REVIVAL OF " THE SILVER KING" IN LONDON.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7176, 30 May 1885, Page 3

REVIVAL OF " THE SILVER KING " IN LONDON.

And if one cared to note what varieties thore can be in the _tyle and character of modern drama, it is only necessary to journey as far as the Princess's Theatre, where Mr Wilson Barrett has recently revived one of the very best plays of its claBS, "The Silver King," a play that owes its success to the clever collaboration of Mr Herman and Mr Henry A. Jones, a play that starts on one of the finest motives that has recently occurred to a dramatist in any country. Por years past we have got our best dramas from France, but France has given us no play so good as "The Silver King." If she were wise she would take ifc, adapt it, and play it in preference to any " Theodora " that waa ever written. " The Silver King " is, on the whole, far better acted now than it was at the outset. Mr Barrett is as good aB ever — intense in his passion and interesting in his pathos. Mr Willard, if t^iything:, better than ever. Miss Eastlake haa improved her conception of the faithful Nellie Denver by innumerable graceful and artistic touches, and the addition of Miss Emmeline Ornsby to the cast is a very great gain. At these times, when laughter is often so forced, it is pleasant to find a play in which can occasionally be enjoyed the luxury of a " good cry." The pooket-handkerchiefs are freely used in " The Silver King," and the good, honest people are none the worse for a shower of tears. — London Dramatic News.