The Cambria Daily Leader

BIT-BADGE CONCERT. » A MBc'?-t.?rs'HinsM! !)y ?'<' D and ?. Was h?Id at the Albeit (Minor) Hall on Thursday. Mr. Mark Spraggm was m Charge of the concert party. Tb« artistes were. Larrie Warcer. coon ?!DSfr; LlUao Edwards, sopiano: ?L t?rry. of t]w Carl Ecs? OpHa Company, ?or; Mark Spraggin. haritpM: ?'' T?Ir. ,r-?liaritf)ne1-, --Nlark S))rag,n. lir. Fi?lE?<1 '1' itrn? i- 1 iioliii L l ancei-; Nir. 'I'urnei- I Lt; accomj?anisV

MR. T. J. REES, B.A. I High Honour for a Swansea I officiai. A great, and everyone will agree, a well- deservwJ compliment iias been vaid o the Director of Education, at Swansea, Mr. T. J. Rets, B.A. The .President of the Board of Educa- tion has ^appointed it Departmental Gotli- mittee to inquire into the working of the existing arrangements for the by local educaton authorities of scholarships tenable at secondary schools or institu- tions of higher education other thfcn uni- versity or teacher training institutions, and tor the provision of free places iu secondary schools under the' Board of Education regulations, and to intike re- commendations with a view to improving such arrangements and thereby rendering, facilities tor higher education more gener- ally accessiblo and advantageous to all classes of population, regard being had (inter alia) to the '-migration of pupils from one school area to another. The President has therefore appointed a strong committee which includes amongst its liunilxi, a group of men and women of recognised authority in the poli- tical and educational wortd. Amongst (hem, as our readers will see from the following list, is Mr. T. J. Rees, B.A., of Swansea* The members of the committee are:— Lieutenant Commander E. Alton Young, M.P., chairman; Sir Mark Collet, Bart., Major the non. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, M.P.. Messrs. E. K. Chambers, R. F. Cholmeley, F. W. Goldstone, IT. J. Hallam. H" T. Jones. J. Murray. M.P.. C. J. Phillips. T. J. ^iees, R. Richardson. ALP.. Miss E. R. Conway, Miss I'hilippa Fawcett, and Miss B. M. Spnrkes, with Mr. H. E. Mann as secretary, to whom communications should be addressed at the Board of Education.

EMIGRATION. Salvation Army Re-starting Work. The Salvation Army Emigration Depart- ment has now resumed its activities in earnest, and the ctir-;f of its conducted parties since ocean travelling wa-« inter- rupted by the war will be among the pas- scngers of the Cuna.rd liner Saxon ia, which sails for Canada on November 4th. The party, which will be under the care of an experienced Salvation Army officer, for th, mofrt part will be composed of single women and widows with their chil- dren, proceeding to friends and sit nations in the Dominion. It will also include .several ex-Service men and their families Next spring the Depart men t intends to begin its regular service of weekly con- ducted parties to Canada. Meanwhile Mrs. ((.'ommissioner Higgins, the wife of the Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army, has been all over Canada, investigating conditions in the interests of the large number of British women who, it is antici pated, will be making their homes in the Dominions, and her report will be forth- coming shortly. The Army organisation is practically completed for the strenuous work ahead, and Commissioner Lamb, who La.? been to Canada several time? during I th(' war, and studying closely after-war conditions! will vi?it the Dominjon N\rly next year to make the final arrangements

Ii morriston labour I CANDIDATE. A meeting in support of the candidature of Mr. J. H. Martin, the Labour nominee- for the Morriston Ward, .was held at the 1kthania Schoolroom on Thursday even- ing. Mr. W. F. Bowen. who was originalJv ehosen hy the Labour party to contest the seat, presided, and at the outset explained why lie had retired trow, the contest. He had not long bee?), demobilised, and find- ina his name was not included on the Burgess Roll, had to withdraw. The candidate also referred to the diffi- culty that had arisen concerning his non- ir:elusion on the Burgess Loll. Mr. it. Lan" Coath assured liini that since he was a properiv owner in t he waid lIe wis still entitled to l>e elected a councillor. Con- tinuing he contf-uded that the ?mplovprs were out to retard the progress of the workmen.. Councillor W -T. Dav)es p<ud a tribute I to th? pe?orulhv of Mr. Marten, whom, he said, was a Si'TK?y senoo! te?chpr. a' man of storim? character. and a fighter. Referring t? tne Honsii'? S?'eme. h8 said 1 1 4' f Cl-l- I' that Morrisfon was inch'ded In the scnemc and attributed the inception of tLe Mor' riston scheme to the MoTris?n Trades and? Labour Council. Aldorman .1. Csry and I.fr. Coy, organiser of tlie A.S.E.. also spnke. On the motion of Mr. T. R. George, seconded hr Miss Edwards, a vote of con- l'idencp in tlie candidate was carried.

I J Book jour Seats no? for Commereifll Travellers' .Semi-NationiJ Eicfcediifod. 'AJtjjert liall. Kovtmber let. T.C. I

SKETTY LIBRARY. | First Branch in Greater I i Swansea. On Thursday afternoon the Skei.ty Branch Vhmry was formally opened by the Mayor (Mr. W. H. Miiee). A proces- sion ivas formed from the Church Hall to the Library, which is over Shannon's general stores in Gower-road. Alter the formal declaration of opening, a public meeting was held in the Church Hnll, presided over by Councillor Protheroe, J.P., chairman of the Library Committee. Among those present were the ex-Mavor (Mr. ln Jones), Aldermen T. James and D. Griffiths, Cotinoillors HarSing, Jenkin Thomas, Delve and Grey, Principal Sal- mon, I)r. Rawlin^s, Mrs. Rowland Wil- liams, Rev. H. J. Stewart, Messrs. Salter, rhillips (librarians), and Young. Apolo- gies for absen.CM v--re read from Mr. John Lewis (vce-cliairman), Col. J. R. Wright. Messrs. D. Matthews, M.P., Stanley Cook, Mo\ Evani, Dr. Arthur Davits, and Others. rr8. Aid..Tames presented to ihe Mayoress a beaut ful bouquet. FJRST IN GREATER SWANSEA. The chairman addressing a large and representative audience, was very pleased to see the day of. opening the Library. I" was the first to he inaugurated by the committee in Greater Swansea It ought to have been in oistencc long ago. They owed it to the t'¡,erge; ic a1deruwn for Sketvy (Mr Tom Janiesi. The, Mayor congratulated Sketfy 011 being the firs* of the added areas in thisi matter. Their friends in the outer dis- tricts were worki-g hard, if silently, for their privileges. He quoted Ruskin on the value of bookreal books, worth reading. They heard much of the ini- portanco of envrironment., It was an im- porlant factor in humaT# L fe. He was not; (so much surprised at the evil exist- ing in the slums as at the amount of good. It 'W). almost impossible there ;o live good, healthy lives. A great work lay before the municipality. It was the duty of Municipalities and Governments to make such lives possible. The com- r.+' ,r.rl 1-1- .h' _1: 1 ui gwm iwum «us upu.iring aim inspiring. Many in Sketty des;red nobler things, hence the desire for a branch library. He hoped it. would soon be too small. He promised every ass'stance in his power. CouneUior Delve eulogM?d ?p Mayoj'.s acfcyities lor the ?lifting of h? feUow- ar 'l,itics t-qlliftiiio C)f ll;s felloav,- oil. 'I'lle DR. RAWLINGS ON CHOICE, OF BOOKS. Dr. Ha.-lillgs, supporting, sa'd a fount of knowledge had been opened. Ignor- ance was the grouicst foe to the growth of the people. H had noticed that the bulk of the books were works of fiction. He should like more solid books added in due course, books to make young men and women think. If so. be should be grar eful. The resolution -a enthusiastically car- ried. The Mayor, in responding to the vote, :hanked Mrs. Jamws tor the lovely bouqiiet given to she Mayoress. Mrs. Rowland Williams said ih'swas a red letter day for Sketfy. A great need had been met, but she ehoukl like 4.500 books instead of 450. Principal Salmon, she ,said, had done much to cultivate a taste for good books; lie bad a splendid library at the College. She advocated good books: the trash largely cold was rui'riing the'r young girls. It was due to the dogged perseverance r:f Alderman James that the librarv was in Iio,. n Z. Alderman James was glad that after yctLrsof hard fighting the.v had a library. T; was fori them to provo whether it would bo a success or a failure. He hoped every one would take advantage of the books One word of warning. He trusted all would help in conducting the library properly. If any damage was done, be /s hOllld be the first to propose jj5 with- drawal. VICAH WARNS THE INNOCENT. 1 The Rev. J. Ji. Stewart, B.A.. taid he huytMl readers of papers would not accept every thing they ieai, as gospel, but form their own judgments. He should like ihc new SM-aiisea nivcrsity bU&dings in the beautiful environment of Singleton. T'ao Kev. Ivor James was proud of the Mayoi1, whose speech hAd been so inspir- ing. He hoped soon to have much larger premises for the Library.—The Kev. J. H. Gregory said the opening of the new ven- ture was a s;ep in the right direction. He would give ail the help he could.—Mr. C. P. Bell said lie, wanted a library tor the Mumbles.—Mr. D. Grey hoped soon, „o see a greater Hketty.—Mr. Cony Lea re zilso spoke.—Mrs. Perkins hoped every one would use rhe book;, well. After hearty thanks ro the chairman, refreshments were handed round to the ilud kmcc by ii ioan(I of ladies. Musical items were given by Messrs. Tom Jenkins and Stanley .leakins.

I BLIND PIANISTS. — Talented Twins at Empire. One of the most remarkable twins ever seen on the lllusi-hall stage, will appear at the Swansea Empire next week, when I two blind Ijovs, said to be musical mar- vets, wilt make their provincial debut. They aro only 11 years of age, and It; is I' but the weeks since they were dis- covered away hack in the remote little village of Warmloy. Frank and V ictor Auckland were born blind, but tne absence Of the one sense has served to accentuate another, and they mhy trill J be described as musical geniuses. So tar as music is concerned they appear, and uncannily so, to possess one brain be- tween them. They live for music, "see" music in every sound. Their performance is not the result of laborious study and practice, for they possess an innate'power which no amount of teaching could ever give. It is that rare and wonderful thing, a Heaven-sent talent. In view of the immense attraction, special arrangements have been made at the Empire box office so that those who desire to have seats reserved may be able to do so without delay. It would be cer- tainly advisable to book early.

LIGHT-WEIGHTS. j Championship Boxing Bout for Swansea. It is a long time since Swansea had n boxing tournament. One will, however, I take placo at the Pallicle7 Theatre on Saturday, November 1st, and interest is lent to the proceedings by the meeting of Idris Jones (Ammanford) and Tommy Phillips (Neath) for the lightweight Alininpionsl-.Lil). The Vie,-t are to box for £ 100 a.side and £ 100 purse, and they arc to weigh in at 9st. 31b. at 2 o'clock on the day of the contest. Other contests to be staged will be: Tdiy-al Jones (Ammanford) v. Topper Jones (Ystalyfera), Eddie Bowen (Car- marthen) v. Benny Jenkins (Neath), and Glyn Stephens (Ponbrdulnil;) v. Young Lodge (Neath). The tournament has been arranged by Professor All: Harry.

Y DDRAMA GYMREIG I —————- ) t .——— „- (GAN I Cynnyddu, yn ddyddiol, ac yn nosol, y I rnae cynnulliudau yr Albert Hall, i wrando ac i weled y Ddrama Gymreig yn i Abertawe. Derbyniwyd ychwaneg o arian wrth y dry,sau pryduawn dydd jau nag a gawd hyd yn nod not, Fereher, ac yr oedd ¡ y neuadd cajigt yn orlawn nos lan, Y oyw, y Ddrama Gymraeg a I Ddrnma Gymr/ig—deallweh y gwahan- iaeth—wedl dod i arM yn Mhrifddinas j Gymreig Cymru. He. ?s !'?i WJï yn ('am-I' gymeryd yn fawr iawn, bydd ehwareudy Cyiareig )n A?rtawc cyn pen Imrm?r blwyddyii. Y nine digon o dalent a galluoedd, digon o ehwarcuou yn barod i gychwyn gyda hwynt fa daw ereill, wrth reswm). ac y ?nac oi?h'af dixon 0 vrandawr a gwydd-! fcd.?tiun anant werthfawrogi a m?y?hau yr Inil roddir o'u blaen yn Aliertawe a'r cyleh enng gwir Gymreig sydd a fewn cyrhaedd i'r dref. Gwnaeth Cwmni Tal>ernael Treforis waith rhagorol, fel y galleni ddisgwyl, j gyda'r Briodas Ddirgel," yn y pryd- nawn, ac am Uwmni Mr. Dan Matthews. Pontardulais, gallaf yn gryf ac yn groyw gyhoeddi en Ixid wedi cyfiawni di^-gwyl- iadau'r cyhoedd yn eu perlformiaà o I Ephraim Harris." Dealled pawh, nid heirniadtr'J' wyf, na thafoli un cwmni yn crbyn y Halt, ond ceisio dweyd yr hanes yn fyrr. Gan fy mod wedi cael y fraint, fwy nag unwaitli, o gvfeirio at fy rgliyfeillion o Dreforis, nid o, anghen manylu heddyw. Y nliient hoh amser vtnhlith y rhlg- oliori." Prin y mae eisiau enwi Air. Dan Matthews. Gw-yr pawb am dano. ond dylid nodi fel newydd-beth i bobl Abertawe a ddigwyddasant fod yn absennol nos Ian fod Mrs. Harris (Miss Jastina Evans) a'i mereii (Miss Harriett J. Jones) yn teilyngu canmoliaeth uchal I am eu riaturioldeb. Buaswn yn dweyd y-chwaneg oni bai mai cystadlu y mae'r cwmniau. Heno, fy hen gyf?illion cre ill o Plas- marl sydd yn chwareu Ar y Groes- KoT-dd (R. G. Berry). Xos ?'ory. bydd cwmni arall o Bontardulais—Cwmni I Silùh-yn perfformio Maesymeillion." ) —-

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for Commercial I I P-001i myn, i i? .Natioaal Ei6twldfod Alher,, I Tr?veHers' jB?mi-?atioj?I Ei6teddfod Àlber Bull November 16t. T.C. START THIS POWERFUL STORY NOW. A Magnificent Story of Love and Revenge. That's how I'll dress you, Peg, if you'll only come to London. With your beauty you could make your fortune as a cinema star. As Raymond Doyle spoke these words he gsxed in eager admiration at the lovely girl beside him. It was just three weeks since Raymond I' Doyle, man of the world and proprietor of one of London's largest film companies, had come to th" little fishing village of Callum Cove, looking for new scenery for his next big film, and while staying at I Aba Ringold's inn. the Fishers Rest, had 1 discovered Abe's sweet young daughter, Peg- Pretty women to Doyle were like toys to I children—to be played with, and thrown aside when tired. It was ill-luck indeed that made it neces- sary fofc Peg' s father and her honest sweet- heart, Tom Hobson. to leave for the main trawl of the season, leaving Peg in the I care of old Martha, tlw housekeeper. Raymond Doyle saw his chance, and, with his winning London ways, left no stone unturned to make Peg care for him. In soft, silk. tones he made love to her. ami painted a golden future for her as a great iilm actress, until Peg grew to regard life ns plain Tom Hobson's wife with distaste. That day he had taken her out in his luxurious car, and was once more trying to get her to promise to go to London with him. I wouldn't be such a star as you think, even if I were a London girt." laughed Peggy. I'd never be able to do what tiiose girls who play for the pictures QQ, I'm sure." Oh, yes, you would! You have the beauty and the natural grace. All the rest comes from experience and teaching. If you were in London. I could have you under the best of teachers for film acting. I could——" He paused, and his face flamed. I say. you must chuck this sleepy hole here, and come up to town!" "1- Oh, I couldn't! gasped Peggy. Not for fortune and for fnn1P: i-aid the seductive, soft voice. "I would intro- duce you to my theatrical friends. Life wotild be real life for you then. Mirs Ringold. Peggy, say you'Jl come!" He took one hand from the steering- wheel and laid it on her arm. Peggy's face was Hushed. And as Raymond Doyle watched the light play in those lovely eyes, his heart thrilled at the thought that his efforts had not beer. thrown away. I—I couldn't leave father, and V ,Pegg%- paused. And whom?" he a?ked jealously. Oh. nobody;" laughed Peggy. They had lunch at the fashionable restaurant to which Raymond Doyie had taken her on the previous day, and tlfen he escorted her to the best cinema theatre in thti town. You will see Ray Dormer, ray leading lady, in the great. reel, Hearts and f)illmoiids." he told her, as they took their seats. "She hasn't half your looks." But, as Peggy watched, her eye,; brim- ming with tears at time?, at others full of smiles, she felt that never could SIlO be clever, like the actress w ho held that audience so silent and attentive. "And I could never look half so lovely/ she said to Doyle, a little wistfully. He laughed softly. It's the dress. Peggy. That's how Fh dresw you if you'll only come to London. Doyle knew she was wavering, and smiled triumphantly to himself. W hen Abe Ringold returned a, fortnight later, it was to find the gos linking Peg's name with Doyle's. And one day. in a fury at finding Doyle kissing her, he struck the girl and locked her in her room. Two days later, the blow fell. Abe had just come up from the Cove, and was removing his wet sea-boots, when Martha rushed into the little bar. "histr s he cried hoarsely. "011. maister. she's gone!" CHitsido the inn a thunderstorm was raging. Tlie storm had kept the fisher- men of Callum Cove away, and there were no customers in the inn bar that Sunday afternoon. e"s ill the in It 1,81. that Sunday And Abe believed that Peggy was up- stairs, changing for her evening in the bar. Who's gone?" cried Abe. "Mi.t8 Peggy. I fonir this note in her room! Her big bag is packed wi' her things. I can't find her dresses an' things in her room. But I fotm' this note from him. what she must ha' dropped on the iioor. Abe took it from her with a trembling hand, and read these lines, in the elegant writing of Raymond Doyle: Dear Peggy,—You will never regret yovr decision to come to London udtJi me. llcilt hat" the cor at the cross-roads on Saturday at three. Don t briny too many of your dresses, as you will be having better ones in town. Yours ever, R. 1). 11 Abe clenched his hands; his face went ashen white. li My las;" lie groaned. "My lass, iiiII that scoundrel! That scum, to lure her from her home, an' the lad who loves her true-not like he loves! Oh, Peg! But I'll save her—save my lass I' d have the law on him, maister!" croaked Martha. "I'll have my own law' thundered Abc, "The lnw of a father proteetin' his lass from such as lie. I'll- Maister!" The old woman clung to his hand, terrified by that look on Abe's face. He thrust her aside. A moment later he was striding from the inn out into the storm. Martha watched him go and sank down, her hands covering her withered old face. She began to regret that she had showed Abe that note—Abe, whose passion was so great, whose strength was so terrible. 14 He's come back The old woman ro". "FiTe minutes had passed since Abe had left the inn, and now she heard a strong tread on the flag- pared passage. Martha rushed out; but it was not Abe who had come—it was Tom Hobon. The rain dripped from his rough coat and cap as he stood there. Tom had braved the storm for one more last appeal to Peggy not to listen to tits iove wordi^of Raymond Doyle. Tom, thank the lo-,d ye've come I" gasped Martha. The rnaistor's gone after Peg. She's goin' to Lon'on wi the young swell, and Abe's followin' 'em. There'il be murder done if- "What!' gasped Tom. The crumpled note flung down by Abe still lay on the floor. He picked it up. and in a moment it was clear to him what had happened. Tom, with clenched hands strode from the inn, rushed along the cliff road after Abe to prevent—he hardly dared think what. Meanwhile, Peg was approaching the cross-roads, where the fen road joined that which ran along the head of the cliffs. The girl's face was white, her eyes shone with a feverish excitement. That unfortunate blow which Abe had dealt his daughter had led her to this de- cisive step. In the shame and sting of that blow she had sent word to Doyle that she was leaving her home for ev-r. and would come to London with him. there to enter the new life he had promised her. In Peg's innocent heart there was no thought of treachery. She-was as fearless as the butterfly hovering o'er the wheel. Nor did she fear the thunder that roared above, the vivid lightning that played over the sullen brow of the cliff. She was a daughter of the sea, and had ne, fear of it. The coast road here crime very near to the edge, which was veiled by a growth of bushes. And it was here that Doyle was to meet her with his car. But Doyle was not here yet. How dark it is muttered the girl. Dark as night! I wonder if he'll come She crouched there, waiting, for what seemed an age. Then she heard a soft thud of feet on the wet grass. Peg peered from the shelter of the bushes, expecting to see her lover; but at that moment a lightning Rash pÜ,rœd the Sloom, and. to her horror, she saw her father standing there near to the cliff edge, P<'g!" Abe cried. "Peg, where are You Peg, shivering with fear, crept clofer to the bushes which hid her from sight. Then a minute passed. Racing steps sounded on the grass, and PC", saw a dim form in that storm'darknoss an- proach. Ie. the gloom it was impossible to recognise the newcomer, but a thrill shot through Peg's heart, for she knew it must be Raymond Doyle. She was going out. to meet liim. For i moment she had missed her father, and thought he wig-ht have gone a,way. but now she saw Abe step from the shade of the snrubs that grew on the very edge of the cliti", and stride towards the younger man. "You scoundrel—you She heard her father's angry roar above the storm. Run off wi' my lass, would ye, you Lon'on scum 1'Ii smash 'un Peg screamed as she saw her father'* great fisis 15h out, and thud against the man's face, all muffied as it was by the turned-i!p collar of his overcoat. With wi!d!v-?'sving arms, A be Rin()ld'6 blows thudded home again and acain. &he saw the young man sf-agger, and Abe foHoTcd I him, is-shin? <nn iain and again. I "The cliff!" screamed Peg. Th diff!" l But her voice was lest in the peal of thunder which roared abqve. Abe had driven his victim to the very edge d the clifi'j, unnoticed in his fury and the inky gloom of the storm. Then one final blow Arent home. The young man stag- gered, and slipped (lyer the cliff. For a moment he clung desperately to the edge with his hands, his Lcdv sus- pended a hundred feet over the jagged rocks below, washed by the furious sea. "Abe!" he cried. What's this? I'm not your man Get me up, Abe I'in • Tom Hobson Abe stared down, frozen with horror end from her cover in the bushes Peggy stared, too. It was Tom whom her father ha.d struck and knocked over the cliffs —Tom Hobson But rhe was too kite. Weakened by Abe's fierce blows, Tom's hands relaxed their grip. The young fisherman went, with a cry. hurtling down to the jagged Locks below, the furious sea, to what Abe knew in his stricken heart was certain death. Peg sank to the ground, her hands clasped to her face, in her heart an awful I horror. Her father, in his blind rage, had killed Tom Hobson., thinking that Tom was her lover, Raymond Doyie She opened her eyes and a, standing hcr. R,- .vnio!i D,, l e beside her. Rrymotid "I—I say, Peg, this is awful!" gasped Doyle. I—I rame up when v6ijr father was fighting him. He must iiave takeii young llobson for me. You must come with mo now. Peg. My car is waiting jiist dow n the road." "I won't!" She faced him, infaruatwu gone from those lovely eyes. I wish I d never seen you—that 'oll'd never come lierc Oh, dad! Tom Doyle's hand gripped the girl's urm. His face stared dovn irfo hers. "You must corns; with me now. Peg." he said. Your father will be fill right- It will be supposed that Tom fell over the cliffs in the siunn-an accident. You and I are the only two who witnessed what happened. Come with me, and your father shall be safe but if you refuse He paused. W hi t-'vb,,it breat,hed Peg. Then I shrll attend the inquest on Hobson. and sratc what I saw happen here. Your father will be hanged as a murderer! Come, and I will bc silent t Stay, and I will speak:" (7sn': tlt-is a magnijicent, itory, qirfs 1 Doesn't it hold yon spellbound ? POOlf. simple Peg Wiil she yield to Raymond Doyle, leaving her home and giving all her innoccvt trust into the hands of a ?ran little better Hum a seovndrcl ? Yet. if she refuse* to j'o xriih him. what will heppen to her father ? 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WELSH DRAMA. I A Speech and a PlaY'1 \A Speech and a Play.I I Speaking at the afternoon performance I of Y Briodas Ddirgel yesterday, Lord Howard do Walden warned the audience sgainst thinking of the English West End play as a model to imitate. Those who know the dory of the En?li&h re- pertory movement can appreciate the M-mark, but in Wales it may perhaps suffer perversion. It is clear that our I writers have other aims than those of the English. or French commercial stage, aim-. so different that no comparison of methods can be of the least eervice. But a pro- fessional theatre, though purely com- mercial, can teach" one to the drama which essays to be art. It can show that no play of any kind can achieve its purpose without efficiency, without a Spartan rejection of the un- necessary word, tiie unessential gestures. A play which is a work of art will hare tilis much re-semblance to a perfect I mechanical product of the commercial stage that in both there could be nothing omitted without loss to the respective efiects. And happily to illustrate mv point comes the "Ephraim Harris" of ia-st night. In all the TVelsh plays I had reen or read previous to last night the interest ¡ has been, I confess, only in tha prcperi- ment, jn noting the tpntanve efforts of our writers to accustom themselves to a now form. It was the interest of wateit- iog a pupil scanning a new instrument, and trying what sound he might draw from it. But when Mr. D. T. Davie.s wrote Ephraim Harris," ho fashioned n work of art, something which has not a relative importance, a merely historical interest, but a- separate and independent value-an interest for its own sake and by irs own right. As emphatically as I may, I desire to salute a work of genius, and for me the full beginning of Welsh drama datos from last night's perform- ance of this play by Mr. Dan Mutthews's company. It is by no means a faultless plav, but I have neither time nor patience now to con its weaknesses. I I want. as beer I may, to give some impres- sion of its quality. 'I First, I observed a frequent felicity of phrase. There were sentences last night that had style, a flavour of their own af' detinue as in the dialogues of Congreve or of Marivaux or Synge, and there was nothing sakl that did not reveal character or support the iction. The whole play had a salt Tightness of speec h, the tang of literary craftsmanship, the sureness of mastery. We listened to a language pos- sessed, governed, compelled to its purpose, and not escaping it ns words may if not controlled by an artist. The characterisa- tion also was definite, powerful, realised. There w ore. no characters who avoided net of the author's intention and made holes in tht unity of tbo play. Almost overy figurelived, sharply separated from r J the others; and if the two ministers in I the story wore exceptions, being both I somewhat conventional and vaguely out- lined. it wa-s because there was less need of exact portraiture in them, and the author had devoted his energy to the others; poicficularly to Dinah Lewis, the wise womail. half-outcast and half- inf-pired: to Mrs. Harris, the hard, kc-tlii.- strong-minded motlior; and to the girl Morfrdd. so sljg-htly drawn, but so un- erringly. The play had a complete unity and I efficiency of structure. There was no loil, passage, nothing to cloud the I march of the plot to :1. fully concpiv?d eon- clii?ort. rhe strength of it,, cQncf'Jwn revealed the working of a virile intellect, a shaping pcrwor that showed a. writei with an instinct for the drama. Mr. Davies has a masculine intelligence; a temper sardonic and even a little sinister, a clearsighted wit and irony. Above all, he is an artist, gifted with a shaping, creating, restraining will. And he was happy in his intMpccterf.. Sir. Matthews's company were efficient as actors should be. They have studied not only action, but the composition of the stage, the grouping a.nd massing of figure-os in their setting. Their work was de- liberate. They almost all gav« me the impression of thinking, and not merely remembering, while they acted. I cannot pav them better tribute. J. S. LEWIS. i

I D.C.M. REFUSED BAIL. 1 I Described as a qfoker, and said to be I ¡ the holder of the D.C.M., Frederick Smith, who was charged at Swansea on Friday with stealing and receiving a quantity of scrap steel, value £ 3 10s., from a L. snd N.W.R. truck at the Harbour Sidings, Pottery-road, the property of Messrs. Fleming a.nd. Co., 36, Wind-.stre?t, on Juue 13th. was remanded until Monday next. Bail was refused.