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---Mid-Rhondda Y.M.C.A.
Mid-Rhondda Y.M.C.A. following Is a copy of a, letter we e deceived for publication -— 01 Mr. Rees Jones, Outfitter, Tonypandy. i'e?ear accor(iance with your am sending a letter of apology 110 Rhondda Leader." Our mission in +?e righteousness, peace, and joy SQr Holy Ghost and I am indeed call ^ave hurt your feelings by not on you a .second time. But, to ni e plainly, I gathered from your on lnei" w^en M''• Roberts and I called disi^+U 'a's^ month that you were either Y M n 08t?d 'n the re-organisation of the aPr> '11 Tonypandy, or that you dis- strangers coming to revive ]le §lorious work amongst the young men f I may say that we have not desire Pi'ef? bead ^he Association; we ei be the men at the wheel," and b "dgentlmnen of the town be on the III go." Having travelled a, good deal, itl a.Ye -seen a good many instances of the t.jj 8enable benefits to be derived from Wi -m-C-a. in various parts of Eng- awf',a'80 in South Africa and Australia ^<1 Was W]'th great joy that I received thi« iCceP^ed the invitation to come to tjjo' "eir«e]y-populated district. I quite arJ t that the advertisement which threaj ec^ in the "Rhondda Leader" for ap66 weeks- would have been a sufficient a«d r ^°- interested in the work here a A did not think that it would be ^Q0llrited wrong to endeavour to earn a ley. by tongue and pen, for so good se! Hence my advertisement of years ago, I gave up cL ]a!;ni, sold all my possessions, and tlin i 'C1 m-v ii^e f° Christ by working in joy Urtls of London. There I found true Hp ail<^ ^le -secret of happiness; and c0k 11 my health broke down, I took up «Pp ^'a§e work, Avhich has enabled me to lif 0' a good deal of the other side" of of -alld the great need to-day not only op.the Scriptures, but also of tL Portll.nity and inducement for searching de "There is, I believe, as great a ^as ]1? truth-seekers to-day as there ag0 ln Bibles in Wales a hundred years apoj Trusting that you will accept this anc^ also help on this alf- °°Ui work—" for in the multitude of (?ra 's purposes are established ii, xv. 22).T am, dear Sir, yours lS service, STROUD TUBB.
The Stolen Ring.
The Stolen Ring. Man in Trouble at Weston on jj tlle Weston-super-Mare Police Court ^ei8.Kllday, Thomas Henry Davies, colliery char ai1' Ynyshir Road, Porth, was with stealing, by means of a 1$(W a ring value £ 4, the property of Alw Matilda, Milton, of the' Ashton j> > Long Ashton, on the 19th inst. at, £ Secuti vix, who is at present staying W eston, said that on Saturday after- u"' o'clock she went to the Caven- ,*iotel, and after dining she went to V vatory to wash her hands, took off Jll§) placed it on the basin, and sub- ^icj^^tly left, forgetting it. She re- at 4 o'clock to fetch it, but was informed that someone had claimed waitress- at the liotel fiaMetf Ada Chains stated that she found the ring ,;1 gave it to the barman. Prisoner, W° iWas i'iere previously, returned to the uH)., Pi'i°f to the lady who owned it, and <k8e.- '(?r the ring. She a»sked for a, twillPtion, and as he described it cor- My she gave it to him. ('a,.?.1 ■}' Ethel Jones, of Llanbradach, near >1 ytated that she left the hotel on tlie J0.1"111'ug in question. She went with left ]'180,16r to the Old Pier, where he |0n^r, bating he was going into town °'e]0f,i v his mate. He returned at 4 hiiir, asked if she had dropped any- 411 III at t 0 hotel. She told him "No," hotel e hen said he had told them at the had dropped a ring, and he j^'iv^r] back. A policeman then hi* th °l- the scene, and prisoner showed ? ring. On the way to the station to him You ought to be .y°lll'self to have got into such fa ] this." He replied, "It is not it is mine. I am willing; to folly." a1 wh° elected to go to trial at ,^e8sions, made a statement on t})0 i e that on his second return i^.cl the girl asked him if the that its IS. Bemg under the impression it belong to Miss Jones, he 0(J "i 0 the pier, and when he under- i .VVa's not hers he would have rfe ed it- Idess was recalled, and she u *-• R ^he asked him about the ring 6 li i ? spoke to her and asked her if £ °Ul)d a ring. 3^6 .Magistrates, after retiring for all ^e^n6' committed prisoner for trial '0\v6c] garter Sessions in October, and ^etv prisoner in £ 10 and one y of £ 10.
"al of the Late Mr. Dan 1…
"al of the Late Mr. Dan 1 i Ur'ce» Llwynypia. °i the mortal remains of the 411 (1 all Maurice, whose death was ed in our last issue, took place on Last at Llethrddu Cemetery, fi° Pay +'i ^nen a large concourse attended Glr last tribute of respect to the a short service at the fri Rev. W. S. Jones, pastor of + ^^urcb, the cortege slowly ex towards the cemetery, and en. tl, feri/i nt< singing of the usual hymns dii6 y uie chapel choir, under C1CW. s^p of Mr. David Evans, con- iv^tt tw- Jerusalem, The mourners in- tk > Rachel Maurice (widow) and £ W- Maurice, Talywain (bro- krV|cs ,s- Letitia. Davies, Mrs. Jane \Ari^18' Sarah John (daughters); 1), Al(>t.l.! Iarn Davies, William Davies (w^s John (sons-in-law); Mrs. Mr. Willie Davies Maggie Davies (niece); .T^i? (nephew); Messrs. Wm. ^tai.F*s .I.11 Jones, James Jones, and "W? JonPC! (brothers-in-law); Mrs. ^i'cv+vs (aio.4- ls.ses Ann James and Sarah ^i'oJ l'> tho^T^in-law). The deceased's '%iv,8' Was' v- John Maurice, Dinas clei-h^ to „i. Prevented from attending (!>,t Wnu-Fi Alness, and the very in- >°VPVJ. Mr. J. Maurice, by the H'ei'^1(1 ^ntly appointed to the YVe^v,4.^aPtk{0lTT°-f vice"President of the in +-L Union. We also noticed stC^e the Revs. T.. T. ^udy n^lydach Daniel Davies, i J- Prichard, Llwynypia; Colli s' Aberbeeg; Mr. Dan n?^ipv^ 8 fell^ a^nt' and a number of at the Glamorgan °f wTi,* v ,acons of Jerusalem °0iitiriiC^i was » member, The very progitioxis during the afternoon; therefore, the funeral ser- vice was held at the graveside instead of at the cemetery chapel, when the Rev. W. S. Jones spoke very effectively at some length on stability of character. He exhorted his many hearers to take lessons from the life of the deceased. He had been a, useful church member and latterly a deacon for many years, and will be much missed at Jerusalem for his public services in particular. The Rev. J. Prichard concluded the service in prayer. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. John Griffiths and Sons, undertakers.
Porth Police Court.
Porth Police Court. Thursday.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. Arthur Lewis), Alderman W. H. Mathias, Alderman E. H. Davies, and Dr. E. Naunton Davies. Threatening His Parents. Griffith Thomas, Trealaw, was sum- moned at the above Court for being drunk on Sunday morning, the 6th inst., and with also threatening his father and mother. He was fined 15s. Drunk in Charge of a Child. Rachel Jones, a married woman, of Penygraig, was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a, child. P.O. Gale gave evidence, and stated that the woman stumbled several times. He eventually took the child away and conveyed the woman to the police station. At the Police Court, she stated that she walked that day from Pontycymmer, and a friend of hers asked her to have a drink." A fine of 10s. was imposed. Street Fighting. Two- Tylorstown men, Griffith Jones and Morgan Parfitt, appeared in answer to a charge of fighting at Tylorstown on the 14th inst. Parfitt had his shirt off. Both were fined 15s. each. Abusing a Horse. Joseph Palmer, haulier, Pontypridd, was summoned for ill-treating a horse in Trehafod Road, T'rehafod, on the 8th inst. A constable deposed to seeing the defen- dant driving; a horse in the above street, and applying several cuts to it with the butt of his whip. A fine of 10s. was imposed. Boy Thieves. A boy by the name of Thomas Walters, aged 12, was charged with stealing various goods belonging to Mr. William Thomas, tobacconist, Ferndale Road, Pontygwaith. Miss Mary Thomas, daughter of Mr. Wm. Thomas, stated that at 11 o'clock on Sunday last she heard the shop door open. She proceeded downstairs, and found that a drawer which contained two- pence had been rifled. She also missed 3 purses, 4 threepenny packets of cigar- ettes, 4 packets of plug tobacco, and 4 packets of Cinderella, cigarettes, valued at 4s. She then gave information of the theft to the police. To the Stipendiary, she remarked that the defendant would have to go inside the counter to have the cigarettes. P.S. Bowen, Pontygwaith, stated that in consequence of information received on Sunday last, and from the description of the boy running away from the .shop, he suspected the prisoner, and he went to his house and saw the mother. The mother informed him that the boy had only just come in. The boy came from underneath the table, and produced the missing articles, and also 6id. in coppers. The defendant there admitted stealing the cigarettes, tfie "TOBaiSx), aWT Ttie put-sex from Mr. Thomas' shop, but the money, lie said, was his own. Witness then took him to the police station, where he cautioned him and charged him with stealing the articles. He replied that he had said the truth, and again repeated what he had said earlier in the day. His mother said at the Police' Court that she had had a lot of trouble with him. The Stipendiary remarked that it was a very difficult case to deal with. In November last a similar charge was placed against him. He would not send him to prison that would not be good for a boy like him. He would order him to receive ten strokes with the birch. The next time he would appear before them he would be sent to a reformatory school for five years. Austin Bradley, a, lad of 16 years of age, was charged with stealing a watch and chain, value 10s., from his uncle, Abraham Bradley, 16, Lincoln Street, Cymrner. The latter stated that on Monday morning last he placed his watch and chain on a table upstairs. He missed it soon afterwards, and defendant left the house, and he (witness) did not see him again until this (Thursday) morning. A pledge ticket for the watch was found upon him. i Emil Herostritt, manager of Mr. Otto Faller, pawnbroker, Porth, stated that he remembered the prisoner coming there to pledge a watch and said that his mother sent him. He advanced 3s. upon it. The defendant gave his address as 75, North Road, Porth. To a question from the Stipendiary, witness said that they were very careful in receiving, goods. There were seventeen months since they had a similar case to this. The Stipendiary Are you sure, Bradley, that this boy is 16 years of age P Bradley Yes, sir. He looks small for his age," continued the Stipendiary. "I say, Bradley, are you willing to go a security for the boy's good behaviour for siXl months? "I cannot say," replied Bradley; it is impossible to do anything with him. He goes out of the house and pawns everything he has; he has even now pawned his boots. I am willing to do my best with him; I have done my best with him." The Stipendiary (to the boy): Ie Bradley, come here. I am going to give you an- other chance; if you do not improve, it will be serious for you." The case was remanded for two months, to see if the boy would improve during that time. 11 Assaulting a Fellow Passenger. Two Gelli brothers, Henry and Samuel Fear, were charged with assaulting a man by the name of Conolly. Conolly stated that as he and the defen- dants were travelling on the TafF Vale Railway by the last train on July 22nd, these two men set upon him, one holding him down while the other "punched" him.' James Pritchard, car conductor in the employ of the T.V.R., stated that lie saw the complainant being held at Porth Station by one of the brothers, while the other was beating him terribly. After that they went down the platform and tried to get over the fence and on to the roadway. A constable stated that on the arrival of the 11.50 p.m. train at Porth on July 22nd he saw a crowd of people on the platform, and when he went on to see what was the matter he saw complainant on his face. He could give no account of himself, and was unable to say anything. He went to look for the defendants, and he found them hiding behind the goods station. Both were fined 30s. each, including costs. Peaceful Neighbours. Two sisters, Mrs. Thomas and Lizzie Ann Williams, from Porth, were sum- moned for assaulting Ruth Davies on August 11th and 12th. Complainant stated that she was in her house on Friday night, when Mrs. Thomas, standing on her own doorstep, made some very interesting remarks. The two defendants, who were neighbours, were together, and Mrs. Thomas threat- ened that if she came out of the house she (defendant) would hit her head off. Mrs. Thomas denied using bad lan- guage, and also insisted that the "behead- ing incident was a fable. The case was dismissed. Brooms, Stones and Plates. A Porth lady bearing the name of Jemimah Scrunell was summoned for committing an assault upon Eliz. Ann Williams on August 15th. Plaintiff's evidence was to the effect that she went to send away some children who were committing a nuisance upon her doorstep. One of the children was defen- dant's little brother, and defendant came up to her and struck her three times on the head until she was almost senseless. Defendant added insult to injury by fol- lowing her into her own house. Defendant said that complainant first II of all threw a stone at her, which struck her on her leg, and she also threw a plate after her. Catherine Mary Davies was of the opinion that defendant first opened fire by striking plaintiff three times on her head with a broom, and plaintiff re- taliated by throwing a plate at her, which, however, missed the mark. Com- plainant then tried to pick up a stone, but defendant persuaded her from her foolish intention by striking at her with a broom. The case was dismissed.
Struck by Rope Casing.I
Struck by Rope Casing. Clydach Vale Timberman Killed. An accident of a, somewhat unusual character occurred at the Cambrian Col- lieries, Clydach Vale, on Friday morning, whereby Lewis Davies, a timberman em- ployed at the colliery, met his death. The unfortunate man was coming up in a bond when a piece of rope casing fell on him, striking him on the hip and killing him instantaneously.
Gossip.
Gossip. Mr. Frank Weaver, the well-known and popular evangelist, is booked to conduct a week's mission at Ton-Pentre, com- mencing on September 10th. This is the famous evangelist's second visit to the neighbourhood, and his power to conduct missions became evident when he paid his last visit a few years ago. He is a son to the late Richard Weaver, who was once a most prominent character in nugilistic circles in the North of Eng- land, but who, after his conversion, became one of the finest evangelists in the Christian work. The Rhondda. Oymrodorion Society will on Tuesday, the 29th inst., be addressed p the Rev. Dr. Cynonfardd Edwards, of America. There is no need to tell any Welshman acquainted with the doings of Wales and Welshmen that the doctor is one of Wales' most eminent sons who have made a home in that far-off land. The doctor was one of the conductors of the National Eisteddfod of Aberpennar, and tliotse who were there will remember with pleasure his many appropriate and telling remarks during those days. One very striking incident occurred at the Eisteddfod on Wednesday. During a lull in the proceedings, the eminent doctor called upon all the American- Welshmen who were then in the pavilion to come forward to the stage, and the result was a great surprise to the audi- ence, as quite 200 people went forward. They were Welshmen on a visit to their native country. The doctor introduced to the great assembly several of the most influential and well-known among them. It was surprising the eminence which many of them had attained in the American world, which was a further nroof that the Welshman can and will hold his own where'er he may be. -+-+--+- The utterances of the doctor on the occasion will never be forgotten by those present for the very earnest and noble tribute he paid to some people who had worked in years gone by. And those were the Sunday and Board School teachers, rsastors, deacons, and the good people of the past generation. He said that those on the stage were representatives of Wales at her best in America, and were the products of the efforts and teaching of many a good man who had gone to his rest. -+- He said that if there were any teachers present, or anyone who had influence on children, to use all their 'exertions to Dromote the best interests of those under their care and supervision by iiistilling into their minds correct and noble ideals to live for and attain, as they knew not II where or how in after life the influence of their teaching would be felt and seen. The ease with which he was heard from all parts of the pavilion will be remem- bered, and will be easily explained when we remember that he is a past master in elocution. He has written much on this subject, and really it would be a great benefit to the community at large if there were more studying of elocution taking place among our prominent men. Could not he or someone else open a school for the study of elocution in a locality convenient to these populous Valleys? There are undoubtedly a great number of young men who would gladly avail themselves of a course in this direc- tion, and the resultant benefit would immediately be felt in all placesT
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Cricket.
Cricket. Pentre II. v. Llwynypia II. This Junior League match was played at Llwynypia last Saturday afternoon. The home team was short of several of their players, owing to their not having been notified. The First Eleven were supposed to have played Cadoxton-Barry. but Barry failed to raise a team. Those members who had turned up to, play were thus commandeered to assist the Second Eleven. The home captain having won the toss, elected to bat. A poor resist- ance was made to the bowling of Bailey and Walters, the only player to reach double figures being D. R. Rees, with a score of 15. Walters took six wickets for 13 runs, and Bailey four for 15. On going in to make the requisite number of runs, Pentre did not at one time seem to be able to accomplish the feat, but reso- lute hitting by O. Royal changed the out- I look. In one over off Brychan Jones he scored 22, including two fine 6's. He was the only one, however, to reach double figures, five men failing to score. D. R. Rees came off with the best bowling analysis, his .seven wickets costing only 26 runs. Scores: — I LLWYNYPIA II. j D Rees b Bailey 1 Gwilym Davies b Walters 6 R C Walter c Willis b Walters 0 D R Rees c Royal b Walters 15 Ivor Evans b Walters 0 Brychan Jones b Bailev 5 H Griffiths b Walters v. 0 D Davies c Bailey b Walters. 0 R Lewis b Bailey 0 W G Morris not out 0 W R Davies b Bailey 0 Extras 1 Total. 28 PENTRE II. J Bailey c Rees b D R Rees 5 J Ashley st Lewis b Morris 8 I Williams c and b D R Rees Z T Royal run out 0 Harding c Lewis b D R Rees 8 T Collins c Davies b D R Rees 0 D Walters b D R Rees 0 0 Royal not out 37 L Collins b Jones 0 B Willis b D R Rees 0 T Moon c Davies b D R Rees 9 Extras. 2 Total 77
Llwynypia Thursday XI. v.…
Llwynypia Thursday XI. v. Clydach Vale. An interesting match took place last Thursday on the Llwynypia Cricket Ground between the local Thursday XI. and Clydach Vale. The home team lacked the services of several men, but they were fortunate in having Gwilym Davies, R. C. Walter, Brychan Jones and D. Davies from the Saturday First XI. as substi- tutes. The home captain won the toss, and electing to bat, sent in D. Davies and R. C. Walter to open the innings. Davies was soon disposed of by a smart catch at mid-on. The bowling of Alexander was very good, but thanks to some misfielding on the part of the Clydach men, Walter ran up his score to 41 before he was dis- missed. Gwilym Davies and Powell (the home captain) were the only other players to reach double figures, the innings closing for 93. The visitors never seemed likely to reach this number, the only man showing any resistance to the bowling of Powell and Rowlands being Fine. Out of the total of 30, he managed to gather 14. He showed good judgment in running, whilst his defence was also good. Scores: THURSDAY XI. D Davies c Griffiths b Alexander 6 R C Walter c Evans b L Williams 41 Gwilym Davies run out 14 Brychan Jones c and b Fine 0 Ellis b Fine 0 A Powell not out 19 Ivor Evans run out 6 Owen Davies lbw b Alexander 2 P Rowlands b Alexander 0 Edgar Davies c Fine b Alexander 0 Rufus Lewis c Goodwin b Fine 1 Extras 4 Total 93 CLYDACH VALE. I Fine run out 14 L Williams b Powell 0 Theo Goodwin c Davies b Powell 0 Mel Davies b Rowlands 5 Griff Thomas c Evans b Powell 1 W J Evans b Rowlands 0 W D James b Rowlands 1 Alexander b Powell 3 D R Griffiths c Powell b Rowlands 0 Alexander run out 0 T Rees not out 0 Extras 6 Total 30
Wedding at Ton, Ystrad.
Wedding at Ton, Ystrad. On Saturday at Hebron Welsh Baptist Chapel, Ton-Pentre, the wedding took place of Mr. D. W. Roberts, schoolmaster, and late general secretary of the Cardiff Welsh Sunday School Union, and Miss Morgan, only daughter of Mr. David Morgan, Ton-Pentre. The Rev. D. E. Roberts, Penarth (father of the bride- groom). officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. W. Davies. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Catherine Lloyd and Miss S. J. Ellis. Mr. G. W. Thomas, of Cardiff, was best man.
General Buller's Visit to…
General Buller's Visit to the Rhondda. General Buller and Lady Buller have written to Mr. Tom Davies, secretary of the Rhondda Cymrodorion Society, grate- fully adverting to their recent visit to the Rhondda. In his letter Sir Redvers remarks: I can assure you that, the day was one of the greatest possible enjoy- ment to Lady Audrey and myself; we were delighted with everything. May I beg you to convey our grateful thanks also to Mr. Treharne and to the manager of the Taff Vale Railway? "Af'er all," retnrirk<><.l the sentimental wife, "hoinu is t-ne spot, on earth." "Yes, verily," rejoino l tli-t hoad of the matrimonial trust, as he fiuished auditing last month'# grocery bill.
Pickings from the Papers.
Pickings from the Papers. MARRIED AT 70. It was stated at Tottenham by an appli- cant who required a summons for assault against a woman that the proposed defen- dant, though seventy years of age, was married last Bank Holiday. HUGE HONEY HARVEST. Mr. Harry March, of Horsford, Norfolk, has taken Gcwt. 181b. of extracted honey from ten hives in his garden. MONSTER LOBSTER, Mr. Lewis, a visitor from London, whilst bottom fishing off the breakwater at Wey- mouth, pulled up an enormous lobster, turning the scale at 9!lb. 4 TRACED BY BLOOD-STAINS. Seeing two men climbing down a pipe outside a house in Holborn, a man called the police. Against the wall of the house was found a ladder, at the foot of which were two pairs of boots. On the top of a wall close by was a quantity of broken glass. Spots of blood were noticed, and with the aid of lanterns the police traced the blood-stains to Boswell CQurt. There they arrested two men. One had his feet cut and the other was minus boots. NELSON AND THE APPLE-WOMAN. The following story, says" T.P s Weekly," was first given to the public by Cuthbert Bede: Nelson was passing an evening with the family of a London hosier, when the paterfamilias, coming in from the street, narrated as an amusing anecdote a misadventure which had just befallen a poor apple-wolllfn. The poor woman had her stall in the street; a man, while pretending to purchase apples, had made fast one end of a cord to a leg of the apple-stall, and the other end to the back of a hackney coach. Off went the coach, dragging the apple-stall along with it; the fruit was scattered in the mud, the apple-woman was in tears and despair; the hosier thought it a most capital joke, and laughed immoderately. But Nelson thought it no laughing mat- ter his kindly heart was touched by the poor woman's distress, and he at once left the house, sought cut the apple-woman, and more than recompensed her for the loss she had sustained. TRAM AS SUNDAY SCHOOL. A large number of London's discarded horse tramcars have been sent to Lincoln- shire, where they are used as sleeping rooms for potato pickers. One has actually become a small Sunday School at Sutterton Dow dyke. r; INTERNATIONAL » PULPIT. When a new mission church was being erected in Milton, U.S.A., last year the Rev. J. T. Reese, the rector, wrote to the authorities at Milton Abbey Church, Dorset, and asked that a stone from the old building might be sent him to be built in the font, of the new church. Some stones were sent to America, and last Sunday Mr. Reese cemented the bond by preaching in Milton Abbey. BURGLAR'S PRAYER BOOK. A man sent for trial by the Bromley magistrates on the charge of being a sus- pected person was found to be in posses- sion, when arrested, of a quantity of burglar's tools and a prayer-book. DEATH FROM PIPE-LIGHT. A waterside labourer named Williamson, living in Battersea, was lighting his pipe when he burnt one of his fingers with the match. His hand began to swell, and he has just died in Clapham Infirmary from blood poisoning. • JACK OF ALL TRADES. BUT-" The official description of a debtor is given in the records of Somerset House as a transfer agent, valuer, surveyor, local agent, hotel proprietor, private detective, common lodging house proprie- tor, and sanitary engineer. TICKET EXPIRED WHILST HE SLEPT. While Joshua Rhyder, of Walthamstow, slept on a seat at Liverpool Street Station the time expired during which his return workman's ticket to St. James Street was available. He was subsequently sum- moned at Stratford for not paying his fare, but was let off on Saturday on pay- ilig the costs. V SHAKESPEARE IN RUSSIA. It is reported from Romny (Poltava) that the Jewish population, resenting the performance of The Merchant of Venice," boycotted the local theatre at which the piece was produced. The manager has now undertaken not to pro- duce plays in which the Jews are pre- sented in what is considered as an un- favourable light-
Visit of Mr. F. R. Benson's…
Visit of Mr. F. R. Benson's Company to Treherbert. Lovers of the works of Shakespeare in Treherbert and district will be delighted to learn that Mr. F. R. Benson's renowned Shakespearean Company is to pay a visit to Treherbert on Monday, the 28th inst., for three nights. Everywhere this com- pany has played, it has been received with the greatest enthusiasm, playing to large audiences nightly, and Treherbert, we are sure, won't be behind in showing its appreciation of such a talented company. The visit will be under the direction of Mr. C. W. Poole, who is bringing it on a tour through Wales, and it, is to be trusted that the enterprise thus shown will be fully repaid by a most successful tour, and so ensure an annual visit from Mr. Benson's company. The pieces selected for presentation during the short engagement are: The Merchant of Venice," Romeo and Juliet," and Hamlet," three of the most popular of Shakespeare's works. The company is a specially selected one, and includes such well-known actors as Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. Bernard Limpus, Miss Dorothy Green, Miss May De Launey, Miss Kate Turner, Mr. Ehme Percy, etc., some of whom only last month appeared with great success with Mr. and Mrs. Benson at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and during which season Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Louise paid a visit each to see the company perform. This alone speaks volumes of the talent to be found in the Benson companies. There are over thirty artistes in the sterling combination about to visit Treherbert. Notwithstanding the enormous expense attached to this engagement, the prices of admission will not in any way be raised. The box office is now open, and we would advise intending patrons to secure their seats at once, as there will doubtless be a rush later on.
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Editorial Notes.
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