Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-19

There is to be rare and very amusing en-
tertainment at LOOMS Temple of Music on
Thursday evening next, when Madame Ri
card, of Massachusetts, will personate General
Butler, Henry Irving, Charlotte Cushman
and others with appropriate Rotations.
Nine. Ricard comes recommended by Mrs.
Livermore, Rev. DIR. Field of the Congrega-
tional church in Maine and others whose
testimony is valuable. It is hoped the hall
will be filed.
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The company producing "Storm Beaten
at this opera house this week is an excellent
one, and opened to large audience last eve
ming. The attractions in the curio hall are
we'll worth seeing, and crowded houses will
probably be the rule this week.
MISS GENEvIEvE WARD IN FORGET ME-NoT.
If the theatrical season were a month or
two further advanced it would be very diff
cult to explain the smallness of the audience
which witnessed "Forget- Me-Not' as pre-
sented at Carll's last evening. Those who
We're present, however, found no difficulty
in understanding and seoonding the express
sions of commentator which have been of
late SO bountifully bestowed upon Miss Ward
and her able company of supporters. The
actress herself is if possible more vivacious,
more charming in her delicate rendering of
bits of rspartee than ever, while in situations
requiring the exhibition of strong feeling she
has quite visibly improved, and as to the
support little but words of praise can be
spoken. The play is old-school come
dy. Miss Ward, the wife of a lately assassi-
mated French gambler, disreputable and most
pitiless and unscrupulous in the fur
thering of her oWn ends, endeav-
ors 10 force herself upon the young
widow of her son. She hopes thereby to
gain social rank and money, and thinks to be
able to accomplish her purpose by the power
she possesses, according to French law, to
result to the lately hereaved girl which 1t
is easy to see. Her tale ia only disclosed to
her daughter in-law's sister, Alice Verney,
but Alice's lover recognizes the obnoxious
woman, and is able, by the assistance of one
of her victims, to get rid of her presence,
whereupon comes the usual happy ending.
Throughout the play abounds not only in
strQug situations, but in scenes of animated
and piquant conversation best calculated to
bring out the peculiar gift Of the leading ac-
tress, and her WQrk Throughout is marked BY
al eYentess which is most acceptable, Of the
costumes worn by Miss Ward it is, perhaps,
unnecessary to speak farther after We have
had so mVch advance information. Suffice
it to say that they are really marvels of Paris
ian art.
Mr.. w. 81. Vernon, the leading man, is a
typical Hnglish gentleman of the old style
frank, ontspoken and earnest, while the fact
that he is an English gentleman improves
his Interpretation and gives an agreeable
proficiency to some of his speeches. He
seems well fitted to head such a company as
Miss Wards, and if a little deficient in feel
ing and artificial in his ve-making, is new
ertheless in more important scenes fully ca-
pable. Miss Tyndale as AliceVerneY charmed
the audience by her artlesaness and self-saeri-
fee and gave evidence of considerable ability
which is yet to be developed AS whole
the company performed their parts admira-
bly,, in manner quite suggestive of Daly's.
Miss Ward begins weeks engagement ct