Word: orton
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...degree of passion of which human nature is susceptible is found in this character. Ambition, gratified pride, love, hate, fear, and remorse, each struggle in turn for the mastery, and these, it is needless to say, are portrayed by Miss Leclercq in a most artistic and powerful manner. Miss Orton has the part of Grace Roseberry, which, in her hands, seems overdrawn, not to say fantastic...
...these scenes her light-comedy powers have full scope, and we recognize them to be of high order. Her support was very good. Mr. Sheridan, as the wayward Stephen, made a part interesting which, in the hands of an inferior actor, would have been stupid if not laughable. Miss Orton did herself great credit in the part of Stella. Mr. Allen was careless and unappreciative in his rendering of the Prefect...