The evening times., 1898-06-21
AT THE THEATERS.
columbi.-"The Mighty Dollar.

| COlum bia-"The Mighty DOllar.o
There are approximately thirty-two
puns which one so inclined might use in
| commenting upon the manner in which
| silver was exchanged last night for seats
| to THE Mighty Dollar until it would
| have been easier for Treasurer Stein to
| change 800 bill than to find a stray
chair on the ground floor of the Column
| bia. And the audience enjoyed the per-
! formances. too as audiences do. dramatic
critics and advanced ideas notwithstand-
Ing. 1t applauded every incident that
| took place and eliminated a long laugh
| ing spell with demand for speech"
| so loud that James o. Barrows was fore
| ed to give in and comply. making an ex-
cuse for certain obvious roughnesses
| which were. however. readily forgiven in
| the general excellence OF the presenta-
| ton.
THE Mighty Dollar Is one of the
| most brilliant of the OLD farcical comedy
dramas. 1t has a number of really i'm
portant character parts. several of them
decidedly emotional in their trend. The
piece goes to satire, and the lines are as
singing and witty as the humor is
| broad and effective and The story power
| fully interesting. In its phrases are to
| be found railery of the harshest kind and
| yet railery so bright that the men at
| tackled must have laughed with the rest
| had 1t been personal enough TO prevent
| their charging the less pleasant bits to
someone else. - THE Mighty Dollar"
| would leave traces of cynicism in the sys-
| TEN did not laughter wash them away.
Last nights presentation. albeit dis
| tinctly rough and uneven. had many
| great merits to commend II. The indi-
vidual parts were all in excellent hands
| the five chief ones being done in n man.
| ner above reproach. Though occasional
| unfamilarity with lines, and consequent
| nervousness brought out many imperfec-
tions that would not otherwise have been
| noticed the faults were mainly OF a kind
TO be easily obliterated and, hence, readi-
| ly forgiven.
In his carrying of the role of the MEM
| ber from Oshkosh-that formerly played
| by Billy Florence-our old friend Jimmy
Barrows was right In his line. Nothing
| could exceed his fine touches of char
| acter and the general effect of his i'm
personation. Maud Haslam. too. seemed
] easy and was certainly powerful in a part
| the opposite to which was capably done by
| William Ingersoll, while Mrs. Findlay's
| portrayal of Mrs. General Gilfioy abound
| ed in the broad humor which invariably
| marks her work. John Lancaster and
| Margaret Mayo. though over-zea Ious,
were bright and enjoyable pair of lovers.
| while Eleanora Browning succeeded in
| making 4 rather unsympathetic role fair
| ly convincing. Edwin Mackay was the
/ usual English nobleman. Such bits are
| out of Mr.. Mackay's line and 1t seems a
| pity that his general efficiency should be
| continually limited by them. J. R. Fur
| long seemed stiff in small part. though
| generally adequate to its requirements.
| No fault could be found with the few
| minutes work contributed by Marie G.
| West, and ]. Bass and Frank Ball proved
no better and no worse than the usual
amateurs.
All the company needs is rehearsal to
become perfect, and by this evening what
| was last night a clever presentation will
| probably have become remarkable one.