The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-04
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Yesterday thsrs was a fair house in
attendance =. the matinee to witness
the play OF "ror.uns's Fool" We
hsve reviewed the place and the play.
ers, and have nothiss to add, excspt
one or two hints. There purports to b.
a lspse Of one year between each OF the
four acts, and certain changes phou.d
borrsspond thsreunto. For instance:
"Bottls" "a supposed to have
Desu ontitlsd 10 another and
different snit OF clothes from
what he affected two year.
previously. Again: A pair of sock
iDga, however fancy OF dosign and at-
Ehcs!ve absus a pretty girls real
pretty hmbn, are supposed 10 bs out OF
asyle 1t least bl.cnnially, and pattica-
larry 80 whom the change OF venue Ia
from America to Franco. Rolnckiug
niss Bsssie can acseps this hint ss .
Dallas Legacy. Again: The song Of
she bankcro daughter ia an evident
Foreign isterloper; not parcel OF the
piece, ~ introduced. A piano in the
sanksr'a parlor lie an appro-
sing there, she might the more
appropriately b. called on for vocal
display, as theu her swaet notes for
her father would stand a5nvo par, in
atced OF bsisg suddenly and abruptly
hsshed bcfore an audience, aftsr the
concert nsyle. Again: A successful
Esmpler, aud OF tina dsgpsrado quality,
fresh frsm the "You bet Texas coun-
tVyf ar ia Slx r.. 4 i
appearance indicate the facts by a
brisk display Of gorgeous Calit0rniA
ciAmoxds, etc. Mr.. Marion IL gratui-
tously tenAeted the hint without com.
pensatloD; while the stage msnaSsr OF
the troupe must remember that 4 Dal-
las audience is critissl and exactiug.
"oALLHB DAcK"-AT NIGHT.
So the Managers bills announced
the piscs called by the troop Glove and
Eesscu," q reyiEed dramatizntion oil
Mr.. Conwsy's great novel, but thus
vastly varied "for sood and saflisiant
reasons" and heace, diffsring from ths
book voIsios. IL IL replete with the
stirring, emotional sud pathetic, with
not an sasis Of comedy 70 relieve tho
ser!o-nagls. The plot nak, Z
o. snoa ilyl, o romance and q cab act
Ut strosS Representations. The
scenes ire laid In Italy. and thence
vibrating between fascinating Vrspca
and seysre Siberia. Tho tails, one OF
Angular coaOSstlon, tho usdsvinti ng
devotion by an hoEest man, true ~
hio sfxsnoed and next his welded
wife, Yeapcndent with loyal lovo, de-
spite disappointment aud dsspxir; snd
this rsGlproeSssd by the strangely
stannsh affections and trDst,by y half
cTaksd girl, euro ~ a nnow-drcp in her
maiasnly tnnD0sncs, bus iustinctiveiy
eensiilvs to wrong and scaplcious Of
AZ trsaskery thar constantly lssksd
In her path.
Pauline Lloyd Is tho lssding chsrae-
tSr. In thia roll Miys Louise Rial evil
dsncsd an ability that would m axe h ny
most craditabls ephells or Lady
Macbeth. In tho respective ta5leaux,
so thorough vas she In hsr work, NJ
vigorous and strong at times, SO ten.
3~r and deiicsto at others, that she
WAN regularly cucOrsd bofors tho cur
tain. her roncontre with Grnarro, ths
murderer, her representation of the ef-
fees produced upon bsisg taken into
she room Of tho tcrrible tragedy
that took, before her eye i,
tho lie Of her loved BROTH
sr; hsr sudden restoration 70
rosson sua detection OF the villain that
performed tho ds,tardly decd, were all
tue work OF an artistic by nature aud a
severe student careful Of ssch detail.
We osn safely predict for the lady q
brilliant futare Ia such roles, II nhs
ps'sevsro.
Ths next beat piece OF work in the
play was Offered by Mr.. Mcconnell, az
Rsphasl Gs narrs. A msn of fine phys
ique, exceeding grace OF movement
Gnd gesture, and u natural aud
cnltursd elocutioni.t, he rave
rs in vivid display, Tie
Italian consplr1,or, at Ii nss crafty
and deceptive End crlrgiug, vt tinei
bold and impotuoug, but always re,
reuse.ul and roaoute. His fall in tho
dieth struggle In the closing scene va,
~ superior pisoe of acting as We car
hope 70 zee. Just such = dcSpsrst,
character world thus reSlst oppcait iel
and sssk 70 tuiat from death itsolf
never Aurrendering ugtl the fna
gasp.
Ar. Marion, an Gerald Maynard, wa,
fully equal 20 HIS part. And the ssm,
| credit mey ee extended TO the otheyr
The stage equipments were do
ttc'ive, aud should he i'm,
proved. Tho prison scene 10 Slhrrl.
y not At I'll M to tho requirements
siberia Is . cold cnuntry and panp Z
10 not 30 IN their shirtsloeyes; MOI
d0os = weNrJ, Travelled prisoner appss.
u tho eleanSst ~ clothes Ragged
prisoners, rsck-built priaona, tat
ersd garments, weak hmbs, rno.y
Ecendry-these ara tho requirements
Toy weri wholly wanting last nlah.
I'd incsl9ss subsii,utlons wera :, nde
hu5 sl ibis does mo- ds;ract from tn.
duo Rsting Of the troupe, and whom
We take pleasure In commondivg Il
the pubic.