PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3908, 2 March 1870, Page 3

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The management of this theatre have redeemed then- promise of treating the public to variety. Last evening there was a compete change of programme, the first piece being the tine comedy of "The Wonder." The cast was a full oue, but « as necessarily in many cases palpab'y weak. Mrs. George Darrell as Donna Violante was as vivacious and spirited as the character required, and she certainly looked the part well. Miss Annie Merton as Donna Isabel, Mrs. L McGowan Flora, and Mrs. W. Ryan Inez. Mr. George Darrell was Don Felix, and he appeared to have a really good conception of the charaqter, however much ho failed in our opinion to realise it. As regards costume he was perfectly appropriate, and he looked the part well. His great fault was somewhat too much of an affected style of acting, and a forced attempt to raise his voice to a pitch and tone for which nature has not designed it. Mr. Ryan played well as Colonel Britton, as also did Mr. Musgrave as Don Pedro. Mr. Hesford's Lopez was a burlesque upon all Spanish noblemen of the day in which the piece was written. The piece on the whole was successful, and appeared to please the audience, which wo suppose was all that oiight to be reasonably expected. The afterpiece, "The Serious Family," went oft very well and merrily. Mrs. Darrell made a vivacions and and fascinating Mrs. Ornisby Delmaine, and Mr. Darrell, as Charles Torrcns, playing a part in which theie was no inducement to be other than natural, really looked, and talked, and acted veiy much as one may suppose a welleducated and sprightly-tempered young fellow would, if placed in s>uch a ridiculously false position, under such governance as that of the Sleek Creamly school. Mr. OBrien, as Captain Murphy Macguire was, if anything, a trifle too Irish ; but lie was decidedly a fine, rattling, pleasant fellow, likely enough to catch the heai fc and to deserve the fortune of the dashing young widow. Mr. McGowan and Sirs, Ryan weie the Aun'nadab Sleek and Lady Howerby GYeamley. They played most amusingly, as regards eccentricity, and so far were successful Mis'* Annie Merton was Mrs. Charles Torrens This evening, " Blow for Blow" is to be produced.