Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-04
NUMBER IL.

etS "SA- -NboNH NloiOnCeltSt, OF w Nelmar.
She has for several years past resided in
Paris teaching singing.
Digby Bell and his wife, Laura Joyoe
Bell, will so to Block Island on Monday
for the summer.
". T. Carleton has gone to Europe. He
will open his opera season at Philadelphia
in September
Nile, Clementine De We're will sipg on
the off nights during the grand opera sea-
son with Patti.
Edward Michael has arrived from Eu-
rope TO negotiate for the production OF
The Bookmaker."
"Biuebeard, Jr," is running to the
largest audiences ever seen at a Chicago
theater in summer.
The London Figaro questions the an
thenticity of the recently discovered
Beethoven concerto,
Bob Slavin will Join the Primrose and
West Modern Minstrels, which begin their
season the first week in September.
Nine. Alhani has renewed her great
success in the Elsa role in "T.ohengrin''
during the present London season at Co
vent Garden.
Nine. Nevada is having success in Spain;
from Seville she has gone to Cordoya,
where her debut in "Sonnambula' was an
artistic triumph,
Stanley Felch, Of this city, the popular
singing comedian OF Said Pasha," was
married last week in St. Louis 20 Miss
Carrie Dalmar a professional
Paul Jones" bids fair to outrank DOR
othy" in the popular esteem of i.ondoners.
Miss Agnes Huntington is the handsome
impersonator of the title role.
Geraldine Nemar is to return from Eng
land and create the leading role in the
new Gilbert d Sullivan opera 10 be no
duced at the New York Casino
Layinia Shannon and George. Lesrock
will be members of the Thomas ". Ktene
company next season, beginning August
10Th. George w. June has been engaged
as the business manager.
Richard Neville's daughter, Constance,
will play one of the parts in Mansfeld's
Richard III" Mr.. Neville is a inst
class New York journalist. and his
daughter inherits his talent.
w. S. Cleveland began the season Jdly
10th with both his minstrel companies, one
opening at Buffalo, the other ut Rochester,
to large houses. Mr. Cleveland has made
an offer to George Thatcher to join one OF
them.
An exchange says Emma Abbott is in
Paris after three new operas. She is uego-
tiating for Massenet's latest success. Fs-
clarmonde." How Emma will TOW with
that "Eiifel Tower note crowning her
favorite cadenza
Lawrence Barrett, who is suffering with
mumps: and whose head is swelling Jaeger
and larger every day, will be compelled to
remain il Germany until September lst,
with mis- doctors. Edwin Booth is serenely
resting at Narragansett Pier.
Rose EytInge's son Frank has adopted
the stage as his profession. He is with his
po:her in Kate Claxton's company. He
Is remarkably clever young gentleman,
and ought to make remarkable clever
actor, being the son of his mother.
A new theater is to be erected for next
years Passion Play" at Oberammergau,
which Will cost S25,0OO, and the new cos
tunes and scenery will involve further
outlay. The Prince Regent of Bavaria
has ordered several alterations to be made
III lhS tSAI VI tIle pay
Saturday nights performance of "Faun-
leroy at the Columbia, in Chicago, by
iGiie'Eiliiea isGdipger will be doubly sig
nifcsnt to the little artist Ia the first
place it his birthday, the eighth, Just the
anniversary in the little lords life to
which the last act is fitted. Besides it is
Willie's one hundredth appearance in the
character, quite an event in his shert
career in fact.
During the first fortnight of "The
Tempest" ut McViCker's, Chicago, over
twenty prominent Clergymen attended the
performances with their families, num-
bering nearly 2 hundred persons and it is
due to such important influences and the
gaining of their valued appreciation by
providing amuserhents they can approve
that the stage can and may look forward
in the hope OF permanent future advance
ment.
Mr.. Abbey las secured Seror Sarasate,
the famous Spanish violinist, for an Amer
lean tour. Senior Sarasate and Herr
Joachim divide the honors of the violin
loving public in London. About fifteen
years ago the former visited this country,
and while his artistic success was uuaues-
toned, he did not meet with great popular
favor. Since then, however, he has been
London favorite, and had mis- portrait
painted by Whistler
"An Arrant Knave," the play which
Steele Macllaye has written for Stuart
Robson, viii be played early in August
at Henry Irging's Lyceum Theater, in
London, for copyright purposes. A sim
liar course was pursued in regard to THE
Henrietta" one performance only being
given at the Elephant and Castle Theater,
the gross receipts of which reached one
dollar and fity-fve cents. Mr. Robson
says "The Henrietta" did trife better
than that in America-over half million
dollars being taken in two seasons.
The following is one stanza Of new
topical song, which has been copyrighted
When boy, used to often sit and listen
To the stories of the great men of the world
And oftentimes my young eyes used to glisten
And very oft with wonder my hair eurled-
When I,d hear how boys climbed the golden
Till the topmost round they'd reach, by for
tune led:
Then the stories Of their ways would make me
ssdder-ssdder- sadder-
And Pd wonder if I'd ever get
The
Great
Head.
Forrest on one occasion was reheaTsing
tragedy, and spoke TO one OF the "warriors"
who entered in Souching, uudignifed
manner:
Don't come on like that,n he said, in a
disgusted tone, "but like this and, step
ing into the wings, he showed him an i'm
pressiye entrance.
'But, Mr.. Forrest" said the man, ''if
could come on like you, do you think L
would be working for SS week?' -
as that all you get?' asked Forrest, in
dignantly.
"Yes," answered the helmeted Thespian.
"Well," exclaimed Forrest, walking
away, ''come on as you - please"
GRADATIM.
Heaven is not reached at single bound:
But we build the ladder by which we rise
ON the low]y eaIth to the vsuted skies.
And we mount TO its summit round by round.
count this thi0g TO be grandly true
That noble deed is step toward God.
Lifting the soul IrOm the common clOd
70 a puTer air and broader view.
We rise by the things that are under Teet:
By what we have mas tered of good and gain