Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-07
NOTES In MUSIC AND DRAMA.


tour OF the principal cities of Germany,
commencing next April.
Remenyj, the celebrated violinjst, who
visited Sacramento two or three years since,
is now making concert tour IN China.
1t was good stroke that secured the
Carleton Opera for the pleasure of the
music-loverS of Sacramento. Carleton
never brings to the coast a poor company
Will he give us Nanon?" Let us hope So
The attempt to revive the German drama
here is to be made. 1t is experimental
That there is cultivated taste for the Ger
man school of acting in this community is
undoubted, but the patronage is of neces-
sity very limited.
The historic memories that cling about
the Metropolitan Theater in this city, make
II matter of strong desire among old
theater- goers that the proposed improve
ments in that house will be carried out
There is room for them.
Miss Anna Boyle, who has won great
favor here, closes her engagements in Sac
ramento the coming week. She has
achieved great success, and having ability
AID ambition, will one day come to the
front as one of the leading lights of the
stage.
Abbey demands at least 81, 500 for every
Gerster concert His three trumps are
ernhardt-Anderson- Gerster. No Gers
ter-no Bernhardt, no Anderson. And
thus the provincial manager is compelled
to take Gerster at 81 500 concert-tor that
is her share Philadelphia Record.
The success of Mr.. Summers as the
Tramp in the drama "Only Woman's
Heart is another evidence of the fact that
in stock actors there often resides more
| oh, ~
Summers came to Sacramento unheralded,
and pretending to be only good comedy
support. But in the role named he has
done art work of the best order. 1t is a
part that he can greatly amplify, and could
safely travel upon.
With the retirancy of the Simmons
| management from the Metropolitan Thea
ter. Sacramento, there goes out direction
that after all that may be said, has given
this people great deal of dramatic recre-
alton of first class order. No manage
ment ever had more to encounter, or greater
obstacles to overcome. 1t has not made
money, but it has, in long series of years,
presented some of the best examples of
dramatic activity, along with the usual run
of the poor.
The demand has longsbeen made. by
business men of this city, for regular dra-
matte performances here, or without long
breaks. This, because it has been q COM
plant by interior business men that when
they come to Sacramento there is nothing
TO entertain them in dramatic way. One
theater management is now endeaYoring to
maintain regular stock company here
and to produce fairly good plays by a fairly
good troupe. 1t is hazardous experiment.
We have doubtedi its feasibility. For nearly
three months it has, however, been sus-
tanned. But 1t has not been profitable to
the managers. They may not have lost
much, but certainly they have made no in
terest upon their investment. 1t is matter
worthy consideration, whether it would not
be wise scheme on the part of business
men to subscribe for a given number of
seats for each season. II would go far toward
guaranteeing what they all desire. There
need be no " gift in the matter to the
management. The seats could be used and
value received. The application should be
to both, and any theatrical management,
that will guarantee straight seasons, that
the business visitor may not have it to say
that there are no amusement attractions for
his evenings here
On the 23d instant Emma Nevada will
appear at the Clunie Opera House, in this
city, in concert. No modern prima donna
has had such success upon such capital as
Nevada. Her rise has been rapid beyond
precedent. Hers has literally been flower
strewn path. She is not, in the artistic
sense, great vocalist, but she is one who
charms the popular ear, and has what the
world terms personal magnetism in a
strong degree. She has limited voice, as
compared with other leading singers, but
its tone is remarkably sweet and pure, and
her manner is artless and unaffected. She
is musical card and cannot fail of the
the same success here that has been hers
elsewhere, The troupe accompanying her
is admittedly of superiority. The tenor,
especially, is reported to be one of especial
excellence. On the occasion of Nevada's
appearance here the Opera House is to be
elaborately decorated and draped in her
honor, as California girl The manage
ment is to provide lady attendants to care
for the wraps of the lady auditors, aud
colored ushers will perform like service for
the gentlemen The prices will range high
two and three dollars-but then it is
Nevada you know, who has been singing
to five-dollar sittings, and all filed in New
York. Under such temptations the dollars
will be scraped up somehow.