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THK C0UR1L
James, an English servant, Jchn W 1
lard; Snapper, a protective scclety of
ficer. W. H. Cook; Jasmine, tho Ameri
can girl. Anita Hendrie; Swhtsr, after
wards Saratoga, Jcanne'.te Lcwl3; Lady
Georgiana Derwpnt, a diplomatic moth
er, Emma 'Salisbury Southard; tho
Hon. Laura Dcrwent, of the English
nobility. Abbs Johnson; Catherine
Carew, Jasmine's mother, Heln Rob
erts; Roy Devon, Prlnca Roy. llttls
Violet Mcorc; Virginia Devon, tho lit
tle lady, little Brcky Kauftnan.
"The American Girl" will be given
this afternoon at matinee and again to
night. The, News takes pleasure in
commending the attraction in point of
company and play as no of unusual
merit. Tho Funke, Wednesday, Ee
cemfcer 1G.
THEATRICAL NOTES
W& w
The Town Topics" company played
at the Lansing on Friday and Saturday
to audiences which ro warded their ef
forts by frequent laughter. The Eonga
and the jokes were a little worn but
the audience was good natured enough
to be amused by them, and as the
papers say, "a pleasant tirao wad bad."
The Payton Comedy company has
played to good houses the past week at
the Funke. The Octoroon part of Zoe
which Carrie Louis, the leading lady,
played on WedncsJay evening, was
evidently not suited to her character.
She disappointed the uncritical, easily
satisfied audience towhich she played
The second lady, Mies Lillian Sutton, is
graceful and has very pleasing and co
quettish moments when it is a pleasure
to be a part of the audience.
Norbert King does some artistic
work, so does tho young man wbojtoqk
the part of Weeno Paul, though I could
not find his name on the program.
Their work is refreshing as a little dash
of original effort in a gallery of chro
me. The company as a whole do not
work well together. Each member ap
pears to hare a specialty which he
works whenever he gets tho stage and
each one gets it in turn. In conse
quence the picture is without blending
or w composition. For instance, the
slave, Pete, drowned tho vsice of tho
auctioneer, and satsed'tho white men
who were present in an impossible way.
He would have been knocked down and
stayed down if he had attempted such a
course in slave times. An ability to do
a darkey part well spoils the whole in
this case, but there rere others. "The
Octoroon" is a poorly written play, full
of impossible mock heroic dialogue. We
do these things better now. The Payton
company can find modern plays with a
little of the extract of realism in them,
and still do their turns.
Eddie Foy played at the Lansing
on Tuesday evening. His company was
a fairly gocd one. They hare
got all the talent there is away from
Eddie, whose efforts to amuse aro
hopeless. His acting I beg tho
profession's pardon for calling
Eddie's faces, speeches and skipping,
acting is perfunctory. It makes me
think of the tired gents who do their
turns every other hour all day long in
the vaudeville. He has all tho fresh
Bess of wax fruit. However there was
a sprightly interested vouDg woman,
Hiss Mary Marble, whose snap, bubble
and enjoyment of her act accomplished
rosea for the show. Sho can dance and
she can Bing with a pretty little appeal
ing note and withal liquid that went to
the heart so long as it was new and un
expected. But let the next Eoubretto
try it and she will strike flint. The
dancing was good. The play is a farce
cosaedy which is the fame as no play at
all. Of course the nasty old red-nosed
traaspwaaoa hand. IIo is in every
faces cotaedy company on the road and
he m an unmitigated, nauseating nuis
ance. He is an exaggerated picture ot
the shuddering figure that vice, dirt and
laziness will reduce a man to. There is
no humor in tho make up to anaudienco
not brutal enough to be aroused by a
ball Sgbt He is thoroughly bad and
disgusting. He is more demoralizing
thaa living pictures too, becauso he
tries to make the most heart-breaking,
hopeless sight in the world, funny. Ho
deserves Anthony Comstock's company
ard pursuit.
Cam yob pictHre to yaureelf a xuih-
ing, mounting ware? Its crest Is white
with foam. Every moment It gather b
force. Its coloring Is more v'.vla. mota
striking at each onward leap. At lost
It rises to the utmo3t height. There
is a sudden crash, a blinding macs o'
falling water, a deafening roir. Ib.2
wavo has fallen. The echoes thunder
out Its requiem. Can you pic.uie thta?
Yes? Then you have an Idei cf tho
forco of "The American Girl." It i3
the strongest romrdy drama that has
been seen on the local stage Strorg
situations pile up one after the o.her,
gathering strength as the sc?nes ad
vance One is prepared by the cre-I-cendo
for a climax, but not for such a
one as comes, blinding like a flash cf
lightning by its Intensity, aaswerirg
back with thunder in thp shape of tu
multuous applause.
"Tho American Girl" wa3 s:en for
the first time in Dallas last night. It
scored a brilliant triumph. Its recep
tion last night was nothing short of a
triumph. The audience was not largp.
but what wa3 missing In number was
made up in genuine applause. "Tho
American Girl" is a somedy drama in
four acts by H. Grattan Donnelly. The
story of tho drama has already been
published In full by he News. It Is a
good one. Here and there, as the play
progresses, one senii3 to citch a fa
miliar scrap cf the thrme, lut as th.3
thought flashes through the mind a'
new turn is taken. A new and start
ling climax overwhelms one. Fam'llar
ity vanishes. In Its place comes a re
freshing feeling of pleasure, of admira
tion. Mr. Donnelly must certainly be
congratulated. - He his handled h's
subject in a masterly manner. He his
given us something that is not theatric
merely, but natural. They are exquis
ite, each has Its turn. Infcc iozs hu
mor woiuo Its way through da'nty pa
thos with a subtle witchery that 13
entrancing. Passion takes the ria.ee
that poetry for a moment held. Love
holds sway over all. It is a lore ihit
knows no end. It is a woman'j love for
a man, and that grander affeollon rt
husband and wife aad brother azd a's
ter. But enft" cannot attempt to review
"The American Girl" In an hour. At
first glance one drinks in Its beauty.
"The American Girl" will live. It is a
brilliant, masterly play. Wholesome, a
cermoa, if you will, but sclati'ating
with wit, captivating with a love story,
supreme In Its naturalness. The moral
of the play i3 worthy of hearty com
mendation. That form of tin wh"ch
subdues the mind, and the- pity wMch
melts the heart, contribute to elevating
the moral and spiritual tone cf man
kind. They exert a most bemflc!al In
fluence by making men and wemen
moro humane. Thess elements ars fm
bodied in the drama.
The caste last night was thcroughly
in keeping with the play. There w.s
not a weak point to be found in the
whole performance.
Bob Graham, an old favorite here,
while hardly playing what could be
termed technically the lead, ctand3 out
from the other characters with a clear
ness that can, however, be only attrib
uted to the artistic manner In which
It was handled. Mr. Graham displayed
his breadth of talent by g'.ving tha
character the most exquisite shading
that one could conceive. His voice U
a delightful one. His bearing manly.
His work throughout was brill ant be
yond the fondest expectations.
Miss Anita Hendrie was superb as
Jasmine. Her acting was eo thorough
ly realistic that the audience frequent
ly expressed Its hearty approval. She
is an exceptionally attractive and capa
ble actress. Her hlstrioic efforts would
do credit to any star. She is graceful
in movement and gesture, anl rerzei
evidently the value of repose as well as
expression.
Little Violet Moore and llt.ls Becky
Kaufman are deserving of much praise
for their characterizationr.
The remainder cf the caste was in
every respect first claEi The caete:
Rocs Volter, an American hustler, R.
E. (Bob) Graham; Sampson Craft, a
very confidential agent, J. Irvlrg
Southard; Philip Devon, an ar.Ist,
Frank X. Hope; S'.r John Balfour, an
English gtntlemaa. John Fentoa;
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"It causes multitudinous sensations of delight."
Galveston News, Nov. 25, 1896.
A PbAY OFHEARTNTEREST.
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