{"id":435,"date":"2015-01-24T17:59:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpwp.comptonplayers.co.uk\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2015-02-21T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T12:12:21","slug":"the-sport-of-kings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comptonplayers.co.uk\/comptonplayers-c\/?page_id=435","title":{"rendered":"The Sport of Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Ian Hay<\/span><\/p>\n

8th – 9th January 1952<\/h2>\n

In this sporting comedy, two gamblers are visiting the home of a staunch anti-gambler. The host is most self-righteous about it all until he wins the main purse during a horse race. Thrilled, he sets up a bookmaking operation. Unfortunately, by the time the big race runs around he loses it all.<\/p>\n

\"SOK<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Back Row L:R Gladys Johns, A Head, Joyce Webb, Ernest Golby,\u00a0Geoffrey Smith, Peter Monger, R Walters, E\u00a0Adnams, J Shepherd, H J Johns
\nSeated L:R\u00a0 E Pienkos, Elsie Thomas, Shirley Samuels, D Owen, Edith Hill, David Dall<\/p>\n

The Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Algernon Spriggs: Mr E Golby
\nSir Reginald Toothill, Bart: Mr D Owen
\nA barmaid: Mrs J Webb
\nDulcie Primrose: Mrs A Pienkos
\nMrs Purdie: Mrs E Hill
\nAmos Purdie: Mr D Dall
\nBates: Mr J Shepherd
\nJoe Purdie: Mr P Monger
\nKatie Purdie: Miss S Samuels
\nLizzie: Mrs E Thomas
\nJane: Mrs A Head
\nCook: Mrs G Johns
\nAlbert: Mr R Walters
\nPanama Pete: Mr G Smith
\nPolice Sergeant: Mr E Adnams<\/p>\n

Produced by Mr H J Johns<\/p>\n

Newbury Weekly News review<\/h3>\n
\n

Compton Players in Sport of Kings<\/h2>\n

For their sixth production, Compton Players gave performances of Ian Hay\u2019s comedy, The Sport of Kings<\/strong>, in the Village Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the play, with a theme of local appeal, being enthusiastically received by large audiences.<\/p>\n

The cenral figure, Amos Purdie, a parsimonious total abstainer, was splendidly characterised by Mr D Dall. His paying guests, Algernon Sprigge and Sir Reginald Toothill, keen racegoers bent on his undoing, were subtly portrayed by Messrs E Golby and D Owen, the former finally succumbing to the charms of Dulcie Primrose, Mr Purdie\u2019s secretary, capably played by Mrs A Pienkos. Mr J Shepherd was excellently cast as the one-time bookie\u2019s clerk and present obsequious blackmailing butler. The part of the browbeaten Mrs Purdie received most sympathetic treatment in the hands of Mrs E Hill. Excellent support was given to the principals by the secondary characters, E Thomas, A Head, G Johns, Miss S Samuels, Messrs P Monger, R Walters, G Smith and E Adnams. The play was produced by Mr H Johns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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