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Auckland Star, Issue 619, 5 January 1872, Page 2

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January B.—Messrs Porter and Ritchie. January 9.—Messrs Thomas and Turton. January 10.—Messrs "Wood and Baber.

PEINCE OF "WALES THEAETE

The tragedy of " Hamlet, with Mr Tavares as the Prince, was performed last evening before an audience, which, though not a very largo one, consisted of attentive and appreciative listeners. Mr Morton Tavares possesses histronic skill ot a high order. The profound thoughtfulness and deep anguish of the mysterious Prince, were finely indicated, and the soliloquy in which Hamlet descants on the greatness of man's nature, was rendered wiih much freshness and ability. He brought the first part of the performance to a climax of interest with the passage at the close of the second act, ending with the words " The play's the thing wherein 111 catch tha King." The soliloquy commencing "To be, or not to be," —the strange talk with Ophelia, and with Polonius were well done. Hamlet's answer to the King about the meaning of the play was very powerfully given : boiling over with indignation, he half howls, half hisses " Let the galled jade wince, &c." He also threw great feeling in Hamlet's discourse with his mother. He was rapturously applauded tkroughout the play, and received a unanimous call at the end of each act, and quite an ovation at the final fall of the curtain. Mrs Walter Hill represented Ophelia with all that grace and charm of expression we have had such frequent occasion to speak of in terms of eulogy. Mr South as the Ghost, delivered the solemn speeches with good emphasis. Mr Jones as Laertes, Mr Keogh as the King, and Mr Joyce as Polonius, with others, filled up the cast in a most saiisfactory manner. Hamlet will be repeated this evening, and it is to be hoped will be played to a better house-