Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-23

City minstrel troupe, an amateur combina-
ton of Sacramento, made its first appearance
in this city last evening at the Metropolitan
The theater was filed in every part, and the
audience gave the most pronounced evidence
of its approval of the troupe. The company
| has played at one or two country towns be-
fore appearing here, and hence was somewhat
prepared to face home audience. Twenty
seven members of the association appeared in
the first part or minstrel scene. thirteen
of whom formed the ''circle," the
others occupying terraces back of
and above the circle. There were four
end men. The company did well and
gave an entertaining performance marked by
some especially good acts, and some that are
capable of being much improved. There was
! less of the amateur and far more of the pro-
fessional bearing and familiar action than
was expected. Mr.. jacobson leo the or
chestra, and was musical director. W. Har-
ris was interlocutor, and L. I. and q. K.
Naghel and Messrs. Sawyer and Buck were
end men. There were sentimental songs by
| Chas Lester, +. w. Ingham and A. Stroller,
and comic songs by the Naghels and James
Buck. The " Rival song and dance by
Naghel and Coglan. Irish specialties by
Harris and Lester. Banjo solo by John
] NdSu anu SpS III q QUuUlt ClDS.
Buck in an odd and amgusing tamborine solo.
G. X Naghel in Dutch specialties. Two
farces by the company. Pleasing songs by A.
Stroller, aud the " Big -Four" by G. K
Naghel, Coglan, Buck and Murry. This last
was specially good. The association has rea-
son to be pleased with its first entertainment.
It satisfied a very large audience, was chaste.
rapid, varied and brought to light much local
talent that is of merit according to the stand
ards for variety and minstrel business. The
vocalists of the company need to be little
more open-mouthed, and let the voices out,
and the character actors should. in dialect
and minstrel parts, adhere to their natural
voices and not seek to disguise them. With
more practice and due attention to these
suggestions the company will very shortly
be able to rank with many of the pro-
fessiunal combinations that come here and
charge double prices.
CoMMIssIoNs.-The following commissions
have been issued from the Adjutant-Ge
ais Office: J. H. Smith and E. A. Belcher,
as Aids-de- Camp, with the rank of Lieuten-
anti Colonel, on the Governors staff Samuel
B. Gang, First Lieutenant, Company A,
Third Infantry Regiment Second Brigade
c. F. Holyoke, First Lieutenant, Company
F, First Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade
E. r. Swain, Second Lieutenant, Company
f, First Infantry Regiment Second Brigade
F. s. Butler, Second Lieutenant, Company
r. Fifth Infantry Battalion, Second Brigade
p. Z. Scott, Second Lieutenant, Company
B, First Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade,
OVERFLOW Down RIyER.-The Sacra-
mento River yesterday afternoon broke the
levee three miles above Freeport on the Yolo
side. The Gwynn reclamation levee. in the
Lisbon District, on that side, has also been
broken by the water from the tules of Yolo
and Solano flowing against it, and the lands
which it protected are overhowed.
UNION PIcxIc.-The Sunday schools of the
Sixth-street NJ. E. Church, Kingsley Chapel
and NJ. E. Church South will have union
picnic Friday, May 9TH, at Cothrln's Station,
Valley Railroad.