THEATRE ROYAL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2540, 26 February 1877, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL.

Mr Emmet's sliort season at the Thames - closed on Saturday night.-i The piece was 11 Phil'the Foundling,"! which initsantttinent required less of M? Emmet's special. ,accomplishments' l in a vocal and" irlstru. 1 jnental direction fnap -the pieces''pre-, viously played Ihe week, but which afforded hun considerable scope, as an actor. The piece went very well until the last •c<^e,'/ rwh'en\the abrupt .termination elicited Vnmistakeable signs of dissatisfaction from* an audience that^had displayed marked signs-of approval up to that time/. iWeiianoliltHow whether'the fault lies with the author of'the piece, or whether~ifc-«My*be-attributed to. aclumsy-l curtailment "of the" play, but (he closing scene f#i*Pimperfecr*t*nd unsatisfactory," and ftft^b¥d ffmpresjsion dn'fhe ntjndt qf many";w.)^o:'li^ci 4'enjoyed the '-'previous formanc'eii iJF fMr JiJmmet iand Jthe company supporting!bim. "Phil the Foundling" was play.ed in a prologue and two acts. In the former Mr Eminiet played the partof B graceless old Irish pi per, and his si mulation of inebriety was exceedingly life-like. In other traits of character he was excellent; his make-up was most perfect, and he

■sang a song very feelingly, besides playing the bagpipes. Miss Polly Leake and Mr Glover were^tteS^p^rFeJialietßrs in the prologue. /'T^'former;aa"'Mr«^|3||Jdoony was an abje;;i|ppp|lfti|aM^Emj||fe^ile Mr .GJovilr^^s'^^otch^i.a^'ei^^ljl^ parfccongeni^Jfoihimi^iVdjfpl^ for whi^ 1 he is admirjiit>iM' : i&tte|l^Chj|.gjli awksent dbding perf^ojps*||h^wo|ra^^th^dramainfbrmatibjtii^t^r^l^^l^ .come en%i^ed^|iii^a-^nice^*tl^^fmoperty. ; Mr a»d-M r« JSliildoony halfe.xfiUMwUfoopx ;the|p|!^:^^^e^f^|||^gii| '^h4Setaili:feasl||eleniia^^p night were not very eomprehensible, but it appears that Phil is a lord, and that he will probaTnipinlirr-y; a giriFwhbiisciipjlling to' take ihim.althoughiihe, pnce f paidtb^er the left-handed compliment o£? pi?e?erringc onie vrhp^ jilted; h"i|M./^s,,b^i(ore^|en|jdped^ the last cacene!.ended. iTejy^abruptly^foiti jh^t a^lth^dferiOttndffi^ttfe w^lo^kedftpilfld^ '•tlie .laughter at seeing : ther- designing^.4a#«y«rj picked,, out of PhjL-s, .cabin^.the, _cgrtain« '■Sr&s lowered,Jekviligtfhe: reist td the^inw-j)ginatioh(-bmfi^^iem*e^^-Th^4fi^^^ )j^^^;^tfc^*M/bnT^(^ t siderjng"tlie;du.ll' iinjejs; ]ana,^iU prpb^ablj;. induce; M^DeLiar^^^ Janbtfie^^lsife^Kißtf^^^^ rgOpd tO ShoWiJi--j <> i»ii': L-a» &r* haa