The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1896-10-14 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.  THEATRE METROPOLE  The boards of the above place of amusement are s occupied this week by Mr. Tudor Sydney's powerful dramatical eximpany in" The Scales of Justice." :The piece, which is of • nautical character, has been written by Mr. Waldron, author of "The Diver's ikix, and contains many ineidents of an °reaptionally thrilling nsture. New aoenery has been painted ;specially for the management by Mr. Walter Drury Brighton, and the music is written by Mr. Percy Woodroffe, who is also a prominent member of the ;company. In Act 2, scene 2, a capital representation of H.M.S. Alexandria is seen, and this is only one of the many interesting features in the play. The artistes are 'headed by Mr. Harry Percival (the original Sir Hugh de Merville in Tennyson's " Becket,"lwho appeared with Sir Henry Irving before Her Majesty the Queen, at Windsor, on the occasion of the birthday of Princess Beatrice). The company further includes Mr. Frank Irish Alate Criterion), Miss Sash Millward and Miss Grace Geraldine (late Globe Theatre), Mr. Henry C. ; Ward, , Mr. Otto Livingstone, Mr. Vincent Rolle Mr. Walter Dale, Mka Alicia Raleigh, Miss Blanche Barry, ko. - Mr Harry Percival is splendidly suited ". in the part of Harry Maxwell, in the earlier portions , of the play giving • breezy but withal natural render! jug of a strapping young man-ce-war's man, and subeloquently, when trouble comes, investing the part ' With a tender pathos that at once wins the sympathy !of the audience. Mr. Walter Dale, as Tony Wilkins, :purveyed the humourons element, and kept the house in a roar whenever he was on the stage, whilst the cool manner in which murder, forgery, and theft ...are perpetrated by one Juan Mendoza, a Spaniard (a realistic study by Mr. Walter Dale), had • peculiarly exasperating effect on the audience, who paid the s artiste the compliment of heartily hissing him. Mr. Percy Woodroffe was dignified and effective as Captain (afterwards Admiral) Duncan, and the part .0i Jai* Breeze was well and carefully played by Mr. rank Irish. Miss Sash Maimed made a lovable sand sympathetic Mary Maxwell; Miss Alicia Raleigh gave a touching, and ea occasion demanded, powerful. 'rendition of the character of Inez Cordova, the forsaken wife; and Mies Blanche Barry was a lively representative of Cindy. Several members of the company contritiute vocally as well as histrionically, some of the songs catching on immensely, the audience joining heartily in the choruses.  occasion  THEATRE ROYAL " Round the Clock" and the Willa= are ao indelibly linked together by long association that when people see the one they naturally look for the other. 1 It li, however, a cousiderable time since "Round the Ofnelt was Ism produced ia Birkenhead. and now, as then, Mr. Charles Majilton is at the head of affairs, appearing in his old and laughter-provoking character of Galsiel Gadfortk. As a rule, Theatre Royal *audiences are not partioularly partial to productions *a light order, has that they like a change now aud tz•, densoleirated by the scream, of laughter .whicartbriperforassaoe of " Round the Clock" yasseseirSO -both au Monday and lam evening. Mr. Mignon la supported by a moist capable company, 'iiattuding the folDesse.lledeliaebblikon and Jenny pares two very charming and brilliant young artistes, who wagtail' the paste ef respectively Folly and Dolly, match girls ; fl.. Lorie Appleby, a gifted and 'laminating burlesque actress, who appears as Mdlle. .Belpronella, Mr. Lewis Minton, Mr. R. Kylaarn, Mr. TayloF, Mr. Joha 4ecks, etc.