Evening journal., 1902-04-26
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One OF the largest audiences which
has been at THE Opera House for some
time was there last night to see thatl
popular play. "The Heart of Mary
land. The company was an excellent
one, and the play was we'll staged.
Henrietta Crosman and her company
will be seen at the Opera House on
May 3, in the best bill in her roper
toire: Nance Oldheld' and Made
| line These two plays viii be pre-
sented on the same evening, and as
THEY consist OF the brightest comedy
and high tragedy, they are sure to
please all of Miss Crosman's admirers
/ IL may truthfully be said that today
Miss Crosman ranks with the great
actresses of the day, and certainly
stands at the head in America. There
lis certainly no other woman who
could play "Ae You Like IT. for one
hundred nights in New York as she
has Just done. Even Augustine Daily
could only make GAS You Like IT,
pay for a few performances, while
Miss Crosman played it to crowded
houses for months. Miss CrOsman
will come here under the auspices of
the Wilmington Lodge Of Elks.
The late Lawrence Barrett was very
fond OF playing the part Of Elliott
Gray in "Roeedale" because of the
'lopportunity 1t gave him to deceive
Ibis audiences when he "came on" dis
,lguised as an English thief among
a thieves. Usually" he said, Il could
fairly feel preliminary wave OF mag
{ lnetism or nervous force. or whatever
t you may choose to call il, coming at
4 me from the audiance just previous
to throwing OF my disguise and re-
( flappeared as Gray. BY the intensity
q Of THAT wave was able to gauge quite
v closely as to how well or i'll / was do
. ing my work" He was referring to
e this phenomenon once in conversation
with Joseph Murphy, as to the senu-
' ments of the famous Irish comedian
e when playing the two characters
{. Larry Donovan and Kerry Cow IN
+ the well-lSnown play known by the lat
7 ter name Yes said Mr. Murphy
! Two felt the same thing, only the
= magnetic wave came from the audi.
j, ence after had felt it." Mr.. Barret
I never tired OF telling this story. Mr.
Murphy will appear at the Opera
- House tonight
There has been much discussion
caused by some Of the departures mad
II by Henry Ludlam in the character o
e OtheMO that he is to render here OF
u Monday evening at the Grand Oper
IIaf1aa Dr1r Of oh "a
n dition is that he does not use a dagge
Ito Iago as was the practice of Booth
n Davenport and other exponents OF tn
n role. Speaking Of this change. Nh
=, Ludlam said: "Othello should not re
s. sort to violence. What he wants to
is to get at the truth He should az
nl preach Iago thus-he should take th
Isl scoundrel by the throat So and wit
lel set teeth and scaling eye he shoul
r. seek to wrench the hideous thing frol
him. Ouhello was the first Sake:
is sperean part ! ever played. / NAV
. taken great care with my productio
M and am giving it with gorgeous acce.
NJ sories. Yet the theme is so simple
= treatment so grand. As 10 Iago, d
IS lives within himself. ] do not bliev
,e he was the polished charming, cleve
sort of a fellow that some stars lik
- Ito make him. If he had been. b
!, never would have remained a mer
standard bearer. Such qualities in
p lsensibly guide a man 10 eminens,
n There was much speculation and som
- discouragement when / announce
20 THAT I intended to revive the classi
= drama on such an elaborate scale. bu
Il the enthusiastic and warm greeting.
not to say endorsement. that my al
tempt has evoked from the publ
>, has prompted me to even greater an
= If possible more ambitious efforts
= the future" On Tuesday night Ma
~ Ludlam win present 'The Merchant q
~ Venice"
Z; One of the most laugable sketche
y seen at Dockstaders for some time
"a that of the WEIGH Frances Compan
Is this week. entitled 1.-The Flip MI
le Flop" There are FIVE persons in Tia
act, and it has proved a strong attraC
al tion all the week. Frank Gardner an
'e Lottie Vincent continue to furnish
good share of the bill. Mr.. Gardner ha
shown himself to be q clever and veI
II satile character, and has scored largel
during the week. All Ling Foo. tn
y wonder worker; Mitchell and Love, Il
an up-tO-date dialogue; Barr an
Evans, in a potpOur of nonsense
Sc Wayne and Lamar, the aCrobatic pair
n Miss Coyle the vocalist, and Eldor
al and NorIine, in their sensational jug
Cling act, make up an unusually stron
is and entertaining program. Probabl
p no more daring feats in the line @
3 modern iugglery has ever been seei
I. here than that introduced during tn
h last named act 1t Is said tht Eldor
r. and Nouine seldom fan in a trick, il
\. which, respect they are unlike man
Ie others of their profession. Those VIII
r have not seen the bill should not los
l. the last few opportunities of the week
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