Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-19


grati6ed. No slang or vulgarisms, even
direct or by innuendo, would be permitted.
The result was that 'Adonis' has been one
of the most successful plays ever written,
and to prove this | can point with'pride
to the 8 600 performances have given OF
this play. 1t has been my ambition to
have a repertoire of plays, and to do this
| have several plays ready to be produced
within the coming year or two"
THOMAS KEENE.
On next Monday evening will be in
augurated at the Metropolitan Theater a
three-night season of tragedy by the emf
nent tragedian, Thomas W. Keene. Eleven
years service, constantly engaged in por-
traying the leading characters in the
Shakespearean drama, certainly gives Mr..
Keene a strong claim to popularity and
consideration, and wide recognition by the
most eminent American critics secures for
him place in the dramatic history of this
country among the most illustrious of our
tragic actors. 1t is years since he made
his debut as a tragic actor, in Richard
ILL.," He, from the night of his debut
has verified the most sanguine prophesieS
made by his admirers. He secured
public favor at once. He has retained
it. He has done so by hard work and
patient study. He has overcome the
natural opposition to all new exponents ot
classic roles, and the admirers oi
his originality and vigor have
swelled from hundreds into the thou
sands in every city in this country
Mr.. Keene will need no introduction tc
the amusement-loying public of Sacra-
mento His merit as great tragic actor
is we'll known here, and it is with fond re-
membrance old theater-goers look back to
the excellent work he did while leading
man in the stock of the old California
Theater. His opening performance on
Monday evening will be Bulwer's great
play of "Richelieu;' Tuesday, Merchant oI
Venice" Wednesday, "Richard Ill.," q
character in which is conceded to be one
of the greatest of his time.
STAGE NOTES.
cold Jed Prouty" is booming in The
West.
The Henrietta" is again coming money
for Stuart Robson this season.
Frederic Bryton is in New York busily
rehearsing his new play, " Jim."
1t is said that Joseph Jefferson propose;
building theater in New York.
Mckee Rankin's fve-act play, the Run
away Wife," has made a big hit on the
road
Nat Goodwin will do Leander Richard
sons "The Nominee" at Chicago the 20th
of October.
Margaret Mather's husband, Emil Ha
berkorn, is musical director of Hubert
Wilkes company.
"A Trip to Chinatown" made an unques
tionable hit at the San Francisco Bust
Street Theater on Monday.
The Directors of the Philadelphia Acad
emy of Music have refused to rent thu
house to Col. Ingersoll for a lecture.
J. Barton Key has joined the Charles E
Locke forces, and people about town say
that J. Charles Davis is under Locke anC
Key.
"Castles in the Air." with De VOL
Hopper, opened to big house and grea
enthusiasm at the Chestnut Street Oper;
House, Philadelphia.
Rosina Vokes presented her new play
the Silver Shield" by Sydney Grundy
at the Cleveland Opera House, October
4th. The piece made hit.
Hoyt & Thomas are having great lucl
with their plays this season. The new
ones have all caught on" and the old one
are doing better than they ever did.
Mrs. George Drew BARRYMORE is ad
vised by her physician not to return to hel
| place in the cast of the g Senator" for some
time, as she has not yet recovered from he
| illness.
Miss Isabel Morris SISTER of Felix Nor
ris. Rosina Vokes' comedian) will sta
| later in the season in comedy called al
| Whirl," under the management of j. F
Burril.
The management of the "Out of Sight
! company will make feature of the statu,
scene from the "Clemenceau Case" Their,
is something inconsistent between Out o
Sight" and statue scene.
Minnie Seligman is said by the Bostol
newspapers to be "the coming emotiona
actress for whom the American stage ha
long waited" The article ends with
Remember her name-it will be famous.
Edith Kenward has written part fo
herself in the second and third acts o
"Dr. Bill" which will be interpolated il
the performance. Miss Kenward is tht
young woman who dances the kangaroo
dance that all New York is speaking about
Miss Helen RUSSELL who will be mem
Der of Mrs. Leslie Carter's company, which
opens at the Broadway Theater November
10th, was for some time a member of Les
| ter Wallack's famous stock company. She
is a very beautiful woman, one of the mos
tasteful dressers on the stage, and above al
an exceedingly clever artistic.
The two Spanish dancers, Carmencit;
and Otera, are running each close race
for the greatest popularity. Carmencits
gives the untutored dance of the country
folk, and Otera the well-studied move.
ment of the regular school. Carmencits
is of the people, Otera of the aristocracy
both are fetching, but our own little
Amelia Glover is as clever as either
of them. As dancing seems to bt
the newest fad, managers are on the look
out for novelties in that line, one having
been sent to Venezuela and another tc
Mexico, for anything in the shape of g
pretty woman that is guaranteed by sug-
gestive dances to knock out Carmencita Oh