The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-21

viii appear this evening Thursday at the
Opera House In W. s. Gilberts great comedy
entitled Charity" The o1era Houseon this ocea.
sion will be periumed by DR., g, ]. Geger drug
glst, Read what the Illustrated New Age Of Phila'
delphiR says of Miss Gray;
YThis charming and talented actress, who COM
menced q brief eA Agagement NJ the Arch Street
4 Theatre on Monday evenings possesses In re-
markable degree the magnetic faculty whlch'al
most invariably characterizes true histrionic ge'
MUS, and distinguishes the inspiration Of the ar
tiSte from the mechanical execution Of the merely
professional delineator Of an assumed character
Born at Boston, Miss Gray is now in the twenty
sixth year of her age, and the thirteenth of her
theatrical career her choice Of profession In
which she appears destined to become bright
ornament, having been brought about in some
whit peculiar manner In her childhood the
usual effects of New England training manifested
themselves in religious turn Of mind, but at the
hge of ten years She witnessed in Boston theatre
a representation of "The Hunchback" which sp'
pealed so strongly to her sympathies as to affect
her to tears throughout nearly the whole perform
anCe nor was this all, the slumberiug genius had
been awakened and from that time forward her
ambition had but one object, that Of achieving
fame and earning and compelling the plandits o.
gratifed audience. Despite family opposition
the usual barrier across the path Of youthful aspi'
rltions, she sought and obtained permission to es,
say her talents under the guidance Of aproyincinl
manager, the result being a highly encouraging
DEBUT at Worcester, Mass, about twelve years
since, OF course her extreme youth prescribed
minor roles at that period and, in order TO develop
her evident abilities vhe manager attached her to
a travelling company, as ahOrding wider scope
and greater opportunities for obtaining the varied
experience which the eXigencies of leading po'
sltion in the profession demand These advan-
tages were fully appreciated and utilized by the
young debd,dn,C, who gifted with that essential
known technically as quick study" rapidly ac-
Quired the mere words Of part, and thus was
enabled to devote extra attention to the expires,
sion rendering or idealizaton of her characters.
Her forte in this respect lies not so much in sub.
tie shades as In bold vigorous outlines by which
Creation" stamps itself at once upon the minds
of an audience, like the cartoon drawings of a
h. aster hand
"Her chief roles in which her success has been
very marked have hitherto been Camille Lazy
Isabelle, in East Lynne" Cora in Article AZ
Julia, in "The Hunchback," etc The character
of Ruth Ldngd0n, in "The Adventures play
written specially for her by Augustus Pitou, is de-
cldedly a creations" one Of those roles markedly
broad lights and shadows, such as her style OF
one time as impetuous as mountain torrent, at
another placid as a valley stream, but at all times
Irresistible is so well adapted to, Endowed by
nature with all the requirements for scenes de-
mandlng intensity and power, fine physique,a a
noble and dgnifed bearing, and voice Of rare
compass, those enhancements which only art
from love of art, can give, have been carefully,
studiously added, so that Miss Ada Gray stands
now where her youthful aspirations pointed, in
the front rank eff an exigent, but enchanting pro
| fession"