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A. DUMAS: "Camille"
T: Drama
C: Lewis A.D.C.
Th: Lyceum Theatre (1)
R: The drama Camille, an English adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "La Dame aux Camélias" was, in the eyes of the Commercial Record (5.5.1865) "singularly unfitted for the powers of the performers. Miss Rose EDOUIN acted with her usual ability but as the heroine is a character almost impossible to render we must not object where we cannot praise”. Miss Jenny NYE starred in the farce Which is Which? written by a member of the company, Mr. GILL, who himself was a “capital low comedy actor”.
28.3.-5.4.1865
J.B. BUCKSTONE: "The Flowers of the Forest" (1847)
T: Musical drama (3 acts)
J.B. BUCKSTONE: “Isabella or Woman's Life" (1834)
T: Drama (3 acts)
D.W. JERROLD: "Black-eyed Susan" (1829)
T: Musical drama (3 acts)
T.J. WILLIAMS: "Nursery Chickweed" (1859)
T: Farce (1 act)
"Kenilworth", possibly by A. HALLIDAY and F. LAWRANCE (1858)
T: Burlesque
"Mr. and Mrs. Peter White", anon. (1854)
T: Farce (1 act)
"Rob Roy”, Numerous pieces with this title are listed in HED. i.a. by W.H. MURRAY (1818) and C.H. HAZLEWOOD (1864).
C: Lewis A.D.C.
Th: Lyceum Theatre (1)
R: More than the Herald, the Record went into a rather detailed description of the Lewis season. Thus about Flowers of the Forest it wrote that there was "an energy of revenge predominating all through the play while the occasional glimpse of pathos, combined with the jovial jocularity of the gipsys, tone down the otherwise tragic situations. Miss Rose EDOUIN, Miss NAYLOR and Mr. CRESWICK acted with power and well restrained manner“, Mr. CRESWICK “possesses great dramatic force and expresses himself well. His manner is somewhat stiff, but appearances before larger and more requiring audiences will obviate this habit", "His voice is good but somewhat monotonous of lone" (SCR 5.5.1865).
8.4.1865 (Sat)
W. BROUGH: "Perdita" (1856)
T: Burlesque (1 act)
J.B. BUCKSTONE: "A Lesson for the Ladies” (1838)
T: Comedy (3 acts)
C: Lewis A.D.C.
Th: Lyceum Theatre (1)
N: Rose Edouin's benefit
R: NCH 22.4.1865: no review,
11.4.1865 (Tue)
J.B. BUCKSTONE: "A Dead Shot" (1827)
T: Farce (1 act)
J. KENNEDY: "Sweethearts and Wives” (1856)
T: Burlesque (3 acts)
C: Lewis A.D.C.