The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-09
FELICIA-LED AsrRAY-A WINTERS
TAII,

A performance nj the Dallas opera-house
last night wa Hpprecirtlrgly witnessed by
agrcat number OF cit 2ens. Mrs CHARLES
Benton took tho part OF leNiing lady and
she was ably supported by Msssrs. Frank
IL. Munn and William ErntnWein, ,hsy in
their turn seconded by = troupe OF scenic
painters. atsg. CgrpGbter', uphClstCfers,
p%aperhengers, cabinet wo'kmen ana
some OF all sorts OF persons
gifted IN The mysteries OF stage setting.
The real business on baud was preparing
for the Ideal pre- ssntattous, beginning THIS
afternoon with Felicia" ct matinee; con
tinuing tonight with Lod Astrayn mud
concluding Monday night sith Winters
Tale" completing Mics Rose Ely
tipge's Dsliss season. The ecen.
ic preparation. last evening. as
seen In d~inrtegratioD, gave only
glimrtes OF the fOftnCJming entirety, when
the uhiiting situation, shall present all the
adjunct, OF vivid reality, from kitchen to
grand reception rooms, and from cradle 10
the nournful place Of everlasting sleep.
III do not intend" said Mic Benton, Ms she
stood or the psirt-spattsred stage, ito
permit any absurditles to occur in this case.
Why, II was dreadful when Sothern was
here. / bad TO get a young
man TO get under the bed stead end stand,
like Atlas, on his hands and feet, hclding
the weight OF Lord Dundreary on his back.
And when Wsrd.in Othello, wentto tttangle
Desdemora, four carpenters were needed TO
hold up the bedsteacAr
Mrs. Benton has sill, experience, conf-
age and heat, and ell those forces she gives
10 her work Of renovation. 1t was chaos
worse con.ounded lst night, but
the plan was stalking forth
in oil Its beauty, freshness and modernism.
The general styie OF the new scenery and
staging 10 early En- l'sh, trestsd in the
bright finish OF the lily and sunll)wer era.
The gpmhra annfQra Nh ntmlVs thA nq6hy
effects of the rev style shows, as sunlight
in q lsrden o. flowers and the psthos OF
emotional acting will t~rSBspire in
q glittering frame Which VIII lend
forcible grace and detrhct not ut oil
The parlor and boudoir walls are in cream
color, emb elished wlta.pdle blue, interest
with blue Of a darker shade. idgay the
walls arc psnpeled with Maroon dado,
showing ~caraffes and vases, overheaped
with flowers and geld, all in high decora-
tive art. Above, the walls are blocked with
Grecisn scroll exhibiting the multiform di-
, yIsGsi'ie' T # Kaleidoscope sSnsSf4 s %a,s,
are warmly adapted to the season. Mrs.
Benton has procured a mantel-piece OF
early English pattern, with Fireplace in
which real fire will slow cheerfuiiy. This
property will he weighted handsomely with
bric-a.brac and books, aud will be like real
life In sfluent circumstances. The Sangers
uhf0 Dbju NOhShh "A bsA1'N
lace curtains, tides and white lambs
wool mating; Ellington has sent
fine furniture and Aldridgs has been called
upon for ornamental ware. Never has a
company played IN the south to better set
ting and comple:er properties than
tina which Mrs. Benton has prepared for
Miss Rose Ey tiDge. Al the cid eye-sores
are gone and tho new has POSSESSION.
Yhe work W II continue fr into this morn.
ing, after which both furnaces Will
Returned on aud eyery thing made dry and
comfortable. For Winters Tole, Monday
evening, the company has it3 Own scenery.
1t II q wonderful drsma, reaching back to
tho days OF the ora,lss OF Dtlphos. asd TOE
eldrith and PhGlt ismRgOrioal passag'+
require special furnishing e%speciel Y that
terrible tempest scene when the snip "bor-
ing the moon with her main mast
and anon swallowed With yeas, aud iroih'
makes q dark perspective 20 the cth whore
the ear with sinlhter lrowis deyaufs OLD
Ambiguous a NeW Orleans writer SAYS
Miss Rosa Eg'iuge wears some very beau
tiiul aud nr ittlc costumes In Lea Astrayi
fashioned bY tDo FEri-iau au ociao ou
dress-WOith. IN the first act she wears
an ccru mort. aud hrocede satin, en- URN
cssse, and elabofately timmed with hand
some cheuilll firing matching IL tlnts ne
costume. A ballroom dress par iculatly
striking, lea 70 nbinbtion of amber silk with
green morie covered with BLACK Spanish
lace. With this Or ss are worn %turquoises
and diamond. Another costume IL oi
cream satin trimmed with handsome lace,
and po.onsise of garnet velvet. Tho jewels
worn with this dress sre rubies. Perhaps
the most elessn. costume is that displayed
in the last net, 0 princess OF ron black
velvet, deliberately trimmed with jei. These
costumes are particularly striking and
elegant, and ara triumphs OF the modiste's
skill and taste.