Haygarth Dramatic Company

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1159, 1 December 1904, Page 2

Haygarth Dramatic Company

" The Shadow of a Criniß-"

Mlt E. D, llayqmtii, who is not unknown to Wtiihi playgosiv, scored ut succoas in bis production last iii»hto!(! W pr.r'.s mwical couiotly-drainn, "iho Shadow of ut Crime." Tho story is one of scheming villainy, embracing wife d.wriion, 3ysteni" otic bluekmadin", mid iitiiMiioiod nlmdcrand is hcighiencd by i'i danghtur'-I willingness to btenmo the wifo of tho villain, whom she lutes, in order to save hor faihera nnd n ] ovor) n|ll ] to sccilfo tin) unmasking 0 f the schemer. A pleasing I'eiiluro of tliej nctinj; generally was diat (he

bystcrioid, shrieking, and catcbinir.of. breath noting was not renorled to." In

Iho serious pints llicro wai an ouiive absence o! this methoil, mul the performance was nil iho beti'ivfor ii, A n . other pleasing I'caiuro of the prodiieiion was the comedy chiuont, which was almost continuous iliroughont. This was furnisliod by Mr. Haygiinh as ibn Hon, Augustus Lnfer, M.L.A., and Mr. U.' OiirdiKir (thi) hitler in nejjro specialiies). Mits Vera Lorraine, as Kva Dycolon, tho

icroiiio, gave a graceful nnd eltciive

pourii'iiym of the ehurnoter. Miss Deiu.Hey whs very succoHsful in (ho rolo uf .Mrs Gnuni'.c.y. Mb Polly ILiygnrlli, us Mmildn Lofcr, iiidod nmtcriiilly to tlio eiTorts of dio irirprossiblc lion, Augustus Lofer io nmuso the tuidience. Mr. U._ Kensington, ns (Jiipiuin Swiiidleton Wildo, Hit! villiiin (i( dm pico", |;,ivn ut ci'pitat interpretation. Mr. J. (!o{-liirin. M Newliiii; ftowo, fronted n good denl' of "imiseinont by his evident dillienlty j„ vc . meiuburing utmics, and his I'-oijiiniu use oi the form " tiiii.g y." Mr, J.jMiinin iw Pierce .DvcMoii. the viciitii uf (hptnm Wilde's villainy, fitlftl hi* euri iidminibl.y, Messrs. A. FiizgrrMd, :n Hurry WurtliV Lite lover, nod li, U ney Mihid, ..s J)<Ltlivo', I Sharp, filled the ro.it of tin: elinnuilers. i Mr. JI. lfiuvl(iii:i conribiiird the pinna. I forte ilfius in his usual excellent umiiner. I 'lo*nigln tl'o oouipHiiy conchido tJiL-ir | visit by staging the po t mlttr comedy* clrauin," Dearer thtm Lite," I