Accordion: Dixon; Mouth Organs: Trentham, Ellwood, Baker, Hill, Ives, Doldge; Vocal Solo: Johnson; Vocal Ensemble: Mandell, Doldge, Ellwood, Beningfield; Short play: Beningfield and Nisbet; Native Impersonation (?): Graham; and last, but not least. Nursery Rhyme Recitations: Mr. E. C. Smith, B.A. We have seldom had such an enjoyable hour as that provided by Mr. Jock Leyden, cartoonist of the "Daily News," on 1st June. Few of us had ever seen a cartoonist in the flesh, and fewer still had ever seen one at work. What astonished us as much as anything was the speed with which his characters flashed upon the screen. V/ithin ten seconds one knew who the character was. With charcoal and paper he showed us the whole range of his outstanding ability, at the same time lecturing in breezy and humorous style on the development of caricatur ing, and on his own methods of going about his daily cartoon. Beginning with the schoolboy's immature and libellous conception of "teacher," he reeled off politician after politician at lightning speed. Before our very eyes we saw the evolution of Chamberlain, Churchill, Smuts, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Malan, Pirow, Coering, Coebbels, Stallard, and even Charlie Chaplin( whom we all took to be Hitler, till the last moment). The art seems so easy—till one attempts it! However, as Mr. Leyden said, successful cartooning requires more than the mere ability to draw; the conception of the idea is as important as the execution of it. The public is caught as much by the aptness of the idea as by the skill of the draughtsmanship. Moreover, the political cartoonist must be absolutely up-to-date. Although Mr. Leyden's cartoon has to be in by I I a.m. he never starts it until he has thoroughly digested the morning paper. At very short notice the Manning Road Wesley Guild paid us a visit, on 4th May, to put on a concert they had given with great success in Durban. Mr. A. B. Theunissen was the producer, and it was at his suggestion that the concert party was brought along, the idea being to collect money towards the Pavilion Fund. The first part of the programme was devoted to patriotic songs and scenes, and, after the interval, we were kept amused and thrilled by two plays:"The Calf that Laid the Golden Eggs," and "Three Cans of Beans." There were more visitors than could be seated, in spite of heavy rain (the prelude of the next day's storm), and everybody had a good time. . 12
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