the Dixie Sisters, from " 'way down south," Fina Rox and Rinaldo. "Pop" Gellman's Gloucester Cos- sacks, complete with furs and turbans, will provide mad and merry music until 2 a.m, on Christ- mas Eve, 2. a.m. on Boxing Day and 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve. Gloucester is making special arrangements for after-dinner as well as dinner patrons, is charging only $2 fur former.

Supplement.

CHIEF social event next week is Philharmonie Society's production of "Mafd of the

Mountains," whose casi you see liberally-bespattered-across-three-pages-of-this- To-morrow morning the players will have their final rehearsal before Full Dress Rehearsal on Tuesday night. "Mold" will open on Wednesday, will play each night until Saturday, on which day there'll also be a Matinee.

Cooking through the jaundiced eye of a critic habitually prepared to sniff at local amateur efforts, this Page has to admit that rehearsals indicate that Cyril Brown has licked his cast into such excellent shape that the "Muld", promises to be one of Philharmonic's most outstanding shows in recent years..

Anne Winter and Jack Grenham are the two towers of strength, but the other pillars. are also on pretty safe foundations.

Lilting music of "Mold of the Mountains" goes a long way towards assuring its success, and it's safe to forecast that next week most of you will be whistling or singing "Batchelor Guy" and some of the other old-time popular airs of the play.

Incidentally, Hongkong's Philharmonic has now reached its 75th year, a record only equalled in the Far East by the local A.D.C., which has been going since 1845.

This Page's second last word on "Maid" is one of advice to intending patrons. While it's very nice to go on the final night, It would be much nicer for Philharmonic if you could arrange to go on Wednesday or one of the week nighis. Because Hong- kong audiences have fallen into the evil habit of leaving everything to the last minute, the theatre is invari ably booked on Saturday nights, and many patrons are consequently dis- appointed. Go along on Wednesday night, and you'll probably enjoy the show well enough to want to go again.

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dancing by Peggy Stringer, Modest admission prices of 50 cents for children, $1 for adults, are being charged.

TIREE months ago these columns

carried story of Radio Amateur Dramatic Society formed in Shanghai, hinted that such an idea, would give healthy impetus to ZBW studio pro- grammes. Entertainment Foge hints have prompted Mr. J. S. Greenberg, former Shanghallander who had lots to do with northern city's R.AD.C., to start similar scheme here. With. nucleus of twelve members, Hong- kong Aerial Amateur Dramatic Club hnd first audition this week, has since been notified by ZBW that Audition Committee, well-satisfied with tests, wants them to broadcast, regularly from ZBW.

Final word is one of admonition to those of Philharmonic's Committee responsible for barring newspaper critics from attending Dress Hehearsal on Tuesday night, the first occasion this has ever been done. Coa sequence is that critles, who former- ly wrote bulk of their critiques from Dress Rehearsal attendances, must return to offices, well after midnight on opening night, and slug away at typewrlier in a race against morning paper deadline in order to get, their copy Inserted. They cannot justice to a play under these cir- cumstances. Hongkong newspaper men can be relied upon to overlook.

First programme will be given next faults that are obviously due to the month, will probably comprise two fact that players are in Full Dress short skits, miniature musicomedy for first time. This Page hopes that and satire on "Little Peak House," to Philharmonie will rescind their deel-famillar "Little Brown Jug" tune. slon regarding Full Dress Rehearsal.

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HELENA MAY Social Committee,

long noted for Yuletide activities for children, announces that an enter- tainment for children by children will be given in the Institute on Thursday next week at 3.15 p.m. Programme includes The Apple of, Discord," Greek play composed and performed by senior kiddies of the Fenk School; "A Living Book of Nursery Rhymes," by juniors of the same school. TheZO two items are scheduled for Peak School's annual prize giving, but will be repeated at the H.M. Institute. Additional items include songs and. dances by Vera and June Maurell, too.

Mombership is limited to young people between ages of 17 and 25. With exception of music, entire pro- grammes will be original.

On behalf of listeners, Entertain- ment Page hands bouquet to Mr. Greenberg for conceiving Iden.

Aune Winter and C. W. Elshop

M. Japy is scheduled to speak for tackled Pantomime. His last per- 15 minutes on Japanese medium- 'formance at Home was lead in Noel' wave network, broadcast will be Coward's "Easy Virtue." relayed to Paris, from where it will be relayed agala to world via Hadlo Rehearsals have reached coherent Coloniale. Jap. medium-wavers | stage, and Y.M.C.A. seems deter- are of sufficient power to be re ceived here direct.

mined that this year's Panto. will be one that will be remembered." Kath. Winch is proving delightful substitute for Audrey Steele, who withdrew

HONGKONG is to have a season of shortly after rehearsals commenced,

Italian Opera.

The Gonzales Company will play a acnson next March with a full

repertoire of popular Italian operas.

It is the first time the company has visited Hongkong since 1925, and the return visit is based on the belief that there is a growing public in the Colony for musical shows.

IF the American shipping strike continues much longer, Hong- kong im audiences at some of the major theatres will have to be content with re-plays of some of the old favourites.

"Hongkong and the rest of China is facing a severe film shortage as a result of the strike. We are pet- ting some of our filma vía Canada, but we can't keep up with the .demand."

A leading film distributor last night.

Y. Society's casting diffeuilles for

́M. C. A. Amateur Dramatle

forthcoming Pantomime "Jnek und the Beanstalk" have been finally over- INTERESTING roadcast schedul come with securing of Leonard Star- ed for to-morrow morning buck for role of the Dame ("Widow might well be relayed by ZBW. It Wanchal"). Starbuck is real acqulai- In broadcast by M. Andre Japy, tion, as he has done extensive work- French Birman who crashed in en amateur stage, particularly in Japan when almost wilhin sight of leads for Nottingham Dramatic Club 400,000 frane goal on Faris-Tokyo and Salisbury Dramatic Club, fight

This is first time that Starbuck-has

Panto. Is scheduled, for Christmas Eve (5 p.m.) and Boxing Day (3 p.m.) Matinees and December 22, 23 and 20 at 9 p.m. Andersons Music Shop aro accepting bookings..

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