Aprill !9, 1921
'The on& of Songs."
The Playing.
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continue t rouJT,hout the entire eaeo but whether t iR will be he
<'Ase or 1 t., t1me 1 c n tell. Two ugg st· on I would mske are t t, i thP first p]ace-, he argument or plot d the pla should be set out tersely in En.czlish, in tl programme, so hat thoPe who ., r not thorouphJy acquainted with Yiddish may follow t.he presentatio ith eBE! . econdly, I would su st that the wait b tween the drff rent ts be larg ly curtailed o that t e p s ntation may be c ncluded at an earlier h'>ur.
With th e a t ra io a and a frequ nt ch np:e f pr gramme there re
possibil l e. L.L ~
tandard Theltre.
( n Mondav next the boards of
·bis populur ; h~atrti will be occupied l y flJJ 'Clol .; &elected compa1.1y which will present "Twin Beds.''
415 This hBs been chosen in nrder to af- ford M . C cil Kellaway a ecia opportunitv, it being ~en~:ral ad- mitted that th'8 i the meat popular rofo of ~outh Afri ' premin c me- dian On Ma 0, Mr. Kellaway leave by the '0£ Tamie' for Australia apd herefore thi will be he last opportunity f appreciati g his ability. Popular prices 'ire o be charged and he &e son is for one week only.
The
~yerra i Concert.
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THE B. A. JEWISH OHRONIOLE April 29. 1921 has just relinquished a clientele,conf!!isting of 16el pupils both in ,Tohar. e b 11rg and Pretoria.
A Llbour of Love.
p r a.ps tba most difficult task which Ter asi undertook in oath.
Africa was his apostleship and ex- ploitation of Grand
Op~~'
in which he failed gloriously. It 1s sad that nearly all Terrasi's operatic ventures have brought him nothing but heavy pecuniary loe l: roo~ht about by l~ck of public support. O. e. must .a?mire him for L.is uncomplammg sp1nt and overfl wi g enthusi sm. which made his ren e eff rt all the n. re per8i tent But publ c a aihy is an insurmountable difficulty, which Terrasi has now J'ealised.
He
how- ever shrugs bis sho l lers phllosophi- callv and 88ys, "Ah, my dear r man Th~ t ·me will come . . · · I lnf"e E o '"to-day, I make to morrow. cc · 'prrasi will )eave next month for New York via England. He wiJl stny n America fore· gbt months and wiIJ then pToceed to Italy. While in AmPrica he inti>nds s·ngi g for the gramophone and at con~rts, carry- ing oat the las m nt10.ne_ pro gramme in It ly als . He is rn c J~· munication with Caruso and will meet him in New York in Au~u t, wh n he ho e to ff ct an a reement ith him on behalf of the African T 8 re , whereby the great tenor, will tour South Africa.
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Jewish Ladies' Communal League.
Owing to the fact that so f~r they have no been able to obtain suitable premises in own-and any of the utside di r' cte would be practically useleee-the ladies of the Jewish Commnual League have not ~ en able to ro. Pd with the eet bhsh- mcnt of the Creche that hey h ve in vi w But this fe.c has ot prevented thPm from ~xer ising ~h~ir charita le instincts m othn dime tionR and it is intere tin(( to notP
hat they have recently ~iven away to all needy app icants uflLi nt Pas over ~rocery for the Pesach week in addition to aupplies of potatoes, onions and coal.
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Those Who Know.
PP<>ple who are well informed ae to the beet means of relievi~g pain and .curin~ sprains and bruises al ways use Chamberlain's ~ain _Bal~. They insist there is nothing hke it For .eale by all dealers.
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should be addressed to thec::::•Offic:
"S.A. EWISH HRONILEof::-•
Resident CorrespondPnt: "Dama," Mr .C. W. LLOYD.
Moray Place, Oranjezicht. U, /Jorp Street, Capetown.
1J1'Rine.<Js Enquiries, etc., .,hould hP. addre.'f.'fl'rl tn the office.
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I CAPETOWN JEWISH LITERATURE. NOTES.
JEWISH BOY SCOUTS.
GENERAL NEWS
fl! zA (SPECIAL TO THE '"S,A JEWISH CHRONICLE "l & ta A sum of £520 has been sub- Cohen, as pre ident ot the Troops scribed by past and present Jew Committee, invited the Scout Offi.- i h student of the University: of cial present to take seats on the Cape Town and their friend for platform, and a ked Mr Man ergh the purchase of books dealing to pre. ent ''All Round Cords and with Jewi ·h literature, life and swimmer's badges to Troop history as a section of the Univer Leader Louis Berman and Patrol sity library. Advocate P. M. Leader Jack Shar, and a 1st Class Clouts as chairman of the com badge to the latter, the Patrol mittee for raising the funds, pre Floating Trophy to Patrol Leader sented a cheque for the above Fred Lenenberg of the "Peacock"
amount to the principal of the Patrol. Then the warrant for the University at an interesting func- newly formed Pack of Wolf Cubs tion in the Hiddingh Hall on was presented to Lady Cubmaster Tuesday, when the Rev. A. P. Miss Mabel Cohen, and a Scout- Bender and Mr Morris Alexan· master's warrant to Scoutmaster der were among the speakers. J. Cohen: Mr. D. M Brown, on About 80 volumes of considerable being asked to say a few word value have also been presented to urged the boy not to be atisfied the library as part of the gift. with reading History, but to make
0 o o it, just as the 1 20 Settlers had Mr. Ochberg has started on his done. Hi little speech was much H · applauded by the boy for he al- tour in darke t Russia. e is ways hits the right note with them.
reported to have made all possible Refreshments were 'erved and inquiries and investigations short the impres ive ceremony of of visiting the actual places, and
now we hear that he is about to swearing in new scouts was per·
enter the area where his work is formed, the evening clo. ed wi h to be performed. He anticipates
a good deal of trouble and labour and does not suppose that he will be back in Cape Town with his rescued children for many months
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The Jewish Boy Scouts-or to give them their full name the 11th Cape Town-(J ewish) troop- held a very pleasant and interest ing social evening last W ednes day. There were many dis tin guished guests: Pro_vincial Com missioner Mr. Lewis Mansergh, Mrs. and Miss Mansergh, District Commissioner Mr. D. M. Brown M.L A., District Lady Cub Master Mrs. M. L E White, Mr. P. 0 Wathes, Provincial headquarters Secretary and Mrs. Wathes, Mr.
A. H. T. White, Hon Secretary of the Cape Town Boy Scouts Asso ciation and Mrs. A. H. T White.
Captain Miss Freda Charnass was also present with some Girl Guides of the 3rd Cape Town (Jewish) Company, as well as several friend~ and supporters of the troops
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After a short musical programme had been rendered, Mr. Markem
"'God save the King."
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There has been formed a ne Societyfor the Study of .Jewish literature called the "J ~wi b Cul·
ture Circle." Its headquarters are the Zi1;nist Hall in H >pe Street and Dr. I. Olsvanger is giving a regular series of lectures there.
On Sunday evening he is going to lecture on "Jeremiah of Ana·
thoth" Dr. 01 vanger's lecture drop like the gentle rain from heaven only more frequently.
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A J ewi~h literary and ocia.l evening was held under the auspices of the Capetown Young Israel Society in the Zioni t Hall last week
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The marriage of Jacob Blum- berg of :Oe Aar to Josephina
Neiman neice of Mr S. Bernhardt of Capetown took place la t Tues- day at the Roeland Street Syna- gogue.