| Show theatrical CRITIQUE we lve allowed the play oi of damon and pythias to run its course previous to our notice of the performance it was waa a de decided cadei hit and sufficiently proved the class of plays which will in time become the most moat popular with this community however much authora authors might delight in tragedy as he highest scope for jor dramatic genius and star etar actors it for the finest displays of their profession fes sion still tragedy is not conducive to public morals nor healthful in its public performance tu tsuch pla y s as damon and Py hias hlas inculcate the highest virtue and tha thi noblest moral and at the same time give roam rom for the best of the dramatic poet and the first class actor mr ayue as damon showed himself ap artist of the fit faist at class laia lie he has an advantage possessed by no 0 actor acton that shat has appeared upon our boards namely a professional training of thirty years the appearance of an old star of the east abt ast in our theatrical Arni armament ament haa has baa not idour telescopic yew rew ofte fatur future ebli eclipsed 86 d our rising stars oj of the th evest eWest west oiye us ils only the tho time for the disco discovery pery iery of our theatrical luminaries enough for them to 0 o rise and shine and we shall hall possess stars of the first magnitude to revolve in every sphere IV we c are fast traveling towards this ar glory already have we a 4 nat gat national ional lonal theatre that any people might be proud of espe clairy when it is considered that this splendid edifice is erected in tn a location rot rok long iong since the very he heart art arb of desert valleys add ard rocky mou mountains n taw taj 1 nl the senry ry bouse house Is mae mas ma ent n f th the e management masterly and nd i the costumes cost mes and an d properties costly aubet substantial ancial and chaste of our splendid orchestra we wei may justly boast without an apology under its talented leader it could roud hold arlace a place ina in a L adov 4 howse house sustain a reputation w where phere to theatres theartres the atres have hive become becom e near nearly lyas as venerable and d orth adox a SL pauls paulb cathedral nor all for although as yet our stars of the highest spheres are ido looming in the future wo we have a good company of comedians and minor actors rich in natural talent it is true they only shine as amateurs but to us it appears that legitimate actors like poets be qualified with natures ria lia tures turea diplomas rid aid and when thus endowed they are amai amal eurBy though they should lack prot proe professional 11 0 expert ence and training in the play of damon and pythias the parts were generally well sustained and the effect of the whole was imposing we think that mrs irs M clawson made hermmh the principal female part in point of effect in her last scene with jadon jawon much feeling and pathos were display displaced edi edy and arid the character of the woman and wife was more visible vit vii sible than that of the actress this was asi a it should be for nothing more diminishes the effect of a play than for the audience to 0 o feel that the person is merely mei mer merely ely acting a part instead of en tem tern e g deeply into its passion and sentiment 0 the farce nan or good for nothing j 1 we cannot speak not having been present at he be performance on saturday evening but artful dodge on the following wednesday was very laughable and sustained by a good corps carps mr phillip philllp margetts margette was wa certainly te most atef artful ul dodger that has yet appeared upon our boards ALPHA |
