THE PRINCE OF WALES' THEATRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 118, 30 March 1864, Page 3

THE PRINCE OF WALES' THEATRE.

j Last cvi-iiinti tin- performance oi' ;'■■ theatre | ; was given to a lull house: tac piec. mi'iv tin- | ! - Wonderful Woman" ami •'Simpson and Co." j 'Tlio former. t<-> tin- manager's credit be ir said. ; was as good a selected piece as could have been I ; made. " The "Wonderful Woina''' is a well j wntti'ii piece, in which stage intricacies are j 'shown (o great adwuituge, and lhe roll of the j Cobbler l/one of those parts winch dramatic ; authors kuow so well how to combine with the I other characters apparently of more importance, i but upon which, m reality, they generally deI pend for the success of their productions ; and we niii.--: ".ice Mr. .Daniels credit for ! having executed .t so well. Tliere is. moreover ; unity' and e- siitency. so to speak, in the ! execution of pieces of'this kind, and the acting lis so artisticaii ble':.ied together, that the performers produce, iv it were, one homogeneous whole, ivlii ■:: a- -a" take it. i< the greatest triumph an author can achieve, and through his good judgment the actors are sure of success; ■ because pieces so written require no straining • after eil'ect. Lvervthing is so easily acconii plished that the hearer fancies the task is one j Which is attended with no ditliculty. and might . be entrusted to anybody. The piece under notice is not. bv any means the best ue have ' seen, vet it is" good—exceedingly go >d— mere are points which, in fact, oiler so many oppor- ■ j tunities lor producing a lavourab .- impivss.on ion the audience, and ore --vuhal. easily exr j ecuted

A similar compliment as that paid to Mr. Daniels is due to Mr. Barry for capital impersonations of the Margwes, which, duties he diseharced iv'ost faithfully. Mr. Clifford was an excellent Visrwnt eV Millejlmir, who in this piece appeared to creator advantage than in any of his former characters : while Cccilv found an aaiveahle representative in Mis< Gnlliths. And lastlv. - the w.ung paiiuev." though somewhat Mil!', was none the less interesting. Of" Simpson ,v Co." we have already spoken, (here' are dialogues of great length, and of a very div and tiresome nature. The audience wero iuduhent enough to applaud, if not the author for his stupid'production, the warm ackuowI kdgment was at least intended for the uuquesI tioniiblv good acting. We have onlv to add to our former remarks on this piece, that -Miss Corcoran, who, although appearaiitlv a novice as an actress, displayed marked ability, and will ere long, we are inclined to believe, prove a valuable acquisition to the .dramatic stage. The theatre will be closed till Saturday next, when, we understand two new pieces will be produced.