Hippodrome, Ipswich

‘The management of the Hippodrome are to be congratulated upon the excellence of the programme they are placing before their patrons during the present week ... At the top of the bill is a well-acted sketch entitled “The Slacker.” As the title suggests it deals with the present day, and shows how through a dream a man, steeped in selfishness, is brought to the realisation of the great necessity for all who can to join the forces' (Evening Star, 22 December 1914; also the East Anglian Daily Times of the same date). ‘The management of the Hippodrome are to be congratulated on the excellent programme secured for the holiday. Chas. Kitts and Rhoda Windrum and company in the capital sketch entitled “The Slacker,” find great favour with the audience. The sketch gives a clear illustration of a non-combatant’s position, in the event of a hostile attack on his home’ (Evening Star, 26 December 1914; also the East Anglian Daily Times of the same date).