The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-04

SUPPORTED BY A COMPETENT COMPANY OF
METROPOLITAN PLAYERS.
Eva as n Heroine.
About 250 people came out to see her in
the evening. The plot of the play follows
the incidents known to the public but 10
follows them in distorted way. Eva
Mann Is made out to he a heroine and "A
martyr. Robert Ray Hamilton IA q weak
but noble hearted man of the world. Both
are victims OF the wiles Of n character who
" supposed to be Josh Mann and OF an
other character, q cast off mistress of the
hero, who never appeared. Robert Ray
Hamilton Is smasqueradiny under the name
Of Roland Livingstone. Josh Mann il
called Ivan Vanteck. Eva Mann is called
Nadine, a friendless orphan, surrounded
by low and vicious persons Nurse Don
nelly may be strainedly discovered in
Mrs. Preston, who is drunken house
keeper for the Livingstones.
The Plot Of the Play.
To strip the characters of their names in
the play, Robert Ray Hamilton is made to
meet and love Eva Mann, thereby enraging
his bosom friend, Josh Mann, and his cast
of mistress. The wicked Josh hires man
to personate a priest, and thus when
Robert Ray and Eva think they are mar
ried, they are not. Eva finds out the truth
through the drunken housekeeper, thinks
Robert Ray has deceived her, and prepares
to fly. She is prevented, and a second
and genuine marriage takes place. They
go to the seashore, followed by the machi-
nations OF the same villains.
The drunken hOusekeeper comes in with
knife and tries to stab Eva; Robert Ray
interieres and accidentally stabs the
drunken housekeeper. Crowd rushes in.
Eva Takes the blame.
Eva takes the blame and Robert flies
which is n new and much revised version
Of the story of the crime for which Eva did
time in the Trenton penitentiary. The last
act does not pretend to follow the facts,
unless it is intended rs sort of prophecy,
for in it Eva is about to marry Josh be-
cause she thinks Robert Ray is dead, and
would wish her to marry his bosom friend.
But Robert Ray comes back just in the
nick o. time, and villain Josh sneaks away
exposed, while the castoff mistress takes
poison and dies.
She Makes Up Well.
Eva certainly makes up we'll. Her stage
presence takes ten years from her life
and much of the hardness from her face.
Considering the fact that she never acted
before on the stage, her poses and her
stage walk are quite good. Her form
shows to advantage, and her bare arms
are round and white and tapering
But when IL comes to reading the lines
Eva Mann is not there at all. If ever a
play demanded tragedy OF this sky pierre
ing sort this play requires it. Eva Mann
expressed tremendous passion in her gest-
ures. while her voice had about as little
excitement in it As glass Of rain water.
The contrast was highly entertaining.
Tho star Was Overshadowed.
When she said, "Oh, that Roland were
here in spirit" she waved her arms and
body frantically, but maintained an even
tone set aside in good society for observa-
tions about the weather. When she cast
up her eyes and tried to blush it was a
cause for far from polite litter in the
Opera house. The company is about OF
the barn storming average with one or
two exceptions, who are trifle above it,
Mrs. Mann's gowns would not create a
sensation on city stage. But in her Co.'S
tune in the last act she won great ap-
plause, her neck and arms showing to fine
advantage. The lady who played the cast
of mistress did very creditably, acting far
better than the star.