ALBERT LUCAS COMPANY.

Evening Star, Issue 10412, 6 September 1897, Page 2

ALBERT LUCAS COMPANY.

j * Lost in London,' a drama founded on a story of the Lanc>shire mines, preceded by the recital of «Mary, Queen of Scots,' was the bill provided by Mr Albert Lucas and his stock company at the City Hall on Saturday evening. There was a very good audience, who were not disposed to be oritical, and the principal performers were awarded unstinted applause. ' Mary, Queen of Scots' has been so often delivered by Mr Lucas that it savors of repetition to gay any more than than he infused the necessary feeling and dramatic power into the reeital. ' Lost in London' has been played here several times, and the plot is well known to theatregoing people. To MiBS Lillian Chester, as the heroine, was set a task quite beyond her powers, but she made a very fair attempt to overcome the difficulties of her position. Mr Lucas had assigned himself the role of Job Armroyd, the deserted and broken-hearted miner, and he played the difficult part with true artistic feeling. Mrs Dunbar appeared in a new role—that of low comedy—and with Mr Charles Hill made what fun there was in the pieoe out of the characters of Tiddy Draggelthorpe and Mr Blinkers. Mr Wilton Power acted the character of the villain Featherstone very well, and other parts were taken by the company. It may not v be out of place here to suggest to the management that smoking in the body of the hall during the intervals is not conducive to the pleasure or comfort of lady patrons.