Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

There was another fair audience at the
Metropolitan Theater last night to see Clara
Morris in Renee" The auditorium
should have been crowded. Why it was
not is inexplicable, for the prices are
low, the theater was as warm and comfort
able as any could wish, and the perform
ance was of the order that would satisfy
the most exacting taste, and moved upon
the highest plane of dramatic art. Indeed,
such an excellent combination as Miss
Morris has effected is rare. In Messrs.
Colville, Kelley, Jepson, Coneney, Elliott
and Roberts, Mrs. Gaylor, and Misses Will
let, Barrison and Lang she has support
worthy of her mettle and that
adorns her art. The tributes of recalls
and sincere applause were fully paid
to Miss Morris last night, and in which
Miss Lang and Mr.. Coneney shared, were
supplemented by the higher tribute of
moist eyes and tears. Renee is a play
that reproduces an all too frequent self
sacrifice; that illustrates, and without ex.
aggeration, many real tragedy where one
child is called upon to choose between
father and mother, or another to suffer
humiliation and shame to cover parents
crime and shield the family name from
dishonor. Miss Morris is in this play fort
euce with the part she assumes from the
outset-she does not have to create or COM
mend il, as IN Camille" But she was
not the less brilliant and mastery in her
work. Genius creates, talent performs
Miss Morris is gifted with genius and
possessed of talent that sums up
the source and spring of her abil-
ity. 1t was splendid performance
she gave last night, work of sympathetical
proportions, of intense humane interest and
wonderfully sustained power-impassioned
yet delicate as flower; brilliant yet as
tender as the love of mother for her babe;
level with the highest conception of the
author OF the story, yet so mastery in ex-
ecution as to surpass his ideal. To such
coinage of art it is profound pleasure to
pay the tribute of a record of its success.
Tonight Miss Morris will be seen for the
last time, in what perhaps is her greatest
character, Miss Mutton"
At the Metropolitan Theater, on the 18th
and 10th inst, Manager Hall will present
the ~ and 1" company, led by Gus Will
Jams, the popular dialect actor, and John
T. Kelly, the well-known Irish comedian.
The play is a musical satire, of which the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette recently said:
Messrs Williams and Kelly were both given
tremendous receptions, and play and stars
seemed so entirely to the liking of the audience
that 1t would be safe venture to predict that
they could continue to ju-t such splendid tusi-
ness for the entire week. The play is unques-
tionabIy good, and Messrs. Williams and Kelly
immense-one as the comical German, John
Ungerblotz, and the other as o Donovan Innes.
The supporting company was also good, es-
pecially the pretty little Florrie West. She sings
well, dances charmingly, and is withal SO pretty
and pleasing an actress that no one could resist
her. Charles Walton, one OF the tallest thinnest
and Notwithstanding men upon the American
stage to- day, also scored a hit as Percy Van As
tor, the dude, an American by birth, but British
by adoption. Walton's very appearance was
enough 10 provoke a laugh Miss Josephine
leila, sweet singer and generally pleasing
actress. also offered material assistance toward
the great success of the rlay by her excellent
work as NJ lie Vermicelli, a comic opera deity.
All in all, ''U and T. is one Of the most taking
farce comedies of the day.
William Cartwright California favor.
lite, Harry Kelly, Seymour Hess, Ada Bos.
chell and others fill up the roster of the
troupe, which the Philadelphia Times says
with ease, because of its ability, keeps the
audience in a roar from first to last.
There will be a social dance mt Y. NJ.
hall this evening, by King, Walrath ane
Roche.