THEATRE ROYAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 13015, 30 June 1906, Page 5

THEATRE ROYAL.

- • T- "* * t 'i - "PRINCESS IDA." l - v *6i v Last night Williamson's, Comic Opera? 3 '-& Cpmpany dosed their season Vita -" PnncesV J *" Ida." - Its humorous and punning patter S 1 ;* 1 , shows the advanced woman-personified by?* , the heroine of J&» story; Princess f (Miss Oliye Godwin), teaching her •«' r to regard man as inferior t* thenL, only to 4 have <all her labours jjndone, and sh"»* hercelf conquered the real man ap-"SU pears on* the scene: The' story of "tnevw"* 5 ' pop'ular comic opera k mostknown to all 'lovers of Gilbert and <vanjs works. 1 Miss Olive 'en ceptkm. of what was expected of her was> .Broail and free. As the teacher she'Tiad 3that calm certainly in her delivery that* *> gives even,the most ridiculous ' promwnw a certain weight; as the Princess scorning " ! her unfaithful followers or steeling bar, ' heart for a matter of pnncni'e against the - x -t weakness of the-affections showed * adaptability and judgment Her numerous K /, ' solos did. not seem to d«*L the clearness J " pi her jvoice or lessen? Miss * Celia Ghiloni, as the ambitious -and-stfong- ,[ vZ minded matron, bent J° played a string Instructive tion, and her jsolos were w# 1 given. her duet and trio work her* voice showed >f ,j*i fine blending power. Miss,{Vi»ia .happily placed; as a vocalist .her^,*' , voice was well under command. Miss Aggie & Thome in her pretty mannerisms andgentlejij** »> style, together with her "'takingvoice,'made the pari of the just meeting her. first Z*£ ■vbjy. - As the * Frabk Wilson was an undoubted success, - liis interpretation being vigorous ,and realjs-. t r t. \\c.\ Aa the young prince, impatient in * his 'wooing, Mr Walter White did, himself .- * justice/' His voice is strong and robust, ± and 1 he shW,ed taste and 5 strong feelingv | "Mr Charles one of the | prince's friends, had a role which his' | trionic ability made a great success of. Mr H Arthur Crane, -as another-friend o£< the j young prince, aTso answered well '"all "the i demands made upon him. Mr Howard i Vernon tock the.part of the old man (King | Tama) tottering in body 'and vitriolic in I mind with life-like convinciveness., Messrs \ -■ Ernest r ßtts, P. Saint and Fred EnglandH*" had a good deal" of -work >as r £l» £ three emmA, of tfieiEbg. They iSd ?* 3*P» **"• ffttWMojie rtriEf mg,tSe bright meil-dad Mule warrior*? joss on in the *econff acf f - maHng a finefei ctage." k -~ P*~>/.(30l