The record-union., 1898-02-02

"Courted Into Court" one of the fun
niest comedies, comes to the Metropol-
itan Theater tonight. This play hes
been go from its inception There IS
an interesting love story in the first
act of "Courted Into Court" which in
the second leads up to the marriage OF
the principal female character of the
play, who is a beautiful and success
full actress. TO a millsunaire's son whose
parents object to what they term a
mesalliance of the heir to papa's dol
lars. The young couple succeed in WIN
ming over the old gentleman, but his
wife, who is very bitter, stfenuously
objects, and her efforts to have the
marriage annulled finally land the
young folks in the divorce court, hence
the title. "Courted Into Court 1t is
unnecessary to say that the third act
and play ends with complete reconcile
ations on all sides, and they live TO-
gether happily forever after. Then
there are many unique and fetching
specialties side-splitting situations and
catchy music interspersed throughout
the playing of the comedy, which are
contributed by the several clever actors,
whose names are as follows: Marie
DRESSER, John c. Rice and John G.
Sparks, Jacques Kruger, James +. Cal
lahan. Damon Lyon, Harry Ertheller,
May Duryea, Sally Cohen, Glare Pal
ma, Agnes Milton, Blanche K. Verona,
Carrie Francis and Marion Brighton
The play had a run of five months last
year in New York, and has also had
an extended run in San Francisco to
large audiences.
The Orpheum programme for the
week grows steadily in favor as it de-
serves to. The Clivettes, Rice and
Elmer. and the capital grotesque
gymnasts as All Quick and Uncle Rube,
with Weston and Herbert, Kitty Mitch
ell and the juvenile comedian De Ha-
ven, make UP a very entertaining bill
that wins great applause. In addition,
La Petite Lund is as strong an attrac-
ton as in her first week.
BLACK Patti" and her "Troubadours. "
who go from here direct to the Califor-
MIA Theater, San Francisco, appear at
the Metropolitan Theater Saturday
night, the box office opening Thursday
morning. The BLACK Patti" had great
success, we are assured in the East
with this same company for the past
two or three years. If this woman
is the original BLACK PATTI of some
years ago she was a remarkably nne
soprano and should be yet. 1t is rep
resented that there are fifty people IN
the company, which includes at least
a. score of speciality performers, who
are leaders in their respective lines.
The stage scheme of the 'Troubadours'
is no less interesting than the stars.
1t consists of a happy medley OF COM
edy. burlesque. vaudeville and opera.
The opening skit is called AT jolly
Coney Island in which the entire com
pany is afforded full scope. The action
of traveSty occurs on the BoWery
of this famous resort, and. all the &C.
centric types of character TO be touho
there are humorously and faithfully
pictured. A vaudeville olio follows IN
which all the speciality performers take
mart The operate Kaleidoscope serves
TO introduce BLACK PATTI and the OPP
cratic forces in an attractive stage
scheme. In this the strains of grand
and comic opera are rendered IN ah
artistic manner, such as has won Tor
the company a place of excellence o.
high character, we are assured. Inc
operatic selections are refreshing and
arranged with excellent taste, and are
taken from the following standard OPP
eras. Faust Carmen" 'Rigole1o'
Lucia, TroVatofe, boheii'i' !.
Girl" Grand Duchess, Mariana
and the Daughter of the Regiment
Among other pleasing FEATURES Oh tue
company's performance are the nhe
costumes used. They are, we are tolo'
very beautiful and were made express
Iv for the s.Troubadours" by Herman,
a celebrated London costumer, who was
formerly costumer for Sir Henry irving.
yoelckel and Nolan direct the tour OF
the BLACK Patti Troubadours, ana
they have always been associated Win
high-class attractions.