H.R.ROBERTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 160, 27 June 1908, Page 6

H.R.ROBERTS.

UIGII-C LANS l'l,A\>. UR. ALLA.N IM'KV TKN'LIUNS. "High-clas- play>," said .Mr. Alia.i Hamilton to ;t'representative ot (Jin paper, "do not nece.-sarily mean plays mat are ahove the head* of the people. Many »ood moral-. smd many t<o'ilite truths can he found in Minpl.', wiiolotmic di a ma-. It i- my io endfi.'U' t.; give the Australasian public tl I '* he-t ! «;iu find of this description o, <j,a ( !.a. >:i» j) *>:: i\ ~ as -A from Mars*' -v. :H i!ieli i ;'m pryild to -a;/ I was as'v .i .'ii will always find an ea;.rcr audi

•. \«v n-'\t effort of a similar de • ' ;r;n nil! he 'The Prince Chap.' H ! v. iu ii '• have the li'Mi"r of r<-:.Hlio- :: (• W-la Ill'Ml •> N«'\\ X'Mlaild at'- ; ;•.'«! till old-litiie faN'irito - -.Mr. Harry . i. Xo play thai hi?.- hceii oud-'r for many yi-ars iil;:.--l.cttei' '.\)iat I im-an In i play than 'The Prince Chap.' It -eUeJice its nalnralne--. the ami of 111:* piuthor to cn*ui.e p : >- j-ihh> .situation- whu*h carry ilnanselv s to a (n'ri'ecily loiicliir-ai'i. LNo o U od play -houlii haw any siraiuini; i afn*i-ei!"e-J: 'i: -hould carry tlie ;j»rtli<-W' | aloii'i will) it to tin* tinish just though »he aodii'nce l.elojuri'd for t In* | tune h''in.Li t«» it.s own atnto-pin-re. .u I 'The Pl'lne:* for in-1 a;i'-1 Ilei''* iiiot a "iii'.'h' ejjisode which is not peih'eiIv natt'l'iii. Mr. Kohen- i- nalur'i l'ir-l and last, and it was hir-.-ly due to [hi - (ji:.i lit v in his work i in' he -sm <*e 1■v{ in diawini.' .-mdi'-rtc:- at Sjr rti.irles Wyiidhani 1 - Theati -, London. lo r the 1"» D ni.L-iil during uhich ''Hi" jh-iuc.' Chap' was played. 1 have ill view two or tliree other oth'T p'ay- of a hiiiv r'-ili-tic de-criptit»i!. ami ha.ve already to fellow 'The I'riiU" ( !iap T wilii another heautil'uily nutnral eiirly iionl year. It w a trn-at j«\penmen( to introduee a newplay direct from London to N'ew Zealand andi''Hcc-. hut *1 He Prime has made Mich an emphalic success thai lam encouraged to on and make eu•rauemeiiis for productions of what •' think I cnin fairly claim to he of the hitiiie-t cia'-s." Air l'olierts will appear at the Theatre Iloval next Wednesday m "The I'rinc 1 Chap."' and the ho.\ plan will lie opened at tile J)re>de» on Alonday.