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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 204, 30 June 1903, Page 4

to seen describe a ss rtpreGiddets, would Vtoitwas without flaw or bkmith from f;" first to latt. Every word and action f" emphisiced the fact that tha actor was I: a consummate artist:, his by-play being I;'- uresis tably droll, and yet possessing |p that polished finish which so greatly ;: enhanced its effect. The way in which r he and his eoa-in-hw, Frank Perry, keep up the farce of teirg Freemasons, until a real member cf the craft ap- * pears, is inimitable, and the situations -erased by the fear of each lest he should betray his sham caused the greatest fan. He was a'so seen to great advantage in his amatory passages with a dressmaker, and in tbe none wbere he was able to crow over <- Ida son-in-law on the latter confessing he was not a M ison. Hia performance '■ cannot be praised tco highly and bis conception of the humour of tbe part . was perfect. . Mr Cecil Ward as Frank -Parry was also a great success and he toa extracted and pissed on an apparently inexhaustible amount of fun from his parf, while exhibiting throughoat the many awkward situations which ari»e a complete mastery of the actors art in laughter-raising. George Fjaher, as by Mr George helped to swell the sounds 4§pif mirth, especially when enac*ing the impart of a dressmaker and laying claim Amos' daughter by' his divorced p* Angelina. The possibilities of such a Impart are enormous, and Mr Desmond r. was equal in every respect to the der - mands on bis powers. His byp'ay was splendid, and he never missed a chance of raising peals of laughter. Mr Norman McKeown as Ernest Morrison had not much to do, bui still sufficient to show that he was worthy a place with such distinguished confreres. As an exponent of the old school of melodrama, Mi Herbert Jarmin, in the put of Hamilton Travars, was immense, his gesticulation and delivery being as amusing a 9 his byplay. Mr Lawrence Hanray give a lifelike representation of John Hilton, a jolly, retired frmer anxious to enjoy life and . join the Mason 3. As Mrs Bloodgood, the strong-minded and plain speak- ■ ing wife of Amos, Miss Eileon Munra scored a'great and well-deserved success. Her " Renumber Angelina " was very telling, as also her acting throughout. < Miss Ethel Kaight Mollison as Mrs Perry bath looked and acted the put . - to perfection. Th? unmarried daughtara of Amos were represented by • Mi«sej O'sri Beatty Kingston and Wo ty P «• . .it, and both these lidie3 entered into their puts thoroughly, addiDg not only to the prettinees of the scents but to the fun of the piece. As Mrs Hal ton, Miss Katherine Drew was not much in evidence, bu"; she created a most favourable imp es3ion. As tbe Irish servant maid Lottie, Miss Roohefort had a cart that euited her exactly. Ift The minor'characters were all most | * ably filled, a very rare event to cbron&jtl '