Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-03-13
"CAMILLE" TOMORROW.
A Great and Universally Popular Play
The Organ Fund Concert this Even.

A Great and Universally Popular Play
The Organ Fund Concert this Even.
ing.
This evening the organ fund con-
cert will take place in Haley Theater,
and there will therefore be no perform
ance by the Kendall komedy Kombi-
nation.
Tomorrow evening the theatrical
season will be brought to close by
the play of "Camille," which will be
rendered for the benefit of Mrs. Ken
dali. "Camile" is dramatization
from the Junior Dumas's novel en-
titled "La Dame aux Camellas."
"Camille" is woman who, notwith-
standing her shameless life, has not
entirely lost all the better feelings Of
true womanhood. She is seized with
passion for "Armand Duval," an
honorable and talented young man,
who, not knowing her character, re-
ciprocates her love. Being possessed
of some means, and unwilling to re-
veal her shame to her beloved, while
she deems herself unworthy of the at
tentions of such true man, she Sc
cretly flies from Paris at the solicita-
ton of Armand's father, who hopes
that in her absence his son will forget
her, and she resolves to lead purer
life. But Armand follows, finds and
begs her to return to him. Sorely
tempted, as she loves Armand better
than life, she is about to yield, when
she is reminded of her solemn promise
to Armand's father, and resolves upon
a truly heroic line of conduct. She
returns to Paris, determined to wean
Armand from her by showing him
what a base creature she is. She car
ries out this determination. but in so
doing the violence done to her feel
ings causes an old complaint to at
tack her, with greater force than ever,
and she dies of quick consumption
just as Armand's father, charmed by
her heroic self-denial and the womanly
virtues which she has displayed, has
told his son all, and consented to his
marriage.
The play is replete with strong sit
uations that appeal to all the better
feelings of our nature. 1t is calculated
to teach one of the highest possible
moral lessons, while at the same time
it takes hold of an audience sucl
as few plays ever do. "Camille" wa:
Matilda Heron's great character, ans
she appeared in it over 1000 times
1t is also one of Madame Modjeska
the Confess Bozenta's, strongest i'm
presentations. Scores of other &C
tresses have earned fame and fortune
by it. 1t has been played in all thu
modern languages, before the mos
cultivated people of the world, an,
g has always met with deserved ap
plause.
The character is one that require
8 the utmost self-command and tn
greatest efforts of the impersonator t
: render it we'll. There is no dout
that Mrs. Kendall can do this. Tn
force Of expression, passionate Out
burst, and magnificent bearing whic
she manifested as 'I.aura Hawkins
abundantly prove this. But whethe
she will be able to sustain the cha,
acter with equal felicity and fore
's from the beginning to the end, remain
20 to be seen.
".Armand Duval' will be taken |
Mr.. Henry Knight. This young GEL
tleman came here almost entirely vi
heralded; but he has already evincc
the possession Of several Of those qua
tiles which 90 to make up good acto
and it will be great Disappointing
indeed if he does not prove to be OIL
re of the most acceptable Armand ID
walls which it has been our good &c
IN tune to see.
AS the company is composed
I'd good material, the other characte
will also be we'll sustained.
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