THEATRE ROYAL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2153, 27 November 1875, Page 2

THEATRE ROYAL.

■ The Thames Dramatic Club gave an entertainment at this place of amusement |ast night in aid of the Friendly Societies Demonstration Fund. It is to be regretted that there was not a better house for many reasons—first and most important being the object for which the performance was giyen^ and second because the performance' itself was decidedly 'meritorious. " Michael Erie, or the 'Maniac Lover," a drama of the domestic type; was the-first piece produced, and: it was an ambitious attempt for amateurs: Mr Loveday. enacted the title role very creditably, but the palm must" be given to the young ladies who assumed the female characters, particularly. Miss Dixon, who had a part that suited her very nicely and which she played with considerable spirit. " Robin Rough Head" introduced Mr Dixon," whose rendition of the, "Ploughman turned Lord" was natural and in good taste. Mr Madden and Mr Hurtit also did well. Misses White, Dixon, and Brookes in the second piece played with their accustomed care. " Michael Erie " has not been played before by the Club, as elsewhere stated, but in consequence of the weather militating somewhat against the success of the performance last night in a pecuniary sense, it will be played again at an early date. The programme in its entirety, we understand, will be;repeated;