ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2463, 30 March 1909, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“A MINER’S TRUST.” To-morrow evening, at His Majesty’s Theatre, Messrs Meynell and Gunn will inaugurate a four nights’ season of highclass drama, when they will present A Miner’s Trust,” an entirely new Australian play, which created a great boom throughout Australia. On Thursday evening the company present Two Little (Sailor Boys,” of which the “Auckland Herald” says:-The play was watched with hated breath by. last night’s attendance at His Majesty s on its first prcformance by the Meynell and Gunn Dramatic Company, anu quite a number of those present veie unable to conceal the effect made upon them. There could be no more striking proof of the fact that it is a play of the type the public like. The most able and striking impersonation of the evening was that of Miss Lillian Meyei as Lola, the inhuman mother. Her work was at times magnificent, particularly in the scenes wherein she depicted the'more demoniacal side of adventuress’ complex nature. \\hat the dramatist has left unsaid, also, ot the mother instinct Miss Meyers implied m one or two subtle touches, which did hei infinite credit, and stamped her as an artist above the ordinary. _ Her light and shade were most ‘artistic, and the whole study so convincing as to place it beyond the pale of criticism Miss Mefers is beyond doubt a gifted actress, singularly free, be it said, fiom tricks or mannerisms. ■ y... , The box plans are on view at ALU.er s comer. .J ‘ '