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The Curtain
from Jan 1939
by StPetersYork
special word of praise must be added for those responsible ; to Messrs. Schofield and Emmel for the staging and lighting effects, and to Messrs. Bellwood and Jeffs, J. B. Shillitoe and F. N. Buckler for the noise effects. Their task was by no means easy, and their success did a great deal to contribute to the general success of the play, which was due to the combined team work of the whole cast, both on the stage and behind the scenes.
by R. C. SHERRIFF. Characters (in order of their appearance) Captain Hardy I. D. C. Morison Lieutenant Osborne T. F. Cameron
Private Mason H. A. Milburn
Lance Corporal Broughton 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh Captain Stanhope 2nd Lieutenant Trotter
E. Hodgson P. R. G. Graham P. B. Cockburn C. M. Robson
2nd Lieutenant Hibbert The Company Sergeant-Major J. M. Rucklidge J. H. Butler
The Colonel
M. S. Douglas A German Soldier G. W. Vero The scene is laid in a Dug-out in the British trenches before St. Quentin, March, 1918. Produced by K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Effects : R. Bellwood, Esq., E. S. Jeffs, Esq., J. B. Shillitoe and F. N. Buckler.
Stage Carpenters and Electricians : A. E. Schofield and G. Emmel. During the intervals an Orchestra played under the direction of Mrs. Baird.
After a lapse of two years The Curtain was revived in the middle of last summer.
This term two meetings were held. On October 16th we packed ourselves into Mr. Rhodes' room and read " Journey's End," by R. C. Sherriff—a seasonable theme. The plot was easy to follow, and the climax was appreciated by everyone, despite an obvious unfamiliarity with support line dug-outs.
