Theatre Royal.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7765, 17 March 1905, Page 2

Theatre Royal.

ANDEUSON S lIUAMATIC-TXIM-PANY. This popular dramatic company opened a three nights' season at the Theatre Hoyal on Thursday evening, when "A Sailor's Sweetheart" was staged before a good audience. The piece is a striking production tliat at once wins tiie sympathy anil approbation of the audience, who follow thQ career of tile principals in pie stirring march of events with M'p keenest interest. TlteiV is little fliat is novel i" the plot, but it js in thi; setting Hint the author has hit tlip public tastp. Thp principal characters life (.'parley i'ljve. a lieutenant in the Hoyul Navy (Mr (George Cross), his betrothed tlrace jklti.vland i.Mjss Ida (iiiildfnrd). ami l'hillip t'eipberLoii, a four (,Mr (iodi'rey L'ftss), wiio acts t|ie part of villain. I'lie laltpr's niaeliinnljo|is to get ' |)ossessiioii| of a Wil'i inl tjie hei'o's 'avfjur ; attonijit oi] l|is ljfe on t||e trpc.pship when proceeding to West Africa on service ; si|hsM|'iie|lt robbery of the will and the leaving of thu lieutenant for dead in the heart jf the African bush; the hit ter's recovery owing to being cared for l.\ i native seer ; his ret mil to Knglaiid wealthy in time to encompass the fjinplete discomfiture of (he villain «!ld Kiivp his hot rot |i:'il and her fatli' it from bying turned out In powriy owing to (Jrace's ivfusal to inarr'v I 'oinlicrton, are the main feature!, Jf ."\ c story. nntl the scenes arc Ihrilling inougli for the inosf, ardent lovpr of the melodrama!ic. 'l ||e caste was o|j the wfyole a very |)f)we|:ai| one. Tlje ]ovj; passages lioIW? I 1": |W> anjl hi,s betrothed lll'pvjtletl thp necessary leavenillW of sentiment, while the humorous rlt:wiit hud nIKO u proniinenlt place. Mr I'. J. O'Neill, aa Tom Krllv, ible seaman, made the mowt of this aiighablo character, (hi' diverting domestip nlTuirs 1 of llip minor rhujiipltTH Mng skilfully i|)(vrwovcu wi(,h the piece. The staging was inoki ledituhle in the principal scenes. I'o-night the company will produce "A Face at tile Window," a drains «{ jiifiHing' interest,