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The Press Gang.
THERE is some talk of John
Norton attempting to introduce
TRUTH to Adelaide in a few
months. At present John is in foreign
parts holiday making and nothing is;
likely to be settled until he
back. Adelaide’had one Truth but;
it didn't seem to want; it very much,
and never grieved muchj when it pass-'j
ed out. Just whether this sort of bity.;
will take kindly to the jj'TortOn sort of]
paper is purely problematical. Ali'|
the same Adelaide codld do with a;
bright, healthy Saturday night paper■
which would give readers something to
peruse other than sporting notes.
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Will Donald, who illustrates for
innumerable papers, will probably :
start a black-and-white school iit
Adelaide shortly;
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Will and Ambrose Dyson have come
into the limelights again lately, having
replaced Alf Vincent on one of the
middle pages of the Buttetin. Will
D also shines occasionally in the
Lone Hand with both verse and.
picture. When William gets a poetic
inspiration the result , is usually of
high quality.
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Frank Koch, whose work occasion
ally adorns the pages of The Gadfey,
does a weekly cartoon for the Bar
rier Truth, : which has delayed
changing into a daily. Koch is an
Adelaide man and, besides being an
illustrator, is a musician, and a
member of the Leidertafel. He com
poses music ; apd his favourite hobby
is annoynng the neighbours by blow
ing into a trombone.
Donald MacDonald, well known to
the Australian art world as “Pasquin”
has come to Adelaide with the inten
tion of putting in a few weeks cari
caturing for the John Norton papers.
“Pasquin” is a New Zealander who
uses his brush with remarkable speed
and great ability. He moves from
one city to another and keeps moving,
and has, probably caricatured more
people than any other man in Aus
tralia. ■ -■'
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, Phil. Harris of the Hebrew Stan
dard, Sydney, is one of the youngest
editors in Australia. He is 22., He
writes brightly in various publications
as “Philo.”
James McKinley,, editor of the
Melbourne Punch died reeeiltlyjat
his office-. His brother is the pro
prietor of Punch/
Hobart lias anew paper, - The
Daiey Post, with a good Australian
(white) policy. It is edited, by .O. P.
Law/late of Baeearat Courier.
Most of the important theatrical
managements now employ press
representatives., J. C. Williamson
has always had a partiality for paper
men. “Monty” Grover \vas his private
secretary, and Derbyshire, the man
who “works the press” for, him now
was on one of the Melbourne dailies.
Beaumont Smith who went from The
Gadfey to the Wm. Anderson firm is
putting that manager’s name into the
press columns more than ever. Mey
nell and Gunn have also acquired a
press representative. Harold Ashton,
one of J. C. Williamson’s leading
managers, was on the Aoeeaide
Register.
J. R. Tyrrell, at the sign of the Big
Book in Gawler Place, has just added
to his interesting stock some two
thousand volumes latety purchased
from an Adelaide dealer. The books
include every sort of work from fiction
to theosophy and the local book worm
will find the Gawler Place shop a
happy hunting ground for bargains.
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William Le Queux, the writer of
sensational stories, lives in Florence.
He begins his work in summer at 4
a.m. and in winter at 5 a.m. and
works till 10 a.m. when he has finished
all the writing he can do for the day.
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Victoria Cross has travelled half
over the world., She says she “loves
the dawn,” which would apparently,
point to the fact that she rises early.
On thb other hand it might mean that
she goes to bed late.
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“ PETER PAN V £ND “ W£NDY.” A scene frointhe Barrieplay .due in Adelaide on Saturday next. Help
“ PETER PAN V £ND “ W£NDY.”
A scene frointhe Barrieplay .due in Adelaide on Saturday next.
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