Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-28
AmGsElIENTs.


4 good audience assembled last night
at the Metropolitan Theater to witness the
presentation of the play, Hans, The Boat
man." 1t is by Clay NJ. Greene, the Cali
fornia dramatist. 1t by no means has the
strength or character Of the most OF Mr.,
Greene's productions. As q love story,
however, II is very pretty conception
its tender passages and its pathetic meas
ures are very touching, and the comedy
element in it is Of q wild and very pleasant
order. The audience in the mirthful
passages is kept in merry humor, but III
the scenes where virtue suffers injustice
and the right appears to be completely
PROSTATE, the drsmatisi has done his best
work On the whole, it is taking
play, is well plotted and chaste, and deals
with the better emotions. Nr. Charles
Arnold in the title role is thoroughly good.
In his dialect speech there is lust enough of
accentuatiOn with humorous distortion 10
make il charming. He sings well, reads
with pathetic strength and hiss fund Ct
natural hunor that even the art of the
actor cannot disguise. His part is 2 good
one, and " bile all the other characters are
made to revolYe about it, there is a strong
individuality in every one of them no.
iably so is that assumed by Miss Dot
Frederics, who is q coincidence Of decided
merit. A very small child-May Hannah
fills large place in the play, and does it
with exceeding credit. 4 trained ST. Bernard
dog Lion is no Insignificant figure in the
piece 1t is easy to understand why this
play Of compounded and easily appreci-
ated pathos and humor' has had such
great success. For ii calls for no effort on
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story, and while it gently stirs the sympa-
thies it does not deeply move the emotions,
and leaves the kindliest recollections of it.
Il is to be repeated this evening, and If
Judgment as to the size of tonishts audi
ence is to be based on the manifest salts
faction Of that of last evening, there will be
full house.
The Merchants Carnival of Trades, by
the ladies of the First Baptist Church
which was commenced last evening at Ar
mory Hall, is charming entertainment.
1t is made up of tableaux, vocal and in
strumentsl music, Rotations, etc. The
chief features sre the grand carnival march
and drill and the tableaUx of trades. There
are fffty-two ladies who take part therein,
and they are dressed in bright, fancy cos
tunes, representing the different branches
of trade. Each lady had a silk banner
bearing the name of some business house
or firm, neatly printed, which she carried
aloft. The bright coloTs OF the costumes
and banners and the unique trimmings
formed beautiful and striking contrasts
and the effect during the marching and
drilling was really beautiful. The ladies
were well-drilled, and went through the
various evolutions with such precision and
grace as to win the warmest applause.
The rest of the programme was as fol
lows Vocal duet, Love Shall Guide
Thee" Misses Nellie and Edna Wright
flute solo, from La Favorita,' Pedro Cor
ties, accompanied by George w. Holbrook
tableaux, "A Mothers Prayer" Mrs. A.;;B
Cheney and little Maud Read; recitation
"The Gypsy Flower Girl" Miss Bessie
Ebert; vocal solo, Orange Blossoms, y Mrs
S. Katzenstein, accompanied by Miss G
Walker; either solo, Happy Dreams" E
Myers; tableaux, The Gypsy Camp" Mrs
W. S. Barrett, Miss Bertha Ebert, w. L
Pallerine, Joseph Lord B. Hoagland, f
Walters and Master Joseph Sesmsn; recita
ton, James Conquest" Miss NJ. Balm
bridge; tableaux of trades.
The entertainment is deserving of tht
most liberal patronage. It will be repeated
this evening.
A Christmas ball will be given by tn
Scandinavian Social Club this evening q