SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 9 April 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

OhnstohurchSaces. : .' - CimisTCHuncn, April 8;-' Tho result of the second day's races is is, follows; Hurdles 1, Royalty 2. Titae, Bmiu lGsec. Dividend, L2 4s and L2 lGs, The" following Horses were placed in the Nursery Handicap:—Riclilalie 1, Chatfield 2, Townmoor 9. Time, lmin Ojjsec, • Aucidapd EacpS'ji . Auckland, April 8." The. second day's races are postponed in cohsequeiico of the heavy rain and northerly blow, which set in last nigiit. With the rain and consequence, several parties of water excursionists.', are,', unable, to get home.",. ' ■ ' The St'lauv, Comedy Company., '■lt will b'o seen' by announcement in another column,that Mr Cokor has engaged the above company to appear on Thursday and Friday, next. Of theit" opening piece, tho,;" Arabian Nights," a Wellington contemporary says There .was a capital audience present at tho Opera House last night to witness the staging of the sparkling little comedy, "Tho Arabian Nights," by tho' St. Maur Company. The piece is one which the author has successfully coutred his energies : on the production of a laughter.compelling chain of possible, but very improbable, incidents; involving ludicrous misunderstandings and the temporary disorganisation of domeatio peace, but eventually working out 'to everybody's satisfaction. Tho hero, Mr Arthur Hummingtop (Mr Harry St. Maur), is a young married Irish gentleman, who, his wife being away, is loft under the eye of his mother-in-law. ; ' On' reading " The Arabian Nights" he conceives the idea of a ramble, disguised as Haronn at Baschid. In tho course of this ramble, lie lias ari adventure with a young lady, in distress, whom ho befriends. Tho young lady, who turns out to be the gutta-percha girl at a circus, takes advantage of the rencontre to force herself upon Mr Hummingtop at his residence, being guided todier knowledge by getting possession of his haudkercbief upon which his full name and address had been carefully inscribed by - his mother-in-law, The fun from this . becomes fast and furious, for the unfortunate man, being unable to. dislodge his intruder, is reduced-to fabricating a multitude of lies, which lead to endless complications and absurd situations. Mr St. Maur played his part with a quiet, dry humour, which "caught on" with the audience at a very early stage of the performance, aud brought him very demonstrative marks of approval, including several recalls. The most prominent cbaractor next to Mr Hummingtop is decidedly Rosa Colutnbier, tlio gutta-porclia girl, whose peculiarities were admirably depicted by Miss Hetty Kennedy. The inevitable mother-in.hw, Mrs Gellibrand, is another very demonstrative personage; and this part was very energetically portrayed by Miss Lily Hill, Mr Frank Gerald, as Ralph Ormerod, an artist, and Mr Charles Berkley, as Joshua Gellibrand, had two good character parts, which they wero fully equal to, Miss Eily Mayp, as Daisy Maitland, an Amorican ingenue, was also very successful. The pieco was admirably put upon the stage, aud the success which attended the evoning's performance was materially contributed to by a capital orchestra under Mr Connolly."