THEATRE ROYAL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17981, 26 January 1924, Page 9

THEATRE ROYAL.

"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE.*'

Tho Theatre Rot a! was again crowded lost nigh?, vrhen Miss G-ertrude E.liocw ana company presented for the third Chrisichurch "Bluebeard's Eighth le * The chrver comedy provoked Joud C tinuous laughter and tho company fid c other success to-their £iwi record, Miss liott proves herself to be as good in a3 she was in tragedy, and whole-hearted admiration of tho a in the very early stages of tho P la -. # .» Mayno Linton is very ha.ppiiy 1 . role of the American millionaire, vith. upon his eighth matrimonial adven- ' -euch dixo results for hiraseit and. J > his audience. Mr "William ono cellenfc in a light comedy to\c._ He h~ big eceno to himself in •Walicii , rulses the audience with his P criec * . v i, o of the rde of an ineb-riatea pers never forgets he is a gentleman. The other characters in tho T7,vhfh Tn capable hands. "Bluebeards o "Wife" -will be presented again to-n-gnv finally on Monday night. "SMILIN' THROUGH." On Tuesday evening- '-Smilin' Throtigh" will bo the company's third crc nky has been a hu ? c euccess Tha following from the critics o* , (T t ij» . land papers 13 interesting:—-T.ie . "Laughter and tears are truly in kuman in 'Smilin' Through.' It, is a story told in an old world garde i „ .j ■within a romance. Allan Langdon who wrote the play has a touch which is almost faultless. ' p cW is true and his comedy delightful, actresses could hope to : Bnc h role which dominates the v- 7 such delicacy of tracmpr, such , pieturescnie realism as ed lady. The Star" . in J"'™ > idvll of love and loyalty, 'Smilin JlifS Gertrude F.laott reveiale j, or lion SB n new and eparklm? * She superb art as an unernnslv supplied the delicate TjriniHns? ment is just the deeree needed for bn , out the full sweetness of the them . whole! sustained the hnlonce .et hv the prineW. enabling tho of her vest the action with the the delicate air in such a fashion audience was captivated by tne P."cl Old world lure which sets Smiiin >TJ,tw«»V- as ft play apart. "Ent-T Madame," to he S^X C I next, Will be tho company s final prod ction. ..