"THE THESPIANS "

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 7

"THE THESPIANS "

$. ■ . I'tVE LITTLE PLAI'S. I f "Under tho direction of Mr. aod 3trs. Culford liell, the Thespians gave a capilal entcrtainmcut in thu Conceit ChamIx'.r last oveniug, coitswtiug of live little plays, or, to bo precise, four cumediettas ami one dramatic scene, ;,U very well ~ selectod, and well within tlm ranVo of amateur endeavour. Two of tho sketches - were most admimbly playitl. In Ihe comedy sketch, "A ijiinbuvn," Mr. and 1 :ifrs. OuKord Hell gave n dclighlfully J natural perforinniics of un amusing littl'o interlude, and won the sympathies of (he ' audience by thoroughly "icgituuale nielli- ' (id.s. The Mivpriso of Uio cveniii" was • Ilia I. oll'ficted by Jliss Fanny Kiitner and Miss Doris Stevens as Little- Emily and . Doris JJartio respectively, in lhat scenii IVoiii "David Coppcrßeld" (Dickens) whoro the sjiitoful and acriinonioiiti ltosa -alia on tin! distressed Emily to heap her venomous epit« and coutiuncly on tjii! liiilortiinaii! jjirl. Miss Xutner gave j •: liiglily intelligent and appciling perI i'orin.iiicfi as Emily, and itiss Doris F I Stfcvons was «,s acidulated aiul vixenish a, Kosa Darllo as one could imagine, so Hint thu desired ciintrast was ncliieved in, a measure Unit excited llio iviivinest approbation of Iho audionce. "Miss ?' I'atty," a comedy tskeMi, followed the ij? Dickens scene, giving Miss L. Kicboliis \ a chance to display her iindoiiblcd gii'ls ] as a light conieily actress in the title I rol<\ of a. prctly young pirl who falls in j •• lnye wilh ii'iniddli'-aged' siu captain, who t thinks that Hie girl is only 'noWng him. I Mr. .Lionel Inch was the cnplain, and _. Mi«s .Mable Lawlnii ligu.ml ;is tho faded M mother of the Uinlalisiiig Fatly. Another Kood sketch on ralher more 'arcical linos iv;i.-i '■Cniiiiiriiiiiisiiig Martini," acted with Tf snap by Misses Frances Snell, Doris X. Uittlon! Alexa Elton, and Mr. Lionel vi Ineli. 'I'lio oilier piece was "The Lady." i S] a bright little comeilv, wilh Miss Kiitner ! ( | ( jigain cxcellenl ';m Emily A nit Hicks (a j pi scrviint-L Miss Doris Sii-vcns as Violet in ■il'ov.-bi-ny. mid Mr. O. /.orn sis lieorgelß' Ciiiiipbpil. X «niii(l litlli' (U'chostra led «r by .Mir. Norman Wiitsun jilaycd a couple CI of selections in good style. Tin , enter- ik laiiiineiit was given in aid of the MayHVivs's Vmlditis anil Cako Viuul.