Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-25


MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Although the regular Italian opera sea-
son has past, Maurice Strakosch is to give
fortnight of opera with Gerster at Booths
Theater, beginning next Monday night.
As Gerster, prime favorite here, was not
member of the Mapleson troupe this
winter, she will certainly be welcomed
back to the lyric stage by host of ad-
mirers. No artist who has appeared for
years on the metropolitan stage has won 50
many laurels anu so many friends as
Etelka Gerster, at once delightful singer
and delightful woman, which latter preci-
GUS few prime dome are, or ever have been.
Strakosch has shown his usual sagacity and
understanding OF public taste by engaging
SO thoroughly admirable an artist.
Henry E. Abbey has at last succeeded in
inducing Adelina Patti to sing here in
opera, in which she must be heard in order
to get an adequate idea of her wonderful
voice. She had so often declared, after
coming to this country, that she would
not appear in opera, that Abbey's argu-
ments must have been
FINANCIALLY wEIGHTY-
So very weighty as to justify, no doubt,
the high prices charged for admission. He
is the boldest and most lavish of managers,
and the fact that he has overcome her oppo-
sition to regular lyric performances proves
how Indifferent he is to money when he is
once set on purpose. The first opera
"Traviata will be produced at the
ITALIA Gate Wallack's) Theater, the 23d
instant. There will be but seven repre-
sentations including "Faust. u Lucia, !"
Barbiere" and sTrovatore" -but they
will form the chief musical event of the
season.
Patience" though now in its fifth
month at the Standard, is still drawing
crowded houses. The advent of Oscar
Wilde has helped the burlesque opera, and
the burlesque opera has helped HIM, as
they ought to do, since W. F. Morse ID the
shrew manager of both enterprises. There
is talk of putting on Claude Duval " at
the close of the month but doubt if the
management will feel justified in interior
ing with the long and exceptionally pros
porous run OF :" Patience" the most enjoy
able, think, of all of Gilbert and Sullivan's
musical satires.
"Odette has made happy hit at
Days Theater, and promises to keep the
boards until the end of the season. The
translation and adaptation Of Sardou's play
is Days own, and his purchase of the
right to produce it throughout the country
demonstrates his managerial insight and
his apprehension of American dramatic
taste. The piece is admirably mounted
and, ON the whole. very well played; Ada
Rehan having agreeably surprised her
friends by her fine PRESERVATION of the title
role, by far the most important and diff
cult that she has yet assumed. DAILY was
the pioneer of the French social drama in
this city at his old Twenty. fourth street
house, and his happy revival of it at his
new theater would seem to be fresh au-
curry of still greater success.
Clara Morris, who has been packing the
Union Square with her intense and life
like portrayal of Mercy Merrick at extra
matinees, will soon appear as the heroine
of Adoiphe Belot's Article "A part
in which she achieved her first reputation
in the East some years ago. Her acting
in that piece Is so terribly real that the
most blase play goer is moved by it. One
has only to see her in it to be assured of
her commanding genius as an emotional
artist Her engagement adds to the ex-
traordinary attractions of this theater,
which is undeniably
THE LEADING THEATER OF AMERICA.
1t is understood that A. NJ. Palmer pays
her $500 for each appearance, and finds his
profit even at those exalted figures. Her
support and the setting of the pieces of
which she is the focus are as nearly perfect
as may be.
Lawrence Barrett has been enthusiastic
ally received as Arthur in William Young 8
romantic tragedy of "Pendragon," pre-
sented here for the first time Monday
evening in Haverly's Fifth Avenue Theater.
before crowded and intellectual audience.
He is excellently fitted to the impetuous,
passionate, magnanimous character of the
ideal King, and wins the sympathies and
plaudits of all who witness it. 1t is a
poetic version of poetic work.
VARIETIES.
Although it is generally supposed that
the custom of sending valentines has been
for some time passing away, the postal au-
thorities here say that SO many have never
before been sent here as during this recur-
renee of the festival They have been sent
and received by old and young, gay and
sober alike. The foolishness of the thing
must make it popular.
Octavius B. rockingham, who has been
sojourning in Boston since his return from
Europe. intends to come back to New
York next autumn, though he has no idea
of continuing his lectures to his former
society. .
William H. Vanderbilt is to give ball
at his new and sumptuous mansion in Fifth
avenue mansion tonight on most prodigal
scale. Its entire cost will, it is rumored,
reach about $4,000.
Somebody who claims to have correct
data asserts that Jay Gould's fortune, to-
! day, amounts, at fair valuation, to at
least $50, 600, 600. CHAUBERT.
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