Bas ge Sa Be: es aa a a 'Adanac Dramatic Club HE MIRROR. STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1928 _ : Vol. 5 Scored Big Success The Adanac Dramatic Society - geored a notable hit last evening in aa taal Pane a a the initial presentation of their latest three-act comedy, "A Full House" and they were greeted with "a full : house" for the city hall auditorium was packed to capacity with an audi- ence that was keyed up with the ac- tion of the play throughout its en- tirety. Se ag ye es Pe ae i585 ie Fe So apae iS set ere - replete with amazingly - tunity in a train wreck. - mother. his bag and then the Although the plays presented in t year by the Adanac Players favs been of exceptional merit, it is doubtful if they have ever produced _ before such a screamingly funny com- edy as "A Full House" undoubtedly is. ! complicited situations that produced rounds of laughter. It proved to be a splendid success? The cast was an exceptionally good _ one and the individual members play- ed their roles with a finish that was ample evidence of real ability. _ Action in the play centres around @ young lawyer, whose friend, Ned Pembroke, had written letters to a chorus girl. He is commissioned to get them back and is given the oppor- In the mix- up, however, he takes a burglar's bag in mistake and there begins a series of intricate and delicate situations. The burglar's kit it is found contains the stolen jewels of Ned Pembroke's The burglar returns to get fun starts, - which is not cleared up until the clos- ing moments of the final act. The cast includes the following: - Parkes, an English servant, Charles Newell; Susie, from Sioux City, Miss _ Sally Sowerby; Ottily Howell, a bride, Miss Georgina Cullis; Miss Winneck- er from Yonkers, Mrs. W. J. Dow; '4 Bee: hel Be: Daphne Charters, Ottily's sister, Miss Valerie Todd; Nicholas King, the bur- glar, Harry Watson; Ned Pembroke, an only son, Earl L. Reis; George Howell, a bridegroom, Dr. J. A. Boyd; Dougherty, a police sergeant, Neil -D. McEwen; Jim Mooney, a police- - man, Fred Wilson; Kearney, another, Dr. K. Bruce; Mrs. Fleming, who owns the apartment, Mrs. Olin Brown; Vera _ Vernon, a show girl, Miss Erie Todd; _ Mrs. Pembroke, from Boston, Miss Helen McNab. To single out the stellar members a : of the cast would be a difficult task for the histrionic efforts of every member were decidedly above the av- erage, but we can hardly help but mention that the success of the play was largely due to the director, Fred Wilson. gee Adanac Players exceled them- CHAR IVARI SY d as ay Pee ek eS NE | Easily the most spectacular episode of the past week was the police cap- ture of the young Hamilton lad on Saturday. It was a "thriller" of the Chicago type and it demonstrated one thing at least very clearly and that was the efficiency of the local police force. They succeeded where Galt and Kitchener police failed. There has bene criticism of the officers for shooting the young man. That criti- cism is unwarranted and is only a type of sentimental] weakness. In- stead of criticizing the citizens should be thankful they have officials able and willing to do their duty in the maintenance of law and order. To do what the local force did on Saturday night requires nerve and ability. Nerve to drive a light car at a dangerous rate of speed over a dark and slippery road and ability to shoot and shoot effectively from a Car pounding along at 65 miles an hour. To Chief Broadley who drove the car and to Traffic Officer Jack Clements | who did most of the shooting, assist- ed by Detective George Walker . is due much credit for their work. Cour- age as they did not know before the capture was made but that they were to have a battle with professional bandits. Another matter in connection with our police that should be a matter of pride with the citizens is the prompt- ness with which "hit and run" driv- ers are being brought to book. There have been no less than three in the last ten days and ajl three were promptly caught and duly dealt with according to the law. The last one was an indication of how efficiently this work is being done by the force. A car, driven by a St. Marys man struck a light light truck, driven by R. J. Roberts, at the intersection of Cambria and Dufferin streets, and then tried to make a getaway. The aid of a passing motorcyclist being en- selves and in "A Full House" they have a comedy that is far in advance of any- thing they have previously given. The play will be presented again togniht Alf. Haigh isthe efficient business manager. The proceeds are in aid of the Children's d Society. listed the number of the car was se- cured. With this to go on with the police in little over two ours' had rounded up the culprit and he had been charged in police court and fined. Since in that two hours two long distance telephone calls had been necessary and a trip to St. Marys to get the man had been made it speaks well for the efficiency of the local force that the case should be clearned up in such short order. * * + Considerable interest is° being man- ifested in the improvement to the Ag- ricultural Park to the end that Strat- ford's Fall Fair should look well out- side as well as inside the building. To accomplish this considerable in the way of alteration igs necessary. A new entrance is being created; a change made in the main entrance of the principal building and trees and flowers are being put beside in the way of lawn where there is at present a broad expanse of cinders. This is a most interesting development and ought to have a beneficial effect on the fair. There have been many com- plaints of the poor appearance of the grounds and this time practical suggestions have been forthcoming and the result is the transformation of the grounds now taking place. If along with the change in the grounds there is an effort to improve the fair by offering better entertainment to get people to come more than once the future success of the fair is as- sured. * * * This week saw the presentation of a most ambitious musical offering in the city, the choir of Knox church singing "Elijah," assisted by several prominent singers from out of town. This is an outstanding Oratorio and the choir of Knox church with its leader, Henry Easun, A.R.C.O., is de- serving of much credit for the fine musica] treat afforded the citizens. Stratford choirs of late have been developing and attempting more and more ambitious offerings and they are to be commended for their efforts. " * * Speaking of music is to bring to mind that the annual musical festival of the Perth County Music Teachers'. Federation is again at hand and will | 'Provincial Treasurer Calls Hollywood A Fairy City The Mirror is in receipt of a pic- ture post card of the Hollywood studio of Charles Chaplin, Los Angeles, Cal. The sender was our popular Provin- cial Treasurer, Hon. Dr. J. D. Mon- teith. "From the tropical viewpoint,' Hon. Monteith writes, 'Hollywood has much beauty and charm and its lux- uriant growth and _ picturesqueness gives the city a fairy like appearance. Those who know the Provincial Treasurer personally can imagine how much he will appreciate the natural scenery of the city in which he is spending some time in the interest of the Province. The doctor is one busy man, but never has permitted material things to shut out the beauty spots as he has _ gone along life's highway. You Very Often Pay More When Buying Out of Town We casually asked a friend of our who was visiting in the city, how much ,they paid for a garment they were and which was purchased in Toronto. Of course we knew them very well. A short time after having been told the price we saw identically the same thing in one of our own store windows. To satisfy our curiosity, without giving our reason why, we dropped into the store where the gar- ment was displayed in the window to inquire the price. To our surprise we found that the party having made the purchase in Toronto could have saved their railway fare from Toron- to and return by spending the money in one of our stores. This is only one instance of many which has come to our notice quite recently. wearing, commence in a week's time. There is assurance now that the affair will be a success as the number of entries is quite satisfactory in every way. It is indeed gratifying to have the fes- tival prove so satisfactory here 4s in some other centres these festivals, much longer established than the one here, have not proved so successful.