Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-11-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

POLICE COURT ITEMS. On Thurday, at Steelton Police Court, Mary Ann Law was charged with being a disorderly prostitute on the previous evening. As she was an old offender, she was committed to Durham for one month with hard labonr.—Wm. Monteith and Joseph Butterfield, two young men, were charged with violent behaviour in the Highstreet on the previous evening. These lads, along with others, were amusing themselves by red-ling about on the pavement between itainsgate and Farm-lane, and causing a great aneopince to foot passengers. Mr J. F. Chilton, m defence, produced evidence that the two defendaits were the victims of a mistake, having Just lefts. meeting of the Salvation Army. They Were each fined 56 and costs, and cautioned that if they repeated the offence they would be sent to Durham without the option ox a fino.—Christine. Crow pleaded guilty to using obscene language to Mary Aim Brien on the 11th inst. Fined as and lls 6d costs.—George Usher, Win. Hammond, Wm. Davies, John Stephenson, ()wen Burir4, and Joseph Chantrell were charged with 1)V1:15, pitch and toss in Campbell-street on Saierday last. They all pleaded guilty except liuno. They were each hued 10s 6d Mc:tiding costs, or seven days hard labour. STonkiox TIIEATRE Roy.—The playgoers of Stockton have had a choice treat provided for them this wick in the engagement of Mr Wm. Duck's No. 1 Company, who are appearing iii "Dark Dave." This, as our readers are aware, is a drama -adapted by Mr Comyns Carr from the poplar story bearing the same name by the late " lingh Conway." At the outset we rind the autocratic villain styled Sir Mervyn Ferranti, with the coils of his past sins creeping round him. He has a wife whom he has not seen for Moen years, and he has wedded another innocent prl, whom he has duped, and then deserted. Re is the pin:), of Win. Evans, a horsey rogue, who happens to he the living husband of lerrand's Snit wife, though for the purpose of squeezing the baronet ho poses as her brother and protector. On the other hand, the second wife, Philippa la Faye, who is living with Mee Non% in London, finds an admirer in Dr., Basil North, whose }eve is n:ciprocate I. She confesses her former marriage, and the doctor, recognising her equivsical couditian, becomes her prinector, mil endeavours unavailingly to induce the l"rom.t to recognise her as his lawlipcitse. In tho MCalltirno, the first wife meet' with a street accident, which (Aimee her death. On her death-bed she addressee a letter to the baronet, telling him mat the was a bigamist, and thus arming him to 7,25i..t the proposals of Wm. Evans. After an interview with Dr. Xorth, in the third act, the lawn% tries to escape a lonely meeting with the homy villain. The latter, however, tracks him, and after a quarrel shoots him (loam With S. view to robbery. In the meantime, in a state of delirium, strays from the •hr.use of her protector, and, wandering over the :.43w, comes across the form of the murdered baronet. While bending over it she is found by Vim doctor, who, as she has a revolver in her hied, jumps to the conclusion that she had sred the :stud shot. This cloud hangs over her on her tete ery until the arrest and confession of Evans c:caia up the mystery, cud leaves the way open kr lhir untainted 'mien with her medical pro•testor. The play is extremely interesting, and it has tho advantage that there is no bye play whatever to attract the attention of the andience froni the plot. It is capitally mounted, and the scenery—eepecially the wintry copse scene--i 5 in itself no inconsiderable atSiraction. The cool, deliberate villainy of r Mervyn Ferr,,i is well depicted by Mr H. W. Varne ; while quite a different style of blackpiardisin is exhibited by Mr Kenneth Black as Witliain Evans. The manner in which Mr )fruest Sutton Dr. North is worthy of Ill_fraise. The resusppe of Miss Rachel De hi a capital delineation, and Merits the treapplause of the audience. The other " filled, and the whole cornbalanced. We may jnal add lotion on the operatic selecorchestra, under the dime tiou  erini  ik 11  11 1 0  represente  well  even-li  Ory f emamelide.-t-ion  4.1 given-1 Mr T. F.  th  by Chandler.  Itt'n