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between acting and concealment OF 1t.
His company is one of the most evenly
balanced. There is no weak timber in 1t,
and practically everyone stands abreast
in capacity with each. The playis unique
in being loaded with ludicrouS sltua-
tions, everyone of which, however, IS
within the realm of the probable. In
a musical way, Mr.. Sully has in his
troupe one person with a very strong
and effective soprano, Miss Michelena,
While she was untrue in her singing,
she has a voice of fine quality. "A
Day in June" pleased the audience
thoroughly, and Mr.. Sully yields to re-
quest and good judgment, and will re-
peat the pretty, witty and strong COM
edy-drama on Wednesday evening.
Tonight the great success in which
Sully has played more nights than he
has any other piece, Daddy Nolan"
1t is a great favorite, is a rollicking
play and cure for indigestion, so rich
and steadily flowing is its humor.
At the Clunie Opera-house last night
the Eldridge- Hallett Company pro-
duced THE Crystal Slipper" otherwise
the good old fairy story of cinderella"
Handsome Miss Bridger was the hero
inc of the play, and George Montserrat
the Prince, pretty Miss De Vault was
the Fairy Queen, Kitty Belmour and
William De Vault were the ancient
maiden and hard-hearted sisters of
Cinderella, and Charles Eldridge the
peasant protector of the prosecuted
cinder wench. Mr.. Brewer was the false
Prince and valet and Mr.. Hallett was
Alidoro, the tutor of the Prince. The
fairy story that breaches of the worth
and reward of virtue modesty and
gentlenesS, and the hatefulneSS of jeal-
ousy, pride, cruelty and aVarice, was
we'll played. 1t would be more effective
if the management could see its way
clear to putting more people upon the
stage in the court scenes. But II is
easily understood how this cannot be
done and the opera-house run at such
low admission rates. Some improve
ment in the tableauX at the close of the
acts, save the last, will be made. But
the piece went off well, better by far
than was expected for first night. 1t
was given with spirit and accuracy.
There was no stumbling after cries or
skipping over lines. The good old story
most notable scenes are those in which
the pumpkin, the mice, the lizards and
the rat are changed into a carriage,
team Of ponies, two groOms and
coachman; the grand transformation
scene at the close of the play, with a
magnificence of scenery unsurpassed,
indeed, unequaled by anything ever
gotten up here. It is not easily de-
scribed, but it may be said that it is
cave interior, flashing with brilliant
colors operated upon by an electric
light and a calcium reflector, beside
stage incandescents supplementing arc
lights and gas jets. This interior is ra-
diant with gold and silver lines and
flashing gems. In the center a tuberose
opens, disclosing the good fairy, while
lily calyxes fall apart and show little
fairies nestled within. Swans bear
other fairies into the scene; right and
left. and above and back of all, great
palm leaves part and disclose the
Prince and Cinderella. Over all at the
close descends a crystal or mirror cur
tain It is a splendid scenic effect, and,
like all other parts of the scenery, is
the work of Scenic Artist Thomas A.
WaIthew. In the court scene, which IS
a handsome one also, the O'Malley sis
ters give a capital Holland dance, Miss
Maud Caswell very successfully intro
duces a French character dance with
contortion acts-the latter are not
pleasing. Her dancing is of the first
order of that kind and surprising in
agility and ease, but the contortions
following are not to be approved as
eaTlysl lal q
Arthur Arnold and Ed Alillias give
fine double-bar performance, one that
brings out enthusiastic applause, and
William De Vaull, whose makeup" as
an old maid is a show in itself, intro
duces a comic song with entire success.
The spectacle and play will be re-
peated tonight, is we'll worth seeing,
and is all that it has been billed to be.
That brilliant young American actor,
Robert Downing, viii be seen at the
METROPOLITAN on next Friday evening,
presenting for the first time in this city
city his successful play, Helena.
which has met with marked success in
the East. and which created quite
furor among theater-goers in San
Francisco last week Helena" is the
work OF Nlctoflen Saruou, lhe greatest
of French playwrights, and it is
claimed by competent judges to be
one of the strongest plays ever written,
being replete with intense dramatic
situations and strong climaxes. The
leading part played by Mr. Downing,
is one that fits his abilities to a nicely,
while Eugene Blair, who is still at the
head of Mr.. Downing's supporting
company, has made the hit of her life
as Helena. The play will be staged with