The record-union., 1892-02-09
AMUSF MRNT5.

mousse last evening, and Il well pleased
one, one that manifested its satisfaction
by warm applause, and gave MIR. Craig
and George Cooper u fiattering recall
Little Lord Fauntle.oy'' WAS excellently
/ original company brought To the coast by
! ar. French, ANA to see which a dollar and
a iaIi admission was charceu. Manager
Norton has made such changes in his
company as strengthen it, and make it q
/ better balanced organization. 1t proved
last night that 1t Is equal 10 almost any
4 work below high tragedy When the
artistic character OF Mr.. Craig's perform
( ance last night is considered, it suggests
/ that the title OF The play should be The
/ influence OF Child" SO iar from il be-
ing chiid's play. 4 mere exhibition Of
+ pIecoclty, ul example of what training
/ VIII Go with a plastic youthful being. It is
q play strongly illustrating how cold
! Surly, disappointed, eren cruel natures
] may pe subdUed, sotteHed and redeemed
I from despair by the lo.e of Il child; how
/ deep do% n in our natures is planted the
| paterhaI instinct; what;s marNe l0uS pow cr
/ is love. and what u Weaponry iuuO-
! cence, genaeness and parity consti-
! tutc. Llltle Georgia Cooper'S Cedric
was charming perform nee. 1t was
! not Earrot-liie recital; the child acts
/ feels and gives Ii e, form ANA coisr To the
assumption OF emotion. She has comedy
/ talent-perhapS it is only training: 70
| matter, the best low comedian we ever
! knew was such by virtue OF art. and in
real life was devoid OF even Il shadow Of
natural humor, ana the best Stage Nillain
/ OF his day was Il man who would step
( aside 10 avoid crushing Il worm Mr.
/ COoperS Dick was clean cut and good
! There is little of the part, but il is dis
! tlnct, Weii-dehned as type OF city life.
! Mr. DeLdno looked every inch the Hobbs
/ OF the authors ideal; in MS lines he was
detective. Mr. Benrimo surprised his
! audience as an Old man, Il good imperso-
j nation and one proving his versatility
/ the chief requisite OF q stock actor. Ma
/ grath was 1auitleSs in his brIef part and
! Ed%ardeS for the first time here had
/ part, that Of Thomas, that fitted him ana
! which he perSonated well. Jessie Nor
! ton was without fault AS the voluble
! Ioud-voiced and nervous Mary. Alice
! Carmen had q difficult role and sustained
1t much better than was expected. 1t is
/ notch above what she has ever essayed
here. She had deserved applause. With
little more color given o the character,
more Yigor in reading where demanded
she Will be an excellent Dearest. AS
it was given she is entitled to mucn
credit. Mr.. Wood maze an excellent
HaVersham, dignified, calm and well
conceived. Miss Woodthorpe as Minna.
! the adventures, was what she is in
about all stage work she does the
faithful and accomplished actress; her
part calls tor no great effort, but for intel
ligent conception of the character and
good judgment i'll drawing it, and these
she had exercised. Mr.. Watson dressed
the stage well. the first time it has been
done well and thoroughly at the Clunie
this season. Managers must learn that a
barren, cold and shpshod stage will chill
] n an TO- p
actors. But when all is said, the center of
interest around which the whole piece re-
yolVcd last night was the splendid work
OF l.. Z. Craig, who has demonstrated the
highest form of the acting art, that is, ca
pacity to assume with success a large
number of widely dissimilar characters
His DorlncOurt was such 4 finished full
and rounded piece OF work as delights the
theater-goer and satisfies the eXacting
taste. Little Lord Fauntlerov" will be
repeated tonight and ought to fill the
house.
The last of the illustrated lectures of
DR.. c. H. Steele will be given at the Met
ropolitan Theater this evening, when Mr..
Francouer will speak upon Historic
| England; Her Gothic Cathedrals and
! Famous Palaces" Overa hundred views
! will be shown upon the great screen.
| many of them richly colored. The sub
! ject is one full Of interest and an appetizer
/ for historic reading. 1t ought to draw a
! large audience; in San Francisco by per-
| haps the largest number, it was conSid-
/ cred the gem of the series. There are ten
! views OF Canterbury Cathedral and scenes
related to it's history; six of Liverpool.
three of Durham Castle, twenty-three Of
| Windsor Castle, five Of Stratford. two of
/ Oxford and two of Cambridge, three of
! York Castle, three of Warwick Castle
two OF Carlisle Cathedral and a great
number of others and of scenes of trag-
! edies and royal activities in the stirring
times of the England of the past and Of
to-day.
Under the management of H. o. Far
rell. there will be a great twelve hours
| skating contest at the rink on Friday and
/ Saturday next. The contestants will be
/ on the floor from 2 till o'clock each
/ afternoon, and from till IL o'clock each
/ evening, making II hours in all.
/ The sum Of 500 in prizes will be distrib-
uted-S250 TO the winner, $3.50 to second.
and 500 to third Messrs. Sharp, An
/ drews, Kenna, Jacobs, Knell Murphy
and Beyth of San Francisco will be
/ among the contestants, as also will the
! faster of the local experts on rollers.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
/ give ball at Armory Hall on Wednes-
/ day evening. the 18th of March
At Turner Hall, on Monday evening
next, California Temple, No. l, Pythian
/ Sisters, will give variety party. Grand
/ march at $50 o'clock.
A Weeks Failures.
/ The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports eighteen failures in the Pacific Coast
States and Territories for the week end
! ing February 9th, as compared with thir-
teen for the previous week and twenty
Tor the corresp onding week of 1891 The
failures for the past week are divided