A REES-ONABLE RHYME.

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 85, 29 April 1882, Page 108

A REES-ONABLE RHYME.

(On Moses Eees being charged with deserting his wife and family.) Young Moses, in the days of old, Escaped the general slaughter : Deserted by his friends, we're told, And cast upon the water ; Was tossed about , Till hunted out By Pharaoh's pretty daughter ! Now, Moses, grown to man's estate, Is "up in the morning early," His wife and family of late Have been supported sparely j In this Age of Eeason "lis no treason To turn the tables fairly. Though Moses in the olden time All Israel's children fed, He now, sans Eeason and sans Ehyme, Can't give his children bread ; Oh, Moses,' lad, Tour manner's bad ; Stump up, my friend ! Nutt" sed ! There was a very enjoyable entertainment at the pretty little social hall, at Keinnera, on the evening

of the 20th inst., when that most sterling of comedies, "Still Waters Run Deep," was performed b% the members of the Axickland Amateur Dramatic Society, for the (i benefit of their late manager, Mr Frank Pearson. Theta^ was a good attendance, and the piece ,was received from, ■•';-" • first to last with marked signs of approbation by the* ■■_■■ fashionable audience who witnessed it. Mrs Parson, made a graceful and pretty Mrs Mildmay, and played -\ with taste and discrimination. The. Mrs Sterohold of Mrs Carter deserves special mention. We do not think we ever saw this lady appear to such advantage bef orei „ The part is an extremely difficult one, but she proved quite equal to it/acting throughout with effective con-; * sisteucy. Her scene in the first act, where sh e threatens Captain Hawksley,and her subsequent one in the second, • L in which she tries to induce Mildmay to resent the msuit offered toher,being particularly good and thoroughly ■ meriting the applause that greeted thfem. The easy- , going old Potter (whose principal characteristic is Ins strong belief in the infallibility of his sister) was cleverly represented by Mr Pearson, who infused a vein of quaint, , dry unexaggerated humour into the character, that augurs well for his future sucaess in the now profession, he has embarked in. To Mr Morris Barnes was allotted the longest and most arduous role in the cast, that of Captain Hawksley. He was word perfect, even in the , office scene in the second act, where the mathematical nature of the language renders it exceedingly hard to commit to memory. He dressed well and appropriately, and played in a careful conscientious manner that entitles him to no small meed of praise. Mr Sibbin made a N humorous Duubilk. Mr W. Robinson gave to the part of Gunlet (the detective) an unusual prominence, importing into it a stutter, which, if not exactly legitimate, was certainly amusing. Messrs. Percival and Keesingf looked well as Markhnm and Langford, Mr Dillon gave a. . fairly acceptable rendering of John Mildmay, and Mr Brown personated Jessop in a gorgeous livery, discharging his duties (which chiefly consisted in carrying on ' lamps and carrying off carpet bags) in a highly satisfactory manner. We hear that the club will make another appearance before long, and we look forward to it with considerable pleasure. One of the fair pupils at a certain school being seized with the divina afflatus, produced the followingverses. (The pedagogue vainly endeavoured to discover the name of the writer, but for once the girls kept a secret.): —