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...Wilks, vicar of St. John's in Holmfirth, England was startled in his study to hear the bell of his church given one sudden, unwonted Bong...
Bong? thought the vicar. It was Saturday. Hmmm, hmmm . . . must investigate. The vicar left his study, walked into the church...
...costs money. Traditional practice in Europe (and lately in some U. S. dioceses) is to set a box of candles by every shrine, let the faithful help themselves and leave a small offering in return. Last week this practice was banned in the diocese of Rome by its vicar general, Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani. After July 1 there is to be no crass candle-traffic within the churches. Candles may be burnt as before but it will be less convenient to give a friend a coin and say "Burn a candle for me." Also, there is to be no more...
Other Catholic dioceses are not compelled to follow Rome's lead. But they will doubtless take heed, look within their churches with an equally critical eye, for Rome's regulation comes from one who is the vicar of Rome's Bishop, who is Pope Pius XI, vicar of Jesus Christ...
About the play proper there is not much to be said. It is very British in tone, and deals with the complications that follow when a country vicar's daughter reverts to Victorian crinolines in order to win a journey to London, and, ultimately, a husband, together with her twin sister's less devious route to the same goals. The plot is rather more involved than is usual on the contemporary stage. It abounds in "character" parts which require considerable adroitness from the actors, and more experience, perhaps, than undergraduates can supply. There was little wit but much humor...