"THE TICKET or LEAVE MAN."

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 82, 17 October 1877, Page 2

"THE TICKET or LEAVE MAN."

it will be noticed by our advertising columns that the great London drama, "The Ticket of Leave Man," is to be produced at Gilmer's Hall, ot Friday evening next, fur the benefit of Miss If eat rice Jjysler. A short discretion of the plot of tliia dr.uiKi may be interesting to our readers. The play opens at (he Belle Vuc Gardens, near London. Two scoundrels in the person of Melter Moss (nn old jew, receiver of stolen goods, and Lki'ilc note forger} an I J«m Dalton alias the Tiger, a notorious housebreaker and • burglar (represented respectively by Messrs Bell and Butler) have met for the purpose of trying to persuade n young Lancashire lad, Boh Bri-.vly. (Mr Inglis) to pass ofF is number of forged notes. Ui'ierly h »s just arrived from the country, and is seeing life at the Gardens when he nieels the formers. They spungu upon him until I ins- funds are exhauste I, aud (lieu in the way of friendship, press upon him the loan of £20 in forged notes ; }Jrierly accepts the ui mev as he has just involved himself in a difficulty with the 1-Miidh.ird, Maltby,(Mr Hopwoocl) by call-iu-g for wine and refreshment for a poor street singer, ■ M»y Edwards, (Mrs Nicholas) who is faint ing with hunger. Bob relieves her wants but finds he has no money. Dilton conies to his rescue, londs him the £20 in forged not.es, which IJricrly gets (•hanged at a cigar shop kept) by a Mrs Willoughby (Me ALirtitielli) he returns, pays Ihe landlord, who lias been abu-vug Mtiy Edwards, a row ensues, the police headed by Hawkshaw-, the detective, (Mr PoU>) arrive. Dalton. the Tiger, smashes the polio? right and left and escapes ; and the acts ends with- the ar:'«st raf Bob Brierly. A lapse of fuur years is supposed to exist between the fi-st and second acts. The 2nd act discovers Mly Edwards in lier lodging reading a,- letter from Brierly announcing the expiration of his sentence. May has scarcely (inishui!' the letter when Bob returns. A scene ot' il.v,i pathos follows, in which Briei-ly .I<;i>i i-t s all- his troubles and life, in the convict prison- at L'oril.md. Tiiey are in the act of em* bracn-g, when they are iiUo-rrujjted by a 3 r oung larrikin in the person <>( Sum-Wilionglib-y (Miss U.-MM-iuo L-yxtor)' ;i must, pivfoci >u< boy. « lio>t v i-liK'i do'igly-x appears to be putii-ir.' gnu pnwdcr in iiis u'l'aniliiiot'.n'v's -lMii!' li-<\. s'id'.uj;. Up and down hid.h'i'-s, «n I ;i i »-: i 'ying nwy nn" ntiilc'very <nn\ i'icis iwc< in Sims ] 1 1 > t- (^eajii 1 I from- his grand moili; 1 !' .( ',] rs Willnughbv ) and jui's'inj in ukim t'w- lovers lie a''iii"V>< ihe-n lo his In 1 n-t'-i delight. A in-st ludicrous.iii.v'n- 1 !'i>llo>vs-, bit. is iriteiTU-pteil by ihii fViipeaiMnce ot' Mr I ribs >n (Mr Grey) a- banker, for wiio^o wife .\lav ISdaards i* dressmaking. In ihe nit'Mii--lime, Bi'icrlv in tj mvers r.i >n with MimV^~i 1 1 c > ; i^ ! 1 1 >3" , lind-i ou-t th-it. i r . wis in her shop t!m lorgod bill wi< i; i^hed, he re tuns ill.- l^')* anonymously l>y nvmey he has eariie I by ovurtinie an 1 al'owances during his peiviil servilit'l.' s» t Porthin.l. The act cmiiMtules- with Mr OiUs >n employing LJ-"ierly at his oflkv m'ssenger. The honest action of returning tli'j money bringing its own rew-ii'd, for as the act closes May Ed-war Is axcl-iinw, " Robei't, the money Inis brouyht us a blessing, already." To he convluiled ill our ncrt ham.