Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE DRAMA.
"Ma.ri,nony'' At the Opera House.


Mr.. BARLEY Campbell's comedy-drama of
Matrimony'' was produced at the opera
house last night before a small audience,
though the performance was thor
oughly entertaining one. People at ell ac-
quainted with the theatre know fully the
position Mr.. Campbell occupies in tho
ranks Of American playwrights, and each
successive production Of his prolific pen
seems but to add to the reputation gained
by his previous contributions to the dra-
matte literature of tho country.
Matrimony" is one of his happiest
works and it is a great pity that SO much
humor and SO excellently served did not
find 4 more fitting reception than was ten
dercd it in SO many vacant seats eSpe-
cially, too, when the company and the play
came bearing such excellent credentials.
Lancaster must brush up little in this
respect it will not do to have so many
good performances thus shabbily treated.
"MatrimOny" is comedy aboundlng
in many cleverly drawn situations. and
pointing SO palpable moral that the most
casual spectator cannot but he impressed
with it. Tho art or filtration is depicted
in a manner which while it is pcrvaded
by breezy humOr is not calculated to at
tract many votaries to that popular ac-
| cumplishment. The characters are nat
| ural, the incidents wcll-ordercd, number
OF the situations intensely cOmica!, with
just enough of pathos to give the picture
the requisite quantity and quality OF
shadow. The principal character is a jolly
journalist and good fellow Of course, in the
| development Of whose character the author
| does credit to his early training by hand
somely complimenting the profession OF
which he was years ago worthy repre-
sentative and although the campaign Or
ganized by Dick SedbTght, designed to cor
| rect the frivolities Of his friends thought
| less young wife, results in a series OF heart
rcndipg complications, it is the young
mans head and not his heart that is at
fault, and no one is disposed to complain
in the light of the altogether happy and
satisfactory denouement. Mr.. Ed. F.
Thorne's Interpretation of the character OF
Dick was capital, as his acting always is.
AS the careless, light-hearted and honest
young knight of the quill he filled the bill
! to the letter and never did fair lady want
| more cllivalrous lover. Mr.. J. n. Gott-
holds impersonation of the young hus-
band driven to jealousy by his wife IS
| thoushtless actions was marked by the SO
riors feeling called for by the role Mr..
VIM. W. Maurice, as Dyke tho law
yer, contributed not little to
the fun Of the performance,
and Mr.. E. F. Knowles gave good
| representation of La Tour, the designing
scoundrcl who makes all the mischief.
The ladies of the cast were all excellent in
their several parts. Miss Louise Muldenel
is an actress of considerable emotional
power, and her personatiou Of the frivo!.
Gus wife fond OF compliment, but thor
| oughly repentant, was artistic and well
rounded Mrs. Thorne is a bright actress,
| and she never fails to make friends and
perform her part competently; she fit the
part Of Alice Plagford, Dicks devoted
sweetheart, to the very dot, while Misses
Emily Baker and Emma Skerrett filled
their respective roles in \ manner that left
| nothing to be desired.