Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-03
OR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
SAN FRANeIsco, Jan. g..


two clear days in the week, and then
so cold that everybody is shivering'
1t is all very fine to talk about pleas
ant weather. but I'LL spring fairly
sets in We are evidently not to have
any.
The new opera house is now pre-
pared to keep people warmer ana an
opera troupe, with Madame Faoon
at the head has managed to keep up
the excitement consequent upon full
houses. Possibly the opera troupe
has been doing the drawing, more
probably the new building, which
everybody must at least once patron
ize to say they have seen it.
MRS. WALLER
Has filed the California in the part
made famous by Charlotte Cushman
Meg Merrilles" in Guy Manner
ing" The play itself is nothing,
being mere botch work; and Walter
Scott might rise from his grave In
indignation at the travesty OF his flne
story from which the play is taken.
As represented at present in the Cali
fornia it is a compound of inferior
parts, poorly acted, miserable sing
ing. of which there is a great deal
more than is necessary dragged in
inopportunely in the most unexpect-
ed places, and, altogether, sets people
wondering as to what Charlotte Cush-
man was about when she undertook
to make play famous which was
utterly unworthy. When we have
seen Mrs. Waller IN something else
we will pronounce upon her. vi
course she is not Charlotte Cushman,
and, of course, has not made as much
of that hideous looking object, "Meg
Merrilles," as she did; but Mrs.
Waller certainly got herself up IN
STYLE to make womanhood hideous,
and certainly never was Iivaled In
nature by anything in gypsy life or
any other quite so repulsive. II she
likes to do it we have no objection,
but once is quite enough of "Guy
Manneriug."
THE LITERARY SOCIETY
Of DR.. Stones church gave quite an
agreeable entertainment on Thursday
evening. Some good music, read
ings. recitations and short dramatic
performances comprised the amuse-
ment. with an intermission, in which
ice cream and cake were distributed
altogether very agreeable.
The sale of Sharon's Suffer street
property to O'Brien has beef tea-
ture of the week. Two hundred and
two thousand dollars for a little
homestead makes pretty property
What Mr.. O'Brien proposes to dc
with it is not signifed at present
probably get married, somebod!
suggests; make wedding present o
=, il to a favorite niece is another ru
NOR, but it does not matter as thu
/ elephant has changed hands. TIT
| only features of note occurring within
its walls have been a wedding, theI
a funeral. If Mr.. O'Brien knows how
to make use of it to any advantage
we4ope he may, but as things are
present it looks difficult matter t.
| do so. He might make his peac'
; with heaven by presenting it to TIN
church to found another convent
Perhaps he will, or make monasti
institution for decaying bachelors WIFI
3 have outlived juvenile follies and ar
! nearly ready to retire to their rest
MRS. TAPPAN
, delivered her last discourse for tn
? present on Sunday. She has bee
!. greatly admired in San Francisco a
! an orator, and will be taken leave q
, with regret.
! The Art Exhibition is to be ope
G another week, with the addition OF
: picture by Bierstadt-"Sunset Oh tn
:, head waters of Green river"
Q A grand Centennial ball is to b
$ given in Union Hall on the 22d
!, February, tickets to be $40, and tn
!. whole affair to be under the auspice
of the first ladies, young and old,
the city. Whether it will be SUI
3 cess or not remains to be proved, bl
as everybody who is aspiring Is trI
ing to get into fashionable societ,
j, and as the leaders of this ball are SUI
Q posed to be "the thing" if papa hi
o to live on bread and butter for
;; month afterward to pay for it, it WI
. have to be done. The silk-stockip
l. must be "cottened" to, cost what
% will; and apropos of stockings, OF
of the new features of extravaganza
lies, as your readers probably know
=. in this direction. "Oh, dote upo
stockings!" was the exclamation of