STUDENTS' NIGHT

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 July 1939, Page 7

STUDENTS' NIGHT

CERCLE FRANCAIS PLAYS

When the university students take charge at the French: Club a successful and entertaining evening is assured. This year honours went to the "freshers" who put on a very bright comedy, Tristan Bernard's "Partie de Bridge," and played it in sprightly fashion: The story is that of a bridge party where the' host is seized with colic, but gets scant sj'mpathy from his guests. The doctor arrives bul discountenances morphia. When, however, they discover that the doctor is a contract fan, he is welcomed to the card table; but the bidding is spoilt by the groans of the patient, - and the doctor is suddenly converted to the use oi the sedative, and so the party goes on merrily. The parts were taken by Misses Stone and O'Connor and Messrs. Miles. Evison, Hollyman, Matthews, and Collins. :

After an interlude brightened by two piano solos by Mr. P. J. Magili, the seniors put on "Monsieur Lambert," the scene cf which is laid at Monte Carlo. Dr. Keys, who was responsible for the production, played the title role, a picture dealer with an infallible system of betting. The part of Madame Lambert was played by Miss D. Maysmor. Mr. Grimstead, ,a mock prince, and Miss B. Fraser. "la generate,", were a pair of crooks who were after the diamonds of Madame Lambert, and, in order to get them, inveigled M. Lambert into a lunatic asylum, where he was forcibly douched and manhandled by the attendant (Mr. Sweeney) and an idiot inmate (Mr. Whitlock). Mr. J. Parker played.the asylum doctor.

Madame. Finlayson was hostess, the conversation classes were conducted by Mesdames Miles and Logre and Madame Kay, and Miss McLaj' arranged the supper.