The record-union., 1895-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS

have been made Of the strength and the
personnel of the troupe, which is said by
! the press of the Northwest to be superior.
But it may be added that the company
is very large, has it's own orchestra and is
well equipped. The leading singers are
Miss Alice Beauvet Miss Adele Earring
ton, Miss Gertrude Lodge, George w.
! Lyding, Frederick Huntley, Edward
Webb, Douglas A. Flint and the phe
nomenal dancers. "Cyclone" and "Rab
| bit Foot" tAmorita" fills the condi-
! tons OF successful opera, because there
is a blending of humor and pathos; also
several scenes of strong dramatic interest
with a continual run of catchy music.
| The opera is filled with familiar airs.
| The Seattle Post Intettigence1 Of Febru-
airy 9th said: "'Amorita,' in the hands
Of the Calhoun Opera Company at the
Seattle Theater last evening, was given a
production that justified all the praise
showered upon the organization during
its tour of the Northwest. From
the beginning of the performance the
strength OF the company was manifest,
and CZibulkas charming and catchy
music was the happy medium of again
Introducing to typical Seattle first
nights audience the popular Calhoun
Opera Company. The general excellence
OF the leading singers, the chorus and
the orchestra, the bright and beautiful
| costumes, and calcium and electric light
effects were marked before the close Of
the first act"
At the Clunie Opera-house last even
ing, before an unusually large audience
for the first night, ID. X. Higgins new
drama. Jack Rose of Tennessee" was
produced. 1t was the best first night
| performance OF new play of which we
have any knowledge. The play is sue
cess; it was successful from the outset,
the author being called to the footlghts
| thrice during the first act and before the
| curtain at the end OF the second act.
| There has not been call for dramatic
| author before in this city in a decade.
AS rule, on the first production of a
new play an audience sits the first act
out with something of reserve, waiting
to ascertain if it is worthy of COM
menGation. to be expressed later on.
Last night was an exception; from
! the outset the audience entered
! into the spirit Of the play: its atmosphere
peryaded the theater to such an extent
| that the auditors were in warm sympathy
with the play aud its people before the
first scene was concluded. The drama is
the best work Of it's author; of greater
| human interest than ''Vendetta'; on a
higher plane than The Plunger," and
! of a clearer tone and in better style than
! kidnapped" 1t is story of to-day,
probable, simple and natural. 1t deals
| with the plot of an octoroon mother to
pass her child off as white, and to fix
! upon another the parentage OF the slave
There is little OF weakness in it and much
| of strength. 1t avoids extremes, and for
! sensational fiction substitutes real life.
| fact, the story OF many family. There
! is quiet comedy thread i'll il, and for
! exciting scene it introduces a run on
a bank, wholly new feature. While
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To Mark Twain's latest story, as in this
play, the motive OF MIR. Higgins work is
| diSsimiIar, the action unlike, the method
| entirely different and the outcome radi-
cally divergent from that OF Twain S
story. The play is of high commercial
value to the author, or we are much mis-
taken; it testitles to native ability and
| generous knowledge of the motives and
| springs Of human action. Mr.. Higgins
! Jack is a very effective piece OF acting; a
! bit too slow and impassive. perhaps, and
! capable of being Lighted up considerably,
! but still 1t Is very telling characterize
! ton OF the Tennessee mountalneer. Miss
| Waldron's Cynthy is strong emotional
| part that she caused tears to flow is the
! best tribute to her art Miss Wiedman's
Azelie Is the best thing she has done out
side of comedy. The part fits her
and she fits into 1t. Mr.. Bacon's fam
| lily servant is an accurate picture OF the
sketch he has rarely made. Miss
Kate Eckert as tie octoroon really had
and developed the most striking char
! acter in the play. Her presentation OF it
was well nigh taultless. Other characters,
strong and original, deserve specific
notice, which must be reserved. The
! play Is finely mounted and is credit to
scenic artist and stage machinist. 1t ran
| too long last night, but the parts can be
| cut down One-half and the action
! quick ened; indeed, some of the lighting
! up OF comedy situations will not suffer
! by abbreviation. 1t is safe to predict for
| the piece q notably successful run and a
permanent place among the standard
American dramas. The management de-
! clares that 1t has cost more TO mount and
costume this play than any it has pro-
| duced, and that is probably a correct
statement. Jack Rose" again to- mig bit.
The Red Men are to have an Indian
war-dance and mask party at Turner
Hall on Friday evening, the I'D. The
maskers march will begin at $50 O. clock.
! No shady" characters will be allowed to
participate, but pale-faces OF good char
acter will be welcome.
The anti-high hat crusade has had good
results already. Last night, at the Clunie
OPP era house, only eleven out of seventy
three women wore obstructing headgear
and four-Miss Minnie Bisbee of Auburn,
Miss Clara Fowler, Mrs. &. NJ. Cooper
and Miss Sadie Tann-sat in the orchestra
with heads uncovered, and to their
credit and with the commentator of the
audience. The night preceding three
ladies, visiting the city, removed their
high hats, and the audience applauded
them heartily. 1t is, however, not new
tor women TO uncover their heads in the
theater here. -Four leading society women
did so frequently prior to the recent agita.
ton, and several other leaders have in
Variably worn low-cTowned hats OF
simp pier headdresses. That the vast major
ity of our women have not done so is moi
TO their credit, and if they continue tC
defy good taste and the sense of Justice
they viii add to their discredit. 1t vii
be interesting to note what will be the
rule at the opera to-night-low or higI
hats.
Professor G. w. Watson announces one
of his socials to take place at Turner Hal
this evening. These socials by Pro
lessor Watson have always been popular
and never more SO than at this time.
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