'"Raffles" which failed in. Sydney is booming, in; Melbourne.; '!Tho parts that attract.us in 'Raffles,' apart from Mr.Julius Knight's -nico conception of an unusual character and his complete realisation of; his .' own, estimate, are (sayovthe 'Australasian") Mr. Harry Pliinmer's burglar,' Mr. Leslie Victor's Lord Amorstcth,\' and Miss Elsio Wilson's; capable V study, of a designing French ' ' maid. Mr. Plininicr's burglar is, in make-up, tho typical Burglar Bill of tho brutal Sikes' and Cripps school, but ho got his opportunity in the third' act', with' Mr. Knight,' and rose to it. Mr.; ; ; AVillis mado a good ' impression with Friar Tuck; in-"Robin. Hood," and further strengthens it in 'Raffles.'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 11
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