Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-09
CAMILLE" DRAWS
A LARGE CROWD
THE GEORGIA HARPER STOCK
COMPANY MEETS WITH
APPROVAL.

The Eagles Pavilion was crowded
again last night, the attraction being
Camille" Tonopah has demonstrat-
ed its fondness for anything that is
above the average in the theatrical
line, and the last three nights has
shown that the higher the class Of
attraction the more appreciative are
the people.
The performance all through was
one of the best to which this metrop-
oils of the desert has even been treat
ed The piece was we'll cast, and
was well played Miss Harper dem
onstrated her versatility and left no
doubt as to her ability to sway her
audience. She had them with her
all the time, and never for moment
did she permit their interest to abats.
The play offers the actress a great
opportunity and Miss Harper made
the best of it. Whether as the gay
| butterfly of the demi-monde, sur
rounded by her lovers plenty, or as
the wife, loyal and devoted in her
happy country home, she was equal
~ attractive, and held the audience
in her SPELL Especially fine was she
in the scene of remuneration of hei
love, while her heart was breaking
and again in the scene of the quarre
between her lover and her beloved
There was plenty of shading tc
her Camille, strong, well define
woman of the world made good by
the Christening touch of a true love
Her struggle with herself during thu
4 interview with the father of Arman(
was strong piece of work, and he
of emotions, of delicate caresses ant
, gentle touches, the lingering lights 0
, shattered love.
J The fourth act, the strongest in tn
play is all Armand's for action, blu
: there is plenty of work there 70
Camille Her struggle to keep tn
honor OF her beloved's family, an
} the temptation to yield to Armand
5 entreaties to return to him, was mos
touching, and the pain that racke
: her heart was shown in every e,
| preston. When at last he spurne
). her and threw the money at her
S contempt, she carried herself unit
V she could no longer bear the burdei
e and her collapse was ne bit of rea
7, ism.
d Mr.. DERRICK had his chance her,
:, and he fulfilled the promise his pa!
n performances had given. He made
: delightful lover in the early scene
X and was at his best when the man
" him was reused by the spirit of r
venge In the scene where he spur
the supposed unfaithful woman /
had the audience and there was n,
+ a sound heard in the house as /
rushed through his denunciation
Camille. His speech was. perhap
; too rapid, but his delivery was splel
5, did and forceful, his enunciation Gle;
IS and distinct, his bearing manly, h
3. whole frame quivering with the We
geance that he deemed was his. +
made a fine figure, and his respon
to the insult of the count was pc
feet. The curtain descended upon
faultless climax
n The death scene was fittingly d
picted by the broken hearted Camil
and it was in the little touches he
that Miss Harper shone again TAKE
10 all in all, the production was one
w which the company might well
If proud. The company was even
s. cast, and there was much attenti,
ID paid to the little details which go
IN make perfection. The rendition
Camille" gives much promise f
ne "Sappho, which is the attraction f
hi tonight. Miss Harper should do W.
IN in this, very we'll And it might n
d be amiss in passing to admoni
g. those who are going tonight to
IN there early, for there is one of t
III most delightful bits of comedy in t
NJ first act that one does not want
he miss, or destroy the effect of it
in coming in late. The curtain goes
nv on time in the Pavilion.
st