The Northern Guardian. — 1898-10-11 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE THEATRE ROYAL.  An English woman, in the true same, is we treasure everyone does not possess, but the character depleted at oer frincipal thespian temple lasenight is one to make every Englishman wish for. The representation of the character is in the cap-. able hands of :Miss Gwen Owen, whose companypresent the romantic, spectacular, military drama_ and are composed of talented and clever artistes. and the scenery and effects are very fine, all beingcarried by the company. The second scene is by Banks, the celebrated scenic artis`, and repreeentte a drawing-room, with the always fascinating staircase and balcony, and with the recent Egyptian victory still fresh in erir minds, naturally the events of the play appealed to the audience, for as th& play progressee a glimpse of the Slondan is given with the brave British soldier standing his ground. The play is full of incident, and the heroine findie herself in the awkward predicament of being possessed of two husbands Silas Mayne (Mr Brace Methven) has a pretty daughter who becomes the, wife of Arthur Graham (Mr Reginald Fairfax). but on the day of her wedding her father murders Lord Mallinghurst for his gold, and the shock or such crime causes her to flee to save her husband from disgrace and her father from the gallowe, the act sending her husband blind, when Capt. Frank Elsworthy (Mr Ernest Vere) proffers his friendship and vows to find Sylvia for him. Five yearn elapse, and Elsworthy marries Sylvia, little knowing, her to be hie friend's wife, and she thinking her husband dead, but arriving at his home she finds his blind friend to be her first husband. Major Gerdon !Mr Arthur Raynor), the villain of the, piece, overhears conversations between Sylvia and her father, and makes foul of his eavesdropping. Sylvia, rejecting his love, he accuses her of ths crime her father committed, and she is on the print of being arrested when Silas saves her. Act 3 gives a scene of the Soudan war, with Gordon its command, who uses his influence to murder the, captain, but is frustrated by Grace Warner (Miss Nora Bradford), another of his victim, who has enlisted. to nurse the sick on the battlefield. The battle rages fierce and strong. and General Ritchener's relief column coming up the Union Jack triumphs over the lihalife's black flag. Horne again. Gurdon renews his attempts to ruin .e>yleea. and murders her father, but the law intervening ' he is arrested in attempting, in a Pcalistic scene, to. roll over a huge rock, and Captain Elsworthy then realises the true worth of the "Englishwoman," his wife. 'eelie acting of all throughout was admirable, and Miss Gwen Owen as Mary Wildmere, with songs and dances, was a great success, while the acting of Miss Helene (Sylvia) and Meows Vere and Rae-no: as the hero and villain mspee tively, displayed a thorough knowledge of the.. histrionic art. Last night' house augurs well for a successful week. The Captain Pomeroy Gilbert Co. (R.N.) is announced for next week in the Alarm."  When asking for Cocoa. insist on having Cadbury'', --sold only in Packets and Tins—as other Cccoas aro, often substituted ter the sake 1 latra profit. c.