Judging by the applause of the audience on February 12 the Capitol Theatre, the A.D.C. appear. to have been. justified in. presenting that old favourite "Charley's Aunt" as their latest venture. In the cast there were la number of people who have long: since won their spurs on the local stage: Mr. D. J. Donne, Mr. Morris Stranack, Mr. C. of. Wise, Mrs. Crow and others. Dr. J. Riddell as Jack and Mr. Wise Charley made a lively pair of undergraduates, although it' needed all the zest. which they ould muster to breeze through the first part of Act I with its stilted Language and old-fashioned _alternation of dialogue, which strike the modern playgoer as particularly artificial. With the appearance of Babs, however, in the person of Mr. Donne, matters began to liven up. His conception of Donna Lucia differed in many respects from the! many "aunts" the writer has hither-419 coen, in that his costume is not notably Biss Middleton' taffeta by Mme, Garnett in Act 3.
The musical selections seemed to ft in well with the period of "Charley's Aunt's" first inception; lighting and scenery were satisfactory although the colour scheme in Axts 1 and 2 was somewhat vi On the whole this production is very creditable in every way, but not even excellent team work by every one of the players can hid the creakings of the plot and the general old-fashioned handling of exits and entrances; dialogue and repartee.
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