DRAMATIC RECITAL
A BARTHE NIGHT. Mr J. (j. Rowlands presented his second dramatic recital in Burns Hall last evening before a largo and appreciative audience. The entertainment was of a pleasing and elevating nature, tho speaker cleverly intermingling pathos with laughter—pathos which reached tho heart of Iris listeners and laughter which was occasioned hy highly amusing work. The gilled reciter confined his attention to the lito and works of Sir James Barrie. Mr Rowlands touched on Barrie’s early days and the influence his mother had exerted over his writing. He then gave ‘A Window in Thrums’ and tho story of ‘ Mary Rose.’ The address on Barrie was illustrated by several readings. amongst them being ‘Preparing to Receive Company,’ * Rotor Ban,’ 1 A Humorist, on His Calling,’ and ‘The First Sermon Against Women.’ Mr Rowlands handled his subjects with delicacy, making them interesting and in many cases diverting. All the faculties of this noted speaker were brought out in his endeavor to entertain, and his combination of eloquence and skill more than satisfied tho audience, who wore not slow to appreciate his efforts.
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Evening Star, Issue 18670, 26 June 1924, Page 1
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182DRAMATIC RECITAL Evening Star, Issue 18670, 26 June 1924, Page 1
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