“THE FRENCH SPY.”

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 696, 9 July 1903, Page 16

“THE FRENCH SPY.”

This (Thursday} evening the second production of the season will be staged, when “ The French Spy ” will be presented to Auckland for the first time. Miss Gill has secured the New Zealand rights of this fine military drama, and the company have made a great success of it in the South, where it has been highly spoken of as being above the ordinary style of drama, with a most interesting plot. New scenery has been specially prepared on an elaborate scale, and a very fine production can be looked forward to. The p:ot is strong and interest is well sustained through the many scenes from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The mounting of the piece is said to be exceptionally good —in . fact, the company has the reputation of staging all their pieces in first class st vie.

My Christchurch correspondent writes : —“ Under the very capable direction of that experienced and popular showman, Mr Chas. Macmahon, the Majeroni Dramatic Company arq having a most successful season? at the Royal. Their first production, ‘ The Flight for Life,’ proved a real attraction. The company is a strong onte, and produces popular pieces only. The other night it revived ‘ Jealousy/ the four-act drama in which the late Signor and Signora Majeroni (the parents of the talented brothers) were so successful. Needless to say, this fine play found much favour with the audience. For tonight (Saturday) the hill is to consist of a new dramatic version of Mrs Henry Wood’s evergr'een story, f East Lynne/ in which the Majeronis will make their lasft appearance (for the present) in Christchurch. . . . Our old friend John Fuller is apparently striking it' rich at the Opera House ; full houses every night. John’s personal popularity contributes in no small degree to this fortunate state of things.”