AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2494, 2 August 1873, Page 2

AMUSEMEN TS.

THEATRE ROYAL. "THE HUNCHBACK." The- production of such a play n* «*. Hnuchback," though exhibiting ma"m a" degree the want of dramatic strpS* have already referred to as noticeablni ' present company, yet gave signs' ? tl amount of talent for the higher c v l; drama possessed by one. or two" of the •'' cip.il characters, tlia; \ ve were I prepared to see, judging f rom hid gouc before. It would bo * less to say that tho piny Was J* formed as wo have seen it in m? church, but still it was creditable, and s*' Stephenson's Julia even more than that • the management place on the Btajj e ' * more dramas of high character we h o p« »r a little more care will ho exercised in tv casting of the characters. lw! Of Miss Stephenson's Julia, nlthoueh to our mind so finished a perform.!' as that of Miss Colville, we . speak in terms of praise, more * pecially when .we consider that she-! ccived little or no support from Sir Tho* Clifford, who has some very imnorb scenes with her. This undoubtedly great drawback and militated against ti' success of what was otherwise a very cted able performance. Where Miss Stephen!' failed, in our opinion, was in the delineate of the transition from the country girl ton woman deeply and fondly loving, but this* the only fault. In the other portions of ti play she was excellent, and her scene Master Walter at the close of the fourth t was a very fine piece of acting. we cordially congratulate Miss Stephens" on her success in a very difficult part, Mr Burford's Master Walter was rath. uneven. In some portions his acting % good, but in others there was a tendenc-' over-do the part. His greatest success »■ in the fourth act with Julia, aud we trust: will let us sec more of him than he k during the season. As Helen, M'ss Andrews appeared to em advantage, acting with much archness j-. vivacity. In her scenes with Modus she w" exceedingly good, and evinced an aptifoi for comedy of the higher class, which r make her a very useful member of tho cor. pany. Mr Bromley, who had tho part of ? Thomas Clifford, was manifestly o ve weighted throughout,aud,though he struK|. gallantly to do his best with it, wasb»'> means 'successful. Sir Thomas Clifford a part requiring an actor of experience render it with anything like success, and| Bromley is not to blame in that ho did c* do so last evening. His forte is essentia;. light comedy aud burlesque, and we cajjj help expressing our surprise that hesfe. have been cast for a part like Sir Thosit Clifford. Mr Herman made a very fair Modus,lt was rather stiff. As Stephen, the pj,MissFollande had but little to do, but it in done well, and she looked very pretty mtpage's attire. The rest of the charact?were well filled. The burlesque went as well as ever, £ addition of a double bass in the orcheit being a marked improvement. To-day the will be a performance of tho burlenque ot at 2 o'clock, and in tho evening "Mili White" will precede " Ixion."