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Hamilton Street Methodist Church had a flourishing dramatic society called "The Hamilton Players". They were founded in 1933, performing in that year a humorous play entitled "His Wife" followed by a farce "The Three Half Crowns". At Easter 1937, a drama of Christ's Life and Passion called "The Light of the World" was enacted. The players performed at other venues e.g. in 1944 "Glass Houses" for the patients and staff of the City Hospital and also at Chester Town Hall. They had their own theatrical equipment and their own set of rules which can be seen in the Cheshire Record Office. In 1947 The Hamilton Players won the Armitage Owen Silver Challenge Cup and first prize of £20 at the Rhyl Annual Drama Festival for their production of "Rebecca". Records of their activity ceased in 1961.<gallery mode="packed" perrow="4" widths="200" heights="175" caption="'Hamilton Players' - Advertisments and list of Productions">