Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-25
METROPOLITAN THEATsR.

noon, the same play ana the palcohJ soenS
from Romeo and juliet" at night, and last
night "Galatea ard also Leah" This Il
doubling bills with vigor. This public has
not, in years, had set before it in such briei
space, such dramatic table OF real excel
lence. Miss Rogers has deserved well of the
: theatrical patrons of Sacramento. Whether
her audiences were large or small, the same
faithful effort has been witnessed. She has
steadily risen in public judgment, and scarce
any lady of the stage who has yet visited the
coast could stand higher in esteem fer
rare artistic qualities and thorough
excellence as an artist than does
Katherine Rogers in Sacramento to-day.
The desire TO see her in still other
dramas than those she has appeared in here,
community TO maintain a heightened engage
ment, would keep her here playing to
: full houses for a long and indefinite
period. In Miss Mutton Miss Rogers re-
ceived very desirable support at the hands of
Sacramento juvenile, Miss Berry. who
took, with Miss Sawyer, childs part, and
gave it with depth of feeling highly credit
able. Mir. Jennings Doctor was also the
subject of warm comment both day and
evening Saturday, but hardly more SO than
the excellent "Oid Man by Mr.. Bradley.
Mr.. Grismer also appeared to very good ad-
vantage in that play, but was not so success
full as Romeo. Tonight this well-balanced
company makes its last appearance here, and
Miss Rogers will make her farewell bow to
public which has, with marked unaninaity,
pronounced her a talented, accomplished and
greatly successful dramatic artist. The play
will be Lied Astray," drama thoroughly
sensational, profoundly emotional, and
spicily Frenchy. 1t affords Miss Rogers and
the company broad field for some very
superior work The performance viii be
for the benefit Of d. J. Simmons the man
ager. no one has oftener felt called
upon tc warm Mr.. Simmons ears than
the RECORD UNION, and no one is more
ready to acknowledge his success es. It is I'M
questioned that he has given the people for
four months almost continuously theatrical
| amusements sufficient in variety to satisfy all
1t is equally unQuestioned that without his
effort the winter and spring would have been
dull in amusements. That the Metropolitan
has been kept open, has been beneficial to the
community, and the creditof it belongs to the
beneficiary tonight, who has, it may be
forts. With minstrelsy, opera, con-
cert, speciality drama, panorama, the legiti-
mate, variety and like entertainments, the
public has had full complement Tonight
it can Gf5 the manager little out of the
mire, if it will, and it is but simple justice to
do it. The great army CT deadheads can to-
night make manifest its gratitude. It has en-
joyed the managers free passes for long time,
and now it viii be given the opportunity of
paying. just once, in common with the pas.
rons of the theater. The fact of the benefit.
of the last appearance of Miss Rogers, and
the attractiveness of the play, will probably
fill the house and draw together an audience
brilliant, warm and thoroughly appreciative.
If theatricals are to be continued here it is
but just that the public should answer to the
call of the manager for a benefit, and say that
despite the undeniabie American privilege of
growing at him, he has the past winter and
spring done better far for Sacramento than
more pretentious managers from abroad, and
has kept the promises made faithfully.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
Dist instant For Locke 4 Lavenson, Z rolls
carpet; W. D. Comstock, 2 boxes chairs c.
P. R. R. Co., 295 bars lead; N. S. Arnold &
Co., 16 boxes horseshoe rails, 2G9 half kegs
nails, 50 axles Huntington, Hopkins & Co,
2 boxes hammers, 296 bars steel John Breu-
ner, box furniture r. Stone and Co., 10
boxes metal e. w. Fox, l box enameled
cloth; Fl. c. Kirk 4 Co., II boxes medicine
Baker & Hamilton, ! box advertising matter
n. L. Drew & Co, 80 barrels cider; Vein
stock u Lubin, . cases clothing, 3 bundles
paper Scofeld & Tevis go cases coal oil 4;
W. I. Peterson, boxes confectionery l can |
syrup The following freight for Sacramento
passed Ogden On the ODD: +. L. circuit, l |
box personal effects; w. a. & c. S. Hough-
ton, / case books; c. H. Gilman, 4 cases
hats Baker Il Hamilton, l box machine /
bolts, l carload wagons Hall, Luhrs & Co, !
46 boxes pickles. Huntington, Hopkins Il /
Co., 4 cases clothes wringers, l case iron !
screws; Weinstocl, g. Lubin, box clothing
Thomas Harper, 5 cases shoes n. S. Arnold |
& Co., boxes iron bridge nuts d. w. Earl, |
20 steel shoes and - steel dies.
FIRE Him OUr-A small, middle-aged
man, healthy beggar, is going about the
city begging money upon the pretense that it
is to be used in bringing his family here from
Marysville. He is fortified by some kind Of
paper purporting to be given by a Notary
Public of that place, but he is nevertheless a
first-cass blk, and should he fred out of the |
town, or else taken up and set to work with
tine chain-gang. The same individual made |
his appearance here in February, and pre-
senting the same paper from house to house, |
together with pitiful story of his having lest |
everything in MarysVille by the food, raised |
a large sum Of money by obtaining donations
of quarters and half dollars if not larger
amounts. Its now evident, from his appear
ance, that, like most OF the charities bestowed |
upon such wandering and unknown individ- !
uels. the amount which he thus received to
bring his family to this city, il indeed he has
any, and relieve their wants, has been squan-
dered by him in debauchery and liquor, and |
now he has the impudence to return, with |
bleared face and whissied breath, to the !
same parties, and ask further contributions,
that he may continue his degradation upon
the offerings of charity.
LAND LEAGUE MEETINc.-There was a
large attendance at the Land League meet
ing yesterday afternoon. Vice-President
Crowley presided a constitution and by
laws were submitted by the executive com
mittee and adopted. It was decided to hold |
picnic at Richmond Grove on June 9TH, !
for the benefit Of the League fund. Mr.. |
Gilmore, who was announced to speak, was |
absent in San Francisco on account of sick |
ness in his family. Mrs. Stephens read an
original poem ana also made short address. !
Hugh Robinson sang several songs, after
which the meeting adjourned. A meeting |
of the Ladies Branch was subsequently held /
at the same place. Miss McElroy presided,
and made a short address. Miss Buckley en-
tertained the audience with two or three
pieces OF vocal music, after which the meet
lag was adjourned
HIGHWAY RoBBEgY.-Ofice1s Valentine
and Arlington have arrested man named
James Robinson upon charge of attempting
to commit highway robbery. 1t is alleged
that he attempted to rob man named Frank
Bragg at Second aud X streets morning OF
two since, in the early hours. When found
by the officers ne had a SLOUGH hat upon his
head, bus as soon as he saw them he endeay-
ored to change his appearance by quickly
putting upon his head cap and transferring
the hat to position underneath his vest.
He may be practising for sleight of-hand
performance, otherwise this circumstance
looks suspicious He will have an oppor-
tuni5y to explain it to Judge Henry to-day
FoLsoM Prison IMPROVEMENTS. - The
Folsom Telegraph, referring to Improvements
being made at the State Prison, says +:
1.-The Warden's rooms are now finished
Tie floors of the convicts' dining-rooms are
also completed and work is progressing on
the hospital. A large bath-house is being
Constructed for the use of the prisoners. All
the cells are now nicely plastered and white
washed, and the gas-fxtures have all been
overhauled and made ready for use. The
floors in the alleys are nearly all laid, the