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New Zealand Mail, Issue 691, 29 May 1885, Page 10

‘‘The Librarian” was played for the last time at the Theatre Royal last Friday evening to a very good house, both upstairs and downstairs. Mr Leitch as the Rev Mr Sparerib, especially in his comic song “ The good young man who died,” elicited rounds of applause. The reproduction of “The Shaugbraun’’ at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night succeeded iu again eliciting as hearty applause as which greeted its first production by the present company. The drama was well staged and evenly performed, Mr Leitch’s Conn being, of course, the main feature of the piece. “ Driver’s Wonders,” at the Lyceum Monday evening, drew a good house, both down and upstairs. ' The programme, which was carried out very successfully, consisted of numerous feats of legerdemain by Professor Kudaiz, assisted by Mdlle. Haidee. The professor, who is an old acquaintance of Wellington playgoers, performs his various feats with remarkable skill, and he succeeded in • keeping his audience ina continual state of bewilderment and amusement. Although some of the feats were rather old, they were all performed very cleverly. Among the more noticeable tricks were the dissolving bird cage, the magic drum, and the “ inexhaustible bottle,” from which the Professor brought forth copious supplies of various sorts of liquors. Mdlle. Haidee gave some thought-reading exhibitions, in which she was thoroughly successful ; and subsequently effected an escape from a sealed bag in a remarkably short space of time. The concluding portion of the performance consisted of the Davenport cabinet trick, in which the Professor was very successful. Altogether the performance was highly meritorious, and met with considerable appreciation at the hands of the audience. Subsequent to the completion of the programme the hall was cleared for dancing.