| Evidence: | 'Gallsworthy's [sic] play "The Escape" was then read in parts by the Club except that the Prologue was omitted. The reading was greatly enjoyed by all & it was felt that the Committtee had been singularly successful in their casting of the piece.' [the long cast list follows] |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 4 Dec 1926 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading specific address: 'Kencoed' |
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| Reading Group: | Members of XII Book Club |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Quaker or associated with the Friends |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Members of XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Galsworthy |
| Title: | Escape, an Episodic Play in a Prologue and Two Parts |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 28110 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Howard R. Smith | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) | |
| Location: | private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 162 |
| Citation: | Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) private collection, p. n/a, p. 162, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28110, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php). |
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