The record-union., 1894-04-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Sousa's Band, of which we have made
frequent mention, gives concert to-mor-
row Sunday afternoon at o'clock, and
in the evening again at o'clock. in the
New Pavilion. The reserved-seat sheets
will be open at Cooper's music store to-
day and tonight, and at the New Pavilion
at A. NJ. tomorrow. The stand has been
erected in the west end of the main hall
and is backed by solid wall complete to
the gallery floor. thus greatly improving
the acoustics of the hall, and, in the opin-
ion of musicians, making it exceedingly
favorable for band music. It enables the
audience also to be massed in the west
end, so that it will hear far better than
when grouped in the middle. One thou
sand seats, front and central, have been
provided as reserves, admission to which
is 81, and 1.600 seats on the f1anks and
back OF the others for general admission
80 cents. At night the hall will be lighted
by gas, which will insure its being suffi-
GENTLY warm, while under the sun the
building is said to be plenty warm in the
afternoon. Messrs. Hawk and Dodge say
that they have left nothing undone to as
sure the comfort of the audience and to
insure quietude in the hall so that none of
the musical effects will be lost. There is
very little choice between the afternoon
and the evening programmes. One ap-
pears to be Just as well selected as the
other. and each is adapted to both
classic and popular tastes" as the
phrase goes. At each performance
Miss Inez Mecusker, prima donna
soprano, will appear. She is spoken of
as especially successful in ballads, while
handling classic themes with accom-
piished ease. Sousa's band is admittedly
superior to the United States Marine
Band, of which he was so long director,
because. while that is made up from en-
listed men, Sousa's combination is the
result of selection and the high salaries
fine ability always commands. The sue
cess of the band was so great at the Mid
winter Fair in San Francisco that strenu-
Gus efforts were put forth to prolong the
engagement, but the mastery leader
could not consent because of his Eastern
engagements, which he must begin to fill
within the next eight days. a critic of ex-
perience has this to say Of the march king
and composer as a leader and of his re-
markable versatility: Like our great
lecturers he goes from grave to gay,
from lively to severe At one moment
he is in the midst of q Wagner overture
or Schubert symphony, and the next
he is rollicking in jolly plantation
dance or lively and inspiriting march.
In this way he varies the moods and
emotions of his listeners, causing them,
and neither long. But whatever he does
he does it with a perfection and finish
and an easy self-poise, which are the in
variable attributes OF the master. That
Sousa thoroughly comprehends and dom
mates the situation is apparent in his
every movement, and his audience takes
its cue from the leader, and resigns itself
to the luxury of absolute content and
enjoyment unmarried by concern or ap-
nraheOsiOn for the r0sultD
The Metropolitan Theater was COM
pletely filed last night by representa-
tive audience to welcome the Warde-
James dramatic troupe in Francesca Da
Rimini." The high appreciation this
public has of Mr.. Warde and Mr.. James
was testified to not only by the volume of
the attendance, but y the most sincere
applause. On two 0ccasions this was so
extended as to require the curtain TO go
up three times. On one Of these calls
Mr.. Warde made brief, earnest speech,
in which he expressed the belief
that the favor he receives in this
city indicates desire of the
theater-going people that the better class
OF dramatic representations shall be
maintained and the legitimate promoted
by artists willing to devote themselves to
the task. The performance concluded at
very late hour, owing to unfortunate
failure of the gas-lighting pipes of the
stage and auditorium, which compelled
resort to candles in the last act. 1t is i'm
possible at this writing to enter upon any
extended commentary upon the perform
ance. 1t must suffice to say that Messrs.
AYarde and James had competent sup
port in Mr.. Herman, Miss Chapman,
Miss Bowman and Mr.. Wright. No
others were called upon by the text for
any work that would test their capacity.
The play was hnely mounted; indeed, in
some scenic respects better than any piece
that has been given here in long time.
The leaders achieved one of their old
time triumphs, and their reception was
such as to afford them entire satisfaction
and kindle in them pardonable pride.
Tonight the beautiful tragic drama by
Henry Guy Carleton, THE Lions
Mouth" The promise is that the house
will be as well filled as it was last night.
The performance is certain TO warrant it.
At the Clunie Opera-house this after
noon for matinee performance. tonight
and tomorrow night for the last time,
the richly appointed spectacle and COM
edy-drama Around the World in Eighty
Days"
After the performance at the Metropol-
itan Theater last night ''The Shriners,n
who made up an Islam theater party and