THEATRE ROYAL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2070, 23 August 1875, Page 2

THEATRE ROYAL.

The pit of the house on Saturday evening was crowded, and, as a rule, quiet— a novel feature on a Saturday night—to witnejs the performances of the Thorntons ; the other parts of the house had also some people in them, which is as much as can be said. The entertainment as a whole was a fair one, and would have been much better except for an unfortunate hitch in the musical arrangements, for which, however, Mr Thornton was in no way to blame, and, we believe, he will see it does not occur to night. The performance opened with two scenes from Shakespeare, in the first of which Miss Amy Thornton, as Prince Arthur in the play of " King John," showed consider- i able aptitude for the part, and both looked and acted the young prince well. The scene from " Hamlet" which followed was, however, clearly beyond the grasp of one so young, though she did her best, and if it is necessary that Shakespeare be adhered to by her, we should recommend the substitution of some such speneas'that between £o.re*n?Q and Jessica in the merchant of Venice as more suited to her powers. The remainder of the entertainment was very varied and calls for no special comment, though the aerial suspension feat was well performed by Mr Thornton, and contrasted

favorably with that of the same name as recen'ly exhibited at the Thames by Mr Jacobs, The songs, which were well received, would have been much better had the.music been forthcoming, but to that we hare already alluded. Mr Thornton certainly did his best to make the entertainment pass off successfully.