Theatre Royal, Jarrow-On-Tyne

Performed 26 May - 7 June at 6-50 and 8-50. ‘Mr. E. Vivian Edmonds and Company have been appearing nightly in Coming Home. Mr Edmonds himself appearing as Reggie Travers, a man who was called up. He has been ably supported Miss Gladys Ford-Howitt, as Mary Darling, the poor relation, a part the lady has taken with great success. The heavy part has been ably sustained by Mr. Arthur Cheevers, as a commercial traveller named Smith. He is an enemy agent and is helped in his work by a grocer. Mr. Fred Gresham takes the part of Mr. Enoch Hargreaves, the profiteer with great success, Miss Phyllis Rae is very good as Rhoda Hargreaves, who becomes the victim of the enemy agent. Miss Alice Fountain is very amusing as Matilda Hargreaves. sister to the grocer. Miss H. Graham Edwins takes the part of Lilian Alice Jinks, a maid of all work. Mr. Frank Fountain as Bill Blower and Mr. Harry Warde as Eric Mullins, soldiers called up, keep the house in continual amusement. The play is well staged and all the parts are well taken. Miss Ford-Howitt has been enthusiastically applauded each evening. For next week The Maid of the Mill is announced’ (Jarrow Express, 30 May 1919)