Miss Butler, Townswomen’s Guild, Hassocks. 1936
Sussex County Herald Eastbourne
10 January 1936
OLDEST FORM OF DRAMATIC ART, Hassocks Townswomen Learn About The Mime
The evening meeting of the Townswomen’s Guild followed the usual format for the Institute of Mime lecture-demonstrations, with Miss Butler first of all giving a thorough explanation of the history of mime, followed by a demonstration of the art. Her performances included an “Egyptian priest praying in a temple, a strolling minstrel playing in a baronial hall in the Mediaeval Age, and a love scene”.
Throughout the newspaper article, Miss Butler is never given her first name – I wonder if she is Peggy Butler, from Scotland (and who has been mentioned in previous blog posts)?
