The record-union., 1896-02-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Clunie Opara-house this even
ing Mr.. Mobiles successful comedy
Love and Law. It is handsomely
staged and well acted. Mr.. Mobiles has
admirable support to his fine work from
the Hallett Stock Company While Mr..
Mobiles low comedy art and Dolly
Mobiles tender sentimental acting are
the commanding features in the play,
MIR. Hallett's Cont is such fine ex-
ample of character personation as to
place it in the front and command
warm applause.
At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening A. M. Palmer's company with
Edith Crane in the title role and Reu-
ben Pax as Svengali will appear under
management of w. A Brady in a dra-
matization of Du AIauriers wonderful
story 'Trilby." The troupe is en- route
to Australasia, and has been selected
with special reference to uniformity Of
excellence, for on the other side Of the
big waters the theaterg going public is
very critical and very exacting. The
play to be presented tonight is Paul
NJ. Potter's dramatic version of the
story. Mr.. Potter has made s'Trilby"
play that fairly teens with action and
dramatic effect. The story is told in a
comprehensive, straightforward man
ner. Every situation is reasonable and
natural; there are no anti -climaxes, no
repetitions, no extraneous theatrical de-
vices; the development of the story is
logical and consistent at all times. Mr..
Potter has followed the book rather
more faithfully than is the custom with
the average dramatist. Most of the
characters have been reproduced with
wonderful fidelity Little Bi1lee, Taffy
and the Laird are Du Maurier's port
rats brought to life. Svengali is de-
picted with horrible realism; Gecko is
the same weird, pitiable specimen of
musical enthusiast that the book por-
trays; jolly Zou Zou, reckless Dodor
and the half-dozen other minor charac-
ters, which have become so we'll known
and admired by the public, are all graph
ically represented Regarding Trilby
there will be a difference of opinion;
that is, as to her relation to Du Maui
rier's Trilby; as to herself, all will agree
that the stage Trilby is thoroughly
charming. For the sake of dramatic
effect, Mr.. Potter has changed Trilby's
character to the extent of making her
weaker in her love for Little .Billee than
was the original. She does not make a
willing sacrifice for her lovers sake
she is taken away from him by the hyp-
motto art of Svengaii. This may not be
so noble, but it is certainly more in ac-
cord with human nature. In other re-
spects the stage character does not diff
fer materially from that of the book,
though, of course, it is not possible to
present all the varying shades of
Trilbys charming nature SO graphic
ally described by Du Maurier.
The sale of seats for the Paderewslxi
piano recital continues very brisk at
the Metropolitan Theater box office, and
the outlook is for a full house.
The proof of the programme
for the concert has been re-
ceived by Manager Todd. It embraces
these numbers: Sonata, C major, op 50
Beethoven, in three movements name
ly: Allegro con trio, adagio multo,
rondo- -allegretto, moderate prestissimo
Impromptu, B flat major, op. 142, No.
3, Schubert. Fantaise, Midsummer
Nights Dream Mendelssohn-Lisz
Nocturne, G major, op. 81, No 2;
mazurka, B minor, op. 33, NO A;
etudes, f major, No. g. op % and G flat
major, No. g. op. 25, Chopin -Barceuse;
valse, A fiat major op. 81, Chopin;
caprice, op. Il, Paderewski, "Meunet";
op. II, Paderewski; rhapsodie, 'Hon-
groise," No. 2, Liszt.