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Show Theatre. Thero was a larger audience at the theatre last evening than on any night this week, to witness Miss Rogers' inimitable rendition of the character of Margaret Elmore in the play of "Love'sSacrifice." The piece was uncommonly well put upon the stage, and the parts, with scarcely an exception, well assigned and excellently excel-lently rendered. Miaa Rogers in the role of Margaret Elmore rose to sublimity sub-limity of perfection, tbe tenderness of a woman's feelings were portrayed in so lifelike a manner aa to draw loud and repeated applause. Her pose .in tbo sceno when her father confesses his guilt was grand, and drew forth marked encomiums from everyone present. She was especially happy in the scene when called upon to sign the hateful contract of marriage marri-age with Paul Lafont, and her demonstrations de-monstrations of joy at the receipt of the news of her father's supposed victim being still alive in the person of the Friar Dominic was the quintessence quint-essence of acting. Mr. Lindsay sustained sus-tained the very difficult part of Matthew Elmore with even more than his ordinary ability, thereby there-by affording aD additional proof of increased culture during his late engagement on the western Blope. In the part of St. Lo Miss Walters was a most gratifying success. She possesses a peculiar fitness for that style of acting. Mr. Forster as Paul Lafont appeared to much advantage and his conception and rendering of the smooth, oily villain appeared to be more satisfactory to the audience than his recont juvenile efforts. Mr. Marden as Eugene was pleasing and painstaking: as usual, and as the lover of Margaret he afforded excellent excel-lent BUpport to the star. Mr. Margetts Mar-getts as Joan Rus6 was capital and bis acting was all that could be ex pected. Tbo other parts were well and satisfactorily acted. Great praise is duo to Professor Thomas, the able leader of the orchestra, orches-tra, for his painstaking in catering to the public taste. Ho is constantly introducing in-troducing new music, and we have recently noticed new German airs and also selections by the celebrated Thomas Baker. This evening a grand troat is in Btore, when Shakespeare's great play of "Romeo and Juliet" will be performed. per-formed. Miss RogerB as Juliet, supported sup-ported by Miss Jean Clara Walters in the character of Homeo. |