"THE BELLE OF NEW PORT."

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 6

"THE BELLE OF NEW PORT."

mi; vryiceh am-n adi ,k comedy Company. "The RftU.o of Nev.i'iort," a farcical, conscdy in threw n:ct.s, by J. J-'.riisqi;, (Jn st — .Cfildno.l Lyon ... ......lleginal.d Wykeliam liys'n;n<ler Lyon; Jf,]) Max Moiii^ol'e Harry liriii!.!. ~Edward' NahSc I.U'i-liy iJashr.TJod ........Ernest lars.hbroo'k jb.'jy ..Ma lugcr'Soil M.a:'.:y '..Ua-yflQw.e':' ...Valid 'Ciic'Uy.ynd ■Kitty -. .....SU'llu CaV.alia Nellie Go'lclfci'igate Prevsy iP-r.cston

Those w'lso fiiiii the prevailing: .glep.my we;iih'.r intonduciye. to inapht.'r' or a rail:thiiil ■out.lcuk. on ii:fe, sUonUl .cer't n.iiily pay a Vis'ii to "I'lj.o ■lielle of. is"'e!v.ppr.t:,''' thu : iiev." farcical eoincdy staged Ou catnr(iay eyeiiing. by flip' VVykidiain-Xi'.'.de Conje'dy Co'iu.pany.,- wiio .appear pyfln ia sri'ater ndva:ita;;i than in "Mr. Plaster Of Paris." In tone the two farces are much ■akiii. The latter depended piv thp .maiio.o-

vrihg's of a clieer.t'ui swindler for its motive powor; "'TIH' li.eifi; of Xewnort" wholly and solely depends o.ii the. lively ■ invention <•!' ;t consisU'nt and artistic liar, j but the dialogue is a good deal sniarieti; . flip li.mrip'ur bst't'ei' ,sii:'sta.iiipd;,. tlio js.i.tiin.- 1 t-iojis- i:acief, : and, wliat is' very liiatier.ia'l,. ■ : lho cbiyipii'ny is better fitted. Qnq 'might. imagilip that t : lve propensity of liy'sanil<!i v ■ liy.o'ii... ii.li.., tp pr«y:iiica:e wpiitd gro\y tfidiou.s as a cphtrai motif, but tivat js not the case. Ti'mp alter time His dear old clioieric ur.cle, Colonel I,yon, believes that; he has. cornered .his. erring, nephew, ■ arid an exposara appears to be imminent, bat on no occasion does liis.: training or habit tl.esert him. Lysa'n.c.'er lit: .rbally a cliarmiivg liar, Hi.s st.prj&s are weil 'piicki- ' c(l with the mosi coiivincinjr (letails, but lip is unfortunate. U,; imirries ait elderly wiiripwi. who.! on clyiiig',. leaves ail .her . ..nibiiey to.' lifer 'daughter, .arid Kith this, plain and. o®er!y incuml)i;a'iicp' on li'honi ■lip is ent.iroly dependai'.t fpr his pocketmoney, lie accidentally meets his uncle at Jvpiyport,. and,, faced' ivith..several pro- ■ p'Qsiti'ons, lie life liijhself into trouble, and finds it difficult to get out of it ■agaiiVv bysander falls- in lore with .Nellie Goldengatc, wliom li'e- mistakes for Miiry ■ rdayt'pwer, which affair greatly, e.xc'ites t,fo* two giicisv aht'l gives rise ; tb; .a. clever sci'een. s'ceiifl. yrJi'(;ik tli.e -Gbldan,--gate giiil (wlip is tlie llelle of Nev.;p6rt) accepts T.ysander, the latter fells the ■tntth .about' jii.s' uiarriage -tp a (deceased) and- '.the ineuriibranco .sli'e- left him ivith. Thinking, the. hitter a. baby girl',. Miss aii(l il;e (Jplo.hel: caii with appvopriaia prc-.-onts to.- find out ,'ifler '11 KaJiVe of hide and seek: thai; (he e.iipn'm;brau.ce is- 'tlio eCcqutricity wlsoiu ; Lysa'.ider Bits formerly introduced io them as liis liiother. 'X'h.b Colonel-, _ who is ' .s,iio.rt-si'g!i.ted, wlnta r.cfcrnng- .to •'•ibil-y" as "a bit- over the- fence,'-' decides that slit;' is not mi bad, niid at. t'.iP earnest .sbj'icita{ioii, qf J.ysandcr tj>. tak/- iier for wife. -as. -a kind of lii-.-'di-cine, thiis ieaving the pnth. to 'h.e liy;r.erie:il a.ltor clear fpr I.ysander and the !.i !Se. Tlve faroe i.s. sniartly played: by the leading people employed, and the

pace at which it 'is kept, going absolutely 'banishes dull' moments. The: burden of E the' .farce. j's cheerfully and. competently 1 liorno by Mr. Max Montes.clp <is. Lysander, ah.d M.r : .. Reginald W.ykeham appears as Colonel Lyon., Tho former has a "ice easy, clenn-c.ut stylo and acts with refinement and ..iht.eiligeiicd.... Ho was' a terribly cdnyinciiig: li.'ir—cool, riiid Rine'ere iir I lie most distressing .situations. Mr. Wykeham had in (Vlohel I..y;m a part; after Jits csy.iv ■, a • .iy.eal.thj'i sgpufyi. ga'rrujbus, choleric old spprtsniiiu, S'ligh'ly susc( inildi _ where .the: ladies arc cpn.coTiieil.: .51 Ti. ykpham's . vrprk wris . : e.x- h . colient thrnuglmtil, and from this tiiiie ■ lie cpinos oil. until, the eiul kepf thp aAufv cisoe roaring wit.h iaughtcr. ■ JJis? 1 l'rcsioii was' .iii'ceTv si'iit'od as tin dashing X'p'U'ie Goldeinate, and wa-s quite -r.ccessfnl in Hie waltz, so'rig: in Hie 'first act emu '"J'iif Eternal Q'lieist'ibii" (with, tnblKau in tlio se.c'otid.. "MuS Msud Chetwyiii;!,:, v.-ho is bettor sufttfd. ia :])vpad. eliaraijtpv. part's, niadb a pte'-t and. ■cpiiiely. JJ.ar.y; : Mayflower (of .chewing-guru., a.iVcc.str.y)., Her ■SPlig "Mary" was sung with vim and : spirit, ali'd in the "AtasJws witli'' >.lr. Xabie. she proved htr'frii an adroit ,|i,i>rrr. jir. Edward Ivable was., .a bright Hiu-rv Brisk,, and >rr.. Ernest. UshVirim!.: was 'a'iiiusing as the lift!? daady Derljy. Uiisk/.ixod. Miss" Ida. Ihgersqle. bpyohd :i. buriV.-gue !nake,i;p, did hot infuse- liiuch (it t.he c.Q.rnedv 'sn'illifc iiito ithp.'.plderly in.a.ii-, hunting '•Baby.'" a part bi-iirful opp;:fii;.iiitios. and olio tr.at M;-s ( hi'iwynu Wfi'u'lfl so.pvp' iu. ■ . The \Vy!:pham-> I'bie in.ana>:ev;-.ept .spare, fiff es.ppirse in uioiirtinT stp.-'r-map.-a ff enteivf ! . Hiiri'v Waaitp'.s •sqeiip.r.y i ° disiniftlv .liCDil'v; and ii.o eti'prt is npglpivtpd. ii: t'lii-nishing ami li-'.itin-z tlie styge. The: niiddlo act s.c.phe; witli its .festoons cf sleS- 1 . trie li-ht t istefui ft'ifiii'slfiiijf. aiyl distant view fbr.nif.-ii the arc!i*yo;y a.fc the hack, iva<f rjiiife up to ti:e highest standard',. "The. ijelie of Xewpof," should' attract lai'ge houses. . Patt'ons. arp reminded tnat aivvpnp ivlie.. ; 'tiin irSpjisjJ iiarpi s sf "The Be'lh of Xewuprt" wilt he puiitlr-l to a priw o ; f £"v (QltHcd hj: '•fie*. iii,a!na:gp.]n.eu!:)>. j Jietftfon tickets arp sivpn out iit' Hipj dnprs. , . . , , ) "Wlio's William 5 '.is fa bo p,i.oduc.od;| on Thursday evening upxt. j