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The Spike or Victoria College Review 1938

Dramatic Club

Dramatic Club

The year has been a most successful one, particularly from the point of view of the number of new faces that have been introduced into the Club's productions.

The first effort for the year, "Mr. Pim Passes By," by A. A. Milne, was produced by Patrick Macaskill, and the fine performances given by the entire cast were appreciated by a large audience.

The outstanding performance was that of Guy Bliss as Mr. Pim.

Early in the second term an evening was devoted to Spain. Dr. Sutch gave a well-timed and provocative talk on the Spanish War, and a film, "The Defence of Madrid," was screened. The proceeds were handed to the Spanish Children's Refugee Fund.

Towards the end of the term we welcomed a party of students from Training College who, under the able leadership of G. Bliss, presented "Bring Me My Bow."

A reading of "The Cat and the Canary" was also held—plus all the appropriate thrills—by a cast that provided another instance of the latent talent hidden behind musty text books. This was further exemplified in the evening of one act plays, "The Royal Inn," "An Evening at the Rodways," and "E. & O.E.," the producers being J. D. Freeman, R. L. Meek and G. Bliss.

The Dramatic Club's "hops" are now quite a feature of the year's activities. A very strange and strangely popular animal was introduced on the last occasion and, now that the warmer weather has arrived, we hope that the crocodile will stay for a while.

And so the year closes on a bigger and brighter note than ever and the revue is presented with the consciousness of a good job well done. "Fumed Oak," a one-act play with D. G. Edwards as producer, which fills the first half of the programme, has aroused a great deal of favourable comment, and the Dramatic Club feels that in presenting the final production of the year the high standard which is now associated with the Club's entertainments is well maintained.