Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
MUSIC AND The DRAMA.
R0sAIrED MAYS COMMENTS ON MET.
RoPoLITklN ADJUSTMENTS.
Girls and the Stage Feeling the Part
Jules Lemaisre's New Comedy
General Stage Notes.

General Stage Notes.
Resalind May, the regular New Yorl
correspondent Of the SUNDAY UNION, writ
ing under date OF November 22,l, says:
"sThe Middleman' at Palmer,s Theater
is in for o long run. land while strong ant
unique play, derives its chief interest from
the mastery Interpretation of the centra
character by Willard, the English actor
Much was espected from him, but on the
opening night he fulfilled to the utmost
all anticipatiDns, and is established as 9
really great artist. The character, that Of
an unsuccessful and poverty stricken in.
ventor, is effective by reason of its absolute
simplicity. There is not for moment an
effort after effect, but in the moments ol
supreme anguish, combined with righteous
anger, he rises to every demand made upon
him, and with arms outstrstched to
heaven, sends up a prayer and takes an
oath with a strength of genuine feeling
| which carries the entire audience with
| him. 1t is, indeed, the genuineness of the
impersonation throughout that gives a
special charm.
STAGE TRICKS
| Are scorned and content with uuobtru-
siveness when in keeping with the. char
! acter, subsequent portrayals of deep emo
| ton become the more striking, former
| quietude serving the back ground, which
brings into relief after exhibitions of a
soul stirred to its depths. The stage pict-
ures are effective and the support good,
Marie Burroughs, as the inventors favor
ite daughter, showing an intelligent ap-
probation of the part, and adding de-
cidedly to former reputation. Charles
Harbury, as a rich manufacturer, pulled
up with sense of his importance, does
excellent work, in which he Is well sec
onded by Harry Cane, sort of man
Friday, while the comic element is sus-
tanned satisfactorily by E. NJ. Gardiner
and Agnes Miller. The Middleman' will
after a time be replaced by other plays
calculated to give opportunity to Mr..
Willard, and altogether the season at
Palmer's may be set down in advance as
brilliantly successful.
"'THE IDLER,'
However inappropriately named, is at the
Lyceum Theater strong play, literally
staged, and, it is almost needless to add,
well acted by Mr.. Frohmans admirable
company, since the names of Georgia Cay
van, Nelson Wheatcroft, Herbert Kelley,
LIE Moyne and others assure correct con-
ception of character and artistic finish
Miss Cayvan's part is the most difficult,
since it requires'delicacy of instinct and
much dramatic force, but she is in no way
deficient, and has by fine impersonation
sustained an already high reputation. OF
| the leading ladies here, she undoubtedly
comes first, since while not OF course ex-
ceiling Mrs. Agnes Booth in dramatic
force, she has the advantage of youth and
| beauty. She is far beyond more than one
so-called star, and proves that those who
push themselves to conspicuousness are not
| the, most deserving. Mr.. Frohman has
| reason to be proud of his play, which is
good for the winter, his company, and the
fine support accorded him by the best
theater-goers of New York.
| MRS. LESLIE CARTER
| At the Broadway Theater has proved a
surprise, since it is generally conceded
| that she shows real dramatic ability, and
for a beginner does remarkably well. She
is blonde, and when not care worn must
have been beauty. But the kind recep-
tion given her and greater familiarity with
surroundings may restore natural bloom
Her costumes are beautiful, being fire.
quently changed during the progress OF
the play, which is hash of many things
and bears a silly and most inappropriate
name. In the way Of
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS
The initial concert of the Symphony
Society on Saturday night next, and a
preceding rehearsal on Friday afternoon,
| is of special interest The Philharmonic
! Society, with Theodore Thomas as con
ductor and Rummel as soloist, have given
another fine performance, and on the 26th
grand opera at the Metropolitan will
| fairly commence the season"
GIRLS AND THE STAGE.
l have had great many letters from
among my girls, asking me my opinion o.
theirgoiDg on the stage, says Ruth Ashmore
in Ladies Home Journal. 1t becomes one
of the most difficult to answer There are
good, honest, noble, God-fearing people OIL
the stage; the theater may be to the mas:
of people a great school for morals but
to the one girl standing in the ranks wait
ing to work her way forward it is a work
ing ground where temptation is on every
side. If she is strong enough to resis
this, then let her go ahead. If she be one
of the weaker sisters, then let her think
many times before she puts herself in {
position that will certainly entail grea
deal of watchfulness and hard work.
The life of the actress is as full of hare
work as is that of the girl who stands
behind the counter or the girl who is mis-
tress of the telegraph key. Do not i'm
agine that the gold glittering on the gowr
of the beautiful adventures is symbo
of the golden life she leads, and do not be
lieve that the simpering ingenue who
wonders with smile chow anybody ever
does any work" is not just as full of study
and absolute physical work as is that Of
other women. She work still late at night
consequently she must sleep little in The
morning. She gets up then and goes to {
long and tiresome rehearsal, then only ha.
time to get bite and half an hours sleeI
or reading before she starts again for the
theater.
But you think there are others who Dc
not work in this way. Yes, yes Bu
they are the ones that you do not want tC
initiate. Mrs. Kendall has said that fol-
the woman who has some talent, and who
is willing 10 work and wait, there is sue
cess on the stage, and it pays better thar
almost any other profession; but during ths
waiting years there must be a constant
watch kept, so that scandal does not touch
with its burning tongue the woman who i:
working for success.
So think it out well for yourself; CON
clude whether you not only have heart
to resolve, head to contrive and hand
to execute, but whether you really have the
talent that must belong to the actress
The world is all stage, and the men and
women merely players; but you may be
cast for the happy wife and mother. Sc
don't make the mistake, if you are round
peg, of getting into square hole.
FEELING THE PART.
| Somebody found Ellen Terry the Other
day in a weak and idle moment and in.
duced her to give some off-hand reflections
upon the art of acting. OF course she rat.
tied away, with easy good-temper, saying
whatever came first into her head, and, as
might be expected, uttered good deal Of
amiable nonsense. OF course she declared
that no actors could be really successful
&C.. al -r l. oil 10 fool