W.E.A.

Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 2

W.E.A.

ARTS CLASS ACTIVITIES ' . \ FURTHER PLATS READ 0 At the weekly meeting of the arts class on Saturday last, before an attendance of over 50, two plays were read, and these were followed by a general discussion concerning the type of plays which should predominate on the year’s programme.. The opinion was definitely that the committee’s choice of plays was entirely suitable, and though farces were essential for variety, such plays should not take too large a part of the time. The first play was * Peace Without Honour.’ There is in this play a little gay life, a little love, and the discovery of an embezzlement. There is a striking and unexpected ending. The shallowness of respectability is well brought out. The reaction of all the characters except one (the girl who believes in Bill, the embezzler) is that their own personal standing (their respectability) must not be jeopardised. The future well-being of Bill is considered of less consequence. The cast was as follows:—Bill Farndell, Mr R. King; Philip Farndell, Bill’s father, Mr N. Ferguson; Rev. Charles Somerset, Mr J. Davies; Michael Enness, Mr G. Edwards; Bertie Lane, Mr C. Lorden; Irene Somerset, Miss A. Shepperd; Molly, Miss M. M'Leod; Eleanor, Miss I. Mee* Miriam Farndell, H. Edwards. Producer of this play, Miss E. Munn. The second play, ‘ Old Moore’s Almanac,’ though a rather frivolous performance with no literary merit, proved one of the most amusing performances of the year. The costuming alone, which was of a most ludicrous nature, had the audience in fits of laughter before a word could be spoken. The latest from Paris vied with the latest from the dust-covered attic. The cast was as follows: —Lady Ditchwater, Miss P. Maden; Lord Ditchwater, Mr W. N. Evans; Daisy Dimple, Miss J. Mackey; Algernon Ditchwater, Mr A. Bay ley; Evelyn Tent, Miss P. M'Kinnon. Producer of the_ play, Mr L. Weatherall. A little dancing was indulged in before dispersing. Next Saturday the drama class is combining with the arts class, when Miss E. Service is giving a talk on ‘Mimes and Miming.’ This will be illustrated by two mimes, 1 Ruth and Naomi ’ and ‘ The Three Wise Men.’