DUKE OF EDINBURGH" THEATRE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3750, 26 July 1869, Page 4

DUKE OF EDINBURGH" THEATRE.

IUERE was a very good house at this theatre on Saturday evening, when the chief piece performed Was the great moral drama entitled "Tho Bottle" showing tha career of; a drunkard. The piece waa well placed hjiou the «ta»6 and performed throughout, aud appeared to give considerable satisfaction, if we may judge by tljo amount of applause given by the audience. Several actora new to the Auckland Etage made their first appearanoe, but we failed to observe auy striking indication of taleut among thtm, •'1 he Bottle " was followed by a number of sonjja and dauces by various members of the company, a oomie danoe by Mr. Chambers and a pas seul (mediey) by Mm Knight being worthy of a passing »otice. The whole concluded with a laughable farce. We observe that Mr. J oa Chambers, theleaiioe low oomefljan of the company, and whose performances are donbtta well remembered to connection with the Nathan Juvenile Troupe will tare his benefit on Wednesday next. Ahia gentleman is a bard-working and painstaking aotor, and we have no doubt that his friends will rally round him ou the ocoasiou, and greet him with a bumper house.

In addition to £100 already given by his firm (tha Ounwd Company), Mr. Charleß Molver has forwarded to the committee of the Liverpool Seamen's Orphan A«ylum a cheque for £1,000.