Act. IT—Court 30, The piece which the London Lyric Company: performed on Wednesday night upon their return from Japan, depends for suees more particularly upon the vivacity and smoothness of representation than upon the inherent merits of its construction. It is therefore all the more a compliment to say that it was an unquali fied success, and afforded genuine ainu ment to a moderately Kure audience What passes for plot ina meder farce does not hear a humorous aspect when translated into prosaic language and set out in detail, and Avnet slick 1s ike others of its diss, Some amusing, embarrassments and a little of the love element, treated seriously and humorously and compounded in various proportions, are the materials at the hand of the author, and whatever the skill with which he intertwines them, all depends upon the two or three leading' actors and actresses. If we recollect correctly, Aunt Jack was "built" for Mas. John' Wood, at any rate she created the part in London, and filled it with such ability that the very satisfactory "run," Mrs, cho represented Joan Bryso Aunt Jack," on Wednesday evening succeeded admirably in her dificult task, and although we have frequently commended the life and spirit she has infused into previous impersonations, she has not! had hitherto an opportunity which suited her so well.
Tu the tits act: we are introduced to Mr. S. Berkeley Brue (Mr. J. H. Nunn), a hard-working bari. Caleb! companion, industrious to honour him with briefs.
"The latts unknowingly to his Aunt Jack, has married Mildred (Miss Marguerite Gregor), the niece of Col. Tavernor, retired" (Mr. Henry Ritts), who is also unaware of his daughter's marriage. Later it transpires that Aunt Jack—who has certainly passed jiveniity "is suing Col. Tarernor breach of promise of marriage. The latter has retained Mr. Brue as counsel, and at the last moment Aunt Jack has to entrust her brief to her nephew. Mr. Brue and Aunt Jack mecting—and each unaware of the other's connection with the coming trial—the former rather suddenly proposes to Aunt Jack, and it is not until just before the trial that he discovers he has become engaged to the plaintiff who is suing his client. The trial takes place in the third act, and ends in the plaintiff being awarded 'a farthing damages. This scene is nothing more or less thru broad farce, the procedure of the Court being novel in [sing a verse of ©'Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" many ways, Aunt Jack being allowed to
while in the box. Complications are then settled and all ends agreeably.
Mr. Nunn and Mr. Graham Stewart sat torily filled the parts of the barristers, and the other legal element. in the ay was provided by Mr. D. Crawford Suith, as Mr, Jutiin, an improbably foolish kind Of solicitor, who dances attendance jupon Aunt Jack, and Mr. Thomas Verner, ax Mr, Justice Mundle. As Col. Tavernor, Mr. Horny Kitts had a part which was [hardly amusing enough for him. Miss Ethel Arden very cleverly represented a sprightly American widow, and Mr. Edwin Fergusson did the best he could with the unsyinpathetic part of Land St job Brompton, ar ther vacuous linen of humanity, [Miss Marguerite was pleasing us Mildred, the wife of ale Cornish.
1 The which followed included se Miss Dagmar duneed as p Ir. D.C. Smith sang a played the bai the orthodox type with fast ud Miss Marie Brian, after a song and x prevailed upon to night the Late Lameated, a most amusing piece, which enjoyed a good deal of popular favour in London a year or two ayo, will be produced.
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