Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Miss Minnie Madden had fewer cham
| pions or admirers among the ladies in the
| Metropolitan Theater last night, for her
method in handling the character of Alice,
in Steele Macksye's charming drama, TN
Spite of ALL" On the other hand, the
probabilities are that very nearly all the
men were delighted with her manner, be-
cause it was such fine example of re-
pressed emotion, so unconventional, novel,
and altogether out of the common. The
ladies hold that she is difficult to follow.
because her enuuciation is so rapid low
and jerky, and because she manifests too
little indignation and spirit under cruel
wrong and deceit. On the other hand, men
hold that she portrayed with consummate
skill the wonderfully wise wife, who won a
husband from folly by art and wit, instead
of alternating him wholly by vituperative
reproaches, and that in the strong color she
gave to the authors text she artis;ically in
tensihed the thought of the play, and
deeply impressed good lesson upon the
minds of the spectators. The ladies insist
that she IS not graceful, and that her read
ing, while novel runs to the extreme of
uncoGventionality. The men say she was
natural and not Bit STACY. Thus
she divided the audience in sentl-
ment, much according to the indi.
vidual ideas of how a wife ought to
bear herself and what she should do
when her husband becomes instantly in
fatuated with stage beauty. But this is
to bessaid, that Miss Maddern's acting was
the coinage of art We have seen nothing
in that order of play that has pleased us
more. II is in many respects a revelation
of what can be achieved in dramatic art
outside Of conventional rules. The sincere
recall accorded her at the close of the third
act was a compliment of which this self
possessed wrecker of standard rules of
dramatic schools may well be proud of.
Her company is a thoroughly good one
Mr.. Osbourne's dialect part has rarely been
equslled here-it was character acting of
the best type. Tonight Miss Madden ap-
pears in Howard Taylor's comedy Ca
price" Her company is so evenly balanced,
the staging OF her playsiS so well done, and
her own art is so charming, that she de-
serves, and certainly will receive the COM
| pliment of full house. But if Miss Mad
dern will give something more of vigor to
her tones, and elaboration to her enuncia-
| ton she will enable hearers in the Metro
| politan Theater to more enjoy her reading.
The skating rink at the old Pavilion,
Sixth and NJ streets, reopens tonight for
the winter. The floor has been thoroughly
ground down and put in excellent condi-
ton; the hall renovated and decorated, and
| now presents an attractive appearance.
The feature of the opening evening will be
mile race between Crozier and Rodgers,
well-known skating experts. There will
be fancy skating by several others. The
rink is under the management of George
H. Clark and Fred A. Holden.
November 9Th to Sth, inclusive, in the
evenings, and on the afternoons of the
9Th, 18th and Sth, a Chrysanthemum Fail
will DE held at the Sixth street Presbyte.
rian Church There will be attractive
booths, flowers and choice programmes
on each occasion. The prices of admission
| are to be % and 10 cents