THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 117, 29 March 1864, Page 3

THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

On Saturday Inst the ai.ove tlieatro lv-opened ; with two new pieces: in the iirst. (a comedy, ■ •• Siiiii son V. Co ) 3lessis. J)iMiifls and Barry, 1 ;.i,,l :\lks rmnv Tom - summed the in-incipal : Jn'th.- r...m-iudii>K fain- " (rood lor Nothing." 3!i.-> iVimy V.iin:};- »as the heroine. Tlii-'lioiiM' \M'II tilli-d not withstanding the ureal atli-iii-.tiiii :it tin , Odd i'l'llows' Hall. At ri r hi iiVitH-ii. miic vi<.i!iii-jil:tviT acfoinninied by : a ]>iani.-i. o[tMird the evrninu' ]HTiorni:»nce with a M't of ipiailiillos. jiivi-iti'ly tin , same as on the i previous evriiinj;. Soon aitor tlie overture, if I we ij);i\' u>e llie terrn. the curtains were drawn, ' and tlie :iiidieiii-e were then made acquainted ! with " Simr,x..H A; Co." The dmloiim-s in this I ]>iece, evidently writteii with jjroiit care, did not / >ee-n to make much impression on the audience, ; though the acting was everything that could bo

wished, while the mulieuro iriivc unmistakable evidence that thev appreciated lac trout tiius af.'brded Ilioni. W> should liiivo liked Oμ m-timj Mill hotter liad Mr. Simpson mid Mr. Bromley exchanged fiarVs. !N<> doubt it 'could !><• curious and i.uortt'sthijr were it possViile to invostijiato'.-'iehiilnnce *heet of (lie !:!«T!ts of Harrv jukl Daniels, ih.-.v both boiiij; actdi"-,f acknowledged ability in whatever sphere of rharactori.stic impersonation tlu'ir peculiarities may lie. One iliingve niiiy asM'r"', and without fear of chh-'li-ni!ii'ti(iii : 'Mr. r>;in-y would, m> dmibl. ui.-iku an inimitable i'hw. lUisri,.. while hi- would assume a vi-r; indiilerrr.i h'i;utr->. Tin- two ilhi-j-------trativo characters miijiit h.- iMvr>i'd li>v .Mr. l»«nioK-,M:li ;.ivri M .!y Aw ? :inu-iv-ult. Tl:.-y h eiv hoili ivci-ivcd «iili i'l'i'.'it ii]ij:];iusi' iVoin tin a'.ulii'iii'i , . :i triiiuti-. -aiiii-li in our oj.iiiioii. thev meil iiiL-ritcd. Mr. Si'lnyn iiiijii'i-sonnttvl ~S\\\ i'o-u-r v-itl oredit to iiiir..-clf .-tm? P iit!>liic-[ion u> die .-iudifi.-cp and p-i-:u j-raise is dm- to Miss (Jrilliihs (or n\-ici-tninin.'; tlu- iiico<sary i-onfidonct-in her out sibility. ' Sli«> seems, however, too well !.> k'.wu how l'o .miniate tl,,- pljiu.lils of tin- peri,■:;;• Ic • Mvet Slid: distinc:io!i over "rrrdilv. 11l tin.' J'iei'c?- in (lie tiivcr. in « hirli she :ijijv:uvd a; <( go,-cut. aiid aliove -iil. in tho ihinc-i , . slu :-i!-C|uitt.'dlio!-M'lt'u itli jn.-ii-lied :ii/ility. and ivi-eivei storms of ajij'liiiix-. Tiie tiiiiic- by M iss C\,r:-crart a Iα Lulu .]/»/,: was received with enthusinsni. and was. nioro over. voeili-.-tmsiy enrovod. This yoimi; huly'; reoL'ptiou wo n\ay mention was in tho liisjliesi (loftree foinjiliniont-iry. and dcsorv(x!!y so. to] /iH , is :•. very eharn.in. l : dancer, and oidyn-rpiire: as :in lutrcss. u!i:.t ?Le seems in a lair way o uccjuiriim—a lift It? nore vi»x:iir —to take a inns tli.-iinsiuisiied ]ilacf in the profession she lun .«(!.-»j.t.'d. Tiie ijueen of ihe eveiiinir. \indo\ibtedly. vrw I'-ani'.y Youns. her iin]iersonati(;!i of tin '■(rood for Noihiiii;" i.~ iiiiinitalile and remark jibly elevev, tiie perlection and completeness « it! u-hieh tl>i? " mischievous dri" acted lier j.'iirr was. to say the lei.-t. a success. i.)f tho music ]>rovided tor this theatre, whirl is so v.,-11 sujiported by the piblie. w-> need no move than we havenirenclv iiotri-ed. Indec! the same remarks ih:n ve nj-.p!ie(i ro the !as perfovu.ance viii >erve equidiy we'll nith refer ei'.-e to tlu- one iio'.v iindw our noiii-e. " Musi; fe:ith cliavms" hot only •• to sooth tiie savatri I'lvjist." but also to extract' monev from tin civilised pocket, nnd we would advise tin iihvirsu,-),, to eiieet the improvement <„ nnn-1 to e\tract liionev from th- civili.-ct ;-...-Pet. v.hich \se need ha'ldlv ~.y «ill , av then i :i ;!... e-.-i. '!',. spe:, , ;' : .eri.»'i»l>-. t!u .M.".p:(::ei> iiave taken a false >ti-;:- : they havi placed themselves in a as well as : pro-ecu!iivi j o>ition : and they are most tin wisely attonijtiuu to di>j.-ute a principle whirl iho public opinion i/f the aire has since re irarded as settled. AVe earnestly ivcmnim-ni l.!:e-!i to r.'con-i'ler th.eir course of aetion—ii their own interest. The hostile pint of viev from which they ,j l( . of' mi <.rel:<->-tra in thcii- thciilr.- is >!iort->i.-.!itri! in thi ex!reii:e. Last evening's l'crl'onnance w:>s. perhaps, tin best yet given at the Prince of "Wales Theatre '\hr •■"Wonderti:! "Woman" ploiisi-d tl:o midiene. iietter i!jj;i any of (],,. oilier jiieet-s •■.•'■f.ii-!, i ed ~i l-.reviuiN oecasi,»ns. 'I'his ,-vcnini: 'he tin airc \i i •■pen wish the " Wonderful' Woman." an' •■Simpson A Co." j). ._. . _