Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-31
WILSON BARRETT.


of the Famous English Actor and
His London Company-The story OF
"Den-My-Ch rse" - An Interesting
Play.
With the single exception of the recent ap-
pearance of Booth and Modjeska. the most
notable dramatic performances offered to our
thsater. gosrs will be that of Mr.. Wilson Bar
rett and his entire London company, inolud-
Ing Miss Eastlake and Mr.. George Barrett.
who are to appear at Proctor's opera house
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week. The well remembered produo
ton of "Hamlet" by these artists at the
Hyperion theater three years ago 10 perhaps
their best advertisement, and il warrant
that the coming entertainments will be of
the very highest character. Besides his
acknowledged talent there issone thing that
specially recommends this most fascinating
actor and play wright to all admirers Of the
stage and that Is his absolute honesty.
Everyone who witnesses any of Mr.. Barrett's
plays is at once impressed with the fact that
everything has been done to secure Q COM
plete and satisfactory performance. The
promises In his Advertisements are always
fulfilled. Mr.. Barrett has made great deal
of money out of his theatrical ventures,
but he has done more than that.
He has by his earnest endeavors
given to his audiences representations of
eating and "a meritorious as they are sue
cessful. His whole heart 10 in his work and
his work IL not confined to his own acting
but to the security of frst.rate company,
appropriate scenery, costumes, appointments,
stage effects, everything that tends to give
his dramatic pictures completeness and to
make the mirror which he holds up to nature
the brightest, clearest and best.
The play, "Ben-My-Chree," (The Girl of
Ny Hearth which 10 to be given on Thursday
and Friday evenings, Is q dramatization by
Mr.. Hall Caine and Mr.. Barrett of the for
mer's novel, 1.-THE Deemster." 1t is story
Of the Isle Of Man during the years 1745 to
174s; The hero. "Dan Aylrsa, "is passion.
the bishop Of the island. He is the kind of
man who could be turned with q touch one
way or the other, to good or to evil. Those
who could guide him best do not understand
him and 90 he goes astray. He loves his
cousin, "Ewsn Mylres," he forgives his in
suits and accepts his taunts, for EVAN has .
Dan. Gradually the devil gets posses,
into bad company, he is rsproved
BY his father and disclaimed by his uncle.
A chance circumstance brings this reckless,
passionate, violent man face to face with his
cousin EVAN, who dispises him. Dan has
paid elandestine visit to Mona after night
fall and, to save her honor, At her sugges-
tiou, has escaped by her window. He ia
caught in the act of escaping and from that
moment II is war to the knife between
the two men. EVAN forces q quarrel
| and In self-defense Dan kills him.
| Dan gives himself up and faces q trial fol-
| murder. Tho law, in the person of his
uncle, the Desmster or Judge of the island,
| q about to pronounce the sentence Of death.
whom the bishop, in his capacity - Baron Of
| the Isle Of Man, claims the right to punish
| The guilty one. II 10 terrible moment, fol
| the bishop pronounoes upon his own son q
sentence worse than death. Dan is not to
die, but he IL to be cut off from all human
companionship for evermore. With thu
banishmsnt Of Dan comes the torture Of
the woman he loves. TAINTED q
the girl In with sin of which she IL limo
cent, she avows her purity before the altar
in the hearing Of the assembled congregation
only to be laughed ct by her aocusers. II
her agony DAN appears and declares her In
nocsnt, but overcome by the thought thai
her lovers return means his certain death
she dies In his arms, and O. the curtain fall
Dan prepares himself for the death that ID to
him happy and longed for relief.
To those who have read the novel, or WHIT
have fondness for romantic drama, OF who
take delight In hrst. rate play theses per
formances, are especially recommended
will be ~ Re indeed II the theater ID MOI
fllsd to 0SefAowing every evening Of th.
sneagsms9s.