THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 15 December 1902, Page 2

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

Tho production el Wil on l'.,u-rel t't'.winuiiß biblical ihanm '* The sign of tho ; Cres* " this o veiling, uia:k- .iv opuch in Ihe history (i the Thoa Ir* Key aI, Nelson, and t ho only pity uthat I he -ta^o Cicl lo l ' y enough In d<> eapa! !e j'l.-tice lo all the i-cne-ry' and clb c*Ls. .Mis- l-'itz-liniiir ieo Gi 11, rt I'O has taken a load irip pirt wilh mauy luizh-iliiai compiimcd iv Aik-tialm and N=- iv Zealand, lifts n"» j formed a c* tiippiiy oi Iter eun. and shy b.-n carefully .-vleck-d liv* coadjutors. Iho <*peuiiig [i'cci* el the .-.'ah^n. "Tho Si^n ef tlie^ Cr*'--." has become a iTi-.ic Cl 1.1-0 ra Oil '.Til Pli^i'. ..net tim fi r: dram is that havo hiidgod the pull between t hout L*t*-e i >ip._r ,v.d th-Jll-ilLllls : w hn-o coiiPcie nces hrivc (.* mpol'ed thi in ! to k oji ov. ay Irom the J'lay. While the j incidents ct '* The Sign et (ho CTvss '' | a-e e-.- entially biblical, in that thoy re- ! lato to the days et Scripture <t*>ry. then is no analogy between thi-* drama and the 1 'as- ic n May at ob.-rammagau in Ihe latter, although tho intention >■ absolutely re>*iM*ont. to tho IJril i.-_h miad the turn i li« r irtipor-onncoa df the divine borders on the lila-phc-DiOlls*. 11l " The Sign of tic CroBB." on tho contrary, thcro i- notbiug to s-hoek the mott sn--ccptible, and th** n*)i(de oi the tt ry is fcimply biblically histoi icul. Miss <ull irill be assi-led by a -trong and experitncoel company numbering i's, and including Messrs Chas. l'lake. Leo de C iteau. Wilton Power. Fred Franci , Chat. Lawrence, Henry (iratton. Horace Co per, 'A. Leon, .1. Rule. Min-cs Nellie Myllea, Dma Ccorer. Ada Kochfort, Coonic Martin, Kate Liair. acd Alma Allen. Ouing to the 1 caw expen ecf the ■product ion. the j i ici-s vTillbo la. X--. and Ji. ill -I Oilii tf ul: usual