The record-union., 1896-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.


At the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the very extravagant, ridiculously
funny and sensational play, Uncle
Isaac" 1t is supremely absurd, but
serves to give Mr.. Hallett fine oppor-
tunity for very clever low comedy
character work.
AT the Metropolitan Theater this
evening the Oracle Plaisted Musical
Comedy Company, under direction of
John E. Nash, a well-known skilled
manager, late of the Bostonians, the
Duff Opera Company and the San
Francisco Tivoli. Miss Plaisted, Cal
ifornia favorite, is supported by Miss
Irma Fitch, soprano; Dorothy Ross
more, character actress; Minnie Ellis
worth, soubrette; Little Nina Cook.
singer and dancer; Delamotte a favor
ite tenor, and others. The play will be
Tina with which Miss Plaisted
starred recently in the Orient, and in
which Miss Rossmore has the role of
the Adventures. The piece won sue
cess at Daly's, New York. 1t was orig
inally written for a famous Berlin SOU
brette. Frank Valerga, who has sung
with this company. The Eureka
Standard of the 9th inst. speaks of
the troupe as one of the merriest and
best that has been in the north in
long time, and the Humboldt Times"
OF the same date is very much warmer
in commendation. The prices for the
engagement, which continues through
the week are: Lower sections, reserved
= I,o fS-
90 cents; balcony, general admission,
% cents; matinee, lower sections, re-
served seats, 80 cents; balcony, general
admission, % cents.
At the Congregational Church this
evening the musical festival announced
yesterday morning to be given under
the direction OF Miss Belle Darlington.
1t engages over fifty of the best musi-
clans of the city. The final rehearsal
last night entirely satisfied the severest
critics. The male chorus in king
Olafs Christmas is said to be espe-
cially satisfactory The ladies' trio is
pronounced as superior, also One no
table feature will be a quartet given
from the manuscript, composed by
Miss Darlington. Another feature will
be a duo for piano and two 'cellos in
concert. Another feature will be vocal
solos with flute and violin obligatos
and organ and piano accompaniment.
A novelty will be the programme of six
teen pages containing the words of all
the songs given.
At the Clunie Opera-house next week
the play will be Fern, the Waif,'' with
new scenery 1t is a mountain idyl, and
is to be mounted with exceptional care,
and to the full strength of the Eldridge-
Hallett Company.
On the Both inst. and February 1st,
with q matinee, Louis James, the Amer
lean tragedian, will appear at the Met
ropoIitan Theater in Hamlet" Mac
beth" and .Marmion."
February 4th and 9TH Thomas Keene,
always a favorite with Californians,
viii appear in this city supported by
a strong company, in "Virginius" and
Monte Cristo."
On the 7th prox. the Old Kentucky
Company will give one performance
here.
February 14th and 18th the Corinne-
Kimball Opera Company which has
been playing so successfully in Los An
geles, will produce here the operate
extravaganza, "Hendrich Hudson"
on the 11th and 18th of February
the Frawley Company, which played
here a week last year to poor business,
though it is one of the best eombina-
tions on the road, will try it again,
coming direct from the Columbia The
ater, San Francisco. 1t deserves this
time full recognition of it's high merit.
Manager Todd is in a brown study
He is thinking seriously of playing the
Sholto Douglas Company here next
Tuesday night. Percy Hunting is
leading man of the troupe, and the
farce comedy it produces is THAT Pre-
cious Baby
While the Frawley Company was
here last year it made many friends as
troupe, and so did the members as
individuals, and none Of them were
more liked than pretty Miss Hope Ross,
and one of the leading men, Macklyn
Arbuckle The engagement for mar
riage of those two favorites is an
nounced, and it is probable that they
will come here in February as bride and
bridegroom.