Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

A splendfd Performance by Our
Amateurs.


A Splendid Performance by Oul
Amateurs.
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last evening. However, what was lacking
in numbers was made nm bv the ;ntelli.
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been opened have we seen a moro brilliant
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ance was III every respect q most credit.oie
one, and ELECTED enthusiastic comments
throughout. The cast was as follows.
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| Madame Deschappelies Miss Dsisv wendell
Widow Melnottes. ........ Mrs. II. w. Cole
Marion ..................Miss Jennie Schneider
claude Charles Allen
y. W. fu,iing
| Col Dnmss m Garber
CLAWS -. .Chet. Batchelder
Gaspar. Michael Lynes
Landlord. Mr.. WEIGH
Mrs. Hetzel's pauline" was a charming
im~personation, almost perfect for an anna
teur, but lacking some essential qualities
when compared with the best professional
portrayals Of the part. 1t showed signs Of
aptitude, useful talent and devoted earn
estness ; but the form was a little
angular, the spirit not passionate
enough, and the situations, strong aud
forcible if themselves, did not derive
sufficient magnetism from the soul that
was poured into them. She grasped the
part firmly, however, and showed that
she was in. close sympathy with the ro-
mantle ideals OF real life. In the more
delicate parts she was very agreeable, but
hardly reached expectation in the scenes
where force and passion were supposed to
convulse "Pauline's" whole nature. The
situations in Widow Melnotte's humble
cot we're given with too little ardor,
though, to the inexperienced theater-goers,
they served to make a powerful impression
on the emotional nature. The final scene.
where Claude" returns to her in the
nick Of time. was t~ouchingly rendered, and
proved to be q fine bit Of acting, full Of
womanly feeling, real and life-like. Mrs.
Hetzel looked irresistibly charming,
dressed elegantly, and used her beautiful,
sympathetic voice to the best advantage.
powerful rendition, and surpassed all an
ticipations, linking his effort with the best
professional talent we nave ever seen on
the metropolitan stage. 1t was noble,
strong, grand. There was not q line,
passage or situation he did not
urn to advantage, and his whole
soul appeared to be wrapt up in
the part. The sentimental scenes with
Pauline" were given with poetical ten
derness, and the beautiful lines, descrip-
tive Of the palace by the Lake Of Como,
were read with eloquent sweetness. The
cottage scene was rendered touchingly
pathetic, and held the audience spellbound.
In fact throughout the five acts Mr..
Allen held his auditors enchanted and
made them feel that a finished actor stood
before them. On other boards, Mr..
Aliens +" Claude Melnotte" would be
ranked as g star performance, and GER
tainly those who had the pleasure OF seeing
him last evening were more than
fortunate. The support was in every way
creditable. Miss Daisy Wendell, as " Ma
dame D~eschappelles," was, as usual,
good, and gave an excellent portrayal Of
the proud mother OF Pauline" who
wanted to marry her daughter to a prince.
Mrs. Coles "Widow Melnotte," although
the role was taken at a very late
hour, was admirably rendered. The
scenes between her and Claude" exhib-
tied a wealth OF devotion, love and pa
ternal feeling, and was as natural as ii it
had been enacted in real life. Little Miss
Jennie Schneider made q pretty Marian
and spoke her lines pleasantly. As Beau
seant" Mr.. vanderlieth had a trying part,
which taxed his memory and abilities to
the fullest extent. II he did not make the
most of the revengeful villain, he never
theless showed that he had studied the
character carefully, and gave a fine piece Of
acting. 1t was so directly opposite to
anything he has heretofore undertaken
that the young gentleman is to be highly
played it. Mr.. CARRIER made a successful
debut as " Colonel Damas." and the oruff.