THE DOBSON KENNEDY COMPANY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11278, 27 May 1891, Page 2

THE DOBSON KENNEDY COMPANY.

"LITTLE LOBB PAUNTIiEEOT." ' v "" * ' - : "'■>■-^ ' iuft. •< : Theabove. company .^agamplayed-last evening to a crammed honse^eyen standrag.room beinft not procnrable when the performance , began/ and njany were 'tanable to gain admission. The piece staged -?«< l.^araatisatioa; fit' Mt 'cleverly' writteri.and .universally popular book" of Mrs' Frances Hbdgs6n' Bufnettf s j*LMe Jf T % F^P^roy/.; ...which, whereveif; it has, been put on by the; Dobibn-Kennedy CompanyHia^ met with: tblfT test success. T^J^>i.WA>"eU.Kn6WnJfc.'i B ;nee'd- i Tessto enter into the details, r 6iit 'it Vill r piece by tß'e feWted'opipSn^^^'fhV^ere seen,.in itlast *™nsEjf £&&)<s;■ (jfa the most carping sjrifcfc/iitoju} a losa to find anything to'cawlat ' The centre of attraction throaghoKWwliole piece was the "LittTe lord who'Hrtßim,pers'Qsated,by Jittle BabyJKeanedy, who is without adottbtachildxtf gtwib genius, as was clearly evinced, by: the way, vi which she susfeiriVla^ewry part^nftusual length, Peihapa ; what ,-sitnQk one most in the partplawq f W this wonderful cbUd actress7w aßW<»mpi6W^ooil- :- fidence and freedom of manner shown by her from grst toal&t^Mi&cKuby Kennedy.is undonbtgdlyrtsupsrior sto:«any child aotresa that hasevef r playe4i»efore a Wan^anni audienee.tand those who- did not hive" thPpleaiuri olseeinpf hep last evening missed a'raf6«6at.' The part of Cedric'ri. mother was taken by Miss Thornton, whose popular acting on previous x occasions was not by any means lessened by her fulfillment of the part assigned to her. In the introduction scene with the Earl of Dorincourt this lady displayed an unusual power for sympathetic feeling, which was fully appreciated by- those present. Mr Collett-Dobson as the " Earl of Dorincbnrt " presented an entirely new character to any we have previously seen him in, in showing his his opening he gave a very faitlbfnl .delineation of a peer of : thj|tMiy^ldLEnglish typey and the man^P^^lficffmg' feelings were educated by,the little. Lord was one of the'fea tares of the performance. Mr J. j. • Kennedy, 'wh'd was ,cast" fpi -tte character of "Mr Hobb^" (a grocer), we regret, owing io continued indisposition was unable to appear, and' hia place was ably filled by Mr Harry Savplo. The, dif - ficiilt and unusual character for aVstage of "Minna" (an America^ adventuress), receivedfalljnatiqe at the hands of Miss L. Hill. The remaining characters were well N sustained by the other membe^of;this J talented and ' popular company. 'The members .of the company who have the managemant'of the stage ate to be Highly complimented upon the skill and taste displayed by them, whioh contributed greatly to the Buccessf ul prpduptiontho piece. , . • .'"'.,