The record-union., 1896-02-08

the Hallett Stock Company will play
the lively farce comedy MY Precious
Baby" After the play on each occa-
sion Rider and Russell, the eccentric
acrobats, will appear in their skit
Bum and Barkeeper."
Manager Todd this morning an
nounces the appearance of the F'rawley
Dramatic Company, the engagement to
begin next Tuesday evening at the Met
ropolitan Theater, and popular prices
are to prevail. The company is much
stronger than when it was here last
year, and in very much better drill and
stage discipline. 1t has just concluded
the best season of it's history at the
theater of it's managers, the Columbia.
San Francisco, where night after night
hundreds were turned away unable to
get even standing room. The leading
feminine members of the company are
Blanche Bates, Hope Ross, Phosa Nc
Allister, Lansing Rowan, Jennie Ken
mark, Miss Ferry, Helen Mason and
little Mildred. The masculine contin.
gent is: Daniel Frawley, Charles w.
King, George w. Leslie, Maclyn Ar
buckle, George Osbourne, Wilson Enos,
H. D. Blakemore, H. S. Duffield, George
Bosworth, Frank c. Thompson, Thomas
Philips and Walter Clarke Bellows, one
of the best stage managers in America.
The plays to be given here are Lost
Paradise" and Men and Women. ;"
The first is by Henry c. DeMille, and is
replete with artistic gems. The second
is by DeAfille and Belasco and is con-
ceded to be their masterpiece. Mana
gers Gottolob and Marx for the Frawley
people request that it be stated that
neither play will be in any wise
abridged The company does not leave
here until Thursday and has no need to
hasten on Wednesday night. 1t travels
in its own car and carries a large stock
of scenery and stage fittings. The box
office opens Monday morning for reser-
walton of seats.
Next week at the Clunie Opera-house
the bill will be the military drama
'"Twixt Love and Duty" 1t is by H. A.
Raynor, talented young actor, who has
been engaged by Mr.. Hallett to appear
in the play which is TO be mounted with
great pains to secure beauty and ele-
gance in stage fittings, scenery, ETC.,
and at heavy cost. A company of the
National Guard is to assist in the pro-
duction of the play.
Manager Todd has nearly completed
arrangements for the appearance here
for two nights of the Tavary Opera
Company, now singint in San Fran
cisco. Unless someth rg goes wrong,
we are to have the company here very
soon. Mr.. Todd is also in negotiation
for PaderewslSi, the famous pianist, to
appear here one night. He may not Sc
cure the necessary guarantees to effect
the engagement, for the venture is one
of much risk, but he hopes to be able to
carry out his design.
| The TN Old Kentucky" Company
packed the Metropolitan Theater last
night Every seat was sold and many
people were turned away from the
doors. The play was given with spirit
and greatly pleased the audience.
Laura Burt made an ideal Madge, and
the Pickaninny Band and the dancing
and flip flaps of its members set the
gallery wild with delight. Evidently
people prefer to be amused rather than
entertained. Shakespearean plays
within the fortnight have been poorly
attended; but Madge, the mare Queen
Bess and a parcel Of lively negro boys,
a Kentucky Colonel and a race track
scene draw thousand people to the
theater.
The Corinne- -Kimball Opera Com
pany comes to the Metropolitan Feb
urary 14th and 18th, and Brady S
"Trilby'' Company March 9th. On the
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cert at the same house.
Love and Law which Milton and
Dolly Mobiles are to present with the
Hallett Stock Company support, at the
Clunie Opera house soon, is one Of those
| happily blendings of humor and pathos
eminating from the fertile brain OF
Mobiles, and is considered his best work
The play abounds in novel scenes ano
situations, and puts upon the stage g
type of New York life so true to nature
that for the instant one seems to be
right on Crosby street; and in the last
act when Mr. Mobiles portrays the
italian, the resemblance is so close thai
when he throws off his disguise great
applause always follows.
Miss Beresford JOY, a California gir
who has been studying music in Eu
rope for seven years, will, in a few
weeks, return to her home in Los Ange
les with her mother.
Jacob Lifts other "In Old Ken.
lucky" Company, with Lulu Labor a.
Madge, is playing the New England
circuit.
Mime. Calve," asked a New Yorl
World" reporter, what advice woulC
you give a young woman who has
good voice and faneies that providenc,
has cut a career for her on the stage? p
Il should tell her." said Nine Calv,
firmly, ito go home and mend her stock
ings, do anything but go upon the stage
There is no happiness in a stage life
What is it? 1t is life of continue
worriment It is not to sleep, not to eat
to be always in a state Of nerves, t
have cruel and unjust things said o
you and motives ascribed to you 0
which you are utterly innocent.
There are very few born artists; his
tory proves that there are only abou
three great artists in each generation
For one great reason the stage is un
happiness for the average woman. ]
is no place for the woman who is no
absolutely welded to her art The ar
tist should not think of marrying
While she is on the stage she is not fl
to be the wife Of any man. There
always the divided heart. and no ma
wants that The husband should be tn
head. He wishes his wife for himseI
He does not wish his name to be upo
billboards. nor his wife's picture i
rrs1-I.
as it should be- No, no, the stage, al
9.,,.;,,rr fosoira+ir1c~ as IL iS Is nof th