THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1422, 24 April 1912, Page 5

THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

Tho Wellington Shakespeare Club open*;, cd its 1912 session in the Sydney Street Schoolroom last evening, with the reading of the corned}*, "The Merry. Wives of Windsor." . There was not so largo '. an audicnco as thero would liavo been' had the weather been more agreeable, but it was a very appreciative 011 c, and oho; (hat followed tho reading with attention. The scene between. Mistress Ford "and Misstress Page was particularly good, na was also the scene between Fiilstaff and Ford. Mr. W. I!, Boclc as Falstaff was distinctly good, as was Miss Holmes ill.; the part of Mistress Quickly, sbrvaut to - Dr. Caius. Miss Reading as Aline Pago ruso to the occasion, acquitting herself very well indeed. Mr. Leo. Buckeridgo, as Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. W. Godfrey, as Ford, and Mr. E. S. Baldwin (Dr. Caius) also gave very satisfactory readings. Tho remaining characters were taken as fol-low-.—Fen ton, (a gentleman), bv Mr. F. A. Morris; Dr. Caius, Mr. E. S. Baldwin; Shallow (a country justice), Mr. E. D. Cachemaillc; Slender (cousin to Shallow), Mr. K. ]•!.. Shorney; Page, Mr. W. D.. . Gorham; Host of (110 Garter Inn, Mr. H. Breakspeare j Bardolpli. Mr. T. D. Kendall; Pistol, Mr. 0. W. Tanner; Nyiu, Mr. W. Lewis; Simple, Mr. H. l?ox;" Rugby. Mr. W. Lewis; Mistress Ford, Miss Van Stavercn; Mistress Pa?e, Mrs. J. Darling; Anne Pago, Miss Heading.'" The comedy was stage managed and rehearsed under the direction of Mr. JI. E. Xicholls, who has lieeh most unremittiilir." in his efforts (o bring the fn-t resultof the session of 1912 lo a high level; v Miss JTardinge-Maltby Was his -mojt 'ct\p-> - able assistant, in tho matter, '•' beiiij.'director.