Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-07
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THE cASTATA or ESTHER"
The rendition of the cantata of "Queen
Esther" three nights the present week, at
the Metropolitan Theater, in this city,
by amateurs of the city, proved fine sue
cess, and was most heartily appreciated by
the public. 1t was greeted by very large
houses the last two evenings, and could
unquestionably been continued longer with
increasing attendance.
The cast of characters was as follows
King Ahasuerus, W. Beardslee; Queen
Esther, Mrs. DIR. Pinkham Hannah, Capt.
A. Plant; Zerish (Haman's wife). Mrs.
Godley-Smith; Mordecai, A, Sanborn;
Mordecai's sister, Mrs Geo. Hansbrow
Prophecies, Miss Cleo Cooper; Scribe, |.
Luce Hagai and High Priest, J. Fritz;
Queens maids of honor, Misses Emma
Lovdal and Emma Wheat; Zerish's
maids of honor, Misses Tietgens and Min
ME Payne; Ida (Zerish's child, Miss Ma
ME Blanche Ficks; Harhonah, q. F.
Dickerson; Herald, NJ. K. Barrett; Kings
guards, Messrs. Kidder, Smith and Ash
worth Queens Pages, Misses May Pink
ham, Edna Cooley, Pearl Jackson and
Clara Miller; Kings Pages, Masters Ben
ny Welch and Frank Boyne; Mordecai's
sisters attendant, Miss Eta Huntoon.
Chorus-GentleInen Dewitt c. Smith,
Gilbert H. Manning, H. Il. Lack, D. NJ.
Sullivan, Therone W. johnson, n. Davis,
c. A. Fisk, A. Mccormick, John A, LAT
ferty, w. Lovdal E. billiard, A. c. Rousin,
W. F. Cronemiller.
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Miss Therese Tietlens, Mrs. James Gross,
Miss Mag Morehead, Miss Nellie Edwards,
Miss Hattie Wheat, Miss Hattie Frazee,
Miss Dora Davis, Mrs. Dewitt c, Smith,
Miss Sullivan, Miss Lizzie K. Platte, Miss
Sullivan, Mrs. 0. ?. Dodge, Mrs. Leland
Howe, Mrs r o. Cravens, Miss Hope Jost,
Miss K Lovdal, Miss A. Perl.
Semi-chorus of maidens-Hattie Miller,
Ella Bateman Addie Marquietz, Eva Cole
man, Jennie Coleman, Nina Lyon, Blanche
Owen, Bessie Quarles, Eva Jones, Eta
Waterman, Lula Hayford, Lucy hurry,
| Lizzie Morehead, Jennie Morehead, Lille
Hirsch, May P.nkham, Clara Miller, Ma
bel Lewis, Allie Lewis, Edna Lewis, Edna
tufts.
Semi-chorus of Jewish boy-Willie
Bateman, Frank Welch, Ed. NJ. Stephens,
Albert II. Quatman, Harry Dodge, Charlie
| Pinkham, A Bert Martin, Elmo Cary,
Fred w. Holland, Frank Griffin, Charlie
Hewz, Jerome w Carol.
A. Sanhorn acted az manager, and the
orchestra was composed as follows; Chas
Neal, conductor; g. Truman, violin; D.
| NJ. Wright, trombone; Z. a. Grear, clari-
| onet; Adolph Lothammer, double bass /;
r. Coates, cornet; Mrs. Charles Neal, pi-
| anist.
APPoGGIATURA.
Miss Minnie Palmer signed contract
recently to appear in England, France,
Germany, Scotland and Wales.
The Carl Rosa season of English opera
terminated at Liverpool on the 3lst nit. 1t
was the most successful ever known in the
British provinces.
Modjeska appears at the London Lyce-
UNI during Passion week, as Mary Ander-
son will not have the theater open during
the Lental religious observances-
T. H. Cowen is composing a new cantata
entitled "The Sleeping Beauty" for the
next Birmingham festival, and also sym
phony for the autumn series Of Richter
concerts.
The dates of the Handel festival at the
London Crystal Palace will be June 18th,
ed, 24th and 18th, under the direction of
Mr. ManBs. "The Messiah" and Israel
in Egypt" will be the chief works, and
1000 performers will appear in each.
Nine. Nilsson has Just been decorated by
the King OF Spain with tirst-class Gross
of the Royal Order of Benefcence. This
decoration has been conferred III recogni-
ton Of numerous deeds of charity and ar
tistic gratitude on the part Of the great
singer at Madrid.
An Eastern musical journal says that
Monroe Fabian, a young Californian plan
ist, lately appeared at St Petersburg The
papers speak in warm terms of his uncom-
mon certainty and clearness of execution in
a Khineberger fugue, and his tenderness
and refinement in Schumann compositions.
The largest organ in the world has Just
been completed by Walck, of Ludwigs-
burg, and placed in the cathedral church
of Riga The instrument measures SO feet
in width, 50 feet from back to front, and is
G5 feet hight. Itcontains 6,826 pipes, dig
tributed among l24 sounding stops he
chanical News.
Sara Bernhardt's present salary is fifteen
hundred francs per night. Her creditors
recently laid an embargo upon percent
age Of her earnings, but the French Courts
have protected from execution whatever Is
necessary for Sara's maintenance and pro-
fessional necessities. She is due in London
in MAY next with Theodore"
A New York dramatic paper says that
Daniel Frohman will not manage in Cali
fornia, His professional services are to be
devoted to that city, except that he will
produce May Blossom" and one or two
other plays in San Francisco during the
summer, in connection with "Al." Hay
man, the manager Of the Baldwin theater.
There will he four important musical
anniversaries to be celebrated this year.
The two hundredth birthday OF Handel on
the Odd of February; on March 2lst, the
two hundredth birthday of Bach on July
28th, the one hundredth birthday of the
song writer Methfessel, aud on October
9Th, the three hundredth birthday of the
oratorio composer, Heinrich Sehutz.
An exchange has this insinuating hit at
Emma Abbott She was recently made the
victim OF circumstantial evidence. While
playing in Western hamlet she made her
usual announcement that it was her native
place. On investigation, however, it was
shown that the town was founded only
forty years ago. The absurdity of the fair
Emma's claim was then SO apparent that
she was overcome by modification and left
on the next freight train.
Her Majesty's Opera Company, Colonel
Mapleson, manager, commenced season
Of two weeks at San Francisco on Monday
asst The tickets sold well, and fewer of
lhem got in the hands of scaIpers than
usual The company consists OF l25 mem
bers. the leading attractions of which are
Adelina Patti, Emma Nevada, Sofa
Scalchi and Nine Fursch- Madi. A fnan-
cial success is already assured, and possibly