The daily Republican., 1902-12-22

IHEATRICALS.
THE WILDERNESS.

The appearance OF Charles Froh
mans Empire Theatre Company
headed by Charles Richman anc
Margaret Anglin, at the Opera House
tomorrow night, will be very vel
come event. The extraordinarily
splendid impression that this com.
pany made here last season in "Mrs.
Danes Defense is still u matter OF
pleasant memory They will present
this time new play entitled "The
Wilderness, by ii. V. Esmond, au.
thor of when We Were Twenty
one" Mabel Vaughan, young cir
of eighteen, who is considerable of a
tilrt, fancies herself in love with Jack
Kennerly, but she has determined AZ
her mothers dctatiOn to marry a
wealthy baronet, Sir Harry Milanor.
For moment her fancied love over
comes her worldliness, but kennerly
points out the absurdity of marriage
between two young persons ne ither of
whom has any money. She acqulcsces
but not without contempt for him aud
herself.
She afterward artfully entices
Sir Harry, who truly loves her, into
declaration and engagement.
Their marriage turns out happily,
for the young girl has learned to
love her husband. A letter which
she had written Kennerly prior to
her marriage, in which she had
stated that she was marrying the
baronet solely for his money,
unfortunately turns up She de-
termines to give it to her husband
and acknowledge her unworthiness.
He, however, finds her letter and
believing that he is making her
unhappy. determines to leave her.
At almost the very moment OF
separation she ronfesses and declar-
es her lovo for him, and the play
ends III a striking and unconven-
tional way in scene OF strong and
touching emotion.
TIE FLAMING ARROW
In Lincoln J. Carter's sensational |
drama entitled The Flaming
Arrow" the only Indian actress in
the world and the onlv one her races
ever lad, Co Won.G MOha wk, is
the slellcr attraction, appearing as
a young chielta'n, known as "WhIte
Eagle . AS the title would indicate
the pay deals with events that &C.
CURED on the Western plains and
the Rocky Mountains. 1t is not as
blood thirsty as its name would
naturally suggest, but it is sad to
tell consistent story OF love adven-
iure and come dy There is
double love story so developed in tie
plot as to admit OF slrong dram ATTIC
action on the one hand and Of well
contrastcd comedy on the other.
Army and Indian life are equally
well illustrated and the stare com.
mIngIlug Of the two eementS is skill.
fully utilized in striking sc,n!c pro-
ductiOns and ClimaXps.
THE llINClIBACK'S S DAUGHTER
Mr.. Thomas +. Shea during his
engagement at Grand Opera House
beginrug Christmas afternoon and
night will present for one perfor-
mancc olly TITO IIunchbacE 5
Daug htcr, aad as G!an Bernardo,
the hunclIback. he has added anoth-
er strong Characterization to his
list OF clever DOrtrayais. Ills III
terpretatlon OF this difficult part
will rank with his Matthias in The
Bells and br. JelylI and Mr.. Hyde.
The IIunchback ) Daughter is an
ada ntatlon o. Tom TayIor'S great
may, The Fools Revenge. EXPRESS
ly made for AIr ;ruea by Edgar
Rawiston, ESD, OF London. Eng
land. Tue pay is adroIt!y con
sIrucled, Vigorously written and tells
4 powerful story Of good and evil
passocS, animated by ii swift, eX
citing and indomilahIc movement
t0wald CiimaN which Is reached
in the last act when he poor
hunchback, thinking that he has at
last wrcahed his vengeance upon
the murderer OF Ills wife. aWukenS
% LHC tHtt mat IT. - nus own uaunn-
ter upon whom his thirst OF vcnse.
aUce has tAllcn.
IN This scene tie character OF the
huncLback gives Mr.. Shea great
scope. In rapid Transition lie de-
pIct5 love. rage, hate, frenzy, sh ow-
ing the mjn@!n% Of angel and de.
mon and finally the awtui tate OF a
man Of austcrc mind and tender
heart shat up ma dcIormcd body
and burleucd with Il terrible cXpcr-
rucc Of cruelty and anguish. The
pay is free from any tOIch ot
G. 1rseness and is well interpreted
by a capable company Of acNnow!-
cd%ed players.
~per,a! scenery, costumes, mu SIC
and CtleC., arc Carried.