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ENQUIRER -SCff: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1890.
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THEATRIQAL 1GOSSIP.
MRS. LESLIE CARTER AS A STAR.
HER GORGEOUS DRESSES.
THE “IDLER” AT THE LYCEUM—STAS-
LET AT THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA HOUSE.
New York, November 12.—[Special.]
A debut satisfactory from every one's
point of view, except the playwright’s, was
Mrs. Leslie Carter's, at the Broadway thea
ter on Monday night. Much of the talk
about this new aspirant had died out, and
her entrance on the stage was made,on the
whole, rather quietly. Still she was greeted
by that characteristic first-night audience
of New York, which goes to “guy” any
thing there may be guyable, but which,
also, will applaud generously anything
worthy their appreciation. During the
first act of “The Ugly Duckling” it seemed
as if the sneers would have it all their own
way. Mrs. Carter, who had never trod
the boards of any stage, not even the ame-
teur theatrical make-shift,"was so pain
fully nervous that her face appeared
ludicrously contorted whenever she
wished to express any emotion.
She laughed nervously all through her
opening scenes and the feeling the kinder
portion of her audience experienced was
one of painful sympathy. But in the next
and following acts she changed all that
and acted with much power and force, re
vealing at times, a dramatic temper
ament which carried the people away with
her despite certain crudeness of articula
tion or enunciation. She was always
graceful and she wore superb gowns, one
of them a dream of silver tissue which
touched the heart of every woman present.
And yet Mrs. Carter on the stage would
never be taken for the pretty woman
which she is in private life. She looked
care-worn and anxious, undoubtedly owing
to the strain of her debut, but after all
allowances are made for these things it is
true that she will never be a footlight
beauty, her complexion, the color of her
eyes, all are against this. But a better
future awaits her than can be won by mere
personal loveliness, that of the true
dramatic artist. It is not too much
to predict of her—and all the critics have
combined to say it, with the single excep
tion of sour Willie Winter—that she will
become one of our best exponents of the
emotional drama. The “Ugly Duckling”
is an unnatural play—that in this era of
realism is against it, but what will shelve
"it sooner is that it is a stupid play. The
company which supports Mrs. Carter is an
excellent one, comprising those good ac
tors, E. J. Henley and Ida Vernon.
The “Idler” is a four act comedy by Mr.
Haddon Chambers, the author of Captain
Swift. He appeared on the stage of the
Lyceum theatre ou Tuesday night, in an
swer to tremendous applause, that follow
ed the third act. He is an Englishman,
fair, and if one can judge anything about
age by a man’s appearances, about twenty-
four years old. The play is exceed
ingly well written, and abounds
in good dialogue, with telling
climaxes; its principal fault and one which
no amount of curtailing, blue-penciling or
even re-writing can obviate, is its lack of a
sympathetic motive. That is what damned
“Reckless Temple,” and it is what will
seriously interfere with the score of per
formances at the Lyceum. I do not know
why this should be—why the hero of a
play or a novel must necessarily be a sort
of demi-god, or at least, be free from many
of the human foibles we all know we and
our brothers possess, but so it is, and the
play-goers and novel-readers are to blame
for it. In real life we are interested in
our neighbors who have gone wrong and
staid there, but in fiction they must re
trace their steps before the last chapter or
last curtain all. or we are so disappointed
we. will not recommend the play.
It is what I am about to do, to recom
mend every visitor from out of town to go
and see “The Idler,” a play which con
sidered as a piece of theatrical workman
ship is almost perfect. The action moves
progressively, incident grows out of inci
dent, au involved plot is clearly unraveled,
the climaxes inforced and effective, in a
word, as an example of the art of writ
ing for the theater it is almost among
modern plays unequalled. All the favor
ites of the Lyceum audiences—and that
means all cultivated New York, were wel
comed sincerely and with loud applause as
each was brought into view by the action
of the drama; 'they are M ss Georgia
Cayvan, Mrs. Le Moyne, Mr. Wheatcrofc,
Mr. Herbert Keicey and Mrs. Wolcott.
But, after all, the event of the week that
draws for the Horse Show and any mere
dramatic re-entry was the reception given
to the great Stanley at the Metropolitan
Opera House. It was enthusiastic in char
acter and a greeting of which even
a greater lion than he—if there are
any greater, many will feel proud. The
* gigantic house was packed from ceiling to
cellar, and all the boxes and orchestra
chairs were occupied by the leaders of the
society of America. In one of these
boxes Mrs. Henry M. Stanley sat. She
was in full evening toilet, aud it was easy
to form ones opinion as to whether she is
beautiful or not. I imagine the nays have
it, in this case.
Mr. Stanley's speech was interesting,
but not so much as it might have been
made, as he failed to touch on certain
subjects which have set all men’s tongues
going. After the lecture the famous
traveller shook nearly two thousand hands,
and then left the Metropolitan in company
of his wife.
Week after next a very different per
formance will be enacted there. I wish to
correct the information I transmitted as it
was g ; ven to me and as it has been subse
quently corrected. “Ayrael” is the name
of the opening opera. Mr. Anton Scidl
will direct it.
For the information of the Southern
people who watched Mr. Scidl with in
terest at Brighton last summer, I will
write that he is not a German but a Hun
garian by birth. He is forty years of age
and a most reverent admirer of Wagner’s
music. For seven years he lived with
Wagner at Bayrenth and studied with the
great composer. He has been in this
country since l^S-3.
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* Schedule in Effect Sunday, October 12,1890.
To Macon, Augusta, Savannah and Charleston. To Tal^e^^to^Bimdn^Memphl..
Leave Columbus...
Arrive Fort Valley.
Arrive Macon
Arrive Augusta....
Arrii e Savannah...
Arrive Charleston..
3 40 p m
6 35 p m
7 50pm
6 25 am
630am
1216 p m
To Troy, Eufaula, Albany, Thomasville, Bruns
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Arrive Union Springs.
Arrive Troy
Arrive Ei^ula
Arrive All .ny
Arrive Brunswick
Arrive Jacksonville. •.
7 10 a mi 3 30 p m
9 15am 535pm
2 40 pm 7 20 p m
11 05 am, 10 25 p m
2 50pm| 1 20am
12 20 pm
I 8 30am
Through sleeper from Union Springs to Way-
cross and Jacksonville on night train.
To Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile and New Or
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Arrive Opelika
Arrive Atlanta
Arrive Mobile,
Arrive New Orleans.
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525
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3 45a
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810 a
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12 40 p
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3 40 p m
5 00 p m
7 25 pm
2 06 a m
7 00 a m
To Greenville.
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Leave Columbus ..
Arrive Greenville.
245pm
615 p m
To Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, via
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Leave Columbus
Arrive Union Springs
Arrive Montgomery
Arrive Mobile
Arrive New Orleans
710am] 3 30pm
9 15am 5 35pm
10 50am 705pm
I 206am
I 7 00am
Leave Columbus —
10 50 pm
11 59 a m
3 40 pm
Arrive Opelika
12 08 a m
1 00 p m
5 00pn>
8 00pm
Arrive Talladega—
10 55 a m
Arrive Anniston —
11 43 am
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Arrive Birmingham.
Arrive Memphis
6 no a m
5 10 p m
6 25pm
6 30am
Arrive Nashville
7 30 p m
6 00 a m
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Arrive Louisville ...
2 27 a m
1207 p m
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Arrive Cincinnati...
6 52am
4 05 pm
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~ t70iTa m|*6 00 am
12 45 p m | 9 00am
| 7 00pm
I 2 50pm 2 50pm
540pm| 5 40pm'
5 15 a m
12 05 pm
8 30am
Leave Columbus
Arrive Americus
Arrive Savannah
Arrive Albany
Arrive Thomasville
Arrive Way cross
Arrive Brunswick........
Arrive Jacksonville
5 45 a m train is solid Birmingham to Savan
nah with Pullman Buffet Bleeper.
To Atlanta via Griflin.
Leave Columbus.
Arrive Griffin
Arrive Atlanta...
*1 00pmj*5 00p m
3 50 pm| 815pm
5 40 pmllO 10 p m
Through day coach Columbus to Atlanta on
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From Americus..
From Birmingham
From Opelika
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