'Any one who has had the courage to dig deep into the mysteries of amateur theatricals, knows only too well what joys, cares, and sorrows they involve...'
Written by Phyllis Tweedie (aged 14), this lengthy article provides some behind the scenes insight into the staging of amateur theatre in the Murchison and Pilbarra region of Western Australia during the mid-1920s. Tweedie spends much of the article recalling a production of Monsieur Beaucaire.