Handbill for the Mabel Hardinge Dramatic Company production of Hans the Boatman at the Port Town Hall.
The Mabel Hardinge Dramatic Company always draws a large house at Port Adelaide and when Hans the Boatman was staged on Wednesday evening in the local town hall it was no exception to the rule. Every part of the house was packed, and the musical three-act comedy was thoroughly appreciated by all. The play was carried out under the personal supervision of Miss M. Hardinge, who as an actreas is a distinct favorite at the chief seaport. She played the part of Thomas Jefferson Thursby (Jeffle) and acquitted herself admirably. She rendered several vocal items, and at the conclusion of each received unbounded, applause. [Daily Herald 29 September 1910]
