MR GLADSTONE AT THE PLAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1337, 27 March 1883, Page 2

MR GLADSTONE AT THE PLAY.

. Silting upon the Premier's knees in a private box at Drtiry Lane Theatre a few nights since (says a London paper of January 19th) was a little boy of five years, with light luxuriant curls, and arrayed in a sailor's dim Ho clapped his hands with delight at what he . saw, and when the clown producod a box of crackers, and throw them to the children in the stalls and private boxes," the anxiety of the child to catch one' of the pretty trifles was quite touching to behold. The Premier seemed to enjov himself immeuaely, and frequently gave free awing to tho gaiety of the hour. But as perfect muudano happiness is an impossibility, a eloud passed over his amiable featuros when an enchanting lady, described as the Fairy Queen of the. 1 Koses, and very splendidly attired indeed, bounded to the footlights and warbled a song, tho substance'.of; which I was that the country had lud quite enough of "Liberal Governments," and would be delighted to witness the return of a "Tory Administration!" Great oheevitig followed in the course of which the little boy clapped his tiny hands. ]3ut h'oro a lady intervened, while papa statesman seemed anything but gratified,, and, looked at his watch,, suggested that it was time to go; and shortly afterwards went hi 3 way, being met m the corridor by tho detectives, who saw him safely into his carriage, Tliis was, howeyer, an unnecessary precaution, as there were not half-a-dozen peoplo in the theatre who" were aware of the interesting fact that the greatest statesman of tho ago had condescended to come among them.