The problem play, written by two talented members of the company, Mr. W. and Miss Joan Thorpe Mayne, attracted a full house and provided a story which kept the audience interested until the last moment of the play. The merit of the piece depends almost entirely upon the ingenuity of its plot, which is developed with great skill, and interest in the tale leaves little room, and indeed small need, for any great scope in character work. It is a mystery play from start to finish and the mystery was quite absorbing. It centres upon the discovery of the body of Miss Rivers, "found drowned," the appearance of Hester Rivers," her niece, at the reading of the will, and "the circumstances attending the death," as the reporters say, are "suspicious." Miss Rivers has been killed. There can be no question about it. The question is, who committed the dark deed? Inspector Janice, o.1.p. (Mr. Frank Wheatley), and Pangmore Langham (Mr. N. Thorpe Mayne), tackle the problem with the accustomed methods of professional and amateur experts in crime, respectively. The audience also; by invitation and with the prospect of a reward, entered into the matter, and at the close of the second act, placed their written answers in a box provided for the purpose. At the close of the play. it was announced that five correct guesses had been made. The fact that the whole company was named
that clues to the mystery were in the various goes ten mee shows cleverly concealed. The fact, of course, was that—well other audiences must find that out. All the parts were very capably taken and
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