Show Fate The audienee that assembled last evening at the Walker Opera House were rewarded by seeing a competent company perform a touching and delightful play Fate is one of those performances perform-ances that require a cast of more than usual skill to do justice to its merits It is a drama rich I i subtle touches that make a severs call on the ability of the company and the members of the newly formed troup in its performance perform-ance more than realized the expectations expec-tations entertained by the management manage-ment and the public It is difficult and inviduous to distinguish between the merits of the several memlers who all were of more than ordinary excellence Mr Theodore managed the rather tickled part of Mortimer Theopulus Meggs with skill and proved himself an artist whose knowledge of the character was equal to his ability in portray ing it Frank Farrady and Mr Rut ledge were all that could be desired a remark that applies with equal force to Messrs Watts and Curran who took respectively the characters charac-ters of Joe Plummer and Uncle Derment As Helen Farraday Mrs Josie Crocker displayed talent of a high order and which in a character charac-ter more closely in keeping with her artistic learning is certain to make itself felt and Miss Tanner and Miss Ada Melville are sure to become popular favorites Miss Ruby Lafayette deserves a word of commendation as Juno Temple The other members acquitted themselves them-selves admirablyand won the warm approval of the audience So seldom sel-dom that a company performing for tho first time together fit in so to speak so admirably Throughout the evening there was not a single hitch The prompters service was only on one instance called into requisition The cues were given and taken with the skill of old acquaintances ac-quaintances and the characters when required suboidinated to the main purpose of the drama On Saturday evening next Black Diamond a sensational piece the scene of which is laid in a Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania coal mine will be performed A matinee performance will also be given on Saturday afternoon when roby the Conjurer will Le performed |