Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

A falr house witnessed the presentation
OF The Still Alarm" last night at the Met
ropolitan Theater. The play is melo-
drama of the old type, with just enough of
the comedy element in it to light up the
tale of woe. The story is conventional
one of the stage; a villain becomes pos
sessed of damaging letter written by
former partner in business that appears to
be a confession of crime. He demands as
the price of its surrender the hand of his
old partners daughter. She is Engaged to
the hero a one time New York fireman,
but Just then superintendent of her fathers
business. To save her parent she casts off
her lover and accepts the rascal. The
plot from that on involves the tribu-
lations of the young woman and the
trials of the fireman, who returns
to service in the department. Through a
series Of happy accidents and cunning de-
vices and by the aid of drunkard, whose
better part rises superior to his appetite,
the hero is enabled to unmask the villain,
establish the innocence of his sweeiheart's
father and claim his bride in time to save
her from suicide. Harry Lacy is leading
man and fills the ideal of the dramatist
There is no fault to be found with his man
ner of personating the character of Jack
Manley. His support is very capable, with,
perhaps, single exception. The soubrette
of the troupe is lively little person and
dances well, but should not be expected to
do much as a vocalist. There is d group
of good male singers, a septet in one scene
and quartet later. The singing of the
quartet, indeed, was superior and won
deserved applause The chief scene, and
around which the whole play revolves, the
pivot of the sensation, is the third act.
The stage is cleared of all local scenery and
is converted into an admirable representa-.
ton of a New York Fire Department
Station. It is one of the best stage settings
ever shown here No detail is omitted. a
fine steam fire engine is run in and the
horses housed. The men are checked off
and retire to rest. a still alarm comes in.
The hero sounds the gong, the horses step
to their places, the men come spinning
down metal rods from their bed chamber,
the names of the team fall TO place, and in
less than half minute the machine, with
steam rising, rolls out of the engine-house.
In intermediate action the fine training of
the horses is exempli6ed, they obeying the
word of command with wonderful intelli-
gence. The house dog, fine hound, takes
his cue also, and moves about the stage as
| if fully realizing Just what his duty is. 1t
| is capital scene, and lifts the play to q
| level lis text cannot give it. The applause
was very generous, and the satisfaction OF
| the audience with the drama and its action
could not be mistaken. The piece will be
| repeated tonight, and will probably fill the
| house.
| The Carleton English Opera Company
will be the next attraction mere, opening al
the Metropolitan Theater on Thursday
evening next. The'operas to be sung will
be given in this order: THE Brigands,
| "Nanon, "ErmiHie," THE Brigands" ire
peated) and The Mikado" This will be
| the sixth season of the company in Sac
ramento. The troupe is so well known
and so firmly established in public fayol
in this city that it is scarcely necessary
to more than call attention to the
announcement of Manager Hall, which ap
pears in another column. Mr.. Carleton,
representative, however, gives assurance
singers than in any OF bis former visits. II
addition to his own voice are those OF Miss
Alice Vincent and Miss Lane, sopranos
Miss JEANNE Winston and Miss Clara Wis
dom, contraltos, all we'll known here; ] X
Murray, low comedian; G. A. Bigelow
comedian, new here, and represented al
very superior. The engagement Of th'
company in San Francisco recently VA
very successful. In Los Angeles the pres
was unusually ELUSIVE in announcing it
approval of the troupe, in testifying to it
artistic merit to the fine staging it gives it:
operas, the material improvement of thu
company as whole, its greater strength
and its musical excellence. The box shee
will open tomorrow for reservation O
seats.
Young Mems Institute, No. II, will Civ,
its sixth annual ball at Turner Hall, OF
Thursday evening, the Both. The CRANE
march will commence at 8 o'clock.