Telegram-herald., 1891-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS.


The audience IN Powers theatre lass
night was representative, fasnionAbls
and intelligent and disereetiy apprsels-
tive. Many of taem viii in years TO
come recall With pride the night that
they SAN Joe Jenerson and Ars- Johu
Drew n The Rlvais' long after these
beloved players have joarneyed 70 the
undiscovered country. Al this time
there 70 much that the dramatic writer
fseis ike ssating Ia lns OF companion.
tne erisf olessnx OF pure, wneiesome,
legitimate committee, presented by
thorougn srtlsts, comes like "a oasis IN
the plague OF fares comedy, glddy bur-
lesque and tho prevaisnce Of JIG dances
sac oufoons- This is an oceaslon when
odious comparisons are 6tUug. One
cannot ayoid believing that the stage
would nave Claim for being an indss-
pensaols factor IN civilization and
would MI its original missien 20
instruct ~ we'll ~ am use we're there
more Sheriians. Bulwers1 and Know, q
design plays aud more Jeffersons.
tsorcnces and Drews TO act. Bus ~
present both writer's and players are
yielding 10 prurient and horae- pay
taste, and thereby gratihed the inszt.
late fancy OF an unthinking n,Ass.
There are some who would say in their
fsyorite vernacular that The Rivals
10 IN 1t with Natural Gas.' But for the
present lie. US pray that these will b.
saved and that they may participate in
the reform which will give . welcome
TO a purer and more elevating drama,
both trxgical and comical. Mr.. Jefter.
eon has not yet passed the age Of use
fulness on the stage. His presentatio
OF Bob Acres introduced parsonage
very nlmble in movement. who COM
pretended with keen alertness and ex-
pressed the realization of his unwel.
come predicament in q fashion that
WAS delightfully."- artistic. Any
close observer OF Mr.. Jefferson
and his methods must acknowledge
that his art is.perfection and tina. he j.
as prominent IN comedy ss Is Mr.. Booth
IN tragedy. Mrs. John Drew certainly
mastered all of the vanity, presumption
and weakness OF Mrs. Malaprop and the
presence OF this veteran OF the stage
Was at all times highly enjoyable. Rare
and few are players like these. That
unctuous comedian, w. +. Owen, WAS
al ideal Anthony Absolute. J. II.
Oa1ucos 0u oCtoI VI Lu0 Auu StttSCtivo
st.ainments, could not be excslisd ~
the Captain. There 10 indeed great
worth IN tins actors work. He Is at all
times graceful. finished and natural.
Joseph Jefferson, jr., was, under the
circumstances, entitled TO some allow.
ance as Sir Lucius O'Trlgger and Viola
Bllen left nothing deslrsd ~ Lydia.
The audience frequently honored the
actors with applause and there were
two or three scene and curtain calls.
General Mention.
''Master and Man." . thr illing mele-
dra ma with well developed story and
realistic scenery and effects 10 the next
attraction at Redmond's.
Mr.. Jefferson and company travel in
q private car, which 10 equipped with
sleeping apartments, kitchen and din
ing room.
The well-known actor, Louis James.
will join the jefferson company in De-
troit today, and will assume Mr..
Florence's roles.
Emily Zola's Partisan beauties will
revel in burlesque, tableaux. music and
song at Smiths theater next week.
The Williams company will give ma
tlnees 1T Smiths today and tomorrow.