The record-union., 1896-11-28
ADJUSTMENTS,

At the Clunie Opera-house this after
noon at 2 and this evening at s the beau
tiful play, Little Lord Fauntleroy," +"
with the child actress, Little Mildred, in
the title role. At the matinee this after
noon the children of the Protestant Or
phan Asylum will be present by special
invitation Of Manager Todd. The dis
tribution Of orders for crayon portraits
will be made afternoon and evening.
Alden Benedict's "Fabio Romani," a
production taken from Marie Corelli's
we'll known novel, "The Vendetta" ia
vorably known among novel readers,
will be presented at the Metropolitan
Theater Wednesday, December I'd.
This romantic melodrama contains
many thrilling situations and displays
beautiful scenery, especially in the first
and last acts, representing the city OF
Naples with it's magnificent bay. Alden
Benedict gives a powerful representa-
ton Of the character Of Fabio Romani,
and is ably supported by Miss West and
a capable company which is strong and
even. Miss Grace Hunter, in her Span
ish serpentine and dance stereopticon,
grace and motion, and 1t is claimed that
she has no superior on the stage.
Thursday night next at the Metropoli-
tan Theater La Loie Fuller, the Won
derful little dancer, who does not dance,
but whom all dancers envy nevertheless.
She will be supported by her own COM
pany of speciality artists. All who at
fAv,1 will box ,,v,it <Nf
ing something wholly original in the
terpsichorean art. This little American
girl set Paris agog over her wonderful
aerial flights and rapid weather trans
formations. She is no ordinary dan
seuse who has been trained by dane
ing master to pirouette and point her
toes. She made up her mind to do some
thing startling, and the poet nature in
her conceived the idea of initiating in
her own motions the wonderful curl
ing Of the ocean waves, of flames of
fire and wreaths of smoke. She studies
these graces Of nature, and can now at
Will produce them with innumerable
yards of transparent drapery as no
other danseuse can do, and by the aid of
electrical lights.
ing, La Loie Fuller does not dance. She
wields yards and yards Of flmy drapery,
through which she Is herself always
plainly visible. She goes through every
possible phase of weather. She is noon
day sun, the April shower, the sunset.
the storm, the moonlight night and the
rosy dawn. Through it all she is like
the rainbow, like the shining mist that
falls over Niagara. With the aid of the
artificial lights she is the most rapid
and fairy-like transformation scene that
mas graced the stage. She does
NOT make her movements to any set
measure and does not enter and leave
the stage in the approved manner of
leaders of the ballet, yet she is the envy
and despair Of every other dancer.
Her beauty Of motion comes from the
manipulation Of web-like material.
gracefully swung into various shapes
IN the blaze Of the most intense light
ever used to illuminate a stage.
one says that there is not a motion
Whlch is not her own invention. No one
else has the secret Of her mechanism
or trfckery, If such it is to be called.
But even If the effect is produced bv
mere ingenuity, 1t is triumphant and
accompiishes the poetry OF motion.
AN excellent performance was given
last night by the Capital City Amateur
Dramatic Company at Pythian Castle.
the play being Comrades"
Inc young people comprising the com.
pahy are Sacramentans, with one ex-
ception and, for amateurs. ACQUITTED
themselves creditably. Miss Car
michael as May Manning showed to
good advantage, her voice being under
gooo control and she making the most
OF her part. Herbert Smith. as her hus-
pand' performed his role we'll, but a
h.tie more life would have improved It.
MISS HAND as Nancy Nipper, was
oright and coquettish, and Miss Gibson.
as Bess Bradley, played the love-lorn
maiden We'll V. Goodrich made a good
MATT Winsor and Frederick Clark. as
simon stone, created considerable mer-
riment and proved that his heart belied
ms name Charles Baker. as Marcus
HraVes, showed we'll at times. but
lacked animation. Taken all together.
IL was better than the general amateur
performance, and the audience several
times testified it's appreciation of the
fact. Between the acts Miss Blanche
F1cks introduced her specia1ties and had