Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-05
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ing will be presented the beautiful dram
atization of Mark Twain's charming story,
"The Prince and the Pauper." The COM
pany is the same that presented the piece
for three weeks recently at the Baldwin
Theater, San Francisco. The leading
character in the drama, which is a
knightly one and full of chivalric situa-
tons, is taken by Elsie Leslie, the original
"Editha," and the original Little Lord
Fauntleroy." The little girl whom we
saw in the dual role of Tom CAVITY and
Prince Edward, is remarkable child. She
is no longer to be spoken of as d precocity;
she is an actress, and while, because of her
years, something of the mechanical and
formal pervades her art, it is nevertheless
art and admiral acting. But if little Elsie
Leslie, who wins all hearts by her gentle
ness in the PRESERVATION of poor Tom, and
inspires the respect of all by her bearing
as the Prince, were unattractive, there is
one character in the play that alone would
uphold it and give it the counte-
nance of intelligent people. That
is the soldier, Miles Hendip.
The gentleman who personates Miles
gives performance entitled to rank with
the very best dramatic successes of the
day 1t is an artistic achievement and
beautiful piece of dramatic portrature.
The company is from the Lyceum Theater,
New York, and is under the direction of
Daniel Frohman and AL. Hayman. We
can assure the public that the play is an
exquisite fancy, an impossibility of course;
the company one of excellence throughout;
the costumery true to the Elizabethian era;
the scenery spectsculsrly attractive; the &C.
ton rapid and tragic, though lighted up by
some fine comedy effects, and much of rare
humor, and the whole piece clean, eleyat-
ing and strongly knit. II differs as widely
as any play can from the Little Lord Faunt-
leroy order of productions, being the ma
tural action of cultured young and pre-
cocious English prince, in the days of Eng
lands greatest wealth of royal power and
display. The play is from the pen of Mrs.
Abby Sage Richardson, who succeeded
only after several failures by accomplished
playwrights to translate Mark Twain's
fsnciful story to the stage. The lady has
made it a poetic play-rendered indeed in
the purest spirit of poetry, and a wide de-
parture from the conventional dramas in
which children take part. The staging of
the piece, which is to be the same here as
prevailed at the Baldwin, is excellent, and
the discipline of the company delight to
old-time thester- goers. The drama will be
given besides tonight on tomorrow night,
and matinee performance on Saturday
afternoon. The prices for the evenings are
81 and 90 cents, and for the matinee rs
cents and 90 cents.
Monday evening next, at the Metropoli-
tan Theater, the company headed by Joseph
r. Grismer and Phoebe Davies, who need
no introduction to this public, will begin a
two weeks engagement. The play Mon
day night will be Gaylor's Lights and
Shadows" Tuesday Kidder's comedy.
Under Yoke Wednesday, Harvey IS
melodrams, THE World Against Her ~
Thursday, Gunter's character drama, Two
Nights in Rome" The Grismers have Just
concluded in San Francisco very success.
full season of four weeks al the Bush-street
Theater, where they and their PLAYS were
received in the most enthusiastic manner.
The supporting company is represented as
carefully selected and strong 1t comprises
Loyala O'Connor, Della McQuaid, Sara
Stevens, Lirmer Johnstine, Scott Cooper,
| Clarence Ferguson, George Hermance,
| Thomas Kerns and S. Wilson.
During the engagement Dewitt
Young's romantic drama, Beacon Lights, u
will be produced. All the PLAYS. we are
promised, will be handsomely mounted
and in every detail placed on the stage in a
manner to leave nothing to be desired
The prices are to be IS and so cents, and
no charge for reserying seats The box
sheet opens tomorrow morning.
Slater, the mysterious medium, gave an.
other programme to crowded house Al
Pythisn Castle last evening. He com.
| planned of being i'll, and cut his programme
shorter than usual, but withal the test:
that he gave were excellent. He told
! various of the auditors the names of dead
relatives, when they died and where, and
told other things that it would have beer
impossible for him to have known of be,
fore. He told onelady that there was a viii
! in the Hall Of Records at Stockton, left BIZ
a dead relative, which will had beer
entirely lost sight of. He instructed her tC
either go to Stockton or write, and she
would obisin it, as it would be valuable te
her. He said he would be in Sacramento
! Saturday and Sunday, and he hoped sh.
would attend 10 the matter Immediately, Sc
as TO prove the truth of mis- assertion.
| Owing to his success here Slater has de
termined TO extend his engagement ii,
goes TO San Francisco to-day, but will re
turn and give two more entertainments
tomorrow and Sunday eyenings-at Pyth
ian Castle.