Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-10
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This and tomorrow evening J. NJ. Hills
Union Square Company is to produce at
the Metropolitan Thester, the latest dra-
matte success. Syndey Rosenfeld's "a Pos
sible Case" The scenery arrived in the
city yesterday. Parker, who has handled
much scenery for many years, of American
and European designing, and who sets the
stage of the Metropolitan, pronounces it
the finest that has ever been brought to
this city, and Manager Hall classes it the
best and most finished and detailed that
has come under his notice on this coast
The play, which is comedy satire, deals
with the possibilities of complications in
marriage aud divorce, because of the vary
ing laws of the several States concerning
the domestic relation. The piece had
pronounced success in San Francisco. The
Bulletin characterized ii as very amusing,
bright, sparkling neat and clean. inter
preted by equally bright and intelligent
people" The Chronicle said of it that the
comedy is well written, the characters all
have plenty of spirit, and the lines are
strong aud frequently exceptionally witty"
The Call and other papers were equally
warm in commencing it. The people are
all well known actors and of established
high reputation for capacity. The action
of the play moves from standpoint taken
in the statutes of New York, two sections
of which concerning "desertion,n re-mar
rage and DEGREES dissolving matrimonial
bonds, constitute the key notes Of the
entire satire.
Wednesday evening at the Metropolitan
Thealer Roland Reed, the well-known YER
satile comedian, will present D. D. Lloyd's
eccentric comedy, THE Woman Halter"
In this piece Mr.. Reed sustains the charac-
ter indicated by the title. He will intro
duce Sidney Rosenfeld's topical parody,
1t Was a Dream, and other new musical
numbers. Reed played in the comedy for
ore hundred nights in New York City with
complete success The part he assumes
was originally played By John T. Ray
moud and the Tribune referred to the fact
with compliment of high order to Reed
for his skill in the role, and added that
aseIdom have audiences been so COM
pleteIv absorbed by laughter as under
Reeds presentation of the comedy" which
ii styles remarkably bright, Astounding in
epigram and charged with humcr appar-
entity individual and Spontaneous. Nym
Crinkle of the World WIS very emphatic IN
his approval OF Reed IS hunorlst, pro-
lOunCl1S LIN tnC.olNcf Sudi ~ NASo'i al
most poignant in his deIineation of eccen-
trio character" In San Francisco the press
was more than generous in approval of the
comedian in this play, the Cal, for III
stance, saying that The is broader, ripper.
more perfect in the art that conceals art,
than formerly The Chronicle summed
up the play as perfectly clean, and the
fun as genuine The company is Endorsed
by the Bulletin as capable throughout.
Seas for The Woman Ha:er' will be on
sale TO- morrow.
AtPythisn Hall tonight, Mrs. Florence
Williams will deliver the fourth lecture OF
the Froebel Society course The subject
will be THE French Revolution. These
lectures are intended to provide money TO
enable the young women composing the
Froebel Society to equip POOR children 70
attend the Free Kindergartens. Mrs. Will
ans IS very interesting speaker, and .
cultured student of b story.
PEARS, Soap secEsss beautiful complex