J. C. WILLIAMSON'S COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 76, 28 March 1903, Page 2

J. C. WILLIAMSON'S COMPANY.

"SHERLOCK HOLME3"ON MONDAY,

Mr. J. 0. Williamson's famous Ulnglisb, American, and Austriilinn dramatic organisation, which has just concluded the most successful season ever known in Auckland, will arrive in New Plymouth on Monday morning, and commence thur three nights se.ison at the Theatre Royal the same evening in William Gillette's r.mirkakly auccssful drama "Sherlock Holmes." The C)S f comprises, utists who may he cl iss j d among the best exponents of dramatic work in Australia, Judging by nur northern cotittrnpirari-s and general reports ioc9ived, the eeison, from ev.ny I poiot of viow, will prove a revekti m ] to 1 ical theatre gotrs, the aoting being! described all round as of the m-st triliiant deioription, whilst the mounting of each piece was suberb aud h-ghly rslistic, Thero is every th-it the succofß achieved in Auckland will be more than duplicated in New Plymou'h, for greater interest has never been evinced in the performance ef any company tbau is bnog marifes'ed in the forthcoming produc ione. ThU is abuunin'.ly ovidaut by tho: : bea'thy sra'e of tne box pkn at the! Oolonitl Piano U rap ny's rooms. It iißafe to p;cdic;th«t every avhilallal ispace in tho T n . at™ EoyU will ba oc-1 cupied on Monday evening. The pdncipjl chatacter will beemcted by:' Mr Ouyhr Hastings fs Sheilock Holmes, a charart>r in which this gentleman has cr-uted such a remarkable success. To quote from a can-' temporary :—" Slightly buil', with a face handsome aud stern and keen, eyos | ablaze with fire, alert one moment, and , 'looking vacant the next as his m ind. :

concentrate-; itsalf on roma problem this talanted actor is said to live the part." Other characters will be interpreted by Mr Hamilton S-ewartas James Mr J B. Atholwood (one of Australu's finest character actors) ss Profcg-or Moriuty, Mr LuoisJen Hire as l)r VVa*so , Miss May Chevalier a ■ A!i» • F-u'k : . -r, Miss Mabel Laoo t:S Madge Liriau*., tliss Nina Herlia.ti ts Mm H\mlkner, Mi-s Micnio Terry us i'h»re j , and miiiy other characters to 3 numerous to par-ticularis-i. Oq Tuehd .y nighc r.ir Wilhartison will present his secr.nd treat at'rac'ioa of the s<ms in, viz.: Jus. in McU-irfhy'a military ani ! spectacular dram i, " If f wer* Ki> g." Is fi-cinitii.;,' story has eaptivAwl Australian Þts, whilgta veii'-iKe «3 satiyn iii.s baeiic eaieJ by t';e inagnifijint series if .ablu.mx, whi.-h tclip-io in vivil realism anything in the w;iy of stage picures ever pressutod in Australia The nux plm for the xeason is on vi<w at tlie Co'o&iul Piauo Oimpiny's Room«.