Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
others had been added in 1885 for the bene-
fit of the school.room scene, and there

others had been added in 1885 for the bene
fit of the school.room scene, and there
they continue intact.
Some of the best-known soubre.tes ir
the country have achieved distinction in
| "The kindergarten" and one of them vino
played the part of Ivy Magee in 1887 mar
ried an English nobleman of wealth the
| other day. 1t was pretty Jennie Williams
Poor little Katie Hart, who died, the wife
of Jack McAuliffe, was her successor.
1t is amusing to note the changes thai
| are required in many of the farce comedies
so called. The original book rarely re-
mains with the company, although there
have been some notable exceptions to thi:
rule. THE Bunch of Keys" was one. II
had been altered to suit the performers
until even Mr., Hoyt could not recognize
1t. But the result was so disastrous to the
piece and the speculation that, according
| to Mr.. Hoyt, the original book had to be
restored before any money could be made
think that wherever the farce. comedy
is the least bit valuable or purposeful il
must be preserved. But the custom is to
sacrifice lines and author for performers
as in THE City Directory" in the hope OF
producing profitable organization.
Where this can be done fear the book
| could not have been of much account. Mr.
Russell, the other night, put the matter
ap.ly when he said that 10 farce comedy as
he had found it the performers were more
important than the book, and should
therefore be permitted TO have full swing
and great credit.
Give me q manuscript" said he, THAT
will compel the respect of the performers
because it contains paris situations and
hines that will make any artist able to fill
NJ hap nd
that book intact at the expense of all the
actors in the profession"
Unfortunately, if Mr.. Russell is to be be.
lieved, play wrights are not making such
manuscripts nowadays, wherefore the per-
formers have the stage to themselves, and
become autocrats.
The authors have suffered SO much abuse
from the actors on this score that they have
started forward on new course, which has
been made most apparent by Mr. Hoyt in
"a Texas Steer" and "a Midnight Bell, u
both of which are plays, not "horse plays"
And Joseph Archer has attempted 10 in.
troduce SO much of honest farcical comedy
methods into his singularly effective drama
Blue Jeans" that it will go hard with the
performers who attempt to take undue lib
critics with the text and business laid down
by him in anything he writes hereafter.
Once let an author prove his ability to
construct or to write money and public.
respect winning pieces, and he will befxed
in his seat on the box and hold the lines
on and against the performers. They will
be more plant and obedient than well.
trained mules-they will be willing but
afraid to kick.
Somebody suggested, the other night,
that musical farcical comedy was sick and
dying. l guess not!
Musical and farcical boarding house
hash is sick and dying; but the genuine
article has just as strong a pull with the
public as ever. Only it must be the best
and it must have a leaven of sense and
something of plot running through it.
which was not so before.
A gentleman well known as an exploiter
OF new theatrical enterprises told me the
other day that the trick would now neces.
state the miscegenation of the two ex-
tremes of dramatic art-farce Snd tragedy
with music for their wedding ring. He did
not use these words exactly. He used q
great many more, which are beat expressed
by those have indited.
Domestic drama with tears is always
popular, but laughter is the most potential
factor in dramatic composition.
Make the public laugh and they will
empty their pockets into your lap.
Man was made to mourn, but he would
prefer to rejoice By very large majority.
ROBERT MORRIS,