"THE LITTLE STRANGER."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 14 January 1907, Page 2

"THE LITTLE STRANGER."

I'liu much lalked-of farce vvhich Icyncll, I,'uun iuul Varna hare toured mhv Zealand Mill! such wonderful " l 7 ss , wl |JU bi-ou-1,1, here on Wnesday next f or , )W i livcl onc i.fjlit only. Wherever it Jnvs L, mi vcsenfed tlie pro*, ]„,„ been l ol ,a i„ -s praise laying particular stress on lie fact that the work is oriftiual and .oes nut Jollow the hackneyed lines :sually adopted by farce comedy wrici's. Here is what a (Jhristchurch onlcmpomry writes about t'iie "T;, 7" xllei ' c was a Standing l; oom hily' bouse for tiro opening „ mUl( ,_ ion at ilis Majesty's Theatre on Natirdny ni;;iit, when the incorri»iblo in ant walked.] talked., smokeAlraiik I'histlert and played general' havoc nth his nursery and bis family ;„ neb a spirited manner as to keep bis .stencrs in a continual stato of broad ,p|ucciaUon. indeed, Mic Jivslmiica rhicli bis inivse so capitally imitated icre perilously near reality at times .mong the audience, The j' lm j,.|s othing stilted about it, and the <lia.iguc is particularly rol'rcsliinn; , v | loll , can be heard over the continuous uglier. .Messrs ilevncll, tiuuu ml \ ami's Knglisb Coinedv (Jom■auy, which undertook the production I' the pim: is a strong one all round, lie cast includes a number of perforicrs who participated in the original unerican production. blaster Willie 'arke, who sustained the character i the precocious baby made nn'iiitant success. His act in? was spoil aneously natural and free from al'r'ctation, _and he. showed ability as a 'onicdiaii which was far in advance if his years, &s the baby be simply ■•(•veiled in tlia Character.'ami as an mporsonation of an impersonation. :1m performance was disfiitclly clever md original. The confidence of the juvenile actor and his masterly grasp of the situation were quite exceptional, The box plan is now open and popular prices will be charged.