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'Meeting held at Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue 7.iv.41 S. A. Reynolds in the chair. 1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed. [...] 6. After an interval for refreshment we came to “The Admirable Crichton” probably Barries best play. Knox Taylor briefly outlined the story and then the last Act was read with the following cast: Agatha – Isabel Taylor Ernest – F. E. Pollard Catherine – Mary Reynolds Lord Loam – S. A. Reynolds Crichton – A. B. Dilks Lady Mary – Margaret Dilks Lord Brocklehurst – Arnold Joselin Lady Brocklehurst – Muriel Stevens Treherne – H. R. Smith Tweeny – Violet Clough Howard Smith recalled that this was the third time the Book Club had selected to read from this play and on each occasion he had been cast as the cricketing parson. F. E. Pollard hoped that it would not be his lot to play the Hon. Ernest Wooley again, but it was generally felt that he had been excellently cast in view of the stage direction “he is a match for any old lady”. [...] [Signed as a true record by] A. G. Joselin 5 May 1941'