The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-01-26
THE BAY ST. LOUIS STAGE.
East Lynne" Was Admirably Presented at the
Opera House Tuesday Night-0ther Notes.

| With the exception of few seats in
the rear of the balcony, the Osolnach
Opera House was packed to the doors
with an audience that enjoyed the per-
formance on Tuesday night of the beau
tiful play "East Lynne" by Miss Dor
ritt Ashton and her excellent company.
This immense audience-the largest yet
since the opening of the house-was a
tribute to Manager Osoinaeh' S enterprise
in securing for his patrons so popular
play and the efforts OF so artistic COM
pany, and it is interesting to learn that
Miss Ashton and her company will play
return date to Bay st. Lonis shortly
after Easter, in different play. 1t is
safe to predict her second appearance
will draw a still larger audience.
The plot of East Lynne, taken from
the popular book by that name, is too
we'll known to be repeated here; suffice
to say, however, that it is one abound
ing in pathos and humor and true to life,
with it's heart breaking tale of love, in
trigue, jealousy and the inevitable re-
tribution which follows. The realism,
the artistic and finished manner in which
Miss Ashton as Lady Isabel interpreted
her lines and acquitted herself was all
that could be desired. While her real
ism was vivid and intense, there was not
that disposition to overdo, to overstep
the bounds as is too often the weakness
of the average Lady Isabels in the play.
Such acting is refreshing and contri-
butes to the stage.
Mr.. Charles Newton as Sir Francis
Levison was exceedingly fine ann added
largely to the success of the perform
ance. Miss Mabel Raymond as Miss
Cornelia Carlyle, the staid old maid of
the household, kept the audience in
the happiest mood. Her part was well
carried out and left little or nothing
to be desired. Master Cough as little
Willie, was extremely dramatic. His
lines were strong and he gave them with
much fervor; his enunciation was clear
and every word carried. Frederic Starr
as Archibald Carlyle has much histrion-
ic ability but his youthful appearance
was against him for the principallead he
would play, Miss Marguerite Garnett
made a Barbara Hare who showed much
indifference to the part she attempted to
portray. However, this room for criti-
cism did not detract from the play to
any appreclable extent, for, as a whole,
it was admirably rendered and we'll re-
ceived by tne large audience that was
moved from laughter to tears and again
from tears to laughter.
An innovation of Manager Osoinach's !
was the introduction of an orchestra COM |
posed of local talent, headed by Prof. |
Pate, and between the acts added large |
ly to the pleasure and eclat of the occa-
sion by discoursing several tuneful Sc
lections. In the future, during the pa
thetic parts of play, it would be we'll !
20 omit the soft music as it intercepts |
the sound of the voice from stage to au- |
dience.
FOOTLIGHTS.
Miss Ashton, or rather Mrs. Newton in |
private life, wife of tbs gentleman por- |
traying Sir Francis Levison, was suffer |
ing agonies from a bone felon on the |
left thumb, and two smaller ones in in
sipiency on her right hand and was COM
IN I0 10
day.
The Dorritt Ashton COMPANY played
at Baton Rouge, La, Monday night,
jumping from there the following day to
Bay ST. Louis. After playing here the
next date was at the Shubert Theatre,
Gulfport, and at Dukate's Theatre, BIZ
loxi on Thursday night. The company
passed through Bay st. Louis today and
will play to towns along the road of the
Illinois Central, en- route home to New
York city, from where they started last
1st. While here they regis
tered at the Tulane Hotel.
Manager Osoinach will shortly an
nounce production of CDR Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE" to be given two nights, Feb
ruary 8th and 9th. This play that Rich
ard Mansfield is making famous is weird,
and gives much scope for
fine acting. 1t will be presented by a
splendid company.
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