The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1873-01-10 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CWMA.VON.  Nesrn Perry SESSIONS, Jan. 3rd., (before H. Gwyn, H. Rowland, W. P. Flower, &qrs., and the Rev. W. Griffiths). —Ann Rees, Millwright's Arms, Pont-y-Cymert near Cwrnavon, was charged by P.S. Lougher, with permitting drunkenness. On the occasion of the sergeant's visit, a woman named Rowlea was fighting with her own son, and the landlady with the candle in her hand was looking on most complacently. Fined 20s. and costs. Gwen Rowles and John Bowles, her son, were charged by Sergeant Lougher with being drunk and riotous at the Millwright's Arms. Fined 10s. each and costs. —Edward Daniel, Cwmavon, was charged by P.C. Powell with being drunk and riotous. Fined 10s. and costs, orl4 days. The Cwmavon Amateur Dramatic Society gave their second performance at the boys' schoolroom, on the evening of Thursday, the 3rd inst. There was not as full a house as on the first occasion, possibly the strike interfered with the attendance, for while the reserved and front seats were crowded, the back seats were comparatively empty. The entertainment commenced with the farce "Fortune's Frolic," in which each of the members sustained his allotted part most satisfactorily. The difficult character of Robin Roughead, a ploughman who became "a peer of the realm" was ad mirably represented by Mr. Heaseman, while Mr. D. Owen, was very effective as the obsequious steward. Mr. Isaac represented the reduced gentleman very naturally, and Mr. T. Jones as Rattle (a banker's clerk) was very good. After the conclusion of the above Messrs. 0. Williams and Stanford, (Bryn) brought down the house most completely by singing in their inimitable style "The minute gun at sea," and were vociferously encored. A scene from Richard 111 followed, in which Mr. J. Lewis assumed the part of "Clarence," and Messrs. D. Owen, and D. Jones, "the first and second murderer respectively." The acting of this scene was highly artistic, and obtained, as it well deserved, the unanimous applause of the audience. The evenings' entertainment concluded with a very amusing farce "The Irish Tutor," in which Mr. L. James assumed the highly difficult character of Terry O'Rourke, who impersonated Dr. O'Toole. One might well have supposed that Mr. James had really licked the " blarney stone," so natural was his brogue, and so Irish his manner. Mr. D. Russell as the learned school-master Dr. Flail, brimming with Latin quotations, and words of "learned length, and thundering sound" was exceedingly effective—his determination "to flog every boy in his school," on meeting with some alight disappointment, would have shocked some of the members of the Merthyr School Board. Mr Tillwell, the wealthy gentleman, and Charles (his son), a young man far more devoted to Rosa than to his Latin and Greek were thoroughly well represented by Mr. Alford, and Mr. N. Lewis. The get-up of those who assumed the part of ladies was uncommonly good, especially .Dame Margery, a loquacious and somewhat demonstrative old lady, Dolly (her daughter), and Miss Nancy. The musical portion of the entertainment was very good, the playing of Mrs. M. Lewis, (Pentre), who presided at the piano being greatly admired. A solo which was inserted in the programme for this lady, was for some unaccountable reason, and much to the chagrin of the audience, omitted. With this exception the programme was strictly adhered to, and altogether a moat enjoyable evenings' entertainment was provided, and all those who were present expressed a wish that a similar entertainment • will again shortly take place.