1938-12-14 — Page 31

Wednesday HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 14, 1938.

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY HAS A

REHEARSAL

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OUT ON THE STAIRCASE FOR A BREATHER while the principals rehearse their lines, the girls of the chorus smile for the "Telegraph's" photographer.

"GIRLS! GIRLS! THAT'S NOT THE WAY!”—and the producer, Rev. Cyril Brown, takes the chorus through their pacon for the umpteenth time. At the end of the rehearsal he conceded a "Well, that's mora like it.”

PHOTOGRAPHS ON,

THIS PAGE were taken by the "Telegraph's" Staff Photographer during the Phil- harmonic Society's re- hearsals for "Rud- digore," which will be produced at the Queen's Theatre to-night.

Copies of photo- graphs by the Staff Photographer may be obtained on application.. at the offices of the South China Morning

Post. Ltd.

MR. JORDAN, Conductor of the Philharmonic's orchestra, is as strenuous in his offorts to secure co-ordination in the pit as the producer is on the stage.'

KATHLEEN WINCH AND J. C. M. GRENHAM, two of the principals, discuss their lines while the producor puts the chorus through its paces. Mr. D. Kostick, Secretary of the Philharmonic Society, is in background.

LINED UP for the bridesmaids" chorus, but the producer isn't quite satisfied. Only giris has spotted the ubiquitous camera-man, who caught the Rov, Mr. Brown in this

characteristic attitude.

A NEWCOMER TO THE HONGKONG AMATEUR STAGE, Lin Grieg, who plays "Mad Margaret". In Ruddigota, le a acquisition, and should find a warm place in tho -supporters of the Philharmonie › when, ahs ma

****night,

FITTING-OUT PRESENTS

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WISHIKA