The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-04
ROSE EYTIyGE ANGRY.
Armand" Almost Giving the Lie to sea-
mile tighter at Death scene.

Prom ne Virginia Ctv chronok. Sept. %.
Rose Eytinge played Camille on Satur-
day evening at National Guard Hall. There
was very nne audience present to see the bril-
II mt actress In her farewell performance. aud
they were well repaid. All went ON .moothy
until the ballroom scene of the fourth act,
where the heartbroken Camille and her " pro-
tector' once more meet armand (dr. Ashton:
where the latter reurOaches the wretched glrl
with what he deems her cruel peTndy toward
himself. ma ends by calling all the guests round
ana snowering u sacktul OF tin tridedollars over
the fantine form OF Cdmilie The curtain went
down on tubs Impressive scene and the sensi-
tive portion OF tue audience were sighns and
wipinR their eyes, when little act before the
curtain took place. Mr. Ashton. the stage m IN
aeer t~ho had been pa, log the part OF Armand,
stepped out from the right-hand side Of the
curtain and In tones that were crisp, even unto
irlgidity. remarked:
L.prrs ANn GENTLEMEN: A. matter of simple jus
psny Win 70 sAy few wori- Miss Eyiingc has de.
N ntder 10 yen "a over aud tram N me morning
crrr4se l. nov IN wAiug TO convex her 70 kcuo When
necessary he saws. TO cut out evera portions OF ihs
may knoS whs the p.y 40 Ir much .S eu !s
order tAai Mis- f. unge may Keep engagements else
Nj. Ashton retired as he had entered-on the
right Scarcely had be oisappeared at that side
The op osite side. 1nere was a wonderful
metamorphpsi-, so lar as her costume W con-
cerued When the audience had seen her but
two minutes before faiutiug on the stage while
4 mdnd was declaring his dividend, as II were,
she was regailJ r,ncd IN cherry satin aud ar
white fnhed petticoat-, with "a homei, old
wooden shawl around her shoulders. The audi
euce sat In GREATNESS astonishment white the
tragedy qdeen-looAing like Lady Macbeth in
the slceb-w.lking scene. but iLoNlng at al uu,n
Inv Her salt-glided before the footlshts, pale
with uger. and -ad
lAnIrr .NpGESriEsES lam surprised that Mr.Asn
reason. f,r vtng ne Az emf -" s'Hou ny tue
g. eve lseno unul tonorro~ III -nt But the support
some portions IL unavoidable.
A .ltk
snd comprenensive wave of her al naster RIM,
che swept GU behind the curtin. IL was Mr..
hand. just Ms the last fril Of Miss EStlnge's
snowy outside petticoat vanished behind The
red curtain deli side. q cOurse) Ashton appear
ed once more, ke dark avenger. at the right.
lis handsome face was paler even than Miss
Eyunges, AID II was evident that he, too. was
angTy-in fact. tuis was about the most ser,ous
quarrel that bad broken out between CdynLlk
ana her beloved armand. Two or three long
strides ofoug HIN Ia Tue mid lie OF the stage,
with hama upiifted. aud in deep and tragic tones
thus he hrOhe forth
LADIES ,sp GrSrLEnrS; Say to you that - that-but
H. +, ia Ne maze l.r Ell, ~. t. az nae at G ,
vish " sal this
Here tle gallery became tumuituous I'm de-
moustratoDs Of dissatisfaction. They were
bouuu to Ne the woman's side right or wrong,
on1 - vuliey oi the choicest Comstock slang
down your vest /" "Aushi SASH the racket Il
GIVE US Testl" aud mauy otuer invocations
Of similar Character drowned the speakers
"Ail | ask Is fair hearing" said Mr.. Ashton
in a VOICE loud enough To Ire heard above the
din, anu soon tao "recket' was "stashed.' lie
Id, briefly. that the reasons first assigned ny
Inn Tor "Cuttiug" the play were re- lty those
gwen tim oy Mrs Eylinv-, as he could prove oy
every OtneT III Der Oi Tue company II the audi
ence desired. No SUCH desire being express. u.
Nj. Asnton rstrel once more, aud the auditor,
were left for W minutes to indulge III guessCs
as to now tue discurddut lovers " ulu get along
In the last actor that was the de ,th scene II
tumtt', an she wa- 10 be TeCo. ciled 10 4 rfndnd
and die III hls arms.
Al lat me oui tam rose. disclosing the poorly.
furnished chamber al CdnIliC, WAC was reCIin-
Ing On her coucu. IL l. tue most touching seen,
al the vi y. Ion though lowering on the
threshold ~ the grave, she knuwa that Armand
Il learned The lruth that her only reason Tor
leaving bim Was because MS father made nrr be-
HtNe III AtrluHds honor ana WcliIe would be
imuvIii|e go II she remained she kuuWs tina even
nov her lover 10 tylng home from some fOrel-n
land, and she beams u sutak Ul life dud hOpo
again; AN nature hopes Tor hpung, and why
notlr Ia me Thinning earnostn,ss "a ne ma
gesture The audience soon became 80 absOt bel
IA the llay that All thought Of TIE SOU hOle De
lone the odrtain was ioigulItn, UNA the pirt
where armand arrives anu folds IufHutt to ms
bosom.
CapiHe-Oh, armand you have come. but 1t 10 too
Ltel
Armdnd-Oh C'In,fhfl You must not speak OF death,
but mel Lave, oh' ave Tor me
1his Ia usually one OF the most Affecting
scenes N the play, aud - general thing tho
iiugn uJcsnt come IA heIe. Ddt on tnis pr
tiCular geo sion there wa. some ching 30 InUo-
sCiibaDly funny about II tntt tue audience burst
ouL Ia Unanimous guudw. Ino N ri, con
= tnutiNe coughs Ol tdmtle, Mhlcn usually
b'ngt uandkr rchlsi 10 tuo tear-ulmmeu eve
OF the sympttheNc audiior, wetc unneArd IN
the vi Il tornado oi Ia ghter, and the nanOKer
cnl0ls-Mneru used Il aii--Nofe jimmed into
the mouths of tnvir owntgs. hils, EsNnge AID
Mr., Ashton proceeded (When tue uproLr ha4
suuslled) as tnuugh nothing unusual haI hap
pened.