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Show The "Two Orphans." It is not often one sees the theatre near bo well filled as it waB last evening. even-ing. Tbe occafion was a compli j mentary benefit tendered Miss Adams by a number of young ladies and gentlemen of this city, the "Two Orphans" being the piece selected for presentation. Up to and including the first circle the bouse was packed, the second circle well filled and the third oircle had its quota of lovers of the drama, though in an economic econ-omic way. The performance may be characterized as a complete and unqualified eurcess, and though tbe company was composed mainly of amateurs, we question if Miss Adams ever had such good support when she rendered ber excellent version ver-sion of Louise. In so short a notice as this it is impossible to go into details, de-tails, and to make it brief and comprehensive com-prehensive it would be just to say that one forgot tba piece was being played mainly by amateura, but that one looked upon them as old stagers, aud excellent ones at that. Though the expression " when-all when-all was so good it would be invidious to tnaka distinctions distinc-tions ': has generally become old and unmeaning, in thid instance it is remarkably applio able and Beems tu have been formed for (he occasion. The applause was unbounded at times, and tbe audience kept in a continual state ol interest, notwithstanding the fact that tbe play was not concluded until after midnight, mid-night, After the performance the young ladies and gentlemen gave (be bene-ficiaire bene-ficiaire a surprise of an impromptu supper in the green room. |