TAYLOR CARRINCTON COMPANY.

West Coast Times, Issue 12573, 19 August 1903, Page 3

TAYLOR CARRINGTON COMPANY.

"ARRAHNA-POGUE."

The popularity which the TaylorCarringtOD Company have achieved in Hokiiika and throughout the Coast was very strongly evince 3 last evening by the lurge nttonflance which greeted them at the Princes

Theatre. The company opened for a 'season of two nights in Dion Boucicault's evergrten and favourite play ' Arrah-na-Pogue," and the piece was presented in an excellent manner, -with a minute attention to detail, both as to acting and staging which was deserving of all praise Miss Catrington. in the name part and Mr

Taylor as "Shaun" appeared in characters that they have made their own, having

established a world wide reputation in their res pective roles. The acting ct each' was highly artistic, both Mr Taylor and Miss Carrington giving their parts most conscientially, and with an amount of reserve force, wbich called for in tbe heartiest applause whenever they ap peared. Of tbe other parts the "Fanny Power" of Miss Winified Davis was a capable representation showing this young artist but wants axperience to ripen her undoubted talent. Messrs Ward-Lyons as "The O'Grady," W Wellington, 'Beamish M'Coul," and E Green "Major Coffin," had pans that autieel fhem to perfection, while Mr C M Keegan was also highly successful as ''Michael Feeney" making the part sufficiently odijus to be hooted and hissed most /ociferously by the ♦•gods". The minor characters were also excellently cast.

CALLED BACK.

To-night the Company appear in "Called Back," a dramatisation of Hugh Conwaj's book and a very powerful play. All should take this opportunity of seeing the company on tbe last occasion for some time in a play of thrilling interest.

Referring to this play the Inangahua Times of "Wednesday Ins*; onys :— The farewell performanci of the above ConJpauy from a dramatic p int of view exceeded all expectation?. Even the Stars of the Company. Miss drrington and Mr Taylor, seemed to shine with ad dltiooal lustre in their respective parts and the large audience safe entranced while the various unravelments of a complicated plot were being untnlded realist" ically to their view. The impression left by Miss Oarriugton'B portrayal of the complex character of Pauline, wa3 distinc tly favorable, <n fact favorable is far too tame a word to expres- the admiration which her acting exciled, and the applause which greeted her at the clo=e of the performance bore ample te?'itnony to the fact that Bhe had completely captivated the audience. Mr Charles Taylor- took the part of the villain, Macari, in a manner which disarmed all critici m. rie locke ' the villain, and acted lip villain so natqr ally and so wil, th*t no one in tfwW 1 scene when he drove a dagger

into his own h^art, and fell, appaiently hfeies-, on tl.e stage. Yet notwithstanding the fact that be rppresented the acme <>t diobiLatl HJekedrrss, dete?taticn of his vil.'aiay was forgotten in fhe roagsetwm of his acting To Fay more would be superfluous. Mr C Sequin comes next in older of meiib. In tbe roe of Arthur X u\cu be could not po.-siblybb excelled. Mr Ward Lyons also scored well as Dr Cetitri, especially in the pruon scene in' Sibeia, and Mr McKeegan was quite in his element m the character of Bryan, thenightwatchman Mr Green as Antony Marcf], acquitted himself satisfactorily, as also d;d Miss Marion Willis, who acted as housekeeper to Gilbert Vaughan, who in tbe opening scene is afflicted with blindnes*, but recovers his sight at a later period. This character was cleverly personated by Mr W Wellington who was frequently applauded. The mounting of the play was also exceptionally goodscenery, costume?, etc, all eliciting expressions of approval from all parts of the Louse.