The morning call., 1894-06-26

ably supported by Joseph Sparks as Prim-
rose ana CHARLES Mccarthy as HOnOrah |
Dublin.
A young man who played the part of a |
tough with a hair-lip made an immense |
nit, ana MS appeals to the gallery while |
ehueaVorng to sing with his associates in |
the moving numbers of the piece were |
greeted with enthusiasm. The play. |
which was written many years ago and is |
on the farce-comedy order, goes to show
that biack-stOckinged girls who do splits.
dance the serpentine and have panoramas
thrown upon them are not absolutely es-
senual to complete success Harrlgan,s
slices Of New York life will surely pack
the California till the end of his engage
ment.
Miss May Nannary appeared in the re-
constructed society play "Queena" at
MOrosco's Grand Opera-house la st evening
in dual role-.he titular one. and as Mile.
Rene of the operate stage. There was
the usual up-to-capacity audience present.
The play is not new either in idea or Incl
dent 1t is the Old story of mans perfdy
and woman's betrayed trust. Queena is
married ION the sly" in AmericA to Lord
Walter Huntington, an English arlstocrat
masqueraGing under the name OF Mont
rose. He leaves her and she hears no
more of him for six years. In the mean
time baby girl is born. When Queena
| next meets the father of her child 1t IS at
the American Legation, Paris, and there
she meets him as Mile. Rene, an operate
| prima donna.
There is occasion for some powerful
| acting in the Legation scene as 1t Is
| called, and the set OF which occupies the
second and third acts. Miss Nannary
! shows TO better advantage as the trusting
! but unrecognized wife in the first act,
! than in the second and third, seeking JUS
| tice for her wrongs. The fourth act, as In
the case with these regulation dramas,
makes things even.
| Where Miss Nannary's method may be
| questioned, IL may be added, is In its lack
| of repOse IN certain intervals IN the sec
ond and third acts that might be we'll
! chosen with little analy tical study OF the
requirements of her part The effect OF
| intensity can be given to well-managed re-
| pose. There is more meaning and pur-
pose in:the low, level utterances by good
actress, sometimes, than in her lCudest
and most strident tones. The young lady
should cultivate this reposetul act and
thereby infuse more light and shade In her
acting.
The piece was staged with great care
and at considerable expense. The setting
of the second and third acts is entirely
new-in fact. the same may be said Of the
whole four acts; but the second ana thlrd
were the chief picture, on account of the
originality ana Quaintness Of the picture
presented and the harmony Of its rich col
oring. The Illuminated fountain at the
landing on the first stairway had gor.
geous effect, with its shifting vari-col-
ored lights glancing amid the falling
waters. Queena's cottage home in the
first and fourth acts was also new design,
and, all through, the head and hand OF
Mr.. Harry Mor0sco were visible.
The piece, of course. goes to the star
/ I,r,+r ba ofF Of c
Clarence st. Clair, cannot. on account o.
its merit, pass unDOticed. The gentleman
has a musical, full tenor voice. as we'll a!
an easy stage manner. The comedy is il
the hands of Mr.. Leslie, as John Henry
Wilkins, proprietor of a stomachic medi
cine, besides being secretary of the Amer
. can legation, and Miss Lucille la Verne
as Florence Nightingale Fletcher. TIL
audience applauded many parts of tn
play so heartily that 1t may be accepted g
an omen for a rushing week.
1.-THE Tar and Tartar" will run all thi
/ week at the Tivoli, and embraces man!
: new songs and effects.
New faces and a new programme are il
I order at the Orpheum music hail. Mis-
: IneZ Dean made most satisfactory debu
} last evening as eantatTlce. She boast
a fine contraltO.
Vaudeville, opera and comedy are al
given free at the Peoples Palace Musi
Hall, southwest corner of Mason ant
Eddy streets. 1t is the most ample fire.
! family music hall in America.
The Wigwam commenced the week wit
= a brand-new line Of attractions, includln
: the com binatlOn headed by the Aibio
Brothers. who are gifted in their line.
z | MI c. Coot+ish vi,
? will give grand com plimentary literar
and musical entertainment at Metropo
: tan Temple Friday evening, june %, sui
: mittlng long and varied programme.
q the course of the evening the royal chic
( George Miller, will make some remarks.