The record-union., 1899-01-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

There was large audience at the
Clunie Opera-house last night to see the
Stockwell Company play Hoyt's early
comedy drama "A Midnight Bell" The
play went off very nicely and was we'll
staged with special scenic sets and fit
tlngs, indeed, mass of original seen
cry. 1t is suggested, however. that
the interior set of the third act. which
is not OF the special scenery carried. is
quite too metropolitan for a rural New
England home of the order around
which the story of the play revolves.
Probably a less pretentious interior set
can be selected from the opera house
scene room. Mr.. Stockwell as the Dea-
con, part created by him over a de-
cade ago, played with his old-time unc-
ton and humor. It is the central fig
ure of the piece and probably could
not be in better hands The Lizzie
Weber of Miss Jennie Wiedman was
excellently presented with spirit and
intelligence, and to just the proper linn
it. there being no over color or exag-
geration- Frank Bacon, an old Sacra-
mento favorite, had the heavy and un-
congenial part, with but little for him
to do, however. The juvenile role OF
changing, was capitally taken by Gus
Tate We have not seen mischiev-
GUS boy better personated A mate to
him was pretty, ready and provoking
Miss Landers as Dot Bradbury. She
is charming body and gives us a
girls part capitally Two people so
young and capable as Tate and Miss
Landers have not been on Sacramento
boards in years. Francis Yale. well
known here as an all around stock
actor, was satisfactory as the perse-
cuted Ned, and Mr.. Seaton as the cler-
gyman carried the part with quiet dig
nifty and fitted it gracefully to the cloth
of the profession. Mr. Fairbanks as
Squire Olcott was entirely capable. The
other parts are inconsequential and
are fairly well filled. A group of boys
and girls trained for the school scene,
are very clever. On the whole the
comedy, with not few very sober and
touching sentimental shadings, was
well given. pleased an audience famil-
lar with the demands of the play, and
received plentiful applause. 1t will be
repeated tonight for the last time here
Manager Ficks this morning an
nounces the dates for the James, Kid
der. Warde combination, Monday next,
Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night,
with the schedule of special prices. He
also publishes a card of warning con-
corning ticket scalpers, and the plan
adopted to check their operations, and
which those contemplating attending
on either or all the plays should read.
Louis James and Frederick Warde are
too well known to the theater going
public to need any introduction. Their
artistic abilities are thoroughly under
stood here and held in high apprecia-
ton. Miss Katheryn Kidder has been
seen here but once, and then as Madame
Sans Gene. She then won instant
favor and impressed the people pro-
foundly with her fine ability. The sup
lport of these leaders embraces twenty
eight people, engaged for their known
broad capacity in high art dramatic
work. Among them are people chos-
en- from the support of Booth, Barrett,
Irving, the original James & Warde
Company. and from the later independ-
ent troupes of Louis James and Fred
erick Warde. Among these are Harry
Langdon, the well-known veteran
one Of Augustin Days best men; Mrs.
Henry vandenhoff, widow of the great
English actor. Henry Vandenhoff. She
is one of the most finished artists of
the old school on the stage in this or
the Old World. Barry tombstone, who
has been twice here with Mr.. James as
his principal support, remarkably YER
satile and an accomplished romantic
actor. Others who have been support
and lead in famous legitimate compa-
MES are Norman Hackett. w. A. Lin
coin, Loretta Wells, Miss Apply James.
Emily Grey Bethel, Charles Clark and
Thomas Coffin Cooke. The plays to
be given here are 1.-The School for Scan
daI," Hamlet and Macbeth" The
sale Of seats begins on Saturday at
a. M and telephone orders must take
second place.
F. E. Morse, business manager for
Hoyt's latest satire "a Contented
Woman is in the city. He has Sc
cured Wednesday next at the. opera
house. Belle Archer, beautiful and