The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

THE "COLLEEN SAWN" AT THE AMITY HALL.

On 8 defile), evenin,r let the " Garrick " Dram htio
Cie, gave a rei resentation of Dioil B hide hult's
c iebr dad Irieh dram•. " rho C .11.1 i B•wil." Whiol),
some 20 ',Ara ago. it will h.,• membered, took 1,0,100
by storm, sail still is slimy. ea. card for a theatrical
manager to play. Tit • prcductica of the Om was
rrtainly an uncommon offit ou the part of • body of
ainsteuro, for, we believe, it was nit until Tueedey
it was d,cided ho ie-pr.4l ice it; c n•equently, there
were only lurdoy. for the preparation of the parts, new
a.-esery, anl the re-erotion of the stage which ha i
lien taken down on the occasion of the Fency Drees
1111. The performance., however, WOOL admirably,
an I the general virilict was that it whs the most
pl. meet .ite. of the ,even upon which Vat club have
anicsed their p itr. its. The au Lance wee not a large
ur as regards the secoud seat., which may be
accounted for by its bein., m oketioornight, but the
referee I seats were welldfill.A. the Mayor and
Menges", as u•aa', being amongst the coin, say.
The cast was as follow,:
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H .r.irria Crqrso P. B. L. Budge
Kyrll Daly A. H. M.lat n
Myl.o.Na.Coupal••• K. A. H. Wohel.on
Danny Maim H. Mitobol-on
F.htb,r TAD F. G. Wbtatley
Mr. C. mon lLETismli,rd
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Bei lis Olio. e T. B. Styles
Sherlah - . B. Hill
Amur Chili. Miss riorsuce Y.ung
Mrs. i'regan
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Miss Gertrude Warden °Vona. r
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P ior to the opeohlr. Miss Dorms, Young *mg io
chancel., and with admirable t gest, " The .t.trest
By. LiLit.."fe. . .

(ha dr on* is f nested on Gerald Giffin'. Irish story,
" lb. Co I.giens." The bare . uthi.e of the plot is
this. The Colleen Hawn Is an Irish peuaut girl of
very prepouessing amerance. and *be i. e.c-etly
m .rri..l to Har.lress i'.sao.lberquir.o Garryowee,
Nle Crecar, h's an 'her, gets into the clutches of a
se u drolly attorney, ones C vrigan, who has a
mottrage upon bar property. This ha threatens to
for-co.-, and the only way to avert ruin is for
Haud,••• to marry hie wealthy oil& Ann Conte, who
by the way is on lea herull with Kyrie Daly, •
e l'ege frie..d of Heide ss. Mrs. Coven becomes
tic ',stinted with the intimac and prevail, upon
Decry Mann, foster-Iwo her to Her.lrens 1.. wh on he
I. d -votedly lett dthe I, although in • fit of temper
Hu hens ba thrown him to the ground and
rendered him • hunchback for life, to t. make
SW .y with Ely." lii t• ken of he bed,g Hardr-re
wish elle gores him one of hi. gloves. Danny
accordingly, under pretext .ha t ohs is to meet her
Lu-t,anl, gars her to s.c mpany him to an
onfrequetate I cave, an I throw. her into the water.
Nlyles-..a-C oapaleen, • forme, lover of Elly.. h wpm •
to be .0 tic rocks above, be shoot- Danuy. ant &dung-
I gl.t• th • ...ter, r. setae. the Coll- eit. D may c n.
all to the prie.t. and Ilardreas I. then into
ett.tody for the mord, r. His mother than explain..
that • • is 'he gully 1-arty, and gives he salt op, when
Ely • pear. upon the ec ne, is token to the arm.
of the m Vier, rorrigan slinks off defeat.d, aid ad
Mk happily. There are a number of .4 her persor ages
who help make up the at ry, but the .13 'ye Is a brief
dTz.st
To speak of the ewer, lint we may ray th tt
E. 11. Mitadsel-o a fully duerved the wa.an pl.au lit. '
which greeted the ‘s, y p any and capitally teenaged
cave tour while tn,e &use* were • x tamely goo I.
Mies Uctretie Warden to..k the dual ch.racters of
the her-due and Mrs. Crepe. involviug no less than
11 changes of costume. Miss Warden provel her-
self an twine, of the highest ability in
each. Miss Fl rem* Yu g as the pretty at. 4
g Acne Chute cap iv ved her audience. A.
bib's, the di. tp.a.it ted I •ver, Mr. E. A. H. Mitchel.
en ac ed with all his emsl fre •id a ain't 'king
ten iering of the ,h.r.cter ; an I. fah jig, with which
he obliged, elicit in. I onl qu lauw. Mr. H. Mita el•
sou was an adurirebl. Danny %Imps. Mr. Hedge as
Hardee., war equally goei ; and Mr. F. (I. Wheatley
gore • good ren..erior of the jovial parish priest, who,
led away by the',un j.g of Ulla. forgot his cloth ant
brought down he boons by indulging in •few stepson his
two ace speedily resuming his ,ieriaal demeanour
with a very n.torally depicted shame•faosduses. We
most not omit to [caption • word of praise for Mr.
B anfor.l as C 'erica's. The other members of the
c. mpaoy played well op t • the chief characters, and
a h. so.ty re-call was given t s s-viral exponents
the drams at the fall of the curtain.
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Tne dub, we unritue.and, will Fltetly produce
so. tner p polir piec f which due notice will be
girlie in our advertieing *slump.