ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 67, 21 March 1887, Page 2

ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE.

"The Magistrate» To Might

Messrs Williamson, Garner, and MosII rove's Royal Comedy Company, after a very successful tour of tho colony, arrived hero today. Tho comedy of " Tho Magis trato " will bo producod at Abbott's Opera House tonight. This play ia modorn in stylo, method, and tono. Thero are innumerable irresistibly funny situations iir it, and tho plot is lively and original. Such a coinody and euch. a representation are seldom seen in the colonies, The plot turns on the amiable intentions of a lady named Posket to induce tho male Poskot (" Tho Magistrate," and her secoud husband) to bulievothat oho ia a cortain ago-which Certain ago, of courso needs to bo multiplied, or at least addod to, to get tho correct figures. Tho good lady has a son, who ie 1!) years of ago, but whom she palms oil' as 14. This young gentleman loads his stepfather astray wofully, and takes him abroad at night to "see life :l To the Navy Hotel, whore the pair havo been onjoying thomeolvos, come Mrs Poskot and her sister to warn ono Colonel Lukyn an old friend, not to mention dates and thus recall tho lady's real age ,n 1 tb!' e re' , tog°thor with a friend of Colonel Lukyn, are found in tho hotel after hours ; their names are taken by tho police, and tho four aro next morning formally charged before a Magistrate, who ia none other than Pocket himself. The worthy Magistrate, not being clear as to intellect after his "nieht of it," sentences them all to seven dayß' imprisonment without the option of a fine. Fortunately, a brother Magistrate steps in, grants a rehearing of the charges, and discharges the accuse. Everything is settled satisfactorily, and the play ends amidst roara of laughter The central character of the piece, that oE Mr Poeker, tha Magistrate, is admirably pluyodby MrG. W. Aneon, who is said to bo a wonderful comedian,