CHARLES HOLLOWAY COMPANY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7982, 9 March 1906, Page 5

CHARLES HOLLOWAY COMPANY.

"TWO LITTLE VAGABONDS."

There was a large audienoe at the Town Hall, Masterton, last evening,' when Mr Charles Holioway's Company staged G. K. Sims and Arthur Shirley's powerful drama, "Two Little Vagabonds." The plot of the piece is very cleverly arranged, and, with the pretty scenery, splendid acting, and realistic stage effects, the production was a great sucoess. "Two Little Vagabonds" is a drama above the average, and interest in it is sustained all through the piece. The audieaoe last evening showed their appreciation by demonstrative applause. The humour that i» introduced never failed to meet with the response of hearty laughter. The main interest in the play, of course, centres round the 'little waif, "Diok." . In this part Miss Beatrice Holloway excels herself. The character waß played with a power and force that is characteristic of this clever artiste. Miss Holloway put a strong realism into her aoting in the scene where "Dick" and "Wally," the other waif, discuss the future plans in the old caravan. Her best actiniz, however, was in the scenes where '*Dick"discovers his old home, and in the "Gaffer's Garret." Both these scenes were moving in the extreme, Miss Holloway displaying her wonderful ability to great advantage. As "Wally," Miss Mabel Russell had a difficult part, but oame through the tasK well. It is one of those roles which de mancied very careful aoting and close attention to light and shade. Her interpretation was a natural one. As Captain Darville, Mr Godfrey Cass left nothing to be desired, while Mr R. Inman, as George Thornton, acted his part well. Mr Inman was particularly strong in the quarrel scene, where he gave a good conception of the in--1 furiated and jealous husband. Dido Bunce was a capital character, and Mr J. Heßford played it in an ex oellent manner. Mr O'Neill, as the "villain" Mullins, gave a good representation of the character, and an exoellent study in facial expressions. The other characters in the play, which included Marion Thornton (Miss Ethel Appleton), Barbara Scarth (Miss Alice Deorwyn), Biddy Mullins (Miss Hilda Fraser), "The Cough Drop" (Mr W. Welch), and a number of minor roles were all creditably sustained. This evening the Company will again play "Two Little Vagabonds," when there should be another good house to greet them. To-morrow eveaing "Rogues 9f the Turf" will be Staged, Mr Chas. Holloway taking the pari of Joe Flaxman, "the old trainer."