The record-union., 1892-10-22
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A fair house witnessed the presentation
of double bill at the Clunie Opera house
last night by the DeLange & Rising COM
bination. The curtain-raiser "Why ?"
in which Mr.. Rising leads in a very
clever little comedy and very well played.
1t hinges upon a wager made that party
could not refrain from speaking for half
an hour, with permission to use one
word, "Why?" The various meanings
that may be conveyed by infection and
emphasis in the use of the word forms
the basis for the merriment.
The farce comedy, that introduced both
De Lange and Rising,s entitled Tan
gled Up" followed. 1t is like most of the
farce comedies, only little weaker-a
little worse than any of its predecessors.
In its plot and text there is plenty of ma
terial for a rafting, good comedy, but in
its present form it is too long drawn out,
and lacks that variety of situation neces-
Eary to sustain the interest. De Lange
has part that he really exhausts in the
first act. After that he is compelled to
repeat himself. He is clever comedian,
but the role of Sedgeley handicaps him.
Mr.. Rising has better success as the Lieu
tenant. He is good singer, of fine stage
presence and fills his part with ease and
satisfaction to the audience. The support
Is good enough, but has little to do
deal and to do it much better.
Misses Stone, Cummings and Allaire
are clever people and probably equal to
very much superior work to that given
them in Tangled Up" Miss Mortimer
is a serpentine and heel and toe dancer,
and an excellent one, but in her style
there is too much of abandon. The same
may be said of all serpentine dancing
with transparent skirts and robes that
half conceal, but Miss Mortimer manages
to give to her performance in that dance
and in the others she presents a
coarse edge. A large number of wheel
men" were grouped IN the audience
last night and We're in excellent spirits
over the fine day of racing that they had.
one of the actors threw in gag to
catch their attention and it created mer-
riment, but when Miss Mortimer came
on the ''gagging" and cross -footlight fir
ing became too frequent and for time it
was hard to tell whether the performance
was before or behind the footlights-
whereat number in the audience grew
weary and left. The waits were intolera-
bly, long. There is no special scenery,
no costume changing ofmoment to justify
such dragging out of the time. Tangled
Up'' will be repeated for a matinee per-
formance this afternoon and be given for
the last time tonight.
lyon Yonson" packed the house at the
Metropolitan Theater last night. All we
said of it when Mr.. Heege gave the play
here year ago applies now. The comedy
has been somewhat extended by new lines
and scenes. 1t was very successful last
night, certainly. The Lumbermen's
Quartet remains one of the strongest
features of the play.
At the Metropolitan Theater Wednes-
day evening next "The Stowaway" It
has been successful here on former visits
and will doubtless. draw well again. 1t will
be recalled by the line yacht scene that is
Witnessed and by the blowing open OF a
safe by Spike Hennessy, the reformed
burglar. The play is represented as hav-
ing been improved and strengthened,
and new scenery and mechanical effects
have displaced the old.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation will give a concert on Friday
evening, November 18th, which promises
to be fine entertainment.