The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Camille.

Miss Jane Ceombs appeared last night
in her we'll known character OF Camille,
to good, though not large audience:
Hundreds of plays have been Translated
from the French, but there is none 30
powerful and so full of thrilling, vivid
effects rs Camille The story of the
play is q sad one, and carries its own
moral.
Camille Is beautiful headstreng
coquette of Paris, glowing with life and
gsiety, apparently without heart. She
has consumption and the doctors say she
cannot live long. She ia courted by
host of admirers and accepts from them
valuable presents by the score. AT last,
however, she is conquered. She falls in
love with Armand Duval, handsome
but poor young doctor, and after selling
her property to pay her debts and
obtain ready money che goes into
the country with q married lady, and
lives with Armand for three months.
Duval senior then appears on the scene,
and tells Camille that she is running his
son, and that the marriage Of his dsugh-
ter, Armand's sister is prevented because
of the engagement of Armand to her.
She leaves Armand and becomes the sf-
fianced of the Count De Vsrville a
wealthy nobleman, but at the
last further relents and Armand
who has gone to Italy
returns to Paris in time to find Camille
on her death bed and to hold short and
touching interview with her before she
dies in his arms.
When Miss Coombs first appeared she
was greeted rather coldly by the audi
ence, but when, at the close OF the second
act, she receives letter from De JarUtLLe
and armand asks her to choose between
him and De JarviLLe, she tore the
letter into fragments and threw herself
into Armand's arms; then they warmed
up and greeted her with cheers. The
climax was reached in the act preceding
the last, when Camille has lett Armand
and he appears at a ball and reprosches
her with her desertion ana tsunts her
with having sold her jewels to procure
money to live with him. He exclaims,
al will now repay her," and poor Ca
mile falls, fainting, while he
showers upon her bank notes which ne
has won from De Varvile at cards. At
this point the applause was tremendous,
and prolonged until Camille and Armand
appeared before the curtain. The acting
of Miss Coombs WAS superb. Her long
and careful study OF the difficult part
which she takes was evident IN the fault
less details OF lis rendering. Her
soul and intellect were thoroughly
in the play, and she carried the
audience spel-bound until the last Her
dressing WAS study in itself, and the
varied and elaborate toilets which she
wore, are, we were informed, some of the
costliest masterpieces OF Worth, the
great ruler of the Partisan fashions.
armand %. H. Barr WAS admirable in
MS passionate, stormy part, and was sp-
plauded frequently. Mr.. Barr is 4 fin.
ished actor, and the scene between him
and De VarUiLie, in which he challenges
the latter, could not have been better
rendered.
Mr.. 6. A. Stedman, as DE VdrUiiLe,
WAS very good, as was Mr.. K. Chapman
MS &c. FriUoLa The remainder of the
company are not worthy of special men,
ton.
Tonight, Mis- Coombs will appear rs
Ju let, and we advise all who can go TO
embrace the opportunity.