CAMERA STUDIES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20078, 26 October 1939, Page 3

CAMERA STUDIES

GISBORNE CLUB MEETS DISCUSSION ON LENSES The fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Camera Club was hell on Tuesday evening, the president, Mr. R. R. Baldrey, taking Ihe chair.

Prior to the senior meeting, the junior section met in the club darkroom, where Uiey were given a short demonstration of enlarging from their own negatives, be a teniar member.

As the secretary. Mr. N. M. Dallas, reported that there was no correspondence >o deal with, an early start was made with the lecture for the evening, which was taken by Mr. R. A. Dickson, who gave a very interesting talk on lenses from the optician’s point of view. As the subject was a very complex one. Mr. Dickson dealt or-*- with the simpler type of tense;, and illustrated his talk with a series of charts, depicting the path of light through a lens.

The competition for the evening was “Sti!! Life," the results being: .B. Dallas, l: E. Gianviile, 2: W. Griffin,

It was announced that the next competition would be a spring-time photograph.

and again he hits on some soundeffect woDse realism i.; uncanny. The scratching of a quill-pen, the roar of fire in 1,1:0 gale, the casual whistle of a rough-and-ready executioner—these 'are noises which thrill tiie spectator. Besides Laughton, the cast includes Leslie Banks, as the chief of Sir Humphrey’s gang: Marie Ney, as a downtrodden wife: and Emlyn Williams, as <i triumphantly picturerq.ie rascal; and Ma tretn O’Hara, as the heroine. Erich Pomrner produced* the film.

OPERA HOUSE

GREAT NORTH CHINA TROUPE TO-NIGHT

Direct from Hong Kong, via Sydney, 15 natives of China, plus six English vaudeville specialities, arrived to-day, together with magnificent scenery, wardrobe and effects, all in readiness to commence their season at the Opera House to-night. The performance of the Great North China Troupe moves with lightning-like rapidity and it is not possible Ic> grasp the whole performance on seeing it once or even twice. 11 is a modern revue done in piquant Oriental s'plcndour. blended with English stagecraft and spiced with tantalising French frivolity, altogether a daring extravaganza of magnificance. The stage is alive with colour, gorgeous settings, movement and noise, with Lau Fu Chung, as amiable master of ceremonies, spreading an intimate cordiality over the Chinese spectacle, and exhorting his gifted company to more prodigious efforts. The troupe has had the honour of a Royal Command performance before Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth early this year. Chin Chin in tier sensational fan dance is said to outdo anything of its kind ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere, while the sensational hand balance of Wang Ynk Chin on the top of 12 chairs is one of the highlights of a highly exciting and breath-taking performance. The six supporting vaudeville specialties which comprise the firs! half of the show also arrived to-day. The box plans are receiving marked attention at Tattersall and Bayly’s.