Friday 7 September 1928 London and Daventry 10.15-10.45

James Wren - James Raglan
Jane - Joan Matheson
Joe Skinner, known as 'Skinny' - Donald Calthrop

Scene: The empty stage of any theatre of Variety, on a Sunday afternoon.

This little play is anonymous. Such reticence on the part of the author betokens one who no longer cares for fame, or is certainly no 'beginner'. All we know is that it was written some years ago with the idea that the late James Welch should play the part of 'Skinny'; that it was laid aside and rediscovered on the last of those rare occasions when the author spring cleans; that just at that time, the author had seen the performance of Donald Calthrop in the character of an old stage hand and determined that his play should be performed with Donald Calthrop in the chief part.