Interlude

i. Prose-'La Ponctuation'
Chantons : ' 'L'Onguent'
J. J. OBERLIN, B.A., and Mme. OBERLIN

The Fun of Poetry
1. The Poet in the Playground '
WILLIAM M'CALLUM CLYDE , Ph.D.

Relayed from
THE EMPRESS THEATRE,
GLASGOW
Under the name of the West End Playhouse, the Empress Theatre was opened a year before the outbreak of war as a first-class vaudeville hall. Unfortunately, there was not at that time a sufficient number of people interested in this form of entertainment to make the venture a financial success. Until 1920 the Empress showed pictures, interspersed with a few short variety turns. In that year the proprietors again resumed control, and with James S. Nelson as manager, a determined effort was made to win a cinema audience over to variety. For several years now the Empress Playhouse has been one of the most successful entertainment places in Scotland. The main difficulty seems to be one of getting a seat.

(Regional Programme. See page 38)