Too much cannot be said in favour of such pleasant evenings as that which was held at the Country Club on Wednesday when a number of tarented members of the club gave a dramatic evening which was well attended by other members and their friends. There was a full house and the manner in which they received the various items was indicative of the greatest pleasure and such that those responsible for the arrangement of the programme should receive as the best possible compliment. The programme opened with "¢ o' me thumb a sad little coster story in which Mrs. Worcester as the little errand girl attached to an East End iuundry gave an excellent performance. She was ably assisted by Mr. E. P. Graham Barrow who the last moment deputised for Mr. Kendal who, through indisposition, was unable to take the part, and did it extremely well, Mrs, Eldridge, Miss Belbin, Mrs. Allison and Miss Ballingall filled in the other parts remarkably well, the last named in ponticular give a plaising sketch of a cheeky cockney girl, here are pleasant memories attached to Sutro's "A Marriage has been Arranged," for we saw Mrs. Worcester play the part of Lady Alime some years ago in Hongkong and the best comment that we can make upon her performance last evening. was that she sustained the fine reading she gave to the part when she first performed it. The other character is Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes as Harrison Crock-stead and he gave a portrayal of the role which should justify his appearance again at no very late date. Both Mrs. Worcester and Mr. Edwardes are to be congratulated upon giving the most successful item in the programme and playing well to each other.
A musical medley by the "Cheriloose'"" consisting of Mrs. Isenman, Mrs, Kendall, Miss Balling-all and Messrs. Donne, Reader Harris and John" Cannan, brought the performance to a conclusion as such a programme should be finished. Their various numbers were rendered in the way generally expected _of most of them, while their chorus work was quite remarkable for so small a body of singers.
The whole evening was an undoubted success and it is to be hoped that the members of the Country Club will see their way to repeating performances of this kind in the near future.
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