The record-union., 1896-06-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

| There was good first-night audi
ence at the Clunie Opera-house last
evening to welcome Frank Bacon's de-
servedly popular company in its re-
turn to the boards of it's early triumphs.
The play was "The Fair Rebel" It is
a pretty sentimental story of the war of
the rebellion. The plot is not deep; it
involves nothing intricate and nothing
improbable. II is full of patriotic feel
ing and of love and heart and pure
friendship. 1t is a military play in
which the blue and the gray are freely
mingled. 1t is well presented by the
old favorite, assisted by two or three
new people. Winsome, pretty, natural
Virginia Jackson, to the surprise of the
audience, was leading lady," playing
first part and doing it with much sue
cess. But, then, Miss Jackson does all
she undertakes on the stage with such
heartiness. sincerity and abandon of
self for the part that it was to have
been expected that she would succeed
as "A Fa ir Rebel" Still the audience
must have remembered how much bet
ter she is in character acts, in low COM
edy and in those dialect and makeup
parts that made her a favorite while
she was yet little more than an anna
teur. Jennie Weidman had the SOU
brette part and filled it capitally She
has improved in appearance and her
art, and notably in giving more of pre-
cision and sharpness to her enunoia-
ton. She had a warm welcome from an
approving audience. Miss Weidman is
one Of the most reliable stock actresses
on the road, not pretentious, but mod
estly and intelligently earnest. Frank
Bacon had hearty welcome. His name
is too well known here and his comedy
art too highly appreciated to call for
comment now. The part he has in "a
Fair Rebel gives him but small op-
portunity. William Burness, Howard
Scott Miss Mai Wells, we'll known here,
had congenial parts, and played them
with entire satisfaction. Norval Nc
Gregor is the new leading man, and so
far as this play gives opportunity to
judge him, we would say that he is ca
pable. Stanley Ross. William Beck
with, Albert Fendt, George Hermance,
Kitty Kerwin and others, fill the list,
and are acceptable in the roles given
them. All in all, Bacon's company is
a good one, and his friends here will be
pleased to learn that it has been play
ing to success throughout the coast,
and that Mr.. Bacon now has headuuar-
ters at the Oakland Theater, which is
under his management. "a Fair Rebel"
with it's new scenery, its sudden change
set and its interior and exterior of
Libby Prison, will be repeated tonight.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the Calvary Baptist
Church, on / street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, this evening, when the
following programme will be rendered:
! Quartet, Italia" Mrs. TurrelI. Miss
Andrews, Messrs. Longbottom and Mil
/ likin; piano duet, Misses Beede and Ait
ken; solo, Anchored" wv Dunster: pi-
aro solo, Miss Lettie Daul; song, mo
Little Boy for Sale" Miss Bell Muddox:
harmonica solo, Mr.. Whittier; solo. "a
Day Dream" Mrs. Frank Bergman:
male quartet, Messrs. Dunster. Bark
worth, Gibson and Hamilton; recita-
ton, Miracle of Cana" Miss Nav Pow
ers; piano solo, Miss Ellsworthy: solo.
| selected, Miss Eva Reeves: instru-
mental trio, mandolin and zithers.
Messrs. Townsend, Meyer and Bauer.