Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-04
EVENING STAR.
A Scene Net I'm the BiI,.

A scene Not I'm the Bill
A GsNulSk oUAkRKL BErwKES GAR
NADIA.
Rose Eytinge played s'Camille" a few
evenings since at National Guard Hail.
room scene in the fourth act. when. As re-
lated by the Virginia Chronicle Mr. Ash
Tor, the Stage manager, WHO had been play
ing the part or "Armand" stepped out from
the right hand side OF the curtain, aud IN
tones that were crisp, even unto frigidlty,
Ladies and Gentlemen. As n matter n,
simple justice 70 myself and 90 the other
mem bers of the company, 1 wish 20 say q
words. Miss Eytinge has declared IL is ne
order 10 catch the overland train in the
morning. A carriage 10 now In waiting To
convey her TO Reno when the play is nm
cesssry, she says, 70 cut out severSi portions
in order that the audiencs may know why
The play IL so much 'cut'-in order that
where"
Mr.. Ashton retired as he had entered-on
the right. Scarcely had he disappeared At
That side OF the curtain when Miss Eytinse
entered nom the other side. There was a
wonderful metsmorphosis, so far as her cos
tune was concerned. When the audience
Ing on the stage while "Armsndn was de
claripg his dividend, as IL were she was
regsily roeed In cherry satin aud puroie vel.
VEL wh;,a Low yr,, sne was merely clad 10 snowy
wooden shawl around her shoulders. The
audience sat In breathless astonishment
whlle me tragedy queen-looking like LADY
moving at much iivlier gait-glided before
the footlights, pale with anger, and said:
"Lddtes AM Gentlemen: / am surprised
,na ~. MI Ia AsnloI should hsve 30 greatly is.
play cut down. / do not intend to leave
Keno until 10 -'aoroao night. But the support
which am given here Is entirely nadeq aste
10 the proper rendition OF the play, SO tn At
able"
And then. with q queenly bow and a
alabaster arm, she swept off behind the cur.
tain. II was Mr.. Ashton's turn no " and he
Was promptly on hand. Just as the last frill
OF Miss Eyunge's snowy outside pettioost
vanished behind the red curtain def side OF
course), Ashton appeared once more, like q
dark avenger, At the right His handsome
iace was paler even than Miss Eytinge's. and
fact, that, that this was about the most Sc.
rious quarrel that had broken out between
"Camille" and her beloved Armand" Two
middle OF the stage, with hand upiifted, aud
In deep and tragic tones thus he broke forth:
ladies and gentlemen, say to You that
Ing 70 the sde WHICH NJ. E5usee o hat
made her exit she is Je'na,e. But I wish
THE vox PoPULI.
Here the gallery became tumultuous In
demonstrations OF dissatisfaction. They
were bound TO take the woman's side, right
or wrong, and volley OF the choicest Com
stock slang rained down from right and left
"Oh, pull down your vest" laugh! stash
the racket" "Giue us q rest.r and many
other invocations of q similar character.
drowned the speakers voice.
"All 1 ask is q fair hearing said Mr.
Ashton, in voice loud enough to be heard
above the din, and soon the racket" was
"stashed." He said, briefly, that the reasons
first assigned by him for ''cutting" the play
were really those given him by Miss Eytfnge
as ne could prove by every other member OF
such desire being expressed, Mr.. ashton re-
tired once more, and the auditors were left
for few minutes TO indulge In guesses as IN
~. the discordsnt lovers would get along
of"Camflle," and she was to be reconclled
10 Armand" and die in his arms.
ACT v-DKATH or CAMILLE.
AT last the curtain rose, disclosing the
poorly furnished chamber OF "Camille," VINO
was reclining on her couch. IL is the most
touching scene OF the play, for though how
knows that "Armand" has learned the
truth-that her only reason for leaving him
was because his father made her believe
that "Armand's" honor and welfare would
be imperilei IL she remained; she knows
that even now her lover is fiy Ing home from
some foreign land, and she begins TO speak
hopes
for spring, and why not II" In the thrilling
earnestDess OF tone and gesture the audience
soon became 80 absorbed In the play tn AZ all
thought OF the squabble before the curtain
was forgotten. until the part where Gar.
mand" arrives and folds "CsmiIle" TO his
bosom.
Camille.-oh, Armand! you have come, but
Armand-oh, Camille! you must not speak
OF death, but lifel Live, oh! live for me-
This 1s usually one of the most affecting
In In
the laugh doesn't Come In here. But on IN h
particular occasion there was something so
lndescr1bably funny about IL that the audi.
e ebc,, Dust out IN unsni@ous gufsw The
which usuallybrings the handkerchief to the
tear dimmed eye OF the sympathetic au.
ter, and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS used nj
all-were lammed into the mouths OF their
owners. Miss Eytinge and Mr.. Ashton were
certainly entitled to credit for the thoroughly
their emotions, for although both must GER
tafnly nave realized the righteousness OF the
situation, they proceeded (when the uproar
had subsided) Is though nothing unusual
Camilie-Armand, It is wise-it is we'll
It is just! have been guilty. Living, the
spectre. 1t would fit between me and your
smile! 1t would stand upon the platform OF
the past, growing monstrous, hideous with
my passage to the closet Deaths kindly
veil will hide It from my sieht-the world
will bury Its resentment in my grave, aud
remembering my sufIerings, may forget my
faults!
AS Miss Eytine delivered these sentences
In fearful, quivering tones, she brought all
her wonderful power into play, and In a
minute the audience was again enthralled
and all recollection OF the lovers quarrel be-
fore the curtain was forgotten In the sadness
OF the dying scene.
HI HAD No FUN IN HIM.-One OF the
members Of the Methodist conferences, re-
Gently held here, was out for q walk at an
early hour, one morning, while on Howard
street he encountered Swapping big fellow,
who was drawing wagon to the black
smith shop.
"Catch hold here and help me down to the
shop with thu wagon, III buy the whisky"
called the big fellow.
al never drink" solemnly replied the good
man.
"Well, you can take q cigar
al never smoke"
The man dropped the wagon-tongue, look
ed hard at the member and asked:
"Don't you cnew?"
"No, sir }" was the decided reply.
"You must get mighty lonesome" unused
the teamster.
"I guess I'm all right feel first-rate,v