Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 27 Jan 1945

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          <ptr target="ukred-30547">"Meeting held at “Frensham”, Northcourt Avenue, 21st Feb ’45&lt;br/&gt;
    Howard R. Smith in the chair &lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read &amp; signed. &lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
[…] &lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
7. The play chosen to be read was “Mr. Bolfrey” by James Bridie. With all respect 
to Howard Smith who played a devil raised from Hell, it must be admitted that it 
was excellently cast. Cyril Langford introduced the characters &amp; read the stage 
directions. &lt;br/&gt;
Austin Miller read Cully, the typical product of Public School and University, unable 
to listen patiently &amp; with no manners &lt;br/&gt;
Bruce Dilks read Cohen – sturdy, Hebraic and disconsolate. He appeared 
conversant with barrack-room language, and provided the comic relief. &lt;br/&gt;
Alice Joselin read Jean, the bright young thing from London who rebelled against 
the of her Uncle’s life and outlook. &lt;br/&gt;
Muriel Stevens read Morag with all the freshness &amp; innocence of seventeen. &lt;br/&gt;
Frank Pollard as Mr. McCrimmon gave a most convincing portrait of a Scottish 
Presbyterian Minister – handsome and serious, very strict[?] and narrow minded. 
&lt;br/&gt;
Faith Miller read Mrs. McCrimmon with a charming Scottish accent, kind Motherly 
and completely impenetrable. &lt;br/&gt;
Howard Smith read Mr Bolfrey, the Devils advocate and his verbal duel with F. E. 
Pollard was particularly entertaining. &lt;br/&gt;

The play raises a number of problems to which it offers no solution, but we were 
left with the feeling that although Devils may talk and umbrellas may walk its 
always a good thing to dunk up your tea while its hot, and Monday will always be 
washing-day. &lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
[signed as a true record by] F. E. Pollard 25.IV.45 [at the club meeting held at 22 
Cintra Avenue]"</ptr>
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