, 1889-10-27
MOSAIC AT THE PLAY.
A Handsome Tribute to the Genius
of Miss Rigl.
Social Events During the Week
lust Closed.
Carnival, Club Parties and a Birth
day Gathering.

Monday evening seems to be the most
popular night for our theatrical perform
ances co take place. On the first night
of this week we enjoyed a splendid pre-
sentation of Mr.. Barnes of NeD York.
Although the play itself is a mere outline
and at best rather sketchy and ineligible
only to those familiar with Mr.. Gunter's
unimportant, was so in~telligently and
capably taken that the lack of unity and
harmony of the play was not unpleasantly
noticeable.
The heroine. Marina" as played by
Miss Emily Rigl, was a living personifica-
ton OF a tropical-natured woman, pas
sionate in her love and capable of going
any lengths to avenge a fancied wrong.
Miss Rigl is a beautiful woman with an
intensely mobile face. capable of express
ing every emotion from intense passion
and hate to tenderest love and womanly
sympathy. From her first bit OF acting
in the duel scene, where she is instantly
transformed from a carelessly happy girl.
longing with tenderest affection for the
return of her beloved brother. to a des-
perate woman, whose every heart beat is
a prayer for vengeance upon the slayer OF
this loved one. She made adeep impress
sion on the audience, who followed her
through the drama of human passions
with the closest attention and sym patty.
Mr.. Robert billiard as Burton
Barnes" was simply an unaffected, nat
ural American gentleman, and one could
hardly persuade ones self hat he was act.
ing at all. Surely this is the highest
praise possible to offer an actor.
Sheridan Block as the villain made a
good impression and little Annie Blanck
as the irrepressible ''Maude," the enft,nt
terrible, was simply irresistible.
The scenery was. beautiful and a well
come change from that which usually
meets the eyes of the frequenter of our
opera house. and which does duty on SO
many and varied occasions. The audi
ence was an immense one, and quite en-
thusiastic, something unusual in Chey-
enne. where undoubted merit and pains
taking efforts are too often met with cold
ness and harsh criticism.
To show to what heights enthusiasm is
carried in some places, | notice that when
the London Gaiety company returned to
the Gaiety theater in London, after a
most successful tour of this country, the
house was filed to overflowine with peo-
pie wild with excitement. AS the actors
appeared upon the stage they were greet
ed with great applause, and when Miss
Nelly Farren, the star of the English bur
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was accompanied by a frantic waving of
canes, hats, handkerehieis and pro-
grammes. The enthusiasm reached its
height when there appeared in front of
the gallery a piece of drapery with the
inscription: THE boys welcome their Mel
lie" Then the audience in their ardor
sang in stentorian tones, For she's a Jolly
good fellow and the orchestra wound
up the greeting by playing Annie Lau-
RE. How is that for enthusiastic appre-
%ciationl
Tuesday night the entertainment for
the benefit of the Presbyterian church
drew an immense crowd to Keefe hall, all
eager to enjoy the novel and beautiful
sights incident to a Merchants carni-
val" The hall was beautifully decorated,
the flowers and candy booths being es-
~pecially bright and pretty. The tea
booth arranged on the stage and presided
over by fair maids from the ''howery
kingdom" was immensely attractive, and
these foreign beauties did a fourishiug
trade, in the cup that cheers but does not
inebriate. Almost every business firm in
town was represented in the grand march
by well known society ladies in fancy cos,
tunes. which besides being pretty and ap-
propriate were often striking and original.
During the evening Co. X did some
very effective work, after their first drill
presenting their captain, f. A. Sitter,
with a handsome gold headed cane as a
token of their appreciation for the inter-
est and care with which he has drilled
them. The entire affair was pronounced
a tremendous success and a large sum OF
money must have been cleared by the
clever originators of the scheme.
On the same evening a most enjoyable
dinner was given at the club by Mr..
Andrew Gilchrist in honor of Hon. Hor-