The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-09
THE LILY OF, THE STAGE
'~a0 t7eHs T0|hs MT. ANot sP''Nss N0T.
ars. Laasls,. Detst--By sravar OF TIC Pr|aes
d"a''. what Sh'-lsITh. lnprsa.ios She I
Hale rpoa ~ Aslaioesat!e Nav York Az
dienes-Some GenerouG Criticisms. "

dlsnts-Some GeAsroaa Crlticlsms.
| ylIEttFa 80
| New foE; November S.1Well, VIC hav
seeniber on the boards .andt Behind Ii
footliRhts. Now, then, lot US judge her II
beauty and as an artist. Is Mrs. l.ang,r
an extremely beautiful woman and Is she
great acttsss?t Decidedly no. fshe'is nei.he
great beauty nor "a, great agtist. I Fot ii
TINT she had Z Welcome Monday.aiglA tha
might well gratify the self.estecm Of an,
human being, and n reception never belor
awarded All actor, however pronounce,
q iAvorite be or helnigbt hayc ;beenI q
Long prior 10 the opening 81 tho nAssiy,
doors Of Wnllack's Theatre every sent Il
the recently furnished house was sold ant
a minority OF them ut premium. Earl,
In the cvcning-that is, ut n quarter TO
o'clock-tho streets in The neighborlioo,
were blocked with carriages. We have scsi
many smashes and mashcs,, but thisi dis
counted the hest aud the worst. Tha
given the Prince OF Wales in 1860 was
beggarly show in comparison. The Japan
ese Emliassy's rcceptionl was liotsa ,narks
to it and the several Presidential levee
here and there, with the lying in state a
the City Hall OF Abraham Lincoln ant
Horace Greeley, didn't come within mile
and hill OF the popular enthusiasm and
the public demonstration Monday eveninr
Messrs. Lester Wallack >, aud q, Thco.
.iore Moss, dressed within al, inch O
their lives, met Henry +. Abbey md hi.
corps OF aids and assistants clad in resula
ton topsery tthe door at huff past seven
at which hour the floral tributes began tt
arrive. II msye d tr;fa, bntM 1t does il j,
below the actual figure, when it said that nc
cording to the florists valuation. the cross
es, CROWNS, wreuths, ships, baskets and
bouquets Of flowers, with, Which the lobb,
was packed and3crowled, were worth moi
less than 81 900, and that Is a'great deal 81
money even for florists in November. The,
looked beautiful, and one could hArdiy re
frain from the wish that some one NIGH
actually be benefited by their fragrance
and charm. A new kind OF rose, The &,
pucin,a kind Of hybrid, "A blending Of the
pink and yellow, was the favorite, one 'es.
quisite lo'I,f which, cost is. liberal donor
Sl50. rD 0ll J:iu "s'p' lN-lWsT No. ~
! The house at eight o'clock was mass oI
beauty. h Every bog was packed and every
seat was filled, while the great sEate bncb
Of the parquetand dress circle was lhronyc,l
with men in evening dress and eager; fol
the appearance Of tue Lily, froul abroad
The curtain rose'4t n quarter past 'eigh
md tho eaflitr sc6hes passed slowly an,
tediously enough. Mrs. Lanetry;'as 1haer
came on about huli.past eight aud wa.
made tue recipient OF an ,i'iiotjc ontburst o
applause before she lad spoken a word
She showed lIer pretty teeth nn1 su,ilel 1,
pleasantrecognition. Her feUtures Iu 9re
pose are not shapely, her figure Ii up and
down, her arms are homely and her elbows
are knobby. When she smiles she DISPLAYS
two rows OF perfect teeth! Her voice Is
low, well n,odulatcd and very sweet. She
has in the first act q series OF domestic
scenes and a11 otter ot.tnarriage and at the
close an opportunity ,for a touch Of melo
dramatic paihos, 50 1llat'it was quite posi-
ble to. estimate her, artistic ability ut AN
early period. She is decidedly not great
actress, but belongs to The Agnes Ethel
lovcy.doycy school, winsnmeand attractive,
can cite u dozen handGomet women on
the stage, and in the audience there sat
fifty who need not dread comparison.
At the end Of the first act there were re.
pcated:: },cal!sS after one Of which IN i'm.
mense scveli:story flower piece was seutt Il
MIS-, Langtry, as were others. Mr. Abbey
was brought beiore the curtain and re.
Wilde made himself conspicuous, us usual,
and made melancholy mugs during the
entire evening. The seconli ~Ayt Aadorded
Mru. l.angtry better opportunity for her
specially Of womanly tltenderncss, and
earned II decided recall after scene with
the female william Of the, play, ,as well as Il
double cail before the curtain, when the
usual floral exhibition was continued. The
thir9 act was thoroughly enjoyable and
dlsc!naed Mrs. ! l,angtry iu vi asslIup,iou
OF worldly sheen that brought down the
house. Her delivery OF the tag was arch
and pretty and the applause which fol.
lowed il genuine and hearty! Mr.. Abbey
feels entirely certain Of great success in
the future, and his prediction that LAngtry
would bea go would seem 10 be well based.
| The Efenfnq PeT says Mp. l.apgiry ,,la,ie
her I irst appcafsneei on the ,Arnerican
stage in Waftack's Theatre last evening,
and the OCCASION was notable for more rea.
BonB than one. In the first place ! man.
agelial calamity Of stunning proportions
had been overcome ,byoa remarkable .cxLi.
bition OF enterprise and pluck. III the
second, an audience, &lnost imposing III
number and brilliant in quality assembled
10 greet an address still in the early DAYS OF
her novitiate, iu spite OF 1.-The 1potent coun-
ter attractions offered bythe Performance
Of Salvini, the greatest actor Of the age, Of
what is perhaps the most wonderful i'm,
personatiop liz his liepertory, and The Tes
apneaFRRep Of Eatti, on0 Of the most y1it:
teEing stars Of The oTera,ic stage. Herein
was manifested the triumph Of skilliuI
management. which knows how to Esubsti.
tute notorietv for fame, and 70 give 10 the
tyro q sweet, il hceting, taste OF the pleas.
ures which genius, tallied with knowledge
and, experience, tolls through long years..
and tolls too often in vain, 70 Win. Wliat.
ever May be the rcsptt oi Mts. l.anStry's
experiment, she will never be able to com
plain that the necessary conditions Of suc.-
cess were not, provided ior, hers Shs, was
in the hoHse o f|er t7ienaA Slie wis en:.
conrage.l ,Py, eShi; ;beyant DEMONSTRATIONS
Of goodwill isle was capplsNae4n9 the
sliuhtcstpretonae, often an nc. .pfeience.Vt
all, she WIS laden with the choicest floral
ofirri' gs and she had itor her arena the
stage Of the representative comedy theatre
Of the Country. 'le7""
These iacls are easily stated, aud The
task Of tpe: eEl.lc YoAiu pe a aytatttul. ona.ij
no moro were rcGhircl Of him. 11e might
stirk the responsibilities Of deliberate ann:
lysis in the caseTof u beginner md pron.
ssS is;|9xs!:fs !As AsPy d
ent Of q most aoIipats, elaborate, and
art, butIAlrs. L.angtrv. does
not present herself 10 us In that glise. The
cable has informed us Of ,herctriuppbaui
progress through the theatres Of England.
Of the crqYdsy and tthc|plaudits which{at;
tended lier. OF tic enoru:ous r,oats rcapcd
by her, and the exhorbitaht sum. pledged
to her for her services here. This prelimi.
nary hepalQlhg can pc caccbupteLlotI IVtWo
only first fkai sGn |! ~ ,,S,{iT.