THEATRE ROYAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2017, 16 June 1885, Page 2

THEATRE ROYAL.

Messes Foley and Berkley must be congratulated for the excellent programme which they presented at the Theatre Royal last night, and they in their turn will no doubt congratulate themselves upon the excellent house which it drew. The body of the Theatre was filled, and fchero was also a fair sprinkling in the dress circle. The Volunteer band played a prelude before the curtain rose,.and were deservedly applauded for the manner in which they modulated their instruments, and the good time they kept. The sparkling comedy "The Green-eyed Monster" was then-produced, Mr Foley taking the part of Scroggins, and Mr Berkley that of Sir Charles Seymour, while Miss Beaufortplayed Lady Seymour... All the fine details of the piece were beautifully brought out, and the audience was simply convulsed with laughter from beginning to end. After the first interval several songs were rendered by Mr Berkley and one or two amateurs. The gentleman who-under-took to sing the ." Midshipmite" was. probably puzzled why such a stirring and fiery song should have created sucli roavs of laughter. However, he evidently considered his performance highly success-, ful, for he responded to the encore. Miss Lottie Shaw, for whom the audience had been waiting with ill-concealed impatience, then made her appearance in an exceedingly pretty Highland costume, and her bow was greeted with a regular burft of applause. She danced a Scottisli dance in a most graceful mannei'j and brought down the house, being loudly called back, At a later stage she reappeared, and once more completely carried the audience with her, being again compelled to reappear. "Our Suburban Retreat," with which the programme concluded, again taxed . the risible faculties of the audience to the utmost. Mr Foley announced that the same, programme'would be repeated to-night, and that there will be no performance next Monday, as time is required to prepare for the production of "Our Boys," which is already in rehearsal. We are sure that, if the feelings of the audience can be accepted as a criterion, there will be another full house to-night.