Coming events in the form of, JJubilee celebrations, are already' feasting their shadows before, and the Jengagement book looks like being well filled next week. By all accounts, the St. George's Ball next Friday, is going to eclipse all other social affairs of the season. It is to be held at the French Club, which fact alone augurs well for its success. Reservations are pouring in of Jcourse, but there are still a few tickets to be obtained by telephoning particular play. There were play oers who persisted in forgetting that Me. Coward wrote "The Young Idea' when he was quite young enough to] play the part of "Sholto"—and with Little make-up to help along the illusion.
Mr. Donald MacAlister played this role in Hongkong, with Miss Betty doing the part of "Gerda," the 'Little Sister" of the piece. 'Bold were straight youthful parts, played such by a pair of clever young! people. Miss' Fair gave a good interpretation of the outlook of a young! Hitl reared on the Continent when} set down in the hunting country. She asked "What do you Bunt?" just as! If she were not spending her morning's instructing" Hongkong's very youngest riders in the school founded by Miss Pamela Scott-Harston last season. She, incidentally, has gone to England for the summer.
Mr. Cyril Champkin, who is Hongkong's veteran trouper, enjoying an enviable reputation built up through Season after season of local successes, played the heaviest part when he un-Gertook the Tle of George Brent, father of the pair Always thoroughly at home in the part, he helped draw out the best his partners for each scene. They were, in the first act, his second wife, played by Miss Myrtle Brown, and the second, his original wife, whose part was taken by Miss Beryl Gough Here again were straight feminine rOles, executed with understanding] and skill, Guests at the House 'A hearty group was gathered at George Brent's house for the hunting, all resplendent in kits by Mac-Kintosh's, Ltd. Miss Joan Mollison, 'Miss Vivienne Blackburn, Mrs. Prior; 'DMBsrs. Gerald Nigel, Eric Brooks and 'Andrew "Mackinlay' made up the arty. Not that they stamped about in boots all the time; for the hunt! Dall hey were turned out in the best tale by some of Hongkong', smartest shops.
This takes into account all the cast except for Mr. Donald O'Kieffe, who played the role of Hiram J. Walkin wited members of almost! and Mrs. Harvey and the charming Speyer, at 16137. {be Honorary, Treasurer, ME. with the greatest of ease, for he was Tulips present a diffgulty for if they come via Suex, the flower embryo in the centre of the blub is killed by the damp heat of the voyage. This may be proved by cutting' open a bulb which has come that way when the flower embryo which should be cream colour will be found to be black. Such bulbs will make nothing Dut leaves the first year: not until the second spring after their Journey will they flower. It' Better to buy Tulip bulbs from a local seedsman who will guarantee that they will "flower the first spring. simply himself, plus grey hair, a cigar anda bunch of flowers: and two talented retainers—Mise Renee Toledano, the vivacious maid Maria at the villa, and Commander Rober¢ Barry, who'was Huddle, the butler Producers and Others All credit was accorded Mr.
Campbell, of the Hongkong. Univer: Sityr for the produetlont it was but nother achievement ina long Ist successes here. In," Ociober Mr Campbell dia ""Hamlet" with a eas composed! largely of University st dents A ceria etton of the pub-parable to that production, but witethclamouring for something com:
the "proper" support" would. forthcoming ts a, different matter 'AS tual Mr. Grossman was wage manager, and Aff. R.A. Starling had Charge. of the lighting. The scenery had been executed by Ble.
Cornel, and was out of the ordinary for "the "local stage." Usually the ADE. tries to find sulla play hich requires mo shifting, of seenes, Sat for this one the management Une flertook the dificult, busines of proing a complete change within' ten Tninttes: By means of a panel tangoment, the drawing room of Ast became in' Act the living-room Teaian villa, with sky and Sisible beyond the rolled-up awnings. Mise Doreen. Ma furnished incidental musi, but abe played no more than the presented fen. minttes, and. the curtain was up once again Honorable History The Hongkong AD: C., of which Mr. RE, Lindvell is president, has 4 recorded history which dates back 1844. And that was within three years of the time that Hongkong became a Colony.
It is true that the list of plays produced in the interval from 1844 to 1880 is missing, and the first plecementioned in' "Still Waters Run Degp." Other early plays are "My Wife's Maid," "Bluebeard", 'Wonderful Woman", and, "Benjamin in Search of His Father.'
"The season 1872-73 must have been busy one, for no less than ten plays were produced, among them "Locked There is a season here and there when no piece was produced, but for the most part the A.D.C. has been alive and active, year after year. By means of the List which appeared in the prog of the last play, one can follow the destinies of the A.D.C. through "The Ticket of Leave Ma which was produced in 1875, probably 2 comparatively new piece brought onl by some one who had seen st in London—and a play, it must be added, which was revived with real success not many years ago.
There were productions of "Schoo! for Scandal" and "She Stoops to Con-Janice" and "The Rivals", assed, "Charley's Yeomen of the Guar portance of Being Ernest" held the Rage, There was an occasional Shakespeare play but things like "Between the Soup and the Savour; "Kismet" and "RUR" were the choice of the second decade of the century.
In 1924 came "St. Joan", which Hongkong people are sull' talking about. Tt seems that amateur achievement must have reached its peak with that super production. Then followed the plays by Dunsany. Barrie and Milne which have adorned the stage all over the English-speaking world. The most recent produc. Hons have been "Ten-Minute ANbi." "The First Mrs. Fraser," and "Fresh Fields".
'The committee which has guided the destinies of the AD.C. during this ninety-first year has included Mr. John Robertson, Hon, Treasurer; Mr. Cyril Champkin, Mr. E, Grosiman, Mr, F. G. Nigel.' Mr. E, W. Hamilton and atr. E.'S. C. Brooks, Hon, Seere-
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