The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-11


OF the young school of romantic actors
in America today there is not one better
fitted for realization of Shakespeare's
characters than Mr. Lester Lonergan.
During the four years he was associat-
ed with the brilliant Modjeska. in the
shadow of her genius it was his good for
tune TO portray many of the great bard's
sublime creations. The result of such a
schooling as leading man for this great
actress is apparent and has placed him
among the foremost leading men Of the
United States. The press Of the country
has acknowledged his Orlando in AS You
Like It to be unrivaled.
Mr.. Lonergan, in his ten years stage
career, has accomplished more diversi-
fled and a greater number of characteri-
cations than any other young leading
man in the country.
Mr.. Lonergan viii appear here with an
excellent company for two out OF door
performances Of LAS You Like It in the
park at the corner of Lewis and Main
streets. The seats Will go on sale this
morning at o'clock at Howes jewelry
store. In speaking of this production the
Kansas City Journal says
deed last night that the people of LAS
You Like It. came to life; It was in a
yeritable Forest or Arden that the love-
sick Orlando sought his 'Rosalind, and
wrote verses to her and decked the
boughs with strange fruit; il was in q real
wood that Jaques mouthed his mournful
remarks and read his wonderful lines. and
that Tombstone made his merry quips
and Audrey and William, country bump
kins. ate their apples anu played their
comedy at counterpart with the love ro-
manance that was enacting about them.
Green was the setting Of this rustic
stage and boughs formed its proscenium;
its wings were the trunks Of hoary trees.
and it's drop was the screen IL leaves that
nature had fashioned. In a real grove.
such as Shakespeare imagined. did these,
the most fetching Of his romanticists.
wander. and beneath the shade they made
their loves and told their tales and their
jokes and their solemn philosophers
and the moon looked down kindly upon
the tassing show. and in its unreal light
it seemed the more realistic. in that II
was transmitted and softened. and the &C
Qualities were blended into the mirage.
the twinklinE OF the lights. one was faia
to believe. were but the glimmers Of Are
flies. while the music vas as mystic as
ali the rest. II was rare treat, was this
aifresco play. and beautifully natural IN
its -Unnaturalness.
-.Of the players % the many parts. good
words again are called for They read
their lines carefully and seldom failed .
bring ont all there was IN them a better
Rosalfnd has not appeared IN Kansas
civ. since. il might be said Julia Mar
lowe uIayed the role here some years ago.
Miss Hunt looked and acted the part with
ere ratlarei1ess that comp1rted 80 weu
vi4h her surroundings that on ali SIDES
words we're heard 81 her praise - Tonrh-
stone il may be said that 70 better wss
s,-er presented here. & vas master
niece The Orlando q Ar Lo1ergrau
sasAs Isureis 70 hls siresdy large wreath
vhile the Jacnss q Beaumont SMITH zas
adorable. or the cast in Fun. 4 shouit
- noted that az we're adequate ~ ire
least 70 thesr parts. ard nearly ali were
sxoeiien. In their respective roles
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