The record-union., 1898-04-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

AT In6 OIpHeuil LltS evening LIZ
Splendid new bill A strong feature is
the Ellis company in their charming
character and spectacular act, in which
a pretty, precocious Sacramento child,
little Miss Berk. takes part. and Mrs.
Ellis does one of the neatest bits Of
Irish comedy character work imag-
Unable. Then there are rafting mu-
sical clowns, the Arab whirlwind aero
bats. the artistic singing of Signora di
Castillo, and the roaring trio, Harry
Watson, Alice Hutchings and Ed Ed
wards, not forgetting the two beautiful
dance acts of Mile Bartho, the cele-
brated Partisan transformation dancer.
The public ought to I'LL the house night
ly. such is the merit for recognition
possessed by the bill now presented un-
der the competent direction of Mr..
Walters local manager, Mr.. Clifton.
At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening the popular Sam T. Shaw dra-
matte company returns to play a weeks
engagement at popular prices. When
it was here last fall it remained for
two weeks to good business through
out The company will present tonight
the beautiful melodrama Forgiven
Southern story play made famous by
Phoebe Davis and Joseph Grismer. Mr..
Shaw is still at the head of the COM
pany, and he has in support Mrs. Shaw,
Al Hallett can old Sacramento favor
ite). Albert Watson, Fl. w Gilbert,
William de Vaul. Alice Saunders, Miss
Kelton. Miss de Vaul little Miss
Buskir1. and several others. all COM
petent people H. s. Duffield, the pop
ular business manager, has the busi-
ness side of the company under his
control. and the silver cornet band is
still feature of the company The
company carries considerable special
scenery for the mounting Of its plays,
and has its own orchestra.
There was a good-sized audience at
the Metropolitan Theater last night to
see Anna Held the heralded Partisan
beauty and singing soubrette, and the
comedy company of Brady & Ziegfeld
The troupe is a clever one, and has in
it one old-time face long ago familiar
in Sacramento, NJ. A. Kennedy. The
ch-disputed Chinese play THE Cat
and the Cherub." opened the pro-
gramme. 1t was upon the same lines
as Powers First Born" Whether
Powers filched the idea of the plot
from Mr.. Fernald's story or whether
Fernald got the idea Of dramatizing
his story from Powers play. concerns
the public very little. 1t is enough TO
know that The First Born" is the
more dramatic. the stronger and the
better work having more of color and
action. and having that of which The
Cat and Cherub' is wholly devoid, hu-
NOR In the rafting three-act farce,
"a Gay Deceiver," the company ap-
peared to good advantage, notably Mr..
Beach. the leading man, and Miss Ev-
ans. who overcomes the disadvantage
of an unprepossessing appearance by
her clever acting. vivacity. sincerity.
and the heartiness and naturalness of
her work. In the third act Anna Held
appears i ma song and pose act. The
little Partisan is a pretty, not beau
fiful woman. She is petite, trim and
of good form, with unusually large
shoulders for SO small figure, rather
inexpressive and doll-like face, but
with splendid. languorous eyes bewitch-
ingly used. She sings little, in a
voice commensurate with her size,
which is below the standard for female
beauty and graceful carriage. She is
not graceful. by any means; she is
harnessed up too tightly and elaborate
1y for that If it was expected that
she would be suggestively broad. ex-
pectation met with disappointment She
chatters and pipes some pretty little
songs, makes pretty mouths, and moves
with studied manner. She lacks
abandon. grace and-well. a character
full nose. for one thing Fact is, pretty
Anna Held is only pretty, and is a
brilliant example Of an overrated. over
advertised Partisan concert hall singer,
whom we suspect in Paris would be
classed among soubrettes about third
rate
At the concert to be given by Mrs.
Iongbottom at the Congregational
Church tonight she will be assisted by
Otto Bendix pianist, who was for fif-
teen years teacher of the graduating
class at New England Conservatory,
Boston. and also by the following Well
known local musicians: Mrs. j. II. Cop
persmith, Misses Belle and Edna John
son. Mrs Moeller Miss Obarr. Miss
Lizzie Griffin, Mrs. Charles A. Neale,
J. Genshlea, Horace Crocker Franklin
A. Griffin, Charles A. Neale, Walter
Iongbottom, and members of the Cathe-
dral choir.
Mrs Longbottom has often volun-
teered and helped every good cause
here, and the fact suggests reciprocal