THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1350, 1 September 1883, Page 2

THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN.

In our last issue wo were unable for want of space, to give a detailed account of the above play. Taking it as a whole, we must pronounce the perlormance a perfect (amateur) success. Mr T. Wrigley, “Bob Briely ’ certainly lucks one essential to be a good actor, namely versutality. He always seems in the same dull and desponding humour and has no intonation of voice whatever i This fault became most useful in some parts but in others, where life and spirit were required it entirely destroyed the elfect. Mr J. Miller, after the first net, was very satisfactory us “Melton Moss.” H. Pavitt, made a very credible “Green Jones.” Mr W» Willoughby scarcely succeeded as the “Bill Broker,” while J. Brodie could hardly be excelled as “Maltby.” Madame Stewart, as “May Edwards,” gave universal satisfaction, and the rendering of the song “Ehren on the Rhine,” was in her usual pleasing and masterly style. Miss Walters lacked only one thing to make her “Emily St. Every - mond ” a success, and that is a pliability and abandon incidental to the character represented. Mr Cross, us “Mrs Willoughby” was throughout most satisfactory, and Master Vandy was very good, though perhaps rather too flippant, us “Sum Willoughby.” Of course these remarks will be taken in the same spirit in which they are made. The entertainment was alike creditable to all parties co..corned, and we expect to see it reproduced shortly.