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"THE MIDNIGHT MAIL"
Stirring Railway Drama
At the Prince of WVales Theatre thiis
week the popular railway drama 'The
Midnight Mail" is being presented.
It concerns the struggles of Harry
Steyne, an enginedrir'. He is'a victip
to drink, and a vivid picture is given
of his home as he is discharged from his
work and his poverty-str:ickeu wife pleads
with him to reform.
Their only child is delicate and needs a
change in the country. This is made pos
sible through the kindness of Donald
Craig, a railway official and former sweet
heart of Mrs. Steyne. In a fit of drunken
rage the maddened enginedriver steals the
cash from his wife, but stricken with
remorse decides to give it back, only to
find that it has been stolen from him.
Harry swears off drink and is reinstated,
but the plot is complicated by a young
widow and an adventurer, Iassan
Padisha.
The cast has been well chosen. Guy
Hastings appears as Harry Steyne and
gives some excellent acting in his
drunken scenes. Austen 3Milroy makes a
telling study of the villainous Hassan
Padisha. His make-up and(l accent are
good features in a fine interpretation.
George Welch provides comedy as Boosey
Bill, the wastrel stoker. C. R. Stanford,
Norman Shepherd, and George Gilbert
also have important parts. Beryl Barra
elough is popular as Mary Stcyne. and
Idla Gresham as the widlow Lady Phyllis.
Mary Anderson is the wife f the adven
turons Brewer.
Others who do good work are William
Ralston. Billy Patterson, Marshall Lyons.
Otto Hunter, Ambrosoe \VWatson, Owren
Harrison. Doris Webb, Maisie Smith.
Mollie Carter, and Gwenda Bisset.
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