Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-17
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| The Metropolitan Theater was filled last
| night by representative audience to well
| come an old time favorite, w. H. Crane,
| who appeared in the title role Of a capital
American comedy by Lloyd and Rosen-
field, entitled The Senator
AS to the play, it may be said to repre-
sent the better type of American comedy,
which is rapidly, with US, displacipg for
eign productions and developing character
distinctively American, fact that such
plays as Shenandoah" The Henrietts y
and similar recent productions. along with
The Senator" is emphasizing. and tina.
foreign critics are beginning to admit We
may not have complete American DRAM
attic school for a half century yet, but so
far as chaste comedy moving upon the
upper levels of literary ability and repre-
sentative of the better social element is
| concerned, we have that already. 1t is not
as yet sufficiently established, but it will
be brief time only before it will take its
place as distinctively and permanently as
British comedy. So much may not per
haps be said for heavier American dram.
attic work; nor upon the lower leyels-as
for instance in burlesaue-have we pro-
duced any work comparable with the for
eign product. But we have struck happy
mean for initial effort in comedy, as evil
denced by such delightful plays as "The
Senator
Mr.. Crane is the ideal of the picture Of
the Western Senator the dramatist
drew. It is very rare indeed that one
witnesses such a close sympathy between
playwright and actor as in this in
stance. Mr.. Crane tests his power OF en-
tertsining by surrounding himself with
actors as competent as himself, if not as
specially gifted IN comedy. His company
is SO superior that one is not disposed to
mention one actor in preference to another.
But if under necessity of doing so. one
would put George Drew BARRYMORE at the
head of the support. Her acting is very
near to the perfect coinage of art, as is also
that of the ''old man" of Mr.. Padgett 1t
might be said that this is true also of the
bashful monotone Lieutenant of Mr..
Frawley, if it were not for the fact that the
character is an xaggeration-more. in
deed, than satire.
1t is thoroughly strong and highly.
accomplished troupe from one end OF its
roster to the other; more than that, it is
needless to say Mr.. Crane has lost none of
that heariiness of manner that made him
SO great favonte here a few years ago.
His Senator Rivers is creation, distinct,
rounded aud complete, but we suspect that
for its evolution Mr.. Crane had some sug-
gestive study in mind after all.
The warmth of his reception last even.
ing must have been very gratifying to him !;
it was sincere-of that he can have no
doubt. The audience was thoroughly
pleased; 1t testified, as only an intelligent
assemblage can, its high appreciation of
the chaste humor and keen wit OF the
play aud of the rare skill with which it is
presented. THE Senator" for the last
time to night.
The celebrated colored Jubilee Jinglers
will appear TO night at the Seventh-street
NJ. E, Church. The proceeds of the con.
cert are to go to the church improvement
fund.
At Turner Hall this evening ball will
be given by the Druids in honor of the
Grand Grove, which meets here to-day
Tickets can be had at the door.