Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-23
Dramatic and GypiC.
Success Of the Two Orphans Cheap Thoaroas-A New
Audienco Nutmeg Match.-S pan Of Lfe.-Notos.

Have Messrs. Cellinr, O'Malley and
McNally-(by the way where are the
O'undyD-solved the problem Of pay
ing tl.eatricals at cheap prices2
IA looked very much like u at the
Theatre lest evening, when the Two
Orphans ON iis second presentation
went to standing room only. It's q
little cary yet to determine whether 1t
was the plenteous appeals that have
been made 10 The people u come out
and aid the Coal Fond for the poor, OF
the novelty Of getting agood reserved
SCAT for 81 cents, Or even 30 oeuh-ihai
has drawn the crowds. 1t may he
combination OF bota Influences. Az
any rate the public has attended two
performances IN thfungs, and better
9TH, II has gone away saying II got tho
worth Of &c money.
Last nighps pfeieltation picked up
amazingly. The previous nighrs ron'
dillon, added conndeuc e, and the In
nuence Of n big and irienJly audience
all warmed tho actors up aud mAue
them give more than y respectable per-
fyfmanco Of the admirable play. The
bitches this time were hardly notice
able. That terrible singing, n wofli
away from tue hey still cfipples thu
beginning Of act four. Mise La
vine, will a. she plays her
double role under her double name,
ia sull little lame In her lines; some
Of the minor roles, especially among
the laiies to the garden scene, are
stillA little melancholy, but the big
points arc well brought Vut aud the
main chtfattefs are very well played.
Mr.. COlllnsis the best Of this company
Mr. OiMailcy next; the two orphans
play very inlttesuusly AMI intclli'
gently, Mf. Mcstefvclt reads admir-.
sbiy; Mr. McNRlly has an excellent
Idea of Jacques, though little more
tuiiianism would not hurt him; Mi.
Svdiey's Picard indicates an Idea NJ
least u professional experience; Mt.
Jennings Matquls Ia ono OF the best
sustained shOtt Tits ~ the play, anu
Miss Dufy's FfochArd last night was
much better thAa tho night before.
T0nlghps audience promises ~ hold
up we'll with its predecessors, ana the
GOAL fund promises TO 10 handsomely
swellej NJ result
by this way, suppose We have a
published account OF just haw many
tons OF coal the performances produce
Let us hope the result will not DO Ike
a.. a. la.
and orphans In the play OF the Wife.
-
A glance over the audiences which
arc urawn ont TO this Two Orphans
reveals some rather curious things.
one IL, that there are good many
clatses OF very we'll 10 do people VINO
DO not make regular prac-
tlce Of going g tue lheater.
Tuey chow this by the way they ex.
anime the house, stare at the occupants
" Tie boxer, anu the breathlesu intent
ness with which they watch the play.
Your regular theAter g0er IL apt 10 be
rather ass; no smiles At sentiment,
no II borvd al comedy and he leaves
the th.Ater when the leading mAu
iudulges la heToics. But your middle
class, Frank Lesliu's wecRiy con
Htilusnt, who only sees the Inside OF the
theater At raie aud precious Intervals,
TO whom the nily cent rate Il n boon
and godscnd. looks ON everything
through the spectacles OF intense
human sympathy And interest Mr..
Goodman and her three grown
daughter, who have not attended the
play before since they went TO a cheap
matinee TO sec Charlotte Thompson
play East Lynne--Rr- on hand Ia the
ront row. To them the suffering Of
the Two Orphans Ia Ell n real, terrible
gotuAlity, and the looks Of sympathy
hey cast at each other, tue number OF
lines they wipe their eyes, aud the
Indignation they vent at Jacques aud
Frochnrd are almost affecting In their
reality. When the old bag raises her
lniie 10 plunge II into the body OF
Louise, they fairly rise IRON their suats
and utter n hall suppressed SHREK that
draws the amused attention OF the
whole audiences. They rejoice with
Picard, weep with Louise, beam over
this ohevalier ana applsud when tue
curtain goes down with fuTv0i
truly refreshing. IL tue prompter's
voice h heard, they do not think II
oil out Of the way; they think "a,
singing might he little better possi-
bly,, but that they regard m mer,
sideiucidout, not to be cOntoundrd with
tho misIOrtuurs " Henrlette aud Lou
lee, ana hence no, worth the noticing
II somclaiy iOtgels Tue lines anu u OK
holplessly ht the promptvr, Mrs. q cd
man sympathetloally says "Puol
thug" ami uA TOT ner three giTlF, /
thsy haj a POM book Ia their hat III
thVy wuuiI probably pass her thi
void themselves. The large class rep
ta5enttd by these ostimAtlu peupi,
comes 10 tue ,htalur with one aim-ti
10 entertained, and n II In in any wtl
possible 10 get that entertainment theJ
propose TO have H.. They would CONT
unehcr u they could afford II, anu !
is this new clientele that the Mestr
Collins, O'Malley, McNally a Co
have very uluverly set themselves {