THE JANET WALDORF SEASON

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7231, 18 October 1901, Page 1

THE JANET WALDORF SEASON

" TWELFTH NIGHT." j A pleasurable sensation tlia* the preliminary •trumpet-ings were obtaining $ fuller measure of justification must- have prevailed' among the people who Avdtnessedi the production of "Twelfth Night" by "tb©- iJamet Waldorf Company at <the Theatre Rpyal last eA-ening. One of the.'brighte#tan<d most liberal of S'hakspere's comedies, " Twelfth Night " demand® careful sjtody , and not a little dramatic experience to |pmpas« the sudden extremes of riotous fun, and deep pathos with which the play abounds. On the AvhoJe, ths company is to be congratulated on an excellent performance. As Viola, Miss, Waldorf l)W » part that entirely suited her yauthlul abandon, and the exigencies demanded by the tender girl suffering the triaU.of cruel position Avere met Avitli a skill equAiifig: the grace of Cesario. At times there vrps a pardonable tendency to infuse a trifle ;more passion into certain speeches than ShjU£?pere probably iirtended. Mx Novval Micgf^or's previous essays during the season^werefc not without blemish, bub his MalvciJiOj night displayed an exceedingly keen Jap- ' prehension of the "part. 1» the ppei| of the finding of the letter he was perf.ecl^j-,Mr Fred Pitiey was an « ilmira'l>k» Sh-'wbjr,-, a pa-rfc.ui which bis' Avondeiifni }angii' % Avili some day make him famous. As Sir Andrew Aguecheek Mr Lawrence Hamra-y Ava« hardly so praiseworthy, and . at times be Avas? "apt- to step from loav comedy into broad farce in a Avay thnfc .could not liaA-© entered the dramatist's mind. Mr William Fitchett was a natural and pleasing Sebastian, and Mr Vivian Edwards sustained the part of Orsinio with a good daal of spirit. Mr Harry Douglas's Feste, and Miss Marie d'Alton's Olivia were conscientious pieces of Avork. The minor parts Avere well sustain«d,and the dressing Avas a specially good feature. The performance Avill be repeated to-night.