Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-21

MErRoPoLIrAS THEATER-The Hunga-
rian Gypsy Band-Or more properly or
chestra-appeared before a critical audi
ence last evening. The band " consists
of twelve members, playing five violins,
| two viOlas, two double bass yiols, one clar-
met, a cimbalo and cello The troupe
| appears in national costume and presents
a strange but not Enattractiye appearance.
| Their performance is eXquisitely romantic,
and while not in accord with the conven-
tionally artistic, is so magnetic and inspir-
| ing as TO level analysis of the methods en-
| ployed. The entire programme was gone
! through without written music before the
| players, and with an emotional abandon
and peculiar delicacy of yigor indescrib-
able. 1t is possible that the apparent ear
nestness and fire of the performers
is assumed but if so it is a
remarkable exhibition of dramatic art. If
| these men do not feel the thrill which
| their music performance communicates to
the auditor, they are perfect actors. But
| there can scarcely be any mistake in say
ing that they play, not with understand
| ing alone, but from the heart, and with
| feeling of an intense character The violin
! solo of Franz Garay was one of the especial
| gems of the programme, which included
| the Roeoezi March, Waltz Serenade, Over
| tIlre from Semiramide Tn Beso MaZourka,
| Hungarian and American airs Cimbalo
| solo-an instrument resembling the dull
elmer in form, but capable of all the effects
of zither-Hungarian Csardas-the Hun
| garian national descriptive dance-0ver-
| ture from Lohengrin and Radeczky march.
! In response to one of the encores
! the Turkish PATROL was given with
| brilliant effect. The audience last evening
! gave the strongest and most demonstrative
| evidences of its pleasure that it could, and
! was not 10 be denied in the persistence of
| its encores, a response on the part of the
| players. The troupe appears at matinee
| performance this afternoon, again this
| evening, and for the last time tomorrow
| night, and will unquestionably draw large
audiences if the resolution of those present
| last night to recount 10 others the satisfac-
| ton felt is even half fulfilled. At each of
| the performances an entire change of pro-
| gramme is promiSed-the new numbers for
each entertainment being printed on last
| nights house bills.
| CALIFORNIA HORSES IN THE EAsT.-June
| 5th, at COvington, Ky, J. B. Haggin's
| chestnut mare Nellie Peyton won the mile
! and three furlongs race, in 2:2S, beating
| Cleaner by half a length. She had sold in
| the pools at $50 against SS05. Cleaner alone
| bringing $450......At the same place, on the
| 9th nine furlongs, f. J Baldwin's Savanna
g years. ran second, being beaten half a
length by Fellowplay g years. ... Speak
ing of Jim Renwick's winning of the five
| furlongs at Sheapshead Bay, on the 10TH
the New York Sportsman gives great credit
to Renwick's rider, Mclaughlin, who kept
him going, though the horse was very
tired, and landed him winner by neck and
shoulders beyond Little Nfinch That pa
1 oil hot 1tHa +ln,- 20,
gether again Minch would beat him, and
the prophesy was made good a week ago
yesterday, though to be sure the latter race
was run in the mud, which was against
Renwick. He got into easier company a
Brighton Beach on the 18th, and won the
mile and furlong in 1861 The Sports
man had the following last week: Fallen
Leaf, f. J. Baldwin's wonderful California
| FLY. is described by horsemen as being one
| of the grandest-looking animals in train
ing, She has wonderful pair of hips, and