Porter ireda Kimpton Madame Aida Duke Lambert de' Ca Duchess 'Stephanie ise. 3: Bonne Princess of San Luca Rhoda Fenton 2... Mary 'Hayley- Bel baron Cesnren E.G, Smith: Wright Eric Fenton PG. D. Sissmith CorradeSon of' Dake Lambert Grazia Daughter of Princess need Prince Sirk of Visiba a Mores Stranack Major Whitred—of the Foreign The Production under the Direction of Mr, P. Gmehling, for it, learning' at the same. imme Death takes a holiday—and that it is best, after all, for the cobbler to stick to his last. Pos: sibly a somewhat" frivolous suming up of a striking play, "but probably just es well in view of the food for thought which the play itself provides. 'There were times last night in when a particularly able' cas taking advant ery real imagination which the "original writer of the play and its adapter have put into" it, "stilled "for which was due—aa when in. th Moment the very' real applaud second act Death in his human form wooed a young maiden—and—indulged in that dumb tribute of silence which was the best possible raise for the very clover aggregation of actors and actresses which the Amateur Dramatic Club had brought together for the occasion, That is undoubtedly the best praise that can be given to an evening of exceptionally' fine acting of a particularly powerful play, one which is outstanding in the annals of the mention should b 'Mr. Stranack, Death as Prince 'Sirki, a human form never entirely divested of his very awful powers, yet subject to all "the processes of humanity for the brief space of three days. It to say, and none the less true, that Mr.' Stranack has the "fat"' part of the play. Indeed he and Joyce Middleon carry it on their very capable shoulders, former by the sheer power of acting, the latter by charm as Grazia, the gi love is stronger than. death itself. What Mr. Stranack lost in the humanities of his. love-making—he Was at times a trifle pentite up for in the gen-ut reading he gave to the finish. with which interpreted it. His wooing should have been a trifle more human, up to the point' when he was brought to a'full realisation of its futility.
Miss Middleton used a delightful speaking vice to "very good ade vantage and was. convincing throughout. "Jeanne Stranack, who at very short notice took over. the part of the very alluring Madame Kida,"and Mary "Hayley-Belt as Rhoda Fenton together. with: Do thy Collinge us. Duchess" Stephanie gave very polished performances, trhife Lilian Tsenman whose, por tradal of the mother of" Grazia throughout perfect Shanghai sways expect! het to be, was most moving' im her plea with 'Prince Sirki for the her' daughter, Freda" Kimpton Gora, the maid, Hed a mor par Mr, D. J. Donne sited in his part, and to convince, though he thoroughly Fedeemed himself in the. third act nhs' respect and. therapy Yas another successful role to add to the Tong list he has played in Shang-bale Ins. SmitkWrights Barwa Gecaren was really well done. He Was the decrepit ol2._ statesman who felt in hie bones that. Death Indeed was taking a holiday, £0 perfection, thovghy perhaps, his. Wie white beard was"a tile too con: Epleaous, Messrs. Sixsmith and Riddell, were. both very" effefent, Fehile Al'R: Porter. Sled the part edu manservant eatistectorily. dresses wore admirable. "Tt was the The stage setting, lighting and fmm total of very real effort which nade Fast nigivs "production the success it undoubtedly was." by no means an exaggeration Hinte that the AD. haw set fi self anew and very igh standard. The lay itself fs'a tramp of imagine:
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