Amusements.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1663, 29 April 1874, Page 2

Amusements.

' yii - : . THBI.TRS BOTAL.- ' ■■, ■■'.. jy .The theatre last night was baft moderately attended, the " high places " lleing very scant of company. Thar* Were two reasons for this—the all prevailing one of the state of the weather, which was very roiigh, and the counter attraction ot our Choral Society, who held their festival at the Academy of ' Eoyal last night; t was ■'? Lady Dudley'■» Secret." WelP'a'dd mm Clara SfephenMsnimpersonate:theanthor'«--conceptt(&rf| (^f |uch|a character./ AlicU ( Aiidley, a part tajkeiii[b|'||lji Tilly AnAf,, Mrews, was splendidly, given. "Thjs young' ] lady has «a .charming'manider, 1 and evidebtly takei pains to pletVe ihe audiei.^ ' —bid Sjftrdielice rotfaili% toatelkJitroWO in a most unmistakeable - manner. Mr. in make-up, and •Icftufc the very PTC^^ft^ °t%l»sc~ the dramatist hai depicted-hinH ind weU thi '.mm mWbers played up to the Tcadinje "lady. —- TAe^fter^piece,;^Ala4din*' #isl|ivena| thougfif it £rather^ong4nlitilenoue.if i Impnt, no^frßW W^ineia-roß?no««rf|j| f "" bo^frbm, the strain it must be on the SS SSOT^wjapw*^ *ho"a*wx the ladies"assishnir. iJTßeK'song» ! .,i,w.«r«.i.;'-., really well Sung. There was a freshness;"« ;in| their n .Tpices^ihat,ii;no;t usual in thea- " trical, entertainmerits. llr- rS«»um'Jis Widow _Twank»y,_was imm«nselydroll, acting hispart ) t P.e^e#on/"jKffßooffi," "" a^ the Emperor, was terj godd; as was also^MrO^lSJcirle^KTlThwg^j^t^jrouur,^ on the Thamesishoukjjby'no means y miss seeing this company's Derformanee. " The Austr^liarWe s^cat th^fel^taw.^ to Londoii^^w^ii^WWflPl^W'-'l ni.metis astonishin^if^iMe^ii^tiioW'W faVorablenotiM taKninhM^p^rs of of the actors ire had the pleasure |of hearing ltit M&tA % Wls a sl ■' n