“THE PRINCE CHAP.”

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9177, 22 June 1908, Page 4

“THE PRINCE CHAP.”

TO-NJLQ*HT IN M A ETON. We remind the public of the performance of above ju Martou Opera Hijf|Ve this evening. Actors rarely achieve fame before they have succeeded in securing that one part which is fitted to their peculiar temperament. Harry Roberts, though a successful actor, did not gain his life’s opportunity until “The Prince Chap” was 'written. This play was so coincident with his style of,work that the author, Mr E. H. Peple, wrote to him before leaving Australia in the following terms; —“Believe me, it is a matter of great self congratulation that I hear you are to present my play, “The Prince Chap,’’ in Australia. It is a remarkable coincidence that, in writing both the play and the novel, I should have described the leading character as a man whose personality and temperament are so eminently in accord with your own, and indeed had I called upon.you originally as a model for the man himself I could not have been more accurate in portraying the spirit and individuality of my hero. Moreover, if you will pardon the compliment, your personal magnetism and beautiful voice will lend to the role that indescribable charm of the true Southern gentleman. I heartily wish you every success, which I feel in advance will be yours, and beg to add the author’s genuine regards.”'