" UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 21, 25 July 1893, Page 2

" UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."

A dramatised version of Mrs. Harriet Bceohor Stowe'B " Unole Tom's Cabin " was prosonted at the Opora House last ovoning, bofore a large and evidently woll-pleasec audience Tho drama was, as a wholo, well played, and modorately-woll mounted. The ioe scene" was not perfoct, but the apothooais of littlo Eva was capitally managed. In most of the many dramas founded on Mrs. Stowe's book of "Undo Tom," the intoreßt eontroa upon Eva and tho old negro Tom, but in the play under notice these powerful characters are rondered quite subsidiary to that of Topsy, and, considering tho diffioalty thrro always is in training tv ohild to play tho goodygoody "angol-ohild" Kva, perhaps it as well that Topsy should beoome the prominent figure. Miss Wiseman's Topsy has been soon so often in Wellington that it will not be difficult to understand that last night her assumption of the part of the incorrigible little nigger girl was all that the oxigenoies of the drama required of her. She looked as if she had stepped out of au illustrated edition of Mrs. Stowe's book, so good was her make-up. Her actions were highly grotesque, and her singing and dancing wore thoroughly in keeping with the character Miss May Moggridgo made a profcty little Kva, but looked almost too robust. Miss Amy Yaughan looked engaging as Eliza Harris, and Miss Nellie Sound, who is an old acquaintance under a new nomde tlieatrts, is to bo complimented upon the quiet and ladylike manner in which she played as Miss Ophelia. Mr. Ilarry Thomas was a capital Uncle Tom, and was particularly good in tuo garden scene with the dying ohild. Mr. N. Griffiths, as Legroo, was sufficiently repulsive, and Mr. W. Clifford was a gentlemanly St. Clair. Mr. B. Alexander played Shelby with his usual oai-o while Sir. A. Br«ndon-Creiner mode tuo most of the Quaker farmer. Van Tromp. The Marks of Mr. Harry Cowan was hugely funny, but his acting might be toned down advantageously. Tho plantation hands wore numerous and well drilled, and tho various negro melodies introduced were very sweetly sung. "Unole Tom's Cabin" will be repeated this evening, and no doubt will attraot another Urge audience. The " Tioket-oMeave Man " is in preparation. To-night the doors will bo open at 7 o'olook.