The record-union., 1892-03-07
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ity and long career of success, begins a
comedy engagement at the Clunie Opera
house this evening, supported by Mr..
Norton's excellent stock company, in a
farce comedy never before played here
entitled Fun in a Boarding School" ;"
and represented as the merIeSt and fun
niest Of plays. The first act is an intro
duction in the nature of prologue; in
the following ones the fun is of The up
roarious order. Widow Eairlove is
enamored OF Henry Hamilton, who pre-
ters the widows daughter Jessie, who is
sent To boarding school by the jealous
widow, who desires q clear coast The
principal of the school Hamilton recog-
niZes as his uncle, but is not known TO
him. Hamilton's father supposing his
son dead had LETT his fortune to this
uncle, but in second viii bequeathed it
to his son hearing that he still lived But
this viii was lost and the uncle took the
estate. Hamilton follows his sweetheart
to the school disguised as a schoolboy.
The uncle at the same time is Smitten
with the widow. A tutor in the school.
Dooales, loves Samantha. an assistant,
who prefers the Principal. She receives
a letter, as she suppOSes from the Princi-
pal, but really written by Hamilton to his
sweetheart Jessie. Samantha answers
it in disguised hand, and the
Professor mistakes it as coming from the
widow, and makes desperate love TO her
accordingly. Just then the school ex-
animation comes on, and is the occasion
for all sorts OF blunders, with which
DoodleS is charged. He finds the lost
Will IN the midst of it all, and delivers it
to Hamilton in order TO be revenged
upon the Principal. Hamilton'S accession
to wealth by this means gives him cour-
age to tell the widow OF his love for her
daughter. The widow yields, accepts the
Principal, and Samantha becomes Mrs.
Doodies. The Professor soon becomes
jealous OF his widow and sends for g de-
tegtlye 10 watch her. The lEessage falls
into her hands, and she engages Ger
man 10 pose as the detective. With him
the husband Is soon dissatisfied and ap-
peals To DCodles to help him, who as
sumes female attire for that purpose. His
efforts disclose the truth and reconcile
all parties in the midst of a whirI Of
merTinent. Songs, dances and medleys
are frequent in the comejy. Mr. Ellie
ford is the Doodles OF the play, Mr. Craig
the Principal, Mr.. W oOd the lover, Jes-
sic Morton his sweetheart, and Miss Car
man the widow, while Mrs Bishop is the
scheming Samantha.
at the Metropolitan Theater this morn
ing at $3.50 the box-oflice will open for
reservation OF seats, without extra charge.
for the engagement of the Conreid Opera
Company.
Before the Sacramento Lecture Associa-
ton, on Wednesday evening, at the Con-
gregadonal Church, George w. Cable, the
brilliant author and popular Southern
writer, will read his delightful story
'tGrande Pointe." When he read here
three years ago be had crowded house.
thoroughly wellpleased audience. Of
his success III Boston the New York
Irtbate said: George W. Cable, the
New Orleans novelist, has carried the
puritan literary capital by storm with his
delightful readings from his own works
Further experience confirms the first
verdict that Dickens was nowhere COM
pared with Cable as a delineator of his
creations. His concluding entertain
ment, interpreting Creole and African
songs with his readings, was such sue
cess that repetition had 10 be announced
for next week, and not ticket was TO be
had for love or money by noon of the day
OF the opening of the sale of seats'' The
Lecture Association announces, in addi-
ton to pending engagements. Max O'Rell
for Saturday evening, March 18th, and
the Divide Musin Concert Company for
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