"SHERLOCK HOLMES."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 6

"SHERLOCK HOLMES."

* . I. WILLIAMSON DRAMATIC COMPAN?. "Sherlock Holmes," x a drama adapted from /the novel of Sir Arthur Conaa Doyle. Cast — \ , Sherlock Holmes Mr Thomas Kincstoa Dγ Watson , Mr. A. E Greesaway Benjamin Forman Mr T. W. Lloyd Bilho Mr. Hedge Care?

Sir Edward Leighton Uγ Eardley Turner Count 'Von Stalbure Mr. Boyd Irwm Professor Monarty Mr. Qresan M'Mahoa James Larrabee l Mr. 'H. Plimmer Sidney Prcnco Mr Fred Cambourne' Alf Bassick _ 'Mr Boland Stately Craigan _ Uγ Frank Harcourt Tito Leary Mr L Hardy

■Alice.'. Paiittner ;;.■.;.'. .UifisVMaxjorie.Murray.'. ■Mrs., Faulkner"..-.;-...'.;. Mies:,Etu'el 'Gordon,.: Therese .■i..:..V.:i.....':i:;':.: r ;Mißa >Elwyn Harvey"' ;Madgev; T jawabee/v™V;;-'-^af'Ettolj:Warwiok.''.; !:i!ew^'ofL-wbit; might dramatio ■; successes: ■• are' good ''enough , ;.' to J be'revived;Rafter thVicharin; ■ ofS:their':"' disappeared.,;/There' areplaysb:. ■maiy(^ofi]tfiemi'- i .that^a^':eh|Btl^';.tpv;rar.' , ." viyal,-^knd -do/: reappear '■■' from '.time,-:'to:,.', time; in v theUarger.; cenitre's; ;the' plays.'f orf. eiamplej ■. of ■ BoucioaiUt/.'Eobettson, ■ Sheri- ■ dahiaandi>'Goldsmith-A(notH'-to jj I'mention';. Shakespeare).'' 'These; areithe! true, , eilver:' ■ thatv-aie ,, ,\wHite~. throughout; Wr ptiereVt^tvmatei : aVvei^.'.!braw'V6h'omigV' : - in .their 1 youthii whiohithe' ,acid '{ of■; .tinie /:; prbves, to .•:be "merely-.electro-plate, <' .look ■Holmes"iimust: be' placed", under^this; ; ,latter:'category. :„ When: the';_play':was;first;. i produced :in':N.eTr;\ZealandrCbnan,;Doyle's.': i. famous ideteetive 'iwas'.- freshr m\the.':minds;'V ; : ! of;eyeryone,:;owing'to-themarVellous r sttci::; cess' of.:, his 'ibbok, : ; i bo :-wonderfulj. indeed,../,, that s.the: novelist made .the^mis-;; 'take": : him;;'6K him,:to .'appease: the public. :appetite""fbi;;; I'more. , Sherlock.' Holmes.,A spioe.'of. novelty. ~i 'too. wad lent thebriginalu.perfprmance.r-b'y.v the actor, Mr.,H ,Cuyler: Hastings, 1 acalm,/'still,/actipnless. : for.'^^^the-partV'ibut/'a'nvacMntywh'ich^went; , ; far .'towards .denationalising;tho !twtiye-hero;in'^h«»i'pa%, v .\:Tlie;"SlieN;;;. look Holkes"?;of ■; last ..eVeiiing > seemedv-te ';:■: "mystery;; that,;; im'nst 'be' ; 'created :'iD r tafdetecnv'e drama,';■ pi , ; was; cisely-.whatl was'.;coming?; .yTheyf.seemed;;.' ■to" kno\f ;'thV , >Holmes : f.tri(is;; and-'- , : . clined;; tb'i .enthuse, : : at;;' their titiqn,-; in manyrrespects..i'^'Mr.\'Thoinas.'!King7';> ston, ; -- ; tnough v lacking ;ca'aracter. ; bttVwp<^'' , Mfi';;Hdstiigs:'nuied,'i; : a' more ■ >"Mi 0 man:.; .-characterji and, hisoworkithrb.ughbutWas.-; •that'flf. : :ah 'experienced;■actor^ r splid;;;;.nn-;: Ushed, but CwitUoutcany.'^wakening-mom--.-: cnts^ : : fes6r;.'Mbriarty ■something ofiVaVpetulanr-; :Irish v process-s'erver/vratlier-i.'j than- i.:,the:\ ,ctdni, 'dignified,X-purp.osefulyNapoleon.'.of ; ' criuiei ''and;;' lie ver ■ once''did \ his- work '■ grrp; in'-;other":: ihands:^Mr. ; ::H.'iPlimmer';did , :wellvenpughi.rt : in>the.;ohanijeless' 'part- of .'Jamesl-Ls.rta- , . b'e'ei; : 'Mr.-; .T. ; i;W; ; ;liloyd ."was'.-quite..alert; 'ttn'd-su'g^MK7e : :as.'Fomhn;'.and;MT.' ; A|\B;/. : .GreanawaySwas !, amiably;-;'colourless.'::aa:; :Div■■■•jyatsonl?: --The"rperfprmorioeji'bf.iMi.'i;' as::■Sidu , :Prince;' : ; ; .the;;: ■cfacksnian,'i ; , cannot-.;,easily;-: ,beV'.^erased; ■from;:';' fho.; , . .":theatrical ■'.■', n;«m6ry.. :; .; : ? ; ,The;.; :part was';played: : loistrevenin'g\bj;/-Hr;;;F.; '.Cambournp'on; much jiiilder, lighter ■lines,-; 'but : . altogetherf.'without'.the 'incisiyeness'. wyen,. the •. character "c in .:tho; ionginaL-VprpductignV ;.-Mri;Redge.v'.'-Car?y-;i ■ was •■'onco.<mpreua;Veryvsprg , Billi.e. ) o :';'ahd >• 'Mrs Roland: Stivcley!r:was -Bassicli;; Jus9>; ■Bth'el-;Wa'rwil:k\\looked-#eH,,\andvTfas-:fid-;:' mirablv:' suitEd-.asi.Madge; Larrabeo,iclev-.; ■erly'. siniulating'iihat 1 semi-loo'seness. of-:d©.;:--■.meanburVhanlly [to ;be/.dissociated., iromv a-w.onifth who;h;«.\lost".dll..:senso c>l -lion- ■;■ ;our.^''VMiss-'-ltai , /Alice'Mlkner.'an'd 'sbme,of..the:prettiest: : ;scenes"Euffered ; ,; in. : Elwvni Harvey did; justice ..tor.'the/.perv ■■ ThereseV '■"■ The; ■:->■ play,. --.was ' ; : admirably::■ ■mounte.d,":.aiid.:an-'bjchestra ; ;.undQr;.',iMr.;: 'Rice contributed sevpral: acceptable; selec:.-• ; tiois: : ; - ; Holmes''.. will: bb;-,pro- .--■ and;to-misrrowjnight;.ftpn <■ 1 SainirdayJ it-'will give 'place; to :?The'; Kag ? ; I. :/\ ;■• '•:' ytftfi- ■•':;■/ -