Reading Observer 09-1920

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OBSERVER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. 11, 192._0_
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Earley (Saturday) Football Tealp.
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WAYZGOOSE.

'fh i!) well-known firm of pr inters held lhei.r
a llllll al wayzgoose on ' Sat.urda.v last , when , to
l..·.·lelJmte th e lmns fel"ence o f , the busi ness fro m

t ht: old works at the F orbm'Y to their .up-to-dat e
Ilew fact cny at I .. ittle Crowu Yard, the Directors
i U\' j l (.>(i t he whole st..a.ff to n river trip to }.[al"low.
Hu.n dlllg tbe ,. Rh'e l" Queen
~t. 9 a.m. , t.he
l1 11t1pany of about. SO "h a d .n most enjoynble I'UII ,
.:\[al'1ow being reached at 12.45.
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sel"Yed at the .. Chequers" H ot el, :Ml'. R. W .
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by ~k ~l. Bradley and M.r. E.
Bryant
(D.irectors). The toasts of "The King, "Th e
Firm's Prosperity," a nd the "Wa.yzgo~~ · were
all enthusiastical ly receh·ed , t.he s peeches of the
Cha~rmulI,

Mr. E. T. Bryant and Messrs. Box\\'ell ,
(Jarter. Stubbs, and AJlen tendipg to show t,h.r
~rt lluine good fe ll o ..... sJ:lip that exi sts betwee n em ,
:vloye~ and employees.
An adjouTilm ent was
tb eu made to a.n adjoining field , wh el~ a good
i'}JOI-tS programme was can·jed t h rough. for wh ich
(owIng' to the gelle~osity of Mr .. Bryant) i$OUle
uceH~ht

prizes were competed fOI·.

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Steward.

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Barke,·, Chambers. Lang and Od,,'1. alld-

]-'~dam.f18 F'lJrlonge r , Coles, Ea,i enton. H oney,
Siggery, and Young, whilst Allen's t:l'e w can-i ed
off the tug·of,w;Lr h onours. Afte.r the }Jreaellta·
t iO Il of prizt' s and v ote of thank s t.o the donor ,
the ret.urn jO\II'ney was made, during which Miss
' Voodman and her willing band of hellJerS pl'9'd 'ded tea.
Reading was reached about B.lO
p.m., evel),olle having ha.d a.. lSlJlendi'd time. for
w hich t.he firm were s ince rely thanke.d. Songst ers
were numerous and good. and Mr. K Uaroiner
8kilf ul ~ y demon strated his abilities ns accompanist.

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The Party Assembled before Starting.

(Photo.

A . E. Griffith!.
1M, Addi!on R oad.]

ROYAL,, COUNTY THJ3ATRE,
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The long. looke d . for week has at laat arrived
, and hundreds of people who have long known
n.nd deligllt.ed in the l~roducts of the collaboration of the late Sir W. S. Gilbert an~ the la.te
Sir Art.h ur SuUivan are 1 00..1<i~ g for happy hours
next week at ·the County Theatl'<C, Reading. wbere
the :q'Oyly -9an.e Opera Compariy are announced.
The programme for the rweek is 8electcd from'
among the more tuneful and popu la.r of the
Oi bert and Sullivan cqmic operas, namely.
Monday and Thul'S d,~.y n~ ghts, ., The Mikado. .
TU6f)day and Friday nights. "The Gondoliers, '
Wednesday mutinee, .. I ola nthe, '" and 'Vednesday
and Sa:turday nigh ts, .. Th~ Y eomen of the
Gua.rd;' and that. the choicu i.e indeed a h a ppy
One is shown by t he busy box office now open
for the convenience of intending patrons.
Tuneful melod i£6. rising to t he heights of classic
zetmly, abound in all i ~ ni'oods, ty pifying SQmething that is first and fore most [\, nature product
that is e:.-sentia.1l:v E nglilllL. As writers of comic
Opo!lt Gi lbert and Slillivan are without. rival. the
quaint dry, droll" sa.tiric a) humour of Gi lbert and
the bl;ght t.uneful spark :ing music of Sullivan llre
alw.a.ys a. great source
delight t-o I nil playgoers.
An excellent oompany specially ' organized by

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Left to right- Top Row: Norris, M~, '
. . Bottom Row: Gaines, Wheeler, \\jlg, .olce,- .Jenja.m

Rea4ing . Liberal Club Football 'T eam.

Mr. RUlJert D'Oyly Oarte inc udes Frank Steward

L.ft to right-Top Row: A. Palmer, F. Smitb, P. Burke, A. S. Pike, S. Mor~~n . B. Fuller. C. Major.
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Bottom Row ~ E. Chandler, R. Beecham, T. Batty, A. Cohen, C. Cohen.

Holmes' Great. Goal .against
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Mr. ARTHUR ARGENT,
'Prjn~ipal Baritone,

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D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.

Opera Co.

opera is beaittifu~ly dre~ ~ \. n.nd moun~d with
new 6Cellery specml1y desIgned and patntea , for .
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Crowded 'b o ul3es. should be the rule 'It

'he County Thea.tre next week .

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. and Hilt on' Laylnnd in the> camedy parts, Imppor~ by Charles Goulding and Gordon Crocker
(tenors), Arthur Argent and Berna.rd , :M nnning
(balri(.ones), Elsie Coram ond Dorothy Dane
(sopranos), Dorrie RusreU (.oubreU~I , and M..ur_
. Cann ing., The chorus is an extraordimmiy
.strong one, and there will be n. 1nrgely augmented
oreliestTfL under . the direction of "Percy Rendell.
Mr. W , Simms·Bull is the business manager for
Mr: R. D'9yly Carte-, while the operas are .stnge d
under the direction o f R . A. Swinhoe.
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HOLIDAYS ON

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The congregation of 'W hitley Ha.ll were loth l~
108e1 IJutOJ' A. E. Stocking, who becitrne endeared
to aU of them. but they, ,neverthelesl!'1 hM'e ex.tended a cordial welcom& to his succeS80r- Paator

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Bert. Bai ley.

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. Mr. \ Bailey ', was

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Evangelist nnd A...~ istant. , w the Chairman of
the Hull' District, ' a nd F Qlmd er of t·be - popular
ServiCet5 for t he P eopJe ill the Mexboro', Theatre
lI ud the Bib!e Picture LectuTetJ- in V int's PaJn.ce,
AbeCUYOl I.
After' leaving South 'Vales. where he
Wl)S seut to open l\ Il e " - \Vesleyan Ha ll as an
experimeut, an d one which proved highly sue.

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cessfll" l)aslor Dailey pl'oceede4i to Gloucester,
where he took charge . of the bentral Hall, a.
hllg~ built.lillg which was r egarded as 'Gloucester's
I WhI te ]·)Jcpha llt. Thill. was Jlot a happy introdtl\:tinll to a, lI ew pu-Siora,t e, but h e t.ackJed ,the

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.our photo'grapher 'm ust ha~e been ve~y smart to get this snap. as the

whole moveinent was executed·io quickly.
This was the goal scored
sign~d local contre:forward. He headed through fro,,:, Spence's cootre.

ARE YOU RINGED THIS
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T he Hay.tor Hotel, lsli.ljgton, ne,,, :!,'e.!'-t~',,"A,b~,ot.jllF
~ Residential
~~ H,Qtel. ~~a ¥oo.~loulaH• ..rth
ha,,1":1';oIJtli1"Hi.· ,spect; ,ii·
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pleasure ground•.
. , .Coaches for Drrtmoor trips
particulars may. be
. ha~'on application to the Yr,oDlnej:Or.
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Pastor BERT BAILEY.
problem valiant-ly, a~d s-uceeCded i~·. making tbe
HaJJ und it s services 80 WJ;lul&l' that lUI -t~e
Te~ult of 6ve years' I'Itt:f'DUOu.S work the, w'hol~ of

oil .1l11d \l. strong church
built up. That resll lt. i!! the more rema.!kab:e
since out of that. 'time Pa..'~tor Bailey put in about.
, sixteen months in the Anny. At.. the time be W!l9
acting a8 an ~sta n t milita'r)n ·J-epreseutat.ive,

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but when men at his own a.ge wete being ca.Ued
up he resigned his appointlJlent and commi£sion

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subsequently invalided home' ~m MetJopotllDlin.

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READ.IING v. NEWPORT
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P . O . CoHier, K'eadinl'.

match at Elm ParI< on
T~i8 is the second of our ringedlbo!cls, and was tuen at the Reading v .
SaturdaiY I.st. People wbo are ringe . •hould call round to the .. Reading . b..,rv,or" OHice, Blagrave St~eet,
where 'they will receive the usual award.~2!6 eacb. .
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IS prize.
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It can be readily undenttood that he was great:y
in demand as. a. lectttrer and speaker a.t the Com·
radea .Association.

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Pastor Bailex...took a. -greal Jnte~j..jg !!ie S,i\"i.c r
life of ~ t.h& city genera.ly, parlic,u1arly ill spOt~ . '.
He is nn excell ent" soccer " player alld has played
with the ramOll~ Ha.~o!d Fleming.
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