Reading Observer 09-1920

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OBSERVER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1920.
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Earley (Saturday) Football

WAYZGOOSE/

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J.ki lfllJl~' ~lemf1l1.."trated hi s <lhil ities a s al'Co mpani s l .

before Starting.

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A. E. Gri ffiths ,
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Le ft to right-Top Row: Norri5,
Bottom Row: Gaines.

Reading Liberal Club Football iTeam.
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D'OYLY CARTE OPERA CpMPANY.

L-ft to right- Top Row: A c Palmer. F. Smith. P. Burke. A. S. Pike. S. M
Bottom Row: E. Cbandler. R. Beecham, T. Batty, A. Coben.
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Holmes' Great Goal against , N~wportl

Mr. ARTHUR ARGENT, '
Principal Baritone.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.

The lOllg·!ouke d-fol' week ha s li t. Jasti' i1.lTiV Cd
find hundred s of peollie who h aye IOllg known
and de ligLt-e d ill the pl"·od \1 ct.~ of lLe c llobora liun of the lale. Sir W. ~. iJilbel"t and he late
S ir Arthur Sllllh'nn are ino..i.:i lJ g fo r happy hou rs
next, wcek at, the County Theut rc. R eadill '~' 'w here
the D 'Oyly Cane Op<'ra Co ml'i~lIy arc nnrlOlll1 ced.
The p rogra mme fOi' the lr l:!t'k is 1i"t!lect ll d from
ilm on g the m ore tlllJtd ll l a nd po pula r' o f t h e
Gi bert . and S ullivan c ~Jmi c (J lw l'as,
lame ly.
M on day an d Tl lll n,: d ay n ights, ,. The ' Mikad o ,
Tl1~da\-' and Frid a\' lIi ght ~. " Th e Gondol iers,
\Vedlle;da," m :ll:nce : .. I n1a1lt he, " <llIti " "di ll€sd ar
and Satll·rdn.y Hig ht;;;. .. The- Y eom en l of t he
G ll:U'd, ' an rl l ita.t. the f:h o iee. is ind ecd a hnp]lY
O lJ e is !i.ho\\,11 hy t h e bU:lY box o ffi ce now 0 I J1: lI
fur tile. cO fll'cni ence o f intending patron s.
TUJt efu l melodifs, r i ~illg to tb e heights of c1a ~ i c
zeal1ty, ai)Ouud in a ll its m ood s, ty pify ing someth ing dud is fi r ~t illld fOl'em o8t 11. na t.ure jp m d uct
th at i8 (!o:1;$'C nt.i rdl\T E lI g li:::h.
A s wI'iter s of com ic
ope- :~ Gi lhert a nd S llll i"1l11 are- with o ut.. ri b ·tI. the
C]ll a.in t dl'Y, droll , satir ica l humour of Gil~crt and
the- bright tun e r}!1 spark :ing mu :; ie o f Slilli nll i n rC'
always a, g refl t source of deligh t to fill plhygoers .
An excelle nt- C'Ompally specially orga n'ized by
}1:J•. Rllpert D'Oy ly Carte in c udes Frank Ste ward
a lld Hilto n · L ayla nd itl t he c:>rned y partI s . Hlp·
P 0l't~ by C h arles Gou lding a nd Gord onl Crocker
(te nol's), Adhur Argent. And Bemard :Mannin g
(Laritone:s). Elsie (JOl'am and Dorothy Dan e
(sopran os), Dorrie Ru sEell (w ubrette). and Maura
Cn llllillg.
The chorus i ~ a n erlrp.o l!dinnrily
lItl'Ollg OI l£". an d tbere will be a. lar'gely augm cllted
O !'c11 e~ tra tinder the direction o f P ercy R eudelJ.
MI'. \V. Simm s- Bnll is the busjness ma nngc r fot"
~l r: R. D'Oyly Car te, whi le t~CI ope ra s are i tnged
1Illdct' t he direction d R. A. Swinhoe .
Fach
0 r~ ra is bea.utifully d ress2d and mOIlIlL-e d with
lIew ~ccll cry l'!peci a ll~' designed and painted fo r
t hi !-l tn1l1'. Grow J.ed 11l1ll:5eS sh ou ld be the I'u!e ~t
~ll e Cou nl y Theatre next week .

Whitley's New Pastor. ,

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Mi5. MAURA] CANN IJG.
Principal Con tralto, I
D'Oyly Cart~ Opera Cu.
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Th e co ngregatioll of \\"hitl ey H a ll were lot h to
IO:!-Cl f'a.-; tOl' A. J-;. Stocking. who be ...-.iune e nd ea red
to all of t h e m , but. t.ll ev. lleve l1.h ele~, h a ve ex.
tellded n l:ord ial we.lcome. to hi :; successul' -·P a,stOl'
n Cl't Hltiley.
~(r. B ,~iJey wa i!- formel'l ~' ,tl.. Cliff Col·egc,
E\"angeli~t all d _-l:::.s ist aIl L fu th e Chairmall of

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HOLIDAYS ON DARTMOOR.

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t he H ull Di ~l. l'i (: t ilnd F rH lIlli el" of t he lJOplI!ar
Herv i r: ~s fnr th o P t.:o p le ill the )lexooro' 'L'lleatre
:: 11 11 the Bi h! c l ' ictul'e I. t"ct lll"('s ill Vin t.'s P Rinee-.
Ahl'r<lwlll.
.-\fte r lea yirlg Sl ,lI t h "~ales, wh e re he
was Sl' lIL I" f l P f' 11 a 1It'\\" 'Yes\cyan Hall as au
l'x l ,el"imc lI[., a lld n il e which IlI"oved hi>(h ly ~ uc.

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Past!)!" Hail ey jl l'Oceeded t o GloJl(;ester,
wh ere he t ::ll k charge of Ute Central Hall, a.
hll gt' 1 'lI il JilJ ~ \\'I, il'h "'01:; r egll.rded a.<! Gloucester's
Wh ite Ell·pilali l. That. was 1101, it happy intl'O'
dll t ti ull to II IIl~ W JliI ~t orate, bu t he tackled the

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This was the goa l scored by H . J. Ho l';; ;s, the newl yHe beaded through !rom Spences cootre. It was a great goal.

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signed local centre-lorward.

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ARE YOU ' RINGED THIS WEEK?

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The Hay tor Hotel. Islington. near Newton Abbot. u .,vcon.1
Holel a~d Moorland Health Re~ort. .
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a"bove sea level. and comprlses hve acres of garden and

Coaches lor Dartmoor trips Pass tbe hotel.
bad on application to tbe Proprietor.

Terms and full pa'rtl,:u lars
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Pa5tor BERT BAI~EY .

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READING v . NEWPORT AT
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Tbis is the second of ,our ringedlbotos, and was taken at the Reading v. Newport match at Elm Park on
Saturday last. People who are ringe sb<>uld call round to the" Reading Observer ·' OHiee, Blagrave Street" ,
where tbey will receive tbe usual awards- 2!6. eacb .
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Only one out of the two people ringed in la5t week's paper, D. Mitcbell. has come lor hIS prIZe.

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mili tllrr I·epreseuta{ i,·e.

a,ge were heing caJ!ed
up b e res igned his appo ill t meut a nd .c'O mrn hs.i ~! 1
an d joined t he 2-1·d Glon(J€sterR as a IU·IYilt e. bung
i;ubsequently in valid ed home from ~I e.so pnt a mj~ .
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Fontball Reading Obs~ryefl;

1'l'uhlf' 1l1 \"aliaflt1~'. Hud ~ttceec ded ill mnkin g the
Hall and its ,.en· ices !'.O popll lar that :I S t ~:e
l'esult o f five vc~\.!'s· s t rl'1II1 Q1I S work t h e whol e n f
t h e de bt W A S' C ea·!'ed o ff u nd [L ,·.;t·!'o ng church
huih. lip. Tha t Ie-sull. is. tLe- JU Dn: I'ema.rk<!u:e
si nce tlut of that. li.m e l'a ::.lnr- Bai ley put in ahout.
",ixtoon m onths ill t h e Al"lm-. .-\t the l im e h e wa R
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can be re adily u n d erstond t h at. h e was g rc,a L y
in demand as n. lec turer and !' p eak~l' at tbe l.·ll m·

r.ldes Assol'ia t io n.
1>1l1'tor Bail ey took n grent illterest ill th e c-i ,' ic
life of the city genera Iy. part iclliady ill !<;pn)"t .
H c is an excf:ll cul .• !-;oc('e r ., p l a~· t- r and ha s p la yed
w ith rlic faml ) lt ~ Ha!'J)! d F leming:.

Reading's Oldest and Most Popular Football Paper.

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