Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-02

SUPPORTED ny A COMPETENT COMPANY oi
METROPOLITAN PLAYERs

METROPOLITAN PLAYERS.
Eva as Heroine.
About 80 people came out to see her il
the evening. The plot of the play follow.
the incidents known TO the public, but u
follows them in a distorted way. Eve
Mann is made out to be a heroine and 8
martyr Robert Ray Hamilton as a weah
but noble hearted man of the world. Botl
are victims OF the wiles Of a character whe
is supposed 10 be Josh Mann and Of au
other character, cast off mistress Of th,
hero, who never appeared. Robert Rai
Hamilton is masquerading under the nam,
of Roland Livingstone. Josh Mann j:
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 Liyingstones.
The Plot OF the Play.
To strip the characters Of their names il
the play, Robert Ray Hamilton is made C
meet and love Eva Mann, thereby enragiue
his bosom friend, Josh Mann, and his cast
off mistress. The wicked Josh hires a maj
to personate a priest, and thus whet
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 Ay. She is prevented, and a second
and genuine marriage takes place They
60 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
interferes and accidentally stabs the
drunken housekeeper. Crowd rushes in.
Eva Takes the Blame.
Eva takes the blame and Robert flies
which is 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 as a sort of prophecy
for in it Eva is about 70 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 Wen.
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 arm.
are round and white and tapering.
But when it comes to reading the lines
Eva Mann is not there at all. II ever
play demanded tragedy Of this sky pierc
ing sort this play requires it. Eva Mann
expressed tremendous passion in her gest
ures. while her voice had about as httl'
excitement in it As a glass of rain water
The contrast was highly entertaining.
The Star Was Overshadowed.
When she said, 'Oh, that Roland wer
here in spirit, she waved her arms an,
body frantically, but maintained an ever
tone set aside in good society for observa
tions about the weather When she cas-
up her eyes and tried 20 blush il was
cause for a far from polite litter in tn
Opera house The company Is about o
the barn storming average with one o
two exceptions. who are trife above il
Mrs. Mann's gowns would not create
sensation on a city stage. But in her cos
tune in the last act she won great ap
plause, her neck and arms showing TO fil
advantage. The lady who played the cas-
of mistress did very creditably, acting ia
better than the star.