The record-union., 1893-03-28
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At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing will be played the reconstructed
tarce-comedy, and one of the first ever
produced, "a Night on the Bristol
Inc leader in the play is John F. Sheri-
dan, IN the character of Widow O'Brien.
Mr, Sheridan is supported by an exceed
lhgiy large company of players, includ-
ing artists OF established reputation of
1hgiand, Australia and this country
atnong them Nil Blanche Siegrist the
farlslan vocalist and danseuse: Miss
Hrace Whitetord, styled the queen of
souorettes; Miss Fannie Liddiard. oper-
atlc prIlna donna; Messrs. Marion and
fost, eccentric and grotesaue dancers;
the Yum -Ki-Poo troupe of japanese
dancers. We are assured by the manage
ment that the play, full of fun as it was
originally, IS now still brighter in dia-
logue, witty sayings and eccentricities
that keep the audience in a roar of laugh
Ter. Incidental to the comedy, many
new and interesting features and special
Ties are TO be introduced by the company.
AT the Clunie Opera-house last evening
was played by the New York Stock
Company, for the first time in this CITY.
the drama, Life for Life" 1t WAS can
italy mounted; the scenery of the second
act, an interior, Is one of the handsomest
ever set on any stage in this citv. both
III wall design, furniture and other an
polntments. The play, as given, it is
simpie justice to say, was the best first
nlgnI performance the Daley company
has presented. The story of the drama is
that OF a slave who seeks to bring punish
lnent upon his master, whom he is led by
The Villain OF the drama to believe to ba
the cause OF his wife being torn from him
and sold to shame. His revenge takes
the form OF wreclling of the masters
domesllc peace, by cultivating III
him jealousy of his newly-wedded
wife, and by plotting to throw her into
the power OF the villain, discarded
lover, and against whom, had he but
known, the slaves vengeance ougbt IN
have been directed. Mr.. HalIett had the
role OF the mulatto body servant-tbe
central inquire OF the piece. 10 say that
ne played the very difficult part with
skill and gaYelt character by an illumina-
ton of fine intelligence, is but to record
simple fact. 1t was, indeed, an admirable
Interpretation of most difficult text
which, If particle oyercolored
or IN the slightest degree mis-
apprehended, would be dragged from the
level of the tragic to the iarcical. Mr.
Snow and Miss Nannarv fairly dividai
the honors i'll the next leading parts. the
husband and wife. Nothing was lacking
i'll the effort Of either, both roles callin9
for artistic discrimination and strong
emotional powers. The comedy roles
We're in the hands of Jennie Caief. Mr.
bradley, Il. r. Nannary, Lizzie Ling
ham and Emily Althea. The latter lad Y hit
, seldom appears i'll the plays produced bv
the company. Her more than clever per-
formance last night created the regret
that she is not otener cast in plays. Her
| Grace Courtwright was an admirable bil
OF soubrette work, as easy and natural as
the most eNactlng could desire. MIR. Nam
nary surprised his friends He was The
rattle-headed youth, vainly Imagining
that he is playwright, smitten bv the
charms OF Grace, and just as lazy and
almleSs as pampered product of slavery
could be. His impersonation of the
character was exceedingly good a
little extravagant, but full of humor
and quite as the author intendad
| the character to be drawn. Mr.. Hess had
the unsympathetic role of the villain. and
proved good his quality by winning the
cordial detestation OF his auditors for the
character he assumed. The hearty call
before the curtain accorded Mr.. Snow
MIR. Hallett, Mr.. Hess and Miss Naunarv
was one of the most deserved tributes to
worth we have seen bestowed by any au-
dience at the Opera-house. Miss Calef
and MIR. bradley had place in but two of
the five acts, but they made their
brief parts tell. in plantation
duet they We're thrice recalled. Mr..
Cleaver, as a good-tempered old French
doctor, gave about as clever Z bit of fdialect
and eccentric work as one might wish to
see. and Miss Linghans' lovesick old
maid was low comedy line that ran
through the whole play, and stands to
her credit as exceedingly good. In short.
there was no weakness in the cast-it was
all around strong, i'll many respects its
ehort the neatest work the company has
done. The Clipper Quartet was thrown
i'll with plantation songs with pleasing
effectiveness. The sentiment OF the play
is good, its tone strong and its plot not
more improbable than that of many a
romance accepted as standard. The
piece has several thrilling situations, a
number OF striking tableaux, and duel
scene in which there is a finished set-to
with foils. The drama will run the week.
and as it has very strong elements of
attractiveness, it will probably have
crowded houses.