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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER. 27, 1937.

"HERE WE ARE AGAIN!"?

At the Pantomime

THE

THERE IS NOTHING like a Christ-

mas pantomime.. Except,

another Christmas

course,

of

pan-

tomline. They all-very naturally bave certain poluts in common.

Cinderella, in the klichen, sings a song about Love and the Colorado moon.

Dick Whittington, on Highgate H11, sings a song about Love

stars over Miami.

and the

Red Riding Hood, in the wood, sings a song about Love and the ranch in Wyomingt

Evenings Crusoe, on tls de-

sert island,

a son about Love

and the lone prairie,

These yearnings have superseded the old convention, which set Love in a garden of roses, down a shady or beside a moonilt fountain, lanc,

peasants, Even yo olde Englysshe dancing come-skippity-come-hoppity round the maypole outside the Cat and Fiddle, are apt to break into a rousing chorus all about their old black mommies 'way down in old Dakota. (Enter the Baron, pursued

by creditors.)

Some of us are perfectly happy in this atmosphere: others are less so. Some enjoy the first four-and-n-balf hours and then tilnic of home: others, again, are unable to under- sland why it's also terribly Boon over.

Pantomime-parties, fortunately for the student of human nature, are usually composed of people of all ages and it is the privilege of the wife-and-inother of such a party to note the reactions of all concerned.

Her Best and most garnest alien- tion is given to the youngest.

"You'd better keep your woollie on. darling."

"But mummie, l'ut boiling. Mum- mie, will there be a clown?

"I expect no. I should keep it on

if I were you. Just to begin with,"

"I shall only die if do. Why 15. that music playing and when will it be the clown?”

"That's the orchestra. You'll try not to fidget, won't you?”

"Oh, look at the little boy in front of me's Mickey Mouse! WIR there

he Mickey Mouse in the pan- tomime?"

"shouldn't be surprised."

"And

clown?" 11

"Yes, I expect so..

sit still, won't you?"

You will try to

"Oh yes. I promise I will. Look, mummie, if I bend my frend right down to my feet, it makes my eyes feel quite funny. You try. I hope It'll the clown soon."

This dialogue, with only a few minor variations, runs, like a recur- rent motif, through the afternoon. A mother (well-trained by the trivial round, the common task, in the art of attending to a number of things at once), whitst bearing her part in the clown-therne with spirit, is also able to lend an car elsewhere.

"Mother, you saw the funny man -the one dressed up like a woman. who sang that song about Winston Churchill??

"Yes"

"Well, do you know, honestly he's the absolute image of the gym-mis- tress at school! The Image of her."

"Really?"

"Yes, really he is. I bet if any of the other girls go to thi pantomime_ they'll see it too. 1 bet anything they will I bet she'll get called WI- dow Twankey or something, whole of next term."

I

forgotten what she's called."

song: Which Way did You say you "Mother! You can't have! Miss were Colng?. I thought it was sort Homer, of course. That's why we of really witty, didn't you?

I mean, call her Labs. Homer, you see-- not just ordinary." Homard lobster-Lobs. She's fright- The final curtain always comes us fully pale, too, which makes it still a shock to this particular member finler, That comle man is exactly of the audience. her all over, except that he's got a red face, and he's tall instead short, and his nose turns down in- it stead of up.”

"Gosh! It can't be the end al-

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"Yes, I suppose you might almost of ready, How perfectly plastly Why, call her a treak. Couldn't

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"Oli, good Heavens, no. Dolly | 3. K. Bousfeld, Esq. K. 8. Morrison, Esq. But further comment on this re- It is almost superfluous to add that couldn't act, at any price. What A. II. Compton, Esq. Híon, Bir. J. J. Paterson markable stampeding on to the stage the curtain went up at two o'clock wonder she was, though!"

T E. Pearce, Esq, of a herd of British bälfor boys, Ill and descended for the last time at a "Never been anybody vigorously top-dancing and at the quarter-past olx.

her,"

A SCENE FROM THE DRURY LANE PANTOMIME in 1892.

courtesy of the "Illustrated London News."

.

(Reproduced by

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"Never, Not that she was any-Harbin about Jolly Jack Tors-So hey! for Well, the dialogue of the Old Guard thing of a dancer." the good ship Brandy-ball!

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is ensi- "Of course, Dolly never had any ly the best pantomime I've ever seen looks at any time." in my whole life. I mean, the jokes "So Ty always heard. I can't ate most frightfully good. aren't remember ver seeing her look any- they? And frightfully like that thing but plain. Almost a freak.

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1 The bird to call the girl in the

morning by its sound (0).

9 Soclety Island (8).

10 You want to stick together here

(8).

11 Foreign coin of the realm (4). 12 This car should presumably be

on the grass under the trees (0).

13 A trace

of

perhaps (0).

surgical work

13 Vessel that suggests abllity (9).

10 Alloy (0),

10 This used to be worn in rent

21 Unfortunato (7).

22 "It's peel" (nning.) (7),

24 Place (3).

20 There is Indignation if I leave

this ghost (6).

20 The animal to pump, the water

(a).

31 There is no ancient-but gor-.

deners, ditchers, and grave- mokers: they hold up Adum's profession" ("Hamlet") (9). 32 Agile (4).

34 Heraldic fur (4).

35 This town has a

hrbour and

wine comes from it (6).

30 If you ever want to do this to

a ship take care at first (8).

37 Letters have appeared lately showing where this hobby ends (0).

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1 The prohibition le coming from

an ancient town (0),

4 "Why err?" (anag) (0),

5 Indian port (7).

Clumsy starts with mother and boy (D).

7 Veraci containing a seed and Its

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0 These traders presumably never

go to extremes (D), Whence many a drink is ob. tained (3).

14 Fish (4).

17 This attraction to tourists sug-

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18 Germon musleal composer (9).

19 Is this the bit of asparagus that

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