The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
Roland Reed In "Chcek. ;"

Last night one OF tie largest and most
fashionable audiences that has ever gath.
cred at Milictt's opera house assem- bled
there to welcome Roland Reed and his
company to our city, aud to witness his
great play Cheek We need say moth.
ing OF it's merits - the play is well known
to our readers. H. Is one of the very best
comedies now being performed before the
pub ic. II possesses good plot and has
many beautiful touching and laughable
scenes and situations. II is n play that
takes with the mass of the people, ana ev'
cry particle OF IL is always appreciated
by those who witness its production. That
Mr.. Reed is a favorite in this city was fully
demonstrated By the large audience last
night, which mum 0ered over 200 persons.
MIR. Reed rendered the part OF d OK
Smythe, us he only can, to perfection. lie
has peculiar winning way about hlm that
m axes the audience like hun from the out.
set, and the consequence IL, he Is followed
! throughout the play, by his admiring audi
ence, with a great deal Of interest, and who
are always glad to see him come on the
stage and dislike to see him so OIL lie u
good singer and all his solos were loudly
applauded, especially his dude song, which
! received rounds OF applause. AS long 81
Mr.. Reed lives, So long will Cheek 70
main famous.
Miss Blanch Vaughn, beautiful and
charming little actress, and who BY the way
has few EQUALS and no superiors In sou
brstte parts impsrsonated the character o.
| Nell, in such q realistic and perfect manner
| that she soon won the admiration Of the
entire audience. Miss Vaughn under
stands her line OF acting and wren she goes
on the stage she leaves Miss Vaughn be
hind the scenes and appears before the "a
dience In tine character she ID to represent
She is also good singer.
/ Ni,o lira Hiatt n % gppcial ms on
ton. This lady Is not only first-class nc
tress, but is an excl ediugly handso pt
woman, very graceful In her carriage, dis.
| tinct In her articulations and displays gres
| taste in the arrangement OF her toilet anc
costumes, which showed In u modest wa,
her perfect and beautiful form aud womanl,
bearing. Her part was not one calculated
| TO take with the better class Of people, bn
nevertheless, Miss Hastings acted it to per
| lection, and II would be hard work for an!
o,her actress to render the part OF Mrs. Abe
| Racket better than Miss Hastings imper
sonated il last night.
Miss Annie Mortimer acted the cbaraote
OF Jane Atwell in highly creditable man
| ner and made all she could out of II
Mr.. s. s. Bloch. MS Ted Brewer, was very
| fine. He makas Fl st class villain.
/ Mr.. ii. Rses Dawes an old timer, WHIT
has enjoyed stage lie for many years spt
who. in old man parts is hard to excel
rendered the part OF James Atwell in OK
cellent style.
and Edwin b. Jack, q, Raw Sandlord were
very good in their respective parts.
Oliver Jenkins, rs Mo,es the colored ser
want, was good. He is a fine impersona
tor OF negro characters. He also rendered
the part of Walt Aston tramp, in excellen
stvle. Altogether the company is q first
class one and worthy OF patronage.
Tonight will be the last appearance o
this troupe, when will be presented
| the new drama of Y w Sc notice else
where. Everybody should go.-tAustiI
Dispatch.