The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-02-03

the direction Of important thoroughfares,
We viii find ourselves soon in nice fix.
There viii be troubious times before Mont
gomery street Is extended.
Increased Commu nicntion between the
Orient and the 0ceidsnt.
The telegraph informs us that the Post
master General, in view of the prospect Of
the early completion Of the Pacific Railroad
across the continent, recommends Increasing
the trips by the China and Japan steamers,
so as to make them semi-mouihly. This will
undoubtedly be accomplished, sooner OF
later, and must become necessity when we
have trains Of ears arriving and departing
every day between San Francisco and New
York. But We are destined, ere long, to
have telegraphic communication with China,
some of the New York papers contending
thar this may be accomplished BY the time Of
the completion of the Pacific Railroad.
The Great Edau.n is now taking the new
cable of the FraBco-American Company,
which is to be laid from Brest to the Ameri-
can coast in June next Her next trip will
probably be made to the Pacific Ocean, and
a cable laid from this coast to China, resting
first at the Sandwich Islands, and touching
at other intervening islands. The unbfoken
cable distance by this line win be much less
than BY the Atlantic. But before a cable can
be laid across the Pacific company has yet
to be formed and money subscribed
The California Theatre.
This new and magnificent building, which
has just been completed, was opened on
Monday night last The Evening Bulletin en-
Enthusiastically says of this house No thea
| tire on this continent has been fitted up with
more elegance and regard for the convenience
of the general audience, and none In Eu-
rope % excel it in comfort" The building
is on the north side Of Bush street, between
Kearney and Dupont, and has a frontage Of
165 feet on Bush street, with depth Of 1871
feet. II has been built to accommodate
about 2,150 persons. Messrs. Barrett and
Mccullough, two young actors who have
firmly established themselves in the favor OF
the people of this city, are the lessees of
the building. 1t was built by Chas. r.
Peters, h p Wakelee, and three other capt.
talists, and its total cost, when entirely hn-
ished, will be sS5O,OOe. There are some
paintings about this theatre which are wor-
thy of description:
The drop curtain has been painted by W.
Denny. the well known marine painter. The
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are supposed to be standing on an imaginary
balcony at Lime Point, and the view embraces
the opposite coast and channel from the Cliff
/ House to the city. Prominent in the picture
are the ship Challenge going into port under
full sail the pilot boat Fanny sailing out
the ship Western Continent looming up largel
going out in tow Of steam-tug the P. NJ. $.
| S. Co.'S steamer Golden City coming in the
yacht Restless. and several fishing boats cruis-
ing about. Underneath the main picture. and
in the center of the flowing drapery and pain
ted scroll work which surrounds it, is medal
lion picture Of a scene on the Central Pacific
Railroad. In the foreground is an Indian
boy, the village is in the distance, watching a
locomotive and train Of cars rounding the
rocky point known as Cape Horn, and think
ing if not saying " What nextf' The work
is considered the best performance ever
achieved by this artist.
The front or the upper circle Is divided into
panels ip each Of which beautiful view in oil
colors has been painted by Mr.. Denny. Be
ginning at the spectators right, if he stood
with his back to the stage. is view Of Clear
Lake; then of Fort Point, looking into the bay;
then Of Diamond Head, at the entrance Of
Honolulu harbor then Of Fort Point, looking
out at sunset then Of Suffers Fort then Of
the Pacific railroad, and train crossing the
| Salt Lake Valley then of the steamer Capital
bound up the river and entering the Slough
showing the Sacramento river; then the
Gould and Curry Quartz Mill, Virginia City
then the Chemical Works. erected by Mr..
Wakelee at Mission Bay then Columbia
] River bar with steamer entering the river
next the Cliff House. from the sea-by moon
light-a beautiful view; and, lastly, Lake
Bigler. completing the circle. The wood
work of this circle is similar to the lower circle.
I The gaseliers are similar in design except that
they have three branches instead of two, and
are surmounted by busts Of Shakspear instead
Of Milton.
Last Monday night was the opening night,
and there was grand rush. As early as two
o'clock A. NJ, men went to the place, carry
ing provisions, and staid there until the box
Office was opened. Every seat in the theatre
was sold by 9 A. NJ, and the box Office was
closed upon large crowd of disappointed
expectants. Seats were sold out afterwards
by spectators at from IS to SIS each, one
man, to my knowledge, having made 500
by such operations
Odds and Ends
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