No. 407

The play this year was The Andria, the following was the cast

SIMO……………… W C. Mayne       Fair

SOSIA…………….. R. Airy.                 Bad

DAVUS…………… J. F Waters          Good

MYSIS……………. G. H Bernays      Good

PAMPHILUS…… C. D. Fisher         Medium

CHARINUS……… B. C. Boulter       Bad

BYRRIA…………… R. K. Gaye           Wretched

LESBIA……………. C. R. Beaven       Very Fair

CHREMES………. E. H. Waterfield Very Dull

CRITO…………….  G. F. Martin        Fair

DROMO…………  J. F. More            Said 3 words nicely

The prologue was written by the Headmaster

The epilogue was written by J.S Phillimore (QS) in conjunction with C A Phillimore (QS) and FY Eccles

Characters

DROMO                A Professor studying ape language.          Middling

SOSIA                    A life-insurance agent                    Trashy

SIMO                     A Faddist late L.C.C. ; organiser of Congresses     Silly

CHRENIES            A genial Old Gentleman interested in the Empire,’ Uganda.

MYSIS                    A New Woman’ exploring the Cameroons, &c      Funny

BYRRIA                  An interviewer  Awful

PAMPHILUS        A detective disguised as a negro                Good

DAVUS                  Lessee of the Empire Uganda      Poor

CHARINUS          Primo tenore’ of the Empire Uganda.     Terrible to watch

CRITO                    Homo ex Machina”: inventor of a flying-machine and cuirass        Fair

LESBIA                  A Prude on the Prowl     Good

Charinus introduced two new (?) songs (?).  He might learn to sing in one key and stick to it with advantage.

The epilogue was very funny better than usual a great deal

Scene a street in Uganda. On one side a restaurant on the other the Empire Theatre

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