Show the two orphans notwithstanding other th er attractions in the amusement lo line ne the seats in the union opera I house louse were filled by im a fair audience of interested spectators last night to witness the performance of the romantic drama of the two orphans by kate claxton and her own company compan A As to the play it is one of tho the best st if i not the best except richard III that appeared this year before an ogden aud audience I benm var vice ice and crime combine virtue and innocence innocence for a time suf suffer fier but finally they receive their reward tile piece is full of pathetic ine inci dents and touching effects which unfortunately fell somewhat la lame M and tame on oil the audience owing to the limited facilities di ct the stage the acting was one round of artistic triumphs as well in the masterly delineations of the individual characters as in the harmonious smooth em ensemble emble the wreath of the evening belongs to kate claxton whose Louis ewas ft a most natural creation although in her case ewe as in that of ifju ju lie miss aliss johnson there was a certain discrepancy between the stage a age e and the real number of years igo however wever both orphans acted their pathetic parts in a manner which elicited tears on more than one occasion As marianne miss aliss mansfield impersonated the repentant outcast admirably and mrs bru tones la frochard was a consummate old hac liag the male roles were all in experienced hands and contributed to the success of the entertainment especially mr stevenson who played the two so widely diffie different rent characters of the ahova lur lier and the cripple with faith ful and able discretion the redeeming cor comical feature amidst all the serious ous and sad scenes was mr I gilberts picard Pi caid who caused the j tearful countenances to smite smile over I his droll manners I mr arnolts fi i jacques although a repulsive character was a fine piece of acting |