Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-23

t1AhJ oiICD, NcU. OOcs anu CDaIleY bdckus,
Mrs. Judah and Mrs. Hunt; and the old
Sacramento presented Sue Robinson, j. 7.
Collins, f. B. Glover, E. S. Conner and wife.
and others. The plays at the National were
OF this character; SOLVER Twist" "Three
Guardsmen, Ben Bolt" "Cobbler of Bag
dad, " Black. Eyed Susan, !" Lucrezia Bor-
gia," !" Delicate Ground, "Flying Dutch
man" Rag Picker of Paris y" Irish Tiger"
"The Hunchback, /" "Raffaelle the Repro
bate, Golden Farmer" etc. A Joint stock
company succeeded Bowling, and the man.
agement was in many hands, with varying
successes. We are compelled to pass now to
NEW ERA
In the history of the house, passing the en-.
gagenents in Sacramento of such notables as
James Stark and wife, j. w. Wsllaek and
wife, the Gougenheim Sisters, Mr.. and Mrs
| Baker, w. M. Fleming, John Drew, Birch.
| Wells, Goes & Backus, Rattler, Hussey
& Zorer, and others, and the management
at various houses such as John Wilson and
Mrs. Wood. March IA, 1853, the National,
having passed into the hands of T. l. j.
Hutchins. and having been remodeled and
| reftted, banquet was served on the stage,
aud William Bausman christened the house
1.-THE METROPOLITAN"
The improvements consisted in the building
of new prosceniutn, re.ouching Of
| tub bCeDcTyy ISS5AllDR III
part, the introduction of new ventilators etc.
| On the 18th the house opened under the pro.
prietorship Of Thomas Mcguire, Lewis Baker,
manager, and Emma and Ada Webb, called
the Southern Fairy Sisters. in the drama
"Wandering Boys" The largest audience
then assembled ever seen in the city to that
date. The house was pronounced the finest
theater in the State.
During 1859 Thomas Mcguire was lessee,
Al i
sisters, James Anderson, Stark aud wife.
Lewis Baker and wife, Fanny Morant,
Sophie Edwin, the New Orleans Eng.
lish Opera troupe, with Fred. Lyster,
Georgia Hodson and Rosalie Durand
and also Ned Deaves, Rosa Bingham
and Madame Celeste, in "Uncle Toms
Cabin y the Nelson sisters, Madame Biscac-
cianti, s. w. Leach and wife, George T.
Evans and others. In October Baker went
The plays Of those days were srch as 1.-THE
ius," "Ricbard ILL., "The Veteran"
Lear" The Italian Wife," etc. In that
year
GRAND BALL
By the Sutter Rifles was held in the theater,
to which Governor Weller gave his counte-
nance and aid. Lewis Baker, early in 1860,
took the Forrest Theater, with Hackett,
Sophie Edwin and others, and forced Maguire
to the wall for time, but he soon rallied,
with Anderson the wizard, and the English
Opera troupe. Baker then moved to the
Sacramento Theater. and played the " Corsi-
can Brothers. with old Dave Anderson, VIM.
Barry, the Mandevilles, Mrs. Thomsn, Mrs.
Baker, George Ryer and others, and Mcguire
replied. with Mrs. w. Q. Forbes and J. H.
Warwick in the 'Hunchback" and Hamlet"
supplemented by Lulu Sweet, then popular
soubrette. and followed up with Billy Birch's
and Joe Murphy's minstrels, Marian Lee and
J. B. Howe, Frank Mayo. Harriet Gordon.
in melodrama, and Professor Anderson. Ma
guire was then
THE NEsToR OF THE CALIFORNIA STAGE,
And few stood successfully before him. The
theater was closed for several months during
the year but was reopened in July by R. G.
Marsh with his Juvenile Troupe" and next
by Lyster with the English Opera Troupe.
Iu August Maguire again took it for Charles
Wheatleigh, H. A. Perry, Mrs. Woodward,
Harriet Gordon, j. B. Booth, Sophie Edwin
and w. M. Leman and others to play the
"Octoroon," then in the hight of its popu.
larity. james Bowling was stage manager
and VIM. Stevenson treasurer. 1t was fol-
lowed by Jennie Deans," "The Wife's
In September Stark l. Ryer reopened the
Forrest Theater with Jean Davenport in
Mesalliance," against the English Opera
Troupe at the Metropolitan with Henry
Squires at its head. The season closed
at all the houses with the month, the lottery
fever at this period absorbing all the peoples
spare change, and the theaters being the
scenes of the drawings. In October Mcguire
sgain opened with Julia Dean Hayne, and
were all closed. In July, 1861, John
Woodward took the Metropolitan with w.
G. Forbes and wife for brief time In fact
1861 was very dull year for theaters in
Sacramento. In September the Forrest was
burned, as was stated. In December the
Metropolitan was opened by G. r. Thorne
and W. B. Hamilton. who presented Charles
Dillon 10 Hamlet" but the season was not
long.
THE FLOOD TEAR.
The year 1862 was the food year. The
Metropolitan for half the year had its par
quet under water. It was dull year for
theatrical business. April 21st was the first
night at the Metropolitan in that year. when
Charles Dillon made an appearance. w. III.
Leighton the next week took it for two
performances. and again June 2lst
and 22d. On the 23d John Terrence
husband of Mrs. Judah. opened it with the
Hanlons and Charles Backus, Joe Murphy
and Billy O'NeiL July 6 h Meaubert's Ger
man company appeared. August 9th to 10Th
Backus & Murphy's minstrels, under Ma.
guire. August 26sh he presented Hermann,
the wizard. September 22d to 29th the
Bianchi opera troupe, with Grossi and Biscac-
cianti (whose life was perpetual romance
and melodrama). November 9th
M'KEAN BUCHANAN
Took the theater, with Charles Pope and
wife, Walter M. Leman, bill" Barry. Mrs.
Saunders, Miss Virginia Buchanan and other
favorites, presenting Shakespeafean, society,
melodramas and farces, from "Richard I'LL"
and "Othello" to "The Marble Heart"
"Guy Mannering" and IAN Object OF In-
terest" Buchanan's management continued
over one year, with brief lapses, in which he
and his company went to San Francisco
and Marysville. His was one OF
of the theater. About half the time he kept
it open at New York pricss-50 cents and 25
cents. Dropping in through his term came
Maguife with the San Francisco Minstrels-
Birch, Backus, Abbecco (whose elopement
with young lady of San Francisco became
great social sensationl, Joe Murphy, Ben
Cotton, Sam Wells. Wambold and others
with :" the Menken 10 "Mszeppa and the
French SPY" land who gave rousing ben
eff. in the Metropolitan for the Jewish
church, with opera. panorama and lighter
entertainments. In his term, too, Buchanan
brought out j. H. Taylor, the trsgedian
(January 6, 1885, the local political play
q liking Caucus" q. B. Plummer, the Post
master of Dutch Flat, Mrs. w. G. Forbes.
Sslle b. Goodrich Il Sacramento debutante,
who made great successl, Mrs. William ID.
Fair, Sacramento debutante, who made
failure laura ID. Fair, who killed lawyer
Cri,tsndeD, II San Francisco, subsequently,,
aud james Murray, Sacramento amateur
- Scotch actor, who made success. Feb
ruafy@ - isG3,
CITIZEN or SACRAMENTO
Was announced a. Mortimer in the Iron
Chest, lie proved 70 be Albert Hart, now
private secretary to Governor Perkins. He
scored great success, was given rousing
benefit BY citizens. AMI proved to be no anna
tsur. lie appeared several times subse.
quently. April l3, 1864, Charles Pope and
wife took their farewell benefit, and April
10Th, Buchanan brought out Dora
Tracey, California debutante, with fair suc-
cess. The Leightons, with Taylor, Phelps,
Mira. Stark, and Ruby (who afterward be.
came Baptist clergymsp). appeared April
22d to May Sd. Maguire, with his MINSTREL,
and the mirror Of the War;" concluded the
month and carried the season to June 9Th.
July 10Th the Poloyorsma Of the War,
with Miss Viola as vocalist (she was an &C.
tress also, and really had - cork leg, un-
like "The Maid Of Munster y.
Nothing more came on the boards from
September oath to October 4sh, when Ma
guire brought out Mrs. Leighton, Charles r.
Thorne, Jr. (since so distiDguished), Mrs.
Stewart, j. B. Booth, Fanny Morgan lof
Australia, Billy ONeil and w. NJ. Leman.
In October buchanan reopened with Frank
Mayo and Anette luce. both great tavorites,
and ran to November 4th, when he put on
THE Dukes Motto" with J. II. Allen, with
great success, and the Uaion thanked its stars
that bit of new scenery had appeared.
November 18th Buchanan closed. November
10th Charles +. Browne t' Artemus Ward y
lec.ured. Buchanan opened again December
24th with his old company. He gave Sun
day-night performance. and he and all his
company were arrested for violating the Sun.
day law and convicted by jury, before
Judge Holl. NJ. NJ. Estee and L. III. Hea-
conk nrosacuted and r M Coffrn,h 80 r