THEATRE ROYAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 223, 3 October 1901, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL.

THIS SHERIDAN COMPANY. J Another Urge audience was present at | the Theatre Royal on Wednesday night ! when for the second time " Fun on the : Bristol" was staged. The piece went, • if anything better than on the previous * night, and the laughter raised was just ■8 hearty. Mr Sheridan almost surpassed himself as the "Widow O'Brien," and his rendering of the 1 ; " Kilkenny Band " wae loudly encored,;' as was also his song," I'll meet thee in' ——Mr Frank Croraley's song, ! "The Giddy Curate," was immensely droll, and received tremendous applause, as did the duet from Ruddijore sung by that gentleman and Mi e s ( Mavis. Mr Tom wonderful , dancing took immensely. Miss Mavis scored a great success in singing " The Lset Chord," and Mi Daisy Chard ] again charmed tLe audience with her { fine whistling sjDg. Every member of the company ha ; some special f.lent, 1 j and jdl vied in doing their best to { amuse the large andience who liberally f betowed their applause throughout the ( performance. TO-NIGHT (TOT LAST NIGHT.) * After a very successful season, this evening will bid farewell to the inimitible comedian John F. Sheridan, who 1 trill be seen in another of his most popular. creations —that of Johanna 1 Murphy in the merry, musical, farcical 1 comedy'" ATrip to Chicago," in which ! are the most ludicrous situations, , events and novelti- s passible to conceive. For provoking hysteri s—naturally the fan ctreera round * "Johanna," who is responsible for . Buny side-aches dut.ng the evening— . . all the company have congenial parts, and in addition to the many notable items assTciated with "A Trip to S Chicago" Mr. Sheridan will be seen j as "Juliet" in bis new duologue—u Romeo and Juliet" —posses -ing tunefol music, happy inspirations, and up-to-date specialities. Johanna wears wme beautifurgowns, all made .specially to order in Fkris by Wirth. ' tins „ evening a-- special -twin -has been . arranged to leive the town at 11 c o'clock, after the performance, lor Waiters, stopping at all stations where l . > neefe& ■ There is no need to expreee t, thaValue bf the entertainment pro- f videdby fpr, during the put four nights, there has been, the 1 most intense enthusiasm, and not a dispafsgjoglrofr! has'been he«rd, giving ample proof of the popularity of the inimitable apd, justly popular company.