Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-28
"UNDER THE GASLIGHT. "

After many careful and patient rehearsals
" Under The Gaslight " was presented last
night in splendid style, to, perhaps, the larg
est audience ever assembled in the Carson
Opera House. The play, as whole, was az
successful as any ever given IN this city. The
caste was entirely made up of non-profession-
ais, several of whom appeared for the first
time before the glitter of the dazzling foot
lights. The new scenery for the play, by Mr..
Laycock of Reno, elected much favorable
comment from the audience. The Orchestra,
consisting of six pieces, and led by MIR. Chas.
E. Laughton, performed a number Of beauti-
ful selections, operate and otherwise. The
first act passed off rather tamely, and the au-
dience did not seem hit very hard The sec
ond act, however, doomed up grandly and Sc
cured the success of the piece. ''Peach
Blossom Miss Annie Martin) opened the
second act in rolliching manner, and through
out the whole play she had her own way,
keeping up an unbrOken strain OF Jolhty.
"Judas Miss Emma Linn horribly re
puIsive character, was an artistic impersOna-
ton, and the makeup, the business, and the
affected terms of tenderness to g Peach Bios
som" were the very projections of art.
* Laura CORTLAND (NIiss EmIyn Walter)
appeared to a better advantage in the second
act than in any other III the drama.
good elocutionist, she spoke her lines with
clear voice and proper emphasis. There was
a gratifying absence of rant and defamation
in the part, and when vigorous acting was
necessary she proved herself equal to the oc-
casion. In the scene with g Traford and
her prosecutors, as also in the pier aud rail
road scenes, the lady was highly aud pleasing
ly successful. The thankless and heartless
part of - Pearl CORTLAND, rendered by Miss
Belle Goddard, was neatly played, and she
succeeded admirably in an unsympathetic
character Her ballad in the fourth act was
'weetIy sung Snorkey, (John Mack
he brave, blunt soldier messenger, was care
ul, correct, and, in some of the scenes, a
despicable character, and the pal of Judus, |
vas i'll capital hands, and almost fascinating |
n its stage yilany. In the scene in the !
CORTLAND parlor, in the Police Court, and IN |
he pier and railroad scenes, Mr.. Meders |
citing was admirable. The Ray Trattord
# Mr. George A TyrreIl, was clever char
cter, the gentleman being an excellent reader,
nd the business in his part was given in a
cry acceptable manner. " Bormudus 81. 9.
'hesley) was genuine hit, and New York
undercrust had a true representation i'll
lr Chesley, In the pier scene he danced
ig exceedingly well, and for an encore SAM
Brannigan's Band" The first scene of the
bird act was made successful by the capital
citing of I" Judge Bowling (E. B. Zabriskie.]
he Police Court lawyer, "Splinter (Nat
)ow(, Sam" O.. A. Frisbie) and Raj
erty, O.. Winnie.) The scene in the fourth
ct between the - Signal man" wv. S. Byrne)
nd Laura CORTLAND was effectively
orked up, and gave Mr.. Byrne an oppor-
unity to do an exceedingly clever piece of
citing. His impersonation of the character
as not over done in the slightest manner,
ut played with an admirable degree of nat
ralness. Some of the minor parts in the
rama were not exactly up to the proper
andard but the performance, taken as a
hole, was a very praiseworthy one.