Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12170, 20 January 1903, Page 4

Theatre Royal.

"FAfeIENG THE . MUSIC.' 1

Mr Frank" Thornton's London Com- -

edy Qonyi^ny^j jsays the Wanganui Chronicle, received the best , of all *' welcomes at^Wsnganui~a well "filled house and a delighted , audience. Mr ' FranV x < are a S long- way -ahead of 'any-vthat\havß-preceded them for a considerable'time. "Facing tEe Musid" is one off the ' • most iaug-hri-blr} Ccbiftedies imaginable, and yet, to anyone 'who knows-, the meaning of "a- 'London /'flat/, -fche "situations, are quite within the bounds of " possibility: Mr John * Smith (Mr frank Thornton) Occupies one of these . ; #ati^; his", wife has -.gone Ua way a ■ ihpgday, ; and, owii^g :to a Lonßim fog, .therwifa\, o£ the Rev: John ' Smith is leftvjat -the- wrong house Tjjy.the,' cabman. Between the one and the 'other Jphn^ Smith'^ap^^thq t one,a»d the o'tHer'Mhr^JdM- Smith, the fun is fast and Jturioiis^and^he audience, j^ kept sn? aP^cfc>n T tmil^ Ijcbar;;1 jcbar ;;: <jf laughter". . Mr I^h^istttba, °tk ijie irfudh misunderstood itefen'HSiMtß' Jit lia^" /V.pakt^hlch.; fits ■him'i'^Ke'Ai jfioVd'^'ajid: witkT^o, experiesced'jafi^t'^r^ 'ifet : 'd " : fcns%ne akslS^a^ rl^eref g^irig^rto in^ttr^oun^a^ld^ou^^'iof^s;^^^^ iion^%e' !^Udae^ be- -. comes 'demented, He- displays i^is!ty6nic •talent' y o^ a^very-MgK'^ofder. 5•5 • Jh&iseene" isrtHc^t jo'h|i' s jben,ion, as the-'peV^Jo^ii^fem^tE, \\VasVaji , ex- . cfelle'ri't 3l %6'unte^qjl/ i ;" His cflra^e StI *?^^ fiuniourous^ (pxaggpratioiS of'4^6ype is^not' unknown 4h -riefeii'}lifei f - '"He I ''cbntributed "cpiisider- .<■, ably td'tfte* s\iti?ess^ of \ihe Apiece. ,The - ladies *'* -wece r "k\^ gopd. Mrs Waiter -Hill'/ I 'as' 1 -Mrs ';' ' Ponting, * the , other' Smi'thV'tqusekeeper, is a "clever, and' experienced', [actress/ . and made the most rof '-a/ Very' good t>art. Miss Vera . -Fordyce' arfd /Miss Iheonie Nprbury, as 'the' J " respective' ./wives , of the .two Smiths, were 1 86"tk,wgll suited their pkftsr and^rfiUttßrially; assisted* ininakiiig, success' i± , proved, tb^. "Mit.^da'lway ;H^rbefV &e'guest, * erf}6yjed^ fih^ftin^ so.'nVjich^tliai.^his 'laugher J became^cpnt^gi6i|s;f »he ... . ,was •• - a oapital^Di^^D^smo^dl' .l^tr^oseph* \ "•Wil^dii'mad^e /fjie'^niosijjof wHp par^-,'of -^ aW r eiie^gfetib/ bat'^unoering-, .detective, Wnd.Siss Kfo^e^^ercer dl^.fviU^jus- \ t ntice* to l tKe par^°pf Fotlienngay, , W%^re^;Jf '^he' Bijou o%atreJ. ,:The- • ' itiree-act ijbm'fedy 'v^as. p^r§ceded( by f a Vefy 'plever iitjle ' "riittsical,. farce,, ( "A ■Tes't^ Matbh^m,,; wHch.^iss Phoebe 'Merc'e^ 1 ; -4nd;.: ; Mr %Joistep;h Wilgpn'^ jimtferspnateng",; "thjf^'e/ widely -deferent . i}!h c ajt i iicte'fs^' i 'yery v ,, ! '.pTLßaswgly. ;' %t Some ' cleyer'sbJlgs^sWere* i^tfpdii^ed, J .,B{ost-* of VftiS^i - : werfe'^allqti&cl, i$ Mr j^iison-, itiiiP liasf a./m)?e^"b J^r|t'6ne^voice^ 'Wliose 0 singing 'was 'much applauded*