RICE DRAMATIC COMPANY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 2

RICE DRAMATIC COMPANY.

thf ?* est i s theatre last evening the stirnng production, "Escaped fron! Prison- wgiven by the BiceSSiiSS \kS£a%' . u -*^-^P^ of the Umted Friendly .Societies, m aid of the Statton relief fund , Tl<?' entertainment? give* for so worthy a purpose,' as was to be expected, di:ew.<i large. "house, and the audience . were not slow to show their approval of the many thrilliiiff 2°f rie * ' ™ hlch thl 'o»g^ f the piece Ihe Grfisbbrrie Qity Band helped to draw a crowd 10-.th^tlieati-e by heading a procession doW^ad stone road^ rendermg a number of enlivening -selections. Ihe production, on the whole, was very capably earned out. Of the principal characters, Mr. Tom Holdsworth as Mark Meredith, " ; a country farmer, infused much power into his part, which he ably carried .out. „,: M r Jack as Dick Denham," alias "Demon." also' acted AveU, being particularly, good on board the convict hulk, wlien. he recorded hia hard; .luck, and tlXe series of misfortunes which had. placed him m. that position. Hevalso took a prominent parti m the ejrplosipn^fin which his recent experiences 1 canle m, handy < Miss Ray Nelson, as "Maj* Inglis," acted the character very: well, • ; Mr-R.v««, Clai*,^' "Ned Good many' v and Mists Father D.irit roy, afi "Nellie' Ooodmon," considerably' helped _to liven lup ( mattery and-Srere responsible for much merriment. Other characters were "Joe Hazelton" (a. gamekeeper), Mr J. Hay ; "Blade Ben" (chief warder). ■■ Mr Alfcb'n Eagleton ; "Cbustablo Mclntyre," Mr H. Davy ; 'Va,yd«r,:' r Mr-> R. ' Verrior, ' and !a .Roy," Muster Phil, Rice. Mi 4 Alfred Rice\ also deserves credit for his ca^pable^ fimnagement, as do Mr Holdsworth ' (stiige maiia,g ; er), Mr R. H. Clark (mephanist), , gjid Mr S. Pearson (scenic. Artist). The orchestra, under the. capable conductorship of Mr Vita, helped much towards making the. entertainment a 'Success. :