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THE MACDO NELL- WALDRON SEASON

' "THE KAINBOW." "Tlie-Riiinbow," ;i con\«lv in three nets, by A. K Thomiis. Casl— 0h " ll! . 3 Waldr .°n |. e^°.us Koy Bcdgravo William Mortimer Chaflcs Brown James juctaon iYank ilatherley fticholas llollins Kennuth Urampton rni? Ilt! r n"i Wumplon Wilson John Carpenter Gilmore Bert Barton' Kiiih (suiuncr .-. Beryl Bryant Betsy Sumner Emma Temple Jane Palmer Minnie Englcr Llsie Davis Clarice Jlardwieko „ ; Aijdrey ivorth Cynthia Sumner lvathlene JlacDonell liiore id jtidC caUiO lor gixuit iamenuition in the lact mat A. Ji. Thomas's eiceedingly swuek aiul wliok'sujno play, "Tiiu jiainbow," could only be played once, and that that-once is oust, "yiie iiainbow" is a cliarminglj-written play of lino texture in Ihouglit and sentiment, with clever Hashes of humour as clear as a mountain stream, and .some rare heart-stirring stales. It is the story of pretty pride, the. result of a lack of unueroUmling between Neil .Sumner and his v.'ile. She believes that ler husband has helped to bring about (he ruin oi* her scallywag brother, lyhilst he has the .oose young fellow's shield aid buck- ' Jjistcniiig (o no one, she, with her ehiltl, h'ii\es him iind goes 10 Franco, and the latter grows up there, not know<J nig her father. When father and (laughter meet it is a case of hungry Jif/tU'ts <it a feast. Then the mother loams that licr 'husband's friends aro not all they should be—and, truth to tell, they aro not—and tho girl Cy.nthia K taken away iigrn Mr. Oreatheart, to I ns utter despair. But tho web of fate brings them together once more. .The proud wife learns lior brother's' true ! character, and her husband's >nnfailing nmgnamity, whilst the ,lovo of Cynthia I lor both throws a rainbow bridge between the two. Miss lvathlene M'DoneU w seen at her very byt r,s Cynthia, a charming slip of sweet girlhood, whoso big heart trembles in her voieo and caused considerable agitation among those in the audience who were emotionally constituted. It is a performanco as complete and appealing as her Judy in "Daddy Long Le?s." Mr Waldiron is also admirably titled as Ke'il Siun-:-er. His tligmt.v, gonllsness, haul polish t lis tiic one ' most misunderstood woro qualities that appealed strongly Mo the tense. S!iss ; Bniin:; 'iVmple as .Buitfj Suiuner/could starcoly Jj« iiupi'oved upon. ITer flne.comeuV i-ense and delightlul naturalness as the wisp and lovabio peacemaker were exerted with rare giace and sympathy. Mr? Kenneth Jiramplon was apt as tho sportive Nick llollins, and Mrt Koy Kedgrave was imliciouslv placed ffc lidward Follows (SuimiPr's la-vyer). The couic.lv, which was nicely produced, atlrack-d" a nudieucc, who enjoyed everv lino of t£e play. ' * i

"THE CINDERELLA. MAN."

I.ho Cinderella iilnn" will bo !)resentcd at the Grand Opera House'tq-niglit. 1 hero is, it is said, a nuaint liohciuiun iitmosphore about "The .Cinderella Man. This characteristic is summed up in an incident that forms the principal pivot of Iho story. The sympathetic daughter of a millionaire l.as for a neigiiLoijr a poor author, who resides in an alfic loom in an adjoining building. ,S'lio resolves to \isil. him, bringing him soma of tho necessities lh.it sho knows ho jn«»l bo lacking, sho. makes her wav across the. iiitei'vening roofs to tho author's poorly-furnished room, and presents him with a choice collection of dainty things fo eat. This is done while {ho lonely author is out. Liter a friendship springs up between the girl and the writer, who thinks- the millionaire's daughter is the. companion of his neighbour. Here is a romance of youth, bubbling with love and laughter and a few tears'to add to the heart interest. Miss MacDonell will be seen ns-Mf>rjnri« Caner, the millionaire's ihiriplil.nr. and Mr. Waldron as -.Anthony Quinl-i'nl, tho poet with plenty of .genius but little money. "Daddy Long Legs" will conclude ,the season .-to-morrow night.

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 284, 20 August 1918, Page 3

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632

THE MACDO NELL- WALDRON SEASON Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 284, 20 August 1918, Page 3

THE MACDO NELL- WALDRON SEASON Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 284, 20 August 1918, Page 3

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