PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 603, 15 December 1871, Page 2

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Last evening a largo audience assembled to see the grand amateur-professional performance at this Theatre in aid of the Christchurch crew fund. We should, however, liked to have seen tlie house fuller. The members of the Bowing Club who took part in the performance are certainly to be congratulated upon the wonderful progress they have made in dramatic matters. The piece de resistance consisted of Tobin's excellent comedy, " The Honeymoon," and was performed without exception in the most praiseworthy manner. In this piece there are two leading male characters, namely, that of Rolando and the Duke Aranza ; the first, the woman hater, ultimately turned by his female page, and brought to her feet; the latter, a man of iron nerve, who having won a vain, frivolous wife, but i having .also good points, succeeds in 1 making her a submissive wife, and a

better and wiser woman. Miss Colvill personated Juliana; the various P U. of this character she interpreted with finished and accomplished skill, wlvLi! really charmed her audience. The appW which greeted her was immense u7 Walter Hill sustained the part of Volant 'admirably. Mrs Keogh interpret'? Zamora with intelligence, skill, and pa siderable effect. Mr A. E. Isaacs imr sonated a difficult role in a most comDlef* and finished manner. Mr Hoskins p y his part in most effective style. Mt JJ t^ Henderson had a very good a f Jacques, the mock Duke, and receded fair share of applause. The V OUTI j! Montalban of Mr A. Nathan, the *W of Mr J. South, the Lampedo of foJv « Dunnet, were all creditably performed and the hostess of Mrs B. N. Jones -was' as is usual with this lady's impersonations very good. The comedy was followed by Brough's celebrated farce of " A Comical Countess," in which Mr Alfred E. Isaacs as the Chevalier de Vilbrac (in disguise)' astonished his audience; His acting was really superb, and took his friends quite by surprise, although well aware of his powers as an amateur- Miss Colville, as the Countess de Lespelier, appeared to perfection, and Mr Joyce, as the old Baron de Bergonce, also acted with his usual ability. The piece was provocative of roars of laughter throughout, and we do not remember to have seen the characters in a farce so ably sustained, or a piece so successfully performed. "London Assurance" will be produced this evening, to be followed by "The Tailor of Tarnworth."