“Lover’s Lane.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 67

“Lover’s Lane.

welcome at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, on September 10; and proved quite a pretty play' of a quiet type. Tlie new young managers—Mr Harry I’limmer and Air Reynolds Denniston — were given a big reception each, when they appeared in their respective parts; and Mrs Robert Brough also came in for a large share of applause. The play is excellently staged; the two last acts being particularly pretty, as the orchard is shown, first, in the autumn, with the accompanying dull notes of colour; and. later, in the spring, with the -apple blossom and other Howers in full bloom. Mrs Robert Brough has not very much scope for dressing, but wears in the first act a nattier blue cloth gown, embroidered in soutache braid, and a blue straw hat with flowers to match. The second dress, of petunia colour crepe-de-chine, has a square yoke on the bodice, of petunio colour; hat outlined in silk braid. Mrs Brough looked quite charming in another gown of cinnamon brown cloth, quite simply made, and finished by a dainty white muslin turned-down collar and muslin eufTs. Miss Sydney Valentine wore several suitable dresses as Miss Mattie, all of them being in somewhat severe style, as in keeping with the character, and completed by muslin caps and gowns. Miss Beatrice Ijsher’s prettiest costume was one of dove-grey velvet, which was worn with a large straw hat, veiled in fine black lace, and finished by a large pink rose.