KING BUYS A THEATRE.
FOR ONE NIQHT ONLY. King Rama of Siam has given pleasure to the European merchants of Singapore by a compliment he is paying to their Amateur Dramatic Society. He bought the State Theatre for the night of September 27, when the Society performed the English comedy, “Dandy Dick,” translated into ‘ Siamese on the inspiration of the King himself, who was visiting the island for a few days.
King Rama is one of the most enlightened monarchs who have ever ruled in the East. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, and is now, at 45, one of the most accomplished Shakespearean scholars in the world. His command of English is perfect, and he is a great admirer of our institutions. In his own country he has done much, since he asoended the throne a few years ago, to promote trade and extend good relations with other Governments.
Naturally, Siam is still very much an Eastern country, but King Rama and his father have brought to it many of the best institutions of Europe. One very good system is that every man in the country, with very few exceptions, must give some form of free labour to the State for three months in every year.
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Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 16152, 29 November 1924, Page 14 (Supplement)
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