THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 13 December 1902, Page 2

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.

Tin- remarkable play will be th" op -n ing performance cf Mi-- Fit/maui ie< Gil and her own stroug dramatic company * tbe Theatre on Moimay next under th' direction tf Mr 11. J. Hansen. The pre partitions, for this tour have been mad uuder tho pers'inal stipi rvi-ion of MiGill during the la - 1 throe month. . am she spaied neither 'time nor oxpom-e i> make her company perfect. Not only an the compauy ol' the besl. Init the phy included in thu i-epoi-loire ar. the mo-i popular. " The Sign of the Cros-." thi opening phce. i- air- ady famuli-, an known well a. a classic. ' Man to Man,' which will be the second production here is a sensational drama ci live acts, hj William Urowue. aud it has scoioa at emphatic success, both at Uouie aud ii the eolonie-. Included i-i the piece ar. -ome remarkable and re- list i; .tain -cene-«. Altogether during the pi iy niue distinct scenes will bo .hown. Some ol then, that call for spec hi mention are i'ortlana pri.on, the escape iu the fog the London S.W. 'ailwuy, and the final climax is reached by the great rail way colli-ion, which is the most reili-tit stage effect yet attempted herr. Miss Gill is an .. uslrahqn actress at the Inad of her profession. She hn.„ been n-so-ciated with Ulan. l Unit, Xaneo O'Neill, aud us leading lady fur Mr William An.l Tson's liranialic C nipuny, .■ ml -he haleeeived e\evyw!v r_ uns('in;"<l p- n j. o, Uer Keiectiou ot this pluy for the •■'Hung piece shoiv. goo/ judg i' ut, beeuu.-e it ij ono m •> or yet pr."lu. cd iu Nel -on. and a drama of irngne! i-m, and il is assert'.! by people v, |e. aio m a pe^ie'iif" judge thai "rer I 1, n0u,/ uo p , .^,,,, ( i:m . , v; J no.f'il itn |'':if" in, oice. li n-t unlynp peals tr. ihe regular t heal re-goer.-- bot especially t**t clas.es w h., seldom or never ■ •nter a theatre. 1. iteraiy p. uph . _lot_ry. in< n , aud tho clover, st u i it. r.; o! ttio day ail speak in the 1 • i _j b i >- 1 lei.n ut piai-e of thi- biblical pluy. M<> - (.'ill vwll h. supported by a w, II balanced company, and the .taking elfc«. t-. and u nrd robe .uc pronuoti' ed as complete and art i.t ic. fn addition to re ereing seuts. unre -ei-v. ti tiek'tsby "i_hu_ of .l;.y salusmav he obtained at . f , ; -'k . - n '^ . lYaf.i Igu.--traot. i.» wing to ttio great esp. -a-'/ ol production the prieesot adun.sion will be Is, .'!.-, and __. I