AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 235, 28 September 1908, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

lIFYNELI, & C.IJNN'S LITTLE BUEADWJNNEII COMPANY. 'To-night, at the Theatre Iluyal, will 'be presented for .the iirst time in New ' ymouth the famous play of domestic liu', " Ihe Little Prcadwiuncr," a play strong in human characterisation and si Ilia lions, direct from the Theatre ltoy'al, AMboiuriic, where the company reCenWy iterniinatee. ,n highly siicecs-siul 'season. Messrs. Meynell & (.; ulvu du . ticipale n„ e.pral s . U e<.<. sS t o their famous, "Fatal .Wedding" play, .which attracted die entire pupulrfmii of Australia. The work is one of stroll" vigorous 'development, yet; there is always the angel, ol .peace slunlowing the Jives 'ol. those Who .suU'er through the faults iuid machinations of others, who in :t«K'ir turn, suffer the penalty of their! nnisdcnls. The ml veil li ,of the play has iboeii l;,.eirly antj.-iipaied, and 'there should be an ovcrll'owing audience. The ip'lot. »-<mcierns principally one Richard lUuvrcncc. whose adopted father, ,Lo:'d iHilli'niii Dorring'tlon, a, ,very strict old iQuakcr, (urns him adrift owing to sup'i«"*''<l prodigality, the main pari, :,f mtiieh exiJU only in tin- lying madiiui'li.'iis ol .Joseph Prior (Dorrington'.s "■iilulentnU iiinl hypocritical secretary), iw io sees ,in the -.legi'aArfcion of the ndopU'dison .an opportunity for sa-tisfv-'"ig his greatest ivico, avarice. Despite » .further Mvou.sp.ilnm against Lawrence *«l JKiving .beiti-ayed one of the .serviic;mui.vils, .Dor.ringt'on's .granddaughter .(■Jftirgaret Da.venfry), to whom the 1 scapegoat was betrothed, joins him when ' 'he i a 'turned adrift from the 'family ' 'home, tmd 'after a lapse of eleven year's ' they are seen again, living in London ' »n dire .poverty, « m l nminly dependent' l

upon -the earnings of .their child Me' Whose as n, street singer h.Ts leaamed her the t-i'lil.- of "The Utile ilSreiiidwnmor." A f:,ilhful .companion mi I lieu- distress is ,Charles Prior, brother' '"I .JVvseii'h, (I,'irt. a true rough diamonl' '.vim rtits -bright ibelow ItHiOiSurface. Fi'inl bins tin- the plot reveals the seliemim. losvph .pursuing his scheme- of robbing; his -master, ami, with- the aid of the servfjig-niaid. K'ato -Cherry, keeping (i,.. jld Qunkcr prejudiced against his adopt. :'tl .son. The restoration of his orund-l'ii.n-MI.T and her ,ch:ild to his nlfecition s hut lilic preliminary to his discover"jr. in'aMily through -the agency of Onirics Prior ami the .repentant jyalo hat Joseph, was a uifciws of villainy bcii'iiilli Ins rtHKiti-iiumiiiua o.vtcrioi'" In ccordnncc. with the melodrama-tic con-Jtu-t, Dick is restored to home, and 'ver.vltoilv is ,mtade happy, except I'ie kief conspirator, who -is left t.o (lie e-itico ofitlie law. The two child 'charters are played liy <;iuecnie Wil-liunw ml Maggie Dickinson, wtbo si-ored --,, iwcssiully with "The fatal Wedding" lie TomnnidtT of the caste inclnid-s

.iminy.piromhient, Australian and Eno-p.-ii artists, including Messrs. T. Coupe" 0 I 'P. .Carey, A li. (Stanford, E. fi. Jan, and ;Mcsdamies Beatrice Jlollowav • Ida Creshani. Alien LVovwvu and others. .The inhlin«<smei,t dai.ui .that the produeH ion will ,be on a lavisUi with «mipaete sceh'ie ctTecte and aeeessorins. 'Hio perfonnance t-oinniences at fl'docJc punctually. The season is limit, •ed to one performance. Box plan ah .the 'Dresden, alko day sales. '