AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11562, 20 April 1903, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

THEAITRE ROYAL. The Fitzmaurice Gill Company Appeared in "Harbour Lighte" before a good houso at the Theatre Royal oh Saturday night. Tho play, which was produced" by special arrangement with Mr J. C, WiH liamson, is an old favourite with - playgoors, and though it belongs to a class oi melodrama, that is now considered old* fashioned by many, it contains many incidents of human interest. Tha petfonwouja as a whole was fairly even. Miss Fitimaurice Gill made tha most of the heroine, Dora Vane, a somewhat conventional par* at its best Miss Nellie Mylrea acted, with judgment as Lena Nelson, and Miss G. Esdaile. as Mrs Chndleigh gave a _nir_t«d interpretation of the part. Misses Madg* Roberts, Bertha Robinson, G. Milton, and Dma Cooper did well in their respective) parts. Mr Blake gave a fairly good representation of the hero, David Kingsley, but. the character is one thain is casifc in.; very conventional lines, and give* btit liN. tie scope for exceptional treatment. A» the squire of Redcliffe. Mr Herbert Leighi deservea praise, and Mr Gus. Neville and Mr Chas. Lawrence made the most of the" characters of Captain Nelson and Captain, Hardy. Messrs W. Power, De Chateau, and R. Julian filled their roles with con* side-able- ©red... The piece was well mounted, and the ctage arrangement., were good. "Harbour Lights" will be repeat*: ed ito-night, and to-morrow night "Work and Wages" will be» staged.