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Combined Johannesburg Orchestras
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MUSICAL treat is omised for Sunday night, the 3rd of March, when the combined Johannesburg Symphony Orchestras, numbering 78 players will present an attractive programme of well known works at the C los eum. Charles Manning will conduct, and the o hestra wfll comprise the S.A. Broadcasting Cor- poration, Orche tra, augmented by the orchestra of the Jooanne burg Symphony Sociecy and African Con-solidated Theatres, Ltd
The main feature of the pro gramme will be Mozar gr~t or chestral masterpiece, "The G Minor Symphony," while the lighter items selected for thi occasion are -estab- lished favourites with the music- going public.
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Mayo 'Fund
The marriage Fanny Alice Cohen, daug'hter f Rev. and Mrs.
I. W. Cohen, of Berea JohannesbUrg, to Sam
Lewis
Gr of ap n, son of r • ancY the ate r. • H.Gross, of Paarl, ~d be fft)}emnised
at the Berea S agogue Johannes- bul'g, on Sunday, th 3rd March, at 7 ,p.m.
The engagement i announced ot Sarah, daughter of Mr. and Mr S.
Furman, of Marquard, to ~ar (Lolly), eldest son Of r. and L.
Davis, of Petrus teyn.
The marriage 111 ta place on unday, March 17, at the olmarans Street, Synagogue, at 2.30- Jl.l'l'l., of Sheila, daughter t>f Mr. and rs. J.
athan on, to Mau
ice-,
on of v.and Mrs. J. Kupo tz.
The marri&Ke will take place at the Pretoria Synagogue on Wednes- day, March 6, at 4 p.m., of Pbyl s,
only dauJhter of r. and rs. G.
Katzenellenbogen, to
Mr.
l?u¥1·1-
ler, son of Mrs. A. iller, &pd late r.·uer,
of Capetown.March 1st, 1940.
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The Festival Concert
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HE l1"estival Concert on Tuesday night drew a large gathering to ' the City Hdl. l\1 r. John Connell con ducted, and l\lr. Walter Widdop, theTHE . brilliant English cornedian, Will J fay, and his famous "stoo- ges, 'J Moore l\larriott and Graham .Moffat, appear in the rict lr2 "Ask a Policeman," which is showing at the 7\iletro this week. It i one of the brightest, merriest films yet .screen- ed, _aud is guaranteed to make any
<~u~1ence helple. s with laughter. A Gainsborough picture, it should un- d?ubtedly score a big hit, for it pro- v1~e:s a really good evening's enter- tamment for cinema-goer~.
BREGY'S PH A RMACY \
MR. A. SHACKSNOVIS-
who has been appoi.nted King-'s Counsel. He is only 3!) years of age.
Mr. Shacksnovis had a brilliant academic career, and also distin- guished himself on the sport~
:field. He graduated from the Um- versity of Capetown, and in 1922 waf' elected Rhodes Scholar for the Cape Province, going into residence at Oriel College, Cxford. He was awarded a Hug by I3lue in his fi1 st term and a Water Polo Half-Blu~ in his third term.
Mr. Shacksnovis is the son of l\Ir.
J. D. Shacksnovis, a prominent com munal worker and Zionist and a former Vice-President of the S.A.
Zionist Federation. He himself is a keen Zionist, and has spoken on many Zionist platforms. Among the many societies-acadernic, social and sporting-with which he was as sociated in his student days was the Students' Jewish Association at the University of Capetown. He was President of this organisation for nearly three years, during which time he direcied its fight hr official re- cognition as a student society at the University.
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f arnou. British te1!0l', who on this occa. ion made hi. first appearance in .Tohannesburg-, was given a cordial re- ception.
The programme provided two arias for this gifted singe1", who demon strated the po:,,;ession of a voice of fine quality. Ilis rendition of Loh~n grin's Narration "Jn Di:-;tant Land."
and Siegmund's Lo\'e Song from "The Valkyl"ie" at one re,·ealecl the ea~e with \'hich l lr. Widdop is able to cope with \Vag- erian compc~sition ..
Iiis voice has a splendid upper reg-1.:- ter and is full of strength and
• \'l'etne :. ... 'ext week ~IJ'. Widdop will be heard in "Aida." This will give him an e\en bPtter opp ntunity of displaying his magnificent vocal qualities.
An intere. ting it<'rn on the pro gramm \\as ... lozart's lad11 t Con-
!'erto in lajnr, i11 which l•Mwnr<l I f'u I y ga 1 a 1 nc pt>t•f ornurn ·c a:
the soloi~t, and Bram Verhoef gave a notable violin perfon11a11ce in the
"Scheherazade" Suite of Rirnsky- KorsakoY.
Johannesburg Women's Zio nist League
Parkview - Westcliff Branch.-The annual general meeting of the above branch was held on the 21st inst. at the r sidence of Mrs. Jacobson, \Yest- cliff Drive, and was well attended.
Mrs. Ca1toon presided.
Mrs. M. Chaskalson, representing- the League. gave ::i lucid address on the present situation.
Miss Fanny Cohen delivered an in- teresting lecture on the subject "How odd of God to choose the Je\vs.''
The following were ekcied office- bearers for the ensuing year: Chair- man, Mrs. B. M. Cartoon; vice-chair- n;.en, Mesdames S. IVIirlin and J. Hy··
man; joint hon. secs., Mesdames C.
Friedlander and R Danziger; hon.
treasurer, Mrs. H. Copelyn. Conven- ers: Keren Hayesod, Mrs. P. Cassel;
Keren Kayemeth, l\frs. 1\1. Adler; sub- scriptions, Mrs. J. Glaser; Social Sec- retary, Mrs. I. G. Dickman; commit- tee, Mesdames Brook, Bennun, Elli- son, Hossy, D. Hyman, Jacobson, Lazaru~, P. Kaplan, Leiman, Lichter, A. Rooms, 0. Sacks, N. Solomon.
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I "Beasts of Berlin" at the Empire
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taken 111 "Bea t. of Derlin" this film conveying information 'about Cen~any's concentration camp wili
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('~ntn~~e to be screc>ned at the Em- pu·e I hf'atl'e in Johannesburg.
"Bea ts of Berlin" tell the story
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of . th~ und:rground organisation '~h1ch 1s ~ghtmg th Tazi regime in
<1ermanr itself. The utter brutality
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of the C.restapo and the tonn Guards and tlwir inhunu~n cornl~ct against those who come rnto their 11 l is vividly .·hcl\ 11. 'I h" ·u·tor a r(' al n~o:-;t all ;1•1·111a11 and tlwir H<'ling 1s smcere and restrained.
"Magnificent Fraud" at the Colosseum
The great character actor, Akim Tamiroff, is "'een at the olosseum TheaLre in ".i\lagnificent Fraud." He act~ brilliantly in a fine story, in which he has the assistance of Patricia Morison and Lloyd Nolan.
The supporting programme at the Colosseum this week is of particular interest and is in itself worthv of a visit to the theatre. ·
There is coming to this -theatre shortly Warner Bros. great picture
"On Your Toes," in \Vhich Zorina is starred.
" Old Mot her Riley" at the Plaza
Those who remember Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in the pantomime of last year will be glad to renew acquaintance with these two fine artists in "Old Mother Riley Joins Up,'' the present attraction at the Plaza Theatre, which is one of the finest pictures produced since the be- ginning of the present war. The second great semi-finals of the Ju- venile "Stars of To-morrow". are be- ing shown at the Plaza to-mght.
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