Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-14

A WEEK AT THE THEATER.-Theate7-
goers are promised treat at the Metropolitan
during this week. This evening Michael
Strogof" will be presented. There is strong
cast of characters, including Jos. r. Grismer
and Alma Stewart Stanley, both of whom are
well known to Sacramento audiences
Michael Strogof is rather free dramsti
cation of Jules Verne's famous novel, bu: it
retains all the thrilling interest which this
writer infuses into his productions. The
scenes are laid in Russia and Siberia, during
war with the TartArs. The Grand Duke is
besieged at Irkutsk. and a courier is sem
from Moscow with assurance of as.
sistance. This courier is the hero,
michael Strogof," and his perilous sG-
ventures furnish the ground for the play
AS part Of the military needed in the pre-
duction of this piece the Governors Guard
Cadets, Captain Eisenminger, of this city,
will appear. The thorou b military training
Of which the Cadets are possessed will add
much to the play. The same play will be
presented tomorrow and Wednesday even.
ings. On Thursday and Friday evenings
Rose Michel will be given by the same
company. michael Strogoff will be re-
peated at the matinee Saturday, and the en-
gagement will close Saturday evening with
the presentation of the play, oliver Twist. "
There is no extra charge for reserved seats.
FEAST OF PENTEcosT. Feast of PEN
tecost was celebrated with great pomp yes
terday at the German Lutheran Church of
this city, the auditorium being filed to its
utmost capacity. After The liturgical re-
sponses, prayers snd hymns, prescribed BY
Nhao Oh far he aGiO
of solo, well rendered by Mrs. Amanda
Wilhelm, the Rev. DR.. G.. Taubner, pastor,
preached discourse, his theme being The
Light that DaHns on PentecOstsl Morn, di'
vided into the following heads a. It clsri-
fies God (2) Il judges the world. ~ Ii
gives new life to perishing souls. Under the
latter the preacher remarked that the won
derful spirit which descended upon the apes
ties on the first pentecostal morn, as :" a rush
ing, mighty wind, snd as flaming tongues OF
FIRE, could not be more appropriately Hkened
than to repetition of the occurrence at the
creation of the world, where God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life, and man be-
came living soul In the same manner, said
the speaker, and by the same act, the apes.
ties were made new men, spiritual men, god
ly men.
a ANbH 1AAhf Es-~oobuE0oy 0ofcNAOA
man granted reprieve of one month te
William Jones, of Lake county, who was
sentenced TO be hanged on the 18th instant
for the murder of Henry Long, on May Z,
1882. The petition for the reprieve was
signed by all the county officers and the
Judge of the Court of that county.
POLICE CoURT.-Business was transacted ir
the Police Court Saturday, as follows
John C. Welsh, petit larceny, discharged
Thos. jackson, exposure of person, pleaded
guilty fined 500 Antoine Gregory, battery
pleaded guilty; fined $50. Tom McCantl
and Frank McClintock, robbery. discharged
Eli Mayo, felony, discharged.
BANJO LESSONS Elsewhere viii be founC
an announcement that j. Il. Taylor viii Civ,
lessons in banio-playing. Taylor is an old
time minstrel and VIII be remembered by oil,
Sacramensans, he having performed 10 thi
city IS early as 1854 and at various time
FROM that time TO 1870. He intends to max
] this bis home in The future.