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Show GALATEA. I At the theatre, l.t nijj'it theclawo, : i comic, tragic drama of "Galatea" was I I prtscntcd to a critical and appreciative apprecia-tive audience. The play is intensely Grecian, but cither Greok dramatic humor is akin to Yankee stage wit, or some American playwright has managed man-aged to etufl tiio piece with many mirthful touciien wiiich are keenly roliahable. The plut ij very simple. Pygmalion, an Athenian sculptor, has carvtd from marbloa magniticc-nt full-length full-length riUtnc of a woman, bo lifehko in form, figure i-iid face that nothing but breath seems nec-b -l to give her a living sou?. P(r thia iifa Pygmalion prayed, and onedof while alone in Lis btudio, the spirit of tho goli descended descend-ed upon the a'.&Uic and Galatea lived. The audience, bad already been introduced in-troduced to tho marble figuro, cold as ice, yet lovely si nature, and it had called forth involuntary applause. One could hardly imagine a liner Grecian statue than Mia Katherino Kogtjrs, with her true classic faco and form, ruid a gracerd rotundity ol limb; but when alio hogan to walk the stage, "a thing of life," the iu- nifjeent illusion, and tho audience ' appeared eiichauted, both with the' naturalness of the sUUio as with tlio I grand act re-s jn tcr personation of the miraculously vitalized woman. Hit rendering of tho first phases of this now life was superb. The uncertainly, tho curious feme-nine feme-nine queatiooinjs, the evident pleasure yet cuiibtant perplexity, the charming naivelte and innocent, unconscious blundering, wai a scene of decided interest. True to her creation, she at once fell .into the arms of Pygmalion, aud claimed him for her own. Pyg., having already one wife, and a loving, joalous one at that, began to be alarmed at this hasty love-making, and rathor discouraged dis-couraged his beautiful creature, who was as witty and wise as she was aimplo and lovely. Miss Rogers carried heree'f with a grace and ease which won nil hearts. The play turns on the ditUculties of tho singular situation. situ-ation. How to get rid of his living statute which is so much in the way, is thu problem which Pygmalion has to Bolve, but she sticks to bim like grim death, until finally ho curses ber, when sho bountifully dissolves into nothing in presenco of tho audi- j Lindsay as Pygmalion was forcible and impressive, and Miss Carrie Cogswell played the role of Cynisca, the- wife of Pygmalion, very gracefully. grace-fully. Midi Dellie Clawson was pleasing pleas-ing as Myrinne. Mr. Graham did Chrysos, the art-patron, and Mrs. Belle Douglas, his wire, effectively. Mr. Marden, aa Leucippe, was correct as usual. Indeed, the entire company com-pany performed their parts credit' ably. . |