Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-27
NUMBER "a.

fore the footlights, stopped, and holding
the bucket of water, gazed around full
minute, and then quietly began sprinkling
the water with one hand as if he were
watering cabbages The house was full,
and 1t took them minute to wonder if it
was in the programme then they broke
out. 1t was the most tremendous applause
| ever heard. Men got up on their seats
and-yes, yelled. By the time that boy
had run the gantlet of the stage attaches
he was completely broken up. We had to
drop the curtain on that scene. The mo-
ment we would raise it the applause would
be renewed with cries of Bring out the
boy Trot forth the sprinkler etc. That
boy made the stroke Of the season."
MARIE BURROUGHS AT HOME.
Marie Burroughs, who has created so
many of the leading roles in the Madison
Square Theater repertoire, during the past
few years, and who in private life is Mrs.
Louis Massen, is California woman,
whose father and mother died before she
aspired to stage honors, and whose guar
dian was rich man still living in San
Francisco, from whom and from whose
wife she received the handsome diamonds
she wore in Partners" and in Elaine"
Miss Burroughs is rather cold, conven-
tional figure on the stage, but in draw
ing-room her long-lashed gray eyes, small,
dainty head and fresh color are very at
tractive. Mr. and Mrs Massen keep house
in an apartment building in New York,
and Mrs. Massen's special fad as a house
wife is the heavy, substantial English oak
furniture of her dining-room, which would
do credit to baronial household.
FooTLGHT FLASHES
"Bluebeard, Jr" has made a big hit in
Philadelphia.
Miss Amelia Summerville has given up
all idea of going to Europe.
Lawrence Barrett's new play, "Gane-
lon," has made great hit in Chicago.
"The Stuffed Dog" has been retired by
Manager H. S. Taylor for repairs. John
A. Mackay, however, made hit in it.
Natural Gas" is Illuminating the West,
and Donnelly and Girard are coming
money with their clever farce-comedy.
NJ. B. Curtis will soon return to the
stage in new and peculiar play called
"Shotschew." He will be managed by
viii L. Lykens.
The new Sullivan and Gilbert opera is
to be produced at the Lincoln Theater,
England, in January next, prior 10 its
performance in London.
Arthur Wallack, son of the late Lester
Wallack, was married early in September
at Lake Mahopac, to Jessie Churchill,
daughter of merchant of New York
City.
Daniel Frohman has purchased new
comedy by Madeline Lucette Mrs. ]. H.
Ryley), entitled Christopher Junior"
which Z. H. Sothern will produce in the
spring at the Lyceum.
Uncle Sam has finally concluded that
foreign scenery, costumes and properties
used in giving theatrical performances,
cannot be imported free of duty under the
plea that they are tools of trade.
Miss Pauline Hall, the Juno-esque
prima donna Of the Casino, is delighting
New Workers with a new song in "The
Drum Major" which she sings delight
fully. Her voice is fuller, stronger and
better than ever before.
The Philadelphia Times hints that Will
lam J. Comley has vanished and members
of the Clover Club of Philadelphia are
looking for a return of $4,000 put up by
them for the purchase of scenery and COS
TUNES of the London Gaiety Company.
Minnie Seligman, the very pretty actress
now playing in Henry Lees Suspect
Company, has been sued for absolute di-
vorce by her husband, DIR. Eugene j.
Kaufman. They were married June l6,
1886. An actor is naturally one of the
correspondents.
Miss Rose Coghlan's business this season
is the best that she has ever had She has
lately added to her repertery Forget Me
Not" and "Peg Wellington" and the IA
nous old comedies London Assurance"
and "a Wolf in Sleeps Clothing" The
last two are given as double bill.
The ''Drum Major" is proving an sxcep-
tionally fine matinee attraction at the
New York Casino, and the house is well
filled every Saturday by ladies and chill
dren. The children seem to particularly
admire the donkey and the marching of
the soldiers, and their applause is hearty
and vociferous.
The manager OF the Eden Theater,
Paris, promises for the Christmas holidays
a new spectacular ballad, entitled "Pyma-
lion," by Prince Troubetskoe, successfully
produced at St. Petersburg and Vienna.
A number of Russian dancers will be
brought to Paris for the proper presenta-
tion of the work.
Sol Smith Russell thus corrects several
misstatements: 81 was born in lS4S, and
consequently l am Al years of age. My
manager is not my son, for he Is forty-one
also. Lillian Russell is my daughter, but
my Lillian is years old, and is not the
renowned beauty of the Casino. | began
acting 26 years ago"
Max Eliot has written an interesting
sketch of Lillian Russell's career. He is
responsible for the statement that she is
Just twenty-eight years old, and that the
Aronsons pay her $4,000 year. Her
upward career began ten years ago, with
her debut at Tony Pastors Theater, where
she sang old English ballads at S50a week.
Tony Pastor has engaged petty Bessie
Bonehill, one Of London's favorite music
hall singers. The engagement is FOR few
weeks only, as the young woman is TO ap-
pear in London in the Christmas panto-
mines. Miss BonehilPs specially is sing
ing of topical and comic songs in male
costume, with frequent and rapid changes
This season W. j. Scanlan is doing the
most remarkable business of his career as
a star. In the West, where he is now
playing, Mr.. Scanlan is literally testing
the capacity of the theaters, and that, too,
at advanced prices. His first appearance
in New York this season will be made
November 11th, at the Star Theater, when
he will be seen in a special production of
"Myles Aroon."
Mr.. Gladstones musical opinions are as
follows: That he considers Beethoven the
first composer in the world; that women
who are little stout sing the best; that
ninety per cent. of the spectators in Lon
don go to the Italian opera exclusively for
the singers, aud not for the opera down for
repre- .entation; and, finally, that the fresh
voice of chorus child in church is pleas
anter to listen to than that of the best So
prano in the universe.
As Wise as Serpent.
A marvellous but well authenticated
snake story comes from the old town of
Guilford, Chenango county, n. Y. Mrs.
Enos Barrett, wife Of a well-known farmer,
was at home the other day alone and at