Hall and the Cheese in Bridgetown with silent movies. He came occasionally and charged an admission of 150 for children and 250 for adults. The people who cranked the machine and ran the record player got in free, and many young local boys vied for these positions. In later years, talking movies were shown in the old courthouse in Dundas . The travelling shows died in popularity when local Theatres were established. The first phonographs were also listened to for enjoyment. Nelson Taylor , Big Run , had one of the first phonographs in the Annandale area. People gathered from miles around to hear the new invention. The house was often quite crowded with people even sitting on the floor. The Taylors were not known as the best firemen. The fire was often so low that several cats would sleep in the oven. Two local wags waited one night until the cats were properly settled in the oven. They then shut the oven door and stoked the fire. Needless to say the main source of entertainment that night was the commotion that occurred when the cats started scratching to get out of the oven. The first radios and, in later years, televisions, were also great crowd pleasers. Here again crowds would gather in the evenings. In summer months, people often sat on the lawn and listened to the radio through the open window! The first televisions were few and far between. Unlike the radios which could be powered by batteries, TVs required electricity. Sporting events such as the NHL playoffs meant those with TVs could expect a houseful. The people helped pass the time in winter evenings by holding card or cro- kinole parties. These parties were held in halls, schools, or in people's houses. Whist, spoil 5, cribbage, and 45s were popular games for card plays. Although crokinole parties are no longer held in the area, card playing is still a favorite entertainment. MARDIGRAS PARTY The young people of and vicinity spent a very enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacDonald , Grove Pine on Tuesday, February 17. The evening was spent in gramophone selections until after supper was served in Mrs. MacDonald 's best style after which the short hours were passed in dancing to the excellent music, rendered by Mr. Henry MacDonald . RUMRUNNING AND HOMEBREW It should come as a surprise to no one that heavy drinking was often a pro¬ blem at the various entertainments. Although P.E.I , was the first province in Canada to enact Prohibition and among the last to release restrictions pertaining to the sale of alcohol, the various affairs were often "lightened" by the presence of some homebrew. The only result of Prohibition was to force many Islanders to either ignore them or to go Underground. Rum was a favourite drink of the early settlers. It arrived on trade ships from the British Colonies around Jamaica or from the of St. Pierre and 91