Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Ihere was large and fashionable audi
ence at the Metropolitan Theatre last even
ing to hear Emma Abbott and her company
of singers in verdi's grand opera, "Ernani.' y
The entertainment was treat.
Abbott has sung in Sacramento before,
but never as she did last night. She COM
pletely overtopped herself, if the expression
is permissible. The role of Elvira fits
her voice admirably, and last night she
fairly reveled in it. The audience ap.
plauded her enthusiastically, and at the
conclusion of the second act she appeared
on the stage and sang her famous "bird
song But even this did not satisfy the
audience, and in response to the thunders
of applause Miss Abbott reappeared and
sang "The Last Rose of Summer" Both
renditions were superb.
Miss Abbotts support was unusually
good, and the chorus excellent. Martin
Pache, the tenor, possesses a good. clear
voice, and sang the difficult solo of Ernani
well. His style and acting, however, are
not as good es they might be. William
Broderick, the basso, was in fine voice.
His singing of the part of Silva would be
hard to improve upon. William Pruette's
also all that could be desired He pos
sesses splendid baritone, and acted his
part well. His aria in the third act won
him unstinted applause, and he was COM
PEELED to repeat it, Myra Murella as Gio-
vanni; n. Ready as Ricardo, Richard Kali
as Jago, did not have much to do, bat
that little was done we'll.
Annie Abbott, ''the Little Georgia Mag
net will appear at Pythian Castle on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and satur-
day evenings, and at matinee on Satur.
day. The Portland 0regonian of the 10Th
inst. has this to say about her perform
ances in that city:
Masonic Hall contained number of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS last evening. brought
together by the announcement that Mrs.
Annie Abbott would give an exhibition of
her phenomenal powers. Shortly after s
o'clock the lady appeared on the stage and
was greeted with applause. At the sugges-
ton of her manager committee of ten
from the audience came upon the stage and
took seats. On the committee were two
lady physicians, and one of them took Mrs.
Abbott to an adjoining dressing. room, and
after making a thorough examination, re-
ported that she had upon her no magnetic
or other apparatus nothing, in fact, but
the ordinary feminine apparel
Mrs. Abbott in appearance is about what
she has been said to he-slight in figure,
though compactly built, with remarkably
| well deyeloped forearm and biceps, and a
pleasant, attractive face.
After viewing her remarkable perform
ances, wherein she handles heavy weights
almost as though they were feathers, the
wonder is how she does it. 1t is certainly
not by physical strength, for Hercules
could scal cely accomplish what the little
| woman does. She pulls and hauls about
! the stage chair in the hands of strong
men; she holds a chair. and seemingly
with no exertion, successfully resists the
efforts of several rnen to take it from her
she stands with billiard cue resting on
| the inside of her extended thumbs and
seven men fail to push her from her per
pendicular position; she lifts seven meI
piled promiscuously on one chair, and 6
number of other similar feats are performed
with an ease that is surprising.
"Withal it is an interesting and at the
same time a very amusing exhibit on
What the force is that enables so email /,
personality as Mrs. Abbott to exercise sucf
phenomenal strength puzzles all beholders
and would no doubt prove an interesting
subject of investigation to those of scien
tific inclination"
James II. Love, Secretary of the Sal
Francisco Press Club, is in the city, ar
ranging for the appearance here of Corinn
and the Kimball Opera Comique and Bur
lesque Company.
T. n. Christianer, advance agent 70
Annie Abbott, "The Little Georgia Mag
net. y is in the city, arranging for her ap
| nearauco here IN Wednesdav ayani,o