The Archive · 1939

Cathay-Tower

The management of the Cathay ballroom will present an excellent entertainment bill on Saturday at the weekly dinner dance, headed by H. Bergmann. He will be supplemented by another vocalist and several dance turns: Should the temperature become excessive, the cooling system is in order.

There is an open secret about Shanghai regarding the opening of another night club in the Cathay in the near future. Needless to say it will be air-cooled and air-conditioned, Two well-known pianists will head the orchestra. Inasmuch as the opening day is only two weeks hence, a formal announcement shortly will be in order, Russian Light Opera For one of their closing numbers of the season, the Russian Light Opera on Saturday will present the "Count of Luxemburg" in the Lyceum Theatre, utilizing a very strong cast, boatied' by Valin. The show will be repeated on June 4. Orlovskaya and Poliakova will portray the principal feminine roles, while among the others one finds Kudinoff and Rosen.

Special ballet scenes, directed by Seroff and Manjelei, have been prepared, one of them being carnival da with new costumes. Musical direction by Prager.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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