Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
TIE WORLD AGAINST HER
Presented by a Strong Company Al
Redmond's.
A Surprised ana Pleased A Audisnes-Frse-
ably the Beet frodueflea Nit
messed in Iais Ihsstsr
-1ossip.

They commonly call play ''saow,
ana the show" offered az RedMond's
last night WAS worth dollar. the
World Against Her" is a melodramA
without knives. revolyers or murder.
IL offers nothing new IN the matter OF
plot. The same idea, that is the separA-
ton OF husband and wife by schen-
ing and ungraclous rascal, has frequent
ly been used before, but worked out IN
different directions than III this play
The strength of the play is chiefly in
the active manner IA which the eharac-
ters are made TO turn the interest and
mystlfy the auditor as 60 results. At
all times attention Is held Al the high
est piten, and the unexpected in the
way of situation and climaxes is con-
stantly occurring. The plot starts on
simple and innocent situation. But this
occurrence involves a very strong and
impressive moral. 1t is an old story,
but II reflected very vividly how great
wrong and suffering can be wrought by
simple circumstaDtlal evidence. The
woman who is compelled TO struggle
with the world against her is discovered
in the office OF her husband 5 employer,
VINO was once her eultOr. Afterwards
he visits her home entirely against her
wishes, and the husband enters upon
the scene and renounces her. From
here 10 the end the interest e ows from
act 10 act. Agnes Wallace Villa ia per-
fectly equipped Tor the role OF Madge
Carleton. There are temptations for
over acting but she was repressed 10 u
degree that almost at times made her
effort pa antully effective. Her pathos
was most tender and pitiful, the best
/ testimonial being the fact that IN the
second act she had nearly every woman
III sobs while tears glistened IN eyes OF
| the sturdler sex. Louis Glover
| enacted James Carleton with
becoming dignity, feeling aud
grace. All the elements OF varying
emotion, grief, disappointment and
1 anger were brought out in true and dis
tinct artistic colors. Gilbert Blair, the
unprnclpled and despicable indiyid-
ual. was depicted in the conventional
fashion, with sarcastic smile and cigar
ette. j. w. Allen gave good imper-
/ eOudtlOD VI lDO OlQ man CudTdCICl PAL
! Clegg. Herald Vernon, a typical Eng
lish dude, of the idiotc stamp, as por-
trayed by Reddick Anderson in a
fashion that won considerable enthus-
iastlc attention. Lucy banners, his in
tended, under difficulties, was cutely
! given by Lucie Villa, and they were
both loudly encored for their singing
and dancing. Joseph Roylat, Mrs
Charles Howard and Miss Veo
gave a capital representation oi
character as the attaches of an timer
ant Punch and Judy show. Asit is the
motive of the drama TO "hold the mir.
ror up TO nature" we suppose such q
character as that of Lucy Clerg, way.
ward and bold girl, must be endured
This character, as presented 10y Mis-
Sabra Deshon, is probably cleverly
faithful. 1t was full of abandon anc
very broadly suggestion. Little Dot
whose existence and safety was conun
uously in jeopardy, was a most pre-
cious and pretty child aged 4,and nevei
missed cue or exit. company of
such rare excellence should do the ban
ner business of the week. Matinee TO
day