The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-17
VICTOR nuRANn.

"The Best Dramatic Company Ever
Brought to New Orleans. - [Picayune.
The Picayune, March 81, said: "Vic-
tor Durand was received last night with
the greatest favor. Judging from the
following called Back a much inferior
play had here, Mr.. Carleton's play will
run here two weeks to big business. II
should be said here that while Mr.. Garlic
ton has made a good play, and done so
much for the entertainment of reasona-
bic and cultured people, the actors who
presented this play here last night have
helped him much. They have lifted the
parts 70 high places by judicious action.
Mr.. Newton Gotthold has played here
with Jeffreys-Lewis in la Belle
Russe,' and also with Keene, the
tragedian. Heis an actor. Sophie Eyre
IL new to US. 1t is not strange that Wal
lack should bring over so many English
performers when he can find such good
ones ones, She Is strong and real, like Rose
Eyunge, She Is an artistic. Mr.. Wells
plays difficult part with skill. Charles
Whoatleigh is one of the grand actors
Of other days, who has mellowed into
tho tender old man of the present. MIR.
Carroll will do better when he under
stands what fine old Virginia phy-i.
clan looks like and can make up TO IL
and compass its dignity. MIR. Denny
apparently made the hit of the evening
not because he Is a better actor then
others, but because he had a tdtter part
than "s'm'other man" had IL Dun
| drearyish psrD and he acted Ii so care.
iially thar every point told. Mss Oil
Ion and Miss Elliott are bOtu
clever and charming actresses, who
have been stars on thoir own
account. In a word, "Victor Duraud"
is new and strong play, handsomely
| put on the stage and acted by an excel
lont company. 10 must succeed Lecs as
II did at Wallack's theatre.
The T1mes-DemOcrat, March 81, said /,
Last night Henry Guy Cnrletou's play
| OF "Nictor Durand" was produced for
the fret time in this city, 10y Wallack's
| Theatre company, The plot OF this u, av
has already been told ia the columns Of
This paper, but the publication is tame
compared TO the story related by tho
actors on the stage. This il fortunate.
| for the reason that the company i'm al
most every respect deserve praise, for 10
/ is seldom that tray cling companies
visiting New Orleans have
such a fine array Of talent,
/ Mr.. Carleton has gOou matte
rial, and, in consequence, his play of
"Flctor Durand" is well made and well
written, Aside from the arrangement of
theplot, each character IL clearly cut and
stands out separately as u figure In the
| picture. In the situations, which are
far above tho average, the author has
arranged each character TO move in per.
iect harmony and unison. The only de.
feet la the play, as far as a moral oriti-
cism goes,is in'making the hero practice
deceit and marry virtuous girl when
he had served a term ia the galleys,
without informing her first of his un-
Just sentence aud his perfect innocence
Despite this objection the play takes a
place In the dramatic literature of this
country which It justly deserves.
This great company appears in Dallas
Thursday, May Is, for three nights and
Saturday matinee. Repertoire Thurs
day, Victor Durand; Friday, Lady
Clairei Saturday night, Diplomacy;
Saturday matinee, Victor Durand.