The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-22
HART'S latest DRAMA
A Daughter Of Dixie Proves 10 Be a Very
Clever Dramatic Work.
THE STORY IS VERY WELL told
The Author Essays One of the Prin-
cipal Characters and Dosa It Well,
Called Before the Curtain at the
End of the Second Aot-Perform-
ance viii be Repeated Tonight at
rockingham Theater.

"a Daughter of Dixie" the latest
work OF Daniel l., Hart, the young
Wilkes Barre playwright and journal.
lat was given its first production in
this city at the Frothingham theater
last night as benefit for tho Scranton
Press club
Last night's audience WAS not as
large as /, should havs bsen, but 1t was
representative and somewhat critical
ono That the play won II and callsi
foyth round after round OF hearty ap-
llau5a is evidence that "A Daughter of
Dixie" has qualities that appeal strong
ly to discriminating theater goerI.
The soene OF the drama Is laid In
Kentucky ani tbs blue grass ideas OF
honor figure conspionously In tho dia-
logue There is IN the drama sug-
geslion Of thb poetry ana ielicacy OF
shading Of "AlRbama' and the self
sacrificing herOlsm that Is the main
spring Of "ln Old Kentucky" and yet
Mr., narts play by no means follows
the distinctive linss of Of these dramas,
His ID an original themI and il is
told in manner which shows that Mr.
Hart has tho dramatic instinct we'll de-
yeloped.
FINE STAGE EFFECTs
The drama is OF the realistic school
the opening scene being especially
strong in that liue. As the curtain
rises white walled southern manor
house Is disclosed bathed In the moon
light with vines partially conGealing
the pillars that fringe the Verandah.
In the woods the birds are calling, iire
flies are fitting hither aud thither aud
the cronk OF the bull frog comes from
the nsign0oring pond.
1t Ia u scene redolent of the South
and the others while not as elaborate
arc quite as beautiful
The dialogue of the drama is bright
and In many instances witty Some of
the bantsring between the characters
at times, however. almost degeneratss
into flippancy that is out of time
with the drams.
Mir Hart has been fortunate ia the
casting OF the piece. Miss Marion
Ballon made u splendid character Of
Glen Clay thoroughbred Kan.
tucky girl As William Lewis, Eugene
Moore did soms very clever work as
did John Hay CAESAR, the Colonel Har-
7ey who introduces all the villany into
The piece. Mr.. Hart himself made a
good impression in the character of
Dick Long, u practical New Yorker,
who Is in the south for business pur.
poses only.
CALLED BEFORE THE CURTAIN,
At the end of the seconl act there
were repeated calls for Mr.. Hart aud
in response to them he came before the
curtain aud made q short speech of a
humorous character, closing by begging
his auditors to give him an honest ex-
preston OF what they considered were
the principle flaws in "a Daughter
of Dixie"
Considering that it was the third
production Of the play the performance
passed off most smoothly 1t is q clever
drama, it pleased last nights audience
and seems destined to win a warm
place in the hearts of the theater goers
of America.
Tonight Scranton theater goers will
have another opportunity of seeing "A
Daughter Of Dixie" and it should be
greeted by crowded house.