Shanghai's invisible entertainers materialized on the stage of the Lyceum last night when "X.C.D.N. Calling" embarked on its four-day run to the accompaniment of continuous and hearty applause from the packed audience. Those voices Over the ether, so well known 5y now to all local residents who have listened in to the British Broadcasting Station, came to vivid life behind the footlights as the X.C.D.N. amateurs presented a three-hour programme which can be described accurately as one of the finest variety shows produced in this city during recent years, Seldom, if ever, has Shanghai's abundant crop of amateur talent been seen to better advantage than in this "Radio Parade," in aid of the British Voluntary War Fund, Divided into three evenly balanced tut totally dissimilar parts, carrying the audience through a wide range of emotions from gusty laughter to semiserious banality, the versatile programme wound' up with a rousing cavalcade of war songs that have stirred the heart of the British nation since the commencement of the South African war, through the last great World War to the present European strife. with a representation of all the fighting forces With Mr. C. N. Abbott acting as a capable compete, the first part, Radiorhythm and Variety, was @ wholly delightful pot rourri of music and comedy that pro vided superlative entertainment. Limited space must inevitably curtail any detailed mention of the many popular turns that feared this opening extravaganza of high spirit, but surely the Peanut Vendor and Shanghai's own version of Sam Small must be rated as the highlights of the whole merry blaze. It would be worth going two and even three times to see these two again, Not that the others were far behind; the Jitterbugs, the X.C.D.N. Minstrels, Mr. Ralph Lynn out-bynging Douglas Byng, the Radio Rascals and that inspired skit, the Children's Hour. all deserve a specia] mention on their own.
The second part, Noel Coward's "Red Peppers," revealed something of life behind the scenes of an English music hall in between turns. This feature gave abundant scope for ihe wide talent of Mrs. Cappy Holt and Mr. O. P. Edwards, who turned in excellent performances in their tragi-comic roles as the two troupers on the road." It was a Noel Coward angle on "The Good Com: panions," and enabled the two principals to give full vent to their versatile ability. Unstinted praise is their just due.
Part three turned back the calender to the Gay Nineties and quaint memories of the popular old shows were revived with a decorative in genuity that captivated the hearts o: ell those who had the pleasure of watching. Floradora and Miss Dale's rendering of those old immortals. "After the Ball Was Over" and "The Little Bird In Nellie's Hat", and "Beside The Seaside" were ell delightfully done, being but a few of the memories that were conjured up of an ego that has gone by, mourned by some, and regarded by all witn affection. And finally Queen Victoria herself was there to receive the hom-ego of the entire company and the enthusiastic audience In conclusion of this appreciation nther than a review, a glowing word of praise for Mr. O. P. Edwards. vho has done so much for the production of- this—outstanding entertainment. His gallant effort will be rightly appreciated by all those who saw the show. Congratulations are also due to Mr. Ralph Lynn for his joint services, and last—but by no means least—a bouquet for the ladies who were such a decorative and attractive feature of the Missing C.N.A.C. Plane Found on Mountain The mystery porem ihe where-Eh Mar. li. abouts of the missing China National Aviation Corporation aeroplane, Which was lost on February 12 on its way from Hongkong to Chungking, has now been cleared up, pilots of the Sino-American Air Line having sighted the wreckage of the aeroplane on a peak of the Chiang Chia Shan, 7,000 foot mountain at Taohsien in Southern Hunan, near the Hunan-Kwangtung-Kwangsi border.
The latest information reaching here indicates that 200 coolies were unable to reach the wreckage. They were only able to reach a point 200 yards away, the wrecked plane being on a 75 degree slope and 100 feet below the. top of the peak. The occupants of the plane were Joy Them. pilot Paul Ching, ce-pilot, and a bank employee, all of whom were killed.—Reuter.
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