The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Roland Reed and his excellent support
indeed an especially strong company
presented at the Metropolitan Theater
last night the sparkling low comedy,
1.-The Woman Halter" 1t kept the audi
ence in constant and hearty laughter
The comedy is one of eXtravagant and
impossible situation, of course, but none
the less merry for that. 1t hinges upon
the timidity Of Il bachelor who, while
posing as Il woman hatcr, manages to en-
gage himself to three women at one time,
and in his effort to escape from two of
them is lodged in an insane asylum. The
play is clean, crisp, rich with ludicrous
situations, and is admirably played. Mr..
Reed improves. There is more of purpose
in his acting than when in earlier years he
began to star as Il comedian. He is
not only more finished in his work, but
he puts more soul into it, gives his char
acterS the vitality of naturalneSs, and III
vests them with so much of reality that
Reed is very nearly lost in the characters
and that is the best attainment the
painStalling actor can strive for. This af-
ternoOn, for matinee performance, THE
Woman Halter" will be repeated, with
prices ut . cents for children in all parts
OF the house, 30 cents for adults in the
upper circle, and % cents in the reserved
sections. Tonight Mr.. Reed will present
for the first time in this city the new COM
Boucicault and Sidney Resented, en-
titled Lend Me Your Wife" In this
eccentric comedy Mr.. Reed has won his
latest laurels. 1t has met with success
wherever produced.
The Chicago Inter- ocean says of the
play: LEND Me Your Wife is one OF
those light comedies of confusion. COM
plication and suggestion so dear to the
French, though IN fitting it for the
American stage Mr.. Boucicault removed
its indelicacy without seriously affecting
its humor, and Mr.. Sydney Resented
subsequently infected it with pertneSs.
Then. too, the character of Captain 4 bner
TarboX was built up into proportions that
relieved the other roles Of no little of
their responsibility in the original treat
ment of the story. The total result is a
farciCal fabric that is brightly amusing
and an eccentric character capitally
suited to Roland Reed, who is having
crowded houses to laugh at and applaud
his admirable performance. In recent
seasons Mr.. Reed has not had part that
so well enabled him to prove his comedy
talent. 1t is one of the
best light creations we have had in sew
eral seasons. There is not great deal for
the other perSonageS to do but minister
occasionally to the temper or cruSty be-
nevolence of the clustering old sea-Gog,
who pretends to naval honors. but proba-
bly, never commanded anything more
warlike than a fishing-smack."
Manager Hall last night received dis
patch from w. B. Leavitt, at Denver, that
Mr.. Leavitt has won his suit concerning
the New Broadway Theater lease in Den
ver The theater was built by syndi-
cate headed by w. H. Bush, and it is
beautiful temple of art and much pride
is taken in it. Mr.. Leavitt, who is also
manappr of the Bush Street Theater
San Francisco, took lease of the new
Denver house for term of five years,
dating from last September. During his
absence in New York, Mr.. Bush took
possession of the "New Broadway
Leavitt returned to Denver within few
days afterwards and demanded to
know why he had been dispos-
sessed The defense of the pro-
ceeding, among other things OF minor