THEATRE ROYAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2256, 21 May 1881, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL.

"Extremes," a oomedy by Falconer, the author of that most rollioking of Irish dramas " The Peep o* Day Boys," was played last night for the first time in Ohristchurch. It is somewhat "uneven In its construction, being principally composed of lengthy duologue scenes, though hore and there it is smartly written. The two most prominent characters in the pieoe, two Lancashire worthies, are excellently drawn, and serve capitally as foils to the somewhat wearisome high tone of the other parts. Miss Leigh played Luoy Vavasour, the heiress, very nioely indeed, and sang the introduced song with much taste. Miss Tanner, though hardly so well suited in the part as in Lady Betty Noel, yet mado a very charming Jenny Wildbriar. It was somewhat unfortunate that Miss Maggie Knight should have made her debut in so unpromising and unthankful a part as she did, the more so as she showed, oven with the alight opportunity afforded her, that she is a good aotress. Miss Adelle had hardly unything to do except look matronly, for which, her make up was excellent. Mrs MoGowan achieved quite a triumph in the part of the old Lancashire lady, which was played throughout with great humor and success. Mr Garden seemed scarcely at home in the part of Frank Hawthorn. He is one of those goody goody young men who are constantly delivering moral lessons which, though very good in their way, become monotonous. He did his best, however, with what to him was somewhat of a thankless part. The rest of the company, Mr McQowan especially as Robin Wildbriar, were excellent, and the piooe went capitally from first to last. Tonight an Irish drama, " Shamus na Lena," will be played.