The record-union., 1893-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Queena" was played by the New York
Stock Company last night at the Clunie
Opera-house to a thoroughly well-pleased
audience. 1t puts the stock company
notch above the level of melodrama. 1t
is society play, full of interest and strik-
ing situations, and introduces some
beautiful scenery, especially in the scene
of the Earl's English home. Miss
Nannary surprised all who had seen her
last week. Her impersonation of
"Queena" was a powerful one and so
emotional as to lead her into a state of
nervous excitement that at the conclu-
sion of one act, as the curtain fell, she
tainted from OvereXertion and intense
identification with the character. She
gave thoroughly artistic charac-
Ter, strongly emotional, and moved
the audience deeply. Little Irene was
never seen to better advantage; the child
l. born actress; she never lapses from
acting, as most children do upon the
stage. Mr.. Waldron had more genteel
comedy part than any heretofore essayed
by him here, and Jennie Calef in
comedy role was the merry figure of the
drama, and an excellent one. Mr.. Snow
is especially strong as the leading man of
the cast. The whole support was good
and the piece success throughout. 1t
will be repeated tonight.
At the Metropolitan Theater tonight
Hoyts 'A Trip to Chinatown" which is
really no trip to Chinatown, but a clever
ruse and deceit as to title, and altogether
q most enduring play. 1t has had for
over a year of steady run phenomenal
success in New York. Mr.. Hoyt is
original and fertile in the production of
an American kind of fun that is plenty
in the newspapers, and that is anecdotal
in the conversation OF the country, but
which few so cleverly as he have put into
plays. He chooses some easily appreci-
able subject to satiriZe, and in "a Trip to
Chinatown" he makes target of hypo-
chondria for his shafts of wit. He names
the principal character Welland Strong,
man possessed of the belief that he is i'll
and weak. The adventures of the gay old
chap in the Golden Gate City are the
central happenings, and the aggregate of
comic plights are equally jolly, rapid and
numerous Singing and dancing go
along with the rest of the things, and the
speaking averages joke per sentence.
IN one respect chinatown" is a revela-
lion in farce comedy. 1t is promised that
ii will be produced here on an elaborate
scale as to scenic and mechanical effects.
All the scenery, every piece of furni-
ture and the properties are carried by
the company. The piece was presented
here some two seasons ago, when it was
in an unsettled condition. Since that
time Mr. Hoyt has devoted much time in
adding new business and writing new
,lialooue and that ne has succeeded in
bringing it up to the Hoyt standard is
claimed on the evidence OF its enormous
METROPOLITAN run of nearly 500 consecu-
tive nights.
The company is the same throughout
as produced the piece for three weeks at
San Francisco. The company remains
here until Wednesday noon and does not
take a night train, so fear that the play
will be cut or rushed may be dismissed.
At the Metropolitan Theater Wednes-
day evening, March 1st, group of anna
1enr PLAYERS of this city will produce the
nlav 'sNick Floyd,' border drama, by
William HALEY of this city, we'll l-known
member OF the printer fraternity. The
cast for the occasion will be:
Alma Bryson. Miss Maggie Kearney
ga SdaOeI Natiida Bell. Mrs. Thomas L. Acock
BaSSie Cntler.. Miss Hattie Norsworthy
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The drama is to be produced for the
benefit OF the cemetery fund OF the Sac
ramento Typographical Union.
Tonight the Brighton wheelmen will
Give their grand bail at Whites hop
Eonsa carryal will leave the State
1ro,,sa Hotel at p. VI.