The record-union., 1892-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS

The sale of seats for the Margaret Ma
ther engagement opens this morning. The
management for Miss Mather promises
an acting company of players of musical
excellence, among whom are Laurence
Cauthey, prominent in the London thea
ters; Joseph L. Whitney, an actor of
sterling merit, and Miss Emma c. Tuttle,
leading lady of high attainments. On
Tuesday evening Miss Mather will ap-
pear at the Metropolitan Theater in "The
Egyptian" dramatized from Victor
Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame" It
will be preceded by the curtain-raiser,
Nance Oldfield," by Charles Reade'
Wednesday evening Miss Mather will ap-
pear in Bulwer's romance, 1.-The Lady of
Lyons"
The professional career of Miss Mar
garet Mather is too well known to require
repetition, and her entrance into the arena
of histrionism has been maintained by
her intelligent and remarkable labors in
the highest walks of dramatic art. Her
devotion to her art has increased with her
advancement in it.
The costumes she wears in her presen-
tation of the curtain raiser, Nance
Oldfeld," were recently described by an
Eastern fashion writer, of gushing pro-
pensities as, poems of beauty and sym
pOsiums of artistic coloring," made for
Miss Mather by Felix of Paris. While
Nance Oldfield' is but single act long,
Miss Mather makes three entrances, each
time in new and fetching" costume.
Those who attended at the Metropolitan
Theater Saturday afternoon and evening
were favored with most pleasant enter
tainment. ]. c. Duff's comic opera COM
pany is most excellent one. 1t is far
and away the superior of the Lillian Rus
sell company. 1t has nine good leading
SiuOpra anU Ona of whom 10 batfor ba,
any in the Russell troupe. Miss Bertram
is handsome woman, a capable singer
and actress, and her soprano has the high
quality of feeling and expression. So,
too, Miss Knox, Miss Braham and Miss
Atherton are excellent vocalists and good
actresses, while Miss Doenhoff is a CON
tralto of superior voice and is a comedian
through and through. Bassett, the tenor.
Rafael, the baritone, and Hamilton, the
basso, are thoroughly good artists. Ry-
ley, the comedian, is at once an excellent
actor and, what few opera comedians are.
n clever singer. He is at DO time coarse.
hut gives a tone of refinement to his hu-
norous parts. The chorus is strong. the
costuuing rich, and the company acts and
sings with an earnestness and attention
to business behind the footlights most
praiSeworthy. we are convinced that
If Manager Todd can arrange for return
engagement of the troupe it will be well
patronized, Circumstances social, politi-
cal and climatic combined against it
Saturday night.
Tangled Up" is laughable comedy
to be played at the Clunie Opera house,
Friday and Saturday evenings next, by
DeI4ange, who is well and popularity
known here as comedian and in comic
opera, and rising, comedian well spoken
of. A full company supports the stars
and curtain raiser, "Why?" precedes
each performance.
"Yon Yonson" is announced for Friday
evening of this week with scenery by the
same artist who painted the sets for 1.-The
Ensign"
"Bill Nye'' and A. P. Burbank the
monologist have been engaged to appear
at one of the theaters at an early date.
Orville NJ. Remington, Manager of the
De Lange-Rising Comedy Company, Is