Newspaper clipping from page 8 of Cardiff Times titled 'Cardiff Irish Fellowship', describing an amateur performance by the Irish Fellowship Dramatic Class, Cardiff, Saturday 12 September 1925

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In a section of Cardiff Time, 12 September 1925, titled 'Local News from all over Wales', this article describes an amateur performance by the Cardiff Irish Fellowship Dramatic Class at St David’s Hall, Bute Terrace, Cardiff.

"The Cardiff Times was a weekly English language liberal newspaper established in 1857, and circulated throughout Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire, Breconshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and the adjoining English counties. For the first forty years the newspaper's main content was Welsh Liberalism, but in 1886 its contents was completely re-modelled to include other features such as contributions by Welsh writers and eminent Welsh bards, serial stories and descriptions of Welsh social life. One of its contributors was William Abraham (Mabon, 1842-1922). From 1857 to 1928 it was owned by D. Duncan & Sons, and from 1930 onwards by the Western Mail. The newspaper was published between 1857-1928 and 1930-1955." Source: newspapers.library.wales/browse/3380665, accessed 10/4/17.

Transcription:

CARDIFF.
Cardiff Irish Fellowship.

Lady Gregory's merry little village comedy, “Spreading the News,” was performed on Sunday at St David’s Hall, Bute-terrace, Cardiff, by the Cardiff Irish Fellowship Dramatic Class, which aims at producing all the Abbey Theatre plays. Miss Lord was the producer and the cast of amateurs rattled merrily through with it. Mr W. O'Keefe (of the Cork City Irish Prize Pipers Band) played some Irish pipe airs, whilst Mr M. A. Burke recited Davis’ “Fontenoy” with fine spirit, Miss Wayland was the soloist.

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