COMEDY OF ERRORS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1883, 17 October 1913, Page 2

COMEDY OF ERRORS.

A PUBLIC READING. Tho publio reading of tho "Comedy of Errors" was given bJSt-lio Wellington Shakespeare Club in the Sydney Street Schoolroom last evening. The play is ono that is seldom performed, evon in the Old Country, owing to tho difficulty of obtaining four characters, each pair of which must not only look alike, but speak alike, and have precisely the same manner. Possibly for tho same reason, though necessarily in a lesser degree, it is ono that is not often _ selected by Shakespearean societies for public readings. With two seta of twins, Antiphohis of Ephosus, and Antipholus of Syracuse, to say nothing of their servants Dromiu of Ephesns and Dromio of Syracuse, endless complications arise, and these wo added to hv the iealousy of Adriana (wife to _ Ephosus), who naturally enough (with the visit of Antipholus of Syracuse To Ephesus) has much food for jealousy, sifico tho latter Antepholns was unmarried. Tho play was entered into with much spirit by tho various characters, and it was evident that the audienco was greatly amused with tlie confusion caused by the two pairs of tirina. Mr. Gorham took tho part of Antipholus of Ephosus, and Mr. Godfrey that of Antipholus of Syracuse, the lover. Both had much to do, and did it well. The characters of Dromio of Syracuse, servant to Antiphohis of Syracuse, and Dromio of Ephesus l (twin orothor and servant to Antipholus of Ephesus) wero taken by Mr. H. Nioholls and Mr. Bock'reBpectivoly, both of whom did not fail to put in tho artistic work whioh has come to bo associated with their names. . For the benefit of'the audience they wero distinguished. Both masters and 1 servants woro rosottes upon tho arms, tho master and man from Ephesus wearing a red rosette, and tho two from Syracuso wearing a white. Adriana, wifo to Antipholus of EpEesus, was read by Miss_ M'lntosh, who emphasised the jealous, warm-hearted, imperious character sho represented. Luciana, her sister, was taken by Miss Kitty Reading, who did excellent'work. Miss C. Holmes took tho part of tho Abbess with much dignity. Tho character of tho Duke of ■ Epnesus was taken by Mr. C. Tanner; Aegoh, father to tho two Antipholuses, ■ was portrayed by Mr. Puller; Lesbia, by Mjß3 Wallace; and a waiting-maia by Miss Maudesley.

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