Record Number: 29464

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Oakdene Jan 23rd 1931
S A Reynolds in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved
[...]
6 After supper Bernard Shaw’s “You never Can tell” was read in parts with the exception of one short Act for which there was no time[.] Characters as follows
Fergus Crampton    G H Burrow
Bohun K.C.    S. A. Reynolds
Finch McComus    H. R. Smith
William the Waiter     R. H. Robson
Valentine    W. Fraser Mitchell
Philip Clandon    Miss[?] Mary Reynolds
Parlour Maid    Miss Margot Reynolds
Mrs Clandon    Miss Janet Rawlings
Dolly Clandon    Miss D. Brain
Gloria Clandon    Mrs R. H. Robson
Considering that owing to illness many of the parts were taken at the shortest notice the reading was very well done'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

23 Jan 1931

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Oakdene

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Reginald H. Robson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1877

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Quaker or associated with the Friends

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

members of XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Bernard Shaw

Title:

You Never Can Tell

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29464

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

215

Additional Information:

Howard Smith was secretary to the XII Book Club 1923-1931. It is inferred from this, that he was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, 215, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29464, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).