Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12809, 17 March 1905, Page 6

Theatre Royal.

'•A SAILOE'S SWEETIIJCAIt'L'. 1 j i A largo audience assembled in the ' JlieaLri' Royal on Thursday night, 1 when Mr W. Anderson's powerful J> la - ' matic Company opened a season with 1 the sensational and stirring molo- • cl'x-ama. "A Sailor's SweothearL"' r J'hu ; tale of the piece runs on the usual i lines of the English drama. A -oung ! lieutenant in the navy is left a pot of j money by ftle death of a relative, but ■ iiis good luck is not known to him- { s^lf because he receives the good news ' in the form of a sealed packet which is not to be opened for twelve months. A disinherited nephew, who expected lhc fortune, soon gets on the | track of the lieutenant to obtain pos- i ';<v;sion of tho will and destroy it, and also to get the lietitenant's sweetheart. The villain makes several attempts on the life of the lieutenant on hoard ship and in West Africa, but ih-> l:i Her is saved mirac-ulomly on tach oeoasion. Finally the villain is • completely routed, and Iho. hero and the heroine marry and- live happy J ever after on the money left by " the old relative. A number of good comedy characters are intrcidured to ,dd variety to the plot. I The representation given by Anderson's Company on Thursday night v. as in every respect successful — the parts were well filled and the scenic «'fFocts excellent. The opening scene at Eockport, the scene on the ship, J and those in West Africa, especially' the one in the native village, were well staged. The dressing of the •-■hara.c- j ters was also carried out well, and added realism to the representation, I >!i<s Ada Guildford and !MV -jeorgc Ooso sustained the characters of Grace Mayland and Charley Clivc, the ' hero and heroine, in a mos'fc capabe ' manner. The unnatural character, ' i Phillip PombmtoTi, the villain, was in I the hands ot 3Fr C. Cass, who gave a pourtraval sufficiently callous to earn the reprobation of the audience. Mr .s'. P. O'Neill as Tim Kelly. a seaman. ' ' :md Miss Maisio Maxwell as Phoebe, ! [ bi.^ sweetheart, supplied the best part of the comedy, and were assisted by Miss Georoie Lcighford as Mrs Pembury, and 3lr E. Duggan as John James Pinkson. Mr A. Clark as Admiral Lofton. IVIr S. \Vhyte as the Rev. ; R. ('live, and W. I'owr as the! vasi:uHy attorn-y Strrh'" r.ura« also leaved tb«"ir ports capably. All tfie ; subsidiary parts Avere in go<«l handrf. j THI. FACE AT THK AVLNPOW. The Company will give the second performance to-niaht when the power- j ful drama. 'The Fa«- at th» Window"] will, ho product d. This ?>iefj abounds j i:t swisational ine'd ni<. . AFTER TWENTY YEABS. Mr Hatllen, Cheviot, writes :— j "Thd teurao has done my wife a great, amount of good. She got no gooid from the Hammer Springs, having suffered from chronic rheumatism lor twenty years. 1 was suffering from the kidneys, and toot some TUieutno. It relieved me very quickly. I have recommended it to several people, all with good results." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers, iis (id and. 4s 6d. • Wholesale Agents, Kcmpthonac.Prosscr and Co.— Advt. The successful importation of Ilad- : <>y (Worcester) and Dresden omaoiants •,as induced Mr T. Avery to pro•nre a consiqument of Parian ware. I'hcse beautiful ornaments are irresist\)U'.. and quiok sale is anticipated. An •«rly inspection is invited.— Advt. A POULTRY MAN'S OPINION. Mr E. Solomon, Turton-road, Warata.h, N.S.W., the well known breeder of Bufl Orpington fowls, says : "1 have iried Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and cannot, speak too highly -erf them as a liver Jivencr. The form in which they are mado makes t.hem easy to take and they are quite effective. * I Gnd they do their work thoroughly tvnd without purging." I'hese Tablets are for sale by Veale and Chatterion —Advt.