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SELWYN'S THEATRE
Sargent Curtis ; and Robertson's Ours.
All the theatre-going population of Bos-
ton — then about half the population of
Boston—went wild over Dora, a purling
piece, surface-ruffled only by Farmer Al-
len's tyrannical self-will and honest obsti-
nacy, which were presented with heavy-
handed effectiveness by Mr. Robinson. It
was Dora herself, the gentle, persuasive
Dora, the rustic but not rude, the meek
but not insipid, — beautiful, sweet, sound-
hearted to the core, like some perfect fruit
ripened in a sunny nook of an English
garden, — it was this Dora that prevailed
with everybody, in the person of Mrs. F.
S. Chanfrau, whose style was as frank
and unaffected as her face was lovely,
her voice melodious, her manner gracious.
Reread, the last sentence seems to me to
be lightly touched with enthusiasm. But
I decline to qualify or to apologize. Dora
has passed away, and Mrs. Chanfrau has
quitted the stage. Dora had no special
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