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    THE AMATEUR EXHIBITION.--The Apollo was well filled last evening, and the performance passed off more smoothly than on either previous occasion. Mr. Wynkoop deserves more than a passing notice. His rendition of the Drunkard was given with most thrilling effect, and in the scenes of delirium,--in the intensity and strength of his mania,--he exhibited more than ordinary histrionic ability. It has been our lot to witness, and our task to soothe, the terrible agonies of one who was wild with delirium tremens; and although the scene will never fade from our memory, it was more vividly before us last night than we have seen it for years. The audience gave Mr. Wynkoop the most hearty applause over the scene. All the other characters in the play were well taken. Mr. Sheafer, Mr. Robbins, Mr. Cram, and others, deserve special commendation. After the play, several of the amateurs were called before the curtain, and complimented with personal marks of approbation. Mr. St. Vrain gave two fine violin solos, and Mr. Spencer sang a song full of local hits. The after piece, was that side-splitting farce of Bombastes Furioso.

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Unknown, "Local Matters, The Amateur Exhibition," Weekly Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado, Wednesday, 6 March, 1861, page 3.