AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20060, 16 October 1930, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

repertory society. three one-act plays. Th© Canterbury Repertory Society produced three one-act plays at the Jellicoe Hall last night, tho auditorium being packed. The first was Edward Ivnoblock's comedy, "The Committee Meeting " the cast being as follows:—Mrs MaTlaby, Mrs It. Wailwork; Miss Column, Mi&js L. Speight, Mrs Miss L. Hanham ; Lady Trent Mrs E. Bceby; Mr Ettridge, A. 'j a ckson Thomas; Cointesse d© Duxe, Miss L. Hay; Lady Vansittart, Mrs J. j' fcJmail; Mrs Fish, Miss Seaiell; Nurse. Lander, Miss V. Dawson; Mrs bullock Mrs M. Larsen. ' . Tho story is written round a charity appeal for which small committee has been formed. Under the original arrangements the committee was to consist of two, but by the timo each has asked a. friend it is a, curious mixture. Th© whole effect is the cLash of the various types and the inattention, of the members of tho ■ committee to any of the business in hand. Tho parts were well taken throughout, and tho audience , enjoyed th© piece. Part of tho fun and the'comedy lies in th© fact that practically all in tho audience could recognise someone they had met at one Meeting or another. The second piece was a change over from comedy to drama, and W. B. Maxwell's "Tho 'Last Man, Tn" ■ was chosen. The players were:—Mrs Judd, Miss D. Gill; Mr Billett, G. Pocock; Mr . Judd. H. G. Cotterill; The Man, H. McD Vincent; Doctor, A. Jackson Thomas. The story opens in the bar parlour of a small inn, where the customers are discussing the details of a particularly shocking murder that has occurred in London. One of them congratulates the old proprietress because of tho news that has come that her. son is on his way home after a long absence. Tho harmony of the evening in the bar is disturbed bv a silent stranger, who goes only when the old couple close up the hotel. A few minutes later ho breaks in, and then announces that he is their son. Later in his dreams he makes the confession that he is the murderer. As Mrs Judd Miss D. GiJ] gave a pleasing presentation of the old lady. Professor L. G. Pocock was good .as one of the boarders, but the bulk of tho work fell on th© shoulders of Mr 11. McD. Vincent, who gave a fine study of the returned sailor son. '■ Th© final piece came back ■ to oomedy, tho "Playgoers," of Sir A. \V. Pinero. providing delightful clever foolery. The. young wife decides to give all the servants a treat; and send tKem to the theatre. It is only a master playwright who could have handled the theme without makfiig burlesque of it. Tho cast gave a splendid interpretation, and tho nudionc© enjoyed every minute of it. The full cast was as follows: —The Master. A. C. Ashford; The Mistress, Mrs IT. G. Cotterill: The Parlourmaid. Miss M. Hall; Tho Cook, Mjss M. Edwards: Tho Useful Maid. Miss L. Davies; 'lll© Hous© Maid. Airs DMacintvrr; The Kitchen Maid, Miss-A.' Tnnes;. The Odd Man. Claude Davies. The production of the three playlets was in the extremely capable' hands of Miss Kiore King, who, as ustial. had everything , running smoothly and well. MEETING OF SOCIETY. ' "At a mooting of the commit-to© of tbo Can* tofbury' Repertory Theatre . Society it • w«s decided that the next Pjay *<> m® should bo "Arms and the Shav, which is to be staffed from Isoyemoer 39th to December 3Yd. * Mr Hoy Twyneham wan elected- a rmemoer of the committee to flll_ the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Dr. 11. T5. T>. Millipan. It was reported that tho financial results of tho last play had been eminently satisfactory, end that tho naynes on the member* ship roll showed a continued increase.