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Show "Neck and Neck.:' Mr. K. T. i Stetson makes his first appearance here to-night in "Neck and Neek," written by C. C. Foster, and taking rank as one of the most intensely sensational plays yet put on the boards. Of the actor wc cannot speak 1'rom personal knowledge, but his reputation has preceded pre-ceded him and it stands high in his profession. Of the play itself the San Francisco Call says: Of tho literary merits of his drama of "Neck and Neck" from the pen of C. C. Foster, but IPtle can be said in praise, though it :'s equal in this respect re-spect to the average of sensational plays. As far as thrilling scenes and affecting incidents are concerned, thero can assuredly as-suredly be no complaint, even from those who are most dilfieult to satiate with sensations. In the prologue a murder is committed in the most approved ap-proved dramatic style. In the first act an execution takes place to the sound of the usual dolorous and tearful music. The trap drops, and tho victim lulls, suspended by the neck, writhing and groauing; but just as life is supposed to be about cxtinct,a rescue is effected, the rope being cut, and the condemned i (who, by the way, is innocent of the crime of which ho was convicted) is borne away, circumstances having been ingeniously arranged whereby this feat is made to have the semblance of possibility. pos-sibility. Then follows a scries of elopements elope-ments and pugilistic encounters, a barely averted railway accident, and other incidents of a like pronouueed character, making the scenes lively and exciting from tho opening to the close of tho performance. Every exertion has- been made to give effect to the production of the piece, and the great public that crave for tho startling, thrilling and sensational sensa-tional can he gratified in tho performance perform-ance of ' 'Neck and N eck. ' ' |
