LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 72, 12 March 1903, Page 3

LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE.

There was a very good audience at the Theatre Royal on tv.niog, when the Op»ra Club stngad I the somewhat lenghty but very pretty open of lea Cl chea. The peiformance on the whole was a most creditable ore, and gave great, pleasure to those present. The music, which is above the average for these productions, was well sung by the soloist- 1 , and the chorus work very effective. As the Marqu's 1 Henri, Mr Perry did not show fco such advantage as in the Gondoliers, and was lacking in that courtly vivacity which the r.)!e demands. His singing, however, was quite up to his usual mark. Mr Abe! Rowo made an excellent Grenicheaui, and did ample justice to the musical and his fci ionic: requirements of the impersonation. Mr George Warren hati, what to most amateurs would be an exceptionally difficult part, that of Gaspard the miser, but he gave an excell' nS interpretation of the character, arid succeeded in chair,ing the -'tentioo of the audience in a most marked manner, receiving hearty applause for his eßort-=. Mr Ryan extrae'ed a goad deal of humour out of the part of the pompous Bu'lie, and, when more at home wi f h the will doubtless f.dd torn finishing touches The cVief pirt •. f tbe funny business fell to Mr J. D, St .vl°, o-hnse lnnlte-up and delin'-ali'n of Gobo, the Baiii.'s nUrk, was irr->Mst>bly droll. His byplay was artistic nnd ere*', rd roars of fonghter. A* C hristophe. Miss Marian WrigVy hos-h looked and scted the p»rt t'. plf ction. Nevor bi-'S Misf? A. Teed b?en s en to such ndvantage on thn Btag: as in the part, of Serpo'ette, v-hich sui'ed her exuctly. She was the life and soul of the piece, and entered into it with a Ees* and sprightliness that was most pleasing to t he audience. It was the most finished all vouid performance that was given. At-.Germum', Gaspird's r.iece, Miss K. Murphy, «aog ".nd acted wel', ar.d earned much applause. The chorus deserve greal credit for their ftgsistanCH and the pretty effects nude, especially in the « ene »t the Hiring Fair. The on-hes-tra, under Mr A. L. Oeuke, played with grea' ju'gme't r«nd accuraov, whi e t e pretty dresses and limelight effects javs an ad 'el chirm to a very olj yable jierforman^e. 10-NI3Hf ■ Tbe op f rr. will be repeated, and should 1 prove far more b illiant than on the ' opening nigh' p . It is uno of tVo<o enjjtsxtaiamentß that shouid Le well • patronised.