The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
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Last night one OF Q largest ans mcs'
! Observation-Disclosures that has ever = ss'
cred %. NuirtL's opera house ssscmb. I'd
there % welcome Roland Reed aud sif
company TO our city, and 10 witness ht
| Great play "Cbeek.' We need say nO.G'
Ing o. is merits 80 the play Is well knowu
! 10 our realprs. II Is one OF the very test
comedies now being performed before the
pub 10. IL possesses good plot and has
Aan- beautiful touching and laughaole
scenes aud situations. IL is play tina
taxes with the mass Of the peoplr, auu ev'
cry particle of IL is always appreciated
hy those who wilnessiLs production. That
| Mr.. Reed is q layorile in this cts was July
demonstrated by the large audience iJsJ
night, which mum bsred over 200 persons.
Mr. Reed rendered the part Of Dick
Smythe, as he only can, 10 perfection. He
| has peculiar winning way about b N hat
makes the audience Ike HIM from the out
set, and the consequence IL, h0 Is FOLLOWED
throughout tue play, by his admitting Guu!-
enCe. with great deal of Interest, AID who
are always glad to see him COM on the
stGgs and dislike 10 see him go on. lie is
| good singer, and all his solos wer' loudly
spplauded, especially his dude song, which
received rounds OF applause. AS long as
Mr.. Red livgs, 90 loug will Cheek" re-
| main i"nous.
Miss Blanch Vaughn, q beautiful aad
Charming little actress, aud who by the way
has few equals and no superiors IN sou
mr. lite parts impSrsona'ed tho character oil
| Nil, IN such realistic ana perfect manner
that she soon won The admiration OF the
entire audience. Miss Vaughn upder.
stands Der limo of acting aud when SHE goes
on the s,aso sha leaves Miss Vaughn be-
hind the scenes aud appears before the au'
d,ence 10 the character she is to represent
| She ia alsD good singer.
Miss Alice Hastings at serves sDec!al men,
ton. This lady 10 not only tirst-ciass &C
,rsss, bat Is an exc. odingly handso e
woman, very graceful In her carriage. dis
| tinci in her aricnatiors and displays grea,
! ta1.e in the arrangement OF her Joliet aud
costumes, which showed in modest way
| hpr perfeCt and bssu'iful form aud w0manly
| nesriug. Her part was not ono calculated
| to take with the better class OF people, but
nevertheless, Miss Hastings acted it to PEI
fiction, and it would be hard work tor any
other actress to render the part OF Mrs. Abs'
Racket better than Mlss Hastings imper'
soDated IL last night.
| Miss Anaie Mortimer acted the character
OF Jane Atwell in highly creditable man
ner and made all she could out Of II
Mr.. 8. s. Bloch, as Ted Brewer, YES very
fine. lie makas q first elias: villain.
Mr.. II. Res Dawes, an Old timer, who
has enjoyed stage lie tor many years anu
who. in old man parts Is hard 70 eXc-il,
rendered the part Of James AtNell in eX'
ceIlcut style.
Ba-fv 'Barfoot, es Col. Walter Sanford
and L Twin B. Jack, as Rev SANFORD were
very good in their respective parts.
Oliver Jenkins, ne Moe the cooro1 ser
want, was good. He is d fine impersoaa.
tor O; negro characters. He also rendered
the part of Wait Aston q tramp, in excellent
style. Altogether the company is first
class one and worthy OF patronage.
Tonight will be the last appearance OF
this troupe, when will be presented
the new drama of X u. See notice else
where. Everybody should go.-[Austin
| Dispatch.