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Show "OUT OK DAtKUcSS." Th Sw 1 ir 0 "it Lkr to be Givvn ta Tr'ila Niht. Outside of the election this week in-Lrrent in-Lrrent centers iu the production by the il.uiu Hi'a.iialio at tiie ttiexl.ir on Fn-I Fn-I ilav tvaiiinw nxt of Mr. Jt yli's play, I "Out of Darkness. " The author, who i;v'ri in the principal role, is well known in this city, where he resided with his parents until 18, J. when bo left to complete his education in the est and iu Kurope. lie undertook the legal profession aud tried to chai j his fancy to the dry technicalities of the law iii this territory in IK 5, but thi dramatlo profession having aiways had a china for hi'n be coneludod not to ipoil a goo'i aotor to msi.e au in-, difff rein, lawyer. Ho entrd upon bis rufiMiioii with the bust wiahes ( f Ins many friends in this city, and for the past sixyears has been climbing steadily into favor with the audiences of Nev Yrrk City aud itosiou. Mr. ltoyle's ambition, fostered by bis pronounced literary tastes, has been to produce a siicceisful play. Although tho author of several plays the present production is the only one to sea the light, the other rhildren of hs brain having boe-i strangled almost before they saw their birth. Ihe play is a comedy pure and simple sim-ple but contains as we are informed many unique features semes and in- cidents which will prove either the making or the marriig cf the play. Halt Lake will be a most trying amii-eieeto amii-eieeto the young playwright lor tho reason that w;lh umny at least the interest in-terest in the actor and his work will make the criticism mere than ordinarily ordinari-ly dincriiniriating and severe. Ha is fortunate, however, in having so sympatbeti3 and able a company as the Home Dramatic to interpret his work, aud in having the assistance both ou the stage and as manager of hit per-sunal per-sunal friend audjufiu Abates Mr. llen- aerson. The latter with Mr. Royle has been wiln the younger Salvini for the psst j year and "both have been marked fsvo-ritei fsvo-ritei in Boston aud other cities. Whatever What-ever may be the merits of the play, good houses aud appreciative audiences are assured. |