The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-10
"TnE PROFESSOR AND MS GIRLS
A Pleasant Play Well Performed and
Highly Appreciated.

Mr.. Gillettes comedy 1.-THE Professor -
was performed at the Opera House last night
by the original Madison Square company,
aud with the original scenery and stage &c.
cessories from that theatre. From the first
the audience showed It's appreciation OF every
point made, which was rather compliment
to the audience than the play or the com
pany, for the piece appeals to something
higher than mere sense Of tho ludlCrous,
although II abounds In the funniest kind
Of situations. The pathetic story OF "Daisy
Brown" has already been published In these
columns. 1t affords the plot on which Is
strung series Of incidents original In con.
ceptlOn and executed TO tho bost advantage.
Mr.. Gillette, author OF the play, was sulf.
cringIwith sore throat and was unable to
acCcptably performed by Mr.. Harry Lacy.
M. Gillette will be here to-day and wifi
probably take the part, though II lie Is any
Improvement on MI. Lacy he must be good
indeed. The character Of arthur Kinds.
dale, A. NJ. PHI. D., spoAord Professor OF
Astronomy In the Boston University Is an
unique and well drawn one, and Mr.. Lacy's
perSonation was without flaw. The other
characters arc also happily performed
without exception The '"Daisy Brown
OF Miss Belle Jackson Is sin
gularly natural piece OF acting; In
fact one forgets that III acting at all, but
imagines that he 10 looking upon yeritable
"Chill OF the woods" and sympathizes with
her sorrows, smiles at her artleSs talk OF her
friends, the birds and the squirrels; piLies her
fear OF her pretended father and her dread OF
her old life with him, and rejoCes with her
at the feliCltious change In her fate, involun.
tarily. as II these were real experiences Of
hers. "EstGlle," another unique character,
Is so we'll impersonated by Miss Morant that
one cannot avoid o suspicion that the part
was cast to her and not she to the part. Her
laugh is something Irresistible "Grace Gay"
and Susie Shutdown" are well named and
Carrie yinton and the latter by Miss
Belle Melville. Mrs. Taylor, as "Mrs.
Elliott" tho Professors aunt was
equal TO the not easy rOlO, which Is high
praise, and "Annie Tlmns," alias Miss
bailey, behaves in distraCtingly natural
way. OF the minor male parts. the Beau.
regard" and singleton" Of b. r. Graham, Is
exceedingly well played, and the surprise
when lie reveals his true character Is genuine.
The MeSsrs "Thompkins," father and son,
are two as enjoyable people Us there are In
the play, and ARE personatGd In truly arts.
tic manner "BFown," tho villain, Is in
good hands with Mr. Wilson, and the char.
acters of "NIarstOn, Bangs" and "Topleyr
certainly have Justice done them by MeSsrs.
Cowper, Morris and DuIgnan. "Molly
Merry and "Dotty Plney" arc equally good
MS specimens Of seminary misses.
The college glee songs are popular feature,
and the brook scene is really all that has
boon claimed for IL Some OF the other
scenery Is also unusually fine We are glad
A.. 4
with delighted people last night and trust
that II will be so again at the matinee today,
and also at to.nIghfs performance, the last In
tile city.