The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

to the regular Orpheum vaudeville
features, present In old Madrid, a
comedy of the good, old legitimate
school relying for its success upon
the intrinsic fun of the thing. 1t Will
be given by the Francis Jones COM
many with new scenic effects and an
elaborate and rich wardrobe. Mr.
Jones. aged but %, has been before the
footlights since he was 4, making his
debut as a child of the stage in Cincln-
natl as a Juvenile minstrel. He became
a great success as a Juvenile in vau-
deville. and soon after started out as
the hoy STAR and became famous
as an imitator. He will be remembered
as Katy. IN "Yon Yonson," as origin
ally presented by the Lift Company.
"Old Madrid" is a play filled with lu-
dicrous situations and funny scenes
an up-to-d date comedy, with bright ana
catchy music and song, and is one Oh
those musical plays of which one never
tires 1t was seen during the past Two
seasons throughout the East, ana mas
everywhere been meeting Win success
which has been continued SO Tar TINS
season an its way to the coast Mr..
Jones is supported by Miss Margaret
Shaw, Billy Marble and company OF
excellence The story OF the play III
brief is that of the only daughter OF
Don Rodriguez, a wealthy cltlzen OF
Madrid She loves her young ana haho-
some but poor cousin. This YOUTH
palying upon the acquisitiveness or ms
uncle. tells him Of a plan he has to win
a bride by elopement with girl worth
millions in money The old feiloW'
caught by the romance of the scheme,
gives the daring youth all possible aid
in carrying out of his plan. wholly lg-
norant that he is plotting all the whqle
to marry his daughter to the impecunl-
Gus fellow whom he is assisting. There
are six characters in the play, but they
are equal to a dozen in most comedies
Spanish music and dance run through
the comedy AID rich costumes give 1t
additional charm. The Chicago inter-
Ocean" said of it: "One of the daintieSt
and neateSt and at the same time most
novel entertainments witnessed in chi
cage this season was offered at the
Lincoln Theater yesterday. All it lacked
of being comic opera was rev
choruses. In Old Madrid is in three
acts and full of quiet and pleasing fun
with appropriate music. Spanish IN
color, the story is that of an old and
wealthy Spaniard who assists his young
and impecunious nephew in running
away with his daughter very natural
" supposing that the girl is the child
of some other old idiot. The story is
told in clean and bright language and
is full of fun from start to finish Songs
are introduced by each one in the cast.
The costumes are of the rich and pic
turesque Spanish order, and the one
scene used in the three acts is an eff
fective and dainty piece of Spanish
interior"
The vaudeville end of the Orpheum
bill will this week include Matthews and
Harris in one of the funniest of funny
skits; Fields and Downey in roaring
knock about act; Henry Revelle, clev-
er female impersonator, and Alderman
and Low, the greatest xylophone So
loists and duetists on the stage.
New York Herald: Chauncey Oh
colts dog Prince had very little early
training in the thespian art, but his
first appearance has proved neverthe-
less that he is a born actor.
1t was last year that Prince came
into his heritage on the brink of stage
land 1t came about by Mr.. Olcott's
first dog coming into possession of a
piece of poisoned meat, which took i'm
mediate effect and left the first, second
and third acts Of Sweet Inniscarra
without a mastiff to do the little stunts
that Mr. Olcott had coached him in.
OF course the death of the old dog made
it necessary to get a new one immedi-
ately and rehearse him fer the work.
But three days interviewed before the
play opened. and Mr.. Olcott was in a
quandary as to what to do.
so l advertised" said he in telling
the story, and before noon the next
day the back door of the theater was a
seething mass of dogs, all looking for
an engagement. I looked them over
carefully and saw that none of them
would do. / was up tree, so TO
speak. and almost broken hearted over
the prospect of having 10 go on with
out dog in the play. Well, when
things seemed to be on the verge of ut
ter failure a German came along with
Prince, and as / was struck with his
beauty and intelligent face / took him
in on the stage and walked him up to
the footlights
We'll, sir. just as sure as I am alive
that dog sat down on his launches and
looked all over the place. UP into the
wings, out over the en<S seats and
then deliberately came UP 10 me and
handed up his paw as much as 10 cay.
It's dead easy
THE minute he surveyed the scene
knew he was just the animal and
closed bargain With the German on
the spot. Al the rehearsal Prince
caught on like an old timer, and I felt
once more at home. Mind you. he had
but two actual rehearsals and on the
opening night l took him into my
dressing-room and locked the door.
Now. Prince. said I. If you ever
played ball IN your life do so tonight
l depend upon you 10 do the star net
of this drama. II is all in your hands
II you fall down on a single entrance or
exit II is all off between wa and me
Remember, old man, / need you and
want your paw to do the best you can.
Do you understand, Prince?
We'll may / never sing another
song II he didn't wag his tail and hand
me his paw Just as If he understood
everything / said. and. by George. !
think he did, What's tat? Did he
get through all right? Why. my boy,
he was the star of the cast. and Gas
never missed his cue since
Prince has a good deal to do in
"Sweet Inniscarra." and neyer talks
back TO the stage manager, nor does he
come in late. He is model of pro-
priety and good nature. and quite nee
essary 10 the success Of his master.
A writer In the Musical Age" gives
the following facts in regard to Rich
ard Strauss, whose weird composition