Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-25
AmusementS,

METROPOLITAN THEATER-This evening
at the Metropolitan the renowned tragic
actress Janauschek, supported by strong
company, including MeSsrs. Garden, Chan
lin and Stewart, and Miss Lyston, will COM
mence a brief but highly interesting en-
gagement, presenting Madame Janauschek's
fine comedy-drama, My Life" The
Woodland MaH refers to a recent perform
ance by the company in that place as fol-
lows: - The largest audience which has
been in the Opera House for long time
gathered last evening to see Madame Janau-
scheks company present My Life The
play was intensely interesting, being fine
arrangement of highly dramatic scenes and
most amusing comedy. Madame Janau-
schek has organized a fine company, in
whose hands the most excellent play re-
ceiyes fine Interpretation. OF the Madame
herself, nothing can be said. Her acting is
the acme OF art and she is unapproachable.
Mr.. Turner and Miss Nelson filled the
minor roles excellently, and Miss Leigh
more than acceptably. Alex. H. Stewart is
an actor OF much more than ordinary abil-
lty and plays the part of Sir Lionel finely
James Garden eXcels himself in the villains
role. Nothing could be finer than his per-
feet portrayal of this character In his
hands not one line is overcolored nor
single situation overdrawn. Mr. Chaplin
and Miss Lyston are the favorites of the
troupe. The gentleman's fine figure and
handsome face, together with his splendid
acting, make him a warm place in his au-
ditors' feeling, and the lady's beauty and
archness completely win all hearts, The
love scenes between these two are the most
amusing as well as the prettiest scenes
ever played"
CLUNIE OPERA HoUsE.-Crowdei houses
are the order now at the Clunie. Mr. Nor
rison and Miss Boyle nightly are compli-
mented by calls before the curtain, and
Mr.. Lansing is also favored by similar
Blossom is admirably set upon the
boards. and the management of the stage
is without a flaw. May Blossom" will
be repeated tonight for the last time but
twice, when it will give place to Z" Hazel
Kirke," with Mr. Morrison as Dunstan
and Miss Boyle as Hazel.
BARwICK's REPoRT-The rainfall yester-
day at Sacramento was .0S of an inch pre-
cipitated early in the morning. This
makes 0S of an inch for this season as
against 80 of an inch this time last year !;
81 of an inch for 1888; 80 of an inch for
1881, which were the only years from 1877
TO date that gave an appreciable amount of
| rainfall SO early in the month. The first
| rainfall in 1877 occurred on October Dist {;
1878, September 2Sth; 1879, October 9th 4;
1880, November 23d, 05 of an inch only
| falling up to December LIST, but the month
Of December gave 11.S0 inches; first
rain in 1881, September odd; 1882, Sep
| TENDER 10th 1888, September LIST and
| I'd, and a sprinkle and an apprecia-
| BILE amount on the 10Th and Both
| 1884, September 18th: 1885, September 24th.
| According to the noon Signal Service re-
ports yesterday there was very heavy
rainfall at Red Bluff, occurring between the
hours of A. NJ. and u NJ, amounting to
$50 inches, which is exactly an average OF
.35 of an inch per hour. The rainfall
during the storm for the California Signal
| Service stations was, for Red Bluff, POI
inches; Sacramento, 0S of an inch San
| Francisco, Ii of an inch The barometer
OF last night was rapidly rising from Spo-
kane Falls to Red Bluff, and steady at San
Francisco, but falling south to San Diego
it was slowly rising at Sacramento The
wind along the Pacific slope was from some
westerly point, varying from west to south.
west and northwest. The weather wa.
clear at every Signal Service station along
the coast except at Spokane Falls, at which
point it was fair. The temperature at
last night was from 10 to 800 cooler thar
the twenty-four hours previous.