The record-union., 1895-01-07
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At the Clunie Opera-house this evening
Hon. Judson G. BRUSHES new play will be
presented. 1t has been so thoroughly re-
hearsed that the management is confident
no subsequent night of the play will be
any better than the first. But to make
certain that everyone is we'll up in his
and her part, and that the company has
caught the spirit and the thought of the
author, there VIII be "a dress rehearsal so to
speak, to-day, and complete examina-
ton Of every detail of the drama In
honor Of the author, who is a mem Der of
the new Assembly, both the Governor
retiring and tho Governor-elect have ac-
cepted invitations to be present, as we'll
as very many of the new lawmakers
now in the city. The piece is entitled
The Estate of Hannibal Howe" The
scenes are all Californian. In the
nrst act the family of the Howes gather
to read the will of Hannibal. Hannibal s
son has betrayed a daughter of Amos, a
distant relative, and 10 the surprise of the
family the offspring of this alliance has
been made sole heir, provided he reaches
his majority; otherwise the property is
10 go to the heirs at law OF Hannibal
Howe. Ariel Howe the only surviving
heir entitled to the estate, or TO greater
part OF 1t. is instrumental in disposing of
the child. The climax of the first act is
reached with the news that the boy has
been drowned. But Lucy, the daughter of
Amos, leaves home in search OF her boy
not believing the evidences of his death.
Amos sells his homestead and follows
her. They afterwards meet in the city
through the agency Of a young attorney
who has been appointed by the Court TO
defend young man charged with crime.
Lucy volunteers to act as the boys
mother in order to save him from i'm
prisonment. This boy turns out to be
Lucy's own, and thus is the estate re-
turned to him.
Lucy has been a member of the SALIVA
ton Army and two Of the scenes portray
the work of the organization. The vii
lainy of Ariel is carried through the en-
tire piece until at last his schemes all
fail.
There is love vein throughout the
play relating to the conviction of a
young mail carrier, who is charged
with stealing from the mails the
letters of his rival. This charge
is finally cleared away and all trouble
ended by a happy reunion. There are
twenty-five characters and two horses
IN the play, and there is rural scene, to
which special attention has been given.
In The Assem- blyman'' Mr.. BRUSHES
nrst piece, there was the part OF Silas
Mulford, in which L. W. Bacon gave
great satisfaction. Recognizing Mr..
Bacon'S success In that part, Mr.. Brusie
has formed the present comedy with the
view Of making such character the CEN
tral figure. The cast will be as fol-
lows: Amos Howe, f. w. Bacon;
Everett Doolittle, Albert Hosmer; Ariel
Howe, Frank Armstrong; Fat Ia law
clerk, William Burress; Darby Gale
Charles Stewart; Abraham Scribbler,
Howard Scott; Sheriff Gregg, James
McCurdy; Henry Perkins, Joseph Null
Ter; Betty Howe, Miss Jennie W Weidman:
Caroline Kennedy, Miss Virginia Jack
son; Lucretia Aun Weathertord, Miss
May Powers; Herald Howe, Little Lily
Florence; Skinny "a boot black, Little
Mamie Mosier; Lucille Howe, Miss
George Waldron.
Very great care has been given to the
proper mounting Of the play, and Artist
Duran has prepared for it much new
scenery.