The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-02
Ogden and Sacramento, and will fill an
important season in San Francisco.

The coming of Mr.. and Mrs Sidney
Drew prom ses TO be an event of more
than ordinary interest. 1t is said that
they, with the company that supports
them, constitute one of the brightest if
not the best high-class comedy organiZa-
tons that will visit Sacramento this sea-
son. Sidney Drew himself is young and
very clever. He is member of that fam
Gus family OF comedians of that name, in
which we find Mrs. George Drew Barry
more, recently here with the 'Wilkin-
sons Widows; John Drew of the famous
DAILY Company of New York, and also his
talented mother, lately seen on this coast
as Mrs. Malaprop," with Joseph Jeffer-
son IN THE Rivals" a performance that
will linger long in the minds of those
who witnessed it as being the grandest
bit OF comedy work ever seen OH the
stage of America. Mrs. Sidney Drew
was formerly Miss Gladys Rankin. She
is the daughter of Mckee Rankin and
the sprightly Kitty Blanchard Rankin. is
young and charming and is said TO pos
sesS very attractive personality. Her
performance in THAT Girl From Mex
ico," which is to be produced here, is
claimed to be one of the brightest things
seen III a long time. I'm Honor Bound"
a charming play from the pen OF Sidney
Grundy, will precede the comedy as a
curtain raiser. Mr.. and Mrs. Drew will
be seen in this play as well. Both of the
the productions are quaint and of the
most pleasing comedy character, full of
fun and laughter, with no sem blance of
vulgarity.
ALI THE COMFORTS OF HOME"
Arrangements have been completed
for the appearance here shortly of Gil
lette's entertaining production. "All the
Comforts of Home" This is considered
the master work from the pen of that
gifted author. 1t is far superior TO the
Private Secretary" because il presents
fewer absurditles and less caricatures
and is more easily reconciled to the ac-
Qualities of real life. 1t shows the SUI
perior skill of the playwright in con-
irving situations which afford excellent
opportunities for the display of human
nature in its comedy character. 1t has
no somber incidents or suggestions. The
object from first to last is to provoke
laughter by revealing the humorous side
OF collection OF characters.
GUS WILLIAMS IN COMEDY.
Gus Williams, always favorite in CAL
ifornia, is this season under the direction
of MeSsGS. George w. Iederer and John
w. Hamilton, who have surrounded him
with the very best company of ladies and
gentlemen that could he secured. From
his repertoire of plays the most humor-
GUS and the cleverest has been determined
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tunes" In this comedy, which is a
picture of simple home life, full of inno-
cent but irresistible fun, interpreted here
and there with touches OF real pathos,
Mr.. Williams has achieved the greatest
measure of success. From Maine to the
Rio Grande the press has been unit in
the bestowing Of encomiums. Powerful
rs it was formerly, this season it is still
more powerful, having been almost en-
tirely rewritten and most materially inn
proved in every scene and incident.
STAGE NOTES.
"Pompadour" has not made a success
on the road.
j. III. Ryley will shortly return to Eng
land 10 remain.
Swinburne, the poet, has written new
blank verse drama entitled The Sisters
Fanny Davenport sails for Europe in
June. She has been in bad health lately.
Fred Solomon leaves the Casino and
joins the Pauline Hall Company on May
lSt.
Agnes Huntington is now ON her way
20 California. She will appear here in
April.
Lulu Klein has written drama which
jacob Lift will probably produce next
season.
Maurice Barrymore will not be the
leading man at Palmer's Theater next
season.
Clyde Fitch has sold new play to
Marie Wainwright, to be produced next
season.
VIII Carlton, the poet, is coming to Cal
liornia TO lecture and give readings from
his writings.
Charles Frohman has engaged Nelson
Wheatcroft as leading man for his new
Empire Theater.
Joseph Haworth is soon to play a
months engagement in Boston, when be
will be seen in ''ROsedale."
Pretty Florence Ashbrooke has en-
tirely recovered from her illness and Is
enjoying herself in New York.
The one-act play purchased by Angus
tin Daily from Justin Huntly Mccarthy
is entitled The Wife of Socrates"
Miss Florence ST. John has been en-
gagged by Randolph Aronson as prima
donna OF the Casino for the next season.
Beerbohm Tree, the London actor
manager, Will soon produce Ogilyies
dramatic version Of Rev. Charles Kings
ley's "Hypathia."
'Jakie" Rosenthal will soon leave 1.-THE
Little Tycoon" to organize an opera COM
pany for next season, of which Flora
Moore will be the star.
Pauline Hall is soon to produce a new
opera in Boston, music by Edgar S.
Kelley. book by C. NJ. 5. Mcclellan. the
latter her husbands brother.
While the theatrical profession has moi
furnished single first-class scandal iu
New York SO far this season. Society
has developed a half dozed cases quite lin
de steele.
William Redmund has left the Rose
Coghlan Company, and signed for two
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leading man of the Alexander Salvini
Company.
j. X. Emmets stay in New York was
highly profitable one, and the new star
made TO feel at home by the cordial greet
ing accorded him by the playgoers of the
| metropolis.
Joseph Jefferson has been elected as the
! representative American actor to the In
ternational Theatrical Exhibition in
Vienna next summer. 1t will cost him
! $4,000 at least.
Marion Manola and her husband will
not sing III comic opera the coming sea-
comedy called IF Were You,r written
by William Young. George Wother-
spoon will manage them.
"Chums," one of the honorably men,
toned plays in the New York Her
dtd'S prize competition, was produced at
Philadelphia on Monday as a curtain
raiser TO lane" and made hit. 1t was
written by Thomas Frost.
Charles Harris, who has made very
decided hit as Chad in Colonel Carter OF
Gainesville" is Louisianian and the
only comedian in America who knows
the difference between the Virginian and
the Louisianian negro dialect
j. NJ. Hill has purchased a comic opera
called THE Fencing Mrster," music by
Reginald De koven. book by Harry b
Smith. Marie Tempest has been engaged
at $50 a week, and George Sweet. The
baritone. will also be in the cast.
During the barroom scene in Hoyt,s