THE LADY OF LYONS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 567, 25 February 1878, Page 2

THE LADY OF LYONS.

Mr. J. L. Hall's company re-appeared in this play, to an immense house. <m Saturday nigh'. Mr. {jvttun SoUiem, sis Claude ilohi'itto, played remarkably well, and aMimigh we like him host as a light com (Lai:, In; cv rtainlv deserved the enthusiastic applitise that, ho received for his r. n'ition (if the beautifully pathetic speeches with which the play abounds. His dresses were, as usual, magnificent. But Mi's. Hall's Panlini! was iiini<mittucl?y the success <>f t.ho evening. We must "»'i! that we u'l'i'e perfect ly astound'd at .Mrs. Hall's beautiful eono<jpiiou of so <_' rand a part, IS a s& vm.s with Claude were liio.-tt, artistically played, and when •siii: discovered her husband's disguise the '■ iptur .' of the .Tidiviuio knew no bounds. Mr. Oily Deeiilia's Colonel I).imas was another of those spirited representations that always expect. from this gentleman, and are lievtr disappointed. Mr. O'Brien scored a gn-at aueei-ss as the villain Ihauseani, and Mr. Graham's Glavis s good, Init ralher too funny. Mr. Herb rti' niado 'lie most of his smaii part, and Mr. 11. \V. Kmmei. everybody m t: e double role cxi' (.iaspai' and Mons. D seliapelle:; of his speeches in the he •; iici. being Splendidly delivered. ' Miss Marie V.'ibou was rather nervous, but payed the widow viry well indeed. Miss Hettie Uowardo and Aliss Alice Johns played v> ry nicely, the former lady provoking fo: rs of laughter by her quaint i.npersonat on of the haughty Madame. !'he stage, wis arranged with, Mr. (Jjiiinn's usual artistic exceljeiK-e. The company returned to-day to i>,nne.din, where they will re-appear r»r a snort season, we hope v,-iih great yticce-'S, for (hey play wull together, and are the best-formod company we have had here; but, then " Johnny " knows what ho is about.