Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-11
rcorrespondence Of the RrooaD-uMoS.l

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able to see these admirable artists, the fact
remains that the management did not make
money. and the plays did not draw-did
not draw full houses, that lie. They drew
the best people in the eity-all the faces
that one knows were there at every change
of the play, bat something was lacking
that draws the great paying mass. Ada
Rehan is one of the few actresses of tai |
ent and consideration over whom one is
tempted to gush. Little, pretty things |
there are-their name is legion-who sing
songs, or snap their eyes, or frisk about
the stage, and by their youth and grace |
and spirit produce that weak .giggle
of contentmsnt and unexplainable de-
light that only gay, youthful and
beautiful feminine creature can win from
us, but Miss Rehan is much more than this.
Her high spirits in comedy are consum- |
mate art, not the gayety of Ada Rehsn.
but Of the character she is assuming, and |
her dignity and womanliness and strength |
in pathos as Kate Verify, IN the esquire,
proved her at once that gifted actress that |
her full tones and reserve of power in the |
comedies made US all guess her to be- The |
esquire" is a memorable little play in the
hands of this company. 1t is very real
and stern and life-like, making more than
one of the audience weep a little weep in
the entractes, but it ends happily, and
Kate is blessed.
PRETTY PHAsRI IN THE LIFE OF THE CITY
Now is the appearance of the court at the
Palace Hotel on Monday evening, when
the band plays there The court itself Is
black with the crowds of men from the
hotel and from outside, who pass away the
idle hour after dinner listening to the
music, which is very good, while in the
upper halls LADIES stroll and chat and visit
with each other, under the glare of the
electric light, and some leading spirits
even dance in the canvas covered parlors
opening from the quadrangle. 1t is at
once a democratic and characteristic.
scene. Who could imagine all New
York sauntering in the halls of the Wind
sor, or all Boston patrolling the corri-
doris of the Vendome? These months of
July, August and September are the ones
when the fair, younger members of fami-
lies are being draughted off remorselessly
to boarding schools in the East. One of
these rosebuds, little lady not quite six
teen, whose pretty face has an impress OF
unconscious saintliness upon it, not often
seen in these days Of Kate Castleton and
her bonnet, has just heard of pretty in.
heritance which is to fall to her in due
time. She has relations among the old
New England families, and it is from one
of these that the legacy comes. First,
there is house, built in l743, the house in
which the young lady's grandmamma was
born, and in the attic of this house is
stored such quaint silver, china and bro
cade as would make collector wild with
envy. A g-and-uncle of the young lady
MARRIED FOUR TIMES
And each bride brought to her husbands
house dowry of household silver, poree-
lain, linens, and rich fabrics, and all this
stored wealth is to belong to this little
heiress now visiting at her homestead that
is to be, in New Hampshire. Apropos of
old things, the Nahl collection of Old
Masters has re.opened in the old court
room, and is arranged in the same relative
position it occupied at the art rooms.
There is added to it, portfolio of odds and
ends, which contains, among much trash,
magnificent life-sized tigers head, done
in colored chalks, name of artist undis-
coverable photograph of Kaulbach's
picture drawn upon the wall of barn at
the shooting festival at Munich in 1881 a
queer figure of BARNARD, grasping four
beer mugs in each hand, while she poises
herself on beer barrel upheld on
foam wreaths. They were bibu-
Iously given--ths Bundesschiessen at
Munchen in 1881. And last, but
not Least, the portfolio contained aremark-
able series Of colored prints illustrating the
Cinq. Mars and De Thou conspiracy against
Richelieu, and such excruciating funny
representations of humanity were never
offered for serious contemplation, such
pumpkin headed women, such indescrib-
ably made men The French Inscriptions
were as grave as possible, the situations
often pathetic, but the people, from what
were they studied? Theodore Wores is to
illustrate the necessity of living models in
picture ordered by W. Fl. l.. Barnes of
Fra Lippo Eppi, discontented that he must
paint his figure pieces from lay figures in
stead of the life. Keith has private view
of mis- sketches on Thursday. He intends
to spend the autumn sketohing among the
Berkshire hills, and then take a trip to
Europe. He will be accompanied by his
wife, Miss McHenry that was, who grad.
uated so well from the Hastings Law Col
lege, delivering an essay at Plstt's Hall on
the subject of 1.-The Origin of the Last
Will and Testament" when the degrees
were conferred last year.
ANOTHER PARTY
Started for Europe on Saturday, quite i'm
prcmptu, as it were, and all the more sure
of "a good time =" because not harassed
by details for months before hand. Mr..
Porter Ashe and his wife and sister, Miss
Ashe, went overland to take the steamship
Britannica, stopping to visit Niagara Falls
on the way. They spend the summer and
autumn In England and Scotland, and the
winter in Paris. It is not yet decided
whether Judge Field goes to Japan or not.
If he goes, the party will be, the
Judge, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Judge Sander
son and Miss Sanderson, Miss Hattie
Crocker and Mrs. Alfred Poett,
Mr.. Poett being now in Mszatlan in charge
of establishing a system of water works
there. Since her return from Clear Lake
Mrs. Sanderson continues her informal
musicals on Friday evenings. and Miss
Sanderson's singing is one of the most
charming features. Last Friday her rosr
Gygentie was heard to special advantage,
seeming cameo.like upon the background
of Miss Louise Holidays heavier alto in
some German duets. Last night Modjeska
acted Mary Stuart at the Baldwin for the
benefit of the Boys and Girls Day Home.
Friends OF both actress and charity CON-
bined to make an excellent house. The
support was fairly good, the flowers abun-
dant and beautiful. Two amusing Incl.
dents occurred about the flowers. The
little youngster of prominent Roman
Catholic family occupying a proscenium
box was lifted upon the cushioned front of
the box, and the floral gift to the actress |
from the family placed in the hands Of the
child. Madame Modjeska advanced to |
take the flowers, and evidently designed |
TO complete the tableau by caressing the |
eherub, but the little creature, when it |
had daar relsoxrad Of no-rera