The record-union., 1894-01-24
Ruynl Bnktte 5nntuDer.
ADJUSTMENTS.

AMUOHMENID.
At the Clunie Opera house this evening
the beautiful play Little Barefoot will
be repeated. In addition. Seigrist and
Silbon, announced as the worlds greatest
aerialists and meteoric midair performers,
will appear between acts in speciality.
They will play the remaining nights of
this week.
Manager J. II. Todd of this city has
taken the Grove-street Theater, San
Francisco, and j. NJ. Ward will be the
local manager and stage director. y new
company has been organized for the
house, and this will enable Mr.. Todd to
alternate two troupess between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento.
The Lottie Collins and Atheneum Com
pany engagement for Sacramento has
been cancelled, because the peripatetic
manager demanded a guarantee Of the
Sacramento management for the second
night. 1t was wisely refused and the
date crossed out. As the RECORD UNION
pointed out a year ago, number OF the
travelling organizations demand such
rates that California managers in but
mOderate-SlZed communities cannot al
ford to underwrite them. If a company
that is willing to play one night on Il per-
centage, that enables it to cart out of town
some hundreds of dollars OF money and
lessen the circulating medium locally by
SO much, has not confidence in its ability
to draw good house a second night, the
right thing fer il to do is 10 stay away.
The community can stand it.
A fine audience. an intelligent and crit
ho
Of "Othello'' at the Metropolitan Theater
last night by Maurice MORRISON, sup
ported by the German company from the
Baldwin Theater, San Francisco. There
was a unanimous verdict that Mr.. Morris
son is all that he has been represented to
be, an artist in every sense; an ntell-
gent, refined and accomplished dramatic
Interpreter. He avoids rant wholly, but
is not lacking one particle IN strength,
VigOr and passionate earneStneSs. lie Is
of fine figure, commanding presence. and
has the ideal voice of the tragedian.
There is that intelligent comprehension
of the thought and spirit of the text man
ifest in his method and reading that testi-
fies not only to native ability and intel
lectual capacity, but to cultivation of his
powers in a school of exacting character.
No German actor has appeared here who
has made so good. or even as good an i'm
preston. German audiences in Sacra-
mento are not notably demonstrative in
manifestations of pleasure and apprecia-
ton, but that of last night twice recalled
MORRISON and his immediate support, and
gave him emphatic Endorsement and cor
dial approval. His support was by no
means equal to his merits. 1t is not TO be
claSsed as poor, by any means, but it
lacked much of the spirit, finish and
crispness essential 1t was too heavy
in It's Cassie. Mr.. Walter is a good
actor unquestionably, but fails to un-
derstand the youthful manliness, gentle
ness and weakness of the Cassie of
Shakespeare. No one can doubt the
trained capacity of Mr.. Rarberg, but his
Iago lacked greatly the subtle character
istics of cunning and wickedness, and
that mingled shading of defense and con-
fession Of insincerity, that distinguishes
the Iago of Shakespeare's conception
So, too, he was 100 much impressed with
the comedy side Of the character, and too
little with the depth of its purpose. The
Desdemona of Mrs. Schmidt was much
the best of the support. 1t was full of
feeling, and marked by deep human
interest and intelligent comprehension Of
the spirit of the text.
Mr.. Hirsch proves that he is an expert
enced actor, but he made Brabantio
fearful, not to say blubbery old man,
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panied father. Mr.. FeigePs Gratiano
was very good, and Mrs. Won Jagemann's
Emilia entirely satisfactory. In several
respects the business and fitting of the
play was changed from the conventional
as seen in English. This was noticeable
in the costuming adopted by Mr.. Morris
son-which, however, was historical
and the action in the death scene, which
was done wholly in moonlight, with the
of rNla lvr
visible, and their facial expression
therefore lost to the audience,
a matter that we must consider
defective management, though it is adj
mitted that the text will warrant it. How
can the management of the German
troupe excuse the sending OF Cassie in
the second act u pom the stage sadly tipsy?
The text certainly puts him into a
drunken condition after he enters the
tavern. not before. The lines prove it.
Iago invites him to drink, and Cassie
replies: Not tonight, good Iago. |
have very poor unhappy brains for
drinking" Later on he says: Il have
drunk but one cup tonight s be-
hold, what innovation it makes here"
That is to say, he feels the cup, his head
is affected, but be is by no means tangled
in the legs and reeling. as was the Cassie
of last night. The performance, however,
as whole, had many merits, and what
the support lacked in the main in COM
pretending Shakespeare's fine wit and
subtle philosophy, Mr.. Morisson made
up for in his splendid rendering of
Othello's lines, and Mrs. Schmidt and
Mrs. .Jagermann compensated for by their
excellent acting. The audience was
gratitied by the announcement that Mr..
Morisson will appear again in about
month.
The first of series of piano recitals by
the well-known pianist. Hugo Mansfeldt,
was given last night to a thoroughly ap
preciative audience at Pommer IL Neale's
music rooms. No criticism of MIR. Mans
feldt's playing is necessary here In Sacra-
mento, where he formerly resided and
has done so much to inspire and cultivate
correct musical taste. Suffice to say
that rarely has such brilliant technique.
delicacy and precision been heard here,
and seldom, If ever, excelled. The pro-
gramme embraced some of the choicest
gems of the old masters, extending over
the period from 1853 to 1887. The num-
berS which were a source of delight as
well as instruction to his hearers. were as
follows: Prelude English suite in a
minor (Bach); "Nocturne,'' major
tField); "Gigue," A minor Bach; Min
net" b minor (Schubert): Sonata A
major Mozart; "ScherZo," from Sonata
No. Is beethoven; "Adagio," from
Sonata No. l (Beethovenl; "Gigue,"
French Suite in o major Bach; Mo-
ment Musical: + minor (Schubert):
.'Aria.n lPergolese); Allegro" from
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