STRUCK OIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 23 July 1883, Page 2

STRUCK OIL.

The Wilmott Combination Company 'produced the aboyo famous AngloDutch drama at the Masterton Theatre Royal on Saturday evening' to ii moderate house. As on the previous appearances of ihis ■ cbmpaiiy they were entirely succpfjs|u| m' tjfeir efforts. Most people kngw t|e fouf)dati(jij of the plot. How Jolfn Stofel, hqq't anfj shoemaker, an easygoing genial Dutch; man, is. induced by tj)e sanctimonious Deacon §kjnn§r to go tp'tfoe \yars a§ his substitute fop trfp ppnajfjewtipn pf five hundred Mi the title deeds. : of a small farm; 'adjoining ilis, shop.. How the deacon/afterwards, supposing John to (have l)oen shot, denies the ; existence i of the deeds, whMi had been hidden by John Stofol in tho chimney of his old house; how oil had boen struck on the farm whioh really bejpnjs to John, but which'the Deacon holds';poßß9SSW» fif j» his own; how the Deacoiria juai jJiirchaßina from Mrs- Stofel' John's oU'nou'se'for the purpose'of'pulling it down, feeling' •sure/the.mpM!jMs are hidden in. it;' ana )iow io]mj'etnyns Mm'time . to c-yer'th'row and confouiia •we and to find hihjsolf' a millionaire, It JS: sufficient 'to, say' that 1.-the play was -.preaoiotdd' jn feo nips£ jfealistio manner. Mr Wilknson/B ! John vfftkf fNji first to last yas a most; mastorly piece' .of .acting] anif'ajt 'ke.pt the audifiijjce fn roafg of InugJ)t,er,'and. IS tpVoext almpsf if}fl?: ing'tjie.m; |o; tegs, Tb.e first gcefje shopdJqlin-jn/JiirowHiw. i ndo -- 'leatj-botolesß, 'and happy with Ms wjfp and daughter, the picture of content, Next.-\ye see him as a'raw .recruit, where 'lris ivagaries, are' provocative of extreme mirth. Then.he Vis. off to the wars, ,where he gets a bullet in the head, wliicli, 'not beW properly ,extrac|e,cj,. lenders 'jum a' crazy wrec|,7m piplj condition' lie |js pwn yij' pf fiypyeak Ailfho yarigus, situations |n which, placed, tl|e cj).a}}gp;f|.'oiijjovial good, jiupjpr .ano) natural pmfl and :tj)'eff to glpw'rejofery pf jjis ppagon after m operation by Dp jjrqp, were ■po#m.B(i;infti)cl) a vivid realistic wanner that .it Vast difficult to believe ;tliat poo was," merely witnessing clever j acting, Ljzzio Stofel's-adventurea and •pretty Durah accent were cleverly presented by Miss Amy '■Johns, who also • charmed the 1 ' audience; with • several songs and- a,' graceful dance.; Her 'ij/'is |epfles:ik| iSifyywas • mfflgt.' W.e swMt Mm::sis 4Wy ; Nf)|son ' entered sulcieijtijn'.fritp, t|e ;spirit*of her pavfc gUni St'pM. Pppt :inr.occaeiohal.'ipfetanoew, Bhe wp ithpwghly effective in her denunciation •pfPpon Skinner, and in the parting scene, Mr. J. Hesford was as with "Deacon Skinned as Mr Wilkinson with John- Stofel.'; ..The Deacon's ..qharacter opuld.'be very easily, overgiven feu. $0 )jfe. ,of Mr,,Jlern)an was Very good; jw'pg i also Mr Marker's Corporal \ Sharp.. Mr Mack Alexander as: Dr '; 'Brown was ; successful, and. also Mr Simrbo'mls in his part as officer of the : (fay. ||p audiejjce were most apprepiative, and [\)i en^'tafnm^n^' ■. eluded amid loud A squad pf the Maßfertpn 7o)un|.9erß, tjpicpnjpaflyas/tlje |uard,'' <jrc., by peripslpn $ ty\sii Md. % ' coiifpany. giye as a fapewpil this pvpniifg t|)e sensations] rdranja pf "frfist jji ]bpp4on;"prnß of the inost sii'ocesßriji pjays eyep put PA the boards, boards,;',','A portion o? the JlWpepd.s will;|e to the' Msstsrtor} Hospital.'■; ■'■"■' ■;■• ' '