Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-21

Everybody present seemed to enjoy
tho play Of "Mazsppa" ct Piper's Opera
House last evening. and almost every
body was there. The plsy was presented
under difficulties. Word bad been ssns
mp 10 build a runway up into the very
top Of the stage for james Melville, the
..wild Horse Of Tartary." 1t wa built
bu. 4. IN angle which would have made
Il q smart climb for . squirrel; and after
the troupe got here yesterday it had to
be all pulled down and reconstructed.
Rehearsal for the benefit Of the orchestra
and supss was called at ! p. NJ, but had
to DO postponed till 3 o'clock. and then
till 9 o'clock, and precious little drilling
those supss got and precious that little
vas. In consequence. bad Miss Buck
iugham msssed on that stage all the
boufs and burlesqus talent OF the day
she could not have succeeded In giving
10 laughabls . performance. Whether
a. Pollscks or TArtars those supss were
an immense hit, and the pantomime OF
the players a. with points and punches
they pushed and directed those poor.
dirty. ragged and ungainly supes about
the stage Was . cue for some manager to
take mp and follow TO favor and to Tor
tune. The audience entered heartily
into the spirit OF the fun and divided
applause between the woman, the horse
and the supss. the latter coming In most
frequently and for full rounds every
time. =.
Most Lamentations OF "Mazeppa"
follow Byron as Peter Of old followed
his Mastsr-"sfa or" Miss Bucking-
ham preserves as many Of the essentials
as any specialist In the character ; but
includes for effect. presumably. and to
propitiats the "gods OF the gallery"
many pon-ssssntisls. She should. Of
any rate. cut the song business-thsre's
nothing in Il except detraction. .
Miss Buckingham does Mazeppa"
very we'll indeed. She Ia . better fighter
than lover. II 10 hardly supposabls that
the ladies will accept her style Of WOO
ing, albeit modelled by . woman. ~ .
feminine ideal OF that little performances.
II Miss Buckingham has ever been In
love, which 10 extremely doubtful. she
has never been properly wooed. or else
has forgotten Just how It was done. But
/ en- shs 10 formed rather to be wooed
Il IN to WOO. But - . fighter she Is
fast and furious. a. becomes ono who
has her way to make In the world under
Q load OF difficulties. Her rival in the
fields OF love and rank should learn to
fence better. or she should kill him.
Bot in considering the Improvisation
Of last evening. the horse James Mel.
Vile comes In for . full measure OF sue
cess. His attachment to his mistress Is
remarkable. and 10 Is his training. Not
all Who watched the progress Of the mo-
BILE animal mp the runway probably fully
realized that he went zigzag up Q narrow
lay Of boards tho whole OF the way, and
to the very top OF the stage. and that q
single misstep would have proved . dis
aster that would have taken horse aud
rider from the stage forever. Then tho
watch and ward kept by the animal
while the rider feigned Inconsistencies
and sleep, and the affsetionate manner
in which he licked the pallid cheek and
rubbed his head against that Of his mis-
trsss. never failed to elicit approval from
the audience. .
There are other good things to be said
about the presentation Of "Mazeppa" by
Miss Buckingham and her horse and her
troupe. which must. however. DO left for
another time. The supes will DO drilled
today and the play will run smoother
tonight.
Miss Buckingham. In Q little speech
last evening. told the audience that she
had other attractions with her. that she
vas bound to do what she could TO please
the people Of Virginia. She thanked
them for their kind reception and would
try to merit their favors although she
acknowledged her undrilled supss did
not last night. Much she said which
she need not have said, aud much she
we'll said which Is not here reproduced.
She promised her new attractions ct the
matinee tomorrow afternoon. Tonight,
"MazepPA" again.