Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

METROPOLITAN 1HEATER. - The Colyille
Burlesque Opera Company began a weeks
engagement at the theater last evening to a
very large house in every part. Samuel Col
vile is Manager. Jesse Williams Musical
and Stage Director, and VIM. Forester Stage
Manager. The company consists of some
thirty performers, the major portion being
pretty women, who seem peculiarly adapted
to the style OF burlesque the company pre-
sents. The chief of these are Miss Enc
Roseau, who Is very prepossessing, sings
prettlly, and acts with a quiet grace and an
archness that make her a favorite at
once; Rose Leighton, Kate Everleigh,
Ella Chapman, Ada Lee and Carrie
Nc Henry. all attractive in person, ready in
stage business, graceful and generally good
in the burlesque line. Beside these there are
some fifteen other female members of the
company who fill the parts allotted to them
well. The men of the troupe are not so
numerous, but are all good upon the stage.
Roland Reed is a low comedian of excellent
parts, is an inimitable mimic, and brimful of
humor. II. f.. Graha" is a grotesque actor,
quite the equal OF Reed, while a. w. Mafin,
in the same line of characters, while less
mimic, makes up for it by eomical nimble-
hess anu HumOTOus aCrOUaLlc eIOrJS. OIe OF
the best features of the combination is q very
good. weil-balanced male quartet composed
of Messrs. Amberg. Frail, Adair and De
Smith. The costumery Of the Colville Troupe
lsvery rich-some ofitdaZzling. The choruses
of the company are not unsteady superior,
nor are there any striking solo singers, but
the chorus and the soloiSts are pleasing, viva
cious and perfectly familiar with their scores.
There Is no pretense made of great musical
excellence, and there can be no disappoint-
ment on that score. The company processes
to entertain by the presentation of light,
musical, mirthful and grotesque pieces,
played by handsome and graceful women
and capable low comedians and character
actors, and It keeps good its profession in
letter and spirit. 1t entertains, and that is
the best evidence of its capabiity. Last
evening it presented the burlesque extrava-
ganza of Cinderella, or the Little Glass
Slipper It was given with precision,
with light, tripping and mirthful music,
with just enough of the extravagant
in acting, and just enough of localization
in the text to make it thoroughly entertain
ing. The costuming was unobjectionable for
the burlesque business, the text free from
anything liable to offend, and the whole per-
Torrance one which tends to drive duh care
away and afford the auditor two hours and
half of complete relaxation and meTriment.
The pronounced manifestations of pleasure
on the part of the large audience last evening
evidences the popularity of this kind of enter
tainment and the favor with which the Col
vile troupe is received here. This evening
the burlesque &" Bohemian Gy-ur," and it is
entirely safe to predict that the gy.url will he
met by another full house.
CAPITOL NoTE.-The Senate Judiciary
Committee met last evening to consider the
Senate bill providing for the regulation Of
Geographic rates on lines in California, by
the establishment of the uniform tariff of
% cents for the first ten words and five cents
for each subsequent ten words. The merits
of the bill were entered upon and considered
in detail. w. II. l.. Barnes of San Fran
cisco appeared for the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and opposed the bill at
length, the main objections advanced being
that it would compel the company to
abandon several branch lines and to close
up o large number of Offices interlne-
diate between the terminal points of long
lines, which are dependent for their exist
ence not upon the business originating at
such offices, and which is wholly insufficient
but upon the general business of the line, and
that greater rates must be charged for long
distances than for short in order to produce a
sufficient revenue TO enable the intermediate
and non-self-supportinS stations to be
kept open for public convenience. He dwelt
upon the cost of maintaining long lines
in sparsely settled districts and offered in sup
port of his objections TO lay open to the COM
mittee the books of the company. Senator
johnson offered an amendment to the bill
making it crime on the part of company
l. a., fAar a
very hot debate a subcommittee was APP
pointed to examine into the facts involved
and report its conclusions.
STREET IMPRovEMENTs.- Street Com
missioner has force of men at work filling
in and grading n street, from Nineteenth to
Th;rtieth and Front street, from r to Y
street levee. The contract for graveling L
street, between Tenth and Fifteenth, was let
prior to taking of effect of the new Constitu,
ton. and the work, it is expected, will be en-
tered upon soon. Quite a change took effect
upon the Ist of January as to the method OF
procedure III making street improvements.
Under the old Constitution a contract was
let, and within ten days thereafter the assess
meut was required to be made. The present
Constitution provides that the assessment
shall be made and money collected and paid
into the treasury before the contract may be
let. BY the former law assessments were
made by the front foot, without regard to the
depth OF lot Now they are to be made in
accordance with the benefits derived, which
is understood to mean that all the property
will be assessed back to the alleys, whether
having a frontage upon the street to be i'm
proved or otherwise.
BOARD or HEALrH.-The City Board oil
Health met last evening at the Office of the
Secretary. Present-Drs. Hughson, Dixon,
Henry, Pyburn and Kellogg, and Health
Officer Young. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. The re-
port of Health Officer Young was read and
sary were read and placed on file. DR..
Dixon stated that as the city cemeteries
were outside of the city limits, our laws con-
trolling burial permits were powerless, and
the vital statistics thereby vitiated, and
moved that a committee of one be appointed
to confer with our legislative representatives
in regard to having bill properly drawn and
introduced in the Legislature which shall
Mace the CITY cemeteries under the control OF
the city authorities. The motion was
adopted, and Miss DIR. Kellogg was appointed
such committee. The Secretary was IN
structed to procure blanks for death returns
for the use of the Superintendent of the City
Cemeteries. The Board then adjourned.
The STEER CAsE-In the Superior Court
yesterday the cause of J. f. Glading vs.. Six
Spotted Steers, for damage by trespass. came
up for trial. Though the defendants failed
20 appear in Court the case was argued, sub
mitted and taken under advisemeEt. The
proceeding was somewhat unusual. as the
law allows every defendant trial in open
Court and a trial by a jury of his peers.
Since by the very nature of circumstances
the high steps, the small doors, and the
smalluess OF the jury-box, such proceeding
was impossible it is now thought that the
defendants may demand that the Court ad-
journ to some pasture, where said defend
ants, being on their native heath, can protect
their sraminivorous rights.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. : There were for
warded 20 the East yesterday 1 carload of
leather, of wool, of barley, of salmon,
/ of merchandise and OF coke. There were
received here carloads of grave. car OF
cobbles. 2 of wood, of oil, l of material. l
of buggies, l of lumber, l of sundries, . OF
hogs, and Of fruit and hides.