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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
6
Fragmentary report shows names and uncertain phrases about travel home for holidays. Mentions Mrs. Cummins, Doris, Mantaka, and a transfer to an infant group, with several garbled places and titles.
In Cairns last night a four act cabaret impressed guests with Continental staging. Dancers entertained to Mrs Wilesmith’s orchestra while spectators watched from chairs circling the main floor. A refreshment hall offered supper as the venue prepared for future regular social entertainments. Fox’s Kings of the Turf at Palace promises another star studded show with Henry B Walt Hall and cast including J Farrell Donald and Gerard Astorie. tickets urged to secure seats early for a likely capacity crowd.
Alice Joyce and Clive Brook headline the film The Home Maker at the Palace Theatre with supporting cast including Newhern Lloyd Whinhert Marthe igren wre Fisher and Alice Elaine Ellis. The program also features Universal Western The Gold Trap a two part comedy Crying for Love and Know Your Own Counter with music by the Palace Concert Orchestra.
The Mirguos present the flying Miranos and a tower of death act in a thrill packed short season at Warns starting Saturday August 7. The program includes a 15 round boxing bout Wally Tullipan versus Osume Caer and a six round lightweight clash with local contenders. Tickets can be reserved at the marquee each afternoon from 7 o clock.
Lady Grummond Hay reports Latifa Hanoum formerly titled Josephine of Turkey has been divorced from Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Constantinople. Once the Ghazi’s glamorous ally and dowry-bearing wife, she now faces exile and hostile scrutiny amid rumors of political ambition and public disfavor among Turkish women.
Henry Coward critiques modern jazz as noise and degradation of art while predicting a revival of melody. He argues jazz desecrates classics from Handel to Mozart, compares it to a fad, and foresees music returning to structured, artful composition.
Commentary on jazz as a response to unrest and modern sensations. The speaker laments crude sound versus refined melody, predicting a shift toward smoother, more sophisticated music while recognizing the era's intense desire for vivid expression and new art forms.
A lengthy discussion traces the South Africa natives bill through parliamentary struggles, noting color as a legislative disability and outlining the five principles of the so called Bill of Rights. The piece highlights tensions between white unions and native groups and references the General Strike era debates.
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