The record-union., 1894-05-01
AMUSEMENTS.

s'The White Slave" Barley Campbelps
sensational drama, was presented at the
Clunie Opera House for the first time last
night. 1t was finely mounted the scenic
effects were very good, notably the Lacy
plantation scene the steamer explosion
and fire and raft scene. Mr.. Hallett and
Mr.. Sediey had the heavy male charac-
ters, and left nothing wanting. The
piece introduced three new people. Miss
Kate Dalgleish, the new leading woman,
Is of personal attractiveness, good stage
presence. reads well. interprets with in
telhgence and IS especially strong in emo
tiOnal passages. Miss Frances, new
face also, is good support in a motherly
role and competent stock actress. Miss
kendrick of this city made her first APP
| pearance IN any speaking part and sur
prised everyone by the ease with which
she assumed the role allotted her.
4 lad, Charles Morris, also made first
appearance, and sang cleverly. -Four OF
San Francisco ballet as Cake Walkers
were verv amusing in the plantation
scene, and did some clever dancing. Miss
Seabrooke, one Of the most reliable and
useful Of the stock company, disguised
her youth and comeliness so we'll under
the character OF an aged negro woman,
that il may be set down as a neat success.
OF course to Jennie Calef and Andrew
Waldron were lett the low comedy parts.
and of course they were equal TO them.
Miss May Powers has done nothing bet
ter than the French dialect part assigned
her-it was a long step ahead for her. The
play is 10 be kept on all the week, and
will have a good run, for it possesses
about all the strong drawing elements a
Southern melo-drama and sensational
piece demands. Thursday night it will
be played for the benefit OF the transporta-
ton fund for the Industrial Army under
| the auspices of the Federated Trades.
At the Metropolitan Theater this and
tomorrow evening the Joseph Grismer
and Phoebe Davies Company will appear
in Grismer and Clay Greene's new drama,
entitled 1.-THE New South" 1t hinges
upon incidents related to the convict
contract system obtaining in some South
ern States. 1t was first produced in San
Francisco two years ago by this COM
pany and next in New York City, and
achieved there decided success. 1t was
lately again given in San Francisco with
like result. Phoebe Davies has the
central and most important role and is
the chief 1igure ia the play. 1t is said to
afford especially fine opportunity to this
accomplished California actress. 1t is
agreed by the New FORK and San Fran
CISCO critics as we read them that the
| play is one OF the most original and best
constructed of American social dramas.
Mr.. Gflsmer promises good support, and
| that the play shall he we'll mounted and
given with as much strength and effect
iveness as at the California Theater, San
| francisco, recently.
! slAt the Metropolitan Theater Friday
night. the International Vaudeville Com
pany, which has just closed long and
successful engagement in San Francisco,
will appear. The people have been Sc
leeted from the best American and Euro
pean vaudeville troupes. A feature is
Codert's Living Pictures" Of which wo
are told the public in San Francisco, New
York and London never wearied though
presented in those cities nightly during
extraordinarily long runs. Unthan, a
contortionlst, is one of tile attractions, as
also Heiprada, "the man OF Mystery
and long Il card at the Alham bra, Lon
DON From the Folies Bergeres comes
the DaliDa Sisters, singers in many lam
guages. Florence Thropp, Baldwin and
Daily, and the six Bonitas. the latter Vi
emma pantuninlStS, "the famous Dun
can, Delfred the Turin eccentrist, Arnia
Posena, soprano from the London Gaiety.
Nellie rye from the Trocadero, and
Smith and Fuller, musical sketch team,
and q chorus ballet of a couple OF dozen
make UP the troupe. The boX-sheet is
now open for reservation OF seats.
For the testimonial concert to Miss
Irna r. Fitch OF this city tomorrow
evening, Louis Heine, cello soloist, has
been engaged, claimed by many critics
10 be fully equal and in phrasing and
some other points superior to Herr
Drienaur, the celloist OF the Vienna
Plater Orchestra. The pianist is to be
Sig. Martinez. an artist OF tine ability.
and esteemed as Il sympathetic accom-
panyist among tie very best Of the day
". ii. kinross wlll sing Let All Obey,v
from the "iinchautress.n Miss Fitch
will give the Jewel song from "Faast.n
the Lakme Indian Bell song, and with
cello obiIgat0 kucllen's "Heaven Hath
Shed a Tear" Those difficult numbers
Indicate the advancement her teacher. III.
i3. Iassmnre is confident she has made
in two years since he selected them for
her. Ibe seating plan Of the Congrega-
tionai Church is open 1T Purnell's book
store for reservation OF seats without
extra charge