The record-union., 1897-03-30

Thomas), Mrs. e. M. sheehan: THE
Nightingale's Trill" lGanz), Mile. Tre-
belli; violin solo, "Bercuse" (Godard),
Miss Bella Rosenthal; song, ''Love Has
Eyes" (Bishop), Mile. TrebelIi; baritone
song, Flight of Ages Bevan), Mr.
Marion; The Pages Song Ql Ballo in
Marchesa) VerdD, Mile. Trebelli.
AT the Clunie Opera house last even
ing to a good first might house the
Pearson stock dramatic company be-
gam an engagement Of four weeks. The
play was the meIodraana and sensa-
| t'ioral composition, "The Land of the
Midnight Sum- 1t is a romantic affair
and ought to satisfy the most extrava-
CANT taste for the sensational. It's plot
Is at first a good deal involved, but by
the time the second act is concluded
the auditor gets the cobwebs OF con-
fusion cut of his ears and mind, and
understands that an illegitimate son is
roaming round this wicked world seek
ing vengeance upon the father who
wronged his mother and left him afioat
without legai title to a name The
father dying at a most incpportune
moment for the young fellows pur-
poses, his vengeance takes red-hot to
the trail of halfbrother, the legiti-
| mate son of the father lit is decreed
by the first and melancholy youth that
the legitimate born must suffer for
the sins of his father, thus reversing
the Biblical curse. The justice Of this
decree it is not possible to discover,
since it is made clear that the legiti-
mate son had nothing to do with the
injury inflicted upon the bastard. HOW
ever, in fiction and drama good deal
goes by way of license that is not
expected to stand the test of reason.
While the legitimate son is away up
North hunting up the woman his
father Wronged, with the noble purpose
of recognizing and assisting her, and
of recognizing his half f-brother also be-
fore all the world, bastard though he
is, the latter crops up in his old stamp
ing ground and makes love to the girl
he left behind him. For four years
she has not heard from her lover, and
as there is danger of her becoming an
old maid she yields to importantly and
agrees to marry her latest suitor, un-
aware that he is the brother of her
absent lover just before the wedding
she has word from the latter, who has
led an insurrection in Iceland, won his
way to control of the island, and sends
for his sweetheart who at once, under
revival Of her old love, cuts stick and
leaves for the land of the midnight SUM-
To that chilly region she is followed
by the disconsolate deserted The broth
eIs both get into trouble with the gov
ernment in the iceDergS, are MADE
prisoners and chained together in the
sulphur mines, unaware of their Kim
ship. Then the real trouble does be-
gin, and complication is set up that
winds in and out around hearts, Gov
ernors, cruel taskmasters, icebergs and
old ship captains, explosions, chains,
blindness and general devilment, con-
cerning the outcome of all of which we
do not propose to enlighten the reader,
except ito say that everything comes
out all right in the end, and that the
American flag plays a lively and ro-
mantic part in the finale. The play is
Well mounted and we'll acted. The peo-
pie of Mr.. PearsOn'S company are
painsstaking, and SO far as this piece
discIoses develop no irrcompetency.
There is a lively and pretty soubrette
with kick and smile that are fetch
ing; a spirited, confely leading woman
who makes up for lack of rare beauty
by sensibility, modegty and Intelligent
comprehension of what she is on the
stage for. There are two leading men,
young and full of snap and vim; a
young and polite comedian, who is more
than clever, and a low comedian who
as an American skipper is especially
strong and satisfying. The other sup
port is fair, and the action of the
piece is well maintained by the whole
company Two Of the acts are graced
by good scenic effects, and one of them
with an explosion as an incident is
notably good and full of smoke and
dynamite Messrs. Jossey, Morris,
Stubbs and McAlpin have the leading
male roles, and they lose nothing in
their hands. Misses Howard and Foster
are respectively leading lady and SOU
brette, and are equal TO the de-
mands of the nIelodrama. The same
play tonight.