Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-02
RAY CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.

During the week that has just
ended the people OF San Francisco
have had more than the usual
.moupt OF entertainments for six
,oosecutive days. but with all the
,,iety, including balls, process
.;ous. celebrations, horse racing,
and theatricals, and everywhere
oerfect Jam and hustling together,
i is very gratifying to state that no
Measure has been marred by that
700 frequent accompaniment OF en-
ioyment, a sad accident or some
dreadful outrage. The weather,
also, has been lovely, and every
body seemed to feel better under
the balmy breath Of spring, and 50
entered fully and freely into the
heart OF their amusements.
THEATRICAL.
In the order Of events I should
begin with the debut Of Theodore
Wschtel, the great German operate
tenor, at Wade's Opera House, on
Monday evening, and as debutant
on the Pacific Coast, he is certainly
deserving of very aattering notice.
He possibly may visit the Comstock
range, as nearly all distinguished
travellers do, and il there is any
thing in the shape Of . theatrical
building in existence, large enough
to make it an object" he doubtless
would add b business to pleasure"
and appear for "three nights only"
Should he visit Virginia, every
music-loving soul shou hear him.
He is more than great. he is grand I!
His first night filled that magnifi-
cent building, the new opera house,
with the elite Of the city. New
York could not have produced
finer turn out Of beauty, wealth
and glitter. Mission street, between
Third snd Fourth, was perfectly
jsmmed with carriages; everybody
and bis wife and daughters seemed
10 be there, to do honor at the
shrine of Wachtel. Your space
will not admit of expansion. or a
review of his performance would be
furnished. I will, therefore, only
cay that Wschtel is unquestionably
vastly the superior of any tenor
who has ever visited this city, and
DO is as good an actor as he is q
singer. He has probably vibrated
in this world over fifty summers
and winters, but does not look
thirty-two. He dresses exquisitely
and has that abandon about him
which is very captivating to the ro-
mantle of the fair sex. He is said
to have been in early life a coach
man, or some aristocratic carriage
driver, but that was dangerous
position for o gentleman with
large family. He is not the kind of
person to leave RAINING around
loose He would be troublesome
customer to q rich father who didn't
care for alliances outside of red
tape and heraldry He is to remain
here for dozen performances. for
which, I understand, he is to receive
$4,000. With that amount, OF
course, he will not be contented in
coming such distance, hence l
think he may, under inducements,
siait the chief city Of the Silver
otate, - we'll as other cities in easy
proximity to San Francisco.
Tomorrow evening Mrs. Scott
olddons appears in the California
iheater, and for some nights she will
doubtless draw from wachtel's audi
'ory' as she is in face a perfect beau
" and very handsome in person.
ana there are no small attractions on
'he boards, as we'll as everywhere
eise. 1t is not claimed that she is
erest-very great--as an artistic, but
she is a lady of unblemished reputa-
uon; an offspring of the great Mrs.
Olddons, of English celebrity, and is
withal unsurpassed as reader. The
O"'iiornia management realized
tne necessity of some extra attrac-
uon to keep up with Wachtel and
oarry Sullivan, the great tragedian,
VINO appears week later at Lucky
naidwin's "Academy of Music" a
pace that is said to be perfect BIZ
Jou' With all these attractions in the
'''y and other claimants upon gen.
e'ous public, no doubt great many
uo'iars will pass through the box
WINDOWS. But San Francisco has
700 small population to keep up
such run for any length Of time,
and some of the managers are GER
tain to feel . touch of tight times,
THE GREAT roUR-MILE RACE.
All the world has slready-thanks
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