CHARLES ARNOLD SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 51, 1 March 1901, Page 2

CHARLES ARNOLD SEASON.

A very large audience witnessed tho pcrformnnce of "Why (Smith Luft Horne1' r.l the Oi.oi-ii House lust Jiitflir, anil tliu ex(.■(RHimgJy funny play aroiwtnl most npvonrions liinjflitcr. The comedy is hi no way inferior to "What Happened i>> Jones," anil Mr Charles Arnold's talented company glte a splendid interpretation of Braidhurst's clcvw? creation. Nothing more ami.!-ing can be Imagined than llu> yi'l.dly lrdierous situations in which "Smith find sniK.ry others liml themselves. Tho piny .will lie repeated this evening. To-morrow afternoon n matinee pcrfoi-niance of "Whnc Happened to Jones" will be given.

Auckland people should know by this time that they need not travel a hundred miles to sco a. (irst-cluss production of a first-class play. Mr Charles Arnold stages "The Professor's Love Story" at the Opera House next Tuesday night with exactly the same cast and the same scenery in every detail as at the Princess Theatre. Melbourne. We already know that Mr Arnold's company is an exceptionally strong one, admirably selected for the representation of first-rate comedy. "The Professor's Love Story" is described as a delightful and unconventional story, told with infinite daintiness and refreshing originality. It has quaint humour, intermingled with moving pathos. The author, Mr J. M. Barrle, is widely known for his stories "A Window in Thrums," "The Little Minister," etc., and this play is said to bear the subtle impress of that charm of style which has _ made the author's fame. Its stage construction displays freshness of treatment, piquancy, and fascination, as 'well as cleverlycontrived situations. Mr Arnold plays the part of the professor, a very different character to that in which he has been amur-ing Auckland audiences for the past fortnight. A feature of the production is a bountiful set by Mr John Little} representing an English cornfield at harvest time, which is the scene of one of the chief incidents in the play. "The Professor's Love Story" can be played for five nights only owing- to the fast approaching termination of the season. We are also promised a revival of "Captain Fritz" for the lost two nights of the season, Monday and Tuesday, 11th and 12th.