Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12195, 19 February 1903, Page 4

Theatre Royal.

Mis| FITZMAUi|qE;^GJI£« iCp^, . ; PANY. -' "i '}■ "THE CMgTJ/iJT." The^dramltiW^d^'efaon. <k Hall • Caine^g ptfp^^' i --ißmd-TJCW® rftal '-Boyel/ "The^Ghw^i^i'-lwas/praiaafeed to^.thej , public ofNewVPly^c&tii -'on Wednesday^. ; night> 6y^n^w~^t^|RiriceV"GiH a(*, Dramatic Company*: 1 ' Mlf a .very Ver-.-^'. satile' c9nija)iati^i Vf^^J f W-^* suoh ''diverse" styles Qf plays in a^shoirt^ , season as Mfes*^' ;i Fi^'n*&n-rice Gill % * putting on." "Tb^ coni'mence with a\ melodrama, and*^* then to branch .off* intoV'The*Chra^ia-n" an* ",The Sign? oi the Orcls^iiy '.vejatiure that; at, first mig>%. seem f a daring ex^ perimenij Kiit' the \ ,^wlo-'performaricesj;.' alrea^K^giyen, hay© justified the .^cojn--I ! varying-' the ,bill of faro- tSat" ' they "are placing. '- before a somewhat' satiated public-. 4 -"- One advantage of dast night's -piece ~was~-that -everybody W-ho hais^r#a^iat^all has read Mi- Hall Catae'fl book : which the playwright .hW^t^hto^aHape fpr -the stage, atoScl . the movement^pf; -.the piece therefore- , teauirod.'n.o^efl^r;tr^o.- : |oHow; alilho'ngai the averagfe -jtnregenecate rejoins - jn the^.carnaJi pleasure, bf-' .play acting itfay not' Tbe-in;cMjiod-,foT be-in;cMjiod-,fo receive morality .from. t'helTpQtfig'hW; with a, very oookL graces The, char.ac-; Hers, of course, John , Storm t ana JGlory Qiiayle. .TheW-ware taken* by ;, ' Mr Charles- 1 . ! SlflJfe aiyl '. «psar Futz(inaurice Gill who -ioxukl ample Bcope for thairTuricloubtwl.M .abilities in <phe> 'scenes in^iißli! .they- w.ere^ associatea. " iTher^^mi^^ctpiVoi-the previous., e^en- \ ing, Mr L^ -J^upha^eaTi/.foupd hjm^ejf-../ -'■cast iian enti'rely^different role with > Tthe r cHaiige?df )slay. TThe-nwuntebatik" |fiad turned father -confessor, a part },that seemeid to : a(uit Jhis tigrriperament j.dvjL ihe rollickiiig ''character in .s (Man f to- Man." . "Jx\* j'CltoistiaHV'/^f po^se, ... contains a ?il'' ftiani i^hofe^: :dark , ■"founfl [ . ;ab?te r • jgs^onent^inmr^JJ,.- :: Franci-s.'i: f JWie»j ifhgge^parts'.have -,pee.n; .. Vdiscuused, there remains, a, largfrl array., '^^aleni^ga^'inT^ubo^dmaife roles. Fw.hich-'Ka,ve ; Tiniefr tSo? dp with th^-dom- - Sjlfei^ntesWihe^effecfc pr,o(cluteed>by..*he llplay, bitt-fr which- it is rather difficult to u#ivsdualisfci .Tie effocta; the company: were mSa-teriaily 1 asKsist_ed r <fey -the e^celfent -s>tagin^ - aad , ih/diwiiing 6f 'the.. piece^wjatsh is a: d*s- , tinct feativre of the present prodtac.[tSonsr s ; \' ( /r./"V' ,' " [- -1.. ■ "THE SIGN. OF THE r CROSS : -1 .-'- , ;; l pa%y'fe ' seasfoai-.intNewPlyr ■; rTO^uthlwill coiffclxide Il 'to-tiia'ht wihen the - ? p/ay> ■ ''"TW * -Sig« ?rof *ord^' wijr<l|# stafeeid'. " Pleasaint,. -re= '*-&xt&titfb&t 6t'thL^ ; aranrta^ingel^m.the\ ' -'dfJtKe NeW aeala.'nd' theatres frW its per£orajsa'nce» by the *compaTiieir:liea%l'lb^ #&*• Wilwn. s ßars rett a-n'd iMr:. Julius p^ght.^ M*, Cfear- . s "leS,rßlake,.%itt? a'p-pear-as Matcus.-aiAl ; j { Mi^ BV^m^fciee G!?ll^asK Mercia. Doors- „ fwill open..at * **'&*s** «iad seats : -in, - tWe d%ss icirple...andVor^fci6stral .statte ican" be! baok^i-at "%he theatre from ,2/ ,io M 5.30 -v:^ Jt , JL- ,-, '--A "s" s