Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-20

allowed the railroader to mount to the
overcrowded Paradise. As he didn't re
turn for few minutes, Riddle sent III
after him. Just as he reached the gallery
the curtain fell. Then the railrcader
who had with unexpected consideration
waited for the finish of the act, bawled in
trumpet tones, "No. goes East on time
No. IL, West, two hours late. All hands
wanted at the yard" Upon which some
thirty stalwart fellows rose like a flock oi
quail, grabbed each his lantern, donned
his oil-skins, and amid the cheers and
laughter of the crowded audience, sailed
out to their post of duty.
STAGE NOTES.
Pauline PAllemand goes to the Casino
next season.
England is just waiting to see "thi;
Shenandoah thing"
"The Old Homestead" will after all moi
go to England this season.
Colonel McCaull has engaged R. F. Cot.
ton to take the place of De Wolf Hopper
Louis Aldrich produced his new play
"The Editor" at Birmingham, Conn.
April Sth.
Maude Granger has arranged another
farewell tour of the ten-twenty-thirty
provinces.
Dadage Dorle appeared at Utica, April
Sth, In her new play, "Natasqua," and
pleased her audience.
Sydney Drew and his wife, Gladys
Rankin Drew, will star next season in a
new play called "The Correspondent"
Now that Effie Ellsler and Henry Lee
are financially quits" the latter's starry
armament has become far from lustrous.
Frank Mckee has presented his wife
Miss Isabelle Coe, with Marquise dia.
mond ring containing nineteen brilliant
gems.
Frank Maeder has sent an order to St
Petersburg for two Siberian wolf hounds
to be used in Nelly McHenry's new play
"Lady Peggy"
E. E. Rice will revive his old "Rice'.
Surprise Party" for which he will use &
musical caricature by Paul Potter called
''The Worlds Fair"
Duncan B. Harrison will produce his
military drama, "61-65," next September il
Broadway theater. Max Freeman has
been engaged to stage it.
E. H. Sothern is credited with having
derived his best comedy points from young
Eugene B. Sanger, until recently the clever
messenger-boy of the Lyceum Theater.
Miss Helen Russell, for several seasons
at Wallack's and recently leading lady fol
"a Possible Case," has been engaged by E
d. Price for Mrs. Leslie Carter's company
Pauline Markam's azurely blue eyes and
"vocal velvet" are perambulating Broad.
way these days with 172 pounds of "toc
solid fesh"-the reality of past divine
dream
George Backus has been engaged to play
The Correspondent in "Held by the
Enemy" which leaves for San Francisco
May 18th. 1t will be Mr.. Backus' first
visit to the Coast.
w. H. Thompson has been selected tc
play "Mr. Potter of Texas" Mr.. Thomp
son is an excellent actor, but it is doubtful
if his health will permit him to stand the
fatigue of another season.
Dixey's new backer is the succulent
young Barclay Warbarton-a very nice
clever and simple lad, whose value as 8
producer is said to be second only to that
of his chum, Fred Gebhard.
Ida Vernon, of the old Union Square
and Helen Bancroft, leading lady with
Rose Coghlsn, are two capital engage
ments make by Manager E. D. Price fol
Mrs. Leslie Carter's company.
The otherwise graceful cape overcoa
has incurred an eternal ''hoodoo" through
its adoption by those theatrical agent.
and cheap actors who have heretofore
affected fur overcoats in all weathers, ho
! or cold.
The new Duquesne Theater, which viii
be erected by David Henderson at Pills
bury, will be situated on the ground floor
and in all respects will be as complete a,
the fremont Theater in Boston, or tn,
Broadway in New York.
Percy Grant, musical director of Hoy
and Thomas forces, is putting" away OF
his Package of Cigarettes" Its produc
tion at the Bijou next August will doubt
less tickle the fancies of those who do anC
do not love cigarettes. Musically, it ough
to catch the whistling multitude.
Nine. Patti sleeps with silk handker
chief around her neck. She uses yer,
salty gargle of cool water every morning
Nine. Albini-Gye says that drugs are use
less. She gargles her throat with ice
water every few hours and gets immediat,
relief. For huskiness she uses gelatin
drops.