The record-union., 1898-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening The Girl From Paris, farce
comedy burlesque and spectacle that
has had great success and long runs
throughout the East and in England
and is fresh from three weeks run at
the Baldwin, San Francisco. 1t is an
attraction termed comic opera, and
practically is such. with a fine score by
Ivan Caryll, and includes many of the
most popular songs. Mr.. Rice has Sc
lected a company of forty or fifty peo-
pie expert in their several branches of
the theatrical profession. 1t is pro-
duced under the direction of Frank
Smithson, secured from the Lyric and
Avenue Theaters Of London. The dane
ing is under the charge of the famous
Mraitre de Ballet, II. Fletcher Rivers,
and the orchestra is under direction of
A. NJ. Langstaff, leader of the Newport
Orchestra. The scenic equipment is by
Lafayette w. Seavey, and of elaborate
character. In addition to the excellent
cast is the dainty dancer, Mile. Fleur-
ette in a new creation, La Parisienne.
Miss Mamie Gilroy, who won fame for
many of the Hoyt farces, in the title
role of The Girl From Paris; Will
lam Blaisdell as Augustus Pompier, tbs
amusing and volatile French spy; Ed
gar Halstead as the shining light"
EbeneZer Honeycomb; Harry Hermsen,
who portrays the Spa Hotel proprietor,
Hans, 1T is to laugh" and j. c. Mar
lowe, as Major F'ossdyke of the Batter
sea Butterfly Shooters; Phillips Tones
has left the Bostonians to join the COM
no nd ~ 40 apt Of
Everleigh, the barrister; Miss Carrie
Behr, who played the title role in "Ex
celsior, Jr.," appears as Ruth, the IA
nous slavey, and renders Sister Mary
James Top Note" while Clara Lavine
the singer, plays Norah, the daughter
Of the Honeycombs. Miss Lavine. by
the way. is the young lady who replaced
Della Fox SO successfully when Miss
Fox was indisposed during her New
York engagement. Miss Norwood is also
a member of the company and fills an
important role The chorus is composed
Of many pretty girls, whose voices add
materially TO the attraction, and with
many fascinating dances form pleas
ing feature of the production.
With one exception the new bill at
the OTpheum for this week was given
last evening. That exception will be
filled tonight Last evening Weston
and Herbert, from last weeks bill.
filed the number and made their last
appearance. The new bill which drew
crowded house last night. filled the
auditorium from top to bottom has
four especially strong features. enough
TO make ii go with whirI all the
week. These are THE Nawms" man
and woman. the latter a native of Sac
ramento. who sings pleasantly and in
a sweetly sympathetic voice. and sus-
tasnS the foil TO Tom Nawn admirably
IN one Of the wittiest and neatest lit
tie comedy sketches and character
acting scenes Imaginable Nawm in
this One Touch of Nature" Is an Irish
laborer W it'll an aspiring daughter He
returns home from hard work, and the
scene begins that is not easily describa-
bic 1t must suffice 10 say that it is
with just pardonable overcolor-one of
The most life-like and taking of do
nestle sketches. in which play of the
countenance cuts a larger figure than
action or speech. The scene closes with
an attempt on the part OF the daughter
roller skate but he turns out to be an
expert. 10 her establishment and the
delight Of the audience. There is just
enough of suggestion that he is an ex-
pert of the highest order TO make the
audience cab again ana again for more:
but 1t does not get It, This team is a
/ pronounced success. The second strong
feature is the statuary act and gym
nastic feats Of the Gloss Brothers. 1t
| IS artistic and high-class work without
! a weak feature in it, The third num-
Der or prominence is the yentriloquism
OF Albert Hazleton, than whom there
IS not better on the stage He has
been here twice before. and is always
faVorite. The fourth feature is the
reappearance tonight of Crimmins AID
Gore. VINO We're such favorites three
weeks ago at the Orpheum in What
Are the Wild Waves Saying?" But this
week they come in a new grotesque act.
Comm Thro' the Rye. This team
| : best known as the long and the
short 81 1t. and is infmitable. The other
numbers are by Lillian Leslie. a stately
ana handsome woman. who is a clever
| bailad4st. with not a strong but n
pleasing voice; Williams and Adams.
TWO men, in very extravagant laugh
able sketch, entitled. Monte Carlo