JOTTINGS FROM WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume II, Issue 87, 24 March 1892, Page 2

JOTTINGS FROM WELLINGTON.

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Wellington, March 18. Mr. Walter Bentley’s company concluded its Wellington season last Saturday week, March 12th, with that charming comedy “David Garrick” and an abridged version of Shakespeare’s comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew.” The Opera House was filled in every part. Mr. Bentley, who enacted the role of David Garrick, played the part to perfection. His make-up was faultless, and his conception of that celebrated actor was touched with a marked degree of realism. Mr. Bentley’s manner on the stage is always quiet and unassuming, and it is mainly due to this that he enacted the part of David Garrick with such brilliancy. Messrs. Lauchlan McGowan, Russell Crawfurd, Harry Hill, Charles Holloway, and A. E. Greenaway, who took respectively the parts of Ingot, Chivey, Smith; Brown and Jones, deserve great praise for the excellent manner in which they sustained their several impersonations. Miss Hansen, who represented the character of Ada, made a brilliant feature of the role. Her action and enunciation commended itself to the audience, who persisted in calling her before the curtain. Of the other characters little remains to be said, except that each contributed towards making the production of David Garrick a success in every detail. In Shakespeare’s abridged version of the Taming of the Shrew, Mr. Bentley as Petruchio acted the rolb splendidly, and was ably assisted in the minor parts by the remaining members of the company. This company has had large audiences every evening, which speaks well for the pieces staged and for the actors who represented the various roles.

Messrs. H. McCardell and O. Kreeft waited upon the Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, at their meeting held last Tuesday evening, March 15th, as a deputation from the Amateur Athletic Club, and suggested that delegates should be appointed to join others from the various football and cricket clubs in waiting upon the County Council for the purpose of having a cinder track laid on the Basin Reserve. The Committee will hold a special general meeting next week to consider the proposal.

The four-oared outrigger race for crews under lost., between the Orientals and Wellington, came off last Monday evening, March 14th. Mr. O. Kempthorne, who officiated as starter, got the crews away together. After going a quarter of a mile the Orientals forg-ed ahead and won easily by four lengths. This was the first race in New Zealand that the crews rowed in the boats specified by the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association to be used in future for maiden and junior gig races. There was a good deal of wagering over this event, the Wellingtons being slightly the favourites. The excellent form shown by the winners caused great surprise among the members of the Wellington Rowing Club, who fancied their crew “ a good un.” The race was for medals presented by Messrs Littlejohn & Son and A. R. Hislop & Co. Mr. Tringham acted as judge.