The record-union., 1894-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS
ceived.

At Andy Waldron's benefit next Tues
day night Caste is to be played. with
Mr.. Waldron as old Eccles. Prior to the
play there will be minstrel first part, or
ganized by Mr. Waldron's friends, when
the following will don burnt cork and
for the nonce come down to minstrely
for the benefit of their friend, namely:
Judge w. A. Henry, j. n. Larkin, Will
liam Mullaney, Frank Bergman, William
b. Miller, Homer Buckman, n. b. Mann
ing, Frank L. johnson and Fred Kidder.
The trio Cohn. Kidder and Crocker and
the Clunie Opera-house Stock Company
will appear.
At the Metropolitan Theater tonight
Charles a. Gardner. the Tyrolean imi-
tator and capitol actor, in his new drama,
''Tne Prize Winner" Mr., Gardner
will take the part of "Karl,n which
gives full scope to his ability. He
host of friends by his acting.
His singing of Little Bunch of Lilacs"
will be remembered as one of his ''hits.n
In the troupe he now has is Tyrolese
vocal sextet. Karl introduces his st.
Bernard dog, "Uno," valued at $1,000.
Tyrolean dances, Alpine avalanche
scenes and much handsome scenery.
1JaTuuGE
and he has seven new songs in his collec-
ton, which he will give while here. The
company carries much special scenery.
The scene OF the play is at Halle, near
Innsbruck, in Austrian Tyrol, and the
time the present. Beside the principal
role Of Karl, assumed by Mr.. Gardner,
the play has well-defned and strong
characters. 1t is a play full of human
interest, with realistic scenes and situa-
-. flent a rol " I'll
is a Turner, and wins a prize at a ''iesW
OF his brethren at the Turn Verein, and
from this fest the plot is developed.
Mingled pathOs and humor relieve the
sober scenes. An avalanche that sup
posedly buries the principles is one of
the startling scenes of the play. Professor
Fischer. the instructor of the Sacramento
Turn Nerein, will appear with class of
active turner's in the second act of the
play, participating III the festivities of the
Turn Fest scene, giving it something of
Che appearance of realism. The box
sheet or the Metropolitan is now open for
the engagement of two nights.
At the Clunie Opera-house tonight the
melodrama, 1.-THE Two Orphans.n 1t
will be given but two nights more after
tonight. The company then disband.
sunday night will be the 305th perform
ance OF the Opera-house Stock Company
without missing night-a long run for
one company, that.
The good women who have worked so
hard for the Humane Society in the mat
ter of its benefit last night. have the con-
ISOLATION of knowing that they presented
a charming programme and thoroughly
pleased the audience that gathered in the
Metropolitan. even if it was not a large
audience. The dress circle and parquette
were fairly full, but the gallery was
thinly peopled. 1t is not likely that the
financial results will reach so high a
figure as the women hoped for. Never
theless. there viii be a fair sum over it is
thought TO aid the good work. The pro-
oramme was an excellent one. With a
single exception the numbers filled
exactly as wished. The last number.
the animated colors, experienced a
slight hitch in the refusal of the
chromatropes TO revolye freely, but
otherwise the novelty was presented as
desired. Four graceful young women,
who withhold their names, in white pos
ing upon darkened stage againsta black
background, executed graceful evolu-
tions under direction OF Professor O'Mal-
lev. while an operator played against
their white robes alternately calcium
LIGHT tints and stereopticon chromatropic
colors, 1t was novel thing and suggests
fine effects for the future. The statuary
work of the School of Design was very
handsome, and the numbers were pro-
duced under direction OF Art instructor
Jackson. Nothing in that line has been
better done here. Tne participants We're
/ Miss Goss, aided by Miss Wright, VIM.
HALEY. H. Hildebrandt, and the most
charming and tractable little child for