MR CYRIL MAUDE AS "GRUMPY."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14473, 7 December 1917, Page 7

MR CYRIL MAUDE AS "GRUMPY."

Writes the critic of the Sydney Sun of Mr." Cyril Maude, the renowned .. English actor, who will make- his first appearance here under the, «T. C. "Williamson management at the Opera. House on. Tuesday and Wednesday next: "Throughout this wonderful performance,- floor, and circle shook with laughter and the gallery was one wild yell. Mr. "-Maude walked straight into the hearts 'bf tho people 'in his first live niinutes -on -the stage, and m theiV hearts ; he revelled and : played for three hours, with each 'succeeding minute carrying them 'to new heights of enjoyment. The entire audience was filled with inextinguishable delight by the irresistibly ludicrous tantrums of 'Grumpy.' 7 Again and again during the intoxicating evening Mr. Maude was, recalled by long hand-clapping of' rare fire and persistence, and when he appeared the loud murmurs 'from decorous stalls and circle almost swelled into a', cheer,-" while -'the gallery echoed with- frank and clamorous shouts of joy. Every now and again the brilliant actor caught .the house with a rare touch of pathos/ and directly Mr. Maude was sure that the . soft pedal was m fine working order, but came some rasping absurdity to smash up the scene and the house." The *play is m three stirring acts, and is described .as; melodramatic comedy— a detective drama m. a most novel setting. . .ftlr... .Maude wiU.be. supported "by an exceptionally strong company. - The .-.. box for t^ic seasoiv ' were openeje^.at, ]$tille^ 4 s^thfs. : i^^ ' judging;- by the, eagerness of the'Tpublic to reserve a. -big season shQHld; ,!bp , anti* clpatcd. .For the ■idst'night. of^tlie 'sea'sbh* (Wedpesday> is • announced what;! should prove a most -■ entertaining programme— a performance tot T. 4 W. Robertson's splendid comedy'/'eastc,:' **flthvMr... Cyril Maude* as vVEccles." ,' - Says 'the 'Sydney MoVnipg Herald A'-*lt would; be, almost ini-possibleto-;c6nceive a^niore artistic*, a more- convincing! and a. more. meritorious performance of anything than that •of •Mr. -Cyril- Maude's 'Ecclcs' m ' 'Caste.' From- ena>>,to>- I t/. ls! - Jk-^ai'-eu 44 /. .cameo of the highest '"form of dramatic art. Jt f is replete: -with ! subtleties.. * The < dear old impostor ."|is ;i invested .'"' with a delicious humor ' that . makes- one- fond .of him, m spite of \ his ; patent 44 humbug and predeliction ,for the- beer ' pot. 'It is a' wonderful piece of. character acting that stands on an /artistic' pedestal'; m the gallery ol theatrical • achievement."