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ridiculous. This move on the part of after Mr and Mrs Burr and responded: His Excellency is, to our minds, m entire to a similar compliment, the audience ly unprovoked one. If there has not refusing to. tare a denial Our old been maintained on every occasion by friend Mr Ballanton played the part those in charge of the Hall, that com- of the Portor, and it is unnecessary to plete quietness requisite to the thorough say that he played it exaltently well. ujayment of an Opera, at all events, so although Mr Ballanton's record of far as the performances of the Amateur successes embracas nearly every depart Dramatic Club are concerned, fliere has ment, his Sam Gorridge and other roles never been the shadow of a shade of similar to that of the Porter have beca a complaint. It is extremely unfortu- his most genuine triumphs The Samson nate that this step should have been Bay of this veteran member of the taken at the present time when the rela- A.1.0. will therefore tako rank as onə tions between the Head of the Executive of his beat efforts, and we may add that and the City Hall Committee are in awe are glad to see Mr Ballinton again strained condition and when a difference in the front rank (he is generally behind between them has just been sent liome the scenes, if not before the curtain) of for the decision of the Secretary of those hard-working caterers for the public The personation of the State. It is unfortunate, because those amusement. who love not Mr Hennessy, hold not in forter was a mixture of broad humour SUNDAY, March 7 -
veneration the moral tone which per- and fine feeling blended with exccodingly Daylight-Douglas leaves for Coast vades his publie acts, and revere not good taste and most happily balanced; the large-nindness of his motives, will and more than one of the passages showed be apt to say that he has been guilty the power and the polish of the experi of a spiteful, petty interference with anced actor. It became a question in an institution, small but useful in its which situation the Portor was most way, the removal of which, he knew, vividly delineated-in his prosperity, his would be an inconvenience to a large crushing disappointment, his lottering and influential section of the community but cheery struggles to retrieve his which is arrayed against him. In the fortune, or his joy at the return of his few admirable remarks on "Amuse- con. Mr Shrub's Captain Oakum was 11 p. English Mail leaves for Portaments," which we published last night free, easy and well-put on part, whisk
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the words of an esteemed pastor amongst suited the actor, Stephen Scatter (Mr TUESDAY, March 30:-
us--this sentence occurs, "I freely ad- Crysparkle) bad a strong favour of mit that for me to spoil the innocent Charles Surface about him, and was enjoyment of any class of people, be much appreciated for the sutural swing they children or adults, would be wicked; be gave to his careless and at first grand- if it affords no enjoyment to me, that is loss role: his return to respectability was nothing to the purpose." We commend well depicted, and some of the best
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ments of the people, and by sympathis-of Smoothly Smirk, the hnetuous and ing with them genially and heartily in genteel money lender, Mr Leslie made his a Hongkong audience with all the good old English, sports and bow to pastimes, do much by his influence and marked success. His get-up was capital, example to ensure their being carried and his stylo was more that of a finished out with moderation and propriety." comedian than an inexperienced amateur. This he may do, further says Sir Her-Wo shall doubtless bear of this gentle cules, with advantage, and without man in future entertainments of the doing anything inconsistent with the A.D.C. The veteran Mr.Hawkins was obligations, or derogatory to the dignity the Waiter, and it is sufficient to note the of his high office." But, judging from circumstaned
the studiously antagonistie stand Mr A play within a play was a happy- Hennessy has taken, for the past twelve thought of Sheridan's, and it was an months more especially, towards the exceedingly happy thought on the part European community, he has another of the Amatours to play it. It throws and vastly different idea as to what the some light upon the minutis of the duty of a Governor is. We do not be player's art and it is besides so in- lieve he has made an unwitting mistake tensely ridiculous and so excruciatingly in this matter, but that what is done fanny, that it cannot fail to put say has been premeditatedly done, and audience into the very best of humoura. with a purpose.
We presne it is The great first appearance of "Sir vain to hope that Mr Hennessy will Joseph Porter, KC.B.," is the only local ever think of reconsidering this subject. event of the kind that for screaming As it stands, though the matter is really hilarity can be compared with the one of little moment, this latest blunder Second Act of the "Critic" as presented is the most contemptible of all his public last night. The following is the cast of acts it has been our duty to criticise the characters :— or record. Mr Hennessy is appar- The Author....... On the 4th Inst., the Wife of Mr. Aently striving to secure for himself the BARN, of a Daughter,
Soda Water, Lemonade, Toude Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAR. 4, 1880.
Ir has been assorted with regard to the colonies as a rule that there is too little Public Opinion in them, and that the
epitaph:-
Think of all a Governor should not be, And be was that.
The Critic,...
......ME PUFF:
WE SKEER Lord Burleighyanaray
„MA COUGHTRIE, overnor of Tilbury Fort, MI BEART.
MU HABSCEL Earl of Leichter,
Ma Cook. Sir Walter Raleigh,
NB Bosa.
MR De RueerTT. ME TRAVELS MISS WINGE VE. „Mes Mouzon,
Sic Christopher Hatton....Ma Srox. Mistor of the Horse......Ma Bevis THE A. D. C. AT THE CITY HALL, Don Ferolo Whiskera idos, MB Fories,
··Beef-eater, drivin
MB The Amateurs are to be congratulated 1st Sentinel,... upon the happy knock they have of 2nd Sentical...... varying the style of their performances Tilburina,...... In the pleasant and touching dotastic Confidante drama of "The Potter's Kust" (by John First Nieco,... Oxenford) and the second set of Sheri- Second Niece, dan's "Oritis, or A Tragedy Rehearsed, Puff the Author (Mr Cozen), the A. D. C. presented to the public last was in his glory; and his pompeas, self-
MISS FRIEND.
...Miss DUNMIN,
Governors of these dependencies are by pight a bill of fare at once entertaining satisfied air was excesively mirth pro- that fact deprived of a test which has in itself and all the more pleasing bevoking. Considering the never obering ause of its novelty. Notwithstanding services rendered by Mr Coxon to the often guided great statesmen at home to the hasty manner in which the pieces A. D. C., this part must have come very n eats and politic course. This combard to he got up even for the conclusion natural to him, and be certainly put plains as to an absence of Public Opinion of the Race Season, the result has for his tragedians through their facings and (Taken at Mesars Falconer & Co's Premises, certainly does not hold good of Hong-nished another well writ, well-deserved, stops in a most satisfactory style The
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kang at the present time. Perhaps the good mark in favour of the Club, The part of Scer, the Critio, was ably filled intense feeling of utter distrust and audience was both large and appreciative, by Mr W., Young, who kept poking public dislike which Mr Hennessy's peculiar way of doing things has and the usual smoothness of these per fun at both author and actors in a most formances was apparent throughout, aly and comical strain. £s will be seen. engendered destroys his chance amongst Among those present were H. E. Major from the above cast that the characters Some people of having a pure or good motive attributed to him or allowed for anything whatever that he may do. We regret this for more than one reason. We have carefully refrained, ourselves, from ever allowing such a germ of in-
"The Porter's Knot," which cams explanatory remarks of Puff and Sacer justice to enter into our views, and when, first, is a leaf from the domestic bistory ran like good wine through the faany on his refusal to allow European Police.
General and Aira Donovan, Sir Joba and of the Tragedy The Spanish Armanda Lady Smale, Hon. W. H. and Mrs were not lacking in numbers. The Marsh, and Commodore Smith. The mook heroic style of dress and demonour Band of the 27th Inniskillings furnished) was admirably sustained throughout, the music in the intervala
while the quips and quibbles and quaint
en to keep the course at the race meet-of Samson Burr, the Porter, whose son feast. It is needless to name each, astor ing or assist the Committee of the Horti- prodigally spends in London all the where all were well dressed, at their cultural Society show and the Art Ex-hard-earned aayings of a father's life ease, and thoroughly at home in their time in being educated as a surgeon. various parts, Lord Burleigh's business hibition, we noted that a large proportion The fond mother and a sweit niece route consisted in shaking his head and look- of the public was inclined to attribute
his action to a mutive less connected up the family, which is virited by a jolly ing grave; he did both, and finished off with his sense of public policy than that skipper, to wit, Captain Oakums; and the with shaking his wig powder over the characters of Stephen Scatter (the Author and Critic, and making his exit we gave him credit for, we were ready to
scapegrace who helped to rain the BOD), amid roars of laughter. Me Beart's get speak out and claim for his Excellencyad Smoothly Smirk (the genteel money up as the Governor of Tilbury Fort was the benefit of the doubt. But, now arises this later interference with the lender), arise out of the havoc and ruin grand, and the little, he had to do was wrought in the great City during the done in his usual inimitable style one innocent pleasures of the community fast, student-life of the son, Augustus could not look at him without breaking which has created, for a thing of so little Burr. It was the poor Porter's aanbi forth into a hearty laugh. The three real importance, an enormous outburst on to make a doctor of his boy having cavaliers Earl of Leicester, Sir Walter of bitter feeling against the Governor-so noted ancestors to look back to, ho Raleigh, and Sir Christopher Hatton, we mean the closing of the Refreshment desired to make his offspring a rising were three gallant knights; and when Bur at the Theatre Royal, City Hall,
last night, on the occasion of the pern, and to this he looked forward with they, with the Governor of the Fort and a yearning that had full possession of his the Master of the Horde, knelt down, formance by the Amateur Dramatic nature. The carso of City life blasted after swearing eternal friendship and Club For the last seven years, the the old man's hopes, and upon this the embracing each other, to Fray to lessees of the Hongkong Hotel have plot hinges, being subsequently turned mighty Mars, the scene was irre supplied a public want, ministered to
the comfort and enjoyment of a large to very good account as the old Porter sistibly comical The Don Frolo section of the community, by establish again resumes his barrow and his work Whiskerandos of Mr Forbes was a rat to retrieve his lost position, and the son tling piece of mock-tragedy, and in the ing for the night, when any public per- becomes successful as a seaman with various hits be made, the audience went formance, theatrical or otherwise, took old Captain Oakum. Of course, every into roars of laughter. When he had place in the City Hall, a Refreshment thing ende happily; Augutos and Alice died a second time, to mtisfy the cra- lier in a room set apart for that purpose get married, and the spendthrift Scatter ples of Mr Fut, he flatly refused "to by the Committee. This they did under becomes a respectable man.
stay there dying all night,” wrapped
the authority of a letter from the Colo-
Mrs Burr (Mrs Hocker) is perhaps himself in the rag ha had been dying on, nial Secretary in Sir Arthur Kennedy's one of the most succesul roles ever and walked off the stage amid burst and time, (Nov. 25, 1874) in which it was played by this lady, as it called forth shouts of laughter, Mr Bush's version plainly set forth that there was no great artistio power and was admirably of the Beef Eater was very oreditable, objection on the part of the Govern led. She was dressed to the life, and especially when it is horne in mind that ment to their doing so. Un the day pre- her little nagglings" as well as in he took the part at very short notice on vious to the date announced for the per- the pathetic scenes with her old man," account of the illness of one of the mem formance by the Amateurs, peremptory she was emphatically successful. In thebers. The 1st and 2nd Sentinele (Mr de noties was given by the Police that this scene with Samson, in the second act Rassett and Mr Travers) slept well with privilege so long enjoyed, never abused, she was very happy and indeed the one eye op, and demeaned themselves was withdrawn. The senior partner reading of the fiotitious letter from the with becoming gravity-Of the ladies, of the Jiotel firm could scarce believe absent "boy" was capitally rendered all it must be said that Miss Wingrove as it and his letter to the Government is around. Mrs Hockey passssss a verss Tilburing fally made up for the lack of dignified" do you really mean this?”
tility which the slight sameness of her interest felt in the performance of her The reply from the Colonial Secretary more recent roles would not lead one to friend Mr Wynne, in the Porter's Knot, showed that the Governor had resolved believe. dhe, her niece, was the part as she made a decided hit as the Gover to do away with this public convenience. undertaken by Mre Bernard, and it mor's daughter. Her get up, and that of To talk of a license, $25 a montirall was played with a quiet grace which her Confidant (Mrs McLeof) was simply. tho year round-when the roetings are was all that could be wished. That her wonderful, and her elaborate perioda (lol- so fey and the Bar was established by efforts in this minor port were fully owed as she was by the ungainly proto- request to a accommodate the theatre-appreciated was shown by her having mime of her shadow, the aforesaid Con- goers and not to make profit-is simply been persistently called before the curtain, fidant) were screamingly ludicrous, La
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