GARRICK CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 16 June 1882, Page 2

GARRICK CLUB.

The f Town Maotert'jn, was : |lfcd to wjtn&te the Ttie piiacea (jfibjfen'ijrere.; V ; ifplloffed^|tb| ; " is a : je^&tiiing fares, in jvhicli two families with the .same name,''each with a secret, get rather mixed in the.mindßiof.some outsiders, through a' doahinß young fellow (Mr Brown) falling jn loye with ; one,.of the; young man who is violently oppose® to" matrimony discovers hia uephew'a failing in thisdireotion, and dfialleDges him withlti The latter not only confesses his love, bat declares he is alroady married],and( ; iß; blessed with an lieir, The otheE;&iajly; consists of a married couple, whoposjeja; an infant, and the unole meeting the second Mrs While, arid hearing the ohild ory, is convinced his nephew is. speaking the truth. Through, the 'misunderstanding ho very considerably ■ rouses. thp jealously of Mr White,;who vows.ven-; seance against Mr Brown, Who was ,ain: old admirer of 'his'-Mrs tVhite. . TKe_ climax is reached,' and all made happy_ in a very pleasihg manner, the p'eco being; worked out in : first etas style. The character of the widow White was'depicted a ''spirited manner by' Miss' Beaufortwhoreceived frequent and hearty applause; ■ Mr Frank Brown ■ (Mr W. B, ( Cross),' the" young lover, acted in the olever and ■ natural manner which he always does,' but his make-up could be improved upon. -Mr Peter White (Mr J., Olayson) created 'to us of, 1 laughter on his appearance')'laden' with toys,-for the infant, and botli he and ■" hia" ;: Mra White (Cecil Riverlon) receivediunbounded applause for their excellent rendering of their parts, thoir make-up and atyle being faultless. Major Pepper:(MrT. Wrigley)' did not have'much :to do, but, as usual," what he did' he did well; the icene between him and. White, where she describes 'her hunting experiences, drew forth 'immense applause. Kitty Clover (Mrs 1 Cross), , the shrewd north country nurse, was alad very favorably received, and the finale,''when Mr White introduced his " real, : live son and heir," brought down the house,; \ ? The well-known ' ballad opera, "The Waterman," followed, and was carried through very successfully, Cecil Eiverton,. as Tom Tusf, pleating the'audience most uuinistakably in his acting and singing; His rendei'irig of the" Jolly Young Water-, man" was persistently applauded, and he J was compelled to repeat &• portion of it.- 1 His Farewell my trim ,bu jit .Wherry" and, "T'he 'Bay .of Biscay" were, alio thoroughly successful. Kobin. (Mr G. Coker), Wilhelmina (Miss Beaufort), Mrs Bundle (Mr. Cross), and Mr Bundle (Mr H. Taperelll, were each successful in their parts,.the latter looking and acting the oharaoter he assijmed, " Mrs Bundle" was perhaps a little overdone. but she received her full meed of applaus§, Wilhelmina's "sorig " Little Sweethgavt" .'was well received, las' was also Jsiq.'B jmllad, entertain,-, mentwis concluded by effective tlie con)-' pany and'the audience joining in. singing' the inspiriting refrainHule Britannia," The orchestra was comprised, of tho Masterton String Bandi and ithe'ir playing was- frequently applauded. Their tonderitig 6f the-accompaniments, how-: over, was very much " below" the mark, and nearly spoiled one- or two; of ■ the songs. "The'waifsbetween th'o acts were rather Jong, and if possible: should he roduceili.... n • - _ wi