"Libel" by Dramatic Club

A hugely solemn Judge, a fine array or bewigged, learned and sarcastic counsel, villainous witnesses, and a realistically stupid jury were features of the King's Bench Division Court which was constituted in the gymnasium last Friday evening when the Dramatic Club read "Libel," play in three acts by Edward Wooll.

Law students were in their element. It is not often that they have the opportunity of seeing a mock court in full regalia, in action. To say the least the play was a success, although some of the more astute members of the legal fraternity might have faults to find with the blatant "words complained of" which consitituted the alleged libel.

The Characters Lined Up.

His Honour the King's Judge, in the person of a certain McGhie, was not treated with all the respect due to him by the audience, but for judicial weight, unconscious humour, and a tendency to go to bed on the Bench he was unequalled on the night. William S. Austin, as senior counsel for the plaintiff gave a most realistic display. Possibly had some of Wellington's real legal lights been there they would have envied him his mien. He was ably assisted by Mr. Scrimgeour, as junior, while Norman Morrison, for the defence proved a model when it came to vituperative cross-examination.

As a shell-shocked ex-soldier Arthur Ashley Jones did very well indeed, especially in the last stages of the case when he was called on for some difficult work.

Ian Gov. as a Canadian blackmailer put extra curls into counsel's wigs, out of sheer villainy. As a French doctor, with science in his soul, Dr. Keys was excellent, but he annoyed the Bench. And it must be added that the court orderly looked just like a piece of furniture.