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Augusta, Lady Gregory : The Workhouse Ward

'Meeting held at Frensham. Saturday 11th July ’42 H. R. Smith in the chair
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3. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed..
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6. Two One Act Plays were then read. The first of these ‘The Proposal’ by Tchekov was chosen no doubt in tribute to our gallant allies. Howard Smith as a Russian landowner Muriel Stevens as his daughter and Arnold Joselin as a healthy, well-nourished but hypochondriacal suitor for the daughters hand in marriage, all displayed great histrionic ability. The author calls his play ‘A jest’ and it certainly was very funny. Howard Smith’s part was largely “and so on’ alternating with ‘and all the rest of it’ but the infinite variety of expression he managed to put into these few rather simple words soon reduced us to a state of helpless laughter, and the fervour of his prayer “Good Lord: what it is to have a grown up daughter” brought down the house.
7. The second play was “The Workhouse Ward” by Lady Gregory and no doubt a student of national character could draw many conclusions from the difference between the Irish and the Russian sense of humour as revealed in these two plays. Certainly this was altogether a quieter & more subtle work that The Proposal but it was also very amusing & well read by F. E. Pollard & A. B. Dilks as the two paupers and Rosamund Wllis as the Countrywoman relation.
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[signed by] F. E. Pollard 17. IX. 42.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Francis E. Pollard      Print: Book

Augusta, Lady Gregory : The Workhouse Ward

'Meeting held at Frensham. Saturday 11th July ’42 H. R. Smith in the chair
[...]
3. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed..
[...]
6. Two One Act Plays were then read. The first of these ‘The Proposal’ by Tchekov was chosen no doubt in tribute to our gallant allies. Howard Smith as a Russian landowner Muriel Stevens as his daughter and Arnold Joselin as a healthy, well-nourished but hypochondriacal suitor for the daughters hand in marriage, all displayed great histrionic ability. The author calls his play ‘A jest’ and it certainly was very funny. Howard Smith’s part was largely “and so on’ alternating with ‘and all the rest of it’ but the infinite variety of expression he managed to put into these few rather simple words soon reduced us to a state of helpless laughter, and the fervour of his prayer “Good Lord: what it is to have a grown up daughter” brought down the house.
7. The second play was “The Workhouse Ward” by Lady Gregory and no doubt a student of national character could draw many conclusions from the difference between the Irish and the Russian sense of humour as revealed in these two plays. Certainly this was altogether a quieter & more subtle work that The Proposal but it was also very amusing & well read by F. E. Pollard & A. B. Dilks as the two paupers and Rosamund Wllis as the Countrywoman relation.
[...]
[signed by] F. E. Pollard 17. IX. 42.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Bruce Dilks      Print: Book

Augusta, Lady Gregory : The Workhouse Ward

'Meeting held at Frensham. Saturday 11th July ’42 H. R. Smith in the chair
[...]
3. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed..
[...]
6. Two One Act Plays were then read. The first of these ‘The Proposal’ by Tchekov was chosen no doubt in tribute to our gallant allies. Howard Smith as a Russian landowner Muriel Stevens as his daughter and Arnold Joselin as a healthy, well- nourished but hypochondriacal suitor for the daughters hand in marriage, all displayed great histrionic ability. The author calls his play ‘A jest’ and it certainly was very funny. Howard Smith’s part was largely “and so on’ alternating with ‘and all the rest of it’ but the infinite variety of expression he managed to put into these few rather simple words soon reduced us to a state of helpless laughter, and the fervour of his prayer “Good Lord: what it is to have a grown up daughter” brought down the house.
7. The second play was “The Workhouse Ward” by Lady Gregory and no doubt a student of national character could draw many conclusions from the difference between the Irish and the Russian sense of humour as revealed in these two plays. Certainly this was altogether a quieter & more subtle work that The Proposal but it was also very amusing & well read by F. E. Pollard & A. B. Dilks as the two paupers and Rosamund Wllis as the Countrywoman relation.
[...]
[signed by] F. E. Pollard 17. IX. 42.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Rosamund Wallis      Print: Book

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