The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1904-08-26 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

THEATRE ROYAL, RUDDERS.  ELD.  "A 3 MIDNIGHT CUIME3."  Mr. Edward Morris's Company at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield, this week, are enacting the highly sensational drama b-aring the above title. Included in the cast is a popular Hudderetield favourite, Witty Watty Walton, whose 'fumy admirers are turning up in good numbers to once more make his acquaintance. Briefly the story is one in which Luke Dezzard, a vill noose dealer in con'raband goods, has induced Ezra Gamble, an escaped convict, who is endeavouring to lii e an holiest life its a fisherman, to aid him by concealing smuggled goods in • cottage of his eon. in law and daughter —Dave and Mary Stannard— unknown to Dave Dezzard is in love with Mary, and kills Nat Wilson, • coa-tguardsinan, with the object of throwing the guilt upon Dave. Mary's father, Ezra Gamble, however, becomes implicated. Time villain during this time is living with Zamora, • Hindu girl, whose child he murders to meet his own ends. Ile is atrait to be arrested when he takes a drug which sends him into a death-like stupor. Ile is teken for dead by his captors, and buried in a vault in St. Nicholas' church.) ard, but he bad previously left instructions with Zamora to release him at a certain time, "As Midnight Chimes." Zamora however, hears in the meautiine that Dezzirl has murdered her child, and dies of • broken heart. He manages to escape this time, but eventually his evil deeds are ' brought home to him and he dies, whilst Mary, , Dave, and their child are restored to each other. Luke Dezzard is finely enacted by Mr. Melville I Bickfor I. and Dave Stannard is equally well I played by Mr. Frank E. Pettey. In the character I of Ezra Gamble, Mr. Henry Beaufort gets through his work in an effective manner, and the part of Zamora is well represented by Miss Ethel Ward. The farcical part is of course undertaken by Witty Watty, who causes roars of laughter by hts comicalities. All the other parts WO wed filled, and help towards an elle:Live portrayal of the piece.  The smart story-teller " Club-Chatterer " iu Tu• Day has the following in th 3 current bieue. well•kunNLl dean in the Norill of lingleind ha the misfortune to lose his urubrell I the tier day, end auspeciing tint it hid Imen taken out of the cathedral porch announos I Ia bis sem m the following Sunday that if tlai proteut posseasor was result and would drip i ov3r his gardcn wall that night nothing more would lie heard about it.  The next mmiting he took his usael beforebreakfast stroll in the gard,n, and there, scattered all along the walk, h court across no fewer than forty-five uelbrellei. The members of the Slaiihwaite Conservative Outs have shewa their appresiatiou of Iles late Mr. John SII4W Walker by eubsc, thing for ad purohasing • framed photograph et that 8.1tee11414 gentleman. The photo bears the da'es of Mr. Walker's te:uis of ofti.n, which te.atisted of at but It) yeard sacr.,sary, two years treaeurer, and three years vice-president, and now adorns one of the walls of the club.  Capt. Paskiu is the 11b313 of C 'pt. Bira'a auccea4or at :•,1 ..ith ;mite.  The lantern servieas co.aduct.id by 091... Br d in the locality are II till proving iatlrchitiqg •a 1 attractive.