Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-01
TnE WEEKS SOCIETY puiNes.
Clara Morris-Dauce BY the Salem
Band---Coming Social and Din
ner aud other Events.
SOMETHING EXTRA FINE.


has been varied, at least, during the
past few years. Reeds opera house
has had presentations of the sublime
and the ridiculous in their way ut
diticrtn mt times, and amusement has
been furnished in this way lo thea.
ter goers off aud on, occasionally
with genuine satisfaction toa limited
audience, and other times with mll
satisfaction to the performers, hut at
only limited qualification to the good
audience in Attendance. There have
been IA few really first class perform
auces and the rule has been houses
not at at all sufficiently well filled to
indicate appreciatiou; uut Thursday
evening was happy exception To
this rule. Clara Morris, the great
emotional actress, met IA large, high.
~ respectable and cultivated audi
ence, with cultured forbearancc
WI ich did not allow her very late.
appearance to rutile its good temps
or mar the pleasure of the evening.
As Renee de Moray, Clara Morris
was recognized as the most tru'y
natural character ever presented on
a Salem stage. Theatrical critics of
u professional character have so fully
explained all the points of vantage
so unanimously accorded her that
the review of AN amateur would he
tame and listleSs. 1t will he
sufficient, then, to say that she was
the embodiment of the character
intended 10 be represented; that her
articulation, while neii her loud nor
forced, was so distinct as To reach
every corner of the auditorium,
while her outbursts of passionate
feeling were such us tn set the nerves,
luchrymal aud risible AS the climax
demanded, into Involuntary action.
1t was II grand performance, Miss
Morris being of course the great
center of ATTRACTIONS, although MIR
Colville, as Count de Moray, Miss
Lang as their daughter Cecille, Mr.
Kelley as Renee's ilieeitinIate ha f.
brother, and Mr.. Coveney as the
English consul, were excellent char
acters. In fact there was not u poor
feature in connection with the en-
tertalnment, aud the pleasure de
rived will be grea stimulus to the
encouragement of first class talent
IN the future.
UNITY CLUB AND CARNIVAL.
Unity Club met in full attendance
at the residence of Mr.. S,upleton on
Center street, Tuesday evening.
I Papers on Dickens as man and
author were read. His place in
literature and the value OF his novels
and their effect We're discussed and
ii was the universal opinion of the
Ciub that his power lay in his fidel.
ity I. what is mauiIestly the fuuda-
mental principle of his life. "The
Fatherhood of God and the Brother
hood of Man. Next Tuesday even
Ing the Club meets at 7:30 sharp at
the residence of Mr q. Steiner, 18th
street. Papers will be read on the
Social and Political Condition of
France aud England in l775, aud
the relations IF Frauce and the
/ United States during the French
rrrolution will be discussed. Those
" 40 are Interested in such meeting.
are not aware of the value of what
they are losing hy not attending.
The interest Of the Club is incroas
ing as members become acquainted
and learn the methods of study.
The meetings are opened by current
literary news aud by "a quotation
from the "Taie of Two Cities" The
Business Carnival to he held by the
ladies of the Unitarian society in tn.
opera house Thanksgiving evening
il taking definite shape; seventy-six
firms aud Institutions ARE already
enlisted and others will probably
join this week. 1t is proposed to
make the affair the equal al least of
anything In spectacular line seen in
Salem. Representative of the
society have visited Albany aud
other places gathering items, and
in n.Ormation is sought by letter from
distant cities. Neither effort nor
money will be spared to make it a
success. Mrs. O. :. Eng and Is
manager, Miss Leona wills musi-
Cal director, and they have an able
corps OF assistants. Fuller details
hereafter.
MATRIMONIAL CIRCLES.
The month just closed has been one
lneScelled in the matrimonial line
During the twenty-seven legai work
lays of the month, twenIy-seven
marriage licenses have been issued
~ tn clerk of Marion county. aud
wo ceremonies have been pro
lounced in the county for which +.
he licenses were granted in other
ounIies. For the past two weeks
lie following persons have been
ivored with those legal papers al. :
Iwing them 10 be uhiied in the
oily bonds OF wedlock; Oct. 20th, h
lis5 Ora Harris and Mr.. +. w "
'anburen; Oct. 2lst, Mss Minnie u
|. Page aud Mr.. Fred a. Bowman, -
nd Miss Eva Reed and Mr.. j. A. a
alahd, and A,iss Lucinda Fl. La. c'
iasters aud Mr.. JOHN Il. Long, u