"THE MAN FROM TORONTO"

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 36, 11 August 1923, Page 9

"THE MAN FROM TORONTO"

BRIGHT- AMATEUR PERFORM-

ANCE.

Douglas Murray's three-act comedy, "The Man from Toronto," was- staged last evening at the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall by a company of amateurs, under the. direction of Mr. A. Stanley Warwick. Tho proceeds were in aid of the Rev. Feilden Taylor's St. Peter's Mission Hostel Fund, which should benefit very considerably as a result of a crowded house. Tho performance was a very creditable one, and must- rank as one of the best amateur productions that has been staged locaiiy. It was evident that members of the company had devoted long hours to rehearsals, for the play moved along quite as smoothly as if professionals were participating, or, at least, directing. The story concerns a Canadian rancher. Fergus Wimbush, who is left a large fortune on condition that he marries a charming young widow, Mrs. Calthorpe, whom his benefactor had met somo years previously. Wimbush arrives to interview his wife-to-be, and finds that the bird has flown and that a parlourmaid (who is really Mrs. Calthorpe) is in charge of affairs. Mrs. Calthorpe has adopted the disguise for the purpose of testing Wimbush in order to ascertain whether ho is merely after a fortune- . She is -agreeably surprised when Wimbush makes love to her, and, after many complications, all ends happily, with satisfaction to all concerned. Miss' Nan Bevill Hunt in tho role of Mrs. Calthorpe gave a delightfully spirited performance,. and certainly earned off the honours of the evening. Mr. William Geldart filled the role of Fergus Wimbush, and was well-suited in every particular. He kept well within the bounds of tho part. Mr, Howard 0. JFoot revelled in the part of Robert Gilmour, a care-free young Englishmen with no other aim in life than making love to every pretty girj that happened along, and as Mr. Priestly, Mrs. Calthorpo's guardian, Mr. Warwick gave a very finished performance. Other parts were capably filled by Misses Zita, Chapman, Janie Post, Linda Post, Harriet Jephson, and Sara Little.

"The Man From Toronto" will be repeated to-night.