Rushen Players

Night Must Fall

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by Emlyn Williams
Rushen Amateur Dramatic Society
1957
Rushen Primary School, Port Erin

Walter Hackett is an old-hand at playwritlng, and he Is very ingenious. At the opening the play seems likely to develop Into a good Russian spy story. In the second act. It becomes a piratical dream, with much swash- buckling and rum and' cursing. The third act brings forth "crook" drama, and then at the close tho audience la left Wondering. For Mr. Hackett, with bis ingenuity has found romaneo for Applojohn and cured him of his desire for adventure, but be loaves the audi- ence in doubt a llttlo about the extraordinary peoplo who cluster round the ancostral home. The Applejohns of Palporrcn are nothing if not respectable, but it transpires during the play that the founder of the family was one Applejack, a vulgar pirate flying the Blue Peter at the time when England's greatness was in the making; Applejack desired to become respectable; he changed his name to Apple John and on the earnings of piracy he settled down to English country life. The scene which shows the founder of the Applojohn family at his nefarious railing will provide real thrills for playgoers. Never was a more terrible crew of pirates seen; all of them seemed to be cousins of Dick Deadeye of "HMS Pinafore."

Directed by
Cast
Lush	Victor McMahon
Poppy Faire	May Matthews
Agatha Whatcombe	Vi Lawson
Ambrose Applejohn	Olive Gibb
Anna Valeska	Ann Crebbin
Horace Pengard	Don I Williamson
Mrs. Pengard	Gerald Mangham
Ivan Barolsky	Kathleen M Squire