The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-19

audience was very attentive and sym
pathetic and must have inspired tn
performers to their best efforts. An,
the play, as rendered, was we'll worth,
Of attention. There have been time
when our natural conscientiousnes
made it hard for us toreport home dra
matte performances, but in this in
stance we find no difficulty, and Car
say with q clear conscience that W,
have never seen East Lynne better
played than it was last Thursday and
Friday nights. From the time the cur
tain rolled up on the first scene till /,
went down on the last there was not a
break. Everything went as smoothly
as If the performers had been playing
East Lynne all their lives.
Where the whole was 80 well done
it seems almost superfiuous to 60 into
details, and we need only glance at the
individual characters. Among the la
dies, the honors were perhaps abou I
equally divided between Mrs. Greason
as Lady Isabel and Madame Vine, and
Mrs. Beggs, as Cornelia Carlyle. Mrs.
Greason's difficult part was sustained
admirably throughout. She is to be
specially congratulated that, with 50
many temptations to rant and lover
do'' the thing, she neither ranted nor
over did it. Her action in the death
scene of little Willie, was particularly
good. If any criticism or suggestion
were to be made, it would probably be
that there was hardly animation and
excitement enough in her scenes with
Francis Levison and in some scenes
with her husband.
We hope no offense will be taken if
we remark that Mrs. Beggs seemed Pc
culiarly adapted to her part. She
knew her lines perfectly and recited
them with a naturalness that was very
refreshing. The only trouble with her
was that she vas too pretty. (This is
honesty 1t took too great stretch Of
Imagination to remember all the time
that she was fidgety, withered, cross
old maid.
Miss Beulah Reimert was somewhat
out of her element as Barbara Hare,
her forte being more in the comedy
line. With little more attention to
facial expression, however, and some
what greater animation, she would
leave little to be desired in her reRdi-
ton of the part.
Mrs. o. Foust and Miss Emma Todd,
as servants, carried their parts very
we'll indeed, and elected considerable
applause.
As, among the ladies, the honors
were about equally divided between
the two leading parts, SO Mr.. Hen
tricks, as Archibald Carlyle, must
share the laurel with Mr.. Beggs, as
Francis LevisOn. The first did nobly
md the second villainously we'll. eve
hope you "grasp our meaning."C From
\ numbered remarks that were dropped,
We know that the audience particular
y appreciated the grace and skill with
which, not only they, but all the other
gentlemen except Ed Lewis) handled
heir silk hats. 1t was very touching,
even pathetic at times. Mr.. Fisher was
'fearfully and wonderfully made"-up
and played his part with great eclat,
almost winning recall after his last
exit. There was nothing small, either,
,bout Mr.. Greason's makeup, except
MS wig, and he wasn't responsible for
hat. He had rather a subordinate
part on the stage, but that he fulfilled
MS duties as stage manager is evil
fenced by the smoothness with which
every thing dropped into the right
place at the rig hit time. c. NJ. Simp-
'on took the part of Lord Mount Sew
,rn with his usual ease and dignity. |
Cy. usually does we'll what he under
.akes to do, even down to running a
mug wump post office. Ed. Lewis
part would have been improved by
more animation and more
distinct enunciation. He had hard
BART to play and his conception Of it
vas in the main good. We understand
hat the club have been invited to give
he play at several of our neighboring
owns. Should they accept the invita-
ion we can assure our neighbors that
Ill who attend East Lynne as given
~ the lola Dramatic Club will get the
ull worth of their money.
THE BANQUET COMMITTEES.
The following committees have been
appointed to arrange for Bean Ban
luet, to be given by McCook Post, at
he Opera House on Saturday evening,
February 9th
Soliciting committee Southwest
district: Misses Fannie Mcclure, Lo-
a Smeltzer and Nav Ewing. South.