…Members were reminded of the ‘red letter’ day of the coming summer, when the West Kent Federation will present the magnificent pageant play of ‘King Henry VIII’. This, perhaps the greatest of Shakespeare’s historical dramas, and certainly the most spectacular, is to be performed by a cast of five-hundred women, so the task which lies ...
Reference: WH0340
The first President retires December 13 1922 was a milestone in the history of Westerham’s WI as the Annual General Meeting began with the presentation of a china tea set ‘of Indian tree pattern’ to Mrs Granville Streatfeild on her retirement from the President’s chair. She was thanked wholeheartedly by all members of the committee, and ...
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This extract mentions the decision to hire the Drill Hall for meetings whenever possible
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In 1926 the Westerham Women’s Institute staged a performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at Squerryes Court. The play, in five acts, was produced by Mrs Granville Streatfeild with incidental music composed and conducted by Miss H. Lubbock. Some key roles were as follows Julius Caesar, Mrs Strolger Calpurnia, Mrs Grace Mark Anthony, Mrs Streatfeild Brutus, Mrs Brown Cassius, Mrs Bowles Metellus Cimber ...
Reference: WH0322