THEATRE ROYAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume II, Issue 58, 18 November 1863, Page 5

THEATRE ROYAL.

" Paul Pry" and the "Artful Dodge" were the pieces selected for Monday, in both of which Mr. Bob Dale has made himself deservedly popular—the latter especially showing off his rollicking, easy style of acting to the best advantage. It is needless to say that he fully maintained his reputation, if we may take both the mouths and hands of the audience as any criterion—the former being stretched by continal cachinnation, at the imminent risk of lockjaw, while the latter were in a constant state of percussion. Mr. Carey, Mr. Tom Fawcett, and Miss E. St. Clair also deserved a great share of applause, for their careful acting went far towards ensuring the success of the pieces. A novel wager will be decided on the last three evenings of this week—a race of a peculiar character. From what we have heard, it appears there are three Othellos in the field ; the heats to be run on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings: the stakes, £ls, to be awarded to the best Othello, as adjudged by a competent committee of gentlemen. Mr. Carey, on the occasion of his benefit (to-morrow) enters the lists, with Mr. R. B. Dale as lago. On Friday Mr Dale assumes the principal role; and though perhaps better calculated to compete with those of the Wright or Compton school, he has many friends, who are sanguine of his success, and at least promise his rivals no mean antagonist. On Saturday Mr. Tom Fawcett will try his hand, and from his well known ability, we expect a keenly contested race for the dramatic stakes. He is rather the favorite, but his success is by no means certain. We heartily wish them a clear stage and no favor—may the best man win ! ♦ MANUHERIKIA. These diggings are rapidly improving now that the snow is all bat gone, with the exception of the places where the drift has been heavy, or where the rays of the sun have not full power. When the present heavy drainage from the glaciers has somewhat subsided, a large increase in the yield of the precious metal will undoubtedly take place. Parties who left some short time ago for the Hoghurn and other places are now returning; besides numbers who are acquainted with that famous locality are shifting

out for a summer campaign; there are also a good many parties prospecting, many of whom report very favorably of the result of their exertions as yet. There is very little doubt but that this will be one of the leading goldtields during the summer.