THEATRE ROYAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5364, 25 January 1879, Page 4

THEATRE ROYAL.

* ANOTUERcbange inth»* programme last Bight, although not a total one, introduced Mrl Hydea's company in comedy, — that selected for the opening piece being a racy - little two-act play nam<d Checkmate." the j author of which is Mr. Andrew Halliday. ' The plot, if such it might be called, is a eauie of cross purples. Charlotte Russe •, (Miss Lizz-e Morgan) has been left a fortune r by an uucie, who lecouimends her to marry 1 h*r cousin. Sir Kvert -u Toffee (Mr. M. D. j Alexander). Th» yha I not seen each other since they were child*en. and she suspected that he was marrying her for her fortune, while he returned the compliment by suspectingthat she was marrying him for his title. In order to test him, Ch irlntte changed places with her maid (Miss Alice Johns), and . Sir Kvertou changed places with hie groom (Mr. J". P. Hydes). The complications which through the metamorphoses were exceedingly amusing, for all played with spirit, and it ended, a? usual, in a double marriage. The burlesque of "111-tri-a'ed II Trovatore" followed. It is necdl-s* to recapitulate what we have already writt.-n regarding this production. The singing, the daucing, and the whole entertainment, in point of fact, ia good. There will b- a mid-day performance to day, at 2 30 o'clock, when the pantomime of " Snow-white" wi 1 be produced, and 1 speciiliy low prices will bo charged, so that 1 children may have an opportunity of being i present wiih their pareutsor guardians. The f burlesque of " jlTrova'ore," introduced by a comedy, will be repeated to-night, and on ; Monday evening the hurlesque of " Sonnambula" will be mounted. The company is certainly furnishing ample variety, and each perform nice seems to be more suc- ? cossful than the previous one. On account of tiie success attending the production of ** Checkmate" l*st night, the same programme will be repeated this evening.