MR J. L. TOOLE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 463, 16 April 1890, Page 3

MR J. L. TOOLE.

ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA. Mr J. L. Toole, the great comedian, arrived at Adelaide by the R.M.s. Britannia last week, and had a great reception from his numerous friends and admirers. In the course of an interview Mr Toole said : “ I have heard that some of my character parts have been played in Australia before, and I daresay when I appear before your audiences some Australians will say, • Hullo, I have seen this before. ’ I won’t say that my repertoire is extensive, nor that it includes anything altogether new. For instance, I shall give your people a taste of ‘lci on Parle which is not quite a new farce to me, having played it about 5,000 times.” (Reaching a photo from the wall.) “Here is a representation of a character in which I hope to make a mark. It is that of Caleb Plummer, from Dickens’ ‘Cricket on the Hearth.’ I shall open in Melbourne next Saturday as Chawles in ‘ The Fool and His Money.’ This will be followed by *lci on Parle Francais.’ I don’t know when I shall get to your famous city, Sydney ; but, all being well, I shall be there.” Mr Toole’s company includes John Billington (who has been his associate on the stage for the past thirty years), Misses E. Johnstone, Irene Vamborougb, and Effie Liston, Madame Donald, George Shelton, Con. Lo'wne, Charles Wilson, W. Westland, John Gunn, and Arlton. Mr Toole has brought out about a dozen pieces, including “The Den,” “The Butler,” “Paul Pry,” “The Upper Crust,” “The Serious Family,” “Artful Cards,” “Dearer than Life,” “ Uncle Dick’s Darling,” “ Ici on Parle Fransais,” “Dot,” and “The Spibalfields Weaver.”