AMUSEMENTS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 15, 24 October 1871, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

o Theatre Royal.— The Cornish Lass was repeated last night to a not very numerous audience. The performance was nevertheless carefully gone through, and undoubtedly deserved a better house. This play being illustrative of the life of a miner and founded on fact, is peculiarly adapted'to a Thames audience. As the piece will be repeated, we recommend tiie theatre going portion of our readers to go and see it, as it is really a good play, and is being very creditably performed by the Theatre Royal Company. , . Academny of Music. —The long-looked for and highly sensational drama of the “ Lancashire Lass” was produced here last evening. This piece may be considered as one of J. L. Byron’s greatest hits, and from the creditable manner in which it was performed, it is likely to be as popular- here as in London. Miss Colville as the Lancashire Lass (Ruth Kirby) was very successful in her delineation of this character. In the prologue her appearance may have been trop degagee, but perhaps this was no fault of hers, but merely nature’s. In the last act Miss Colville has full scope for exhibiting her thorough knowledge of the drama, and she does not fail to avail herself of it. Mr. Hoskins’ “ Party of the name of Johnson ” was a fine piece of acting. It has been our lot to see several Johnsons, but certainly this “ party ” is quite equal to any. It would be somewhat presumptuous on our part to suggest that Mr. Hoskins’ idea of drunkenness is inimitable, but still the clever manner in which he carried out the inebriate in the third act was true to the life. Mr. Jones made a capital Ned Clayton. This is a character which is admirably adapted to his style of acting. Mr Hydes’ Spotty was immense, and as usual out comic friend was quite at home, and, in fact, it would be impossible for Mrllydes to take a part without being funny. Robert Redburn was well represented by Mr Eurford. * One slight fault, perhaps, was that he did not look enough of the gentlemanly villain, though lie acted up to the letter. Gregory Danville was well personated in Mr Clinton, though a part never very favorable to an audience ; still it is one which requires great care to .. act correctly, and. this Mr Clinton succeeded in doing last night, ft is a' pity that Mrs. Hill (we beg her pardon) “ Kate Garstone ” should die in the second act—for it is really a treat to see this lady in a cast which, like that of the Gipsy, she so clearly understands — retire before almost half the piece is rendered. Mr. Thorp’s “ Jellick,” and Mr. Starke as Sergeant Donovan, ably sustained their parts, as did the remainder of the company. We predict a long run for “ The Lancashire Lass.’’