The record-union., 1894-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

At Armory Hall this evening the New
York Stock Company will present new
bill-the fine drama, ''The Wages of
Sin." 1t will introduce for the first lime
the talented young actor, Lorimer John
stone, who will have the leading male
character. This play will run until Fri
day night, when it will be succeeded by
the emotional drama, "Queena," which
Mr.. Dailey's company played here nearly
a year ago with great success. Both plays
will be cast to the full strength of the
company. The hall is comfortably heated
by three gas stoves and two other stoves,
so that no complaint of low temperature
is made by the patrons of the house. 1t
having been published in contemporary
that the New York Stock Company
would have to yield the hall to the mill
tary, Managers Daley and Thomason say
that it is error. On the contrary, the
lease of the hall to them has been eX-
tended several weeks after the expiration
of the original term. Preparations have
begun for the bringing here next week of
the spectacular and Oriental piece,
"Tripoli," now drawing crowded houses
in San Francisco at the National Theater.
The original scenery, which is all new,
will be brought here.
At the Clunie Opera-house tonight
'The Black Crook" will enter upon it's
second run. Mortimer Snow will appear
in it as Hardy Knute, Mr.. Berch taking
a rest of a week. Miss Powers, who has
made such a marked success in the play,
retains the character she has had in it
throughout as the hero, and Miss Mifflin
as the heroine and Mr.. Bacon and Miss
Weidman. who so eXcellently sustain the
low-comedy roles, will continue in the
cast for the week. Bacon, in this play,
has added new laurels to his deserving,
and is each night welcomed by round
OF applause when be first walks upon the
stage For the transformation scene drop
a new curtain has been painted by
Duran-a view of the Central and North
ern California building at the Midwinter
Fair. An agreed percentage Of the gross
receipts of each performance this week
will be handed over to the Supervisors
for the benefit of the fund for the celebra-
ton of Sacramento Day at the Mldwinter
Fair. All the speciality performers will
change their acts for this weeks run, and
new songs, dances and witlcisms will be
the rule.
Manager Todd announces the coming
to the Metropolitan Theater Friday and
Saturday nights next of Hoyt's "A Trip
to Chinatown" and that the box sheet OF
the Metropolitan will open at the CIunie
Opera-house TOR reservation of seats
Tuesday lto-morrow) morning. 1t IS
noteworthy that by new devices the
Metropolitan is to be hereafter heated
throughout the building to satisfy every
demand. Hoyt's "a Trip TO Chinatown"
is remarkable from the fact that it has
had a larger run than any other play ever
nut upon the American stage-lt was pre-
septed by the same company at the Madi-
son Square Theater, New York, for 656
consecutive nights. 1t is said that not
only is this the longest run ever known
in the history of farce comedy, but no
play. no matter what its character,
whether drama, spectacular, opera or
farce. had ever before been given for SO
many successive performances in the
metropolis. Previous to the run OF a
Trip to Chinatown" the BLACK Crook
had been given 476 times, "HaZel Kirk"
4s6 times. 'sHumpty Dumpty" 4S3 times
and ,Adonis'' for COS performances.
Critics have in vain attempted to
account for the long run OF "A
"Trip to Chinatown The play IS not
anV more reasonable or sensible or
"funny'' than dozen other farce-come-
edies. It gives no greater opportunity
for introduction of specially acts than
twenty others. The nearest approach to
finding a good reason for It's success IS
that which credits it with being played