Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-10
THINGS DRAMATIC.

An event of great social and dramatic importance will be the first appearance in this city of William Morris as star tomorrow night in "The Lost Paradise" It was in this play as Reuben Warner that William Morris achieved one of his greatest successes. His manly portrayal of the superintendent of the mills, who, while working conscientiousIy for the in- terests of his principals, feels compelled, in honor, to sympathize with the work men, whose grievances are so wildly pictured in the second act A fitting cli- max and genuine triumph of scenic and dramatic art Is shown when the doors of the office are thrown open, dis closing to view the ponderous machinery in perfect detail and at the order of the superintendent the men close down, the wheels cease to revolve, and notwith- standing the sacrifice he makes of his own personal benefit, he joins them in the hour of trouble, when a clear, cool head is required to guide them.
 A pretty. interesting love scene is car ried throughout the play, and our hero appeals to the daughter of the millionaire mill owner to prevail upon her father to listen to the voice of the people. Her words are not in vain. The parent yields to the entreaties of his child and the pa- thetic instance of a half-starved, delicate child. daughter of one of the oldest em- ployes of the town, visiting the palatial mansion. concludes the great scene. which illustrates so plainly the differ ence between their situations. Sufficient comedy is infused to alleviate the som- bre effect of the troubles of the working class.
 As popular play "The Lost Paradise" certainly ranks foremost in the memory of those who have seen 1t.
 A play which appeals to both the upper and middle classes is a rarity indeed, kS.e.t klnt idea have been written by American au thors. One was written by the late Bart ley Campbell, My Partner" and the most forceful and impressive production by the late H. s. DeMille
 In the role of Reuben Warner MT. Nor ris has achieved a lasting success. Of the many roles he has interpreted that of the superintendent of the mills has per haps been his most prominent. By his vigorous assertions of what equity con- sists he brings out of chaos most har- monious ending.
 The entire construction of "The Lost Paradise" interests the audience throughout, and a sense of relief is felt when the curtain falls upon a general ar rangement in which justice prevails.
 "Trilby's" Success.
 Few novels written during the last twenty-five or thirty years have had so wide @ reading and been so generally dis  culiar title piqued curiosity at the outset and the story, told in such an un- conventional manner. appealed to the people as few stories have ever appealed. Triiby's character and the virtues of the three men, in whose studio in the Latin quarter of Paris, where so many of the scenes are enacted, have been discussed so seriously as if they were not merely the creatures of the brain of the famous French artist, who has turned his pen to better account than his brush or his pen cl. The story has aroused a great deal of controversy, and few are indifferent to It's merits or demerits. It has positive champions and equally positive oppo- nents. It surprised many when it was an- nounced that the novel was to be drama tized. when it was known that Trilby was to try her strength upon the dra- matic, as she had upon the concert stage surrounded by her old friends, Little Bill lee, Gecko, Taffy and the Laird, for the story seemed to lack great dramatic pos abilities. But Trilby's triumphs on the stage were not much inferior to those en- joyed while she was singing under the dominating influence of Svengali's will.
 Four Nights of Comic Opera.
 Grau's Opera company will open its en- gagement next Wednesday with "Tar and Tartar with the following cast: Muey Hassan, a shipwrecked tar, MT. Fred Frear; Cardamon, Bedouin chief, MT. J. Aldrich Libby; pr. Pajama, court physician, MT. Herman Waldo; Khar- toon, purveyor of amusements, MT Tom Martini Yussef, attendant to Cardamon. MT. A. E. Arnold; Moket sultan of Mo rocco, MT. Frank W. Woodman; Farina, a professional beauty, Miss Adelaide Randall; Taffeta, her companion, Miss Amy Leslie; Alpaca, former wife of Mu- ley Hassan, Miss Hattie Arnold; Law berkin, a lady of the harem, Miss Kate Prayer; Tolu, a village girl Miss Mattie Reeves; Umpi, MT. H. Brand
 . Pretty girls, with plump and shapely forms, not too sedulously concealed. pleasing costumes in bright and harmo- nious array, brilliant music, snappily sung and played by good voices and a f1rst-rate orchestra, dialogue full of pointed hits. fine scenery and plenty of song and dance are the attractions which promise to delight the eye and ear during the engagement of the Grau company.
 As an additional garnishment to this attraction there will be Adelaide Ran dal, the cleverest of all prima donnas: Fred H. Frear. the original Muley Has, san in "Tar and Tartar" who set New York talking for two years, and J. AL drich Libby, baritone; Miss Hattie Ar mold and a fine chorus.
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