Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04

his ready brush. Mr.. Porter says he has
fitted out thirty-two theaters with sets of
| scenery, but that the new Metropolitan
starts out with a better and more complete
outfit than any that ever came within his
I experience. He completed yesterday no
less than eighteen entire sets, beside the
elaborate drop-curtain, of which the follow
| ing is list: Perspective street scene, PANE
| House, castle flats, village flats, light and
dark woods forests cut wood (hewn forest),
garden scene, landscape, horizon, noun
tain pass and waterfall two.d0or fancy
chamber, center-door fancy chamber, pal
ace arch, gothic chamber, plain chamber,
kitchen, prison and oak chamber; also, a
set house, set cottage, two rows of set rocks,
two rows of tail rocks, two rows OF fore
ground and two rows Of set water, standing
drapery, wood borders. panel borders, ar
chitectural borders, straight sky and arch
sky, etc.
! THE DRoP-CUgTA1N,
Also the work of Mr. Porter, is a magnifi-
cent piece OF art. 1t is thirty feet broad
by thirty-nine feet in hight The idea is
| taken from Moore's celebrated poem of
Lallah Roolh, and the spirit of the poem
is carried out to the letter. 1t represents
| picture of Paradise, with the PERI at the
gate OF Eden, standing disconsolate;
"And as she lsten'd to the Springs
OF Life within, like music flowing,
| And caught the light upon her wings
Through the half-open portal glowing,
She wept to think her recreant race
should e'er have lost that glorious place.
The artist has done himself great credit
| in the painting of this beautiful scene, so
full of poetry and sentiment. His concep-
ton of the poets fancy-as shown in the
celestial character of the entire scene, in
Guiding the chaste and weeping Peri-is
true TO the theme of the story, and cannot
fail to elicit the most favorable comment
from those capable Of passing intelligent
judgment thereon. Altogether, little can
be found in his work deserving of unfavor-
able criticism.
THE MANAGING ARCHITECT.
The details of the entire work have been
under the charge of the well-knoHn archi-
tect, Colonel A. Ai. Gray who has made a
specially OF theatrical architecture This
makes the fourteenth theaier the construc-
ton or remodeljng Of which Colonel Gray
has superinteuded, and he has no hesitancy
in declaring that it is the best of all. In
deed, 10 the average person it does not APP
pear that any mistakes Of however tritling
import, have been made. If there have, it
would require the practical eye and judg-
ment ol an expert to detect them.
THE LESSEE.
The new Metropolitan Theater has been
leased for Il term of years by f. A. Church,
Of this city, gentleman Of excellent bust
ness qualifications, and whose purpose it is
to make the theater the leading one in the
interior OF the State. 1t will be opened on
Monday next by A. NJ. Planners celebrated
Eastern company now playing remark
able engagement at the Baldwin Theater in
San Francisco. The opening attraction
will be Oar Society
TIE PALMER COMPANY.
1t is fitting that this beautiful home of
the drama should be introduced to the pub
lie through the medium of a tirst-class
company, such rs that now under Mr..
Palmer's management. 1t has been said
that of the twenty-five persons composing
it each is as noted for thorough individu-
atty in his business as is the organization
as a whole. Just prior to coming to this
coast the Palmer Company played seven
weeks engagement at Chicago Of I'M
bounded success. The coming event hay
ing something of an historical significance,
il may be proper here 10 say something OF
the
PERSONNEL OF THE coRPS.
Miss Caroline Hill, Mr.. Palmer's leading
lady, is an importation from England, and
and has been with him about two years.
She was brought over by Wallack in 1882.
Miss Hills greatest successes in this country
have been Lady Gay Spanker and Lady
Teazle.
Miss Annie Russell is of English parent
age, though born in this country. She is
| best known as the impersonator of that in
| teresting type of American girl who is in
genuous, soft-hearted and so good that all
the young men fall in love Will her. Miss
, H.issell is young and pretty. Her career
has been as yet short but successful. Her
reputation was made in Hazel Kirke,"
Young Mrs. Winthrop" and Esmer-
aida"
Herbert Kelley is Londoner, and gradu-
| ated from Drury Lane, going from there to
Wallack's Theater in 1882, where he re-
manned three years and then Joined Mr..
Palmer's forces. He is handsome, which,
of course, is essential to his line of bust
ness.
J. II. Stoddart is one of tie oldest and
best.known actors in the country, never
was out of an engagement, and never was
in a travelling combination. For the last
twenty years he has only served under two
homogeneous Wallack's and Planners. |
Outside of the legitimate character and
comedy, his two great parts were Money
penny in The Long Strike" and Pierre |
Michel in 81 Rose Michel"
W. J. Lemoyne has been at the Madison |
square three years. Formerly, for many |
years, he was at the Boston Museum, and |
before that at the Boston Theater and |
Howard AthenGum in that city. Lemoyne |
is considered now the best living exponent !
of tie remarkable characters that Charles !
Dickens drew, like Uriah Heep, Newman |
Noggs, etc.
Frederick Robinson is an experienced |
actor, who came to this country about fif- |
teen years ago, first playing several seasons
at Selwyn's Theater in Boston, and after
ward settling in New York. His great part
was Farmer Allen in Dora" He is a
teacher of elocution.
William Dayidge is "carny aud Scot,
who has been so long in this country that
he has forgotten the taste of haggis. One
of his greatest hits was the Butler Binney
in Man and Wife"
c. ?. Flockton is an English actor, and
has only been IN this country few years.
Character acting is his line, and he made a
big bit as DR.. Ceneri in Called Back"
when produced in New York two years
ago.
Marie Burroughs we all know as belong
ing to ourselves, daughter of this Won
derful climate. She is now Mrs. Louis |
Massen. Her husband holds the second
juvenile position in the company, and is a
iine-looking, manly fellow.
Maud Harrison. who PLAYS the principal
juveniles, is a native of New York, and,
though very young, has been upon the
stage about eight years. She is a young
member of Mr.. Palmer's old Union Square
company, and left that house with the
change of management. She is also very
good in emotional parts.
Mrs E. J. Phillips is one of the best old
women on the stage, but not really so old
as some of the characters she plays.
Walden Ramsay, a very handsome
young man, has been with Mr.. Palmer
since he took the Union Square, ten years
ago, and mas been cast in every successful
piece since.
There is Mr.. Holland, fthe well-known /
theatrical Holland Little Church Around
the Corner family, and half dozen other
male and female members of this organI-
cation, which is now on its first tour away
from their home theater.
Pacific Bank.
Some one said Banks are the barona
eters of the financial atmosphere" Ifthat |