The record-union., 1897-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Louis James will be seen here Satur-
day, February 9th i'm a superb scenic
production Of DR.. Birds great tragedy,
'SpaItacuS." The version used by Mr..
| James is the original one that gained
| such fame in tine hands of Forrest and
Mccullough, and WAS purcha sed at
great expense from the Bird estate of
Philadelphia by Mesrs. Wagenhals &
Kemper, Mr.. James managers. MIR.
James represents the school of McCul-
| lOugh, Forrest and the elder Booth up
ON the stage to-day. He is the ideal of
heroic 'traIgeilianl, With his massive, yet
graceful frame, his superb voice the
| elOQuence of his sweeping gestures and
the robust vitality of his impersona,tfon
of such characters as Othelo, Macbeth
and Spartacus. OF all the characters
in Mr.. James repertoire the foremost,
| in public estimation is undoubtedly
''Spartacus' The grandeur of the sub
| ject, the heroic mold of the man, both
| appeal forcibly to Mr. James, who is
superbly endowed for it both physically
and mentally. Wagenhals6& Kemper
have spared no expense or pains in
giving MIR. James all the assistance in
| their power in the way of company,
scenery and costumes. The play Will
| be staged in a manner strikingly rich,
| even for these days when fine scenery
| is the rule. Every scene used in the
| representation is new and specially
painted for the occasion by Buehler &
Lanphear of Chicago. The principal
scenes are the arena, which, in the form
| of a cyclorama, shows the entire circle
| filled with the populace, a scene never
| before shown on any stage; the Viva
Sacra, the great thoroughfare of Rome
| passing by the Forum and thence
through the city; the tapestry chamber
of C1lassus; the Campania, a plain ex
| tending to the southeast and limite
| by Mount VeSuvius in the distance; the
camps of SpartacuS and of PraetOr
! CraSSuS. besides MANY other scenes.
| Suffice it to say that the play will be
staged as it never has been staged be-
| fore. The costumes are fine and his
| torically correct All this Will be en-
| hanced by tapestries, armors, proper
| ties furniture, and the host of "details
necessary to q perfect performance. The
company, besides Mr.. James, includes
Guy Lindsey, Collin Kemper, Thomas
| Cooke, Alma Kruger and Florence
| Everett etc. Mr.. James engagement
begins on Saturday at the ma tfnee per-
forrn1a nee, when his latest play, entitled
| MY Lord and Some Ladies'" will be
given. 1t is a comedy from the French
| of Scribe, and is conceded to be one of
the most charming and delightful plays
| of the period
The Clunie Opera-hOuse was packed
last night to witness the initial per-
formance of the Burton-Coleman Com
pany in the new Isl Perkins" novel
street parade during the day, consist
ing of a farmer band in hay wagon,
had given people an idea of the en-
| tertainment and they were prepared
| for a Yankee play with a county fair
| attachment. The play is not a strong
| one but there was enough fun in ii to
thoroughly please a large majority Of
| the immense audience. The best part
| of the entertainment was the specialtieS
| introduced by Allen st. John and Olga
Lorraine Marshall. The latter sang
several catchy songs and was recalled
| four times, while st. Johns witty say
ings brought forth rounds of applause.
Sam j. Burton and Lille Coleman
made all there was of the parts en-
trusted to them and did some clever
| work. The orchestra, under the di-
| rection of Professor Thomas Marshall,
| is a leading feature of the company,
and furnished some new and entertain
| ing music. The same play will be
| y-iIy no ioi,t