The record-union., 1891-12-15
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At the Metropolitan Theater Thursday
and Friday evenings Archibald c. Gun
ter's latest dramatic success, "Mr. Potter
of Texas" will be played. The full plot
OF the novel is given in the play, but
still it is not extended beyond usual
hours, for there is more action than
talk" in the drama At first Gunter
planned to have the play in two parts and
TO occupy two evenings, but Manager
Sanger convinced him that condensation
was better, and the result has been q de-
cided success. In the troupe are Jeffreys
Lewis, who is said to be possessed of all
her old-time dramatic fire and power;
Joseph Wheelock Frank Aiken, Maurice
Drew, Lee Lamar, Master Louis Haines,
Edgar Norton, +. Pineau and Cecil
livingstone. Theater-goers will remem-
ber May Haines, the pretty ingenue of
the Shenandoah Company, who so
pleased the audiences of that drama. She,
too, is of this company. The San Fran
cisco B1tttet39t says that in that city the
play drew overlooking houses, and it
pays the compliment to Jeffreys Lewis
of saying the attractivenesS of the play is
III the main to be attributed to her
splendid rendition of the part of Lady
Sarah Annerly." The San Francisco Cal
credits Joseph Wheelocll with full as
is legitimate actor Of the best order. The
San Francisco Chronicle says the drama is
d remarkably Virile one, full of life and
action, and though marred by too many
conventional expressions, yet the lines
are strong and clear cut, the east strong
one, and the piece as whole lis an inter-
ing and exciting one" The box office
for reservation of seats will open to-mor-
row morning at $3.50.
The benefit concert for the well known
tenor, A. Sanborn, who lies upon a bed
of pain and lingering disease, was given
last night and Was largely ATTENDED.
The Congregational Church was not, how
ever. filled as it should have been by
those Sanborn has so often assisted, but
it is learned that large number of tick
cts were sold that were not represented at
the concert, and that the sick man will
realize between $500 and 500. The con-
cert was mainly gotten up by Hlrs. Addie
Carter, and vaiuaDle assistance was given
also by Chas. lIeisen, Jr, anG the stand
ard Orchestra. of which he is a promoter.
All those who took part in the pro-
gramme volunteered, and also labored TO
make the benefit a fat one.
The programme was a pleasing one
There were tenor solos by Edwin Will
Jams and K. Y. Cohn; bass solos by w.
p. NJ. Beardslee: soprano solo by Miss
Ida Clinch; flute and piano duo by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. \ eale: a cornet
solo by j. w. King; a duet by Mrs. Percy
Ross, soprano, and Charles Phillips, bari
tone; chorus by Mesdames Pinkham,
Coppersmith, Leake, Howard, Larkin
and Carter, and a quartet by Mrs. Percy
Ross, Mrs. Addie Carter, Richard I.
COhn and Horace Crocker. The
accompanies of the evening were
Mr.. Jockey of San Francisco, Mrs. DR..
Pinkham, Mrs. G. A Neale and Miss
Louise Millikin. The novel and wholly
new feature of the programme was the
appearance, for the first time in public
of the Standard Orchestra, of which Mr..
Sanborn was for a long time leader. The
orchestra consists OF young men sho
practice orchestral music for their own
pleasure and culture, and who are not
open to engagement, or disposed to play
III public. They practice in the music
room OF Charles Eeisen, Jr., who was
mainly instrumental in their organiza-
ton, and is pianist and practically di-
rector. The orchestra, as it appeared last
evening, minus their tronbonist. is COM
posed as follows: First viOlins, Antoine
Silveria and 4. w. Carle; second violin,
A. z. Gore; viola, q. V. Watson; cello,
II. e. Coates; bass viol, e. f. Driemeyer;
flute, Z. Southworth; clarionettes, A. Y.
Tyler and Pedro Cortez; cornetS J. w,
sen, Jr. 1t must suffice now to say that
the playing of the orchestra was
a surprise and pleasure to the
hearers. The baton of their leader was
absent, and they depended upon their
director at the piano. They played with
a precision, taste and general excellence
that was highly creditable. That so
promising an organization is unlikely to
be heard in public-save at long inter
walls and on special occasions-is to be
regretted. The orchestra proves that
there is musical ability among young
amateurs of the city of good order that
promises fruitage of much superiority, of
which the public ought to reap the bene-
fit. Fhe organization played Schepe-
grell's Overture Grotesque," Michel's
"Danse Styrienne,' the accompaniment
TO Mr.. Kings cornet solo and selectior
from the Overture to William Tell"
and twice responded to most compli-
mentary and sincere encores. These
young men should feel encouraged to
pursue their musical studies-they have
capacity and should enjoy its full devel-
opment.