AN ABSURD REQUEST
MR. NEIL'S COMMENT
Mr. Frank Neil toda; denied that' ho had held the Town Clerk up to ridicule, but said he had explained to the audience that at all times he antl tho members of his company were only too anxious to give their services in any charitable cause. He complained that the Town Clerk had asked for the full words of the items to be given by Mr. George Wallace and Mr. Syd Beck. Mr. Neil stated that this was an absurd request, as both performers were comedians, and could not be expected suddenly to change themselves into heavy dramatic monologue , artists at the wavo of a magic wand.----"I havo sufficient respect and regard for the mentality of both Mr. Beck and Mr. Wallace," said Mr. Neil, "to know that they would never at any timo (least of all on a Sabbath evening) do or say anything that would fail to fit in with tho bpirit of the occasion. If money is needed for our deserving poor, any means in reason are fair means. Our performance gave pleasure to a large gathering, and incidentally raised some. much-needed* money for a most, deserving cause. This is modern 1933, and smug hypocrisy should take a back seat to the needs of the moment."
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 149, 27 June 1933, Page 8
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215AN ABSURD REQUEST Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 149, 27 June 1933, Page 8
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