AMATEUR THEATRE -UJPO sgroup’s acting better than material THE DRAMA WORKSHOP of the United Jewish People’s Order last Saturday evening presented : first was Bread of Affliction. The three one-act plays. The cast was able to create the mood intended and td hold the attention of the audience. Apart from. one or two awkward pauses, and a little over-emphasis on the part of UNION ACTS ‘Save films’ British c ish cry A MEETING to “save the Bri- tish film industry” was recently held in London under the auspices of the Association of Cinemato- graph and Allied Technicians, a union of motion picture workers. Calling attention to near-bank- ruptcy and repeated large layoffs in the industry, the meeting cal- led on the government to take drastic measures to save it from: “collapse”. Among the recom- mended measures were steps against U.S. film competition, government operation of all idle Studio space and the establish- ment of a government-managed distribution agency with its own! circuit of 300 to 400 theatres, Many speakers charged that ex-” _ hibitors were violating the law that requires at least 40 percent ° _ of films shown on screens to be British-made, Saying that more : _, than 70 pertent of pictures shown _ are American, ACAT secretary, George Elvin complained that fines assessed against law-break- _- @rs were so small they could easi- ly pay them out of extra profits, Referring to a~ forthcoming meeting on film matters between British Trade Minister Harold Wilson and U.S. movie industry ezar Eric Johnston, Elvin said British film workers “will not regard it as a solution of present troubles if some arrangements are made to sell British studios to the leader of the White Guards, the roles were handled quite well. The play was a little too vague, I thought, and could have empha- sized the fact that it took place during the counter-revolution in Russia. That it did succeed in getting across its idea of the ‘effect of this time, 1920,’ on dif- ferent generations in one family,. was due more to the cast than good writing. ~ Next came a dialogue in Yid- dish, The Liars, and Harry Gof- sky and Bernie Frohnian were ex- cellent. They held their audience even though many didn’t under- stand the language. Those who did obviously appreciate the wit- ticisms and humor of the situa- » tions being described. The staging was effective even though they were cramped for room. Shenandoah, the final offering, was a pretentious piece of artsy- craftsy. bric-a-brac. Praise is due to the cast for being able to capture the attention of the audi- ence, and to give them the feeling that something important was happening in front of their eyes. David Broadfoot is to be especial- ly commended for the portrayal of Shenandoah. The author was obviously trying to get at some- thing; he stabbed, he lunged, and stabbed again, but whatever it was, he didn’t get it. : Garry Culhane directed and is to be congratulated on all three productions. The lighting was good, and the performances were, in the case of Bread of Affliction and Shenandoah, much too good for the material. . : It is to be hoped that the UJPO Drama Workshop will tackle ‘a full-length play for its next of- fering, and that it will be some- _thing on the lines of their fine American interests.” production of last year. .—G.L. © BA COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO ALL! UNIVERSAL NEWS + PERIODICALS OF ALL KINDS 112 East Hastings Street - vere et Send in your order early. Send Your Friends a Progressive Present Special Combination Xmas Offer oe $Nnke Subbieaptton! tee Tike aban Monthi and > 1-Year Subscription to the Pacific Tribune BOTH for $4.00, Cards will be sent to all Gift Subscriptions with the compliments of the sender. _ Canada: ‘Fame is the Spur’ Michael Redgrave stars in Fame is the Spur, an excellent. British film, which has already been shown in many B.C. cities. The picture, taken from Howard Spring’s book of the same mame, traces the career of a Labor party leader who be- trays the workers for personal power and prestige. Here he Sits alone and friendless at the end.of his career, a broken man. GOOD READING Christmas book list OVER THE past year we have viewed a number of books on this page, a few fine novels culled from the heap of lavishly promoted trash with which publishers have cluttered the bookstores and the book-of-the-month mails, an arm- full of significant works on _his- _ tory, economics and world politics. which have contributed some- thing to our understanding of the struggle for peace and progress. _ The point is that every one of these books is an excellent choice for a gift and Christmas, the time of giving, is only a week away. For an average of three dollars you can place in the hands of a friend a book that will compli- ment both your own intelligence as the giver and your friend’s in- telligence as the receiver. Here, for instance, is a brief list of books, most of which have recently been tion available at the People’s Co- operative Bookstore, 337 West Pender Street. | FICTION The Storm — by Ilya Ehrenberg, $3.00. : The Wonder of all the Gay World / —by James Barke, $3.50, All Things Betray Thee — by Glyn Thomas, $3.00. Z Departure and Other Stories — by Howard Fast, $3.00. Chipmunk — by Len Peterson, Sacoe ae -‘Turvey — by Earle Birney, $3.25. Selected Stories of Alexei Tolstoy | SOB é _ NON-FICTION i Social Roots of the Arts — by Louis Harap, $2.75. ‘The Vatican and World Politigs % — Avro Manhatton, $3.50. Political Economy .—, by John - Haton, $1.75.;. * Giant at the Crossroads — by M.: Ilin and E. Segal, $3.00. point — by Tim Buck, $1. reviewed on this page, picked from the large selec- | The Communist View- — WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN ‘Passport to Pimlico’ good original comedy PASSPORT TO PIMLICO was the preview last week at the Park, and is now on at the Vogue. You'll go far before you'll come across a more delightful» comedy. It’s one of the best. The script 1s one of the most original in many moons, and the characters are flesh and blood. So expertly handled is the preposterousness, that you'll swear it could happen. The kernel is this. The last German delayed-action bomb ex- plodes and discloses buried trea- Sure and papers proving that Pim- lico was given to the Duke of Burgundy by Edward Iv, and, as this has never been revoked, Pim- lico is still part of Burgundy and therefore, foreign soil. ‘Then the fun begins, with the’ tearing up of ration books, ignor- ing the closing hours of the bars, and so on. ‘Then the “invasion” by blackmarketeers, spivs, ete. from the rest of London, causing the Home government to blockade Pimlico and so on. The fun is ‘fast and furious and with hardly a let-up until the end. If one must choose any out- standing characterization, a would choose Margaret Ruther- ford’s batty College Professor” a gem. Those of you who saw Blythe Spirit will remember her - as the too hearty medium. But the Canadian Patil Dupuis, in such expert company as Miss Rutherford, Stanley Holloway and Basil Radford, looks like a not too brilliant meniber of one of our Little Theaters. Otherwise, one couldn’t improve on anything in the picture. Don’t miss a really good evening’s en- tertainment. f —G.L. RADIO __ Songcontest announced IN AN ATTEMPT ‘to overcome the scarcity of distinctive Canad- ian songs, the CBC’ is conducting a song-writing competition open _ to all composers domiciled in Can- ada, with prizes totalling $2,500 cffered to cemposers of the best ten Canadian songs entered in this event, — ‘ Compositions will be accepted over a wide range of styles—pop- ular songs, singable ballads and ‘serious settings for solo or vocal ensemble, Accompaniments may be for piano, piano and instru- mental obligato, small string group (not to exceed 16) or small mixed instrumental group (not to exceed 20). . Popular songs, ballads and art songs should not exceed in length / a performance time of seven min- ‘utes, and ambitious choral set- tings not more than twelve min- utes, Manuscripts submitted must be postmarked not later than Jan- vary 6, 1950. CLASSIFIED — A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notices will be accepted later than Monday noon of the week of publication. — WHAT'S DOING? VARIETY CONCERT — sunday, Dec. 18, 8 pm. Presenting the stars of the talent quest. Pender Auditorium, Dec. 18th, 8 p.m. Auspices Amateur Talent Asso- ciation of B.C. — Collection. , XMAS EVE PARTY — Sponsored |. ; Su DR. R. L. DOUGLAS HAS OPEN. ed a new office at 9 EAST HAST-- by Pacific Tribune, Saturday, Dec, 24, 9 p.m. Hastings Auditor- ium, Lower Hall, Admission 50c. — NEW YEAR’S EVE FROLIC—At Fishermen’s Hall. Limited attend- ance, Full orchestra. Door prizes. Refreshments. Noisemakers. 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