The record-union., 1891-03-24

landlord forgets his engagement to his
uncle's daughter and falls in love with
the daughter of his married tenant. The !
henpecked husband is smitten by the
actress, who plays him for an old fool.
The swell cockney is forever running
from his tailor and bootmaker, and the
nervous invalid demands constant wait
ing upon. In the midst of complications
growing out of these situations, the tray
cling family suddenly returns, and
marvelously involved series of situations,
by which everyone is worried except
the coquettish actress, is brought
to state of collapse; but as all masks are
thrown aside mutual explanations bring
forgiveness, peace and happiness. The
comedy with so peculiara plot, and which
has but slight reason in its story for be-
ing entitled as it is. is admirably played.
The burden of the situation falls upon
Samuel Edwards and Kate Denim Will
sense of word. Mr.. Edwards as BEND
err is inimitable, and he plays the part
of the hen-pecked husband as if he had
indeed experienced the worst and most
exacting Of all tyranny that woman can
exercise. Mrs. Wilson, as the severe,
jealous and eXacting wife, proves her
comedy strength to be as great as her
powers in sober drama. Her persona
tion is the ideal of the author and leaves
nothing to be desired. Henry Miller,
Il. NJ. Hunter, Frank E. Lamb, Herbert
Ayling, Misses Marie Greenwald, Lula
Klien, Maud Haslam and Lavina White
have the lighter parts OF the farce-com-
edy, and are of even excellence, and
capitally personate the characters as
sumed. Mr.. Joseph Humphreys, the
stage manager, has the one eccentric and
grotesque character, that of the nervous
man. His makeup and assumption are,
despite the low comedy level Of the part,
| arff f,11 10 n hiub lnr,an of 1linrit and Lowell
with the very best in that line. 1t is
throughout company of fine actors and
| intelligent people, who drill like clock
work, and yet with so little perceptible
effort that they scarcely seem to be acting,
and perhaps no higher commentator
than to say as much is possible. The
piece will be repeated tonight. 1t may
| be worth the while of late-comers and
out-goers to know that the curtain rises
! tonight at but few minutes after eight.
! that the waits between acts are exceed
ingly brief, and that the action of the
piece Is so rapid that to lose a single
point or effect is to mar the pleasure Of
| the whole entertainment.
| AL. Hayman of the Baldwin and Cali
| fornia Theaters, it is learned, has con-
tracted to bring to the coast Charles Froh-
mans dramatic company, now playing
"Men and Women" which on the Goth
of February reached in New York its one
hundred and fiftieth night of the piece.
He is also to bring the shenandoah"
company to the coast again, and the COM
pany playing 1.-The Country Fair" which
has been played in New York for three
years. These companies, says Fritz
Morris, travelling manager for the troupe
now playing here, will probably be con-
tracted for by Manager Hall to appear in
Sacramento. 1t is added that Hayman is
negotiating for the reappearance on the
coast of Sarah Bernhart, and that it is pos
sible she will appear in Sacramento if the
engagement is made for coast season.